Heidi's Hills, Alive with the Sound of Music
Starlets today, so multi-talented. So savvy. So... musical.
Heidi Montag now has become the latest in a growing lineup of reality show dodos to jump the shark into a "singing" career. Or, to be more precise, the busty blond star of MTV's "The Hills" has released a video showcasing her talents -- which so far as I can tell are surgically enhanced and contained in two triangles of fabric about 10 inches south of her chin. Have a look:
We expected no less more of her after getting this sneak peek last year.
Ah. The production qualities rival that of 14-year-old boy's surreptitious YouTube video of his sister at the beach. The song is reminiscent of early Paris Hilton, her high-pitched tweet similar to that of the almost interchangeable Brooke Hogan. But, ever the fan of a good trainwreck, it is Montag's utter inability to look natural while singing this song that keeps me watching. Behold as she forces her hands to emulate the wings of which she sings, halfheartedly shakes her shimmy and winces every time she comes into contact with the ocean.
Which is interesting given a Feb. 2007 interview with Us Weekly magazine in which Montag prided herself on her performing prowess (Heidi, if you're reading, "prowess" means you can do something real good): "I grew up dancing so there also will be a lot of performing. And a lot of my songs will be very sexual."
Good job, Heidi. Never let it be said that you are a talentless bimbo. I mean, why restate the obvious?
By Liz |
February 5, 2008; 10:42 AM ET
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Posted by: yellojkt | February 5, 2008 10:51 AM
they can't even match up the audio and viedo--her lips are frequently a milisecond off the words. It is painful to watch this.
Posted by: | February 5, 2008 10:55 AM
Oh my god. that's just embarrassing.
Posted by: h3 | February 5, 2008 11:09 AM
Interestingly... she was scheduled to be a guest on Elliot in the Morning this morning. But she failed to call in. Wonder why?
Posted by: glebe | February 5, 2008 11:15 AM
That was bad. Really bad.
Posted by: 2ls | February 5, 2008 11:19 AM
What a bitter blog entry, but then I checked out your photo and it all makes sense.
Posted by: PowerBoater69 | February 5, 2008 11:29 AM
yellojkt, I have my sound off too at my desk and may I say, this video loses NOTHING by watching without the audio! I mean, we still got the excruciatingly lame attempts at seducing the camera, the hilarious dancing/shimmying/writhing, and the cheesy location and lighting. I'm thinking that actually hearing this chick sing might have ruined the whole thing.
On a more serious note, those fake motionless globs of breast-like flesh on her skeletal, bone-jutting body are deeply, deeply disturbing.
And she moves with the awkwardness of someone very uncomfortable with herself and her body. Maybe she's worried about keeling over frontwards?
Posted by: jaybbub | February 5, 2008 11:31 AM
Watching the video without sound it looked a bit embarrassing. It seems to be the same 4 or 5 shots over and over again. It literally looked like the first 15-20 seconds were repeated over and over again. Who is deluding these girls into thinking they can have singing careers just because they are attractive?
Posted by: That Guy | February 5, 2008 11:31 AM
I wouldn't compare Heidi to Ashley Tisdale or Paris Hilton at least they tried to look interesting.
Heidi is just awful.
Posted by: Lisa1 | February 5, 2008 11:33 AM
and congrats on having the funniest blog title I have read in a long long time.
Posted by: That Guy | February 5, 2008 11:35 AM
Cringeworthy is an adequate word to describe everything about the song: words, music, and video.
Posted by: NY, NY | February 5, 2008 11:39 AM
Oh.......my.......word! That is the very defination of arwful. I see she still crazy spirit fingers thing going on. Granted I didn't listen to the whole thing but what is she taking higher exactly?
Posted by: petal | February 5, 2008 11:54 AM
Great, I try to be snarky and completely forget to spellcheck, that's "definition" and "she still has"
Posted by: petal | February 5, 2008 11:57 AM
That's it I'm taking a nap, I meant "spell check."
