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….I find that’s part of her appeal.
We say doolally…how come the ‘l’ becomes a ‘w’ north of the border?
It’s a colloquial thing –
it’s an amalgamation of doolally and wally, so I’m led to believe.
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One minor crticism though. She needs to reel in the daft remarks and over excitability at times. Makes her look a bit doowally (Scots term for off her head
Couldn’t agree more.The intentional or uncontrolled attempts at being funny or wacky really put me off her.
I’m always uncomfortable being played by the media/Cowell hype into over rating anyone’s real worth as a performer this time rather patronisingly due to Boyle’s apperance and humble background etc.I know the worth and value of fame and celebrity has altered unrecognisably in the last decade or so but even so I don’t get how Susan Boyle is known around the world because of 1 performance on a lowish rent light entertainment contest.It can only be a testament to the power of the media.
I know its only a piece of entertainment butI can’t help feeling patronised by how all TV formats have to merge into this one successful model? Why is this show identical in production values to the X Factor ?
Are light entertainment audiences not considered sophisticated enough for anything other than hyper whipped up screaming audiences,everyone described as ‘fantastic’ by the judges( in this case bellydancer? odd ball couple lifing things with their ears?) and do we have to have Cowell on every show of this type.Lazy programme making that doesn’t deserve its success IMO and either a saddish reflection on the general viewing public or the alternatives available or both.I for one have never been particularly interested in ‘opera light’ style music or entertainment beyond the odd one performance on TV so no amount of trying to sell an album by Boyle or Paul Potts would ever work, but seemingly not so for a significant numbers of others who IMO don’t see these pay per vote shows for what they are and allow Simon Cowell seemingly the only person who has an opinion to decide what they should like.
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Even if Susan Boyle were to win, how accurate a reflection would it be of her popularity? She was thrust upon the British public as an ‘inspiration’ to the average Joe and I would hazard a guess that bets went on her for that very reason.
If people had plenty of cash riding on her, is it not possible that telephone votes will be skewed to ensure her success?
For what it’s worth I’ll chance a few quid on Shaheen Jafargholi at 9/1.
You just have to look at the number of hits on youtube, allied to the media frenzy throughout the world, in order to gauge Susan Boyle’s popularity.
It is symptomatic of all British success stories : whenever someone’s star rises to unpalatable levels, the vultures inevitably hover to chew them to pieces.
I notice Lily Allen is the latest to knock Miss Boyle.
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Lily Allen is all right but she’s got big knees .. too many chicken nuggets and not enough playing out when she was a kid, I reckon. She shouldn’t be having a snipe at anyone with knees like that.
I’m going to vote for Susan ..
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Chew what to pieces – Susan Boyle has achieved nothing! I’m far more in line with those who criticise for the simple fact that I’d hate myself for all eternity for jumping on the bandwagon of praise for absolutely no reason.
The ‘British way’, unfortunately, is to emulate no-marks to the level of celebrity, setting them up for nothing but a massive fall. And the saddest thing is that the no-marks buy in to their own hype – Susan Boyle has conducted herself appallingly since her ‘rise to fame’ and were it anyone else, living their lives as per, we’d label them nutty without a second thought.
I despair at the state of this country at the best of times, but situations like this mystify me completely. I know plenty of women who could sing Susan Boyle off the stage and most of them wouldn’t look too bad with a beard either.
As a "no mark", I hope Susan Boyle wins.
Equitrack, I think you’re being rather patronising. I think people are quite able to discern what is talent and what is not. Yes, some may have jumped on the bandwagon, but so what.
Incidentally, the cast of Les Miserables, along with impressario, Cameron Mackintosh, who was instrumental in bringing Les Miserables to Britain, were asked to view the recording of Susan Boyle singing I Dreamed A Dream and give their professional opinion about it.
They concluded that she was very good and were actually surprised that an amateur singer could put up such a performance. Mackintosh was so impressed that he has said that he intends to work with her.
These people don’t mess about and certainly have no time for platitudes or indeed, waste their time with "no marks."
