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Nothing in this performance is less than perfect. Vocals pitch perfect. Wonderfully expressive and the cockney accent absolutely spot on.

A star is born.

You'll hear this sung as everything from a pop ballad to an opera aria.

It's a prayer of thanksgiving and that's the way she sings it. No one ever put more feeling into the words 'I believed'. Enough to convert the fallen.

Worthy of its place alongside Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin and on...

She moves!!!

If that car had had Volkswagen salesmen . . . . . .

Epico. Would have been funnier if Casillas had dropped it.

Like it. Love the Louie Louie riff. Can't think of another chant that uses it and it would sound great sung by the KC. Not sure about the word 'Pistolero' and 'heaven' rhymes with 'seven' but I think it's my fave Suarez song so far.

Watch Emma's surprise as Frank Churchill joins in and try and think of another actress who could have done it better. I know I can't.

How good is this? Miles better than any of the Celtic Moments tribe. Thanks for posting. I'd completely forgotten the artistry of Andy Stewart and his sensationally beautiful baritone.

The End is Nigher . . . . . . . .

Beautiful timbre and clean interpretation but there is a huge satirical payload which has all gone missing here.

Watch Shirley Henderson's version in Topsy Turvy.

This girl understands the the poetry and has the artistry to serve it. Very beautiful voice and superb version. My favourite. She was interviewed on a C4 programme about Cohen and speculated about whether her heart was strong enough to survive making love to him. A very thoughtful and talented ar...

How can you have a heavenly choir with just three voices?

Simon needs lessons himself. never seen a more threatening expression than his smile.

Extravagantly talented. I don't wanna wait 18 months for an album. She can't win this, I think, her appeal is a bit limited, but she can do Bessie Smith and Billy Halliday justice and there haven't been many artistes in the last 50 years who you could say that about.

There are no better actresses than Shirley Henderson. None.

Helen McCrory is ace in this too. They eclipse Sewell and Graves.

I wanted to shoot Kara and Simon every time they started with the 'I don't know who you are' . She's Siobhan Magnus. She has talent, integrity, originality and personality and so it's not much of a surprise that Kara can't spot any of it . . .