Quote:haley reinhart's version of can't help falling in love is so beautiful it rivals tyler's version

(10-22-2015, 12:22 AM)Tusk Wrote: Posted an Instagram,

(10-22-2015, 06:23 PM)JMT Wrote: Tusk, This is fantastic. I love reading your Tweets. Haley is lucky, and she certainly knows it, to have such dedicated fans like yourself, Miguel, Rachel, Himm, and so many others. An exciting time to be a Halien!

(10-22-2015, 06:23 PM)JMT Wrote: I love reading your Tweets

(10-22-2015, 06:23 PM)JMT Wrote: An exciting time to be a Halien!

Quote:erika showed me the haley reinhart version of can't help falling in love w u and now im ready to get married ?? how did this happen

Quote:I just found out Haley Reinhart sang for the Extra Gum commercial omg my child is growing up

(10-22-2015, 07:58 PM)Tusk Wrote: Remember there was a time I was super intimidated w/ social media or even getting a YouTube/Google account?
22K tweets, 200 Instagrams, 300 videos, 2 Million You Tube views and almost 10,000 subscribers later.....

(10-21-2015, 06:59 PM)JMT Wrote: Personally, I don’t dismiss the ‘Idol’ moniker attached to Haley, and still believe there’s some value—despite my distain for the way she was treated.

First of all, there’s really nothing she (and Ole) can do about it. Fact is, she is much more well-known for performing on Idol, than with PMJ-- and any media written about her is far more likely to use Idol, because that’s what she’s still known for. Millions of people still watch Idol (and watched Haley perform every week for several months), but PMJ’s reach isn’t there yet.

Haley was a well-liked, and voted for, contestant, and people remember her for it. From the standpoint of rekindling interest in her from fans who admired her (and hopefully those that didn’t) and then forgot about her, it’s useful, I think, to have that pointed out—as opposed to just recalling the quality and sound of her ‘voice’. That’s pretty clear to me from reading the comments on YT for all her PMJ videos and the gum ad. She’s regaining old fans, that’s for certain.

This will be Idol’s last year, and it’s possible they could get one last uptick in viewership if they can ‘get their act together’. I’m still hopeful that Haley might get one last gig on the show, and I think the stars are aligning for that to happen. If so, her single (and EP) could get a big lift (personally, I doubt PMJ would want to be associated with Idol, and so if Haley’s going to sing on the show, it’s going to be her own music). Idol should want to be associated with one of their alums who is just starting the ‘arc’ of their career (I love the way the Billboard article highlighted that!).

Tusk, while I think Haley hit the Elvis tune out of the park (or as we SF Giants fans say, into McCovey Cove), this certainly isn’t the first time—and so she’s not entirely a rookie. Haley has always risen to the occasion, and ‘knocked down the last shot.’ We who closely follow her career have obviously seen her growth in confidence and stage presence the past few years, but I think Haley has always had the ability to rise to the occasion when the pressure is the greatest. It’s obvious if you go back and watch her Idol performances in isolation—without all the background noise that surrounded her. Her performances were amazing, and I for one still enjoy watching them!!

Quote:One of those artists was Reinhart. [AKA "The Slayer"]

Quote:What a fantastic article! Thank you John for finding this. I love the part where Haley's asked if she's interested in sending in a demo. The following day she delivered the song. Left me wondering if this was another "one take Haley" at work. haha
She such a natural. It's like perfect every time. Amazing! Heart

(10-23-2015, 05:04 PM)buzzenator Wrote: She is so good on the uptake...quick learner. Her dad told us that you need to have a really good ear to be a great musician/vocalist. Needless to say, Haley has a superb ear for everything connected with entertaining our world!

Quote:At home, (the family) listened to everything from the Beatles to classical to African percussion. Reinhart helped her mom learn songs by Billie Holiday. “I got a really good ear from just shedding out different tunes and learning different genres," she says.