Thursday, July 23, 2009
Nirvana vs Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit up
What is better than Rick Astley? Rick Astley with some teen angst added in...
Ok, eventually you'll just get a headache, but come on, you know you want to send it to (and annoy) your friends.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
1 of 3 voted off
Here we are down to the last three.
Kris Allen is the first saved. I figured that one. The ladies must love him. I was told he nailed "heartless" last night so I went back and rewatched it. That is exactly the performance that shows why I think he could be a great pop star and the ladies will love him.
Dammit, Adam is the other finalist. What a poser tonight with his skull necklace. This kid suuuuucks.
Peace I'm outta here.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
3 finalists compete
Sweet 3 dudes are left. I'm totally still in the show.... UGH!
But seriously the show is down to Kris and Adam. Danny is a side note and Adam actually sucks and will not sell many albums, so we will see how this goes.
Danny did ok with a crappy Travis Trent D'arby song.
Kris just slayed "Apologize" but the judges didn't like it so much. Too bad because he killed it and he could sell records with it.
Adam gets to sing "one" by U2. A typical butchering by him. He gets so damn screechy. The judges keep saying he is so good but he just isn't...
I'm not even watching the rest I am appalled by this show now.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
1 of 4 voted off
Well No Doubt proves once again that they (Gwen) are not good live.
The real news is that it is time to say good-bye to 16 year old Allison Iraheta.
That is too bad, I thought she was very, very good. With out a doubt though we have not seen the last of her. Sometimes it is better to not win so you can get your own record deal.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
American Idol - Season 8 -
4 Finalists Compete
This week is Rock week. Guns N' Roses' guitarist Slash will be appearing. We also will be getting duets from the contestants which will be interesting. Whatever you have to do to fill an hour I guess.
Adam Lambert leads off by dressing like David Bowie and singing "Whole Lotta Love". He is supposed to be a rock singer so this should be good for him. He's pretty boring though, sounds like every other song he has done.
Allison is singing "Cry baby" which is a bit disappointing because it comes off too much like Allison is copying Janis Joplin. She should be making her own sound and persona. That's not saying she did a bad job, she did good but it was just predictable.
Kris and Danny then do their duet, "Renegade". Kris struggles with the rock style while Danny seems at home with it. Kris is definitely not a rock singer and needs to stick with his serenading style instead.
Kris is choosing "Come Together" tonight. This is coming off as a disaster to me. I struggle to find even one thing I like about it.
Danny chose "Dream On" by Aerosmith. Not a bad rendition but not great either.
Allison and Adam close the show by taking us on a "Slow Ride". Lucky for us Adam found his spandex striped pants for this show. They actually play off of each other very well with the similar vocal style and voices. Adam gets too screechy for me as usual but other than that it was very good.
Judging by tonight only, Kris should be heading home.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Thursday, April 30, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Down to 4
So I said in my last blog that I put Matt, Danny and Alison in my bottom three with Alison and Matt in the bottom two. What did America think? Let's find out.
Danny and Alison are pulled to one side.
Kris is pulled aside with Matt.
Adam Lambert is asked which group to stand in. He chooses Danny and Alison. He chose wrong because....
Kris, Matt and Adam are the bottom three.
I like that Adam is in the bottom three.
Kris is told he is safe.
Wow, it comes down to Adam and Matt. I love that Adam is the bottom two.
Unfortunately it is Matt who goes home this week not Adam.
Matt brought his game up ALOT from earlier in the competition. I didn't think he would last this long but he picked it up big time so he has nothing to be ashamed about.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Top 5 compete
Rat Pack/Big Band songs is the theme for tonight.
Jamie Foxx is the guest tonight... I'm not a big fan.
Kris Allen is singing "The way you look tonight". I can see the women (and boys) swooning for him and I think that helps his cause. He has some real potential with that appeal.
Allison Iraheta is rocking "Someone to watch over me". She just turned 17 during this week. She is such a cute little girl that it is almost tough to picture her being the artist she needs to be. She might be better off losing this competition and coming back in a few years when she can be older. However she is right in the mix this year.
