Exclusive: Susan Boyle sings The Way We Were at 1984...

Watch our exclusive video of Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle at her earliest on-camera gig, singingthe Barbra Streisand hit The Way We Were during a 1984 competition at Fir Park Social Club in Motherwell.

[@MassimoCrispi]

it's unbelievable how her talent was ignored for so much time

[@mhikl4484]

And she sure is pretty. And quite the figure. But little towns can be awfully nasty to those they do not understand. But comeuppance happens and her voice is been recognized.

[@pijonydotru]

she chose the realisation as a woman, I guess. Children, probably

[@rubengardinerart]

Yh atleast she got her fame, im sure theres so much talent out there that never got any exposure. (not saying she did not deserve the fame she definitely does, just stating how common this is sadly)

[@merlinmediagroup]

@@pijonydotru Huh? She's childless.

[@dawnpreston5101]

People can't see the real thing when they only see the outter appearance

[@kellierose0]

She broke the barrier of beauty. And I dont care what any of you think, shes beautiful on the inside and out.

[@elaine03812]

There will always be God’s perfect time and 2009 is the time for Susan Boyle

[@driscollnh]

Susan was beautiful in 1984, and I think that she's still beautiful now. I'm glad that she kept going to Karioke Clubs to sing and also practiced singing at home before the mirror all these years. All of that, plus the few singing lessons she had briefly over a 2-year period, have been used by the Lord to make her the BGT Tour Finalist that she has just concluded at Bournemouth on Sunday, July 5th, 2009. I love that Susan remains authentically the same person with whom we fell in love Apr 12

[@gledsonmachado8975]

I dont understand how She didn't become worldly famous since this time of his life, because she was always a great singer.

[@riccardo50001]

There are MILLIONS of talented singers who never have a career, but still sing beautifully.

[@cliffordbuttle4529]

not woke

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

@@cliffordbuttle4529 Well said.

[@twobrokeguyz1214]

Because there wasn't such a thing as American Idol or Britain's Got Talent in the 80s, and she comes from a small village. What were they supposed to do. It's sad really, all those years without any discovery. But finally, something opened up for her! Thank God for her and Thank God for us as well.

[@vincentruvo6988]

She was shy but had a lovely voice.

[@myke336]

How was she not famous before 2009? She has the voice of an angel. Seriously, pure, therapeutic, and soothing.

[@ambarvalia9757]

people needed the drama from a middle aged spinster from a tiny scottish village

[@randomchannel5371]

Maybe She Couldn’t Get A Record Label.

[@2jomok2]

Do you think anyone there could even imagine that they were listening to someone who many years later would top the world charts for two years running?

[@louisearcher3746]

Yes I wonder that to....

[@dgagnon313]

I highly doubt that there is a better natural singer than this incredible, incredible talent. You can hear the talent above a noisy room that's probably the local version of the Elk's Club. Bravo, Susan. Bravo.

[@mamachar1]

Now & then and for all of your tomorrows... Dear Susan... I just NEVER tire of stopping by to see you, to listen to you talk, and to hear your heart, your beautiful voice. Your beauty radiates deep from within your inside only to flow out and over onto your outside !!! You are incredible! You are a great gift to all people you touch !!! AWESOME !!! You do ROCK the world, dear Susan !!! You GO GIRL !!! ♥♥♥♥

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Susan was 23 at this time and her singing voice was already amazing even way back then.

[@soewin9784]

She was hidden, ignored about 24 years ( 1984 - 2008 ) ; then she was born again as a Superstar. Very strong Lady with patience & perseverance. Amazing.

[@garyjones1688]

How could they have ignored her beauty and radiance and her goddess like voice that girl should have had a contract people are so skeptical and judgy and hypocrites thank God lord I serve you

[@georginadjan6915]

It’s heartbreaking when you don’t have the features or lifestyle the world loves but thank God that in His time He makes all things beautiful. Susan enjoy each day and blessing God gives you. I am happy for you.

[@driscollnh]

Susan was sweet and beautiful in 1984, don't you think? She still is so to me!

