For those who don't know, my husband and I are big American Idol fans although we didn't get to follow the show from the very beginning. It wasn't until Carrie Underwood's season when we finally jumped into the bandwagon since we got our DVR to record it whenever we can't watch it live. The big draw for us were the early audition shows where they mostly featured the really bad singers or the "attention whores". They whet your appetite enough that by the time they finally chose the top 24, you're ready to see and listen to better performances. I have my favorite picks (Blake Lewis, Melinda Doolittle) but as much as I plan on voting, I never once did. Maybe I will finally get to that phone for this season. Goodluck on that ever happening ;-)Anyway, Kenny and I watched the last 2 nights of the AI show which featured their charity benefit / telethon called Idol Gives Back. Most of the remaining contestants' performance were okay but Kenny and I agreed that Blake Lewis' version of "Imagine", aJohn Lennon classic, was pretty good and heartfelt. Eh, I don't know what Randy was talking about when he gave Blake a not so glowing feedback. What planet was he from? Or better yet, what was he smoking?
As to their hyped shocking result (no one got eliminated), it wasn't really much of a surprise at all, at least to me. Although the show can be cheesy at times, I didn't think the AI powers-that-be would be too tacky to send someone home after they've asked viewers to be generous. I might say that other viewers were probably upset. They watched the show expecting to see someone sent packing and they didn't. Their thirst for blood wasn't quenched, I suppose. Duh!
My favorite among the performances of the celebrities was the duet between Celine Dion and Elvis Presley. Kinda eerie. How did they do that? I also liked Josh Groban's singing of You Raise Me Up. Kenny might not be a fan of his type of music but he liked the performance enough to be curious what his other popular songs were. That voice sure could pierce a hardened soul. I think it was him who got me off the couch to get online and donate. A voice like that is a beautiful instrument indeed, especially if used in the fight against poverty.
So how about you guys. Any AI fans (open or closet) out there? Who's your pick/favorite and who do you think is going to win? Here are the top 6 so far.
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I haven't really been into American Idol except for that season when Fantasia Barrino emerged the Idol. And that was because of the 2 Pinay finalists Jasmin Trias & Camille Velasco. =P So I'm kinda out of the loop. I heard though that LaKisha JOnes ( I still had to google the right name) is really good!
Btw, I wondered whatever happened to that funny Chinese Idol contestant a couple of years ago (?) who made an album????Haven't heard about him anymore...
That would be William Hung, Gina. He had the most valuable 15 minutes of fame, don't you agree? She-bang, she-bang!
Hi Rose, I like your new blog. At first I wondered who you were because I didnt recognize you as RoseMarie nor have you left a note in a while. I'm happy to hear from you. Did you permanently move here now from bravenet? I like your description of your terrestial existance etc. Very cute and clever.I watch american idol with my family. I think that Jordin girl will win. Lets see. Anyway, take care!
Kay, I've just been more preoccupied with my other blogs although I still use the bravenet site. Thanks for coming by and leaving a message. I like Jordin too. I think the judges are really pushing for her to win. She has the total package, I guess. We'll see soon on May, huh?
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