What with Carrie at the ACM's tonight (Congrats blog coming later!) and the Romowood!, I am a little bit fried starting to watch American Idol tonight, so bear with me.
Judge's Choice
Jordin: Simon chose "Wishing on a Star" for her. Interesting choice, since Simon has often complained that Jordin is "old fashioned". She gave a great vocal, but it was really OLD. Randy and Paula loved it, Simon said it wasn't her best thereby crushing her instantly. Simon is really a bastard this season!
Blake: Paula chose "Roxanne". It was ok I guess, it felt like Karaoke the entire time. Agree with Simon this time, it was just an ok impersonation of Sting.
Melinda: Randy chose "I Believe in You and Me" and it was great! I actually enjoyed Melinda singing this than I ever did hearing Whitney Houston on this one.
Round One to Melinda Doolittle!
Producer's Choice
Jordin: They chose "She Works Hard for the Money" and now I smell as setup! Another OLD song for this young girl! And not a really great song IMO....about prostitution! Jordin gave it a good try, but was pretty boring during the verses and shrill at the end. The judges did like it better than I did.
Blake: Producers chose "This Love" and I LOVED IT! The song, the vibe, the perfect amount of beatbox. The whole thing just fit!
Melinda: They chose Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits". Melinda's vocals were as good as Tina's, but I wish she had cut loose a little more and performed as powerfully as she sang. Melinda might be too modest for it, but if she would have worn a Tina-esq outfit as well, THAT would have been incredible.
Round Two is a tie between Blake/Melinda
Idol's Choice
Jordin: Did a reprise of "I Who Have Nothing" and it was very, VERY good. I didn't have goosebumps like I did the very first time she sang it. Simon once again complained that it was old fashioned and it finally dawns on Jordin that something is up.
Blake: Sang "When I Get You Alone". Blake is a really smart guy with this song choice. He is clearly pandering to his female fans who find him sexy (myself included), but I don't mind his calculating ways. This was very VERY good, even better than "This Love" - although I wish he would've left the beatbox off this time - it wasn't necessary.
Melinda: She chose "I'm a Woman", which reminded me of when I first started loving her and it was a very solid "Melinda" performance. That said, I wish she had chosen to WOW us again with something new. Simon crowned her the winner and rightfully so.
Round 3 to Blake, though Melinda is a very VERY close second.
I think Jordin will be leaving us tomorrow night and that will be sad.
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I hate "I Am a Woman" ! It reminds me of that stupid commercial that I don't even remember what it was about. And I always thought that "She Works Hard for The Money" was about a waitress. I feel so stupid now......
Don't feel stupid Gravy because now I feel stupid. The "Hard for the Money" song was popular when I was a kid and I remember my Mom changing the radio because the song "is for adults and not for you to listen to", so I thought it was about hookers.
Looking at the song lyrics, I am guessing my Mom just had a dirty mind LOL! It does seem to be about a waitress.
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