The Woman Who Shut Up Simon Cowell

[Buzz Mills]

I think Susan Boyle will loose all of her frumpiness if she keeps putting energy into her more frequent appearances. "It's like", find something you love to do, and that you are good at, and you won't eat as much.

I can't wait to see her a year from now.

 

[DollyPardonMe]

Dolly, apparently you're a neighbor as well as a fellow musical theater fan.

Can I lend you some CDs? Something to help you get over your unnatural Andrew Lloyd Webber attachment?

(You don't know me, so I should probably point out that this post is a joke. :blowkiss

BTW, if you're an incurable Webber fan, check out Any Dream Will Do on BBC America. It's a contest to choose the lead in a revival of Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Webber himself appears as the head judge. (New episodes premier early Sunday evening and there are only two left.)

Oh, you could tell huh? I think I have EVERY Andrew Lloyd Webber musical CD made...LOL If you ever see a crazy lady driving down I-10 singing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" at the top her lungs, just wave cause it will most likely be me..he-he! I'm still waiting for Michael Ball to fall in Love with me..What a Hunk! On my "MYSPACE" page I tell Sir Andrew he should put him in ALL his musicals! THANKS for the info on Joseph and the Amazing Tech Dreamcoat..I will definitely watch..Think they will do Starlight Express next? (Please, Please!)

LOL..My MySpace is even dedicated to Michael Ball..Check it out:

www.myspace.com/paysonsgrandma

 

[Buzz Mills]

Dolly, apparently you're a neighbor as well as a fellow musical theater fan.

Can I lend you some CDs? Something to help you get over your unnatural Andrew Lloyd Webber attachment?

(You don't know me, so I should probably point out that this post is a joke. :blowkiss

BTW, if you're an incurable Webber fan, check out Any Dream Will Do on BBC America. It's a contest to choose the lead in a revival of Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Webber himself appears as the head judge. (New episodes premier early Sunday evening and there are only two left.)

WB Nova, you are a sight for sore eyes; haven't seen you around in ages, but always enjoyed your posts.

WB,
Buzz

 

[Kat]

Okay everyone, bear with me and imagine this one:

Susan comes out dressed as she usually does, conservative but nicely.

And she sings~~~~~~

Rose's Turn from Gypsy Lee. YES!!!

Here she is boys,
Here she is world,
It's SUSAN's turn!

I think she has it in her to turn that song out. What say you all?

 

[DollyPardonMe]

Okay everyone, bear with me and imagine this one:

Susan comes out dressed as she usually does, conservative but nicely.

And she sings~~~~~~

Rose's Turn from Gypsy Lee. YES!!!

Here she is boys,
Here she is world,
It's SUSAN's turn!

I think she has it in her to turn that song out. What say you all?

Well, I think she would Definitely have the crowd standing up for her if she could pull that one off, especially with her little wiggle she does with her hips..I'm not sure I would like it, but at this stage of the game I do think she needs to come up with something a little more Lively and that might just be it!

 

[Kat]

I think so too Dolly. I was thinking of that song because she needs to come out and knock the socks tee-totally off the Judges and the Audience. Not that she hasn't so far, I just see this glimmer in her eye that tells me she might just bust out ~ soon.

I love that song. It's one of my fav's because I can hear Ethel Merman in my head and boy did she have it!

 

[Marthatex]

Hi Marthatex, I so agree with you about her performance today. I've been thinking it may be more difficult to sing a soft song for a huge audience and have a standing ovation than a torch song.

I am very proud of Susan and thankful she didn't overdo anything. Just right like the baby bear said :blowkiss:

It's easy to start off on the wrong note or key; and the band could have been a little "off" and she had to adjust. She may not be used to singing with accompaniment.

I really didn't watch the whole thing; just saw some video of the beginning and end; I would love to watch it all.

Andrew L W is great; but I would think difficult to sing. "Memory" would not be an easy song at all IMO.

 

[Marthatex]

I didn't realize that the text was based on something TS Eliot wrote. My sheet music says "Text by Trevor Nunn after T.S. Eliot", whatever that means.

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Actually, the name of the song is Memory, according to my copyrighted sheet music here)

"Midnight - Not a sound from the pavement - Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone......