[@BenBradleyMusic]

This video was a great find. Its really interesting to see what Susan looked like back in the 80s. She was actually a pretty good looking girl ! :-) Its no surprise that she performed well back then too. It would seem that she's always had talent but simply never got a break... until now. I think her voice has become even better. Its really great that after all this time, she now has the chance to do something with her talent. Thank God it didn't pass her by. She deserves her opportunity.

[@sarahlaslett3279]

Yes I for one am sick of people talking about her appearance. In this clip she has a trim figure with a tiny waist and a pretty face! The years took their toll as she spent many of them looking after her mother until her mother's passing. By the time she reached middle age she did not have make up know-how or dress sense. But soon after her overnight success she had help with make up, hair styling and clothes and she has often looked pretty again. One poor presentation with her first public appearance and she has rarely been allowed to live it down. All I can is please stop it.

[@humbaba2762]

this was the time where she should have become famous.

[@neilnsue]

She is amazing-i can't understand why she never had a chance to bring her wonderful voice to an audience. I am happy that we will have the chance to finally have her music.

[@adamruzzo]

I love this. Susan Boyle is amazing in many levels. It's a shame, almost a crime, her talent wasn't picked up 20 years earlier.

[@Margio182]

A crime!!!

[@phyllischien2496]

I love to hear her sing. Her voice can heal people's souls.

[@jess4metoo]

I love Susan Boyle. Trying to make it way back then and still hammering away today untill it finally happened. Perseverance does pay off. It's a shame people can't look past her appearence. Hope all her dreams and riches come her way.

[@9890jsp]

How she went unnoticed all those years I'll never know. There are few true vocal talents with crystalline voices. Mariah Carey, Celine, Whitney Houston (before the crack), Jewel (not the strongest voice but she sounds like an angel and sings in a unique way), and now Susan Boyle. She is a rare gem of vocal purity. I'm glad she got to experience her dream.

[@boomvoom8]

You would be surprized at how many wonderful singers there are in the world who never get noticed... For some reason the media seams to prefer mediocre singers with digitally enhanced voices.

[@starkiss77]

Rod Sena I agree there's many talented singers out there! I know I sang in a choir and always stood next to one that was absolutely amazing yet hidden in the crowd. Great for Susan she finally made it. Today is all about fake looks and fake singing, autotune.

[@Melissa0774]

9890jsp Yeah, you'd think she would have went to college for performing arts or something, and then moved to London or even New York to try and make it on the theater scene. But that's not so easy to do for someone with Asperger's, especially if it's undiagnosed.

[@macmcleod1188]

+9890jsp I think her first performance on BGT was amazing not only because of the contrast between her voice and her looks but also because it was filled with 27 years of emotion. She has a beautiful voice and has recorded a lot of songs and sang this song again- but in that one unique performance her feelings were shining thru the song in her voice in ways that made people involuntarily smile, cry, and feel very kind which a purely polished professional version might not have done.

[@kdna6932]

9890jsp I adore jewel and I don’t think she’s recognized as much as she should be. None of the others actually write their own songs. Love love susan too

[@blancheferrer271]

God's has His own time to my favorite singer. Susan Boyle. She's really the best of all singers. Though she's earning million and millions of dollars still she's the same Susan Boyle. Loved her small village and their humble family house. 😊

[@andrewamidala]

5.5 million views says everything, well done Susan x

[@pigpenthecat]

People these days are too worried about how he or she looks. Well, the truth of the matter is you can be beautiful on the outside but if you are ugly on the inside it shows in more ways than I can count. I would rather have more copies of Susan Boyle than of the other type of person, the world would be a better place to live if we each showed more compassion and love to each other.

[@Rubbaduckie1975]

An absolute gem of a clip! good luck to you Susan! you're a star!

[@noelleslie6665]

Phenomenal... Her voice, pronunciation, intonation are just from the skies above.... Beautiful❤

[@HandwhistlerBen]

How nobody really noticed her extraordinary singing talent twenty years before AGT is beyond me. Her "Cry me a river" was incredible.....in a class with Streisand back then. Thank goodness she got to show it off and start her recording career....better late than never!

[@MrPanjeaMusic]

She walked a million miles.....The under Dog....goes on TOP of the world 🌎..!!

