Susan Boyle: “Memory” (transcribed judges’ comments)
“Memory” performance, judges and results video
May 25, 2009
Piers Morgan, one of the judges, revealed as much in his blog.
Where are the cameras when you need them?
I can imagine the look on her face – but his? No idea. Recall that he asked her out to dinner and she accepted. I can’t imagine they can do so until after the show is over.
Remember when Simon kissed Lakesha on American Idol? It was a totally weird voyeurish moment. He had a thing for her lips from the start.
In the video where Ms Boyle learns she made the top 40, she gives the two hosts a hug.
Here are some selected quotes from Pier’s blog. He does admit that she missed that first note–he noticed how nervous she was before she went on stage–but then got on stride and delivered an “absolutely stunning version”. [To hear an absolutely perfect first note listen to Elaine Paige.] And that she “was absolutely exploding with excitement, relief and pure, unrestrained joy” when she it into the finals.
His account, emphasis added:
Well, one thing’s for sure, I’m also never going to forget what happened to me at 10.32pm last night.
Because that was the moment when Susan Boyle ran down a flight of stairs at the Fountain Studios in Wembley, North London, flung herself into my arms, and planted a five-second ’smacker’ right bang on my lips!
A fairy tale come true? Certainly goes with the rest of it. And then he said it wasn’t entirely unexpected because she had done her trademark hip swivel after she heard she got in and then shouted:
THIS IS FOR YOU, PIERSY BABY!
Here’s a full video with the results (9:00).
Perhaps that’s why he hurried backstage to congratulate her?
‘You did it!’ I said to her, as I spied her heading up the stairs near the judges’ dressing room area.
‘Oh Piersy!’ she shouted, then skipped down the stairs, jumped on me and kissed me full on the lips for quite some time.
‘I’ve been kissed now!’ she laughed, then she danced another jig, and ran off again.
I’ll be dining out on that for the rest of my life!
The unanswered question is did he kiss back??
Susan’s a fantastically unspoiled, delightfully warm lady, with a wicked sense of humour and a love of life that endears her to everyone. I couldn’t be happier for her that she is now living her dream.
He’s come a long, long way from the look he gave Simon before she started singing at her audition. And to get Simon to apologize in front of the world?
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