BuzzFeed - "The American Susan Boyle" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:24:46 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) I smell a scam http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesd/i-smell-a-scam-33rd-hvu

I smell a scam

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/jamesd/i-smell-a-scam-33rd-hvu Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:49:15 -0400 I smell a scam jamesd adult video not available outside US :( http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahs2/video-not-available-outside-us-33rd-7xr

video not available outside US :(

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahs2/video-not-available-outside-us-33rd-7xr Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:40 -0400 video not available outside US :( sarahs2 adult Am I the only one cynical enough to suspect that... http://www.buzzfeed.com/miragj/am-i-the-only-one-cynical-enough-to-suspect-that-33rd-3zr

Am I the only one cynical enough to suspect that he's just a good singer acting the role of the chicken catcher?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/miragj/am-i-the-only-one-cynical-enough-to-suspect-that-33rd-3zr Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:05:46 -0400 Am I the only one cynical enough to suspect that he&#39;s just a good singer <em>acting the role</em> of the chicken catcher? miragj adult Don&#39;t you just love country??? Us rednecks... http://www.buzzfeed.com/marciac/dont-you-just-love-country-us-rednecks-33rd-hp6

Don't you just love country??? Us rednecks are what USA is all about.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/marciac/dont-you-just-love-country-us-rednecks-33rd-hp6 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:33 -0400 Don&#39;t you just love country??? Us rednecks are what USA is all about. marciac adult The faked judge reactions are a little... http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-faked-judge-reactions-are-a-little-33rd-b

The faked judge reactions are a little excruciating, but I like it.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-faked-judge-reactions-are-a-little-33rd-b Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:08:28 -0400 The faked judge reactions are a little excruciating, but I like it. expresident adult agt is so embarrassing compared to bgt http://www.buzzfeed.com/punani/agt-is-so-embarrassing-compared-to-bgt-33rd-eie

agt is so embarrassing compared to bgt

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/punani/agt-is-so-embarrassing-compared-to-bgt-33rd-eie Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:32:08 -0400 agt is so embarrassing compared to bgt punani adult yeah, the "i&#39;ll be" at the end was a bit... http://www.buzzfeed.com/passeism/yeah-the-ill-be-at-the-end-was-a-bit-33rd-hca

yeah, the “i'll be” at the end was a bit much.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/passeism/yeah-the-ill-be-at-the-end-was-a-bit-33rd-hca Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:22:12 -0400 yeah, the "i&#39;ll be" at the end was a bit much. passeism adult I bet that song really means something to him... http://www.buzzfeed.com/plaidlemur/i-bet-that-song-really-means-something-to-him-33rd-s9

I bet that song really means something to him personally. I wonder what he can do with some drivel they hoist on him.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/plaidlemur/i-bet-that-song-really-means-something-to-him-33rd-s9 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:12:25 -0400 I bet that song really means something to him personally. I wonder what he can do with some drivel they hoist on him. plaidlemur adult The guy&#39;s got a really good voice. He&#39;s... http://www.buzzfeed.com/bearbeorning/the-guys-got-a-really-good-voice-hes-33rd-5tj

The guy's got a really good voice. He's not technically spectacular, but he's got it where it counts—raw emotional interpretation—especially for the kind of neo-traditional country he's probably aiming for. I would LOVE to hear him cover Brooks' “Wolves” from _No Fences_. But Jeebus—the Susan Boyle clip wasn't half this cheesy. They really laid it on thick here. When Edwin McCain's “I'll Be (Your Crying Shoulder)” swelled up as he walked off stage, I just about lost it. The producers of the American show must not have any feel at all for the point at which the merely overwrought becomes squirm-inducing sentimentalism and then zooms straight into hilariously bombastic kitsch.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/bearbeorning/the-guys-got-a-really-good-voice-hes-33rd-5tj Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:27:20 -0400 The guy&#39;s got a really good voice. He&#39;s not technically spectacular, but he&#39;s got it where it counts--raw emotional interpretation--especially for the kind of neo-traditional country he&#39;s probably aiming for. I would LOVE to hear him cover Brooks&#39; "Wolves" from _No Fences_. But Jeebus--the Susan Boyle clip wasn&#39;t half this cheesy. They really laid it on thick here. When Edwin McCain&#39;s "I&#39;ll Be (Your Crying Shoulder)" swelled up as he walked off stage, I just about lost it. The producers of the American show must not have any feel at all for the point at which the merely overwrought becomes squirm-inducing sentimentalism and then zooms straight into hilariously bombastic kitsch. bearbeorning adult wasn&#39;t the original susan boyle named jim... http://www.buzzfeed.com/susanhubshmans/wasnt-the-original-susan-boyle-named-jim-33rd-4in

wasn't the original susan boyle named jim nabors?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/susanhubshmans/wasnt-the-original-susan-boyle-named-jim-33rd-4in Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:20:59 -0400 wasn&#39;t the original susan boyle named jim nabors? susanhubshmans adult meh^2 http://www.buzzfeed.com/ranthony24/meh2-33rd-2xs

meh^2

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ranthony24/meh2-33rd-2xs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:14:16 -0400 meh^2 ranthony24 adult Yup the editors know precisely what they are... http://www.buzzfeed.com/scottr2/yup-the-editors-know-precisely-what-they-are-33rd-ane

Yup the editors know precisely what they are doing. This clip looks EXACTLY like the Susan Boyle roll-out, right down to initial smirks, the off-stage guy shaking his head and the multiple shots of the dismissive-to-enraptured crowd transformation. They've got the star-maker formula down pat. I'd love to see the raw (i.e. unedited and spliced to create the mood) footage.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scottr2/yup-the-editors-know-precisely-what-they-are-33rd-ane Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:41:34 -0400 Yup the editors know precisely what they are doing. This clip looks EXACTLY like the Susan Boyle roll-out, right down to initial smirks, the off-stage guy shaking his head and the multiple shots of the dismissive-to-enraptured crowd transformation. They&#39;ve got the star-maker formula down pat. I&#39;d love to see the raw (i.e. unedited and spliced to create the mood) footage. scottr2 adult meh http://www.buzzfeed.com/joyengel/meh-33rd-t7

meh

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/joyengel/meh-33rd-t7 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:21:22 -0400 meh joyengel adult Aside from the snide little nod at 1:30, it&#39;s... http://www.buzzfeed.com/seanmartin/aside-from-the-snide-little-nod-at-130-its-33rd-3s1

Aside from the snide little nod at 1:30, it's a pretty decent performance, wasted before a bunch of people who (as they did with Boyle) wind up eating a lot of humble pie. Folks just never can get over the snap judgment thing, can they?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/seanmartin/aside-from-the-snide-little-nod-at-130-its-33rd-3s1 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:52:13 -0400 Aside from the snide little nod at 1:30, it&#39;s a pretty decent performance, wasted before a bunch of people who (as they did with Boyle) wind up eating a lot of humble pie. Folks just never can get over the snap judgment thing, can they? seanmartin adult Via Warming Glow http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2009/07/the-american-susan-boyle-hardly/ warmingglow.uproxx.com ]]> http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2009/07/the-american-susan-boyle-hardly/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:45 -0400 nonadult