phil stacey is first with a keith urban joint, 'where the blacktop ends'. a typically cheesy number that phil is unable to liven up with any conviction. lame song, lame performance. randy and paula both think he's found his niche with country music, and simon too?! wow. i disagree judges, that sucked. "i dont know if itll be enough to save you, but it was the right song choice" attaboy simon, get a little jab in there because we all know phil aint gonna last much longer.
jordin sparks is next and she chooses 'broken wing' by martina mcbride. i actually like this song, and martina says "oh my god, that was awesome." j-sparks looks fantastic and man, she is a natural on stage. man you oughta see her fly. thats gonna be a tough performance to top. it was outstanding. paula says jordin looks gorgeous, and simon now believes my girl could win american idol. nice.
sanjaya gets to answer a home viewers question-if you could make one of the judges sing any song what would it be? he'd make simon sing 'shiny happy people'. good answer dude. gets people to smile at the ridiculous notion. 'something to talk about' is his choice, but i aint smilin about it unless it finally gets him ousted from the competition. not a very outrageous hairstyle this week either. that may cost him some votes. his feeble attempt at dancing with one of the backup singers fails, as does his half-assed dancing. "bland and boring" according to randy, paula thinks sanjaya thrives on adversity and calls him loveable, but simon comes right out with it and says it was "utterly horrendous." poor sanjaya looks hurt.
lakisha takes on carrie underwood's 'jesus take the wheel'. generally, doing songs by former idol winners does not end up well, and i hate to say it but this was no exception. she didnt really get into the song, just didnt make it sound good and it was quite possibly her weakest performance to date. judges all wonder about the song choice and think she didnt connect with the song. damn i hope she makes it through this week.
chris richardson does a rascall flatts song called 'mayberry', im not familiar with it and i dont much care for it or the performance. judges were not impressed either, as "the joy and the love that you have didnt come through", according to paula. simon said it was "completely and utterly insignificant", and chris may be in danger too.
melinda doolittle! hey doolittle, have you ever ran into any crazy fans? yes, and she ran away from her. 'trouble is a woman' is her choice and martina says "wow, that was amazing!" i love the steel guitar, and doolittle is actually rocking tonight. she is finally showing some attitude and that was one of the more enjoyable doolittle ditties. judges ate it right up, and simon even compared her to tina turner. a very strong performance from her tonight.
blake is last tonight, from what i hear thats what you get when you show up at the idol house 3 hours after your curfew. he'll be singing 'when the stars go blue' by ryan adams and re-done by tim mcgraw. this is one of my favorite songs and i can hardly believe someone is gonna sing it on american idol. well it wasnt blakes best performance, but it was still good to see and he did just fine.
who's going home? phil, lakisha or chris. man i would hate to see lakisha go home this week, but i think it's possible.
and on the gossip front, i cant help but share this from the ever reputable 'star' magazine. apparently paula was wasted in church, making out with her boyfriend tony and after uneasy churchgoers moved a pew or two away, she passed out in his arms and eventually stumbled out of church. where is that paula these days? she has seemed remarkably sober to me lately, and i find that dissapointing.
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