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Topic: Susan Boyle's fairy tale dream
tempered by reality |
Susan Boyle's fairy tale dream
tempered by reality
Associated Press, by Jill Lawless
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Posted By:ketchuplover, 10/22/2012 12:58:29 AM
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| London - She dreamed a dream, and it came true. But what happened next for Susan Boyle? The middle-aged church volunteer from a small town in Scotland became an instant global celebrity in 2009 with her heart-stopping rendition of the "Les Miserables" number "I Dreamed a Dream" on a TV talent show. (snip) But the 51-year-old singer who entered the TV talent contest to make her late mother proud is remarkably unchanged. She's still a bit frumpy, though she's acquired a new hairdo, more expensive clothes and a makeover. She still lives in her down-at-heel home town, has outbursts of
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Comments:
So now Susan Boyle is a weird duck for NOT letting fame and fortune change her? I join others in applauding her for her discernment and genuineness.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 10/22/2012 1:11:46 AM (No. 8951488)
We should all do as well as Susan.
Good for her for keeping it real.
When someone doesn'r meet the expections of others and the snippy comments start, isn't it bullying ?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 10/22/2012 1:11:55 AM (No. 8951489)
AP headlines always range from a bit snarky to way misleading whenever the subject is a sweet decent human being. Susan Boyle continues to be a very successful artist with loyal fans worldwide. God bless her!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Robinsolana, 10/22/2012 1:26:38 AM (No. 8951501)
Susan Boyle has earned an immense fund of good will just by being who she is.
AP not so much.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Spidey, 10/22/2012 1:50:35 AM (No. 8951522)
The left thinks someone is weird if they don't obsess over money and materialism.Susan could buy a huge mansion and walk in circles all day or stay where she is,comfortable with her surroundings.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
JAN, 10/22/2012 3:42:15 AM (No. 8951549)
And if Susan Boyle abandoned her home and moved to a mansion there would be the AP trashing and bashing her for getting above herself.
The elites just don't get it.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Th-Gr-Sil-Majority, 10/22/2012 5:00:01 AM (No. 8951558)
...a simple woman, blessed with a special gift, whose life changed in a manner few of us would ever experience...
...all in all, I'd say she's hanging in there pretty well...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
hhfi2, 10/22/2012 5:08:52 AM (No. 8951560)
The only negative thing I could say about Susan Boyle is that I wish she would be a bit more forceful in taking control of her career. She has a gorgeous voice, and the best thing I've ever heard her sing was a simple cover of "Cry Me A River," cut for a charity record for her church before she ever became famous.
Since then, Simon Cowell or whoever is in charge of her records has made her sing nothing but tuneless "inspirational" glop, buried in oceans of strings and children's choruses to the point where you can barely hear her. I was especially disappointed in her Christmas album, which could have been beautiful if she'd just been allowed to sing Christmas songs in a straightforward way.
Is it too much to ask that at least once, she be put in the hands of a producer who actually has good taste and restraint and respect for her talent? Get rid of all the overproduction and audio cotton candy and let us hear the woman's voice!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Lucky4, 10/22/2012 12:56:36 PM (No. 8952742)
She is a real person with real problems and she is doing well. I find this story very inspiring. Sudden fame is toxic and fatal for many.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
pomom, 10/22/2012 1:14:52 PM (No. 8952798)
When she sang with Donnie Osmond a couple weeks ago on Dancing With The Stars, she was visibly nervous. Donnie came to her rescue in such a touching way, held her hand to help her get over it. He's been her idol for a long time, according to a bio I saw. I want her Christmas CD. Love her voice. Feh on those who criticize her for not being ''pop'' enough for them or for sticking to her plain roots.
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