Poll
Question:
What did you think of the Susan Boyle video?
Option 1: She's amazing
votes: 8
Option 2: She's good but it's the "packaging" that moved people
votes: 19
Option 3: She's not good, it's the story that moved people
votes: 1
Option 4: She's too ugly for me to be able to appreciate her
votes: 3
Option 5: Susan who?
votes: 12
Discuss. I did see the video and I thought she was good. ^_^
Who? Link?
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 17, 2009, 07:24:03 AM
Who? Link?
Just look her up on YouTube. There's massive coverage everywhere of this. :huh:
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2009, 07:24:54 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 17, 2009, 07:24:03 AM
Who? Link?
Just look her up on YouTube. There's massive coverage everywhere of this. :huh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY)
Idol? :bleeding:
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 17, 2009, 07:32:39 AM
Idol? :bleeding:
Nah it's "Britan's Got Talent" which is like Idol but IIRC you can do anything on stage, not just sing.
I'm impressed. She can sing.
Reality TV?
Cal, you are such a fucking faggot. Everything you do seems calculated to disgust me.
Still, she sang well. She might have made something of herself in the radio era.
Princesca is convinced the whole thing is a publicity stunt of some sort (I mean, beyond the fact that the whole show is sorta like a publicity stunt to begin with).
Quote from: Neil on April 17, 2009, 07:38:46 AMCal, you are such a fucking faggot. Everything you do seems calculated to disgust me.
I only watched this clip cuz it was getting so much attention. I normally avoid all TV, let alone reality TV, at all costs. I have better things to do, such as eat.
The show has had several exceptional and unexpected talents in the past years. The opera-singing cellphone salesman comes to mind.
Apparently Britain does have some talent left... :bowler:
I loved the look on Simon's face after she started to sing.
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2009, 07:40:50 AM
Quote from: Neil on April 17, 2009, 07:38:46 AMCal, you are such a fucking faggot. Everything you do seems calculated to disgust me.
I only watched this clip cuz it was getting so much attention. I normally avoid all TV, let alone reality TV, at all costs. I have better things to do, such as eat.
You can eat a lot while watching tv! And it works great - gives a great excuse for gorging on snack food!! ;)
Quote from: KRonn on April 17, 2009, 08:21:46 AM
You can eat a lot while watching tv! And it works great - gives a great excuse for gorging on snack food!! ;)
They usually don't have TVs inside gas stations.
Quote from: Weatherman on April 17, 2009, 08:26:23 AM
Quote from: KRonn on April 17, 2009, 08:21:46 AM
You can eat a lot while watching tv! And it works great - gives a great excuse for gorging on snack food!! ;)
They usually don't have TVs inside gas stations.
They do at truck stops.
Quote from: Weatherman on April 17, 2009, 08:26:23 AMThey usually don't have TVs inside gas stations.
:huh: Maybe not in the wilderness you reside in....
Good voice yes, but I think she got through on the looks.. had she been pretty then she'd be just another pop-bimbette. Given that she looks like a tall female hobbit she mere exploits (unintentionally of course) the prejudice against ugly people and the shame people feel at being prejudiced.
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2009, 08:34:42 AM
Quote from: Weatherman on April 17, 2009, 08:26:23 AMThey usually don't have TVs inside gas stations.
:huh: Maybe not in the wilderness you reside in....
The ones near me don't. (BP, Shell, Marathon) :(
I was pretty amused at this video. Obviously the panel and audience figured she was just another poorly talented person, as I assume that show gets a lot of. And when she started singing she just wow'd them all! She does have a nice voice, and probably could do ok if she puts out some songs.
I don't know what you mean by "packaging"... the judges on those shows are always idiots. (%100 of the time) She does have a great voice at least that one song. Anyone however can get a makeover if she does indeed get to be a "professional singer" (her term) after this bit of exposure.
I think people like it so much because she's an underdog, obviously an average middle aged lady who looks a bit odd (at least in show biz land) and most people like stories of people who seem to appear out of nowhere to take the spotlight.
But the truth is no one comes from nowhere. I'm sure she's had a full lfe full of the normal bullshit that makes you a regular person who doesn't get any "breaks" to reveal what talents you may have.
no reason to be cynical about it. It's nice that she gets a few minutes of fame. good for her. I hope it has a positive impact on her life, instead of ruining it as momentary fame does for many.
If she was a good-looking, 20-something, nobody would care. So it is all about the packaging. The special thing about her is that she's the total underdog.
She is way below my standards. When you compare her to many other women on the internet she just doesn't cut it.
Quote from: Zanza2 on April 18, 2009, 03:25:49 AM
If she was a good-looking, 20-something, nobody would care.
I would care, as it is I closed the youtube link 5 seconds in.
Hehe nice one.
Brits seem to have a lot of ordinary people with great voices. I blame booze and no window glazing. :P
I don't understand why the general impression seemed to be just because she was ugly she couldn't sing.
Celine Dion has made a career out of it.
An old recording of hers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ)
Quote from: Brazen on April 18, 2009, 02:14:28 PM
An old recording of hers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ)
Certainly would never had match that voice with her. Or any Scotsman.
Quote from: Brazen on April 18, 2009, 02:14:28 PM
An old recording of hers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ)
HOT
You guys seen this 12 year old?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVU4IkzMNIo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVU4IkzMNIo)
This is worth it just to see Simon's face.
I've avoided most of the publicity surrounding her but I'm still sick of her already.
Its not just her looks. She talks daft too.
I've seen this before but didn't know it was such a big deal.
I think it's fascinating this is such a phenomenon. The woman is talented, don't get me wrong, and easily has a voice of sufficient caliber that she could readily have a professional career (singing or, with a bit of speech coaching, possibly musical stage). But that's just it, she's a professional-caliber talent. That's not nothing, but it's not anything messianic either. But because she's on one of these shows, and because she's unattractive, it's considered miraculous that she has a voice of professional caliber.
It's telling, as far as I'm concerned, about the whole "reality singing competition" genre. This is the best you can ever hope for, the most miraculous thing that can possibly come out of this sort of show: someone with a talent equal to all those people that already make a living singing.
Good, but hard to judge professionally since it was a live performance. She may be on par with great singers in the recording studio. Her "packaging" definitely makes her wonderful, however.
Quote from: BVN on April 17, 2009, 08:08:58 AM
The show has had several exceptional and unexpected talents in the past years. The opera-singing cellphone salesman comes to mind.
Apparently Britain does have some talent left... :bowler:
Meh. That guy's voice is too whiny; in a bleh area between the more masculine voices of Bocelli or Groban and the angelic softness of Vittorio Grigolo.
This guy's pretty good, not as good as Boyle, but far weirder! :blink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-ZjOEk4-dI
Quote from: Viking on April 17, 2009, 08:35:51 AM
Good voice yes, but I think she got through on the looks.. had she been pretty then she'd be just another pop-bimbette. Given that she looks like a tall female hobbit she mere exploits (unintentionally of course) the prejudice against ugly people and the shame people feel at being prejudiced.
She's also a retard.
I think she has a great voice.
I liked Paul Potts better. Amanda looked like she was having an orgasm when he started to sing.
Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA&feature=related
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 16, 2009, 08:26:54 PM
I liked Paul Potts better.
Yeah, the Killing Fields was a great album.