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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 15 2009, 09:45 PM (2,286 Views) | |
| temptresss | May 31 2009, 01:28 AM Post #101 |
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links please. did susan have to sing again or was Memory the last one? and how do they choose the winner again? OMG....this sucks. i would love to see this. any links anyone? |
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| temptresss | May 31 2009, 01:31 AM Post #102 |
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yes, saw both versions of poor holllie. so sad to see her breakdown but what a trooper to come right back up and those HIGH NOTES....yeowwwwwwwwwwww.... no susan. well, NOTHING can take away what she gave the world. not even 10 guys jiving away on stage. boo hoo.
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| Bill | May 31 2009, 01:32 AM Post #103 |
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Um, hello? Her career isn't over. She's got a contract and now that this series is over she's free to perform anywhere she wants. Winner? I think so! |
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| FamousGroupie | May 31 2009, 01:48 AM Post #104 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izhh-JDigX4 Susan sang I Dreamed A Dream again. Quote stolen from YouTube page: Diversity is Winner, but Susan Boyle is Forever. |
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| temptresss | May 31 2009, 01:56 AM Post #105 |
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yes, you're right. in this case it's prob. best she didn't win...now she is freeeeeeeeeeee. and i am just betting the queen WILL want to hear her. loved the quote, famous groupie. and it's true! listening to her dream song again. thanks for link. |
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| A day in the life | May 31 2009, 08:08 AM Post #106 |
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I kinda think Diversity deserved to win. And, although I think Hollie has a very good voice, to be honest I didn't like the way she reacted when she 'messed up'. Okay, kids cry -maybe. But to me she seemed to want it almost too much. Susan did what she does and, like has been said, she has a career. Perhaps she could have picked a different song to perform on the night. I don't know. |
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| temptresss | May 31 2009, 11:38 AM Post #107 |
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sigh...LOVED what all the judges said...to me...she WAS the winner. SIMON had a tear in his eye ...does anyone have the link to when the winners were announced? thanks. |
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| Kit_Kat | May 31 2009, 10:50 PM Post #108 |
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| temptresss | May 31 2009, 11:19 PM Post #109 |
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thanks, kit kat. she certainly was gracious. i hope we get to see her, i'm gonna miss these weekly updates. sniff. |
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| BlueMolly2009 | Jun 1 2009, 11:28 AM Post #110 |
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What a great performance from her. I did hear on the news that there were reports that she went to the hospital for what some say was a breakdown, but the producers are saying that she was just emotionally exhausted. She did win in a way, there are some reports that say she is getting a deal with Sony. |
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| Monkey Chow | Jun 1 2009, 03:05 PM Post #111 |
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Here's the Sun Article: Susan Boyle Article I imagine what she went through is quite stressful for a small town woman. I hope she recovers soon and is able to enjoy her success. Don't want to hear about her down in St. Lucia with Amy Winehouse. |
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| Mr.Mustard | Jun 1 2009, 04:26 PM Post #112 |
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I'm a bit suspicious that were not all been played for fools by the media and cowell etc. But w/e it's hilarious that she started throwing F-bombs around!! She didn't seem to handle it with much grace either from what I can tell. Then again it was cruel of them not to have her dress ready. They probbaly figured that'd trigger a meltdown and lots and lots of lovely publicity. It says at the end that her neighbour say's she can return with her head held high. The question is though...who's going to be holding it? |
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| beatlechick | Jun 2 2009, 01:34 AM Post #113 |
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With comments like these, it's a wonder why people would want to succeed! I don't think anyone was played like a fool. I saw her being interviewed on Oprah about two weeks ago where she stated that she does swear quite a bit so the f-bomb did not surprise me at all. |
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| Mr.Mustard | Jun 2 2009, 12:02 PM Post #114 |
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I'd never heard of Diversity until the day after they won. and i am far from ashamed to admit that! |
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| Queenbee | Jun 2 2009, 05:14 PM Post #115 |
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While I never heard of Diversity before the show, I thought they were excellent. I still prefer to see Susan win but then again she's free to do what she wants on her own terms, which, is probably better in the long run with her being fragile under all the pressure. I hope Susan's feeling better and whomever is managing her, I hope they don't push her too much. |