[@omarvasquez6607]

I think what makes this moment so beautiful is how her voice controlled the room. It starts off with her squeezing between seats in a plain white outfit lookin like a butcher, in a bustlin, loud, low-ceiling room. And lets be honest, she's not a turn-heads-and-stop-time type of beautiful. Even if she does look beautiful in this video. She gets on stage. Gets familiar with the band and starts singing. People hush to be polite. But once she lets out that holy voice at :33 the room gets silent. Quick. An "oh shit" moment. After that she encapsulates that room with feels. Like the room was leaking beauty. Being a true entertainer from the people to the people she has a moment with a member of the audience 1:38 The gold background supports her shine. And so does the band playing those funky riffs. She ends the song on a sweet melody 3:06 that I wanted to keep hearing. The room erupts in applause while she modestly gets off stage. Not knowing what the future has in store. When the question of "What would you do with a time machine?" comes up. I think of this time and space.

[@rickdeckard3692]

That was beautiful

[@forznuff]

One of the best things about Susan's vocalizations is that she FEELS the music and lyrics. Even as an obvious amateur in this clip, she magically - and genuinely - brings you into her inner world as she interprets the words of a song. You can see that in her eyes. llk

[@wntoply6]

looking at this video right now, could susan ever have imagined what the future would hold for her. an international superstar perhaps...never in a million years, yet it happened. my heart goes out to miss boyle. may her success continue for the next 4 decades and beyond!

[@Ascension1004]

Her voice is hypnotic. I adore her.

[@daiewayne]

Lovely young lady. So classy. Can't get enough of her. Absolutely adore her. She's has me under a spell. I truly love the whole package. What's not to love?

[@diannebracero7286]

Susan Boyle, is an inspiration to any of us that feel our dreams have passed us by.

[@s.deoliveira4109]

So yangue! So nice! What a voice! Like coming of the sky! We love you Susan Boyle! Saudacions froom Portugal to the Irelande Angel!

[@kerrym666]

susan is amazing...glad she got her break,so deserving

[@susanboylefan91]

great voice and love how expressive her eyes are in this performance

[@MrRugbyloosehead]

She has the voice of an angel, it's too bad it took her so long to finally get noticed, but when she did, she touched millions of peoples hearts with her voice and her personality

[@amaqula]

There are millions of great singers in the world - but only some have that certain something that make people react to them. Susan is one of those! I can't wait for her CD.

[@RT-ve8xp]

I love her eyes while she's singing.

[@lancetop]

Susan is an angel. What a joy to hear her sing.

[@TheDelanodenholm]

LOVELY SUSAN BOLYLE, she was lovely at 20 and she is really lovely at 48, she looks like what a woman should look like, I love her.- Delano Denholm

[@jeannehall7199]

This is an amazing clip! The voice even back then really stands out!

[@sumhinsilly]

i remeber nights like these when i was young and ill tell you what...it wasnt very often the place went quite and stayed like that while the singer was on....this was the classic nights when all the old pub singers would crawl out from under the tables and have a go lol shes absolutely fantastic.....go subo x

[@ImysAcer]

She has been shining since 1984. Amazing courage and self belief.

[@catlover2652]

How is she single,she was and is so beautiful,and talented .

[@mirzamay]

Wow Susan looks great here. And she held her own through that band playing against her basically. Not too many singers alive or dead could do that, it's like DaVinci drawing the perfect circle.

[@buddyeagle]

She's the best in U.K. The real Royal Queen. Always the best. We love you Sue.

[@redlips49]

she has such a beautiful voice .thank you.

[@mollyrongwen]

Susan has a great, beautiful voice. unfortunately, people easily judge people by the way they look. I am gald she has never given up her dream for all the years passed by. Now finally people noticed her inner beauty and talent in singing. Best of luck for Susan. MC

[@rubencortes5701]

Beautiful soul

[@alessandrocanal6184]

I'm crying ... Dear Susan!

[@kellymckay5874]

Amazing!!

[@thingisthere]

These old vids proove she was always a star!

[@Bona_kidd]

she's the best! melted my heart..

[@viktoryu8957]

If only Britain Got Talent was held in 1984.

