Much has been made about Lorde's movements on stage. She twitches and slithers, somehow missing the rhythm completely. It's like visual jazz. She manages to move precisely where the beat isn't.
It's nothing new. Lorde belongs to a rich history of singers with weird stage moves. It's hard up there without an instrument to occupy your hands. And doing actual choreography isn't for everyone.
Here are 10 of the best weird stage movers from the past 50 years.
Joe Cocker — 1969
First, there was Joe Cocker, and he was playing some sort of air piano and wearing a pizza for a shirt.
Siouxsie Sioux — 1979
And then Siouxsie Sioux was like, "I'm running, I'm stopping, I'm singing, I'm miming."
Mick Jagger — 1981
Then Mick Jagger started doing a Mick Jagger impression.
Peter Gabriel — 1987
Peter Gabriel taught a whole generation of dads to do embarrassing butt-wiggle dances.
Axl Rose — 1988
People say Rose only had one move, but sometimes he'd run around in his underwear too.
Gord Downie — 2009
And then the Tragically Hip's Gord Downie figured out something weird to do during long guitar solos.
Lana Del Rey — 2012
LDR pretended to calmly drown in an invisible whirlpool.
Thom Yorke — 2012
Once Radiohead ditched the guitars, Thom Yorke had to figure out what to do with his hands (and feet and ponytail). His freakouts are exaggerated by the complete stillness of everyone else on stage.
Lorde — 2013
Last year, Lorde came along and started velociraptoring around the stage.
Sam Herring — 2014
Finally, the Future Islands singer made headlines for playing to the back of the room, and terrifying them.
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