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| Deleted User | Jun 3 2009, 03:29 PM Post #116 |
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I think it's nonsense a group of dancers and a singer to compete. Singing and dancing are different things. That was very unfair. It's just like putting a poet to compete against a soccer player. There's no competition. Impossible to judge different skills. I don't think the dancers are better than Susan. How many years they had to practice to dance like that? Susan is a spontaneous singer. |
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| beatlechick | Jun 4 2009, 01:23 AM Post #117 |
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I think with the age of some members of the group, they haven't had all that many years to practice. This is an old-fashioned type of talent show. Talent shows consists of all types of performers. If you want singers, than shows like American Idol would be your thing. If you want just dancers, than shows like So You Think You Could Dance would be your thing. If you want an all around talent show, than Britain's (and America's) Got Talent is it. |
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| FamousGroupie | Jun 4 2009, 01:32 AM Post #118 |
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I have to admit it - I'm kind of over Susan Boyle the celebrity. She seems like a down to earth kind of woman and I hope this |
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| Bill | Jun 4 2009, 01:47 AM Post #119 |
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I agree. Any backlash is less about her and more about the celebrity bullsh*t that has surrounded her through no fault of her own. She's just another product to them. http://the-billablog.blogspot.com/2009/06/obligatory-susan-boyle-post.html |
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| FamousGroupie | Jun 4 2009, 01:57 AM Post #120 |
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Great 'blog entry - I swear I hadn't read it before I posted here. Great minds and all that. |
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| temptresss | Jun 4 2009, 12:55 PM Post #121 |
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what F-bombs? i didn't hear about this. any links? does this mean she's a real person? woo hoo, you go, girl. |
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| Deleted User | Jun 4 2009, 07:19 PM Post #122 |
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Do you really think I don't know what a talent show is? I just think talent shows are stupid. People with different skills shouldn't compete but this is what the public likes, unfair situations where they can feel sorry for others. You don't to practice many years a coreography to do it well. Coreography you can learn in few months, it's a robotic thing. |
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| beatlechick | Jun 4 2009, 11:33 PM Post #123 |
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Good, well-balanced choreography takes years to master. Not something you can do in just a few months. It is a lot of hardwork. Did I say you didn't know what a talent show is? I have been to several. They are fun for the audience but the performers really do try to put their heart and soul into it. Fortunately there really isn't any judging involved in the ones I have been to. Just the fact that someone has a talent and is able to get onstage in front of a lot of people is winning enough. Just because you don't like them, don't downplay them. People are only trying to display what they can do. |
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| temptresss | Jun 5 2009, 12:13 AM Post #124 |
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as long as people want to sing and dance and whatever in front of an audience, and as long as there are people who want to see it...it's gonna happen. seems like a 'sharing' experience. for those not interested, don't watch, easy as pie. Edited by temptresss, Jun 5 2009, 12:15 AM.
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| Bill | Jun 5 2009, 04:57 AM Post #125 |
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It's not that simple though, is it? I love seeing and hearing new talent but I will not watch any of these horrid "reality" shows because they're not about talent, they're about soap opera. Susan Boyle is a good singer. Nothing more, nothing less. If people heard her sing on the radio without knowing her backstory, they probably wouldn't have paid any attention. Instead, they're talking as much about the look on Simon Cowell's face. That's not talent, that's manufactured drama with a large dollop of voyeurism. It's the same with any other kind of "reality" TV. "Survivor," is not about survival skills, it's about soap opera. That's why the fat, nude, gay guy beats the navy seal. They're all made for people who want to be famous at any cost. What is talent? Someone can be incredibly talented at gardening but they won't have Amanda Holden gushing about a "wake-up call." Michelle is right - you can't compare the different pursuits. Is George Best a better soccer player than Byron was a poet? Even if we're only talking about music, what is talent? Yngwie Malmsteen knows all the scales and can play them really fast and really loud, but REM can make me cry. So who is more talented? And why should we care? Everyone is talented at something. And that talent either moves you or it doesn't. The rest is just fodder for bubble-gum cards. |
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| beatlechick | Jun 5 2009, 06:04 AM Post #126 |
