TUESDAY May 15, 2007...WEEK #10
WEEK #10...FINAL 3:
With the death of Jerry Falwell today (condolences to his family, friends, and church), I may be the only person God will be speaking to this evening since I have often proclaimed that "God speaks to me as often as he speaks to Jerry Falwell."
There definitely should have been a bit of confusion in "heaven" when Jerry arrived. Jerry doesn't think that "gay people" are permitted in "heaven" and has steadfastly preached against gays and lesbians. Golly Gee, I wonder what Old Jerry will be muttering when he first sees them? "What are YOU doing here?" or questioning "Am I in Hell?" Poor Jerry...He will adjust, and he should APOLOGIZE!!!
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This evening's American Idol telecast (Final Three) was a bit more interesting than the routine weekly show because each contestant performed 3 songs. One song chosen by either Randy, Paula, or Simon...one song chosen by the "Idol Producers"... and one song chosen by the contestant.
#1...Jordin Sparks...She sang first and Simon was kind enough to pick a song for her that she had never heard before in her life. Neither did most of the people in the audience. He picked a song named "Wishing on a Star" by Rolls Royce and Cover Girls and the song was from the 1970's and the version was out before she was born. In other words, it was old...very old. Simon consistently wants Jordin to sing younger songs and so he picks an old song for her and then criticizes the way she rearranged it and jazzed it up. Guess what? Simon is a Melinda fan and Simon wants Melinda in the finals and Simon does not want Melinda competing with Jordin for the title. Duh?
How do you accomplish this? Pick out a lousy song and then criticize the singer all night. Good job Simon. You succeeded so far.
Second song for Jordon was chosen for her by the "Idol Producers" and was a Donna Summers song "She Works for the Money" and we all know that Jordin cannot dance very well...She stomped around the stage, but did a nice job on the vocals. Simon, keeping with his theme for the night "the arrangement was a little old fashioned." He also joked with Paula during the critique and half heartedly said that "it was a very good performance."
Final song for Jordin that she chose was Shirley Bassey's "I Who Have Nothing" and she was great as always with this ballad. I think she may have sung this song before in the competition (repeat choice). Again, even though she sang it spectacularly well, Simon said "There's no disputing you sang that well. There's part of me that hates you sang a 60 year old song. I wasn't loving it. It's incredibly old fashioned. I wish you had chosen another song."
Methinks, Simon wants her gone. I don't know why I get this feeling? I'll wait for my message from God tonight. Perhaps he knows what Simon is thinking? Simon thinks that HE is God.
#2...Blake Lewis...(looks a little like Mork, from Mork and Mindy doesn't he?) Paula chose "Roxanne" by the Police for Mork (Paula appeared to be drunk this evening). Mork did O.K. but not great. Again, the judge, Paula, did not help Mork with this choice, but it seems like the judges want Mork in the finals so they were practically falling all over themselves after he finished. Randy: "Great, great performance. It was pretty good vocals. I gotta give you an A on that. It was hot." Paula: "You did me proud." (burp) Simon: "I'm not going to call that earth shattering. The trouble with that song. You are always forced to do an imitation of Sting. It was good. It wasn't great. You can't say it's fantastic."
I acknowledge that Simon was not full of praise, but compared to Jordin, who did not do too badly, that was praise.
Song number 2 for Mork was indeed better and may have been his best of the night. The Idol Producer's chose "This Love" by Maroon 5. Naturally Randy and Paula almost had orgasms over this performance (and Paula may have had one) and Simon said: "I preferred that to the first song. You sounded very comfortable. That was good."
Final song, his choice, was Robin Thicke's "When I Get You Alone"...Here's where I am obviously too old and lost. I liked Mork from the beginning and expected him to be in the final three. However, I have no clue how this song choice fits into becoming the American Idol or getting into the final against Melinda. Randy and Paula loved it as always and even Simon said: "I actually really like that!" Geez...I hated it, but who knows? I really didn't like either of Jordin's first two songs that Simon and the Idol Producers forced her to sing. I know that Blake/Melinda in the final two will guarantee Shrek a win and that is obviously what they want.
