Sydney Olympics 2000 Vanessa Amarosi

[DAClark1991]

Okay, question: why only the music performances? There's more to the closing ceremony than that. What about the Athens presentation?

[SuperFacey123]

is that guy wearing a clothes hanger LOL 5:32

[130987Cameron]

i hate how they make eople lp sync at these ceromonies, its sooo gay

[oakhurst666]

the last games before the world changed for ever

[sinclairalex80]

i love the clothes line hats lololol

[volumetonepower]

but anyways, vanessa amorosi is a great singer and that song has a nice message

[YOURfaceHAHification]

This was the best. Olympics. Ever.

[kryckeestrooff]

What's the matter Channel 7, didn't Vanessa dress enough like a slut to be on TV? All we saw was drunken yobbos and the hired sluts that surrounded her!

[yumchatakeaway]

@kryckeestrooff Those drunken yobbos were some of the biggest athletes in the world at the time. Vanessa Amorossi is merely a guest at their event

[MrMidnight09]

ESTONIA WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[MrMidnight09]

ERKI NOOL YEEEEAAAAA!!!!!!

[KennnnnnyTucky]

Whether she was lip-synching is irrelevant. It's not just about singing a song. It's a performance. You don't go to a Kylie gig to see her stand still and sing songs. It's the staging, story-telling and dancing which make up a performance. Recording artists have used multi-tracking and reverb for decades and these days Auto-Tune not only in studio but at live concerts. Why not. With an audience of billions there is no room bum notes or mic failures. The performance has to be nailed.

[Orchalia]

You know, I don't remember a whole lot from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, other than we were crowned the best hosts of the Olympic Games EVER... I do remember how proud I was, and I don't think we'll ever see anything so spectacular again. Not to mention the thousands of volunteers that gave their time through the games to keep the Park and grounds litter-free... Couldn't have seen a better display of the Aussie spirit than that.

[Orchalia]

Alright now, to any idiot who ever thought Vanessa would lip-synch - she doesn't have to!! And did you ever consider that perhaps the song on the album sames exactly the same as the one performed because it was recorded at the time it was sung? Honestly, some people make me wonder!

[sxunkxs]

THE SIDNEY 2000 THE BEST GAMES OF THE HISTORY I LOVE AUSTRALIA.!!

[theaviator1992]

Pretty sure it's lip-synched, it was identical to the CD version of the song.

[SuperMstorm]

@theaviator1992 keep the negative opinions to urself arsehole

[theaviator1992]

@SuperMstorm how in the world is lip-synching negative?

[MattyJCompton]

LOL Where did the idea for clothes lines on the performers heads come from?? >.<

[astronutties]

@MattyJCompton Because the rotary clothes line was invented in Australia! =D

[boogiefever1985]

@MattyJCompton Aussie (said like OZZY) invention

[MattyJCompton]

@boogiefever1985 LOL I am Australian haha I know how to say Aussie :P

[boogiefever1985]

@MattyJCompton Sorry I assumed you must have been from overseas if you didn't know why there was a clothes line at the olympics

[frode1232]

3:26 love this guys dance.... get your grooove on... awesome performance from vanessa amorosi...

[Ellabelleb]

i would love to go see an olympics >.<

[atje43]

I couldn't imagine her ever lipsynching :)))) She's definitely a live performer :)))

[djspecialpaul]

amazing :)

[kane18O]

i miss the pre 9/11 world every one was happy

[Chuckles123thefish]

@kane18O umm, if you miss the pre-9/11 world, then you probably didnt notice that millions were starving, and there were millions without water supplies, and millions who cant even go to school. I guess for us in the West, we only know that our lives are so good when we realise that the world isnt a happy place. If you were happy before 9/11, then you didnt notice the hundreds of millions of people who are not able to have three meals a day, like you do. Now it is worse. Are you sorry, still?

[volumetonepower]

@Chuckles123thefish to me it seems the world is still super happy... the only thing that has changed are security controls... people are still partying and having fun -- while the other side of the world is still starving...

[RogueRoses91]

@Chuckles123thefish Its amazing how much of Western media and news was and is watered down. because that's likely why so many ppl see this as a 'pre 9/11 world where all was 'well' & 'happy' because at the time most ppl barely knew that so much suffering was going on in other parts of the world. Its sadly extreme ignorance on a grand scale. Now at least, with new developments in tech and communication, there is more global awareness of just how bad things are getting in the world. at least

[Courtz28]

@kane18O that is so true, i miss it too

[aseroxmilez]

@kane18O not the ones who were living in poverty. But yeah i realise what you meant :)

[KangaKucha]

@kane18O I have mixed feelings, because Afganistan was not there...

[fondik]

@kane18O LOL

[djspecialpaul]

@kane18O me, too :) Sydney 2000 + Vancouver 2010, in my eyes are the best games :)

[Rosannasfriend]

@djspecialpaul I loved 88, 92 and 96 also. Didn't watch 2000 much cause a lot of events were over by the time I woke up(time zone issue)

[atwater111]

@kane18O

So true, Beeing a naive young man I thought the world was a wonderful and peaceful place in the late 90s. That feeling peaked when I watched the Sidney Olympics. Man did the world (and I) change since then.......

[nikcodemus]

i remember dacing to this when i was about 9

[Lionheart1188]

Those guys have clothes lines on their heads lol epic moment and great song too :)

[ToiletGreece]

Look how much fun everyone was having! That was what Sydney 2000 was all about. In typical Australian fashion, it was extremely laid back, but still an incredible event.

[cotters1]

@ToiletGreece

You're so right regarding everyone having so much fun...I was fortunate to be able to buy tickets for this event and take my Mum with me...I usually do not bother so much watching the Olympics but this was an experience I would never forget...and that I was able to share this night with my Mum made it even more special, especially since she passed over this last Spring....

[BIGBADJXXN]

Can you imagine the pressure on that girl?

I would have just legged it at the last minute. Lipsynced or not, great. great effort.

[HotProperty83]

@BIGBADJXXN that was not lipsynced :S

[locky889]

wow I love this. Such a perfect song for this event. And an F-111 dump and burn coinciding with the extinguishing of the flame. Brilliant

[jewels18uk]

lip synced performance, vanessa - trully dissapointing !!

[idontsignin]

@jewels18uk who cares, its an absolutely brilliant song

[jewels18uk]

@idontsignin PATHETIC, TRASHY SONG !

[idontsignin]

@jewels18uk its a brilliant song

[denismetlyov]

Really amazing

[giotitser]

a truly inspiring song...