She bangs, but he rocks!
When was the last time you saw an icon rise from a ridiculous, almost laughable failure?
And the rise was not because of talent hard done by, because there wasn't a whiff of talent anywhere near him. William Hung, an American originally from Hong Kong, studying engineering at U Berkeley auditioned for American Idol. He came up with an absolutely horrendous rendition of 'She Bangs' by Ricky Martin. And just when you thought nothing could get worse than the vocals, he decided to dance. He left the judges speechless with horror and an audience of millions with guts ruptured laughing. Wordless explanations were sought as to how he even IMAGINED he qualified to be a singing dancing star.
And he saved the day, most innocently, by speaking from the heart.
William Hung said " I did my best and I have no regrets". And he smiled a dentist's delight of a smile. Delight because it was a vision of a lifetime's work in prospect. They would have been lining up outside his door, and even more so now - Americans and thousands of people the world over have rewarded William's unassuming joie de vivre by making him a star. And boy, does he deserve it.
It thrills one at a basic level to see so many people fall in love with such an unlikely hero. He has websites, he has fanclubs, he has chat forums, he has video clips doing the rounds, he holds search engine records - and he hasn't created a SINGLE one of these himself. It is heartening to see that under all the pretensions and superficiality of daily life, and the American Idol show itself, people have identified with Hung's basic values of doing anything 'Dil Se'. He probably knew he sucked, but he went ahead, shorn of all pretension and false ambition. He did what came naturally and was so amazingly humble and graceful in defeat and elimination that he is a bigger idol than any singing, dancing puppet will ever be.
And he's going to make a ton of money - he's been on gobs of chatshows and now has his own recording deal! People have forgotten how Ricky's original track and dance go, there are dance/trance remixes with William Hung's vocals, oh the list of the Hungmania goes on. What a happy thing that ordinary people are rewarded manifold for just being themselves.
She may bang, but William Hung - you rock man!
And the rise was not because of talent hard done by, because there wasn't a whiff of talent anywhere near him. William Hung, an American originally from Hong Kong, studying engineering at U Berkeley auditioned for American Idol. He came up with an absolutely horrendous rendition of 'She Bangs' by Ricky Martin. And just when you thought nothing could get worse than the vocals, he decided to dance. He left the judges speechless with horror and an audience of millions with guts ruptured laughing. Wordless explanations were sought as to how he even IMAGINED he qualified to be a singing dancing star.
And he saved the day, most innocently, by speaking from the heart.
William Hung said " I did my best and I have no regrets". And he smiled a dentist's delight of a smile. Delight because it was a vision of a lifetime's work in prospect. They would have been lining up outside his door, and even more so now - Americans and thousands of people the world over have rewarded William's unassuming joie de vivre by making him a star. And boy, does he deserve it.
It thrills one at a basic level to see so many people fall in love with such an unlikely hero. He has websites, he has fanclubs, he has chat forums, he has video clips doing the rounds, he holds search engine records - and he hasn't created a SINGLE one of these himself. It is heartening to see that under all the pretensions and superficiality of daily life, and the American Idol show itself, people have identified with Hung's basic values of doing anything 'Dil Se'. He probably knew he sucked, but he went ahead, shorn of all pretension and false ambition. He did what came naturally and was so amazingly humble and graceful in defeat and elimination that he is a bigger idol than any singing, dancing puppet will ever be.
And he's going to make a ton of money - he's been on gobs of chatshows and now has his own recording deal! People have forgotten how Ricky's original track and dance go, there are dance/trance remixes with William Hung's vocals, oh the list of the Hungmania goes on. What a happy thing that ordinary people are rewarded manifold for just being themselves.
She may bang, but William Hung - you rock man!
spouted by Non-Sensei at 3/18/2004 02:14:00 AM
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