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Bill there are times where being smart isn't necessarily a good thing. The talent shows that I have gone to have been either at elementary school auditoriums where both the students and the teachers perform or at Churches. No one gets judged, just the look on the faces of the people in the audience, the applause, and the happiness when the performer knows they did well is all that matters. Talent shows always has been, and always will be, open to whatever talent one has even if it is just jumping on a trampoline. To say that the people who have been on Britain/America's Got Talent and whatnot don't deserve their time in the spotlight because one's talent is different than the others is not a really fair statement to make. Like I said if you just want singing, try X Factor and Idol. You want just dancing, try So You Think You Can Dance. Sure these shows have drama, we're all human we can get pretty damn petty, but if the talent isn't there - neither is the show. Yes, it is easy to not watch these shows. I don't watch America's Got Talent. pretty much quit watching American Idol, stopped Big Brother, never watched The Hills and nearly all of the ones on MTV/VH1 (except Celebrity Rehab and Sober House). I do, however, watch Survivor and the MTV/VH1 shows CR and SH. See, so it isn't hard to not watch them. Pretty damned easy as a matter of fact. I |
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| Bill | Jun 5 2009, 06:32 AM Post #127 |
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That's why nobody made it. The point I was making, and I think Michelle was too, is that it's unfair to compare artistic pursuits that are as different as.... well.... as different as a school talent show is from nationally televised marketing exercises. I have to go now and eat some paste. |
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| FamousGroupie | Jun 5 2009, 06:54 AM Post #128 |
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Stir it with a red crayon, it gives the paste that extra oomph. |
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| temptresss | Jun 5 2009, 11:52 AM Post #129 |
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susan boyle WAS a wake up call. i don't see anything negative that came out of that. it's an endearing story that i'm sure we'll watch on the big screen (or tv, nonetheless) someday. over 100,000,000 people (and i'm sure much more that don't youtube it) were affected in the same way spanning every country. i don't care about the dancers, athletes, comedy acts, etc. susan made a point that has changed a lot of people's thinkings and have humbled a lot of us. i don't think there is a person on this earth that would have believed she could sing as she did... as far as comparing apples to oranges (all types of talent) it really doesn't seem right to judge them as such unless they were maybe categorized. i do think these reality shows are harmless and just a means of entertainment for a lot of people. some people play soccer or spend their life on a computer or watch movies that aren't real, others watch reality shows. the only one i watch is American Idol. so perhaps i like the drama... |
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| Deleted User | Jun 6 2009, 12:34 AM Post #130 |
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I do not like talent shows and I don't watch them. I was watching CNN and they were talking about Susan being at the hospital and I wanted to know why. I just think like Bill and he understood what I meant. Nancy if you need someone to translate what Brazilians say in English, ask Bill.
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| beatlechick | Jun 6 2009, 12:44 AM Post #131 |
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Red? I thought it deep orange?!? Damn, I've been doing it wrong all this time! |
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| Bill | Jun 6 2009, 01:33 AM Post #132 |
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Oh no! Don't do that! I'm not knocking Susan or any of her fans, but let's be realistic. It's only a "wake-up call" to anyone who didn't realise that unemployed women with grey hair can sing too. Well, call me a snob, but I already knew that. For a brief moment, I thought the wake-up call meant stripping away all the celebrity bullsh*t and letting the talent speak for itself. But that lasted about 30 seconds. Then it all became about what dress she would wear, just like all the rest of them. |
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| temptresss | Jun 6 2009, 10:45 PM Post #133 |
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oh i knew what you meant, michelle. comparing apples to oranges. they are in different leagues. i'm not too fond of talent contests either but when i first saw the SB youtube...my jaw dropped open like we know many others did as well. i think bill is in the minority as far as expecting her to sing as beautifully as she did. it's pretty wierd to think that some of those cinderella/snow white/disney films might actually have old gray-haired spinsters singing those songs!!! i know if susan sang for a princess movie and we hadn't heard of her before i NEVER would have expected her to look like that. but there you have it. you're never too old to have your eyes opened. you could see the shock in the audience when she did start belting out. no one expected it (if bill were in the audience he might have though ) i mean, come on...it IS a dramatic talent show that wants the publicity and they sure got it this time around. it's also kind of nice to find gems among all us normals. unfortunately, susan is a mere mortal and not as strong as some of these celebrity-seeking people are. she just wants to sing. she did not expect to be so overwhelmed. it's certain her nerves were frazzled from all the pressure. hopefully, she's doing better. |
