Comments | keikaimalu: Inspirational

keikaimalu

Inspirational

Apr 15, 2009 11:44

How truly cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut68Set-w0o

(Um -- does anyone know how I can post this with the YouTube page embedded? I know others have done it.)

Comments 8

tangerinpenguin April 15 2009, 20:45:31 UTC

You would normally cut and past the HTML block from the "Embed" text field below the URL field (in the little info box on the right side of the YouTube page). In this case, they've disabled it.

keikaimalu April 16 2009, 03:25:05 UTC

Okay, thanks. Maybe I have the wrong kind of account.

tangerinpenguin April 16 2009, 04:19:49 UTC

I don't think so - it looks like it's disabled on YouTube. On the other hand, it looks like there are a lot of other copies that have appeared on YouTube - so it's possible that one or more of them have the embedding enabled, or that the video you were looking at was embeddable when it went up but the TV show asked to have embedding turned off before I got to it.

keikaimalu April 16 2009, 15:31:21 UTC

Ah, I see. I hadn't realized such distinctions existed. Thanks again. :)

barbhendee April 16 2009, 00:03:45 UTC

Oh, Melissa,

I've seen this twice, and I cried both times.

keikaimalu April 16 2009, 03:25:43 UTC

Me too. Isn't it beautiful? I love that the clip includes all the setup, so you can see the triumph as it happens. Amazing.

marta_s April 16 2009, 08:25:33 UTC

I've watched it several times tonight, and got weepy each time. What a voice! The video has gone viral, and was featured on MSNBC today.

On YouTube, you should be able to click "Share," and it will give you an option to link to your accounts on LJ, Facecrack, etc.

keikaimalu April 16 2009, 15:33:00 UTC

Thanks -- good to know.

I love watching the reaction shots of the judges and the crowd, both before and after she starts singing. What a remarkably confident and self-possessed woman.