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Led by Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq, the performance was an homage to one of the film’s most impactful scenes, in which musicians bridge the veil between past and present with their sound.
The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the Oscars.
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It saw a host musicians and performers – including blues legend Buddy Guy, retired ballerina Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith – join the Caton and Saadiq for the segment, which was billed beforehand as a tribute to the film’s “singular visual style”.
Saadiq kicked things off by strumming a guitar before passing it to Caton, who sang the first verse with support from Shaboozey. On a set resembling the film’s Club Juke, the all-star cast later joined them, with Howard on guitar, Smith singing, and Copeland dancing ballet as she came together with the ensemble to finish off the song.
Misty Copeland on Timothée Chalamet’s ballet comments: “It’s really about educating people on its importance in our society.” pic.twitter.com/PpoB8eHnyQ
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