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Post by shimmery on Sept 8, 2006 3:37:50 GMT 10
I've been reading some threads on the OS suggesting songs for the top 12 that would suit them. Sometimes I think the ones suggested for Damien don't really seem to understand his musicality very much. He seems to be far more interesting musically than some realise.
While I'm sure as a stage performer Damien has loads of song choices, I think it's always fun to think about song choices and who knows, maybe one of us will come across the perfect song that hadn't been considered before.
Looking forward to seeing what you'll come up with. My early thoughts mostly come after seeing "You Are So Beautiful" because we haven't seen any of the other songs in their full entirety - Damien really kicked into the latter half of that song and gave the sentiment a lot of strength and intensity. So, I think other lyrical songs that have similar potenital for an emotional punch would suit him.
thinking... thinking....
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Post by murfinator on Sept 8, 2006 16:32:53 GMT 10
He does Damien Rice songs really well!
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Post by Neski on Sept 8, 2006 16:41:59 GMT 10
this is an interesting topic.... he does ballads really well.... Edit: I would love to hear him sing a savage garden song or a U2 one  something rocky |
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Post by irishangel on Sept 9, 2006 11:53:46 GMT 10
How about
Babylon or Sail Away both by David Gray
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Cannonball by Damien Rice
{Has he sang anything by Damien Rice on the show? I can't remember}
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Post by murfinator on Sept 9, 2006 13:55:22 GMT 10
He sang a Damien Rice song for his audition
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Post by kyralia on Sept 10, 2006 17:56:42 GMT 10
Yeah, he did the Blower's Daughter-he introduced it as 'the song from the movie Closer...(you know, the one with Natalie portman, jude law, clive owen and julia roberts)' Which is where id heard it first and then i went and brought Damien Rice's album and that is PART of the reason why i like Damien on idol!!
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Post by shimmery on Sept 10, 2006 22:16:57 GMT 10
Great thoughts so far girls!
Looks like a lot of us got our wish and heard Damien singing a U2 song tonight ;D I was really surprised and delighted!
OMG, I loved the Blower's Daughter song so much, loved the original as well. A perfect song for him.
It may now be too late for Damien to do another by Bono (hope not!) because after some thoughts I think he would absolutely be suited to "Love is Blindness". That is a very emotional intense song that has a lot of light and shade, and if you've ever heard the live version, (from ZOOTV concert) it just goes spiralling off into the most amazing different key. I saw Bono do that live years ago and it has haunted me, it was so so wonderful.
The other perfect song I was thinking was also by Bono, written for Roy Orbison - "She's a Mystery Girl". Now this song has beginning almost like a quiet heartbeat that leads to an epic operatic crescendo and massive punch that gives you tingles and Damien could give it everything.
Well, they're my thoughts for today! Love reading what everyone is suggesting!!
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Post by Neski on Sept 16, 2006 23:22:25 GMT 10
I have a song that i think Damien would absolutly fit and gain more fans and basically blow everyone away with... Well tonight I decided to pull out my old Idol songs and give em a play back and I was listening to Dan Englands version of Unchained Melody and then my sister started tapping on the wall. I went in to check on what she wanted and she suggested that Damien would sound great singing this song - just think of the notes he could hit *goes away dreamy* Anyway, yea I just though it would be a wonderful song choice if the suitable genre arose  |
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Post by shimmery on Sept 17, 2006 1:29:56 GMT 10
Your wish has already come true Neski Well, sort of! If you remember back to the shows when the Idols were doing the theatre auditions a few weeks back, Damien sang Unchained Melody! And we got to hear - oh about 5 seconds of it!!!!  I don't think we even saw him for more than a second, they just played him singing it as they did a summary of all the events before his performance of "You Are So Beautiful". And yes, he sang it like an angel. So let's just hope that someone at Idol decides to show us a bit more of this  It's one of my favourite songs too, which was why I was so happy at the time to hear it! |
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Post by Neski on Sept 17, 2006 11:09:08 GMT 10
I dont think he sang unchained melody for that though...
Hes sung so far - Blowers Daughter
the group song
Hallelujah for the solo performances
you are so beautiful
and with or without you.....
unless im missing something which im not sure i am?
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Post by murfinator on Sept 17, 2006 15:34:32 GMT 10
Woohoo only 4 more hours until Idol starts!
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Post by shimmery on Sept 17, 2006 18:11:17 GMT 10
Neski, if you have the tape of when Damien sang "You are so Beautiful" watch the intro segment just before that again, Damien was singing Unchained Melody in the little piece they put together before he sang. We just never got to see his performance of it at the time in those shows about the theatre auditions - hope they do show it one day! Edit: Just thinking about it, maybe they just had a tape of him singing it and played it over the pictures of those theatre auditions. Like in the way they played Damien singing "Danny Boy" last week during his little intro segment. Lol, I loved how Damien also got some airplay for "Come to Me" in that segment too!! Bravo! |
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Post by Neski on Sept 17, 2006 18:16:09 GMT 10
*goes to find her once-peter-pan-now-idol tape*
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Post by shimmery on Sept 17, 2006 18:41:51 GMT 10
;D - I had an idea you just might be off to do that ;D - hurry back though, don't miss Damien in ONE HOUR!!!! |
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Post by Neski on Sept 17, 2006 18:53:28 GMT 10
*comes back empty handed* I uhh found the tape - but uhhh - Damien is no where to be found  Hopefully its on another taped over old movie tape...But seriously i do not remember him ever singing Unchained Melody...neither does my sister. Hallelujah was the one where he stood up infront of everyone at the theatre and played the guitar - i remember that soo clear! |
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I don't think we even saw him for more than a second, they just played him singing it as they did a summary of all the events before his performance of "You Are So Beautiful". And yes, he sang it like an angel.
It's one of my favourite songs too, which was why I was so happy at the time to hear it!
Hopefully its on another taped over old movie tape...But seriously i do not remember him ever singing Unchained Melody...neither does my sister. Hallelujah was the one where he stood up infront of everyone at the theatre and played the guitar - i remember that soo clear!