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Nittersing

(6,922 posts)
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 05:39 PM Sunday

Busking in Covent Garden - I love this just to watch the guy's reaction

"Busking in Covent Garden one evening, when a lady (who was pretty easy on the eye to be fair) in the audience asked me to sing “All I Ask of You”. i had just sung a number from Phantom of the Opera. With my most withering scathing tone I informed her I can't be doing two phantom songs in a row (like duh). She replied with "if you do I'll sing it with you".

Given my previous duet earlier that set was an enforced rendition of Flower of Scotland with a drunken Scotsman in a kilt I set my gaze to highly skeptical. Obvs I asked if she was any good - at which stage she casually dropped in "I'm currently Christine in Phantom at her majesty's".
When I removed my foot from my mouth….we did this…"

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Busking in Covent Garden - I love this just to watch the guy's reaction (Original Post) Nittersing Sunday OP
Why is he busking? displacedvermoter Sunday #1
Sometimes a break like that is all a true artist needs to be recognized and fully appreciated. Think. Again. Sunday #2
True, I always wonder about how that works. displacedvermoter Sunday #3
He has a lovely voice. nt spooky3 Sunday #4
He was a finalist on "Ireland's Got Talent", and apparently is, or at least was, niyad Sunday #7
This was from 8 years ago, but still gives me chills. niyad Sunday #5
Impressive TNNurse Sunday #6
Gorgeous. tanyev Sunday #8

displacedvermoter

(3,240 posts)
1. Why is he busking?
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 05:49 PM
Sunday

Sounds like kept up with her note for note?

Any voice experts have comments? His partner seemed pretty impressed.

niyad

(120,693 posts)
7. He was a finalist on "Ireland's Got Talent", and apparently is, or at least was,
Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:30 PM
Sunday

an entertainer on a cruise line after this.

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