Matt Giraud performs "My Funny Valentine". He's wearing that hat again tonight. Is it a fedora or something else? Either way I think it looks stupid. Even tonight when it would help fit the theme of Rat Pack. Oh ya, he sang too. It was ok. He might be the on to go this week. Him or Danny Gokey I think.
Danny Gokey chose "Come Rain or Come Shine" tonight. I think he is still a one trick pony that is getting old as this competition progresses. In fact it is kind of surprising he has lasted this long. His voice actually worked pretty well tonight until the end when he started going off on a bluesy tangent. He did good enough that I might have to revise my statement above where it is Matt and Danny at the bottom. I still think those two and Allison would make the bottom three this week just be the way the numbers shake out.
Adam "The Seagull" Lambert is singing "Feeling Good" tonight. As usual he will be the one who tweaks the song the most. He's got a shiny white suit on that he must have gotten on one of his "guy shows". He threw the rat pack theme right out the window. I just don't see how anyone can not listen to this guy and not think of rock opera or musical theater. That is the only thing he does. Remind me of Jesus Christ Superstar every time.
So picking the Rat Pack theme is right up there with picking the Disco song. Are they looking for a pop singer or what? Why force them into all these weird themes and genres? That's what I don't get about this show.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
2 of 7 voted off
Again, because of the judge's save last week there will be two people going home tonight.
Interesting montage tonight. Allison was a bit better at dancing than I anticipated.
Lil Rounds is asked to go to the far side of the stage. Wow, Ryan lets her know right there that she is at the end of her journey. Well I guess that makes me 1 for 1 tonight.
Kris Allen is asked to stand. He is safe as I assumed. Not really much drama with him as he nailed it last night.
Adam Lambert is asked to stand. Life is not fair enough to have him lose ... I can dream though. At least put him in bottom 3 to give him reality check. But no, not tonight. He is safe.
Danny Gokey is safe.
Anoop is in the bottom three.
Allison and Matt are the next to stand. Matt is safe. Why does America not like Allison?
Anyways I am pretty sure it is Anoop who is leaving the show tonight but I'm still upset Allison is on the cusp.
Anoop is heading home making me 2 for 2 tonight.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
7 finalists perform
Disco night... Nothing says pop star like disco tunes!
Also because the judges used their save last week, the bottom two will be sent home this week.
Lil Rounds leads off with "I'm every woman". This might actually be one of her more youthful performances which I believe the judges have been asking of her. The judges did not agree and thought it was a poor performance.
Kris Allen is performing "She works hard for her money". He goes for an acoustic feel. Definitely an interesting take. I was unsure what song it was until the chorus. I think Kris might be the most sellable of the remaining contestants. They would like it if he wins. It was a killer performance that shows exactly how he could fit in as a pop star.
Danny Gokey sings "September" tonight. I think this run is too long for Danny. He is kind of revealing himself as limited and a one trick pony. I think he has been slipping each week and this week did nothing to dispute that fact for me.
Allison chose "Hot Stuff" tonight and comes out laying on the steps. At this point I feel the need to remind everyone she is 16 so I'm not so sure how appropriate this is for her. With that said she did an interesting performance. I see her as Pat Benatar. She really seems to be a rocker more than a pop singer. This performance wasn't great but it shows a bit of who she is. She isn't a ballad singing pop star. She wants to come out and sing Rock N Roll, not pop. She could work very well as the winner.
Disco week HAD to have been made for Adam Lambert. With his hairdo tonight his head looks HUGE next to Ryan. Anyways, he will be butchering "If I can't have you" tonight. His voice really has a whiny quality to it. That always strikes me when he tries to sing softly. He manages to get a couple of seagull screeches in. Is it whiny or nasally? Tough to come up with the exact word to describe it.
Matt is singing "Stayin' Alive". Maybe the best disco song ever. He nails it pretty good. I think he is moving up and up every week. He's come a long way from those first few weeks. I like him now.
Anoop is going to bring down the house with "Dim All the Lights". It wasn't that great of a performance and I think he is going to be in the bottom three and probably headed home tonight as one of the two leaving. Too bad.
