Absolutely inspiring.........

Was introduced to this song by Lionel today in school and it turn out to be one of the most inspiring performance i had seen. In fact, this song moved me to tears and i had watched it like almost 3 times today. Yup..if you have been catching up with the latest in showbiz, you will know this...Its the performance by Susan Boyle on the 2009 series of "Britain's Got Talent", which was only aired less than a week ago and though it was uploaded on YouTube for like 4 days, it had garnered almost 6 million views.

She performed the song "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical Les Misérables

"I dreamed a dream in time gone by

When hope was high

And life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving.

Then I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used

And wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung

No wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night

With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart

As they turn your dream to shame.

And still I dream he'll come to me

That we will live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

And there are storms

We cannot weather...

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm living

so different now from what it seemed

Now life has killed

The dream I dreamed."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related

If you read the lyrics of this song, you will find that it is actually a rather sad song, about someone having a dream but being dashed. But when Susan performed this song, she managed to bring out another side of the story...an inspiring one. The song she performed seems to echo her life thus far, at an age of 47 and having a dream to be a professional singer since young. Even as she knows her age and looks cannot bring her far in the showbiz industry, she remain undeterred by any obstacles, and stood tall in this theatre of dreams to pursue her dreams. In the end, she made an astonishing and stunning performance that awe everyone, including me.

Initially, when she started singing, i was wondering if they had used the wrong tape with the original singing, because the singing is just so perfect and nice. And yes..totally agree that this is a wake up call for everyone, never judge a book by its cover...never judge someone by his/her looks....

Yup..so this song sort of uplift my mood tremendously and i am totally inspired by it..i will overcome all odds and continue to live my dreams...nothing shall stop me.

live the dream you dreamed.....