There may be many women who can sing Susan Boyle off the stage, as you say, but few have the courage to stand up there, in front of millions, and open themselves up to potential ridicule and rejection.
That’s the difference.
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Susan Boyle is already up her own A*** i think Aiden the kid dancer will win, i love Diversity but i think their votes will be shared with the other group of dancers and little Hollie might be in the shake up
my prediction
1 Aiden
2 Boil
3 hollieI normally do not bet on these events, but I must admit I availed myself of the evens on offer for Susan Boyle to win.
She already has 5 million votes in the bag.
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I’m going to guarantee that Susan Boyle wins by putting her up as a definite lay.
I think the draw will be critical and whoever performs latest out of the Shaheen and Aidan has a chance of beating her especially if the box walking rumours are true.Then again if like in the last semi final on Friday there is some kind of ‘ failure’ or stoppage it can only help who ever suffers it even allowing for weight for age in Boyle’s case.( This is a reference to her age not her weight by the way ( honest) i.e not just 10 year old’s having stage fright and stopping win votes with the Great British Public).
The semi’s were full of no hopers apart from the highly predictable finalists who got throughto make what looks like an excellent final with the possible exception of the Grandfather/daughter act which without being hard hearted is well below final standard IMO even though everyone seems to have missed how good the Granddaughter would be on her own.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYXN4X5l3O8
Made me chuckle – I don’t think MJsDiscos is the sharpest tool in the box!
Susan Boyle is already up her own A*** i think Aiden the kid dancer will win, i love Diversity but i think their votes will be shared with the other group of dancers and little Hollie might be in the shake up
my prediction
1 Aiden
2 Boil
3 hollie.. I think your right Ledge .. Susan is a good lay at the price. Aiden will win IMO.
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On tonight’s performances it’s between Shaheen, Flawless and Diversity.
I think most have warmed to the saxophonist, and whilst he plays with a good deal more emotion than your average musician he really did look out of place on the show. I can’t be the only one who finds 2 Grand’s apparent like of love songs a little bit creepy, Hollie Steel shouldn’t have been in the final, Shaun Smith wasn’t good enough (he can sing, and is – somewhat annoyingly – a good looking lad, but he was outshone tonight) and Stavros Flatley are just ‘two podgy fellas’.
The power in Shaheen’s voice is incredible for a boy if his age, and win or not he has his future made. I thought Flawless gave the better performance dance wise, but the ingenuity in Diversity’s choreography was astounding – the transformer sequence was nothing short of genius.
Well done, Diversity. I do prefer Flawless but both are phenomenal.
I don’t see this doing any damage to Susan Boyle. IMO it’ll be much better for her. The problem with her is pressure I think. The moment the pressure’s lifted she instantly changes.
Anyway losing certainly didn’t hurt Rhydian’s career after X-Factor and it won’t make a blind bit of difference to SuBo.
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Far from it, Zarkava.
I think, without the novelty of the show behind her, Susan Boyle has absolutely nothing. Viral sensations only last for so long and, despite the fact that she has (reportedly) had to contend with particular learning difficulties, her time has been and gone.
All credit to Diversity though – stunning performance. As I said I don’t think they were the best dancers in the final – that accolade undoubtedly goes to Flawless – but the creativity of the choreographer, and the seamless links they build with the soundtrack, have to be seen to be belived.
Superb stuff.
Yes, well done Diversity – quite a shock as I didn’t take to them initially. My goodness what incredible choreography to get that act together.
Nice to see Susan Boyle magnanimous in defeat – I might buy her album, and Julian Smith do so well. Great final.
I haven’t seen this programme before, but decided I’d better watch it tonight to see what all the fuss was about…..I then turned it on just after Susan Boyle had performed, so missed most of it. I did, however, see Diversity, and thought they were outstanding. Can’t help but think, though, that the whole point of the show is for Amanda Holden to just look compassionate and beautiful and for everyone to boo Simon Cowell; bit like pantomime,really.
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