Madison Avenue ARIA's Performance 2000

[DaCapo2010]

So she asked for some water and took a slip. What's the big fuss about?

[Stace1976]

This really wasn't that bad. She carried the whole song vocally by herself, and quite well, considering nowadays every dance act has loud backing vocals and stuff to drown the live vocals. Dancing wasn't too bad either. Her outfit was awful and the water was weird but there are far worse performances than this. Like all those 40 year old hipsters in nerd glasses that were whispering over a generic beat at the last awards...

[Anubisxian]

Looked like she was gonna start doing the Mexican Hat Dance around the glass, lol!

[angel55676]

dammit woman eat something!

[SuperTesko]

I read about this on wikipedia and came to here expecting something really odd! She doesn't seem drugged or something, she just asks for water and hardly finds time to drink between lyrics! Plus she's able to dance and sing at the same time, which is what most singers cannot do today!

[duderonemillion]

Thanks aussie major labels, awesome

[savisk]

if she had a beer instead of that water would have been diff story, fucking crybabys

[angel55676]

wat ever happened 2 madison avenue???

[supermantat2006]

WTF?!! Her career tanked because she had some water?? Are you kidding me? It actually made the performance more real. No way was she coked up or anything. You can't bust out LIVE precision choreography PLUS sing and be high. Big deal made over zilch. Geez.

[vespaUK125]

I don't know whats so odd about that, performers need to drink water to lubricate their throats, happens all the time, I have seen Edwin Starr ask for a can of coke while on stage, no issues with that.

[hollafied]

She needs to sing again!

[sinasialak]

Its hard to perform and dance/sing at the same time!!

so she got nervouse and her mouth dried up!!

its only normal!!!!!

she is great and an aussie gruop..

well done..

ozzie ozzie ozziee!!!

[crzycam92]

@sinasialak oh kayyy she wasn't even acting weird or odd, when i read she was doing "weird" things with the water so people thought she was on drugs and/or alcohol. I'm thought omg she's a mind control slave for the illuminati but nope she just got thirsty. lol I'm glas she felt comfortable enough to drink in the middle of her performance tho lol

[PreedyM2k]

that's unprofessional drinking water on stage. It should be beer

[Colakills]

Oh God... that is so Horribly Out Of Key :(

[chouyenpin]

Amy Winehouse is great, too~ It doesn't matter whether they use something or not, I am just appreciated that I can enjoy " Don't Call Me Baby" right now...

[machommbiano]

Hola Check in youtube the last remix "Don't Call Me Baby - Sr Ortegon (2011 remix)"

[agnesanggraini]

yeah nothings wrong with being thirsty..who cares..

[TheJazzie64]

I only just found out she was an Aussie ha ha

[BeautifulRX]

Is she wearing a nappy?

[MegTheGreat82]

@BeautifulRX The media ripped the shit out of the "nappy pants" when this was televised. I feel it was white hot pants gone wrong, not a good look aye!!

[whitetoke]

i always wondered what having my ears raped would be like

[jasunjames]

I don't see anything wrong with this.....she was thirsty, she had a drink....who cares.....

[craziestbxboy]

ouch

[semitones]

I think most of you guys are missing the point, I've heard that the sound there is horrible, and most likely she is hearing a flatulent mush which she is trying to pick out a bass line from to be able to pitch.

[capablemachine]

This didn't ruin her career they just talked it up, it was a dance act that sold in the UK, that's about it. Flavour of the month, the Chanel 9 shitheads just talked this up and made it seem like someone cared. Look at the other acts on the same night as well, do you remember any of them?

[theBadloves]

Luckily Rove came on at the end which by comparison made her seem endlessly talented.

[honestlyreally]

Im from oz and never heard of this chick ! lol I like the comment about the nappy ! and it does look like she is wearing one lol

[AussieClassicVideos]

This ruined her career .. how f..king ridiculous ...

[capablemachine]

Nah it was already over.

[alexcamafeu]

@AussieClassicVideos Sorry...but...Why Amy Winehouse can drink and bump on during her set?

