It’s country night. A night that has struck up many a controversial comment from our good friend Simon Cowell. I think he had fun tonight, though. He sure picked on Ryan a lot more than usual (or maybe it’s just as much as usual…I’m still wondering if they are dating). The amazing (and beautiful) Martina McBride gave our contestants some pointers and coached them in their pieces this week. I think she was honest and gave them great advice. Thankfully, most of them took it.
So, since I love the way Southerner does her AI blogs, I’ll go from my favorite, to my least…
Melinda Doolittle – ”Trouble Is A Woman“ by Julie Reeves
WOW…Melinda rocked it. I was so entertained and it was such a fun performance. I think she looked AMAZING. I love her hair long and I love that she dressed the part.
The judges though she did great. Simon, however, said what we’ve all been thinking “I’m going to give you a compliment, don’t look surprised”.
Phil Stacey – ”Where The Black Top Ends” by Keith Urban
I have loved Phil since his audition. Although he’s wavered up and down the scale for me this season, this was definitely one of his best performances. He nailed the melody and sounded so confident. He showed great personality and I really feel like this is the genre for him.
Jordin Sparks – “Broken Wing” by Martina McBride
Not my favorite Jordin performance. She did well and I think country is something she can pull off. She just didn’t seem as strong this week as she has in the past. I did, however, notice her little nose ring for the first time this week. Cute, definitely brings out her personality. But, the dress was U-G-L-Y. Yeah, someone needs to tell her that gold and flaky paint red just don’t look right. Especially when the dress fits you like a garbage bag.
LaKisha Jones – “Jesus Take The Wheel” by Carrie Underwood
Eh, I’m gonna sound like Randy here, but it was just OK for me. Of course, she sounded great as usual. But she is not cut out for country. She tried to give it a little R&B feel at the beginning, which was nice. It was kinda pitchy and really didn’t do much for me. I miss the old LaKisha that was giving us goosebumps and making Paula forget about her lost pain pills.
Blake Lewis – ”When The Stars Go Blue” By Tim McGraw
I was so disappointed. Blake has been my favorite up until this week. He was pitchy and all over the place, and he just didn’t have enough control. The judges said he picked the perfect song and it sounded pretty good. I was sure Simon would say something about him being off key, but he seemed to like it. Maybe I was watching a different show?? Although, he did look SOOO hot, as always. Yes folks, I have a little reality crush on Blake. He makes my heart go boom boom boom.
Chris Richardson – “Mayberry” by Rascal Flatts
I’m really torn on this performance. I had to put it at the bottom, though, because I think I disliked it more than I liked it. It was nasally (as the judges pointed out) and he was trying SO hard to sound “country” that he killed it. Throw in a couple JT hand moves, and it really didn’t sound that great. When Simon commented on the nasal part, Chris proceeded to tell him that “Nasally is a form of singing”….You’re right Chris, I think I was just absent that day in music theory….
Sanjaya Malakar – ”Something To Talk About” by Bonnie Raitt
OK, it’s time for me to let loose. For the love of all things holy, can someone PLEASE tell me why this kid is still here. He can’t sing, his hair has more personality on stage than he does, and his biggest fan is a 12-year-old girl who had snot dripping down her face during one of his worst performances. This performance, however, topped them all. It was TERRIBLE. He was completely off key and pitchy and up and down and just…..terrible. It was a karaoke performance…after 1 too many beers. I’ll just sum it up in the words of Simon “Utterly horrendous”. Nuff said.
Over all, this week was pretty decent. Not the best song choices, but the performances were worth watching. I’m still counting on Melinda and Blake in the final 2. I’m actually thinking about wearing my “I Love Blake” T-shirt to work tomorrow. MMMMM….
Charliezangel
Yeah, it was bad. I didn’t even watch last night, but they played a clip of Sanjaya’s closing moments on the radio this morning, and I was horrified. For real, all jokes aside - this campaign to keep him on the show is so wrong.