Culturally Preconditioned

So the theme this week was ShutTheFuckUpRandy. Okay, maybe it wasn’t but it certainly should’ve been. What the hell is up his fat ass tonight, nit picking on every little thing? So it’s Inspirational Music (in conjunction with the Idol Gives Back show tomorrow night). It’s funny, cause given the choice, I personally would’ve chosen the overplayed Bad Day by Daniel Powter. I loved this song before it got played to death on the Idol show a couple of seasons back. It’s a really good song IMO. Stop fucking feeling sorry for yourself, everyone has a bad day at one point or another, but it’s not the end of the world, get the fuck up and keep moving on. If that’s not inspirational, then I don’t know what is.

Michael Johns - Dream On (Aerosmith)

I’m a Michael fan but his performance kinda bored me during the first halg. I was expecting more from him but it was just alright for me. And seriously, what’s wrong with Randy tonight? His beef with the song choice was ridiculous. He reminds me of a certain ‘judge’ from a certain local ‘popularity show’ (oh please, like you can honestly call it a ’singing show’) who keeps lamenting on penjiwaan lagu and representing yourself in the song and all that nonsense. 7/10

Syesha Mercado - I Believe (Mantasia)

OMG.. I Believe - an inspirational song? *barf* What a fucking cheesy song choice. Ick. I don’t hate the song though, and Syesha actually sang it quite well IMO. The ending was a bit terkucil though, but totally unforgiveable. 7/10

Jason Castro - Somewhere Over The Radio (Judy Garland)

Well I like the fact that Jason acknowledged that this rendition wasn’t an original (sung by some Israel dude), unlike some people. But this Jack-Johnson-inspired performance can only get so much before some people get tired of it. I love this kid, but it was not nearly as good as I would’ve liked it to be. But at least that performance really cemented on the kind of performer that he is. 7/10

Kristy Lee Cook - Anyway (Martina McBride)

Kristy’s got a pretty decent country voice but she ain’t no Carrie Underwood, though. Still, I think despite the slight pitching problems, her performance is getting better and better each week. 6/10

David Cook - Innocent (Our Lady Peace)

Why the fuck was he mushmouthing the first few lines of the song? Nope, I don’t think the range of this song fits him. At all. It was not disastrous, but it was close to being his worst ever performance in this competition so far. 4/10

Carly Smithson - The Show Must Go On (Queen)

Eh.. typical Carly. Not her best, but it was okay. And Simon was correct. It did come off as an angry performance. 6.5/10

David PorkChop - Angels (Robbie Williams)

Super Ick! A Robbie Williams song. I do NoT like him, but Angels is one his few songs that I actually like (and I made a note of this before Simon claimed that this was one of the best.pop.songs.ever, by the way). Pork Chop’s rendition? Meh, not a fan but I have to admit that they weren’t many flaws in his performance - just a matter of personal taste. Just fucking give him the Idol title already *sulk* 7/10

Brooke White - You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King)

It bored me. 5/10

Final Rankings for the Night :
1. Michael Johns 7/10
1. Syesha Mercado 7/10
1. Jason Castro 7/10
1. David PorkChop 7/10
5. Carly Smithson 6.5/10
6. Brooke White 6/10
7. David Cook 4/10

Looking forward to Idol Gives Back tomorrow night. Hopefully it will be a chokeful of good performances (and seriously hoping David Beckham and Skeletor Spice’s segments won’t make the cut. Please disappear into oblivion alread).

And I would like to thank KFC for reviving Petula Clark’s Downtown via their 35th anniversary commercial. I especially love this song after it appeared on Lost.