Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#2re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:13am
Ha ha!
Oh, well, what can I say. I used to sing that song and thought it was wonderful until I came to NYC and got so SICK of Cats. Everybody coming here wanted you to go see Cats with them. Once was plenty.
#2re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 2:15am
One: I hate the musical Cats so much!
Two: I love Susan Boyle! Her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream is incredible.
Three: the combination of Memory and Susan Boyle just did not work for me. I really wish she had chosen something else. If that had been her first song, I don't think she would have been such a huge sensation. Sorry, but true.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#3re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 9:49amIf she had had a performance like her first one, there would be no suspense for the finals. I don't know who chose this song for her, but it was not a good one. And she was making surprising mistakes given her beautiful pitch and color during "I Dreamed a Dream." I hope the finals show her in better form, as on a good night she has a stunning voice.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#4re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 10:11am
So this girl's niche is going to be terribly overcooked British 1980's megamusical ballads?
I can't wait to hear her take on "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina"!
kelzama
Broadway Star Joined: 9/14/04
#5re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:28pmOne ALW ballad puts her in a terribly overcrooked ALW niche?
#6re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:29pmYeah- I saw her rendition of Memory and it was not great! She looked really good and she did hit the high note at the end. It just wasn't a strong performance. I thought the judges were being VERY easy on her!
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#7re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:32pmkelz, she did I Dreamed a Dream as well.
#8re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:42pm"I Dreamed A Dream" is by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#9re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:43pmI forgot ALW wrote Les Mis.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#10re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:44pm
Oooops. Brainfart.
I meant "terribly overcooked 1980s British megamusical ballads".
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#11re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:47pmOops, another brain fart. Its French.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#12re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 12:55pm
Stop farting.
You are smelling up the place.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#13re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 1:29pmThough Les Mis is technically French, I consider it British because it rose to prominence in England and I connect the whole "1980s megamusical" thing with Cameron Mackintosh.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#15re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 4:49pmOh, I thought this thread was about her missing performances. Damn.
#16re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 4:56pmShe had some false notes and she wobbled a bit, but for the most part, she could kick my ass any day in karaoke so who the hell am I to judge?
#17re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/25/09 at 8:36pm
Well, she was clearly really nervous... but also, I think it's clear that "I Dreamed A Dream" was her best and favorite song, and she'd probably practiced it a ton more times than any of her other songs. Everyone was so blown away by "I Dreamed A Dream" that she'd have to top it by a lot to get the same reaction.
Still, I liked her rendition of the song after the first verse or so. I've always hated this song-- and I actually really like CATS-- but I think she sounds pretty nice, especially the last verse, which sounds incredibly shrieky when most people sing it.
And I like what she's had done with her eyebrows.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#18re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/26/09 at 1:43am
The Empress has no clothes.
This performance proves what many people have said all along. This woman is a very moderately talented singer, with absolutely NO stage presence, who would be welcome in any church choir. And NOTHING more.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#19re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/26/09 at 12:18pm
Simon seemed to like it.
#20re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/26/09 at 12:21pmNo, he's just getting a hand-job from the judge next to him.
#21re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/26/09 at 4:08pmPiraguaGuy2: I love that little clip. it seriously looks like he's falling in love with her. so funny!
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#22re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/27/09 at 7:37pmHer big competition seems to be yet another pre-pubescent future gay boy singing "And I Am Telling You".
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#23re: Susan Boyle, Second Night Let Down?
Posted: 5/28/09 at 5:05pmSimon is thinking how best to market/exploit Ms Boyle to achieve maximum $$ during her brief shining moment. Nothing more or less.
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