On last Saturday’s show, pensioner Dorothy Morrison, from Hyde, in Cheshire, believed it could be her chance to hit the big time. At 82 years old, she explained when interviewed by Kate Thornton that “You are as young as you feel”.
So complete with walking stick and shopping bag trolly, she shuffled in to face the judges with her rendition of The Righteous Brother’s Unchained Melody. Louis and Sharon both say ‘yes’. Simon was a little doubtful about whether she can “cope with it all” but has to put her through.
Here at the X Factor blog, we always thought that Simon was a “friend of Dorothy’s” - on this occasion, though, it seemed not.
She was better than the fat guy in the piano tie at least..
Comment by Parkie — Monday, 29 August, 2005 @ 21:39
I’m hoping that he’ll warm around to her style. After all, doesn’t Simon get all his acts to sing Unchained Melody - you’d have thought that he’d have been into it!
Comment by Alan — Wednesday, 31 August, 2005 @ 23:34
Alan - you don’t actually know what’s meant by a friend of Dorothy’s do you?
Comment by Parkie — Thursday, 1 September, 2005 @ 08:48
LOL. I do now
Apparently I’ve never heard that one before (must come out of my cave more often)
Comment by Alan — Thursday, 1 September, 2005 @ 10:11
Hey, don’t knock the “Piano Tie Guy”, Anthony Little. Quite simply, the man has raw buring talent waiting to be harnessed in the proper fashion. After all, he had the right look, the right song, the right voice and the right attitude. He would have givin it 110% and I believe him to be the embodiment of the X Factor.
Comment by James — Sunday, 30 October, 2005 @ 13:20
well! x i have to say i think dorothy should have won! x me and my family laugh about her everyday nd im her BIGGEST fan! x i cn even sing and look like her! x DOROTHY FOR A RECORD DEAL!!
Comment by katie x — Sunday, 13 August, 2006 @ 17:10