So I guess the bottom three will be Lil, Anoop and Danny. Though as always I hope Adam is in there. Lil and Anoop are probably headed home although I can see Danny being sent as well.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Chopping down to 6
Woo hoo! The montage is "maniac" from flashdance. You know... This one:
Zack Efron is here and he looks like a wanna be Adam Lambert bag of crap. Sweet hat you jerk ...
America loved Allison this week. She is safe.
Unfortunately Adam is safe and Anoop is in the bottom 3.
Kris and Lil are asked to stand. There goes my bottom three prediction. I had both of them in the bottom three. I did get Lil right as she is in the bottom three.
2 for 3 this week. Matt and Danny are remaining. This one is too close to call. I think Matt is rising and Danny is falling. Is this the week they switch positions?
Nope. Matt is in the bottom three.
Anoop is told he is safe. So it comes down to Matt and Lil.
Before the decision we get a little Hannah Montana. I don't know if I am the only one who knows this but she isn't a great singer. Not the best voice. Her accent also comes through, but I actually like that part. Oh ya, she has lipstick on her front two teeth ... you sometimes forget she is still a young girl and not a polished product.
It looks like it is time for Matt Giraud to leave Idol. It's too bad as he was getting stronger. I don't think he has a chance to be saved by the judges.
Wow, Matt Giraud gets the judges save... I did NOT see that coming at all. I was in the camp that the judges were going to save it for Adam.
I guess the judges saw the same thing I had. He is on the uprise but now he has a lot to live up to.
Wow, next week two will be eliminated. And, as Simon tells us, it will be disco night. That just makes no sense to me. You want them to be contemporary pop stars and then you make them do disco??
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
7 contestants left
Songs of the cinema tonight. This means we are subjected to the annoying Quentin Tarantino.
Allison leads us off tonight with "I don't want to miss a thing". It wasn't a very inspired performance. It definitely left me wanting from her. Paula loved it. Simon liked her as well.
Anoop is singing "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams. I wonder how much longer Anoop is going to be with us. I didn't think he was a very strong singer when this started. The performance tonight was nice. I would have liked him to kick up the chorus a bit more but he did well.
Adam Lambert is butchering "Born to be wild" tonight. Oh look it is the same performance he does every week. Takes a song and screams ans screeches it to the audience while pretending to be a rock star. The faux-punk look has to be out by now right? We get it, you like dudes. Now go back to the stage where you belong because I don't think you will be selling albums to middle america. Simon nails it on the head calling it the "Rocky Horror Picture Show". True that Simon, true that.
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" is Matt Giraud's song choice tonight. Our second Bryan Adams song on the night. He does an interesting take on the song. It is slow to get started but once it does it has a nice melody to it. He is getting better as the competition moves along.
Danny Gokey is singing "Endless Love". No glasses for Danny tonight. This is a great romantic song. Danny doesn't quite do it justice. It is a good performance though especially when he starts belting out the song. He needs to lose the George Michael beard though.
Kris Allen sang "Falling Slowly" tonight. An obscure song. I think he did the song pretty well and similar to the original.
Lil is singing "The Rose". She sounds pretty bad to start for me. Is she nasally? Her voice is a bit shaky. It almost doesn't even sound like her tonight. She did sound off tonight to me.
I think Lil might be in trouble. I'll throw in Kris and Anoop in the bottom thee as well. Still rooting for Adam though.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Results Show
What is more American Idol than Frankie Avalon? Seriously though, there are a lot of parents who much watch the show with their kids so this might be in their wheelhouse.
Why would you make the final 8 sing "Can't get you out of my head" when you only have 2 women left? This season continues to boggle the mind.
They made the idols do some horrible photo shoot by an Adam Lambert look alike director. Right up his alley. Horrible.
Adam, Kris and Anoop are asked to stand. Anoop is in the bottom three. The other two are safe.
Matt Giraud is safe. Scott is in the bottom three. Allison is safe but Lil is in the bottom three.
Anoop, Scott and Lil make up the bottom three. Not sure if the judges would use their saves on any of these guys. Maybe Lil but it is a moot point as Lil is told she is safe.
There is no way they would use it on Anoop and I think Scott has worn thin with the judges now. It is indeed Scott. Simon claims it is all tied up with the judges but I'm pretty sure that there is no chance they will keep him.
