Simon Cowell says you will be surprised by Susan Boyle’s new album
Simon Cowell has assured fans that Susan Boyle’s new album won’t be the predictable drivel that you may have expected.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge insisted that the album will not be filled with “show tunes” and claimed that the Scottish singer was “blown away” by some of the tracks they picked to record.
“We’re not going to throw out some souvenir album of show tunes which everyone expects,” he told Extra.
“We went through about 350 to 400 songs to choose from. She was blown away by some of the song choices… She’s going to surprise a lot of people with this record.”
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She will not surprise me as I’m not interested. Her behaviour
over losing BGT and during the BGT Tour was appalling and
childish, yes it was put down to an emotional breakdown but
that was after the show so does not excuse her and the BGT
Tour was after the breakdown. Trouble is Susan was so sure
she had already won it that she could not accept she’d lost,
then she let fans down by not attending the shows not very
professional or fair to her fans. Now Simon and co want us
to buy her album so we will be told how good it is and her special needs etc.
Trudy that is twoddle. I’m sorry to remind you the Lady has serious behaviour issues as a result of a) past abuses and b) being born with a mind defect that has affected her learning abilities.
Win lose or indifferent Susan Boyles Behaviour patterns are not likely to alter instead it is up to members of society to accept and try to be more understanding. Professionalism and fairness has nothing to do with it as these are concepts that only those who are born normal might understand.
Personally I am one of many looking forward to her album coming out as according to all information I have received it will be sensational.
Maureen, Who says what a normal person is?Yes she has special needs and as someone who has worked with people with special
needs and victims of abuse I am very ware of the problems
they face, they also like to be treated like an ordinary
person as much as possible. I also have a lot of
understanding and sympathy for the difficulties they face,
however it would be patronising of me to excuse all her
behaviour because she has learning difficulties, some she
is responsible for herself. I do not see why she cannot still
be professional because of her problems, she maybe slower,
have difficulties with interviews and presenting herself etc
and people will make allowances for that, but that does not
mean all her disrespectful behaviour should be accepted. Also
because your opinion differs from mine does not mean I am
talking twaddle, we are all entitled to differing opinions
without them being undermined them because they differ
from yours. Personally I think as long as people are not
making offensive comments there opinions are as valid as
anyone elses and even if they are different from your own
should still be treated with respect.
I am sure that a lot of people are looking forward to Susans
album, but there are others that aren’t some being fans that
felt let down by her continually not turning up for shows
because she was tired but managed to work in the recording
studio and do publicity shots. I am sure she will do well with this album because of all the media hype and publicity from
the show etc but it still doesn’t mean everyone has too like
Susan or that its wrong not too like her.
Hello Trudy,
You and I have different views on this. I know that one persons view of what is normal might vary from another as that also is a concept that is variable. However, when I refer to normal here I mean someone who has no physical or mental health defects.
Also, it is all very well to say that those who have, want to be treated as normal but the very fact that they have special needs means they are not. It means allowances are forever having to be made because legislation dicates that they have rights. In many instances – I would say these rights, actually place them in an advantageous position, which for some of us constantly struggling with gaining by merit, may be annoying. The field here is therefore not level.
I have noticed that your posts are treating Susan Boyle so much like the ordinary normal person who has some success that you are not making any allowances for her weaknesses. Also, as we do have a number of members on the forum and boards with special needs than just maybe your treatment of the Susan Boyle subject is a bit harsh and maybe they may feel inhibited in expressing their views.
In all fairness you pointed out to me recently that I was patronising of you when I mentioned that there was a big difference between live performances in front of thousands and the very intimate environment of the recording studio. I still stand by this because I am speaking from experience, but I am also speaking from experience of mixing with, teaching and working with those who are considered to have special needs of all ages, irrespective of the reason.
As a professional person I am trying to take the middle road so that fairness and true moderation is expressed in a way so as not to hinder or deter those who feel different.
I can’t understand why bits of words or words are missing at the end of lines.
I agree our views differ and its good and fine as long as
others are allowed to have different opinions without
being undermined for having them!!! I know very well about
about special needs I was making a point that one persons
idea of normal is not anothers. I am aware that Susan Boyle
has special needs and because of this she has been treated
differently which is right, I am also aware of legislation
as well and I have not forgotten this but it does not excuse
all behaviour. I also know you are a “professional” but this
still does not stop me having an opinion or make yours right
as many professionals have varying opinions on things. I am
a professional & trainer in my line of work, which includes special
needs/mental health issues but this does not mean
my views/opinions are any more valid than someone who is
not a professional in that field. I have never stopped
anyone on the forum expressing their opinion or put them in
a situation that they have been unable to, in fact I encourage
people to express their opinions and always talk about having
different opinions and this is good, this is where we differ
I allow people to think differently without criticising or
insinuating that as they are not trained in that field their
opinion is not as good as mine and I know better. We will
differ in opinion as I do not believe that not being skilled/trained in a profession means you cannot give your
opinion or that being trained makes you better, everyone is
allowed a differing view. There is no point discussing this
further as we will not agree and I don’t want to put other
people off having a opinion on here because you and I think
differently.
