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American Idol Does Motown… Kind Of

Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Brad in American Idol | Twitter: @bradhart |

Simon is not necessarily looking forward to the performances tonight and I am with him.  Welcome to Motown Night!

Matt Giraud starts the show with Let’s Get it On.  This is in direct violation of the rules I set forth, but since Smokey said Marvin Gaye would have loved it, i will let it slide.  With my back to the screen I wouldn’t know this was a white guy singing.  Randy Jackson starts the commentary off.  He liked it.  Kara Diogaurdi can’t wait for Matt to “get it on.”  Paula thought it was a sexy cool vibe.  Simon Cowell is nodding his head.  He thinks it is a brilliant choice of song.

Kris Allen is pushing How Sweet It Is with his guitar.  His vocals start off really strong.  Kara starts it off with she loved him being himself.  Paula Abdul thinks it was brilliant.  Simon thinks he needs more confidence.  Randy says it is all good.

Scott MacIntyre has let the clowns dress him tonight.  Singing You Can’t Hurry Love he has not violated my rules of the week.  The piano sounds good, but I think he has already assured himself a bottom three slot.  No matter what the judges and Smokey Robinson say this sucks.  Someone is paying those people to clap and scream for Scott.  Paula loved it.  She says when he feels it the audience feels it,  lets hope no one feels the sickness his wardrobe will cause.  Simon Cowell thought the whole thing was terrible.  Randy Jackson agrees with Simon.  Kara sat in the middle again.  It appears all the people are having one over on the blind guy.  Paula makes visual jokes at Simon’s expense.  The wardrobe people only tell him he looks like a clown in a blender ten minutes prior to performance.

Megan Joy Corkery is singing Stevie Wonder’s For once In My Life.  Megan joy will try and bring some joy to the stage after the last dismal performance.  I am enjoying her interpretation.  Randy thought it was a train wreck.  Kara slams it.  Paula didn’t enjoy it either.  Simon hated it.  I really have to disagree with them.  The difference between what they heard and what I heard is originality and eccentricity.  They are looking for a commercial hit, I am looking for a real artist.  They might win and decide to cast her off the island, but she will be a consistent indie hit when their favorites are standing around wondering why being an idol winner hasn’t got them a second album deal.

Anoop Desai is singing Ooh Baby Baby, by Smokey himself.  Sitting on the stage he tries to do something, but I am not feeling it.  he is singing well, but I would rather hear Megan Joy again , it was at least interesting.  Kara says it one of the hardest songs to sing and says he only did a pretty good job.  Paula just babbles on.  Simon thinks it was a great vocal, but a little boring.  He lacked showmanship.  Randy wants to see him turn it up some for next week.

Michael Sarver will Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.  As soon as he starts out the only words that come to mind are “Karaoke after way too much beer.”  Paula asks if he was okay, because she wasn’t sure he could handle the truth.   Simon couldn’t wait for it to end.  The rest of the judges just had nothing better to say to him

Lil Rounds is breaking a rule with Heatwave.  Her skirt line works, but her hair is working her.  Randy thought she was rushing it.  Kara says she looks great which is always a bad starting comment when it is a singing contest.  She acknowledges that this was a copycat of the original breaking my rule.  Paula thought she owned the song.  Simon thinks it was a tribute, but it was the wrong song.  Simon thinks she could have had a moment tonight, I think she sounded like she was having a movement…

Adam Lambert is next and I am trying to decide if I should go have a movement before I risk shitting myself when he hits the brown note.

Adam is trying Tracks in My Tears and he is going to try and do it justice with sweet tenderness.  He is pulling an Elvis pompador but his vocals are sweet.  I am taking back what i just said about him.  This is why he belongs in this contest.  He gets a standing Ovation from Smokey Robinson.  Kara says one of the best, this was no doubt the best.  Paula thinks he is in his own league.  Simon agrees with me, it was the best performance of the night.  Randy is happy he was right that Adam could sing anything.  He smoked Danny “Jesus Boy” Gotkey before he ever performed.

Danny Gokey (Danny Gotkey) is singing Get Ready.  He is stepping it up and bringing it but every now and then he sounds out of breath like he needs a rescue inhaler. Paula loved it.  Simon calls it clumsy and amateurish.  Randy says not his best performance.  Kara loved the personality, but wasn’t great singing.

Allison Iraheta is going rock out Papa was a Rolling Stone, hopefully she will not be doomed by singing a song done by a contestant last year.  Does anyone else remember David Hernandez’s version?  The heels and esemble work for her.  The age of consent in in California may be eighteen, but it is sixteen here in Ohio and that makes my thoughts about her a okay.  Randy thought she was one of the dopest singers.  Kara thought it was amazing.  (Kara mentions god so according to my rules she loses 10 million votes according to my new rules.)  Paula thought this was geat.  Simon thought it was one of her best and has gone back to drawing on Paula.

I am in agreement with katy on this Michael Sarver or Scott MacIntyre with be going home.

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