Sure enough the judges do not use their save and Scott is going home.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Performance Show
Yup the DVR tells me we have the same title as last week. However this week the contestants will be singing songs from the year they were born.
Danny Gokey is singing "Stand by me". It was ok. Not spectacular. He's getting pretty boring.
Kris Allen is singing "All she wants to do is dance". He's been growing on me and I think America as well. He is playing the guitar in the middle of the audience. The performance is missing some the emotion that you would've hoped for. Even the girls surrounding him are a bit lame and not real into it.
Lil Rounds is singing Tina Turner's (shocker) "What's love got to do with it". I find Lil to be a little of the stereotypical black female singer. She also failed to deliver the emotion of the song like Tina was able to. A very lack luster version of the song.
Anoop Desai is performing "True Colors" tonight. See this is what I like about Anoop a very odd song choice but a good song. It was an interesting performance. Not terrible nor great, solid though.
Scott the creepy dude will be singing "The search is over". Hmm, interesting song. Oh, it sounds like all his other. Too mature and he is staring off blindly. Yes a cheap joke but seriously he has a creepy look to him and I can't past that. He is also singing too old and even wearing a button down undone is not going to make him youthful.
Allison Iraheta is performing "I can't make you love me" which is from 1992. Yup she is much younger than the others. I'm a bit scared of the song choice for her. Wow I was wrong. This was a great performance as it shows she can slow it down and sing a mature song. She doesn't need to just be an energy singer. She really looks like she can sing any song. She's got a great voice. I don't mention what the judges say anymore but Randy dropped the Kelly Clarkson card on her and I agree. I like the comparison. She does need to show some more personality but she is a front runner.
Matt Giraud is singing "Part time lovers" by Stevie Wonder from 1985. He's a guy who's been picking it up the past few weeks. Sure his hat is stupid tonight but his performance was pretty good. I wonder if he is intentionally going for the Justin Timberlake at this point?
Interestingly enough my DVR cut off at this point. Actually this isn't a bad thing. Now I don't have to see what song Adam Lambert decided to butcher tonight.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Thursday, April 02, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Results Show
So here we are. Time to eliminate one more person.
Good opening montage to Journey's "Don't stop believing". Adam Lambert only ruined it a little bit.
Megan, Matt and Kris are called out to the middle of the stage. They are left hanging while Adam, Lil and Allison are asked to stand. They are also asked to go to the center of the stage.
Scott, Danny and Anoop are asked to stand.
They are divided up into groups and are told one group could be bottom three. Is it Megan, Matt and Kris or is it Scott, Danny and Anoop? I leant to the dudes but I am surprised Danny would be in it if that is the case.
Oh wait they do it differently. Kris is told he is safe. Matt is safe. Megan is in the bottom three and she does a weird bird dance. I think she read the blogs and knows a little something about what is keeping her safe.
Lil is safe.
Somehow Allison is in the bottom three!! WTF!!
Adam is safe even though he sucks.
Danny is safe even though he is getting boring.
It comes down to Scott and Anoop. Anoop is sent over with the other two, Megan and Allison.
Truth be told I am upset that any of these three will be sent home. If it is Allison I think the judges may save her.
As a side note, WTF is Lady Gaga doing ith her song poker face. She stars out on a piano in a weird metal outfit. She's a weirdo who I wanted to like but now I am confused...
Thankfully Allison is safe. She is the most talented of the three...
Megan is the one going home and Simon admits that they won't consider saving her so she is gone regardless of performance.
Well there goes the last bit of sex appeal Idol had. Good luck holding onto my attention for the rest of the season.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
Performance Show
What exactly does a performance show entail? I'm glad you asked. The contestants can pick any song they want, provided it is an itunes popular download of course. Always a plug in there somewhere. By the way I prefer Amazon.com's MP3 Downloads store to itunes as they offer songs starting at $.79 and they are a higher quality. Oh yes they come in the much wider used mp3 format versus apple's annoying format that won't play in windows media player.
Just saying ... now onto the show.
Ouch. Anoop starts us off with Usher's "Caught Up". A big miss for Anoop because it was not very good and it lacked the passion and energy he said he wanted to bring back. He picks it up slightly at the end but it will not be good news for Anoop this week.
