In the event that any of you are among the few people who have not already seen this wonderful video of Susan Boyle bowling over Simon and the other judges on Britain's Got Talent, here is the link to the YouTube version:

Susan Wows Simon

The reaction of Simon and the lady judge within the first few seconds of her magnificent performance is better than anything we've seen in seven years of American Idol. If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye, then you are even more cynical than that dreadful old cynic, Freddie.

Enjoy (and cheer for the sweet old frumpy lady with a kitty named Pebbles who shows the world that she has the enormous voice for those West End/Broadway musicals).

Cheers, Fred

I saw the video for the first time today. It made me cry. She is so wonderful. Thanks for the reminder to look again, Fred.

Maybe the Brit version is simply a lot more interesting (and touching) than the U.S. version, which is so over-produced and (allegedly) rigged.

Susan Boyle is fantastic! I heard her when I was preparing my breakfast yesterday morning. (My husband had found the link and was playing it. I came into the study to find out what he was listening to.) We've listened to her several times since then.

I'd been seeing her face around yesterday, not sure where, and heard her name mentioned on the radio several times, but it wasn't until Fred pinged me about her that I listened. Seeing Simon's reaction was certainly worth it.

I presume that these people go through weeks of singing like American Idol. If so, it would be interesting to see how she handles different types of material, since she does seem suited to the big Broadway musical type fare. Her voice also sounded very engineered--not sure of the right terms, but it had been massaged quite a bit. Don't get me wrong, she has a lovely voice, but wondering how she will hold up. I guess we will find out, since she's such a phenom.

Britain's Got Talent has an American version, in America's Got Talent. It's not the same thing as our American Idol, at all.

Yeh, I realize that, we have had one too. But I was just supposing that they go through some form of elimination over a period of weeks. Do they?