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It’s one of my favorite lines from The Devil’s Advocate, when John Milton (played superbly by Al Pacino) explains his success to Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves): ”Don’t get too cocky my boy. No matter how good you are don’t ever let them see you coming. That’s the gaffe my friend. You gotta keep yourself small. Innocuous. Be the little guy. You know, the nerd… the leper… shit-kickin’ surfer. Look at me. Underestimated from day one. You’d never think I was a master of the universe, now would ya?”
Well, that’s what happend when 47 year old Susan Boyle performed on Britain’s Got Talent and blew away the judges. They all looked at a homely middle-aged unemployed woman from West Lothian, Scotland that told the show presenters that she was single and living with her cat Pebbles. “I’ve never had a boyfriend,” she said. “I’ve never even been kissed.” She went on telling the judges that she’d wanted to be a professional singer, as good as musical star Elaine Page. And they all snickered a bit. People in the audience rolled their eyes when professional dickhead Simon Cowell asked her “and why hasn’t it worked out so far Susan?” Susan’s response was short and profound: “Iv’e never been given the chance before, but here’s hoping it will change.”
And how it changed. Susan opened her mouth and everyone dropped their jaws.
The audience cheered with amazement as her strong voice took over the theater. They even burst into a standing ovation. Judge Piers Morgan was so impressed he admitted; “That was the biggest surprise I have had in three years of the show. You said you wanted to be like Elaine Paige and everyone laughed at you. Well no one is laughing now.” Another judge, Amanda Holden, was almost brought to tears by Boyle’s performance. The only one not admitting his suprise (which was no surprise) was Simon Cowell who said; “I knew the minute you walked out on that stage that we were going to hear something extraordinary, and I was right.” Dream on Simon!
In short, Susan Boyle became an overnight celebrity with appearances on on CBS’s Early Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today, and even on CNN’s Larry King. Her video on YouTube has been viewed millions and millions of times and rumour has it she will be a guest on the Oprah Winfrey show.
I wonder if this is going to be just 15 minutes of fame, or if she is here to stay. Anyway, just have a look at her performance on Britain’s Got Talent:
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