I've never seen an episode of American Idol. Watching emaciated twits do grandiose karaoke doesn't have appeal to me honestly. It makes me crazy that all you have to be is cute, thin and blonde these days to be accepted as a talented singer. Bette Midler and Janice Joplin would be singing to their houseplants in their slippers in today's market.
While logging into Yahoo for my email, I noticed a headline of a woman that wowed the crowd on Britain's Got Talent. Intrigued by her visage, I clicked through and I too was wowed by her voice, her personality and her spunk. There are few skinny bitches rolling their eyes at her in the beginning that I would really, really, like to reach through the screen and strangle with their own limp hair strands.
This is a short video of Susan Boyle, 47, of a small British village during her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream"from Les Miserables.
For a longer video that includes an interview with her before and after her performance, visit the embed disabled video on YouTube.
Hoorah for Susan and all the ladies out there that have the guts to chase their dreams.
Thanks for posting this. I got a little teared up watching and listening to this. One of my all time favorite songs sung beautifully.
Dreams can happen, no matter what our age, size or whatever other barriers we think are in our way.
Posted by: Jean | Monday, April 13, 2009 at 08:30 PM