ArchieSmash
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I've been wondering for a while whether the performance on the Ed Sullivan show uses playback or not. There are various moments where Michael bounces his hand into the microphone and it vibrates rather intensely but no change in audio can be heard. Michael's brothers also seem too far from their microphones for the clarity heard. The Jackson 5 were relatively prone to lip sync for awards shows and the Ed Sullivan Show wasn't against it either but I can't be sure. Maybe it's well known that it's playback and I'm just out of the loop so I'd just like to know.
They obviously performed the songs afterward on tour completely live, I'm just not sure about this particular performance.
They obviously performed the songs afterward on tour completely live, I'm just not sure about this particular performance.