Everyone’s Confused AF By Lorde’s VMAs Performance & It’s Now A Meme
If you happened to tune into the MTV VMAs this morning, then among the cringe-worthy Katy Perry banter, and Taylor Swift’s music video drop, you would have witnessed Lorde’s bizarre performance.
It entailed Lorde erratically dancing around the stage in silence, not singing a single bar as she performed her new single ‘Homemade Dynamite‘. Why? Turns out the Kiwi singer is battling a severe flu right now, and confirmed to her followers that she had only recently been hooked up to an IV. Poor Lorde!
you can't tell in these pictures but i have the flu so bad i needed an IV #showgoeson #cutelilproppedupcorpse ????????
— Lorde (@lorde) August 27, 2017
For everyone that's confused, Lorde's not allowed to sing, she's really damaged her throat 🙁 #vmas pic.twitter.com/N8QwmeHl91
— • MATT • (@witnessmatt) August 28, 2017
the ground is the flu trying to stop you from glowing up at the #VMAs pic.twitter.com/09lZbQsL30
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 28, 2017
Tbh, her dancing was actually AMAZING. She has a gift, so don’t let the h8rs get you down, gurl.
Just… WTF, Lorde. #VMAs pic.twitter.com/niwvZSN4U9
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) August 28, 2017
.@lorde is the CUTEST ???? #VMAs pic.twitter.com/ypVloUqbm2
— Elvis Duran Show (@ElvisDuranShow) August 28, 2017
Walking up to the club like: #VMAs #Lorde https://t.co/shsqRnIbpU pic.twitter.com/IvMkfNeGWP
— GIPHY (@GIPHY) August 28, 2017
When your song comes on #VMAs pic.twitter.com/JWL3u81LwP
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) August 28, 2017
While we were happy to see Lorde on our screens dancing like a loon, rather than not at all, viewers unaware of the singer’s sickness were baffled by the entire thing.
Watching on in confusion as Lorde danced her little heart out, was carried around the floor by dancers and even wriggled around lying on the stage like an earth worm.
Soooo why isn't Lorde singing and why is she subjecting us to her horrible dancing … ????????????♀️????????♀️#VMAs this is just confusing pic.twitter.com/kwcn1kKujQ
— Lela Victoria (@LelaV89) August 28, 2017
Me watching Lorde rn #VMAs pic.twitter.com/07lwLGNz3j
— Trent Owers (@trentowers) August 28, 2017
mannnn wtf lorde DOING #VMAS pic.twitter.com/CekNQ9XQVB
— kyla elizabeth ???????? (@queenkylae) August 28, 2017
i came to see lorde sing not to see her audition for So You Think You Can Dance #VMAS #VMAs2017
— richard // (@Richardreyesx) August 28, 2017
Some obvious comparisons were made.
loved lorde's performance at the #VMAs #VMAs2017 ????????????pic.twitter.com/5J3xofFgWF
— ㅤً (@platingomez) August 28, 2017
Actual footage of Lorde at the #VMAs pic.twitter.com/GuQnTHHYSJ
— Lauren Taylor (@LaurenTh86) August 28, 2017
This Lorde performance is everything! pic.twitter.com/DOmKAmApa5
— Alex Bedder (@itgetsbedder) August 28, 2017
You do you, Kiwi kween.
Watch the full performance below:
Learning some of these @lorde moves for my next party. Who wants to help carry me? #VMAs pic.twitter.com/NslxrOGm2L
— MTV (@MTV) August 28, 2017