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Post by ladeda on Apr 14, 2009 23:51:55 GMT -5
Susan Boyle,never married, forty seven,unemployed,never been kissed but she has become an overnight worldwide singing sensation Entertainment Weekly called her an incredible talent in plain brown wrapping paper.
Boyle shocked a rude audience and three smug judges including Simon Cowell on Britain's Got Talent Show seconds after starting her song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables
Boyle's youtube video has racked up over 4 million views in 4 days. This is worth watching this lady can sing and watching the change of facial expressions of the judges is priceless.
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Post by Tiruray2004 on Apr 15, 2009 2:16:29 GMT -5
Paul Potts, last year's winner is equally impressive with his rendition of Nessun Dorma.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2009 8:21:31 GMT -5
That is really very touching.
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Post by ladeda on Apr 15, 2009 11:24:16 GMT -5
Overnight her Youtube performance video racked up another 1 million votes . I'm anxious to see her next performance ,is she the real deal or a one song wonder ?
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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Apr 15, 2009 17:28:14 GMT -5
Thank you for that. It's now over 7 million.
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Post by ladeda on Apr 15, 2009 17:43:30 GMT -5
Amanda Holden was doing all she could to keep from breaking out in tears. I Dreamed a Dream is a great song.
The Lyrics
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted.
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame.
And still
I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather...
I had a dream my life would be
So different form this hell I'm living
so different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.
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Post by BearClause on Apr 15, 2009 17:54:24 GMT -5
Overnight her Youtube performance video racked up another 1 million votes . I'm anxious to see her next performance ,is she the real deal or a one song wonder ? She's got a pretty good set of pipes - that's for sure. Not sure what she could do though. She would need some acting talent in order to perform in musicals. Appearance is an issue on stage. She may be like William Hung (awkward looking) but with actual singing talent. Hopefully she can ride the notoriety for something economically substantial. I remember Jim Nabors used to have albums which sort of played off of his "Gomer Pyle" persona by demonstrating an extreme contrast. |
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Post by ladeda on Apr 15, 2009 18:07:42 GMT -5
I think her sudden popularity besides having a beautiful voice is more about "never judge a book by its cover " which seems to be the line most used in the 45,000 plus comments on YouTube. Who knows where it is headed but in this interview she seems so down to earth when she says “Whatever comes my way, I am ready. talent.itv.com/news/story/item_100074.htm |
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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Apr 15, 2009 18:28:25 GMT -5
Amanda Holden was doing all she could to keep from breaking out in tears. I Dreamed a Dream is a great song. The Lyrics (I added the missing verse TSB) I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving. Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used And wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung No wine untasted. But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart As they turn your dream to shame. He spent a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autum cameAnd still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms We cannot weather... I had a dream my life would be So different form this hell I'm living so different now from what it seemed Now life has killed The dream I dreamed. |
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Post by chipNdink on Apr 18, 2009 0:18:01 GMT -5
Listen to her sing another song, Cry Me a River. Absolutely beautiful!
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Post by OverAndUnder on Apr 18, 2009 1:13:50 GMT -5
A strong performance. She was quite good in the middle and toward the upper ranges, but she was a little weak and breathy in the lowest range, but that can easily be cleaned up in the recording studio.
The producers knew ahead of time exactly what they were getting and how they were going to package this performance (underdog, ugly duckling, black swan, mousy girl with the heart of gold, etc.) to generate interest in their show. The three judges' facial expressions were as well-acted as Ms. Boyle's lyrics were sung. Bravo to all the performances featured on that video clip.
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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Apr 18, 2009 1:27:04 GMT -5
"A strong performance. She was quite good in the middle and toward the upper ranges, but she was a little weak and breathy in the lowest range, but that can easily be cleaned up in the recording studio."
The lowest couple of notes in the bridge are very low compared to the rest of it. They aren't easy to hit.
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Post by ladeda on Apr 18, 2009 11:16:40 GMT -5
O&U is an expert on everything but master of nothing .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2009 11:40:54 GMT -5
I don't believe the judges were in on it. That's part of the show...
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Post by OverAndUnder on Apr 18, 2009 17:10:50 GMT -5
I don't believe the judges were in on it. That's part of the show... I'm surprised you can be such a skeptic towards the political news entertainment genre, but you believe in the reality TV contest entertainment genre. |
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