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Sat Apr-18-09 09:37 PM
Response to Reply #79 |
| 86. "Modulating a deep emotional experience." YES! |
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And it has a lot to do with the particular song she chose, I think. She's said that she picked the song because it reflected her at this particular time in her life. The song is about having dreamed a dream -- but that life killed that dream. We all know what her dream has been. So she sang of the dream, and how it was lost -- but at the same time with each and every note her dream came alive again.
She bared her soul to us -- and we were all there to witness her triumph, at the very moment it occurred.
How often do we get to share in something like that? That combination of incredible vulnerability, hope, courage -- and triumph?
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| -Why does she thrill us? Susan Boyle is the anti-"Pretty Woman" |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 12:33 PM |
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I love it. |
liberalmuse |
Apr-18-09 12:39 PM |
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I think she's got a swell face. That plastic shit gets old after you've seen a few hundred thousand |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 12:41 PM |
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I agree. I remember seeing an episode of, I think, The Twilight Zone, |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 12:59 PM |
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Number 12 Looks Just Like You (it first aired in 1964) |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 03:43 PM |
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Thanks for the link! |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 04:11 PM |
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"neon teeth" |
CrispyQ |
Apr-18-09 01:01 PM |
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His teeth... |
Puzzler |
Apr-18-09 01:29 PM |
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Yep, and now they all got that unbelievably grotesque "spray-on tan" crap going - |
nickyt |
Apr-18-09 01:07 PM |
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Who was it who said this? |
Raksha |
Apr-18-09 04:33 PM |
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The strangely proportioned Francis Bacon! |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 05:51 PM |
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Thank you, MADem! I knew someone would bail me out on this one. |
Raksha |
Apr-18-09 08:03 PM |
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And don't forget the same BLUE contact lenses! |
D-Lee |
Apr-18-09 05:16 PM |
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Being an often grumpy old man |
nevergiveup |
Apr-18-09 12:51 PM |
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Part of it was her brilliant choice of that particular song. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:02 PM |
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Is this why I don't get it? |
dkf |
Apr-18-09 01:10 PM |
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I think she also picked the tune to demonstrate her range to the three judges. |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:15 PM |
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Actually its not done by Webber, its by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg |
dkf |
Apr-18-09 01:32 PM |
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I saw Miss Saigon in London, oh...Jeez, was it sixteen years ago? |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:44 PM |
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Here's a link to the lyrics. Pretend you never saw Les Miserables. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:19 PM |
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She's got culture... |
WHAT |
Apr-18-09 01:48 PM |
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You are right that we're starved for culture, |
Raksha |
Apr-18-09 05:24 PM |
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I agree with you... |
WHAT |
Apr-18-09 07:29 PM |
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I didn't really stop to think about it when I posted, |
Raksha |
Apr-18-09 07:44 PM |
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"Modulating a deep emotional experience." YES! |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 09:37 PM |
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Did you know, also, that she's developmentally delayed? |
MADem |
Apr-19-09 06:11 AM |
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And she has overcome that and become a singer. |
GoesTo11 |
Apr-19-09 04:24 PM |
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I think she is cute |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Apr-18-09 01:01 PM |
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I was wondering if that is why everyone is so bowled over by her. |
dkf |
Apr-18-09 01:03 PM |
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How often does someone bare her talent -- and soul -- to the world |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:07 PM |
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She's really very talented. And there was no "voice mixer" or "overdub" or |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:11 PM |
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It's not about her voice at all really |
MedleyMisty |
Apr-18-09 01:13 PM |
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Wow you are so right. |
dkf |
Apr-18-09 01:45 PM |
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Because the TV says so! |
mitchum |
Apr-18-09 01:36 PM |
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I haven't watched TV in a decade |
MedleyMisty |
Apr-18-09 01:45 PM |
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I think you're right -- "this story came from the bottom up |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:53 PM |
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All she needs is a good hairstylist and some fancy duds, and she's set. |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-18-09 01:04 PM |
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She doesn't want a makeover. "Why should I?" she said! nt |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:12 PM |
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She doesn't need a makeover. Her hair actually looks a little better |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-18-09 01:40 PM |
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I think when she went for a haircut, the hairdresser did a better job |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:49 PM |
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she doesn't "need" any of that. n/t |
eShirl |
Apr-18-09 01:17 PM |
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I just listened to that song of hers from '99, Cry Me A River. |
originalpckelly |
Apr-18-09 01:13 PM |
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It makes me want to cry a river. |
originalpckelly |
Apr-18-09 01:16 PM |
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She's been in music for a long time--just not "famous" at it! |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:19 PM |
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How has she been in music for a long time? |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 01:20 PM |
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Singing in a choir doesn't count? |
alarimer |
Apr-18-09 01:24 PM |
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It wasn't enough for her, clearly. She said she'd always wanted to perform |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:27 PM |
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She performed at the local pub next to a hotel near her home regularly. |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:41 PM |
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I hadn't heard about her performing in the pub regularly, or about musicals. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:48 PM |
