Wednesday, 24 June 2009
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Take Me Home
By Celtic Thunder
see relatedYes, I Like Paul from Celtic Thunder. Alright, Already!
My sisters, for some strange reason, don't like Paul Byrom from Celtic Thunder. I do, and they give me a hard time about it. "You LIKE Paul!?!" they exclaim. We'll be watching the Celtic Thunder special on PBS, and after (or during) one of his songs, they'll look over at me with raised eyebrows. "How can you listen to this?" they'll ask.
Well, excuse me, but I happen to like his songs and his voice. Maybe they've become so used to country music they have forgotten what REAL singing sounds like, and therefore fail to appreciate his artistry. Maybe American Idol has corrupted their tastes, so when they watch a PROFESSIONAL like Paul, it is meaningless to them.
If you get a chance, listen to "Remember Me, Recuerdame", or "She", or his newest version of "You Raise Me Up". Those are the Paul Byrom that I like.
One of my sisters' complaints is that Paul is too dramatic. He's singing on stage before a LIVE audience, of course he's going to be dramatic. And the music he's singing is dramatic, too. "God only knows what tomorrow brings/You’re in my heart so my spirit sings/and I’ll be strong just as long as you/ remember me, recuerda me, mi amor!" or "She may be the love that cannot hope to last/That comes to me from shadows in the past/And I’ll remember 'till the day I die// She maybe the reason I survive/The why and wherefore I'm alive..." and of course the great "You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains/You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas/I am strong, when I am on your shoulders/You raise me up... To more than I can be."
I love listening to Paul. I get chills running up and down my spine as I listen to him sing. It's the drama, and the feeling in his songs that gets to me. So what if he has more vibrato than is currently "popular"...he can sing, and he can portray emotion in those songs. How could anyone ask for more.
The girls just don't understand.
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Comments (3)
I think I'm going to buy his "I'll be Home for Christmas" CD.
LOL Well, I am partial to Mandy Patinkin, Roger Whittaker, and other singers that make my sisters go "How?". I used to drive my sister nuts when we were shared a room. She plastered her side of the room with pictures of the Hanson brothers. (I still think they are ugly looking. Sorry guys.) I learned all the words to all of their songs under duress because she would play them constantly. So, in revenge, I played Mandy Patinkin's CDs every moment I could spare. It drove her nuts. :)
Of course, now she likes Mandy Patinkin. I, however, cringe when I hear the Hanson brothers. Though, I don't think she is all that interested in Roger Whittaker. :)
MICHELLE! So you think you know better than us. lol This post is very VERY prejudice and subjective.