We’ve all been there. You’re at a gig, or in a club. Everyone is having a blast singing along to the song that’s playing. You’re enjoying yourself, but there’s one problem — you don’t actually know the lyrics.
Most of us can get away with humming along or lip-syncing — but it’s not so easy to fake when sharing a video of your unconvincing mouthing with your 43 million Twitter followers.
This is exactly what happened to Oprah Winfrey as she “sang” along to Adele’s Hello.
Adele became the latest A-lister to sit down for a tell-all interview with Winfrey ahead of her new album, 30, being released on Friday. Filmed in the same location as Prince Harry and Meghan’s bombshell interview earlier this year, Adele opened up about her divorce, family dynamic, and weight loss journey.
The two-hour special included a pre-recorded concert with a star-studded audience. The likes of Lizzo, Melissa McCarthy, James Corden, Gordon Ramsay and of course, Winfrey, were all in attendance.
But Adele’s candid interview answers and incredible performance were not the only things that had chins wagging.
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Enjoying a sing-song with Lizzo while Adele belted out Hello, Winfrey uploaded a clip in which she seems to be struggling to hit the right notes. She certainly had the gist of how the song went, and was definitely putting in the effort, but the lyrical gaps were clear...
.@adele had us at hello! @lizzo what concert are we going to next?! 🤣🤣🤣 #AdeleOneNightOnly pic.twitter.com/uLBWHGclkw
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) November 15, 2021
Meanwhile Lizzo, in the background of the video, is absolutely killing it.
Winfrey received some light-hearted ribbing on social media for her lip-syncing efforts, with one writing: “When the song is good but you don’t know the lyrics. We’ve been there. Many times. We feel you.”
When the song is good but you dont know the lyrics.
— Себастьян ³⁰ 🥦 (@itsyourpaulo) November 15, 2021
We've been there. Many times. We feel you. 😅❤️#Adele #Adele30 #AdeleOneNightOnly https://t.co/JOyAACg0O8
Mouthing the wrong lyrics is such a mood😭😭 https://t.co/ETCpi8Xa6V
— barbara millicent roberts. (@chulumxnco_) November 15, 2021
One about Oprah is that girl will SING, even when she doesn’t know the lyrics 😭😭😭😂😂😂😭 I love her https://t.co/xH6ZbIgMNC
— Gosiame Malepe (@GosiameMalepe) November 15, 2021
Oprah out there for all of us who only know half the words to songs but still sing them like we do. National treasure… https://t.co/tVIOWJsBEB
— TVMoJoe (@TVMoJoe) November 15, 2021
One thing about miss O, she won’t know the lyrics but chile she’ll SING https://t.co/rTiz3m0Klb
— Sniper from the sideline 🌸 (@Hi_imPrincess) November 15, 2021
Lol I love how Oprah doesn’t really give a damn about the lyrics 😂😂😂 https://t.co/XDCu4XEq5T
— Onthatile (@Onthatile__) November 15, 2021
😂😂❤aunt O is me when i vibe with the song but don't know the lyrics💀 https://t.co/2fNAJ22vRx
— 🎨 Liora Riola👁🥛🍯 (@ninetysEva) November 15, 2021
Oprah 🤝 passionately making up lyrics on the spot https://t.co/IFqm3DIUh5
— Petty-Phetunia (@Phetha_G) November 15, 2021
And she still a Queen!! 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/QgEQF96Jv1
— Jason Adrian (@JasonACoombs) November 15, 2021
We get it. If we were that close to Lizzo, we’d also be entirely lost for words.
But if Winfrey had to lip-sync for her life, we’re fairly sure she’d be told to sashay away.