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Give me a break??? Is she your best friend? Do you live in the next council house over in West |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:38 PM |
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Yea and my parents wanted my sister to play a piano. |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 04:23 PM |
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How about getting paid to sing at the hotel bar? |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 05:34 PM |
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I've read through the link you provided. It says she took |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 06:37 PM |
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It doesn't matter. You don't think she's a musician because you think that |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 06:51 PM |
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Nothing you say makes any sense to me. How am I being |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 06:57 PM |
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You've decided she's not "in music" because she doesn't fit into your odd definition of that term. |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 07:35 PM |
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I have meant that she was not a professional singer, |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 07:40 PM |
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You're moving the goalposts. You said she was not "in music." |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 07:41 PM |
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I've been in music all of my life too. I love hearing it. And I sing in the shower. |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-18-09 09:53 PM |
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There you go. |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 10:04 PM |
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Performed in musicals, in an organized choir, at your local pub, and the nearby hotel bar? |
MADem |
Apr-19-09 06:07 AM |
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She took lessons for a couple years and sings in the church choir. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:24 PM |
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Nope. She sang at the hotel pub and in local musicals, too. |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 01:42 PM |
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In a word, novelty, or... a token. |
burning rain |
Apr-18-09 01:28 PM |
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In three words: authenticity, beauty, courage. In one word: soul. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:31 PM |
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Well, I suppose having a soul might do as a novelty, for a little while. |
burning rain |
Apr-18-09 01:55 PM |
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She seems to have more talent than most of these pathetic excuses for singers today. |
originalpckelly |
Apr-18-09 01:38 PM |
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Because some people underestimate ugly people. |
Hanse |
Apr-18-09 01:30 PM |
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She's only ugly to those with Madison Avenue eyes. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:33 PM |
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No, she's ugly to you to. |
Hanse |
Apr-18-09 01:34 PM |
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Where have I indicated surprise? In looks, she reminds me of many of the beloved Irish |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:37 PM |
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With your OP. |
Hanse |
Apr-18-09 01:40 PM |
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Some people won't ever get it. The OP is for those who do. n/t |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:46 PM |
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Hahaha. Disagree with me? You don't get it. |
tabasco |
Apr-18-09 01:58 PM |
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I'm not trying to debate. The OP was written |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 02:09 PM |
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Nietzschean inversion. |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-18-09 01:48 PM |
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Remind me. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 01:55 PM |
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Ugly becomes pretty, if you just redefine enough terms. |
BlooInBloo |
Apr-18-09 02:09 PM |
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which we see over and over in the fashion world |
Iris |
Apr-19-09 06:24 AM |
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Her "ugliness" wouldn't merit a 2nd glance walking down the street. |
Peregrine Took |
Apr-18-09 01:53 PM |
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To me, Simon what's-his-name's teeth look unnerving. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 02:05 PM |
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It only has to the pathologically insecure. |
glitch |
Apr-18-09 02:53 PM |
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It's an airbrush nozzle--like they use to paint cars!! |
MADem |
Apr-18-09 02:07 PM |
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This reminds me of a story about a young garment worker who was protesting slave labor |
glitch |
Apr-18-09 02:50 PM |
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And it's not like she looks like THIS: |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 03:56 PM |
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Exactly. She is an average looking woman. |
LisaL |
Apr-18-09 04:27 PM |
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On the surface, she's just ordinary -- which in some people's book, |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 09:40 PM |
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As far as I'm concerned, she's one of the most beautiful people on the planet. n/t |
Subdivisions |
Apr-18-09 02:19 PM |
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Imitation is suicide.(Ralph Waldo Emerson) nt |
glitch |
Apr-18-09 02:43 PM |
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The A&R industry is scrambling to find more Susan Boyles |
rucky |
Apr-18-09 05:24 PM |
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And that won't work |
MedleyMisty |
Apr-18-09 05:35 PM |
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And then some reporter will go to her hometown and the jig will be up. |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 09:42 PM |
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She doesn't. |
LWolf |
Apr-18-09 06:31 PM |
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Then I'd be doing you a disservice |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 09:46 PM |
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Ah. |
LWolf |
Apr-19-09 01:33 PM |
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She qualified. The talent competition will be ongoing. n/t |
pnwmom |
Apr-19-09 09:26 PM |
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She thrills us because of her talent. It's dumb to try to spin this into a social statement. |
Mike 03 |
Apr-18-09 06:33 PM |
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I'm not talking about her face. I'm talking about her persistence -- even |
pnwmom |
Apr-18-09 09:27 PM |
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Susan Boyle defies the 'rules' just because she has REAL HONEST TO G-D TALENT |
Mind_your_head |
Apr-18-09 09:41 PM |
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GOOD for her! I hope she doesn't change a thing. n/t |
Triana |
Apr-19-09 10:36 AM |
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On her own terms? |
Threedifferentones |
Apr-19-09 10:42 AM |
#97 |
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