It’s easy to forget that Miley Cyrus has talent beyond her ability to reinvent and market herself.
During her performance at “SNL 40”, Cyrus (ably backed by the SNL band and Fred Armisen on tambourine) showed off her impressive vocal range. She did Paul Simon proud with her rendition of “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” with a very understated (for Miley anyway) performance.
This tweet from @SNL pretty much said it all:
Yeah, @MileyCyrus pretty much destroyed it covering Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” #SNL40 pic.twitter.com/iGAJQpp0vg
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) February 16, 2015
It was a nice reminder that Miley doesn’t have to be a spectacle to be spectacular.