[jazzmanEE]

maybe she should learn to sing on tune next time she gets onstage instead of being off key...maybe some singing lessons ??? hmmm

[lcunnington1]

She had a sore throat before the performance anyway right? I don't know why critics complained. This ruined her career apparently?

[blametheknife]

I dont see the problem , she just wanted some water . And this 'incident' ruined her career . Heh, stupid shit .

[waynehamilton]

Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse spend half their sets drinking and smoking, no one says owt.

[lcunnington1]

True

[Doesntreallymatter20]

The water sip was a bit funny, but no ones mentioned how strange her outfit is. Looks like she's wearing a nappy.

[losangeles1ca]

at 3:48

[suicideswinger]

Singers need water, that's true... but maybe a huge belt of it before the song started would have been a better idea?

[turbomidge]

Cheyne Coates she was born in fuking frankston

[markonit]

I don't get it ... what is so infamous about this performance? She made it thru ... maybe it was just people hating on her, and couldn't wait for her to mess up.

[twtntwtn]

Everyone made a big deal about her sipping the water.

[lilbeatch]

she looks like she could do with a sandwich

[151music]

Anyone who has done ecstasy knows that no matter what the fuck you are doing at the time, when you need, water..you NEED WATER. She was obviously rolling her tits off during the performance.

[lilbeatch]

is that was wrong with her?

[OhNoItIsNathan]

I've uploaded a higher quality version of this if anyone's looking for one.

[neon10knights]

HOTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

[lilbeatch]

whats the song at the start? i cant her it

[tye81]

I dont think it's that bad I've heard Madonna sound far worse than that. The only mistake this chick made was asking for a glass of water.

[Stripperlicious2]

I don't know if it was a combination of nerves or whatever she was on...but the poor girl must've been so embarrassed! That being said, she's still hot and it's a good song.

[hfxmusicman]

Not sure why this is so "infamous"..what is the big deal? I am guessing her throat was dry..at least this proves she is singing live.I just don't get why they chose to film it from the water glass's point of view...lol

[kkr203]

you can hear Andy Van try to bring the track up to her pitch level but then she went even higher, the dancing was pretty hot though, and this performance is forgivable, Cheyne is too hot and the duo is too smokin to have stopped entirely

[tribey]

And people still wonder why performers do live shows and tv appearances with semi or full backing tape.

This was a career killer.

[Scottusmaximus23]

The reason why Cheyne had the glass of water is because she was ever so nervous.

The Aria Awards are like the Aussie Grammy's.

Cheyne's Parent's and Friend's were in the Audience.

I would have been nervous too.

Still loved the performance though.

Seen them live in 2000,they went off.

[kantoklui]

are u lot serious? she sounded like kak.. my cat on heat sounds nicer.

[p6mkq]

She is superb !

I love it.

[Mriggypop]

is the water glass in the band now? because it should BE!

[LozDriz]

I thought she was gonna dance around it like a handbag!

[marmaladewey]

is she drunk???

[laserdave82]

haha the situation with the glass was just so *awkward*. I understand she was thirsty but it didn't go off very well.

[madbad01]

WTF?! She looks like she's wearing a diaper. They just wrecked a perfectly good song.

[lilbeatch]

hahahaha she really does!

[RBLDSS]

this was not as bad as the britney catastrophe. but i don't see how this was "as good as the studio version"

not flattering puts it well. talented, just a harsh performance.

[doctorwolfgang]

she was chewing a mouthful of REDMAN tobacco and had to spit.

[matt2house]

I don't see how this performance was strange, she only asked for a glass of water. I mean how often do you see a singer or a band member askin for a glass of water.

[JaJaJoo]

How often do you see a singer asking for a drink mid-performance?

[JaJaJoo]

How often do you see a singer asking for a drink mid-performance?

[matt2house]

quite alot actually

[MsCobaltBlue]

I remember that performance ... It was good to see Rove McManus at the end of the clip! Thanks for posting.

[bumknucker]

This is NOWHERE near as bad as I remember it being!

