Susan Boyle: Amazingly Good Singer

[peterh770]

Amazing voice! Real talent like that deserves all the rewards.

 

[nickuk]

I was misty eyed when I saw this live last Saturday and seeing it again was even better - thanks so much for the links!

I'm going to use this as part of a lesson to teach high school kids about prejudice in society. I've just spent two hours putting a plan together, and wow, as a teacher, there is a lot you can do with this!

 

[buffster]

Oops!

Meant to write "hits on the Susan Boyle clips..." but I'm sure everyone figured that out.

 

[sudsmaster]

I first heard Boyle singing on the TV news. I was in another room, not watching, and thought,

"How nice. So finally Celine Dion has learned how to sing without affectation."

Then I saw the screen just as the clip ended and the newscaster mentioned her name and the competition.

After that I googled and found the U-tube copy... and was amazed. If only the audience could have calmed down so she could be heard more clearly... but I'm sure we'll have plenty more opportunities to enjoy her gift.

 

[danemodsandy]

Well...

...I'm glad to hear that people have embraced Boyle, for the moment, but I am seriously reminded of a talent of equal dimensions who got voted off Idol and hasn't gotten the career her voice and talent warrant:

Melinda Doolittle. The first time I heard Doolittle sing, the hair stood up on the back of my neck, a thing that has not happened to me since '63, when I first heard a new singer named Barbra Streisand. Melinda wasn't as pretty as some of the other contestants, but she had the voice, the power, the emotion, and the ability to connect with the meaning of a lyric.

Hasn't equated to the kind of career she deserves, and I think her unprepossessing appearance has a lot to do with that. Pity, isn't it?

 

[JerseyMike]

Ms. Boyle sang a haunting version of Cry Me a River for a charity CD about 10 years or so ago. It's been uploaded onto a Scottish newspaper's website. Enjoy!

Mike

 

[askomiele]

I saw it on youtube, chills ran down my back and had to keep myself up otherwise I would burst into tears. It was so good! And she's goodlooking I mean saw a interview with her and a scottish reporter. The clothes she was wearing really boosted her look up. I think she is a wonderful person who understands more than other people what the meaning of a song and it's performance is rather than show and looks...

 

[58limited]

I like Susan. I liked her spunkiness on stage even before she sang. As far as her appearance, she looks like the average middle-aged women I see day in and day out (in other words, she is normal like the rest of us). It is nice to see a talented person who doesn't look like a Barbie doll receive all of this praise. I am also glad that Simon is trying to get her a recording contract whether or not she wins the contest.

I saw Paul Pott's performance awhile back and was equally impressed. You truly cannot judge a book by its cover.