Posted on 04/17/2009 6:43:40 PM PDT by Born Conservative
The song title "Cry Me A River" brings Justin Timberlake to mind for Generation Y. But that is likely to change thanks to Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing sensation whose Britain's Got Talent appearance wooed millions of broadcast and online viewers.
Boyle's moving rendition of "Cry Me A River" was uploaded to YouTube Thursday night, sparking further interest and frenzy over the extremely talented singer.
Boyle's "Cry Me A River" is a remake of the blues standard, not Timberlake's pop ballad. Boyle's track went virtually unnoticed when it was independently released 10 years ago on a charity CD reported Times Online. The Whitburn Community Council in West Lothian only pressed 1,000 copies of The Millennium Celebration compilation.
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This one by London is sing songy but doesn’t even begin to have the heart that Susan’s does. No comparison.
Hopefully, she won’t even come to Hollywood. She wants to be a singer, I would bet that some rmusic producer in England is interested in her now. And since she’s not aiming for the ‘pop tart’ genre, the looks aren’t as important. I hope she makes good on her dream, that something comes of this for her just like it did for Paul Potts.
Julie London is good, but there’s something about Susan’s voice that adds to the song. My vote goes for Susan’s rendition, no question about it!
Go Susan!
Is there a you tube for comparisons sake?
OMG. I just clicked on your link. I’m just....she’s...I....I.. Her voice on that song! How unbelievably awesome!
I’m in love!
I doubt he’d be anyone’s choice for a kiss anyway.
Yeah, but Newt can’t sing like this Angel! ... ‘Course, Susan may not be able to write novels like Newt can, so maybe they’re even.
There was a good singer at an underground bar in Old Market Square. She and her husband owned it and I think she was German. Renee or something. She was good.
The mp3 of Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River can be downloaded from this link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?onzznzrv03i
I saw him too, back in the 70’s. For all of about maybe 5 songs. He kept stopping in mid-song, running behind an amplifier and throwing up! He was so drunk either he or someone stopped his performance after the 5th song or so.
I can’t remember if this was at the ZZ Top concert in Memorial Stadium in Austin in ‘74 or if it was at the Rolling Stones concert in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in ‘75. (they tend to run together now!)
She’s already a swan.
“Is there a you tube for comparisons sake?”
I would suggest a copy of Mad Dogs and Englishmen (including Leon Russel and the Delta Lady, Rita Coolidge!)
The standards for eternal youth and impossible beauty is not generally obtainable for mere mortals. Normal is good. I don’t have any quarrel with reasonable grooming, but overkill is silly.
Thank you thank you thank you! I’ve been trying to find a way to download that since yesterday.
It’s just mindboggling isn’t it?
How Susan Boyle Stole My Heart - Piers Morgan
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-16/how-susan-boyle-won-my-heart/
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