カメラは40代後半の女性に焦点を当てています。彼女はシャンパンカラーの無地のドレスを着ています。 裁判官のサイモン・コーウェル氏はニヤリと笑う。彼は彼女に聴衆に自己紹介をするように頼みます。
「私はスーザン・ボイルです」と彼女は言います。彼女はぎこちなく腰を振る。
聴衆は笑いました。 悪びれない。 誰もが、これから起きようとしている壮大な列車事故を目撃していると思った。 それがスリルです。 無能な人を発言する前から判断することができる。 あるいは、自分で見つけたかのように、最高の歌手に投資することもできます。
これがこのジャンルが機能する理由です。
それは音楽だけの話ではありません。
A dream behind the microphone
Why do we love these shows so much? NPR’s The Record offers the answer. The fans consider themselves hard workers. They look at it and think, “Maybe I can do that too.”
This is the American dream starting from scratch. CMT’s Next Superstar Simon Lythgow points out that voting is very democratic. It feels American.
Almost all of us have sung a song out loud in the shower. We combed. When we watch a singing performance, we imagine ourselves on stage. The lights are bright. They blind us. Our hearts are beating. We think, “I am of no use to them. But just wait until they hear my song.”
Singing competitions make dreams come true. They really do more than any other reality show.
A true star, a true beginning
Consider click-through rates. One Direction’s Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn kick off ‘The X Factor’. This is how boy bands are made now.
Jennifer Hudson won the Oscar. This was after she became famous by appearing on American Idol. Miranda Lambert went from third-time Nashville Star finalist to CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, an unprecedented five-game winning streak.
These are not just participants. They are idols.
Boil the effect
And then there’s Susan Boyle. The ladies of Britain’s Got Talent.
When she finally started singing, Simon Cowell’s jaw dropped. The audience laughed and stood up in unison. They applaud. they cried. The audience stood and applauded.
His debut album “I Dreamed a Dream” stayed at the top of the Billboard 200 for six weeks.
We all dream of what it would be like to be a star. Singing opens the door to extraordinary dreamers. That’s why we’re watching.
But let’s face it. Even if Susan Boyle crashed and burned, this would still be a fun story.
