Contestant Megan Joy Corkrey performs live on American Idol March 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The top 10 perform in front of the American Idol judges on Fox. (Photo by F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox)
A blogger friend once said that American Idol Season 8 is all about “poor song choices.” Yes, I agree with her. I don’t know whether it’s the finalists’ fault or the producers’. At any rate, I believe American Idol should think of better “weekly themes” because so far, the show is getting boring [although the Simon-Paula moments were funny]. But, because I love this franchise, I might as well give the recap of tonight’s (or last night’s) performance show.
The Top 10 finalists explored the Motown catalog this week. Smokey Robinson was this week’s mentor. Berry Gordey, founder of Motown record label watched the performances of the Idol finalists live.
Matt Giraud performed Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” which the judges like. Kara said that Matt could have pushed it [his performance] more. Simon thinks Matt’s performance is cool. Paula said that his [Matt’s] performance showed a sexy and cool vibe.
“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” is Kris Allen’s song choice for the week. Simon thought that Kris should be more confident. Kara and Paula loved the performance.
Scott MacIntyre sang “You Can’t Hurry Love.” Simon thinks that Scott chose the wrong song. Randy agreed with Simon saying that Scott’s performance was “hotel-like.” Kara disagreed with the two gentlemen saying that the song was a good choice but his execute was not perfect.
Megan Joy sang Stevie Wonders’ “For Once In My Life” but Randy said that the performance was a “train wreck” for him. Kara and Paula agreed with Randy. Simon said the Megan looked good.
Anoop Desai performed “Ooh, Baby, Baby” and all the judges agreed that he has great vocals. Randy said that he wants more “energy.” While Simon said that Anoop was half-asleep during the performance.
Singing “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” Michael Sarver failed to impress the judges. Paula thought that it was a tough performance, and some of the notes didn’t work out for him. Simon said that Michael’s performance wasn’t good enough. Randy thought that the song was too “big” for Michael. While Kara said that Michael needs to prove that he’s not just a singer but an artist.
Lil Rounds came up next with the song “Heatwave” but Randy noticed that the beginning of the song wasn’t great. Simon and Kara thought it wasn’t the right song for Lil.
Adam Lambert chose to sing “Tracks of My Heart” to show his “softer” side. I am thankful for he already got rid of black nail polish. Kara thought that it was one of the best performances of the night. Paula loved his “cleaned up” look. But, Simon said it was the best performance of the night saying that Adam is original and talented. Randy called the performance “unbelievably hot.”
The energetic Danny Gokey sang “Get Ready,” which Paula and Randy loved. But, Simon said the performance was “clumsy and amateurish.” Kara said that this is not Danny’s best performance but it was good.
Allison Iraheta closes the night with the song “Papa Was a Rollin Stone,” which Randy described as “blazing hot” performance. Kara encouraged everyone to vote for Allison. Simon said that it was one of Allison’s best performances.
So, who did you vote for? Tomorrow night, we would all find out who among the finalists would be sent home.
