-------------------------------------------------- On 17 Apr 2009 at 8:50, Paul Okami wrote:
> I've been interested in the apparently widespread phenomenon of people > >crying upon viewing the Susan Boyle video, as discussed recently in a >New > York Times blog. Yeah, I cried, although I didn't know about this phenomenon, and I had even caught her performance previously on the TV programme _60 Minutes_. Of course, I never would have admitted it publicly without Paul's post. > Indeed, at least one person admitted to crying upon justhearing the > story of Susan Boyle--prior to even viewing the video. I did not cry-- >exactly--but almost. I suppose if she had been singing Charlie Mingus' >"Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" instead of Andrew Lloyd Weber's >whatever, I might have been weeping copiously. On the other hand, I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the contribution of ALW. Whatever else you might say about his music, it's certainly evocative. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
