It's getting late, so it must be time for the Grammys to turn into a Bar Mitzvah! Why is Neil Diamond performing a 40-year-old song? Wait, why is Neil Diamond doing one of those take-it-up-a-notch key changes? Wait again, is Jay-Z really giving him a standing ovation? Whatever. Ba ba ba!
Grade: C
Grammy Awards 2009
TIME music critic Josh Tyrangiel grades the performances of the 2009 Grammy Awards