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I was peripherally aware of the Susan Boyle phenomenon when it was happening, but because I am a hermit who lives in a cave(think Eustus from Courage the Cowardly Dog), I had never seen or heard her perform. Last night while link-surfing from the Peter Fox video, I found her Britain's Got Talent audition of "I Dreamed a Dream".
I Dreamed a Dream
There's no denying it's a bravura performance, but what makes it sublime is the reactions of the crowd and judges. They're openly sniggering and laughing at her because she's a frumpy little lady in support hose who has the audacity to think she could matter, could have anything worth giving. And then, she opens her mouth. I've never seen a collective volte face so rapid, or so complete. I watched this video twenty times last night just to see grumpy old Simon Cowell melt into a starry-eyed fangirl.
I Dreamed a Dream
There's no denying it's a bravura performance, but what makes it sublime is the reactions of the crowd and judges. They're openly sniggering and laughing at her because she's a frumpy little lady in support hose who has the audacity to think she could matter, could have anything worth giving. And then, she opens her mouth. I've never seen a collective volte face so rapid, or so complete. I watched this video twenty times last night just to see grumpy old Simon Cowell melt into a starry-eyed fangirl.
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