Gwyneth Paltrow tries and fails to sing along with husband Chris Martin

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Gwyneth Paltrow is in trouble. Not for the GOOP monstrosity, not for the miniskirts, not for being generally unpleasant. No, Gwyneth is in trouble because she couldn’t properly mouth the words to a song – a song sung by her husband Chris Martin.

Here’s the scene: After the Brit Awards Wednesday night, Coldplay performed at the benefit concert for the charity War Child. Gwyneth was there to cheer on her husband – lots of other people were there too, like Sienna Miller. As Chris Martin got up to sing with Gary Barlow from Take That, many people (including some eagle-eyed journalists) noticed that Gwyneth was trying to sing along with her husband, and she was failing miserably. The Daily Telegraph has more:

She may claim to feel like a native after living in London for five years, but Gwyneth Paltrow would still do well to brush up on her British pop culture.

On hand to see her husband Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, perform at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire to raise money for the charity War Child, the actress was unable to sing along with the rest of the audience when he and Gary Barlow, from Take That, performed Back for Good, one of the group’s most famous hits from the mid-90s.

Her forlorn attempts to mime the words reminded me irresistibly of poor old John Redwood, as Welsh Secretary, trying and failing to make it look like he knew the words to the Welsh National Anthem.

Martin also sang his anthem Fix You which he wrote about his wife’s bereavement following the death of her father Bruce from cancer.

She has said: “It’s so hard for me to listen to some of those songs. I’m amazed he stuck with me, because I was a wreck. I can’t believe that he did.”

The song still maintains its emotion for the couple and when Martin sang the lyrics on Wednesday night his wife raised her hands in the air and closed her eyes.

From The Daily Telegraph

So it really doesn’t sound that bad. It’s not like she forgot the words to a song written for her by her husband, she just didn’t know the words to a song her husband didn’t write, yet was performing. Still, I find that when I don’t know the words, it’s best to keep my mouth shut and listen to the music. Nothing’s worse than attempting a sing-along and just coming out with “By the…mmmmm….uhhhh… and we’re…..laaaa…” Note to Gwyneth: just keep your mouth shut, and there won’t be any problems.

Gwyneth Paltrow is shown on 2/19/09 after a Coldplay Concert in London. Credit: SplashNews

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  1. barneslr says:

    “Note to Gwyneth: just keep your mouth shut, and there won’t be any problems.”

    God, please yes. Just shut up Gwynnie, so we can just forget your exist. Go on and live your ever-so-perfect life, just leave us ordinary peons alone, okay?

  2. geronimo says:

    Aw come on, there are ample reasons to ridicule her, not knowing the words to a Take That song is really not one.

    Now that I’ve defended her, what the hell is with that jacket??? Bet she added that blue trim herself. Style, Goopy, but not as we know it.

  3. Sylvia says:

    She is always putting her foot in her big mouth.

  4. Mrs.Darcy says:

    That Take That song was their only hit single in America, so maybe in some vague part of her brain she thought she remembered it – other than that I wouldn’t expect an American to know many Take That songs (even one living in Britain as their reunion has only been in the past couple of years).

  5. The Old KC says:

    There is something about her face and hair in that header photo that looks exactly like Madonna to me.

  6. lisa says:

    This girl gets her butt kicked at every turn, doesn’t she? Maybe she wasn’t paying attention, kind of like I would be if Chris Martin was around.

  7. the original kate says:

    she is too old to wear that short of a skirt.

  8. Orangejulius says:

    Anyone over the age of 3 is too old to wear that skirt.

  9. SixxKitty says:

    What the hell is she wearing?

  10. Trashaddict says:

    For some reason, the first thing I thought of when I saw her outfit is “Mars Attacks”. Definitely alien material.

  11. Ned says:

    I don’t like her much, but those Brits are snooty as hell.

    Who cares about the words of a Take That sorg?
    Seriously, they are taking themselves way too seriously.

  12. green day says:

    I wonder why everyone seems to have a negative attitude towards Gwyneth? What did she ever do to you guys? Did she somehow made your life miserable in a way or another? Leave them alone, can you?

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