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Hi Folks! allow me to reintroduce myself, JayBea is the name and I have been a member of this fan site since late 2009. I'm a longterm lurker and have made five posts. I don't want to fill the fan site pages with nonsense. Despite my lack of input I admire enormously every thing Susan has achieved since that fateful night on BGT, but I'm not a real fan, there I've said it, I've come out of the closet. I admire her voice, the way she can change the age of her voice e.g. Mad World, her sense of humour, her humility, well everything except, takes deep breath before continuing, except her choice of music, far too many slow tunes for my liking, but more on that subject later.
I may not be a true fan of Susan's but I'm a fan of this fan site, I think I can lay claim to being the site's only 'groupie'. I'm a daily visitor to get all the latest news on Susan, and there are no shortage of correspondents to keep me up to date. I marvel at CB's posters, and like CB I have Paint Shop Pro so I try to figure out how he has achieved certain effects. Tweek's buttons are a delight to behold. In fact this fan site is populated by very talented people. I specialise in lurking myself.
Back to the choice of music that Susan sings. I have no sense of adventure when it comes to music so Susan's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow left me cold, why change a perfectly good melody, it wasn't broke. Unchained Melody was never a favourite of mine, she sang it even slower than the original, and there are other songs that don't appeal which don't come readily to mind. So what do I like? 'Susan Sings Cole Porter' that I would buy. His lyrics are magical and melodies are memorable. Shut your eyes and hear Susan singing 'In the Still of the Night' as a beguine, up the tempo a bit for 'Anything Goes' then slow it down again for 'Night and Day'. There's no charge for all this BTW. How about Irvin Berlin or Jerome Kern, you get my drift. Cover songs sung by Billie Holiday. Like I said, I've no sense of adventure. One last addition, she has to sneak in 'Fame' somewhere, I'm with RIK on this. It's only a song, and Susan sings songs.
So there you have it, JayBea's take on the musical world of Susan Boyle. You can tell by the spelling that I'm from the UK, though I haven't lived there for forty years, I'm as far away from the UK as I can get. I used to live in Edinburgh but never travelled on the A6 (I think I'm correct) that would have taken me to Blackburn.
Just in case you are wondering, I'm a fella, and I lived through the abdication of Edward Vlll. I'll leave you to do the sums.
Toodle pip
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Hi JayBea, and thanks for posting. I missed when you posted originally. Glad you enjoy the Forum, and certainly some of the comments you make about song choices aren't the first time they've been made on the Forum. In fact, there is a new thread about where to send song choice suggestions to Syco, in case you are interested:
http://forum.susan-boyle.com/threads...t-Info-At-Syco
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Originally posted by JayBea View PostHi Folks! allow me to reintroduce myself, JayBea is the name and I have been a member of this fan site since late 2009. I'm a longterm lurker and have made five posts. I don't want to fill the fan site pages with nonsense. Despite my lack of input I admire enormously every thing Susan has achieved since that fateful night on BGT, but I'm not a real fan, there I've said it, I've come out of the closet. I admire her voice, the way she can change the age of her voice e.g. Mad World, her sense of humour, her humility, well everything except, takes deep breath before continuing, except her choice of music, far too many slow tunes for my liking, but more on that subject later.
I may not be a true fan of Susan's but I'm a fan of this fan site, I think I can lay claim to being the site's only 'groupie'. I'm a daily visitor to get all the latest news on Susan, and there are no shortage of correspondents to keep me up to date. I marvel at CB's posters, and like CB I have Paint Shop Pro so I try to figure out how he has achieved certain effects. Tweek's buttons are a delight to behold. In fact this fan site is populated by very talented people. I specialise in lurking myself.
Back to the choice of music that Susan sings. I have no sense of adventure when it comes to music so Susan's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow left me cold, why change a perfectly good melody, it wasn't broke. Unchained Melody was never a favourite of mine, she sang it even slower than the original, and there are other songs that don't appeal which don't come readily to mind. So what do I like? 'Susan Sings Cole Porter' that I would buy. His lyrics are magical and melodies are memorable. Shut your eyes and hear Susan singing 'In the Still of the Night' as a beguine, up the tempo a bit for 'Anything Goes' then slow it down again for 'Night and Day'. There's no charge for all this BTW. How about Irvin Berlin or Jerome Kern, you get my drift. Cover songs sung by Billie Holiday. Like I said, I've no sense of adventure. One last addition, she has to sneak in 'Fame' somewhere, I'm with RIK on this. It's only a song, and Susan sings songs.
