Ordinary Fool - Bugsy Malone

[97SMD]

I auditioned yesterday for blousey.... the song went so bad.. why, why,why is it so high??! I asked my teacher if i could lower it like Jessie J did and he said no! Omg, hate it

[InLoveWithGrime]

Performed this last week, this song is beautiful with a live band.

[gaganskins]

I preffer Jessie J's version ;)!

[Emx125]

My class all had to audition but we werent alloweed to audition for a certain part..... we had to sing a song and read a poem ..... and i was given Blousey! We will be working on the play for the next few months to perform the end of January.

[potter0067]

Awesome!!!

[tlw1950]

That's Julie McWhirter singing the role of Blousey.

[loicamar]

most of these pictures are of jodi foster as tallulah, not blousey!

[loicamar]

most of these pictures are of jodi foster as tallulah, not blousey!

[potter0067]

@loicamar That's the whole point bro :)

[Gleekfanz]

Most unique musical there will ever be!

[LilyWeasleyGranger]

I wanted Fat Sam but I got Olivia (Oscar) de Velt (you know, the one Blousey auditions for before Fat Sam's- the scene where the girl sings really high and really bad.) One of my friends is Blousey and she's a really amazing singer. And another girl I'm friends with is Tallulah and she's awesome at singing. My Blousey friend (has the same name as me) is always really nice so I guess she deserved the part because she's lovely. There were a large amount auditioning for Blousey, Tallulah and Bugsy!

[XxAshaOxleyxX123]

we is doin this for our year 5 and 6 production but i faileed i wanna be blousy but dont wanna sing!!

[PivDoodle9697]

I auditioned for this yesterday, with the chorus of this song. Totally unprepared. Singing and acting went well. When they asked me to dance in a group with a 5 year old it looked like I was molesting it.

Oh well.

[BHMScheerleader13]

@abigailstyle1 haha ohh my(: lol I made it(: so hopefully I'll be able to put a few videos from my school's performance of it. and btw: paperboy isnt THAT bad...(;

[djdoogs]

sampled by H.I.S.D., but anyway, this was a great movie

[jellybabies121]

i luv this song my bezzy is playing this in are skwl play and i am tallulah !

[BHMScheerleader13]

We are doing bugsy malone for my school play. I'm auditioning for Blousey and Tallulah. Any advice? haha(:

[abigailstyle1]

@BHMScheerleader13 dont make your audition really loud....she might make you the paper boy.that was my mistake XD

[jessiemoorephoto]

i am doing bugsy malone for my school play and i am adutioning with this song!

[babiipeachxx]

im blousy in my school production too, and im really nervous about singing this song =/ im scared that on the night i will be flat because its very high...

[jtbbz]

im blousey in my school production. I LOVE BUGSY MALONE!!!!!

[thumper444]

thankyou realy enjoyed this, hope you dont mind me posting the link

[youScumfuck]

I saw this play last year on my twin brothers school. Then I saw the movie this evening... it' lovely. I want my kids to watch that kind of movies once as well.

[BroadwayBound57]

I`m Blousey in my schools musical!

[GABBYM98]

im auditioning for the school play of bugsy malone. i really want to play blousey because i love singing, but i cant act!!! oh and i have to do an american accent for my audition! im up against 2 people that go to acting places n there really good!!

[Lochtube1]

All songs were written, produced and arranged by Paul Williams. Paul and Archie Hahn sang the male parts; the female songs were dubbed by Liberty Williams and Julie McWirder.

[Anjie777]

had the album and it was bomb

[MsThebestever]

omg how am i ment to sing like this in my school production!!!! :S

[Laura759798]

I wanted blousey but i got tallaueh :(

i love this song!

[Anjie777]

childhood memories!

[christoddur]

Does anyone know who is singing this? It sounds so much like Bernadette Peters....

[spoungeGagaladyPants]

Last year for my leavers performance i was Knuckles :L and i was also one of the down and outs xD it was great! my friend said i could sing this song well but she got that part because i didnt ordition but tbh i didnt think i was good but she couldnt sing it and so she had to do a key lower.

[xxl0v3goldxx]

I was cast as Blousey in the production at my camp. it's a great song to sing and it was a wonderful part to play.