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| moggy | Jan 14 2010, 03:57 PM Post #134 |
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i honestly cannot be doing with these shows as they are destroying creativity and new music. After all the winners of all these shows are just pub singers/ karaoke singers. If it was just saturday night entertainment on the telly ....no harm done, but it dosnt end there , the papers, the record shops , the wireless and therefore the charts is full of this junk. I go to loads of concerts and i am really impressed at most of the support groups i see. These young artists are talented , and have taken the time to learn a instrument , form a band , learn the art of songwriting ect . They slog hard traveling up and down the country , playing often to near empty halls , yet there is no room on mainstream radio , or the ever dwindleing space on the HMV cd shelves. Record companies are getting lazy, its easier to make a cd of covers by this weeks puppet, drop them and wait of the next puppet coming along, than to discover new talent and give it space to mature and build a following. If it was today , the Beatles may have struggled to break through " you write your own material and play instruments......learn a dance routine and come back" Dylan , fat reg, rod , bowie would never have been given a chance in todays climate . The Jam would have been dropped after the 2nd lp. Pulp took ten years and 4 lps to break through. All this makes it more suprising that Macca decided to appear on x factor , esp after putting it down on numerous occasions. What makes it worse , in a way hes stabbing those who attend LIPA in the back. Lets hope RATM getting no 1 is a fightback for PROPER music. weller , sting ( thats the first time they will have been on the same side LOL) , the cribs , ray davies , noel g and others have all had a go at x factor in recent weeks. They deserve credit for their stand in bringing back art and talent to music IMO these shows and supermarkets are doing more damage to music than illegal downloads Edited by moggy, Jan 14 2010, 03:59 PM.
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| NickAdams2010 | Jan 15 2010, 01:36 PM Post #135 |
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I can't stand her or any other Tripe in the dog dish of the telly that that d*ckhead Simon Fowell tells us to listen to. Am i the only person who would love to shoot him??
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jan 15 2010, 02:14 PM Post #136 |
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I doubt it very much, Nick.
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| NickAdams2010 | Jan 16 2010, 04:22 PM Post #137 |
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Haha yeah i think Rage Against The Machine proved that one |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Jan 18 2010, 11:32 PM Post #138 |
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Susan's Erratic Behaviour More evidence that Susan is being exploited. |
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| Cleo | Jan 19 2010, 05:57 PM Post #139 |
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I never liked her. I don't like her voice and I don't like the way people feel sorry for her. It just shows how people are full of preconceptions and how image is still everything (and can deceive, the only good thing about it, I love to see the face of the fools). Because she is not a hot woman it doesn't mean she can't sing. Oh yeah, human beings love to underestimate others. I won't buy her album because of her looks. I just don't like her voice and the music but I consider her a singer like any other singer. People love the story of the poor, ugly whatever who became "someone" and was happy forever. Sincerely, I´m getting tired of romantics. Edited by Cleo, Jan 19 2010, 06:00 PM.
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| NickAdams2010 | Jan 22 2010, 04:06 PM Post #140 |
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Amen to that i feel exactly the same way |
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| moggy | Jan 22 2010, 04:08 PM Post #141 |
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Looks dont really come into it.....susan , lewis....the lot of 'em are not creative artists . They are pub singers....and getting in the way of true talent. |
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| NickAdams2010 | Jan 22 2010, 04:09 PM Post #142 |
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I know better pub singers moggy i don't even think those talentless schmucks even fall into pub singer category. Edited by NickAdams2010, Jan 22 2010, 04:10 PM.
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| Cleo | Jan 22 2010, 04:16 PM Post #143 |
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Some pub singers are very good. Many pub singers write their own songs. Edited by Cleo, Jan 22 2010, 04:17 PM.
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well, NOTHING can take away what she gave the world. not even 10 guys jiving away on stage. boo hoo.


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) i mean, come on...it IS a dramatic talent show that wants the publicity and they sure got it this time around. it's also kind of nice to find gems among all us normals. 


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