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How Susan Boyle won over the world
bbc ^ | Ian Youngs

Posted on 04/18/2009 3:35:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono

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Susan Boyle Sings
1 posted on 04/18/2009 3:35:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 04/18/2009 3:38:20 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Onlookers, on set and at home, were rubbing their hands at the prospect of another hopeless, deluded loser being crushed by a withering Simon Cowell insult.

That people want to see someone humiliated on national TV makes me feel like I'm in high school all over again.

3 posted on 04/18/2009 3:39:18 PM PDT by Lizavetta (Politicians: When they're not lying, they're stealing.)
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In a few minutes she hit the full emotional spectrum from the judges — derision, incredulity, amazement, then sheepish self-recrimination.

This has gone around the world and is truly viral — if you haven’t seen it, do so now.


4 posted on 04/18/2009 3:40:19 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
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When you are good at something like this woman is, people appreciate it. She looks like somebody’s grandmother...I could see her baking cookies and cakes waiting for her grandchildren to come visit.


5 posted on 04/18/2009 3:40:59 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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The Brits are famous for these heart warming stories.

And this is one of the best, ever!


6 posted on 04/18/2009 3:42:00 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Chains you can believe in.)
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7 posted on 04/18/2009 3:42:48 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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I have played the Dream video and River mp3 over and over.

The 7.5 minute Youtube video of I Dreamed a Dream had 22.8 million views yesterday.

And that is only one of about 20 Boyle videos. Many of those others have hundreds-of-thousands to a few million views, too.

The mp3 of Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River can be downloaded from this link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?onzznzrv03i


8 posted on 04/18/2009 3:44:44 PM PDT by TomGuy
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I have never heard Cry me a River sung more beautifully. I love this woman’s voice. Elswhere I saw a video of her idol — Elain Paige singing I had a Dream and she doesn’t hold a candle to Susan Boyle. Susan needs to spend a couple of hours with a make up artist and a new frock and she can take on anyone. She is a pro through and through.


9 posted on 04/18/2009 3:49:08 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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I have never heard Cry me a River sung more beautifully. I love this woman’s voice. Elswhere I saw a video of her idol — Elain Paige singing I had a Dream and she doesn’t hold a candle to Susan Boyle. Susan needs to spend a couple of hours with a make up artist and a new frock and she can take on anyone. She is a pro through and through.


10 posted on 04/18/2009 3:49:47 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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She looks like somebody’s grandmother...I could see her baking cookies and cakes waiting for her grandchildren to come visit.

She has been single all her life, and she even admitted to never having been kissed, ever. That aside, watch the video, and you know instinctively what a genuine angel she is.

11 posted on 04/18/2009 3:50:54 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins (I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
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I watched one Elaine Paige version. And I agree — Boyle did it much better.


12 posted on 04/18/2009 3:55:43 PM PDT by TomGuy
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When you are good at something like this woman is, people appreciate it. She looks like somebody’s grandmother...I could see her baking cookies and cakes waiting for her grandchildren to come visit.

You're more likely to see her hanging out at the local Pub singing Karaoke.

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13 posted on 04/18/2009 3:56:20 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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When I received the Youtube link from a friend it was without comment. I viewed the performance and forwarded to friends with three words added.

Striking, poignant, instructive

14 posted on 04/18/2009 4:01:10 PM PDT by hatfieldmccoy (Satan has a new name and it is Islam)
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SPINSTER?? They called her a spinster? Where are they reporting from, 1800? I have never in my very long life seen a contemporary report that referred to an unmarried woman as a spinster. How bizarre!


15 posted on 04/18/2009 4:07:30 PM PDT by toomuchcoffee ( Yeah, I'll help you buy some real estate)
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I’ve never been able to “feel” music like this before. She’s got an amazing voice - angelic is a perfect word to describe it. One would not need any more proof than to watch Simon’s reaction - immediate shock, followed by almost childlike joy and wonder at her performance. Lots of people think it’s just because of her appearance, but I disagree. Listening to her voice is enough for me.


16 posted on 04/18/2009 4:10:32 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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Sings? She was phenomenal!


17 posted on 04/18/2009 4:12:50 PM PDT by Issaquahking
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I agree with you...only I don’t care how she looks. Period. Her talent is raw and breathtaking...I am DO GLAD she found a venue that recognized her gift. (Her other gift-her unaffected personality!!!)


18 posted on 04/18/2009 4:17:45 PM PDT by Republic (Jedem das Seine)
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19 posted on 04/18/2009 4:19:41 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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She has stunned everyone because she is the opposite of a narcissist in an age on narcissism.


20 posted on 04/18/2009 4:34:59 PM PDT by AdaGray (uw)
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