[0161mia]

i got blousy

[xxxILuv2Rockxxx]

I GOT TALLULAH!!! but i really wanted to be Blousey :(

[spoungeGagaladyPants]

@xxxILuv2Rockxxx Tallulah is cool! i wanted her part but i wanted knuckles more and.. igot it!

[TheOrganKid]

This is my favorite song from the play

[InvisibleSunrise]

Im auditioning for Bugsy Malone tomorrow (my school play). I really want to get Blousy so I'm using this song but I'v only had one night to practice since I had never seen it before! I need all the luck I can get "/

[candyfloss631]

i have to sing this song in my school play of bugsy malone!! i got blousey.xx

[goosa1997]

doing bugsy in couple of weeks :S

[toniceforu]

I have this part in our production this year! I am so excited~

[NeverlandNightmare]

Haha, epic, it's been nearly two years since I was in a production of this as Lena Marelli x)

[kiss0this0smack0that]

i can sing just like that!!! but my teacher didnt even give me a part in the play >:(

[2base]

best song on the soundtrack

[kaylaaaax3991]

i hope you all know that an adult sings this song

[StopStaringAtMyFace]

Okay for all of you... you don't Have to get the high notes the way the music shows. Just start the song on a lower not that you feel comfortable with so you sound like YOU. There is no point trying to copy anyone's voice to get the part, even if you try really hard you won't sound good. So get the song in the pitch you can sing in or you could change the high notes to lower ones, make it more interesting.

[spoungeGagaladyPants]

@StopStaringAtMyFace I agree! (:

[spiritgirl225]

number one tip OPEN YOUR MOUTH

[xelizadayx]

best thing to do is be confident as sing as loud as possible, it doesn't really matter about quality of the note as long as everyone can hear and it's powerful. show them you can act then the singing will come later ;) good luck

[jenpenlenhen]

personally i think this is bad advice. as a singer myself i've been trained not to force anything. Just let the high notes come naturally, and if you can't quite reach them warm up a lot and keep practicing. If you force the notes some quite discusting stuff happens that i'm not gonna go into detail about, but basically in etreames you can't sing or even talk anymore.

[jenpenlenhen]

Dont sing from the throat, if possible try to forn the note with your toung and lifting the roof of your mouth.

It takes some practice but you will get it in the end.

x

break a leg.

[ theatre lingo for good luck. case you didn't know that. :L ]

[alexishere21]

Auditioning for this part in our play really soon and need some help with the high notws, I can hit them and it sounds pretty nice put a little scratchy in the microphone. Any advice on how to make it a little more clear?

[ybliat]

@alexishere21 i just hd some singing lessons so i no how 2 reach those high notes. u really hv 2 open the back of ur throat and ur mouth. do u breath deeply when u sing? good thing 2 do is not breath with ur chest breath with ur tummy. i know tht sounds odd bt its ur tummy muscles tht actually help u. Hope tht helps :)

[celebprincess23]

I'll be auditioning for Blousey soon in an audition for my school production, but I can't quite get the high notes right.

Any tips?

[Laura95xx]

i hate listening to the song cuz its so damn high but i gotta get my voice right can anybody help me? xx

[Gargaros1976]

Beautiful song... sad song...

[TheChurchOfShabebus]

I'm playing Blousey in our school production of this =]]]]]

[Laura95xx]

Im playing blousey in a school play :) YAY !!!! XX

[DJKITTY100]

same

[VinceNoir911]

i'm playing blousey soon :D

tallulah + lena are my favourites though :P

xx

[UniversalRater]

I'm playing the part of blousey right now (:

[ellz1020]

samme! xxx

[horsecrazyhollz]

heyy i have got reccomendid for playing blousey in my school play by a teacher thats directing it ... any tips???

[FlameDemo]

i got blousey ^^

[maxinebean11]

i tryed out for the play for blousy but i got the waitress :(:(:(

[rockon40197]

im dotty in my play

[dommeh20]

Im Blousey :D

Yay!

[ellz1020]

mee too!!!! xxx

[MsBay47]

I love this song and i remember seeing this movie when i was little...not to many people know about Bugsy Malone but I do!

