http://tw.truveo.com/Susan-Boyle-Singer-Britains-Got-Talent-2009-With/id/4252231543

英國又出現一位歌唱奇才,電視選秀歌唱比賽中出現一位鄉巴婦,長相抱歉,講話大刺刺,她上台時觀眾和評審都顯得瞧不起她.

評審問她話,她也答得里里拉拉, 她叫Susan Boyle,  47歲,住在 West Lothian ,問她夢想成為誰,她說Elaine Paige ,是英國一位長得很美麗的舞台劇歌手,全場訕笑.

孰知, 當她唱悲慘世界中的 I Dreamed  a dream ,剛一開口唱完第一句,就令全場驚喜,歌聲太美了.台下立時掌聲響起,三位毒舌評審也露出不可思議的表情.

她唱的歌詞跟她的悲慘境遇頗為貼切, 聽得令人泫然若泣. 台下觀眾則不斷喝采,甚至起立鼓掌.連評審也站了起來.

最後三位評審給了她極高的讚美,第一位評審說是他在這節目三年來最大的驚喜 (Surprise),或意外.. 她得到3個最大的Yes,得以晉級.

這支歌唱實況上了youtube ,從上周末至今短短幾天,已有 近1300萬人次點閱,數萬人留言,相信隨著媒體的報導,會有更多人來看. 我期侍看她在決賽的場面.

我上網找到Elaine Paige 的演唱實況:

下面這首是唱 貓劇中的  memory一1998年的.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96NZoeDs68 

這首是她唱Don't cry for me Argentinam 扮相超美.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciOalICSUAo&feature=related

而這位 Susan Boyle 自稱從沒被人吻過, 也沒約會過, 在教會當志工,無業,12歲開始喜歡唱歌,但大概住在小地方,歌唱才華從未被人發掘. 她一直照顧母親,後來母親死了,她才把握機會報名參加母親生前愛看的電視選秀(Britain's Got Talent),果然一炮而紅.

現在, Susan Boyle 變成許多人的希望和偶像: 如果你已進入中年,失業,沒成家,沒伴侶,而且長得不好看.....不要灰心,把握各種機會,表現你自己,總有成功的一天.

更重要的,現在的社會,長相差不一定是負數,就看你是否有自信,有實力.

I dreamed a dream 歌詞  (悲慘世界)

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high,
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.

Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used,
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung,
No wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
As they turn your dreams to shame.

And still I dream he'll come to me
And we will live our lives together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather...

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seems
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed