William Hung on Today show...I am traumatized
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William Hung on Today show...I am traumatized
I flipped on one of our store TVs this morning and it had the Today Show on with William Hung performing "She Bang." I had only heard of this guy in name and frome reading newstories, I did not really think he was as bad as some people claimed. Then I heard him this morning, and I am still recovering.
WHY would someone give him a record contract? He is beyond bad, he's horrid, he sounds like an instrument of torture. His singing sounded like a distress signal of some sort with a few gasps of air every now and then.
What has happened to this world?
WHY would someone give him a record contract? He is beyond bad, he's horrid, he sounds like an instrument of torture. His singing sounded like a distress signal of some sort with a few gasps of air every now and then.
What has happened to this world?
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And that happened. On the billboard digital tracks chart he has 4 songs on there... the most of anyone else. I don't know the placement on the chart of his new cd, but it is prob. not that high up.. well i hope not anyway.
And that happened. On the billboard digital tracks chart he has 4 songs on there... the most of anyone else. I don't know the placement on the chart of his new cd, but it is prob. not that high up.. well i hope not anyway.
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Originally posted by movieking
It is smart that they tried to capitalize right away. IF any more time had passed, no one would have cared...
It is smart that they tried to capitalize right away. IF any more time had passed, no one would have cared...
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Re: William Hung on Today show...I am traumatized
Originally posted by Dr. DVD
WHY would someone give him a record contract? He is beyond bad, he's horrid, he sounds like an instrument of torture. His singing sounded like a distress signal of some sort with a few gasps of air every now and then.
What has happened to this world?
WHY would someone give him a record contract? He is beyond bad, he's horrid, he sounds like an instrument of torture. His singing sounded like a distress signal of some sort with a few gasps of air every now and then.
What has happened to this world?
Click on Tom Arico. Listen... and believe.
My thoughts drift to the vocal recording sessions where engineers, friends and musicians must have conspired to tell Tom "Yeah man, it sounds great! Keep on singing..."
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Originally posted by shanester
What does Ricky Martin think of his remake??..He must at least be grateful for the $royalties$
What does Ricky Martin think of his remake??..He must at least be grateful for the $royalties$
did ricky write it?
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As stated in an earlier thread, he's probably up to his head in poontang by now. I bet in another few months there will be an E! true hollywood story of him broke out on the street having spent all his money on hookers and booze.
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Re: William Hung on Today show...I am traumatized
Originally posted by Dr. DVD
WHY would someone give him a record contract? He is beyond bad, he's horrid, he sounds like an instrument of torture. His singing sounded like a distress signal of some sort with a few gasps of air every now and then.
What has happened to this world?
WHY would someone give him a record contract? He is beyond bad, he's horrid, he sounds like an instrument of torture. His singing sounded like a distress signal of some sort with a few gasps of air every now and then.
What has happened to this world?
Someone emailed me this: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...eguillermo.DTL
Could be partly the reason he's so "hot". If he were an ugly white kid who couldn't sing nor dance, would he still be so popular?
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Re: Re: William Hung on Today show...I am traumatized
Originally posted by Autotelik
Someone emailed me this: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...eguillermo.DTL
Could be partly the reason he's so "hot". If he were an ugly white kid who couldn't sing nor dance, would he still be so popular?
Someone emailed me this: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...eguillermo.DTL
Could be partly the reason he's so "hot". If he were an ugly white kid who couldn't sing nor dance, would he still be so popular?
If you look at the actual competition you can see that america as a whole likes to root for underdogs and those who take a chance and act a bit goofy. The only reason John Peter Lewis is still in the competition is because of his akward flailing dancing in the perliminary round that earned him america's vote into the final 10. He can't sing that well either (although he is leagues above Hung), but he keeps advancing in the competition.
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Come on folks, William Hung is a novelty act.
There is a long history of novelty acts in American popular music, some of which (like the aformentioned Tiny Tim) have done suprisingly well.
There is a long history of novelty acts in American popular music, some of which (like the aformentioned Tiny Tim) have done suprisingly well.