[ViviWiings]

im playing blousey in the play that im in! lol

xo

[ToonBecks]

im doing this in 2010 in jan at queens hall hexham

[ViviWiings]

so u got da part well done!

[ToonBecks]

HOW DO YOU KNOW I ONLY GOT IT ON JULY4TH

[ToonBecks]

im auditioning for blousey and have to sing this for it petrified but soz no tips

[Kimbo133]

im auditioning for this any tips lol.

[gracie7497]

were doing this through an acting program in my town and I have to sing this song!!

[mrsfancypants]

I followed your link but not finding the movie

[pinkpuff1208]

my school is doing this play

[byebunnylovexx]

we did it in march

st joes

redhill linkfeald lane

surey

[ViviWiings]

same!!!!!!!!!!

lol :)

[NostalgiaBob]

Very nice. But check out Karen Carpenter's version for a totally different feel.

[daughtrylover4]

my school is doing this play

[Felixcatpinkie]

lol ours is too

[reader1338]

so is ours:)

[ppehsy]

Whoever is trying to sing this tear-jerking classic sounds like a Horrible HOT MESS! and needs to be slapped in the face! Listen to Mel Torme's haunting rendition of this song (you'll need 10 boxes Kleenex) after you experience his superior pharasing, moaning, and pleading in this timeless gem .

[filmfan17]

This is a great song. Love it!

[gigglesamw13]

we are doing this musical in my school and i got callbacks and was #1 on the list now i just have to sing this song tomorrow and see if i make it!

[phillyroxx]

Bravo Paul Williams!!! One of my favorite producer/arranger, he did so much great work throughout the 70's. Also check out Sylvia's Sunday here on Youtube, there's a slight resemblance to "Ordinary Fool".

[Bramsisayido]

what a tune ! nice chilled out song

[aestheticterrorism]

Who actually wrote this song??? the carpenters?? I cant find information about the composer, theres no even wikipedia entry for the song!!

[tushansoulboy]

The composer is Paul Williams. It was written for the film/musical Bugsy Malone. The Carpenters did a version as well as Ella Fitzgerald.

[powervolleyball109]

i really like this song great video

[lovelydiva31]

I absolutely love this song it's beautiful hearing it brings back memories.

[mkWolfgang]

for my audition they made me sing this :|!!! omg i totally messed it up lol, and same with the dance audition! but i was hoping for Fat Sam :D and did good in the acting part of the audition lol! did the actress of blousey sing this herself?

[dani4brad]

Yh Blousey Did Really Sing This But They Made Her Voice Higher Or Something !

[Nikkiijean]

The actress who played Blousey did not sing this. None of the actors sang their songs. All the songs were recorded by adults! Awesome film. When it came out in the cinema my dad who was about 15 dressed up in a gangsta style pin stripe suit like bugsy and got in for free lol. Now my kids enjoy watching it and i hope their kids will too.

[dani4brad]

Oh I Got Told She Sung It But Her herself !!

[TheJellybug]

@Nikkiijean erm. us people like to imagine that they sing it

[Nikkiijean]

@TheJellybug, Erm yes, of course darling, thats why they made it like that, so we could use our imaginations but I was actually replying to someone who was asking if she really sang the song!! LMAO XD

[nesjejr]

@Nikkiijean

Rasmatas, the pianoguy, sang himself ;) But the rest pretty much just pretended singing. All but the "down and out" was well-played tho, looked as if they sang :P

[johnys420]

@Nikkiijean Thats Jody Foster

[thegospelopinion]

this sounds like a bloddy hard song to sing,

it sooo sad....... excuse me...

iv got something in my eye.....

[ArticFox711]

Great video, but why aren't there many pictures, if any, of Blousy?

[dani4brad]

Because I Didnt Have Much Time , At Least There Are Bugsy Malone Picturess Not Random Ones :D

[hsmsoccer]

Im going out for Blousey in my camp play so this helped A LOT! Thanks!

[dani4brad]

Hope You Get It !

[hsmsoccer]

I got Bangles instead, but it turned out to be a GREAT part for me.

[dani4brad]

Oh Well, At Least you got a good part!!

[JaneNorman24]

I Like It x

[dani4brad]

Its A Good Song Isnt It !?