El Presidente Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Rob I'm guessing they don't want you playing this here. It just says embedding disabled by request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Rob I'm guessing they don't want you playing this here. It just says embedding disabled by request. Didn't even notice. Full link posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuscookies Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I actually shed a tear. This was a lesson in humility for many, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jquest63 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thanks for the link! What a treat, Susan is blessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I actually shed a tear. This was a lesson in humility for many, I think. I shed a tear as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRKS Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Seeing the rolling eyes and ridicule and laughter at her expense when this 'frumpy' (as described by The Times) woman 1st came out on stage - and then watching her deflect some of the condescending questions (so you want to be a singer...why hasn't it happened for you yet???) and then hearing the audience laugh at her when she said she wants to be the next Elaine Paige....... none of that stopped Susan from wiping those know-it-all grins off all their faces and bring the entire audience to their feet in wild applause and cheering.... she sang that song as well or better than I heard it done on Broadway while attending Les Mis....... There is no way to watch this video and not be moved by it..... Thanks for sharing this link with us Rob..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa1257 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Truly inspirational Thanks, I needed that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I shed a tear as well shed a tear? god, you people are made of rock. i've been sobbing like a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have always loved this song from Les Mis. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Ken, the lyrics should be the theme song for "the Reds" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have always loved this song from Les Mis. smithy i could understand. isn't it now adopted by the *** movement as one of their anthems re the aids epidemic? something from les mis was. perhaps that was 'empty chairs'? ask smithy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Ken, the lyrics should be the theme song for "the Reds" i think 'the impossible dream' has a mortgage on that. mind you, they keep playing this way and they'll be using 'empty chairs' as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Everytime I read these words, tears roll down my cheeks: I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed my youth would never die I dreamed I'd find a way to make a living. Then I was dumb and unafraid And grapes were crushed and used And wasted There was no ransom to be paid No Springsteen song unplayed No Aussie wine untasted. But the hangovers come at dawn The headaches pound like thunder As they tear my hopes apart As they turn my dreams to shame. And still I dream she’ll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms I 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 wine has killed The dream I dreamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2advnture Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I was soooo late to actually hearing her after becoming aware of the story. All I can say is that I will never judge a book by its cover again, I am ashamed and inspired at the same time. Wow... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 She also sang "Cry Me a River" on a cd for the millennium celebration in 1999. Hopefully, someone will pull her off the tv show and get her into a recording studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy2 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Its a man Baby !!!!!! Austin Powers .. Seen this clip about 4 days ago i was very happy for her because they did not have no faith in her until she sang they will not be laughing at her no more !!! I shed a tear too how could you not !! I just hope she stay's the same person thats what makes her story so amazing as her voice to. I remember this same type of story from this show a couple of years back who was the guy with the excellant Opera voice and Cowell and Judges were all in shock ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storeroomjeff Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 It left me speachless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 from the washington post Scottish Singer's Audition Video Sets Online Record <H2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px">Susan Boyle's Performance Viewed Over 66 Million Times In One Week</H2> By Jose Antonio VargasWashington Post Staff Writer Sunday, April 19, 2009; 7:29 AM Susan Boyle is headed for the history books. The online video of Boyle's performance in the reality show "Britain's Got Talent" has set the record for the number of views in a week -- and shows no sign of stopping. According to Visible Measures, which tracks videos from YouTube, MySpace and other video-sharing sites, Boyle's audition has generated 66.3 million views. On YouTube alone, it's been viewed more than 30 million times. The 7-minute video that was posted on YouTube last Saturday and then widely circulated online easily eclipsed more high-profile videos that have been around for months. Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin has clocked in 34.2 million views, said the folks at Visible Measures, while President Obama's victory speech on election night has generated 18.5 million views. In less than a week, Boyle topped them. But it's not just online video where Boyle, the unassuming woman from a tiny Scottish town, has dominated. Over the weekend, her Facebook fan page was flooded with comments, at some points adding hundreds of new members within a minute. The page listed 150,000 members on 1 p.m. Friday. It grew to 850,000 by 6 a.m. Sunday. Her Wikipedia entry has attracted nearly half a million page views since it was created last Sunday. if ( show_doubleclick_ad && ( adTemplate & INLINE_ARTICLE_AD ) == INLINE_ARTICLE_AD && inlineAdGraf ){placeAd('ARTICLE',commercialNode,20,'inline=y;',true) ;}Indeed, the Internet is her stage, and the 47-year-old who has said she's never heard of YouTube is the Web's hottest entertainer. "She's really the world's singer right now," said Julie Supan, a YouTube spokesperson who in her four years at the company cannot remember a video raking in this many views in such a period of time. One view at a time, Boyle's audience is proving that the social Web -- where users aren't just mere viewers but also distributers -- makes the digital world feel smaller and more connected. And her global popularity is a testament that the marriage between old media (her performance first aired on Britisn television) and new media (it then made its way to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook) is broadening the reach of all media, from one channel to the next, one person at a time. As a result, at any given moment, someone is passing along Boyle online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 She also sang "Cry Me a River" on a cd for the millennium celebration in 1999.Hopefully, someone will pull her off the tv show and get her into a recording studio. if you watch the clip, it throws up a link to it. suspect she will be the hottest thing going for recording now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 You could see on their faces the exact moment that they stopped judging a book and fell in love with it's contents. We are all so superficial at times , we think that only beautiful people have something to offer. Susan knows that she won't win a beauty contest but she also knows that she has more to contribute than that. I wish her all the happiness and perhaps that first kiss also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Nice re-do Shrink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 The Mrs and I watched it last week... Both had tears rolling down our cheeks, as did a mate of mine who we showed it to last night. Heart warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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