[@awesomejohnnet]

I love this lady.,God bless her beautiful soul that never gave up her dream! Wow what a success story eh? Just goes to show the power of God... Go Susan I have become a great fan of yours !

[@romanticspirit]

She has a GREAT Voice, and a GREAT Spirit.. the world needs right NOW!! A Blessing from GOD!!

[@MrMoses-wz3of]

Is she Susan Boyle 😢? she was talented from the beginning.

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

yes, that is her.

[@shirleyhorne1892]

Imagine if the world discovered her back then. Thay voice is amazing

[@richardpersen7508]

Definitely one of my favorites.

[@infinitecreativityondrums8367]

She has the voice of an angel!

[@icylakepaxphile]

i think susan's voice in today is much better... deeper, more emotional, more matured

[@celilqueenz]

wow this is RARE

[@robertagardner5461]

She was really very good even in her early days. Wow!!

[@mamachar1]

Susan... the sky is the limit... Today and for all of your many tomorrows !!! Enjoy your blessed journey that you are traveling... the BEST is yet to come !!! ♥♥♥♥

[@NickB_Yorkshire]

Very good!! Can't believe it took her so long to make the big time after this.

[@j800r]

Believe it. My dad has been a professional singer for over three decades. He's retired now but performed the club (Working Men's/Social Clubs, not nightclubs) circuits for years and years. At LEAST as good as Susan Boyle yet never had his chance. In his 60s now with arthritis which forced him to retire (along with decline of the club circuits) he never had his real shot. Unfortunately there's a lot of true talent that goes ignored nowadays.

[@buddyeagle]

great video, excellent footage. I Love Susan Boyle.

[@TheInna77777]

wow she sing so amazing and she is beautiful

[@hugokc]

Susan is a wonderful performer with a beautiful voice. I only hope that she will stay on the scene for many years to come. How about an inspirational movie on Susan's life? It would be a sell-out everywhere.

[@yellowfolder]

I was there that night. I remember thinking that Susan was a bit of a tiger. I thought to myself, "y'know, under the correct circumstances, you could make it big", and I explained to an incredulous Boyle that a modern format of television, a sort of wider-reaching Opportunity Knocks type show might recognise her talent. Susan was not pleased when i told her it would take about 20 years for this format of television to be realised.

[@margaretmoore7034]

yellowfolder .. yes and I told Pavarotti that he would be a famous singer in a band called Motörhead .. we had a good chinwag over a cuppa tea an a bacon sarnie in a Cafe in Leeds after we got acquainted in the local job centre... unfortunately he proved me wrong . .

[@angelfreak100]

shes a beauty~! she is blessed with an amazing voice~!

[@jamesfrench7299]

Susan Boyle at 22. It's fascinating comparing her then to now. She really let herself go by 47 when she was discovered by BGT. Now she looks as though she never went though the bad stages at all.

[@candiedthrone]

James French Who said she had any bad stages?

[@sketchyinc]

Your right, wow I think she looks really attractive in this video, and she seems like such a beautiful person on the inside as well! She deserves success. Power to the humble and meek, the best people ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Kiovigbax]

so moving, calm and great!! Touching.... Bravo Susan!!

[@JackPrinya]

When she sings, her inner beauty comes shining out. Absolutely lovely.

[@weerobot]

What a Hero...we love you Susan.

[@mamachar1]

Beautiful Lady - inside and out... The very BESTof luck to you Susan - Now & Always !!! ♥♥♥♥

[@judylabiscase6716]

Great voice💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@MTknitter22]

See? Many do not understand this remarkably resilient little woman had been working, trying, auditioning, storming gates of record companies trying for many years before we got to see her on Britain’s Got Talent.

[@bearjamesnh]

She was pretty.

[@Lauram1948]

@Tyler P Beautiful.

[@redreflect]

It shouldn't matter how you look it's the person you are that matters. We all have a talent and i'm glad Susan has had the opportunity to share hers. It is a sad world where culture manipulates our opinion to idealise beauty and dictate fame is only the privilege of the young, svelte and good looking .... I think you're fab Susan, go for it and show everyone

[@vicusmaxima]

oh, dear sh**! the musicians are horrible. yet u can still hear her beautiful voice through all that c...

