Joe Soucheray: She's [Susan Boyle] not lovely? The goosebumps say otherwise.

St. Paul Pioneer Press ^ | 04/18/2009 | Joe Soucheray

[2nd amendment mama]

Joy Behar is just jealous that Susan Boyle has more talent and is a far more beautiful person than Behar could ever hope to achieve. Behar is pond scum.

[kalee]

Incredible, huh?

[silent_jonny]

Ping to a nice article :)

[Osage Orange]

Yes..!!

Susan Boyle is no flash in the pan...!!

[rdb3]

She is fantastic!

Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.

Oh, dear...

[2nd amendment mama]

Here's a clip of Elaine Paige singing I Dreamed A Dream.

[2nd amendment mama]

Here's a clip of Elaine Paige singing I Dreamed A Dream.

I hit post to fast. Meant to add that I personally like Susan's version better than Elaine Paige's version.

[t2buckeye]

I’ve watched several times as well...I think this guy gets it too. It’s NOT just that a not very attractive (in the world’s eyes) woman brings down the house. The clip reveals the smugness of the audience who believed that someone who is not at all sophisticated or trained by vocal coaches could possibly succeed. They all wanted to believe that here was a woman who didn’t stand a chance and she surprised them totally and she moved them, and us, to tears.

[Ann Archy]

That was beautiful!

[TXnMA]

Quiet witness ping...

[zeugma]

Freaking wow!

[betty boop]

Quiet witness ping...

When I was a child, my Mother constantly would tell me, "Beauty is as beauty does." It was a sort of mantra, regularly repeated.

And of course, my Mother is so right about that. Susan Boyle is living proof.

And so is my Mother.

All glory be to God!

Thanks ever so much, TXnMA, for the ping!

[nicksaunt]

I couldn’t agree with you more. Great post.

[zeugma]

I’m a grown man, and her performance and story made me tear up.

Same here.

 Yup. Same here. Twice. Wow.

[Grandma Pam]

Bless you for that wonderful post. What a great illustration of God’s love for us.

[Ted Grant]

The trio of judges had to have seen her before she wound up on tv, so they knew what to expect. Their reaction had to be a put-on. The audience was genuinely surprised, though.

[Alamo-Girl]

When I was a child, my Mother constantly would tell me, "Beauty is as beauty does."

So very true. Thank you for sharing that dearest sister in Christ! And thank you so much for the ping, dear brother in Christ!

[retrokitten]

That is a nice article! Thanks for the ping.