I Dreamed a Dream 林彥均 李昀安 黃子柔 李詩婷 張家新

Les Miserables  Background: The French Revolution

Fantine tells of her poor life  Once she was in love with a man and they had a daughter ─ Cosette.  The man later abandoned Fantine.  To make a living, Fantine leaves Cosette to live with the a corrupt innkeeper and his selfish, cruel wife.  She is later fired from her job at the factory because of the discovery of her illegitimate daughter.  She is forced to resort to prostitution to pay for her daughter's expenses.

I dreamed a dream －回憶  There was a time when men were kind When their voices were soft And their words inviting There was a time when love was blind And the world was a song And the song was exciting There was a time Then it all went wrong

 I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untasted

 But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart And they turn your dream to shame  He slept a summer by my side He filled my days with endless wonder He took my childhood in his stride But he was gone when autumn came

 And still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather  I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed  現實使她無望

Susan Boyle’s Version-trimmed  I dreamed a dream in time gone by When hope was high And life worth living I dreamed that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untasted

 But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart And they turn your dream to shame And still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover  Boyle is fat and middle-aged, not much of star quality but had a dream to become professional singer.  Audience was astonished by her voice.  The contrast between her performance and her person created the drama.

contrast FantineSusan Boyle Deserted and desperate woman with a stained name Aspiring country singer looking not so pretty Dreaming about the return of her man so that her life would be complete hoping to make it in the entertainment world Harshness of life has already killed her dream Still trying everything to get an opportunity to perform Heart-broken song about the death of a dream Exhilarating song that actually made her dream come true