I had to look up Olivia Rodrigo just to have some clue as to who she is ... and this is what I found ...
Via Wikipedia: A 19-year-old singer/songwriter/actress who gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Hmmm ... still have no clue who the heck she is. Oh, well. Her Wikipedia entry continued ...
She also was involved in a White House effort to promote COVID-19 vaccinations among young people in the U.S. She met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, to discuss her efforts. CNN reported that Rodrigo would record videos about the importance of young people getting vaccinated, including answering questions the youth have regarding the vaccination.
Apparently, Olivia was triggered by the reversal of Roe v. Wade ...
In response to the 2022 overruling of the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Rodrigo performed "Fuck You" with British singer Lily Allen at Glastonbury Festival.[81] She prefaced the performance by dedicating it to the associate justices who voted to overturn Roe, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, saying "I'm devastated and terrified. So many women and so many girls are going to die because of this. I wanted to dedicate this next song to the five members of the Supreme Court who have showed us that at the end of the day, they truly don't give a shit about freedom.
It's okay, dearie ... just keep your legs closed and you'll be fine. However, the same apparently can't be said for your vocal abilities ... at least, if the look on Billy Joel's face is any indication ...
http://twitchy.com/artistangie-313138/2022/08/30/olivia-rodrigo-is-a-singer-look-on-billy-joels-face-says-hes-not-so-sure-and-lol/
This week, teen pop star Olivia Rodrigo who is known for her transition from Disney Chanel TV starlet to the singer of her popular song Drivers License, got to perform onstage with the legendary Billy Joel. Normally, Twitchy team wouldn’t cover a random show like this one, but once you actually watch the performance and the responses we found on Twitter, you will understand why this one stood out as newsworthy.
The Variety report on the fiasco was very nice and polite.
Variety (@Variety) ~ Olivia Rodrigo performs "deja vu" alongside Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden
http://bit.ly/3dXgHfj
http://twitter.com/i/status/1562642086536458244
Much more polite than the rest of Twitter and this editor are about to be.
Did you watch it? If so we recommend listening to something calming and pleasant before continuing just to avoid that horrible noise being in your head space for very long. It can only compare that to the noise you hear when those styrofoam coolers rub together on a long road trip and you can never adjust them correctly and you just keep hearing that awful noise over and over and over and ... OK you get the point.
It was BAD.
And apparently, it was so bad that many took notice of Joel’s facial expressions that seemed to give his thoughts away.
T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) ~ LOLOLOL, yikes.
Billy Joel's face says what he's really thinking.
HIS FACE! It is fantastic. It looks like he is trying to hold it together but may bust out in maniacal laughter at any moment.
Many others had fun with the facial expressions as well.
OG (@Randy_Shannon) ~ "WTF dis gal doin?" - Billy Joel
We are not really sure what she is doing. Impersonating a cat taking a bath while hacking up a hairball, or perhaps that sound of the 90s a dial-up modem connecting to the internet?
Tᴏɴʏ! Tᴏɴɪ! Tᴏɴᴇ́! 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚔 (R.I.P.) (@StarkTTT) ~ Billy said ...
YUP. That is pretty much the face.
Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) ~ Uh oh, when he gets angry he transforms into Mike Ehrmantrout.
For those of you living under a rock, Mike Ehrmantrout is a character in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Apparently, a few people made the connection. There is a GIF of Mike in the tweet below if you need a reference.
UMO (@UMO) ~ Billy Joel looking at her like ...
There were some who just seemed to feel sorry for Billy Joel, and we tend to agree. Poor guy. He had to sit right next to that as it was happening.
Of course, there had to be some Billy Joel music references when joining the fun and this was one of our favorites:
Ms.Salty (@SaltyMom10) ~ And just like that, Billy Joel regretted ever leaving Allentown.
The tweet below had no words just the face and we still laughed, but the comment to the face is the best.
just dillon (@dillon_mt406) ~
Ms.Salty (@SaltyMom10) ~ The day the piano man died inside.
YES! Billy Joel, a music legend died a little inside that day, and let’s be honest, after we forced you to listen to that, you probably did too. We know we did, but the internet always finds a bright spot in all of the darkness so thanks to Billy Joel’s face for redeeming an otherwise miserable performance!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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