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Rare Susan Boyle video surfaces: 'The Power of Love'

By
ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, November 22, 2009, 2:32 PM
Updated Sunday, November 22, 2009, 9:42 PM

 

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Susan Boyle sings 'The Power of Love' in a just-discovered video
Susan Boyle sings 'The Power of Love' in a just-discovered video

Previously unseen footage reveals a touching early moment in Susan Boyle’s career, as she sings "The Power of Love" at a social club in Scotland eight years ago. The shaky amateur video, dating from 2001, shows Boyle performing at a talent show in a dim-lit room in the Scottish town of Alloa, not too far from her home in Blackburn.

In the video, Boyle wears a black dress with a sequinned bodice. Her hair is untamed, as it was before her make-over, but her smile and her singing are the same. Her voice is pure and she easily masters the song’s wide range, belting the high notes out with passion. After her performance she smiles sweetly at the audience, who clap and shout with enthusiasm.

According to the News of the World, Boyle did not win the contest, however. The prize went to a 35-year-old man from another nearby town.

"The Power of Love" was a hit single that has attracted several high-profile female singers, and it obviously appealed to Boyle, who injects her own strong emotion into the song.

Eighties singer Jennifer Rush co-wrote and first performed the song in 1985. It was in the UK top 40 for several weeks before making it to number 1, according to the Wikipedia entry on the song. Once it got there, it stayed at number 1 for five weeks.

Since then, other successful female artists like Celine Dion have covered the hit.

Perhaps it’s time Boyle made her own official version. One US Susan Boyle fansite, indianasusanboylefan.blogspot.com, has started a petition to get Sony to put the song on Boyle’s next CD.

And that’s before Boyle’s first album has even come out.

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Posted by Watereskhill on Nov 24, 2009, 01:24 AM EST
They were obviously deaf and playing Bingo in that dreary place.
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Posted by FireDjinn2009 on Nov 23, 2009, 08:10 PM EST
That's awesome Lorias, sounds like a beautiful song that all Susan Fans would love to hear on her next CD. I'd for sure love to hear it, I purchased her first CD today and it's truly amazing.
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Posted by lorias1228 on Nov 23, 2009, 03:54 AM EST
Thank you Antoinette for mentioning my blog I am truely honored! Lorias
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Posted by trennie on Nov 22, 2009, 10:03 PM EST
Every time one of these old videos surfaces, all you can think is, were these people deaf? Couldn't they hear that voice. Wonder what the guy she lost to is doing now.
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Posted by stevieboy49 on Nov 22, 2009, 05:51 PM EST
Nice article, Antoinette, but I have to correct you with regard to one detail. The town in question was NOT Alloa, which is some twenty miles away from Blackburn. The video was recorded in the Linlithgow Rose Football Club's Social Club in Linlithgow, which is about five miles away from Susan's home. It was recorded by Marie Logan, whose son was, I believe, one of the contestants that night. Susan did, indeed, come second, a position which she achieved a number of times in similar contests throughout the area. However, having just watched her rousing performance on tonight's X Factor show on ITV, she is most certainly a WINNER now! I look forward to the release of her debut CD in the UK and to her appearance on The Today Show In New York City at 8 am EST , both tomorrow morning!
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Posted by carol0911 on Nov 22, 2009, 05:44 PM EST
This would be a hit single in a New York minute. It would be a good one to put on the next CD but to release as a single first would be a real boon. Thanks for finding and posting this, Antoinette. Just watched her on X-Factor, you will have to give it a watch if you have not seen it. FABULOUS or in Susan's words, "Bloody Fantastic"!!
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Posted by RetInKalifornia on Nov 22, 2009, 02:57 PM EST
Thanks for putting this up. I have e-mailed AND have received a VERY prompt reply from Gerry Boyle, re. Urgent Request To Susan's Managers That Susan Record "The Power Of Love" as a single ASAP. SusaFans Everywhere: Request that this song be recorded ASAP for us to enjoy through proper contact channels; do so POLITELY though "channels" so Susan will know we want this song to be recorded and made available to us ASAP.
 


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