Obviously, Ms Dannii Minogue reads this blog religiously...but, just to 
make sure, I have titled this post so that when she is doing a Google search looking for ideas about what the Rhydler should sing next she finds this. For suggestions of songs that are due a Rhydification I was initially going to just pick more unusual choices and avoid the obvious ones.
But, one song Rhydian has got to sing on the show is Thunderball. Not only is it a great tune but has lyrics that could have been written for him. Listen to Tom Jones (Wales' 2nd best baritone) on the MP3. Hear how, like Rhydian, he treats those long notes purely and with just a touch of vibrato. If it was that melismatic Leona Lewis (last year's Rhydian) singing the song then no doubt there would be about 25 extra notes in there on each syllable.
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THUNDERBALL
He always runs while others walk,He acts while other men just talk. He looks at this world, and wants it all, So he strikes, like Thunderball.
He knows the meaning of success.His needs are more, so he gives less.They call him the winner who takes all. And he strikes, like Thunderball.
Any woman he wants, he'll get. He will break any heart without regret. His days of asking are all gone.His fight goes on and on and on. But he thinks that the fight is worth it all.
So he strikes like Thunderball.
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NB: There is an urban legend that says that upon hitting the final high note of the song Tom Jones passed out, but that the take was so good it was the version that was released.
Labels: Rhydian, Songs for the Rhydler to Sing, Thunderball, X Factor