I do not watch...

[sparkindarkness]

...the various "talent shows" blighting our televisions screens. Most of them are glorified freak shows where millions can gather to laugh and mock. Worse, they show all that is wrong with the music industry (well, a lot of what is wrong with it - there's a lot of wrong there) and why we went from being a rather dominant force in music to the insipid offerings we now have.

And I hate Simon Cowel.


And then they produce something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

And, after some obligatory minutes of open mouthed awe I don't know whether to be overjoyed or to cry. Overjoyed because she has been found and that incredible talent has been recognised.

Or be sad because, with the music industry, she is not young enough, not sexy enough and not beautiful enough for them to make her a success. Or even more sad that for so many years this talent has been unrecognised

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[solid-squid.livejournal.com]

If they don't take her on, and with the amount of attention she's getting now, she could probably be the first ever "indy" opera singer. I'd certainly buy a copy of her album anyway.

Oh, and I loved the little dance she did at the end when she got the votes XD

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I hope so - hail the power of the viral!


She's a character! A brassy, happy, powerful person :) I like her

[solid-squid.livejournal.com]

Well if nothing else, she's gotten one hell of a chance already. Elaine Page has contacted her suggesting doing a duet

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/apr/19/susan-boyle-duet-elaine-paige