Jackie Evancho: My Immortal

[chknltl]

Today felt like a good day to post a song, this one:

"My Immortal"


I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

[Chorus:]
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face—it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice—it chased away all the sanity in me

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

[Chorus]

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

[Chorus]

...me, me, me.

[Phentex]

1. She's something else!

One of the first ones I thought was fake when I saw her years ago. She was so little and that voice was so big! But then I saw her on tv and realized she was the real deal.

She's amazing.

[chknltl]

2. Amazing I agree. Today we lost someone dear

This song isn't perfectly appropriate but it does sum up how I feel when I think of our loss. I posted it for that reason.

As to Miss Evancho's voice, I have been a fan (via you-tube) since first seeing her on the America's Got Talent Semi Finals, (arguably her national debut). Like a lot of music I go 'nuts' over I forced everyone I knew at the time to tune into the next weeks' AGT show so they too could witness something special. I am pleased with how things have turned out for the young singer, I hope the best for her. In case you haven't seen the AGT show that I feel launched her career, here is Jackie Evancho, age 10 singing Con-Ti Partiro:

[Phentex]

3. I've never seen any of that...

I like what her brother had to say.

Probably the only decent thing I've heard Piers Morgan say. I guess I didn't realize he was on that show.

Thanks for sharing that!

[chknltl]

4. Re: my thoughts on Mr. Morgan on AGT

I have never been a fan of AGT but what little I have seen with him as a judge I felt his judging's to be fair. This example comes to mind: Morgan buzzed in an "X" with it's rude sound during a performance by a young artist during her performance at one years quarter finals. In her own words the artist was devastated! Many of her fans even now hate Piers Morgan for this. I think he had it right. The artist's performance that night was wretched imho and I am surprised she didn't get taken to task more than she was.

Today that artist, Lindsey Stirling is a rising star, she put her poor performance at the AGT Semi-finals behind her and now easily fills arenas with her fans. I am one of those fans. I am feeling pretty sad over the loss of Mr. Nimoy, My Immortal reflects how I am feeling, here is Lindsey Stirling's version:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

5. love Jackie Evancho and Lindsey Sterling. n/t

[magical thyme]

6. it's not just that her voice is so lovely and resonant

I like her musical sensibility. No matter what she does, she will bring that with her. Hopefully she will continue in a positive vein. I listened to some Charlotte Church yesterday and was very disappointed with her most recent singing, both the choices of what she's singing and her voice. She's either let it go deliberately or damaged it...

Anyway, this has become kind of a sad earworm for me since yesterday...

[Tobin S.]

7. The song seems too old for Miss Evancho.

She's got a great voice, a very grown-up sounding voice, but I looked it up and she's only 14.

I prefer the original, anyway, which has a much more gratifying ending.

[chknltl]

8. FWIW I sorta got that too

Closing my eyes worked, it's that voice-that instrument that works for me. I agree with you from this respect: at 14, Miss Evancho is far too young to have to bear memories of such pains. I have said this many many times over the years and I stand by it: The greatest problem with growing old is the losses of loved ones along the way. While watching Jackie sing this, I had to wonder where her emotion could spring from for such a song, (it wasn't really there imo).

BTW I think the song is called Wake Me Up, it may be on the same Evanescence CD, it is my favorite by these artists. I've never seen them but I helped some young friends get into an early pre-viewing of their show prior to that CD's release. The sad thing for me is that had I gone too, I would have seen these guys in a small club, playing that CD, right before they burst on the scene!

[Tobin S.]

9. Here you go.

I think this is the one you are thinking about "Bring Me to Life."

[chknltl]

10. Yep, that's the one thanks.

I'd just re-gone over the "My Immortal" songs you and I posted here and I had another incredible sad going on. Hearing "Bring Me To Life" reminds me of video games and video gaming never makes me feel sad....well except for when Cortana died, that was kinda tough....