[dakidz]

there are no proofs that she's on drugs! you guys are just making dumb-ass assumptions based on a stupid glass of water

[dakidz]

She sounds as good as the studio version and she's just drinking A GLASS OF WATERRRR

[xooan]

where r they from??

[PACub21]

Everyone that is bashing them should understand for most electronic/house/dance acts, it's tough to make the change from studio to live act. That being said, it does appear they should have practiced MUCH more for a live appearance, and maybe not been high or drunk!

Madison Avenue in their day could pack the dance floor, even in the US. I actually liked Who The Hell Are You better than their first track... I've even got "More Than This" on a Don Bishop mixed cd.

[jr76x]

I agree, and this is why they shouldn't have performed live. It's not really flattering.

[WLLRNNN]

Judging by the performance and how the glass is placed in front of the camera, she may as well promote the 8-glass-a-day campaign

Narrowly betters Britney's perfomance of 2007 VMA though

[jalexstone]

aint she skinny

[H3avyHaul3r]

the other annoying thing about her was that she thought she was hot.....and could sing

[jandroid66]

Putting that glass of water at the front of the stage was cool, but hardly worth noticing. I've seen a glass of water before.

[hianda]

LOL!!

[RoryDupledorf]

I remember that she released a solo record afterwards that sold fuck all. I think all people could ever remember was the water incident.

2 years ago, my band played at a venue in Victoria where Andy Van's new project had played and we found their backstage rider requests - what a fucking fucktard. They wanted ridiculous things like clothes bought for them by the venue!!!

[RoryDupledorf]

Ah.. this brings back memories. Watching it with friends we all thought she was off her face. You'd have to be to ask for the water and think that you're going to be able to drink it while peforming. Without a doubt - THE WORST ever Arias performance. This killed their career, plus the fact their 2nd single sounded exactly like the first.

[hjmay22]

Poor girl... she never had sung live before

[Cartoneaus]

God forbid that a singer should get thirsty midway through a performance and want some water!! She didn't have a chance to drink any of it, so she put it down to continue the song, picked it up once so that it didn't get knocked over, put it down again then drank some as soon as there was a long enough pause in the song. It was her first live performance ever in front of an audience and she was as nervous as hell.

[mrtweak77]

she was obviuosly on alot of coke cause i remember when they went up to accept an award that night she licking her lips WAYYY too much, eyes buggin out of her head ...poor darl got the coke drys hahahaha .....but gotta say, loved what they did when they did it, and they were just meant to be a one off, Cheyne Coates actually initially just laid the vocal as a guide for their session singer but they liked the sound so much they kept it

[eronsi]

I don't get the context.. why is she exactly meant to be on drugs? Water on stage? Is that t?

[nomd1]

that sad bitch must be on some pretty hot drugs,

[BirdFlu4Bush]

pfft tall poppy syndrome - when you've toured the world with yer own hit tracks then start baggin out on 'em.. missy can u borrow that outfit of cheyne for next time we catch up??? :PPP

[Rblizzo]

So Far Madison Avenue is Done for  But For Now Andy Van Went Solo But He's Popular in Austraila.

[djdjdjdjdjhaha]

wat the hell is dat

[teamtoken]

most likely she was on drugs, pingers or something

i hate that with artists who do drugs. sure its ok, do it in your own time but when theyre so fucked on eccies or coke and theyre on stage it ruins it for the audience who have payed to see theyre fav artist.

neil diamond did it on his austrilian tour a few times, came out on stage so drunk that he was only on stage for an hour then left. lost a lot of concert fans after that

[bedgee]

This video really doesn't allow you to hear the full horror of the performance. I can still remember watching it, with my jaw dropped. It was AWFUL! Thanks for uploading it! tee hee hee.

[POLLITAMEN]

where is Madison Avenue?

[deliriousdavid]

You guys don't know what bad performances are. Just watch this and then you'll know....

Just type in Steph McIntosh Footy Show and click on the SHE'S SOO CRAAAPP! clip.

