Having toured a good part of this country playing music, I am a firm believer that music changes people and can be mind altering. On an personal level, I have written songs that whip up memories and emotions much like an unforgettable smell or an old photograph. If it weren’t for my guitar, my life would be much different today.
Having said that, I found this video to be very gripping and powerful – and I don’t even like opera.
Wow, what an inspiring clip!
(I love the way it was edited too — Simon’s sigh before the singer starts and the transformation at the end — and the fly-by shots!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSBmq0Zerow#
Apparently Britain has better Idol than us. this one made me weep. And as I looked it up to include it here. It got me again.
watch this version instead. Better build up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC-lKhr1k0g#
and, Slim, get your tissues, daddioe