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Alright, alright, alright… some commentors have been sticking up for Kristy Lee Cook and pitching a fit with me. SO! On that note let me shock you all by saying that Kristy Lee Cook did a GREAT job last night with “Forever”. I was actually impressed! It was the best she has ever sounded (in my opinion) and she still put that country twang to it that could easily make it’s way onto the radio waves if somebody wanted to sign her to a record label. Surprisingly, the judges didn’t like it as much as I did (and believe me, it’s difficult to admit she performed well). Randy said it was a little pitchy and he wasn’t crazy about it. Paula said she was really proud of her. And Simon said that even though Kristy gave Mariah chills during their mentoring session, Kristy sure didn’t give him any chills. He said “it just wasn’t great”.
And now you’re all going to hate me. *ahem*
Dear David Cook,
“Always Be My Baby”? What?
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Okay, in all seriousness I thought that David’s performance last night was the weirdest thing ever. I usually dig the rockers and I usually love things being changed up but this was just so out of the box that I didn’t get it at all. It was like the music and the lyrics just clashed - badly and I was completely speechless. It was super serious and if the lyrics were different then I probably would’ve loved it but just knowing that it was “Always Be My Baby” and hearing those poppy, bubblegum love song lyrics to such a serious, violin-driven anthem with haunting background vocals was very off-putting. But let’s go ahead and give him credit because the judges ate it all up. Randy called it brilliant. Paula said “that song could be in a movie soundtrack right now” and again she referenced his package… oh no wait, she said he HAS “the whole package”. Simon described David’s performance as “like coming out of karaoke hell into a breath of fresh air. It was original, daring, it stood out by a mile and this is the sign of a great artist - someone who takes risks.” All of this love had David in tears, aww.
Jason Castro sang “I Don’t Want To Cry”. I enjoyed it because it was laid back, heartfelt and Jason showed a lot of emotion. Randy said he felt “like I was at a weird beach luau” and the song was playing in the background. Paula called Jason amazing. And after a bit of a pause, Simon said he has to agree….. with Paula. He noted that it “wasn’t the best vocal of the night” but it was “identifiably you, it was a cool version” and that the guys beat out the girls tonight.
So who is going to get the boot tonight? If I had to take a guess at this point in the game I would say that Carly Smithson, Syesha Mercado and maybe Brooke White will be in the bottom three.
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April 16th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I absolutely love David Cook, if only for the reason that he’s not David Archuleta. But really, I think Cook is fantastic and I like what he did last night. However, I am trying to keep an open mind to opposing view points, so I can see what you mean when you say that the song and style were disconnected. I think that what could have made it stronger was emphasizing some of the “darker” lyrics of the song (I know, they may be hard to find) like “don’t you know you can’t escape me” or “No way you’re never gonna shake me” or even “I ain’t gonna cry, no/ And I won’t beg you to stay / If you’re determined to leave boy / I will not stand in your way.” Anyway, the main point of me commenting was to say that David was probably not crying because of the praise that he got, but because his brother, who has brain cancer, was not allowed by doctors to fly commercially, and instead his friends raised 80,000 for him to fly in a private plane, was at the show. I know, I know, start the violins, but seriously, it is an emotional thing, no? And David Archuleta looks like he’s going to cry all the time.
April 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
hello there
ive been here all the way long in your blog im an avid fan of AI too
and kristy lee cook was already eliminated right?
after all those episodes that she always been in the bottom 2 and keep on surviving
finally kristy’s lucky charm comes to an end
kristy did a tremendous job in the competition
and its funny to think that all me bets are gone now hehe
i like ramiele and micheal john
but for me david A. is the strongest contender do far right?
i like carly but its just that carly mostly picked a song that wasnt fit at her vocals
and brooke? she’s on the bottom 3 again…i love brooke white hope she could make it
for me its either syesha or david cook will be eliminated soon
April 17th, 2008 at 11:46 am
by the way i just started watching american idol in its 6 and this current season
is there a possibility to have a wild card?
does happend already in the previous american idol?
April 17th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
You are on crack dude- David Cook rocked that song!