#3...Melinda Donothing...Shrek started off in what they call the "pimp" spot singing last. Each time she sings tonight, she gets to sing last...a distinct advantage that always guarantees top votes and a berth the next week. However, we knew she would be there because she is technically the best singer and deserves to be there...I have no problem with Shrek getting to the finals.
Her first song chosen by racist Randy was taboo up until tonight, a Whitney Houston song. He chose "I Believe in You and Me" and for the first time ever, he praised someone who sang a Whitney Houston song. Shrek was nice enough to thank Randy Johnson, a white baseball pitcher, for choosing the song for her. Randy was kind enough to choose one of Whitney's lesser known ballads. I thought it was as boring as Shrek. Simon said it was her best performance of the past four weeks. That is not saying very much.
Shrek's next song was chosen by the Idol Producer's "Nutbrush City Limits" by Ike and Tina Turner and I feel sure I would have this one on my IPod if I owned one (Yikes!) Simon thought it was "another brilliant performance." I read another review from someone who had seen Tina live many times and she said that it was a terrible performance and she had no idea what the judges were talking about. Shrek isn't even close to Tina. I could care less.
Her final song that she chose was a repeat of a prior song (Shirley Bassey's) "I'm a Woman" from a few weeks ago. We may see it again next week if she gets to pick again. Shrek is certainly original. She owns this song. Simon said: "If I'm going to reward someone a spot in the final for consistently delivering, it's you."
(No bias here). I thought the voter's sent Shrek to the finals, not Simon.
IN CONCLUSION: My belief is that Shrek is in the final two...
Dial Idol has no idea who is going to be there. As of 12:09 A.M., Jordin and Mork are running 2 and 3 and they are just .06 apart. However, Mork does well in the overnight voting from the Left Coast.
With the death of Jerry Falwell today (condolences to his family, friends, and church), I may be the only person God will be speaking to this evening since I have often proclaimed that "God speaks to me as often as he speaks to Jerry Falwell."
There definitely should have been a bit of confusion in "heaven" when Jerry arrived. Jerry doesn't think that "gay people" are permitted in "heaven" and has steadfastly preached against gays and lesbians. Golly Gee, I wonder what Old Jerry will be muttering when he first sees them? "What are YOU doing here?" or questioning "Am I in Hell?" Poor Jerry...He will adjust, and he should APOLOGIZE!!!
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This evening's American Idol telecast (Final Three) was a bit more interesting than the routine weekly show because each contestant performed 3 songs. One song chosen by either Randy, Paula, or Simon...one song chosen by the "Idol Producers"... and one song chosen by the contestant.
#1...Jordin Sparks...She sang first and Simon was kind enough to pick a song for her that she had never heard before in her life. Neither did most of the people in the audience. He picked a song named "Wishing on a Star" by Rolls Royce and Cover Girls and the song was from the 1970's and the version was out before she was born. In other words, it was old...very old. Simon consistently wants Jordin to sing younger songs and so he picks an old song for her and then criticizes the way she rearranged it and jazzed it up. Guess what? Simon is a Melinda fan and Simon wants Melinda in the finals and Simon does not want Melinda competing with Jordin for the title. Duh?
How do you accomplish this? Pick out a lousy song and then criticize the singer all night. Good job Simon. You succeeded so far.
Second song for Jordon was chosen for her by the "Idol Producers" and was a Donna Summers song "She Works for the Money" and we all know that Jordin cannot dance very well...She stomped around the stage, but did a nice job on the vocals. Simon, keeping with his theme for the night "the arrangement was a little old fashioned." He also joked with Paula during the critique and half heartedly said that "it was a very good performance."
