Sound of Music: Lady Gaga’s Performance at the Academy Awards brought Tears.
Lady Gaga stunned even her haters with her The Sound of Music tribute on Sunday night’s Oscars.
Taking to the stage in a flowing white gown, the pop princess – who at previous award ceremonies has performed as a blood-soaked monster and in a dress made of raw beef – sang a medley of songs from the 1959 musical The Sound of Music.
Gaga ran through the title song, My Favourite Things, Edelweiss and Climb Ev’ry Mountain, before embracing Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film adaptation. The film won five Academy Awards including best picture and in today’s dollars remains the third-highest grossing film in US box office history.
On the Internet, the praise was swift, effusive and tinged with the slight skepticism of a backhanded compliment: It was good, but unexpected.