In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet - And the wind begins to moan.

Mem'ry - All alone in the moonlight - I can smile at the old days; I was beautiful then.

I remember the time I knew what happiness was; Let the mem 'ry live again.

.......skip

......skip

Turn up the volume: TOUCH ME, IT'S SO EASY TO LEAVE ME, All alone with the mem 'ry
OF my days in the sun....If you touch me you'll understand WHAT HAPPINESS IS....

Look! A new day has begun...... "

Go Susan!!!!!! You're going to win!!!

 

[scandi]

I didn't realize that the text was based on something TS Eliot wrote. My sheet music says "Text by Trevor Nunn after T.S. Eliot", whatever that means.

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Actually, the name of the song is Memory, according to my copyrighted sheet music here)

"Midnight - Not a sound from the pavement - Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone......

In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet - And the wind begins to moan.

Mem'ry - All alone in the moonlight - I can smile at the old days; I was beautiful then.

I remember the time I knew what happiness was; Let the mem 'ry live again.

.......skip

......skip

Turn up the volume: TOUCH ME, IT'S SO EASY TO LEAVE ME, All alone with the mem 'ry
OF my days in the sun....If you touch me you'll understand WHAT HAPPINESS IS....

Look! A new day has begun...... "

Go Susan!!!!!! You're going to win!!!

:blowkiss: Thanks so much for that Marthatex. I notice both songs so far somewhat parallel her life, never having been married and now wants to show she is a good person with something to contribute to the world. I say GO Susan too, and can feel the passion of loving and living in her being.

Last night I went between the Broadway version of the song {with the duet} and the song Susan sang, and it seems they shortened the song, probably due to time allowed on the show.

Did her song follow the sheet music you have?

 

[Marthatex]

:blowkiss: Thanks so much for that Marthatex. I notice both songs so far somewhat parallel her life, never having been married and now wants to show she is a good person with something to contribute to the world. I say GO Susan too, and can feel the passion of loving and living in her being.

Last night I went between the Broadway version of the song {with the duet} and the song Susan sang, and it seems they shortened the song, probably due to time allowed on the show.

Did her song follow the sheet music you have?

True; I didn't think of that. Oh, I guess I haven't heard the duet. I haven't watched the video, but the song isn't all that long.

 

[DollyPardonMe]

If she sticks close to songs that mirror her Life, another ALW song that she might do well from EVITA is "Another suitcase in another Hall."

Here are some of the Lyrics:

Time and time again I've said that I don't care
That I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through
But every time it matters all my words desert me
So anyone can hurt me -- and they do

So what happens now?
Another suitcase in another hall
So what happens now?
Take your picture off another wall
Where am I going to?
You'll get by you always have before
Where am I going to?

I think this is MY national anthem though

 

[DollyPardonMe]

Seems like our Ms Boyle has caught the eye of Sir Andrew!!

http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2009/05/15/boyle-lloyd-webber/

Sorry if this link was posted before. I went through the whole thread and didnt see it but I could have missed it. I also saw the Video of Susan singing at her parents 25th Anniversay. "I don't know how to love him" from Jesus Christ Superstar..That would be a GREAT one for her to sing too!

 

[Marthatex]

"I Don't Know How to Love Him" would be great - as well as songs from Evita

Actually I love the old musical songs, like from Camelot and the Sound of Music

I think Climb Every Mountain is a very dynamic song for her voice. Man of LaMancha has some great ones. "To Dream the Impossible Dream...." YES!!!! and Dulcenea is nice.

What about "Somewhere Out There?" Well, there are so many great songs; I'm sure she'll find the right one.

Does she have to sing a recent or popular song, or can it be free choice?

 

[KT Can]

Your skip-skip turn up the volume made me laugh out loud Marthatex! :laughitup:Thanks for that!

 

[capps]

"I Don't Know How to Love Him" would be great - as well as songs from Evita

Actually I love the old musical songs, like from Camelot and the Sound of Music

I think Climb Every Mountain is a very dynamic song for her voice. Man of LaMancha has some great ones. "To Dream the Impossible Dream...." YES!!!! and Dulcenea is nice.

