so they skipped the final six and we’re right in the thick of the hunt with the final five… hi-fives all around… this should be death metal week if i’m not mistaken… i wonder who will sing my favorite Slayer song… okay, so i just… i’m already hoping that Matt5 goes home…
FIVE SINGERS OF DEATH
now playing: You Didn’t Know Me When – Harry Connick Jr
So really it’s standards week which means that everybody gets to walk with a swagger and talk with a drawl… it’s going to be twice as hard for me to not call in a vote because there are twice as many numbers to ignore… Aw, yeah… the band is PACKED and ready to get live… they should’ve had Denver and the Mile High Orchestra come in and play for the show… the mystery helper is…. KJ-52… no… Jamie Foxx… what?… he’s explaining to them that the Rat Pack were singing a lifestyle and not just a song… i gues that makes them the original hip-hop artists… or something…
Kris “With a K”… starting things off… well, i thought that they’d be doing two songs each, but i guess they’re too concerned about running over again… “throat olympics?”… singing The Way You Look Tonight… and sporting a really weak little stache… ha… i’m gonna have to not look at him or else i’ll laugh through the entire performance… i like this… he’s doing well, but he really doesn’t have the smooth, rich vocal to match the song, but he’s given it a pretty decent touch of the contemporary stylings… i can dig it… Randy says he’s in it to win it and it was mad nice… Kara says that he set the technical standard very high… Paula says he’s ever so handsome and sophisticated… Simon says that it was a little bit wet….
Allison “Red”… the birthday girl… how on earth will she sing a classic like Someone to Watch Over Me without screaming and trying to rock it out?… well… let’s see… oh, she’s very breathy… Jamie made a point of how young she is… gosh, she must just hate to hear that all the time… oh wow… she’s got some good pipes there… i actually like her when she’s not screaming her head off… and, go figure, she actually stays on key… that was very impressive… Randy says she’s rough and gruff and he loved it… Kara says that she ain’t nervous anymore… Kara’s very sassy… Paula says that she delivered an innocence that was alluring and tender… Simon says it was a great performance, but she still isn’t very confident in herself…
now playing: Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
Matt Giraud 5 gack… that’s my initial reaction… oh, and he’s singing My Funny Valentine… i bet it ranks up there with Janice’s version on FRIENDS… he’s sitting on a stool and i do dig the hat… but don’t like the way he’s switching his voice up… it kind of sounds like he’s fighting between doing a Sammy Davis Jr impersonation and a Justin Timberlake impersonation… ah, well, two of the three big notes were pretty much on and that was probably one of his best, but i still don’t think he’s finals material… send him home… Randy says it didn’t all come together… Kara says he wasn’t emotionally connected to the song… Paula says that she felt the emotion… Simon says that he disagrees with Randy… he thought it was believable and brilliant…
“Gokey Dokey” Danny will be singing Come Rain or Come Shine… man, Jamie Foxx is CRAZY… all up in his grill… and here comes the Gokey… looking like he’s actually in the right decade… unfortunately, i think he may be singing his swan’s song here… this may be the shocker of the season (or not), but even though this is a perfectly fine performance, it’s really not at all memorable… of course, he just pulled out all the stops to close it out and that was awesome… but still… it’s hard to overcome the slower start… and i’m sure Simon will point out his lack of “star” qualities… Randy says that he could have an album with songs like that… Kara says that he had swag… Paula says that it was stellar… Simon says that it was outstanding… wow…
“Wicked” Adam and now we come to the part of the program where we forget everyone else and just stand amazed… Adam with the white suit on… and he’s feeling… good… talk about swagger… i didn’t really like the ending of that opening phrase, and i’m not actually thrilled at all about this arrangement… but he’s really his own man… and… woah… that note… bam!… and the camera work was just perfect for it too… Randy raises his hand to speak and says that it was a little too broadway for him, but he’s in the zone… Kara says that he’s shocking and confusing and sleazy and it’s all in a good way… Paula says he’s the Michael Phelps of the singing industry… Simon says that it was the best entrance of the year… winner…
now playing: Home Sweet Home – Carrie Underwood
it always gets tougher when the contestants get whittled down… i’m cool with how this has turned out so far, but i’ll be a bit upset if Matt stays another week… so, here are my picks…
MY PICKS
Three: Kris, Danny, Matt
Going Home Sweet Home: Matt
peace… love… bdg…