Scotty McCreery Lip Sync Fail At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (VIDEO)

Scotty McCreery has a whole lot to be thankful for this year, but he's probably not going to enjoy his turkey quite as much after a slip up at today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

This year's "American Idol" winner was riding a float and setting himself to perform to his hit, "The Trouble With Girls." Unfortunately, his cue didn't go quite right, and the song began a few seconds before he began to "sing." In other words, a lip sync fail.

It's quite obvious that all the artists at the Thanksgiving Day Parade lip sync, and one can debate the merits of that sound quality versus the value of live performance. But getting it right, technically, is probably a must.

This, unfortunately, isn't the first time McCreery has been involved in a flub at a national event; at the World Series, the sound system was off as he sang the "Star Spangled Banner," and then he messed up the lyrics.

The irony? He's famous because he is great at performing live.

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Comments

[YourAllStupid]

08:43 AM on 01/21/2012

Leave this kid alone, hes only 16. And hes making more money then all you reporters ever will. Love you scotty

[bigbubba90210]

04:29 AM on 11/28/2011

Somewhere, in a lip-sync'ed location, Milli Vanilli is somehow lip-sync laughing...

[jsimpy]

11:17 AM on 11/28/2011

HAHAHAHA

[shelia hayes]

01:07 AM on 11/28/2011

So proud of him.... love you cuz.....your feet are on the ground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwI87zkW-6w&list=UUmoXFanVObwmm6mu63CfYpg&feature=plcp

[G Goo]

01:55 PM on 11/27/2011

The second "flub" that you are refering to, was NOT made by Scotty. That was made by Lauren Alaina (she was the runner-up to Scotty on AI.)

[iamsamh2]

06:44 PM on 11/27/2011

The second flub referred to WAS made by Scotty at the World Series. Here's the story:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-scotty-mccreery-flubs-world-series-national-anthem-video-251395

Lauren Alaina "also" flubbed the National Anthem before the Packers/Lions game on Thanksgiving Day. Here's that story:

http://news.yahoo.com/former-idol-lauren-alaina-flubs-national-anthem-lions-180844034.html

[spunky2go]

11:53 AM on 11/27/2011

I'm sure somehow someway this is Obama's fault......

[redsongia]

03:27 PM on 11/27/2011

It was probably class warfare.

[joanf]

09:06 AM on 11/27/2011

I predict this guy has a great musical future in Branson, Mo.

[bigbubba90210]

05:51 AM on 11/28/2011

And an even more massive one in Germany and Japan...

[bradenton]

08:29 AM on 11/27/2011

He can't sing anyway. He just burps up the lyrics. Next.

[patricijan42]

08:28 AM on 11/27/2011

I did not see the parade, but I thought he did a marvelous job with the National Anthem. At least he did not try to change the whole song. He sang it as it was written. No crouch grabbing, no changing the tune, and frills to try and show how unique he is. He sang it with respect and I was really proud of him. (By the way, I am not a fan of the show he won and did not hear him there.) On the performance of our National Anthem, I went out and bought his CD the next day.

[iamsamh2]

06:50 PM on 11/27/2011

You bought his CD the day after he screwed up the National Anthem by singing:

"No Jose does that Star Spangled banner yet wave" instead of "Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave."

That's a head scratcher.

[Goldie Treasure]

05:09 PM on 12/04/2011

lol

[Ron in NYC]

08:23 AM on 11/27/2011

Well, darn! Scotty was invited to be in the Macy's parade and lip-synch (like all the rest) to his hit recording and there was a technical screw-up and it wasn't Scotty's fault. My day is completely ruined!

[Ron in NYC]

07:35 AM on 11/27/2011

Ever hear of 'subtext'? That's what I see when I read all the negative comments and attacks on Scotty McCreery. Waaaaaa! He won American Idol and he's a star and I didn't even get a ticket to Hollywood. I'm nobody! Waaaaaaa!

[AvenNYC]

07:11 AM on 11/27/2011

I've run tech on countless singers performing their one hit.. (or one of their hits...) in nightclubs around the world. Most of them don't bother to show up for a sound check, and bring a backing track that has the vocals in it (either normal or turned down slightly). This allows the sound guy to mix the live microphone on top of the track as they can, but you're never left with horrible sounding vocals. This is pretty standard procedure, and I can only imagine that's how they were able to do a whole slew of live outdoor performances with little or no tech time per performer. It just sucked in this case because there's virtually no lead into the track - the vocals start right away. This guy has probably been singing non stop since he won, and outside in the cold it's even harder to put on a good performance.

[Rogr1667]

02:16 AM on 11/27/2011

Dude looks like Alfred E. Neuman of MAD magazine fame. Just what the world needs. Another twangy country singer.

[redsongia]

03:28 PM on 11/27/2011

The dude is hella creepy.

[booshh]

01:17 AM on 11/27/2011

If you can sing, then why lip sync? Really. It's insulting.

[LisaO8]

10:14 PM on 11/26/2011

embarrassing...him winning idol and the lip syncing.

[Ron in NYC]

06:27 AM on 11/27/2011

His CD broke records when it was released. What have you done lately?

[booshh]

06:46 AM on 11/27/2011

I like HP tough guys like you. A prison wife like you.

[LisaO8]

11:03 AM on 11/27/2011

I'm not a fraud, that is one thing I have done.

[Robson]

07:59 PM on 11/26/2011

Is there any reason for this belief that they (these overpaid entertainers) all need to pull the wool over their adoring fans' eyes? Why do they pretend and thus turn us into naive saps?

[bigbubba90210]

04:35 AM on 11/28/2011

You know, naive spelled backwards is Evian. Please enjoy the water, and I'll be here for most of the week...