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American Idol - top two

5/25/2010

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Well okay then. American Idol is wrapping up, and I'm going to stick with it to the end with some ramblings. Not sure if the format will allow me to even change my mind since there are so many reprises. But my daughter is planning on voting and isn't sure who to vote for, so I guess this night is important to someone. Here goes, and as always, I comment before I hear the judges:

Lee - "The Boxer" - Love the song, of course. A little mellow to start, but solid.

Crystal - "Me and Bobby McGee" - This accomplished what Lee was hoping for as an first song, better because it picked up at the end - ironic that both songs contained "la-da-da-da" lyrics.

Lee - "Everybody Hurts" - great pick for a song, but he may be in trouble - felt like this wasn't quite in the pocket - it was emotional and good in general, but wasn't quite there.

Crystal - "Black Velvet" - wow, this song isn't a parody of itself yet? Hard to take it seriously after hearing all the AI first rounders destroy it. That being said, she did great. I love her voice.

Lee - "Beautiful Day" - okay, so this will be his single, and I guess their getting away from the AI original song? Also, who picked it? Anyway, he did well - but it's odd - he gets to the emotional core, and then he just stops and stays at that place too long, so it ends up not quite elevating. He's a shoo in for second place, I'm sayin'.

Crystal - "Up to the Mountain" - Very good. She should win. So glad I heard that song instead of a generic song trying to generate the same emotion through cliche after cliche.

Looking forward to tomorrow night, hoping that the spectacle machine is in full effect! (also hoping that they don't go too goofy with the Simon sendoff) Enjoy!

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ellie link
5/25/2010 09:24:29 pm

I was incredibly bored with the show last night. Lee was flat, and I was sorry for that, but I didn't get why people were raving for Crystal.

Since I know who wins doesn't matter--someone will take care of the loser, afterall we've heard more from Lambert in the past year than the muppet, I find myself feeling apathetic.

Mostly I'll be glad when this LostLoserIdolDancing week is over. Lunch in the teacher's lounge has been like skimming through TV Guide On-Line over and over...

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Pat
5/25/2010 11:09:22 pm

I didn't get the raving for Crystal either. To me, she is a one-trick pony. I voted my fingers to the bone for Lee and hope he wins. Still think he'd be selling paint in Mt. Prospect without the show. Not sure why I don't really enjoy Crystal but she bores me.

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