Call it a display of generational respect. Crow kicked off the ceremony with “If It Makes You Happy,” its woozy shuffle complemented by her heavily strummed guitar. But standing next to her was budding star Rodrigo, coltish and cute as she aped Crow’s delivery of the “then why the hell are you so sad?” lyric. But then one of Crow’s heroes, Stevie Nicks, appeared in shimmering black to duet on a twangy read of “Strong Enough” and the performance culminated with the addition of another Crow darling, Peter Frampton, who played while seated on the stage and ripped out a sizzling guitar solo during “Everyday Is a Winding Road.”
While the lineup of singers tapped to honor Michael’s memory – Miguel (“Careless Whisper”), Adam Levine (“Faith”) and Carrie Underwood (“One More Try”) was let’s just say curious – Andrew Ridgeley proved the ideal choice to induct the man he still calls “Yog.”
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