Megan is singing Bob Marley & Lauren Hill's "Turn Your Lights Down Low". She is going to run into problems with making every song sound the same with her unique singing voice. And it is a bit curious the hand movements she makes while singing, definitely weird motions.
Danny Gokey does a good job with Rascal Flats.
Allison Iraheta does "Don't Speak" which was good for her but not great. She should stick with songs that are a bit more upbeat and energetic than that one. Still very good.
Looks like Scott got a haircut for tonight. Unfortunately he is still boring.
Matt Giraud is doing the fray. Is it just how his hair and beard are this week or does he look like a poor man's Justin Timberlake? Maybe it is the keyboard but he really does bear great resemblance to JT. The song was good. Not too good or much of a standout though.
Lil Rounds goes with "I surrender" by Celine Dion. Always tough to sing Celine. She did a real good job with it. The judges gave her grief for being to old and having her personality sucked out of her.
The song Adam Lambert will be butchering tonight is "Play that funky music". He always manages to take the good parts of songs and eliminate them. And then there is the damn screeching he does. Actually the screeching is very reminiscent of the song in Jesus Christ Superstar that has the similar screeching verse. I'm blanking on it right now.
Anyways the kid should take his fat face and get off my tv.
Kris Allen wraps up the show the with "Ain't No Sunshine". It was ok but I feel like I have heard it done like this before. Good but not all that original.
The bottom three looks like it will probably be: Anoop, Scott and let's say Matt again because there needs to be three.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Thursday, March 26, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
1 of 10 voted off.
So during tonight's Motown montage I had a feeling that some if not all of them were lip synching, which is a bit odd.
Even more odd is it looked like Lil Rounds was getting big time spotlight. That might just have been what I was seeing.
Matt Giraud is told he is in the bottom three after the dipwad Adam Lambert is told he is safe.
Michael Sarver joins Matt Giraud into the bottom three.
Smokey Robinson is kind of freaky looking. Did he have plastic surgery or is it this odd looking man a thing of nature?
It comes down to Scott MacIntyre and Megan Joy Corkrey for the last spot in the bottom three. Shockingly it is Scott who is in the bottom three. I think that even surprised Megan.
Sure enough though, Scott is safe and it comes down to Kris and Matt.
Michael Sarver is the low vote getter this week. I don't think he has done enough to merit the judges saving him. They do not, he is headed home.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
American Idol - Season 8
10 Finalists Compete
Motown night tonight for the 10 remaining contestants.
Matt Giraud starts with "Let's get it on". Matt might be growing on me a little bit. This wasn't a bad way to start the show. I'm still not sure where he fits as an artist and he doesn't wow me enough.
Kris Allen sang "How sweet it is" tonight. He kind of took a great song and broke up the rhythm of the song by singing it in a herky jerky fashion. Not a very good rendition of the song for my taste. I still think people like him to win it.
Scott MacIntyre picked "You Can't Hurry Love", the first singer to cross the gender line with his song. He still creeps me out with the staring. Not surprisingly it is like every other song he has done. He slows down the tempo and stretches the notes. At least that is how he begins the song. He then kicks up the piano and the beat. Unfortunately his voice stays in the sing song voice and doesn't really seem to be able to keep up with the song.
Megan Joy Corkrey has picked "For Once in My Life". She is absolutely adorable. Her voice style doesn't change much for each song. It's a nice style and I like it but it doesn't fit for each week. Tonight is one of those times it doesn't quite fit. I think she is going to be a winner out of this whole contest because we will hear from her again even when she doesn't win Idol. I hope she lasts a long time because I like her.
Anoops turn! He is singing "Ohh baby baby". It was a nice version of the song. He handled the song well.
Michael Sarver is singing "Ain't too proud to beg". He is very bland to me. I see nothing really special about him or his singing. His performance tonight does nothing to change my mind about either.
Lil Rounds is doing "Heatwave". She belts it out but I don't think it was a great performance for her. Not terrible by any means but I expect a bit more from her.
