The year they were born. I always thought if I had the voice to sing (HA FUCKING HA!), I will definitely pick The Pretender by Jackson Browne for this theme. 1976, baby! But I can’t sing for shit, so let’s get into this.
Ramiele Malubay - Alone (Heart)
I heart this song. What was the chick’s name who sang this last year before being cut off? Man, that was awesome. Celine’s rendition? Not so much. Ramiele’s rendition? So much less. And what is that outfit she got on? Her hight notes were simply disastrous. OMG what was she thinking. And don’t think I didn’t hear you the first time, Paula.. “I give you a lot of crap.. credit”. 3 out of 10.
Jason Castro - Fragile (Sting)
Mmmm this may be Jason’s first performance that I’m totally crazy with. Song selection? Possibly. Never been a huge fan of Sting’s. The performance was teetering on boring. Sorry. But he better not leave the show this week. 5 out of 10.
Syesha Mercado - If I Were Your Woman (Stephanie Mills)
Her voice sounds a lot more smooth this week. I don’t know. I can’t seem to find a real fault in Syesha’s performances, but I just don’t see her becoming the next Idol. But this was a pretty good song for her. Probably one of her best, so far. Bravo. 7.5 out of 10.
Chikezie - If Only For One Night (Luther Vandross)
Didn’t know this guy had Nigerian parents. And boy, I didn’t see this guy lasting more than the Top 12 but he’s proving me wrong. That was a really good performance. Sweet, mellow and powerful at the same time. It got a tad boring towards the end but me likey. 7 out of 10.
Brooke White - Every Breath You Take (The Police)
I was so afraid she might butcher this most oversung song in the history of music. A little stumblefuck at the beginning, but she remained her composure for the rest of the song. But this is nowhere near the awesomeness that was her Let It Be performance. I’m starting to like her, but dayum that was bland. 5.5 out of 10.
Michael Johns - We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions (Queen)
S-U-P-A-H. H-A-W-T. 10 out of 10.
Carly Smithson - Total Eclipse of The Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
Once again, she’s living up to expectations. This was an awesome performance. Complete with the necessary serak basak and everything. She’s not going to win the show, but she better be in it for the long haul, at least. 8 out of 10.
David Archuletta - You’re The Voice (David Foster)
I love the fact that he’s been dubbed as Devil Porkchop by the Sucks community. LOL. Good performance, but no, I don’t think I can ever give my support to this male jailbait. Suara dia dah pecah ke belum nih?? Musykil betul aku. Sure he can sing.. but meh. I wonder if the Claymates were as bad as the rabid Archuletta fantards this year. 6 out of 10.
Kristy Lee Cook - God Bless The USA (Lee Greenwood)
Holy crap. Why is she still on this show? You don’t annoy your family now.. but you’re annoying the rest of the world watching this show, selfish twunt. However, I have to be fair and say that the performance wasn’t as disastrous as I thought it would be. In fact, I actually think it was slightly better than Jason’s and even Brooke’s performance. Yeah, didn’t think I would ever say that. 6 out of 10.
David Cook - Billie Jean (Michal Jackson)
Wow. What an incredible original take on this Michael Jackson classic! Totally unexpected, and totally awesome. This was pretty orgasmic. 9 out of 10.
All in all a pretty interesting night. Lovin’ it.
Final Rankings for the Night :
1. Michael (10/10)
2. David Cook (9/10)
3. Carly (8/10)
4. Syesha (7.5/10)
5. Chikezie (7/10)
6. Kristy (6/10)
7. David Archuletta (6/10)
8. Brooke (5.5/10)
9. Jason (5/10)
10. Ramiele (3/10)
Well…first, I LOVE that you posted what you’d perform. Since I’m stuck in the tail end of ‘73, I’d do “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” by Gladys Knight. Though like David Cook, who stole a note for note copy of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell’s version, I’d follow Joan Osborne’s footsteps with the song.
I’m not sure I loved the same people that you did, I think it was an okay night.