So there you have it, JayBea's take on the musical world of Susan Boyle. You can tell by the spelling that I'm from the UK, though I haven't lived there for forty years, I'm as far away from the UK as I can get. I used to live in Edinburgh but never travelled on the A6 (I think I'm correct) that would have taken me to Blackburn.
Just in case you are wondering, I'm a fella, and I lived through the abdication of Edward Vlll. I'll leave you to do the sums.
Toodle pip
I could not agree more with your choices
We have no power here. we have tried for years... you have excellent taste in songs- I guess you must live in either CA or Hawaii if you are far away from the UK as you can get
Welcome
Anyway,
the email for the Managing Director of Syco is:
sonny.takhar@syco.com
cheers!
Terijaysigpic"
Caveat: All opinions expressed are in my humble opinion unless stated otherwise.
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Originally posted by MGinLA View PostHi JayBea, and thanks for posting. I missed when you posted originally. Glad you enjoy the Forum, and certainly some of the comments you make about song choices aren't the first time they've been made on the Forum. In fact, there is a new thread about where to send song choice suggestions to Syco, in case you are interested:
http://forum.susan-boyle.com/threads...t-Info-At-Sycosigpic"
Caveat: All opinions expressed are in my humble opinion unless stated otherwise.
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Anyone else ready to step up and be counted. Feeling "Thankful" today for everyone who supports our Scottish songbird."To love a person is to know the song in their heart & sing it to them when they've forgotten."
They come, they come, to build a wall between us...we know they won't win." Don't dream it's over.
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Welcome JayBea. I think we are of the same generation and I have always wanted songs by those composers. And she did Steven Sondheim on the 4th album. Susan can take an original and make me like it although I didn't like the original. Pink Floyd I can do without but I like her version. But unlike you, I love the Eva Cassidy version of over the rainbow better then the original. What I like about Susan's music is her appreciation of the lyrics and you can't get them across singing very fast, especially the ones she sings. She is always surprising me. Never a dull moment musically. And I love her as a person and so respect what she does.
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Originally posted by sugar puddin View PostWelcome JayBea. I think we are of the same generation and I have always wanted songs by those composers. And she did Steven Sondheim on the 4th album. Susan can take an original and make me like it although I didn't like the original. Pink Floyd I can do without but I like her version. But unlike you, I love the Eva Cassidy version of over the rainbow better then the original. What I like about Susan's music is her appreciation of the lyrics and you can't get them across singing very fast, especially the ones she sings. She is always surprising me. Never a dull moment musically. And I love her as a person and so respect what she does.
Hi, JayBea!Jean W Kirkland = SB Fan!
sigpicImagine where she'll be 20 years from now - where she will have gone, who she will have inspired, given hope to, even mentored.
Bless this woman for who she is! Honest, Wholesome, Real and Persevering!
(Taken from Youtube comment 2009)
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JayBea....Glad to meet you..welcome to the Forum. Your song choices are brilliant and I agree that they all would be grand for Susan to sing. I too did not care for Over the Rainbow, at least Susan's interpretation, but it was very imaginative, if that is the word.
So lurk no more, jaybea....let's hear from you often.
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Hello
I am a fan of Susan who was here when this fan site was initially established. I haven't been in here for many years. So glad to be back. Hoping to get caught up with the great goings on in her life. :biggrin"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
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Originally posted by Loyal4Boyle View PostI am a fan of Susan who was here when this fan site was initially established. I haven't been in here for many years. So glad to be back. Hoping to get caught up with the great goings on in her life. :biggrinsigpic
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Oh My, Y'all MOST Welcome Back - And Missed
Originally posted by Loyal4Boyle View PostI am a fan of Susan who was here when this fan site was initially established. I haven't been in here for many years. So glad to be back. Hoping to get caught up with the great goings on in her life. :biggrinLast edited by Retired In Kalifornia; 05-24-2015, 03:29 PM.
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