Here comes the ball of douche Adam Lambert "Tracks of my Tears". He has his hair all done up in a motown era slick back. Any thing to get rid of that crappy hair cut he has. Trying to do a little too much falsetto for my liking. He didn't ruin this song as much as he has others. I don't get why the judges keep eating him up though.
Danny Gokey is singing "Get Ready" tonight. He is losing some shine for me. He does ok tonight, but didn't blow me away. He's solid and entertaining but that isn't enough at this point.
Allison Iraheta is wrapping up the show with "Poppa was a rolling stone". I've come to expect a lot from Allison and tonight I think she didn't pick the best song for her. It wasn't bad but didn't have the wow factor I hope to get from her.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
American Idol - Season 8
1 of 11 voted off.
Wow, Allison Iraheta is in the bottom three. This would be a shame if she gets voted off. She would definitely be up for a judges save.
Michael Sarver is also in the bottom three. He would probably not be up for the judges save.
Alexis Grace rounds out the bottom three. I was quite excited because Alexis and Adam were up for the last spot. Don't tease me like that!!
Allison is told she is safe. Phew, that one was close.
Simon lets us know that one of the contestants would possibly be up for the judges save. Gotta be Alexis right?
Alexis was the one they were thinking about saving...
After the song the judges decide to hold onto their save for the time being.
Seacrest out...
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
American Idol - Season 8 -
11 Finalists Compete
So here we are down to eleven finalists. Tonight they will be singing country music! Grande Ole Opry style! Randy Travis is going to be their guide for this week.
Leading off is Michael Sarver who sings "Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up". That is risky and Randy says so. Luckily I think his voice lends him to this type of song. Should be in his wheel house as I have seen him as a country singer from the get go. Ugh he only does a sub par rendition of the song.
Allison is singing "Blame It On Your Heart". Se makes it into a rock song despite it being a country song. I like her. this song might not blow me away but I like her enough to try to push her to the next round. he she is great and should be a potential winner.
Kris Allen is performing Garth Brook's "Make You Feel My Love". Umm it was plain and boring and it was over faster than I thought it would be.
Lil Rounds will be singing "Independence Day" which was originally done by Martina McBride. She was ok. She is one of the singers that is hurt by country night. She was good but didn't knock my socks off.
Adam "the douche bag" Lambert is singing next. Country music should show how bad this kid is. I bet the judges will still love him. He is doing "ring of fire". Randy Travis is speechless going into it. Crater face does a very Doors-y version of the song. It is very slow and to be honest, terrible. It was a bit to mid-eastern for me. No doubt the judges will praise it and he will be safe for another week.
Ugh, I still hate him.
Scott MacIntyre is singing "Wild Angels". Another boring song for this guy. He can't stay alive if he keeps boring the audience with these songs. At some point he needs to wow us. BORING.
Alexis Grace is bringing us "Jolene" which is a Dolly Parton song. She has some potential. I think we haven't scratched her surface quite yet. It would be a shame to get rid of her so early. Her song was just ok. She sang it well but didn't blow away.
Danny Gokey sang "Jesus take the wheel" that Carrie Underwood sang. Always good to sing an Idol song because the judges can then draw the parallel to a favorite singer of theirs. He did a good job. I liked it.
Anoop Desai is doing "Always on my mind". I do like this guy. This song is a bit more serious than I would expect out of him. It was a nice song that he actually was able to sing well. It wasn't one of those songs that he chose to be fun. It actually fit his voice and bang it out.
Megan Corkrey is singing "I go walking after midnight". Randy thinks it has been overdone but she was able to make it unique. I know people don't like her but I think her voice is totally in right now and she is marketable at this point. Maybe not when Idol is over but right now the blues/Jazz voice she is made for is currently in vogue as Adele has proven. The song was good but not great. He soul/jzz song version fits what she is aiming for.
Matt Giraud is singing "So small" which was performed by Carrie Underwood. Performing an Idol winner's song is usually a good way to garner judges praise. This has to be a completely different version though since, for starters, they are of opposite sex. Matt's performance is one that makes me want to think it is going to bust through the roof but it never quite gets there. Which is too bad because this is the one time I want to like him. He's so close to winning me over. Not there yet.
Labels: American Idol, Music, Television
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