Posted by: petal | February 5, 2008 11:58 AM
It is really unfortunate that anyone can just waltz into a studio and make a CD, then shoot a video. I would think if I went to all of that trouble, that there would be some honest person somewhere in the mix that might let me know that I am awful and shouldn't be trying this career path...
But...I guess we all have to get paid somehow, and if it is standing around on a beach, laughing at a girl who thinks she can see, it's not the worst way to get a paycheck... :-)
Posted by: Ohyouknow | February 5, 2008 12:03 PM
Wow, I expected there would be "you're just jealous!" comments, but didn't bet on them coming within the first hour.
I watched without the sound, and got bored before it was half over. Did I miss anything different in the 2nd minute?
Also, those boobs must be new, because Heidi can't seem to keep her hands off of them.
Posted by: e | February 5, 2008 12:09 PM
Speaking of arwfulness and talentless bimbos, Liz, no snarkiness yesterday or today on the "Lip Synch Like There's No Tomorrow" oddness from Paula "the gift that I am" Abdul?
Posted by: pixie radiance | February 5, 2008 12:12 PM
Wow....um, that left me utterly speechless. I had the sound turned off as well and I can only imagine the trite lyrics and horrible overmixed music that I would have been subjected to.
I agree the blog post is one of the funniest I read.
Posted by: michael | February 5, 2008 12:47 PM
The problem with these reali-tards trying to launch a singing career after their venture into highly-edited TV land, is that they have it completely backwards. The key is to land a gig for your modest talent and stage present first, work/party your way to relative success and THEN jump on the reality tv wagon to keep your name in the headlines and relevant. See Paula Abdul on American Idol, anything on VH1, etc...
The reason the reverse venture fails is that we already see how lame (and usually awful) you are as a person, even with 273027103892 editors trying to make you interesting. The fascinating and wonderful person we could have built in our minds having known you only through the radio and tours (RIP videos) never got the chance to fool us. Now that we know you're just out to feed your ego no matter the medium, we are suddenly picky and full of taste regarding how much will we allow our ears to endure.
Act like you fought tooth and nail parlaying your "talent" into your dream first. America repects the struggle, not the hand-out.
Posted by: cee_jay | February 5, 2008 12:52 PM
"What a bitter blog entry, but then I checked out your photo and it all makes sense."
Posted by: PowerBoater69 | February 5, 2008 11:29 AM "
Yes, that is it. Liz is jealous of an idiotic bimbo with fake grapefruit boobs, who can't sing, can't dance, and has absolutely no recognizable talents beyond the two she recently bought. Yah, that's it.
P.S. Funniest blog I've read in a while. A+
Posted by: | February 5, 2008 12:56 PM
truly hilariously awful!
btw, what's with the weird arm movements. talk about awkwardness personified.
Posted by: haha! | February 5, 2008 2:18 PM
If she were just honest, and named the video "Homage to my Tits", she could sell it to millions of young teen boys. Most of whom can produce a better video.
Lord, that's bad.
Posted by: DC | February 5, 2008 2:27 PM
"who can't sing, can't dance, and has absolutely no recognizable talents"
That describes just about every single sugar pop star out there. Yet they still manage to sell albums.
The secret to their success is millions of clueless morons who have no idea what good music is.
Posted by: omni | February 5, 2008 2:30 PM
To those of you who had the sound turned off, you were lucky. When she started to sing I just stopped playing the video.
Posted by: | February 5, 2008 2:33 PM
A truly horrible waste of TV show followed by this. What a waste of T&A!
If it wasn't for a really bad TV show and US magazine this twit wouldn't have a job.
Posted by: patpur | February 5, 2008 2:39 PM
Meeeeoooooow! Best blog from you I've read in ages! Love it!
Posted by: Centava | February 5, 2008 2:50 PM
I'm assuming PowerBoater69 is just Spencer, Heidi's only fan.
