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Susan Boyle pulls out of ‘America’s Got Talent’ in Lou Reed row

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Published Thursday, September 9, 2010, 3:25 PM

Updated Thursday, September 9, 2010, 3:57 PM

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Susan Boyle was forced to pull out of “America’s Got Talent” performance after Lou Reed refused to allow her to sing one of his hit songs.

Boyle had to pull out at the last minute after the news was delivered to her that Reed wouldn’t allow her to perform a rendition of 1972 hit “Perfect Day” as he was not a fan of the 49 year old.

Boyle was scheduled to perform on the semi-finals of “Americas Got Talent” but she was unable to perform another song as her backing singers did not have enough time to learn another track.

"Susan is very sensitive and is genuinely upset. This has really knocked her confidence," a close source told London's Daily Mail. "She was in a car on the way to the studio when she was told the news and was totally devastated."

Susan originally from Blackburn, West Lothian in Scotland, became an international success after her performance on “Britain’s Got Talent”.

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RobbCobb | Sep 12, 2010, 02:40 PM EDT

Lou - quite the ass hat thing you did, but your song, your choice. Can't say I'm a fan of your music anyway - Susan probably would have done a better rendition of it.

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busterbrown | Sep 12, 2010, 01:25 PM EDT

One interesting point - Susans appearance on AGT has been kept quiet. It was not known until a week before that she was going to be taping in the US. I'm positive her appearance was kept quiet because they didnt want Lou Reed to find out about it. Susan only has herself to blame for trying to pull the wool over Lou's eyes. She can't take someone else's song and make it her own when she wants. She's allowing her fans to think she's bigger than what she is and in the end she will be the one will lose big time. There a loads of these reality talent show acts some of which are better than Susan Boyle.

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busterbrown | Sep 12, 2010, 01:15 PM EDT

One nice thing about having money is - you dont need money and Lou Reed doesnt need Susan's money and he doesnt have to whore himself out to Simon either. Susan is not big enough to have smart people who know how to get permission before she leaves the UK. She got what she paid for.

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AmericanReader | Sep 11, 2010, 10:23 PM EDT

What CLoghry1938 said. I've hear Susan rendition of this song and it has never sounded better. It has been recorded by over 50 other artists so what's his problem? Sounds like he was backstabbing Simon Cowall rather than Susan. What a dope this guy is. Susan's recording is worth millions to any song writer should she choose their music. What a shame.

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busterbrown | Sep 10, 2010, 05:11 AM EDT

I laughed my socks off when 40 fans showed to watch Susan and there was no Susan. One fan complained: 'There were droves and droves of us from CA and Europe who stood in line for hours to watch Susan perform.' Droves and droves to me is like hundreds. Forty fans miraculously turned into hundreds? How much time do backing singers need to learn a new song? How much time did they need to learn Perfect Day? I'm sure this kind of thing happens all the time but only SuBo would make a big issue out of it. BTW - nice picture of Susan for a change.

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carol0911 | Sep 10, 2010, 12:50 AM EDT

This was very sad indeed. We may never know exactly what happened, but I would have supposed that any song writer worth their salt would love to have Susan record their song. Susan resurrected Wild Horses last year and Mick Jagger was very gracious and complimentary because he realized they had a win-win situation. Sadly, Mr Reed could have had the same boon to what appears to be a fading career. Whoever made this colossal mistake, Susan is the one paying for it. But make no mistake, she will overcome this as she has so many other unfair obstacles in her life, will have a brilliant second album and will continue to thrill millions with that glorious voice.

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CLoghry1938 | Sep 10, 2010, 12:08 AM EDT

I think the guy is an anal orifice.

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KAnderson | Sep 09, 2010, 04:54 PM EDT

I looked up this song at a site where they had it recorded on the internet to refresh my memory. It was boring and drab. Boyle could only improve on it by singing it. Lou Reed is a jerk. Also, you don't disprove something at the last minute so a person can't have anything to do at their job. That is so mean! I saw someone comment humorously at another site that "Lou Reed will burn in hell". I concur.

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