[@josephworby724]

vicusmaxima you forget it's 1984 the band sounded like that they don't sound all the bad(the wife)

[@TheStompboxer]

Joseph Worby wat

[@queensuejesuseschild3136]

Her voice is so good here to bad she didn't get to use all these years making records for us to enjoy. But when you are just a normal person you don't know how to go about getting it in to the business. Without help it's hard to do. This is why we are finding great singers now is because of shoes like BGT AGT Idol from all over the world and even the voice but not so much there they don't get the help like Idol and BGT and AGT and other parts of the world. I'm glad we have found her now she can share her voice with us all.It really nice to have heard you Susan you are a wonderful person and so down to earth don't change who you really are. Because if you do you will never be happy. Live in our old house have the new one to intertain in keep your old home for your self and family and dear friends to you. To help you stay the way you was meant to be friendly and nice but your own person. You are a star in more ways then one God Bless one day if you sing close to where I live at in the USA I may get a change to met you one day.

So adorable!

[@RobinHood-uv6uw]

Beautiful,, I love her to bits.💓

[@juniperwoodgreen4090]

What a good looking woman...

[@Changes0408]

As an untrained amateur, Susan's special gift is still evident. How I would love to hear her perform this beautiful song done professionally in a recording studio. She touches my soul......

[@ianjohnkings3255]

People ask why wasn’t she discovered earlier, we are too obsessed with looks, not recognising a true natural talent within.

[@benz6464]

I love Susan all the people with negitive comments , get a life. Susan is natural very real and down to earth. envey is very destrutive negitive people should take a good look at themselves. Go Susan. Go girl. you bring so much joy to heaps of poeple.

[@femmmmi]

She was a pretty young lady.

[@oneseeker2]

as usual, beautiful with a captial B, looks and singing. just like the rest of us caregivers over the age of 40, her appearance has changed, slightly over weight, some wear and tear, simple human suffering as we all have at points in our lives, that change our outward appearance. adore this woman! I hope she goes far, I would buy her CD for myself and for others. And I would love to have her autograph and a picture. And to spend time with her, a real human!

[@sarahlaslett3279]

But now with some help with her grooming and clothes she can still look very nice even at times pretty.

[@felixstinson6720]

Susan is great .... terrible guitar player who overplays and hits bad notes....You can hear her potential even that far back.....Her recording of "Cry Me A River" is about the best that I have heard.......She's got soul and blues in that Scottish voice....She should do an album of jazz and blues standards.....

[@felixstinson6720]

***** Well, it's definitely between Julie London and Susan......fabulous feel and emotion from both great performers....

[@felixstinson6720]

***** Oh, yeah!

[@GirladyLocks]

I totally agree! An album of old standards with Susan singing them would be Heaven on Earth!!!

[@linevuj39]

Como o tempo é implacável, inexorável: uma bela voz, um belo rosto, e só agora, após 20 e tantos anos explode em sucessos através internet. Como uma voz dessa pode ficar "invisível" tanto tempo? São coisas da vida! Tanta merda fazendo sucesso e ela...

[@leeduncan7944]

I can't see why she was single all those years. You see proper mingers with boy friends, husbands and having a family life. She ain't a super model and she ain't hideous. I bet men are kicking themselves now cause if she loved one and taken it serious to the day she made the big time their life would be a fairytale. Never judge a book by its cover!

[@tiffanyvalencia8415]

Lee Duncan Maybe she was in spite of them all.

[@swedbiatch]

Good for you. we need more people in the world who think like you do.

[@rojamarta5765]

She was born to sing but the world and the so called knowledgeable did not see it until now what a waste.They have a very crooked way of looking \

[@nancyhoward7005]

Awesomely done . i In Gods time

[@bobbypaluga4346]

She seems so much more confident in this video than when she became known on TV. What happened to her after this was filmed? The death of her mother, caused her to give up and no longer care for herself? It's as if she stopped using makeup, sat in a chair with her cat and ate bon-bons all day, every now and then getting up to style her hair with an eggbeater. Poor girl

[@asmrcalmingvibes]

Bobby Paluga lol omg😂😂

[@yellowwings86]

to sound this good on a recording like this, with no backing really! wow!