What about "Somewhere Out There?" Well, there are so many great songs; I'm sure she'll find the right one.

Does she have to sing a recent or popular song, or can it be free choice?

Yes,Marthatex! I was going to post "To Dream The Impossible Dream",but you beat me to it!
I think Andy Williams is noted for singing that song,but I remember a long,long time ago,sitting in a dentist waiting room,and a talk show was on which had Robert Goulet on as a guest,he sang this song....and he just knocked my socks off!! I was mezmerized!!

A wonderful song for Susan Boyle to sing!

 

[Nova]

Yes,Marthatex! I was going to post "To Dream The Impossible Dream",but you beat me to it!
I think Andy Williams is noted for singing that song,but I remember a long,long time ago,sitting in a dentist waiting room,and a talk show was on which had Robert Goulet on as a guest,he sang this song....and he just knocked my socks off!! I was mezmerized!!

A wonderful song for Susan Boyle to sing!

Richard Kiley sang it originally (in Man of La Mancha), but those were the days when multiple performers would record songs from new Broadway shows. IIRC, you're right that Williams had a hit with it, but Goulet sang it on an album and has revived it throughout his career.

Here's a long, yet still incomplete list of recordings of the song:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impossible_Dream_(The_Quest)

 

[Nova]

I didn't realize that the text was based on something TS Eliot wrote. My sheet music says "Text by Trevor Nunn after T.S. Eliot", whatever that means.

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Actually, the name of the song is Memory, according to my copyrighted sheet music here)

"Midnight - Not a sound from the pavement - Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone......

In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet - And the wind begins to moan.

Mem'ry - All alone in the moonlight - I can smile at the old days; I was beautiful then.

I remember the time I knew what happiness was; Let the mem 'ry live again.

.......skip

......skip

Turn up the volume: TOUCH ME, IT'S SO EASY TO LEAVE ME, All alone with the mem 'ry
OF my days in the sun....If you touch me you'll understand WHAT HAPPINESS IS....

Look! A new day has begun...... "

Go Susan!!!!!! You're going to win!!!

Cats is indeed based on T.S. Eliot's poetry collection, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. But Eliot was dead by the time the show was written, so the director, Trevor Nunn, revised the original poems to meet whatever needs arose in the stage production.

I believe that the "Memory" lyrics, however, are usually attributed mostly to Nunn. It's the one song in the show that doesn't sound like the others and IIRC, though it may be based on ideas that appear in Eliot, Nunn sat down and wrote that entire lyric.

 

[Nova]

Far be it from me to assert there's anything Miss Boyle can't sing, but in the little I've heard, I don't hear the flat-out, American belt of Ethel Merman or some, very early Streisand.

(Edited because I misspelled "Streisand." The IHU ("International Homosexuals' Union") will be wanting me to return my membership card.)

On the other hand, Dollypardonme wants Boyle to sing the Underage Hooker's Anthem, aka "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" rolleyes, so anything Merman sang might be a better choice. (Dolly, I do think you're on the right track with "I Don't Know How to Love Him.")

 

[DollyPardonMe]

"I Don't Know How to Love Him" would be great - as well as songs from Evita

Actually I love the old musical songs, like from Camelot and the Sound of Music

I think Climb Every Mountain is a very dynamic song for her voice. Man of LaMancha has some great ones. "To Dream the Impossible Dream...." YES!!!! and Dulcenea is nice.

What about "Somewhere Out There?" Well, there are so many great songs; I'm sure she'll find the right one.

Does she have to sing a recent or popular song, or can it be free choice?

I wanted to name my daughter Dulcenea and hubby wouldnt let me, then I wanted to name her Maria with an H at the end for "They call the wind Maria" (Paint your Wagon) So, I settled for Rebecca and of course she goes by BECK and their most popular song is "Loser"...Figures!

 

[Nova]

WB Nova, you are a sight for sore eyes; haven't seen you around in ages, but always enjoyed your posts.

WB,
Buzz

Buzz, my friend, I haven't had time to do much more than visit a few "Up to the Minute" threads. But I didn't mean to disappear.

I hope you are well!

Nova