[shadywazir]

i miss madison avenue :-[

[bumknucker]

Rove still looks like a dick even before he started his hair plugs.

[stu11977]

If you recall the history...she explained it by saying "I just saw my Mum and Dad in the audience and I ...". Anyway, I don't think that Madison Avenue has been seen on TV since this performance. Pitty though...

[fatuesque]

That looks like pondwater ffs

[GhoztFayceKillah]

ahahahaah rove looks so different!

[Coldacre]

this is hilarious! drink that water.......

[WuBanga]

Yeah the vid is.. strange.. but don't bag this track yo, it's got one of the catchiest basslines i've heard in any pop/house/whatever track, and the production is pretty fat. Her voice is alright, too

[unglebas]

Barzero - you are a fool. I love music, work with music and embrace any oportunity to point out that Madison Avenue suck more shit than a porta-loo vacuum. Maybe they don't suck as much as you do, but scientists to this day aren't actually sure that it's physically possible for any one entity to contain as much shit as you do. MADISON AVE SUCK. They broke up because after this performances at the Arias even a retarded Donkey wouldn't attend their concerts. So fuck you.

[dspikey]

because their second single was exactly like the first and didnt do well and they were shite after the first

[barzero]

Now, about this video... sure it's not one of their best videos. I guess that this show was on air when things was not going that good with the band and Cheyne just seems tired of all that... and the glass incident was all about the useless glass of water at the show.

[barzero]

Cheyne Coates is a great singer, her voice is very unique and I don't know why people call her a sheep while Shakira is getting number 1 in US and Alanis Morissette just sold 20 million copies of her first album just in US. Seeing that makes everything clear to me that you guys don't know anything about music or Madison Avenue.

[barzero]

Well, people who criticize Madison Ave really do not know anything about music or something like it. And the name of the band is about a road in New York, I'm not sure but it's something about the first time the visit New York and got thru that road. Madison Avenue was a huge success not only in their native country (Australia) as in a lot of places in Europe. Were one of the first bands to recall that disco thing in music and they split up at 2000 for unknown reasons.

[FunshineCheer]

From what I understand, Don't Call Me Baby (the debut single) was just supposed to be a 1 off thing, but it was sooooooooo huge, Cheyne and Andy recorded a whole album together. Madison Avenue was just meant to be one of those I can't think of the word- a novelty, they were never meant to be a serious long lasting duo.

[unglebas]

Barzero you are wrong. People who defend Madison avenue are the one's who don't know shit. And sounds like that would be you.

[pleomorphia]

i loved this tune when it came out, i still think is a great dance tune and i would love to let loose my voodoo love spear on them till my nose bleeds, however, as far as performances go it is very weak.

[Asprothecat]

Madison Avenue are Australian,but I thought they'd be American as their name is a road in New York.They are a man and a woman.

[geoffswoman]

awful, awful, awful. So very precious.  This chick looks like Pete Burns from Dead or Alive - after his surgery.

[nihnah66]

She's wearing a diaper...her voice is a mixture between and old lady and a sheep.

[geoffswoman]

That's fairdinkum insulting to sheep.

[minbari73]

why is she wearing nappies?

this pretty much ended their career didn't it?

[dippyfleur]

that was just awful.

[Dohey]

did i see lip synicing there? when who the hell are you came on.

what ever happened to that chick anyway?

[mus0ng]

what are u talking about?? that sounded normal..she is hot anyway so that voids anything u have to say

[Shockwave198]

her voice is terrible and she kinda looks like a drag queen

[luisitolindo]

what incident with the glass? I dont see any incident. only the bad performance

[mrpungyao]

whew...yeah, that was bad. was she drunk or something?

[rebelde4ever2006]

terrible performance

[catdog875woo]

Thanks for posting!!

I've been looking for this everywhere!

I never got to see it on TV, and I was curious to see how bad she was. That was a terrible performance! She had her eyes on the prized glass of water the whole way thru!

[wickedtongue]

i love cheyne coates

[shadywazir]

i love cheyne coates also .. hehe u typed this a year ago and now i see it.. anyway mwah