Posted by: Melanie | February 5, 2008 3:09 PM
Is it wrong that, when I watched this with the sound off like most of the rest of y'all, I was humming "give me give me more, give me more, give me give me more" over and over in my head.
Which leads to an interesting question: If two trainwrecks crash into each other in the forest, and no one is there to videotape it, would we still all be able to imagine what it looked like?
Posted by: WoW | February 5, 2008 3:09 PM
When I was a kid, I must have asked my parents for a video camera about a million times so that I could make music videos with my friends. I bet that if my parents had ever given me one, they would have looked something like this in terms of the hand motions, "dance moves," and stage presence, but with significantly more clothing.
Posted by: yecch | February 5, 2008 3:12 PM
Why is she squezing her melons and constantly looking down at them?
This is the best blog eva.
Heidi is not the Queen of the Hills.
Posted by: Sour Grapes | February 5, 2008 3:28 PM
Does Spencer hate Heidi or something? Why would he make this video and then encourage her to release it to the public? Whatever was on the alleged LC sex tape, it couldn't possibly have been as embarrassing as this!
Posted by: steph | February 5, 2008 3:32 PM
my ears! my eyes! Yech!
Posted by: sunnydaze | February 5, 2008 3:44 PM
oh, thank goodness I have all of you good people to watch the video for me! these comments are entertainment in themselves(I am laughing MAO on this dreary day).
kudos, Liz! our fearless leader!
Posted by: e2h | February 5, 2008 3:56 PM
i can't watch videos at work so i am going to have to wait and see this masterpiece when i get home. i only hope it as "good" as i imagine it to be thanks to all your detailed comments.
Posted by: melissamac1 | February 5, 2008 4:34 PM
I thought her hands looked abnormally large. Anybody else? And somebody needs to give her some dance lessons. She needs some moves.
Posted by: | February 5, 2008 5:01 PM
Once again, the music industry has confused the combination of celebrity, a pretty face, and the ability to carry a tune with being a musician.
Don't they understand that no one buys actual albums anymore because this is the only cr*p they put out? Can you imagine someone like Janis Joplin or Joe Cocker getting a record contract today?
If you don't look or sound like you belong on American Idol, then you must not be good. But it's funny how so few of those Idol winners have had lasting success.
None of these kids can gig. I just keep thinking about the SNL episode with Ashlee Simpson and her lip synching debacle, and then U2 absolutely bringing down the house a few weeks later. U2 may not be young and hip and pretty, but they know how to freakin' perform, instead of preen.
What kills me, is attention to these reali-tards (whoever said that up top - LOVE it), takes away attention from actual talented people....
Posted by: Chasmosaur | February 5, 2008 5:01 PM
There's a very Ed Woodsian one-take "CUT! That was great!" feeling to this whole thing.
Posted by: 23112 | February 5, 2008 5:09 PM
I'll take the high road here and ask the obvious question. Why is there no link to "14-year-old boy's surreptitious YouTube video of his sister at the beach"
Posted by: TonyR | February 5, 2008 6:24 PM
It looked like she was doing "jazz hands" the whole time.
Posted by: Marie | February 5, 2008 6:49 PM
"Whatever was on the alleged LC sex tape, it couldn't possibly have been as embarrassing as this!" (posted by Steph)
Steph, you are the funniest! PERFECT line!! omg....
Posted by: pali | February 5, 2008 8:41 PM
Hunh, I can get Yahoo videos at work. Neat. Wow, that is hideous. It's like a zombie from 1985 started rolling around on the beach. It's not even good as pseudo porn being that she's so incredibly fake looking.
Posted by: EricS | February 6, 2008 10:51 AM
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I keep the sound off on my work computer, so the video seemed pretty good to me. I mean if Ashley Tisdale can attempt a singing career, can't anyone?
Good to know they spared no expense on the costuming for the video shoot. A bikini AND a tee shirt.