Maureen Trudy has every right to comment on Susan Boyle as a viewer and consumer of these shows.
She has a different view to you granted, but she always expresses it in a respectful way without being offensive to anyone.
Disagree, of course that is to be expected but don’t make it personal.
[...] already spoken of his high hopes for Susan Boyle’ debut album and he has assured us that we will be pleasantly surprised by it’s quality. I distinctly remember him saying the same thing about Leon Jackson’s [...]
Hello Trudy and Lisa,
I believe that I have not been disrespectful of anyone’s view at anytime on this forum or blog. I have always endeavoured to take the middle road of reason.
The issue here is the consideration of behaviour that is acceptable.
Let me clarify this a little further. It is highly controversial whether to treat children who have been diagnosed as suffering with adhd or add. Todays’ treatments will calm and alter behaviour. Stronger Addictive Treatments for the adult,could affect serious personality changes and render the adult so calm that they would describe themselves as being emotionless, lacking in personality and Zombie like.
Treating young people makes it easier for teaching professionals to do their job – without it affecting the education of the majority. It will make it easier for parents to control and disciplin their children in the home or out in a social environment. However, some parents have exercised their rights to not treat their children on the grounds that to do so affects their childs personal progress and ability to progress. Instead such parents, want more specialised professional teaching services to be readily available, in the main stream school system. This is without question innovative and is a far cry from the 1960’s model of sticking a child in an institution or in the corner with a colouring book.
One of the symptons or characteristics of adults with issues of anger management, depression, or lack of people and communication skills, and diagnosable psychological illness is behaviour; whether it be emotionally caused, environmentally caused, economically caused or is intrinsic. Behaviour is the most obvious sign something is wrong. Behaviour is also a major feature of the individuals personality.
So to say that a person’s behaviour is unacceptable would only apply if that individual had nothing wrong with them.
So here are somethings from my childhood. In coming from a working class background one day whilst out playing in the lane with the children of new neighbours. Two people were coming down the lane . A child walking with her legs in a rather cumbersome frame and my father returning from work. Some of the boys shouted make room for the four eyed s _ _ _ _ a. My father was annoyed and told me to go in even though I had said nothing. My father told me that I was not allowed to play anymore with children who were not being brought up to respect others.
On another occassion in town when I was 13, I burst out laughing when hearing a barage of insults and bad language coming from a man in his 20’s, whose body moved oddly I thought to attack someone behind. My mother turned on me and asked what was so funny? Well I’m just not used to hearing so much bad language when he is not arguing with anyone. My mothers’ next response was can’t you use your eyes and see that there is something wrong with that young man? I hadn’t noticed enough about the young man in question and so I apologised to my mum. I just felt so ashamed.
In more recent times I was standing at the bus stop with two smartly dressed students going out on the tiles. Three young lads around 17 approached the girls. The lads were fooling around and one of them threated to throw fizzy pop at one of the girls. The girl said to him, “Why don’t you try doing something useful with your life?” The lads carried on but walked away. In the absence of the lads, the other girl said to her friend. “I feel sorry for these people living in economical and social depravity, as they have no life and they act impuslively out of boredom”.
I don’t think it takes an academic to note whose behaviour in the three cases above was acceptable and unavoidable.
New neighbours children in the lane, unacceptable behaviour even though they were children.
The young man in the town centre had acceptable behaviour even though little was known then about the Tourettes Syndrome in the 1970’s.
The students in the last example showed understanding and compassion for a problem that exists with some of todays youth, irrespective of the fact that harrassing behaviour is unacceptable.
BTW this is not a personal issue for me as like Trudy and Lisa have said already everyone has a right to an opinion.
I am also not the greatest fan of Susan Boyle but in this instance and on this forum and blog, she needs a voice to represent her rather than to take away from her any hard earned attempt to be a singer. I’d also like to mention that Simon Cowell and the TV and music company have admitted that during the BGT run they did not take on board any special needs that Susan may have needed in the aftermath of the you tube recording and broadcasting.
With reference to the coming album I’m hoping it will prove that she really is one in a million or the next best thing to Edith Piaff.
I too will be surprised Simon-instead of six months will it hit the charity shops in six weeks?And the next Piaf-dont make me laugh.Can you see the Scotch warbler singing “No regrets”?