Final song for Jordin that she chose was Shirley Bassey's "I Who Have Nothing" and she was great as always with this ballad. I think she may have sung this song before in the competition (repeat choice). Again, even though she sang it spectacularly well, Simon said "There's no disputing you sang that well. There's part of me that hates you sang a 60 year old song. I wasn't loving it. It's incredibly old fashioned. I wish you had chosen another song."
Methinks, Simon wants her gone. I don't know why I get this feeling? I'll wait for my message from God tonight. Perhaps he knows what Simon is thinking? Simon thinks that HE is God.
#2...Blake Lewis...(looks a little like Mork, from Mork and Mindy doesn't he?) Paula chose "Roxanne" by the Police for Mork (Paula appeared to be drunk this evening). Mork did O.K. but not great. Again, the judge, Paula, did not help Mork with this choice, but it seems like the judges want Mork in the finals so they were practically falling all over themselves after he finished. Randy: "Great, great performance. It was pretty good vocals. I gotta give you an A on that. It was hot." Paula: "You did me proud." (burp) Simon: "I'm not going to call that earth shattering. The trouble with that song. You are always forced to do an imitation of Sting. It was good. It wasn't great. You can't say it's fantastic."
I acknowledge that Simon was not full of praise, but compared to Jordin, who did not do too badly, that was praise.
Song number 2 for Mork was indeed better and may have been his best of the night. The Idol Producer's chose "This Love" by Maroon 5. Naturally Randy and Paula almost had orgasms over this performance (and Paula may have had one) and Simon said: "I preferred that to the first song. You sounded very comfortable. That was good."
Final song, his choice, was Robin Thicke's "When I Get You Alone"...Here's where I am obviously too old and lost. I liked Mork from the beginning and expected him to be in the final three. However, I have no clue how this song choice fits into becoming the American Idol or getting into the final against Melinda. Randy and Paula loved it as always and even Simon said: "I actually really like that!" Geez...I hated it, but who knows? I really didn't like either of Jordin's first two songs that Simon and the Idol Producers forced her to sing. I know that Blake/Melinda in the final two will guarantee Shrek a win and that is obviously what they want.
#3...Melinda Donothing...Shrek started off in what they call the "pimp" spot singing last. Each time she sings tonight, she gets to sing last...a distinct advantage that always guarantees top votes and a berth the next week. However, we knew she would be there because she is technically the best singer and deserves to be there...I have no problem with Shrek getting to the finals.
Her first song chosen by racist Randy was taboo up until tonight, a Whitney Houston song. He chose "I Believe in You and Me" and for the first time ever, he praised someone who sang a Whitney Houston song. Shrek was nice enough to thank Randy Johnson, a white baseball pitcher, for choosing the song for her. Randy was kind enough to choose one of Whitney's lesser known ballads. I thought it was as boring as Shrek. Simon said it was her best performance of the past four weeks. That is not saying very much.
Shrek's next song was chosen by the Idol Producer's "Nutbrush City Limits" by Ike and Tina Turner and I feel sure I would have this one on my IPod if I owned one (Yikes!) Simon thought it was "another brilliant performance." I read another review from someone who had seen Tina live many times and she said that it was a terrible performance and she had no idea what the judges were talking about. Shrek isn't even close to Tina. I could care less.
Her final song that she chose was a repeat of a prior song (Shirley Bassey's) "I'm a Woman" from a few weeks ago. We may see it again next week if she gets to pick again. Shrek is certainly original. She owns this song. Simon said: "If I'm going to reward someone a spot in the final for consistently delivering, it's you."
(No bias here). I thought the voter's sent Shrek to the finals, not Simon.
IN CONCLUSION: My belief is that Shrek is in the final two...
Dial Idol has no idea who is going to be there. As of 12:09 A.M., Jordin and Mork are running 2 and 3 and they are just .06 apart. However, Mork does well in the overnight voting from the Left Coast.
posted by Roger | 11:04 PM
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