My order looked something like this:
1. D.Cook - Sure it was a copy of a copy, but it was good. I still hate that he’s so self-absorbed.
2. Syesha - I’m so confused. I did not like Syesha until this week and last, boy, has she stepped it up.
3. Brooke - Do over in the beginning, but it was nice enough. She seems to be trying to be the next Ingrid Michaelson or Sara Bareilles.
4. Jason - Ok, so he’s off-key alot. There’s something so inheirently likeable about him. That affects the performance. I still suspect he’s gonna visit the bottom 2 this week. Which stinks.
5. Michael - It was ok for me. His best of the top 10.
6. Carly - The girl spent 1:30 dry-humping the air and yelling a classic. Should be lower, but there were worse.
7. Chikezie - Umm… I know he did sing. It wasn’t awful. It wasn’t good either. It was just kinda there. I expect a B3 appearance, perhaps even the boot.
8. Ramiele - If we’ve learned anything over 6 previous seasons, America loves a trainwreck performance. She might be bottom 3, but Rami’s safe. This was not boring. That’s for sure.
9. Archuleta - Picking an obscure song and making it more boring does no one any favors.
10. Kristy - Vocally better than before but as an American who hates being pandered to, I loathed this song choice. It was almost like say “C’mon America, ya’ll gotta vote for me ‘cuz I did a patriotic song.” I loathe vote-grubbing more than anything.
For me, my ranking would be:
1. David Cook - Awesome! I was thinking of actually buying the long iTunes version. But if anyone has a copy. Can send to me? hehe
2. Michael Johns - Love it!
3. Carly - I dont understand that Carly hate!
4. Syesha
5. Brooke
6. Ramiele
7. David Archuleta
8. Chikizie
9. Kristy
10. Jasaon - sorry I dont the guy. The only time that I like him is during Hellalujah!
March 27th, 2008 at 5:05 am
Well…first, I LOVE that you posted what you’d perform. Since I’m stuck in the tail end of ‘73, I’d do “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” by Gladys Knight. Though like David Cook, who stole a note for note copy of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell’s version, I’d follow Joan Osborne’s footsteps with the song.
I’m not sure I loved the same people that you did, I think it was an okay night.
My order looked something like this:
1. D.Cook - Sure it was a copy of a copy, but it was good. I still hate that he’s so self-absorbed.
2. Syesha - I’m so confused. I did not like Syesha until this week and last, boy, has she stepped it up.
3. Brooke - Do over in the beginning, but it was nice enough. She seems to be trying to be the next Ingrid Michaelson or Sara Bareilles.
4. Jason - Ok, so he’s off-key alot. There’s something so inheirently likeable about him. That affects the performance. I still suspect he’s gonna visit the bottom 2 this week. Which stinks.
5. Michael - It was ok for me. His best of the top 10.
6. Carly - The girl spent 1:30 dry-humping the air and yelling a classic. Should be lower, but there were worse.
7. Chikezie - Umm… I know he did sing. It wasn’t awful. It wasn’t good either. It was just kinda there. I expect a B3 appearance, perhaps even the boot.
8. Ramiele - If we’ve learned anything over 6 previous seasons, America loves a trainwreck performance. She might be bottom 3, but Rami’s safe. This was not boring. That’s for sure.
9. Archuleta - Picking an obscure song and making it more boring does no one any favors.
10. Kristy - Vocally better than before but as an American who hates being pandered to, I loathed this song choice. It was almost like say “C’mon America, ya’ll gotta vote for me ‘cuz I did a patriotic song.” I loathe vote-grubbing more than anything.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
For me, my ranking would be:
1. David Cook - Awesome! I was thinking of actually buying the long iTunes version. But if anyone has a copy. Can send to me? hehe
2. Michael Johns - Love it!
3. Carly - I dont understand that Carly hate!
4. Syesha
5. Brooke
6. Ramiele
7. David Archuleta
8. Chikizie
9. Kristy
10. Jasaon - sorry I dont the guy. The only time that I like him is during Hellalujah!