Haha that has really made me laugh because in my head it goes...

a full octave higher than the score...
....
big bang bong on a chinese gong...
....
seventy-SIX trombones hit the counterpoint....
...

and then it repeats! One day I will learn the words!

I always kind of liked on my own, it was really well sung mostly. But she just looked like she was struggling a bit, like she knew she wasn't going to do so well.

Well your almost there! I can't get past seventy six trombones it just turns into a forceful humming noise!

'Like all extraordinary books, "The World According to Garp" defies synopsis', wrote the "Chicago Sun Times" when "Garp" was first published in 1978. It is a marvellous, important, permanent novel by a serious artist of remarkable powers. "Garp" is a book that captivates all who read it. Peopled with the most extraordinary characters you will ever meet, here is a novel that will make you laugh, make you weep, and, above all, make you think.

- its covers so many things it quite hard to define and im really bad at explaining stuff without waffling so id end up writing at least two pages on it so im just looking on amazon to try and find some reviews i agree with, il post them in a bit

I really like on my own also, the line leading up to pretending for some reason is another one of my all time fav lines sung by danielle.

Was also on asda today and could it be magic can on, danielles version was so much better
the I walked past danielles get happy outfit in another shop. Everything seems to be linked back to OTR.

I'm just listening to 76 Trombones again amazing!

I really like On My Own aswell
And, dont worry i think that happens to everyone on here, happens to me at least twice a day (come to think of it, it happens way more than twice a day!)
Footloose came on today and i straight away thought of Danielle

her recording of on my own is actually my alarm in the mornings( her voice is really soothing and spookily similar to lea salonga) ( my aim is to get out of bed before 'pretending' though- ive found a use for the p word -it makes sure i dont just fall back asleep)

Same, I link everything! I was watching the news earlier and someone said the word 'resiliant', so that set me off singing 're-sil-iant' from when you believe.
I like the way she sang that word, random thought

i loved that, she put so much passion into that one word! a small but still resilient voice says love is very nearrrrrr!

My Gran is the same, I only need to mention Rainbow and im treated to her rendition of SOTR for the rest of the day. I secretly think she might have been as into the show as I was.

I love resilient, great line.

oh don't get me started, I hate that song. Leon Jackson sang it, and it was just so :sleep:.... there's not even words to discribe how I felt about it, but people seemed to love it. Danielle sounded so much better, . i still hate the song though. So I can't watch the performence again.

The song is so, sickening, is the only word I can come up with.

oooo well I have birthday money so I think I'll buy it I'm guessing this is where you're username was inspired from?

I hated it when Leon sang it, he sang it like he was half drunk/half asleep When we knew Danielle was going to sing it I was a bit , but now she's done it I like it. It's still not a great song, but she managed to make it sound decent.

yep

I haven't really read the book, but I've seen the movie and loved it. I've heard the book is better, though, and I have read parts of it but not the whole thing. I really should read it someday.

Back on topic, I really like "On My Own" as well, and I really don't think "pretending" was all that bad. Most singers who sing that song sound a bit odd on that part, so to me it's just normal. She sings the rest of the song very well though. She did seem a bit ill-at-ease at the beginning, though--maybe because she wasn't happy with the song. She did a great job for the most part, though. I didn't like the way the song was chopped up, but that wasn't her doing--she did very well with what she was given.

Oh, and I was comparing Danielle's version of "When You Believe" to Sam's from IDA again last night, and thought Danielle's was much better. Sam always seemed to struggle with the low parts of songs, and Danielle also acts the song way better. I'm glad Sam has done so well since IDA ended, but on those two performances, Danielle wins. Hands down.

Did the group on BGT just steal OTR mash up combination of crazy in love and crazy?

EDIT: I really dont think pretending would ahve been as noticeable if it wasnt used as the plug for danielle over the voting numbers. It really made it out to be worse than it was.

haha i just saw that

OMG i was thinking that too!!!haven't i herd this before??

Dots did it better

Just catching up with today's posts.

Happy Birthday for next week Tracy, and I hope you enjoy the delights of (Jon) Bon Jovi!

I'm glad to hear Danielle's got some downtime coming up - nothing beats sitting in the sun with a good book.

Talking of which - I LOVE The World According To Garp - such a weird, witty and wonderful book. I also like another novel by John Irving called 'A Prayer For Owen Meaney' - have you read it GARP?

Back on-topic, I thought D's video blog was very amusing - after winning OTR, the very next day sees her stressing about packing, bless. May she always stay the same lovely, considerate and down-to-earth person she is now. And she'll always need her Mum - we girls do.

dont think i could watch the film after reading the book would be such a let down ive heard its not great though. yeah youre right danielle has much better control over her voice than sam in the lower parts , and she also knows how to adjust her volume on different phrases to make a line more powerful ,she acted it beautifully too.after watching both performances it just made me really realise how good her 'when you believe' was . i feel like sending them both to john patridge and being like try and explain how this was off in anyway diet barrowman pssssh!

yeah ahhhhh owen meany and his voice *shivers* another classic! im really slowly making my way through irvings novels( im trying to be as slow as possible rereading them alot cause i dont want there to be a time when ive read all of his books -although i know eventually thats gonna be inevitable )- so far read garp,meany,ciderhouse, a widow and hotel newhamsphire

I just watched Sam's version and it really did seem so much weaker and less powerful compared to Danielle. Did sam become successful after the show?

ETA: Happy Birthday to Tracy and Dreamer (Hope thats right).

Just took the plunge and bought the In the heights soundtrack and garps recommended book, just hope the sun lasts long enough to enjoy them outside.

To be honest, it's been a few years since I've read Garp and Owen Meany, but they stayed with me - both very powerful. Must re-visit some of his other work...

I have downloaded all the OTR medleys to my phone - they are so well done considering the girls only had a week to rehearse them, plus their solo numbers.