AI Top 7 – Songs from Movies
I have to pat myself on the back. I totally called the departures for the last three weeks. Michael (finally), then Megan (caw caw), and last week it was Scott. Let’s see if I can keep it up.
This week the contestants chose songs from movies then met with Quentin Tarantino for some “direction.” Fortunately we were spared the barrage of F-bombs that plague some of his films. Then again… maybe a few F-bombs would have livened up this batch of performances. Except for Adam, it was a bit of a yawner. And Adam? That was a bit… well, Adam.
Allison – Looked ok in a black top with belt and red pants. Certainly better that some past weeks. Throw in the single, black-lace, fingertipless glove and some Aerosmith and there was the potential for a great performance. Vocals were decent and she has some energy, but it was a bit too cut-rate Vegas actish for me. Simon and Paula liked it. I’ll put her square in the middle of this week’s performances – which puts her ½ a step away from the bottom three and may still find herself there. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing… actually I coulda missed this one.
Anoop – Black jacket with white sleeves, a shirt that wasn’t stripes or plaid… something in the middle, and a tie. Everything I do I do for You, but Anoop did just enough to land himself in the middle with Allison.
Adam – Leather jacket, pants, hair, eye makeup, nails… a lot of black. What can you say? He can definitely sing and parts were good. He has lots of energy and it was kind of entertaining. When a bunch of drag queens decide to do a campy off-Broadway version of Easy Rider – he’s your man. But if that’s what you’re going for then maybe I’d like Norman Gentle from Group 2 earlier in the season to come back. Adam was awesome last week and I’m sure he’s on his way to the top three, but I stand by my prediction that he will not win. Maybe Born to Be a little too Wild.
Matt – White shirt with black vest and tie. Love the song (and the movie it was from) and I liked that he went with the black grand piano, but then the bad notes jumped in. To Really Love a Woman you have to sing better. Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa… which I have. (I know, wrong movie. But that was fun for me.)
Danny – He ditched the cool glasses he usually wears and went all Miami Vice on us: powder blue jacket over white tee, faded jeans, week’s worth of stubble. Ditch the socks and give him some deck shoes and he could be in a poster with Crockett and Tubbs. If he has Endless Love for staying on this show he’s going to have to take it up a notch. But it wasn’t terrible, so I don’t expect him to be in trouble this week.
Kris – Grey jacket with turned up collar over tee shirt and jeans. Randy dogged him – not in a good way, but Kara loved it. I didn’t know the song or the movie it was from. I thought it was pretty good but not his best. He’s not Falling Slowly he’s rising steadily to the top of this group.
Lil – Looking good in black sleeveless top with belt and black pants. But she sounded awful. She won’t be getting The Rose for that performance unless the rose means you are going home.
The predictions for this week:
· Lil or Matt is headed home. I’m going with Lil.
· Anoop or Allison will round out the bottom three.
· Danny, Kris, and Adam should be safe.
BOLD PREDICTION FOR THE SEASON:
All ya’ll who think Adam is the cat’s pajamas are wrong if you think he’s going to win this season. PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE. Oh, he’ll be in the top three – but not the winner.
Last year I successfully predicted that David Cook was going to win when the group got to six. This week we are at seven and I’m not as confident with my prediction – but I’m going with Kris.
So far I’m collecting two lunches when Adam loses. I don’t even care who actually wins. (Harry and Sharon – thank you in advance.) Readers get ready – time to start talking some smack about this heated competition!
Hey – I’ll be at a bar tomorrow night celebrating the end of tax season when the results show is on. If anyone actually watches the show real-time instead of DVR (does anybody still do that), please text me the bottom three and who got the boot if you think of it.
Christopher – a cobbler without shoes
Themocracy
Happy Tax Day, Christopher!
Love your blog and I always mean to write a comment, but I never do. Why? I DON’T KNOW!
Anyhoo, Buster and I absolutely hate the Drag Queen known to Simon et al as The Second Coming. I like to describe his singing (on the upbeat songs) with a word from my mother’s dictionary…CATERWAULING! As Bob will attest, I nearly popped a blood vessel when, during Allison’s critique, Paula had to mention how completely awesome Adam was! If I were Allison, I’d be like, “Um hello? Can we talk about me for a minute?”
Our fave for the night – Kris
Bottom three Lil, Matt and Allison.
Lil, and her attitude, needs to be sent packing. Wow, for a minute I thought she was going to do 3 snaps in Z formation when she was rebutting Simon’s critique last night.
Have fun tonight!
Chippy
Oh yeah, and didn’t you think it was a bit odd that Paula and Simon were the first judges to speak?
In America don’t we typically go from left to right?
I think Buster would say that his penchant for conspiracy theories has rubbed off on me, but I’m CONVINCED that this was all just an evil plan so that they could be the judges to critique their pre-ordained faves – Adam, Gokey and Lil!!!
The producers could have at least placed Adam fourth so it wouldn’t have been so obvious! Geez!
Okay, I think I’m done now.
Yes Chris,
I am with you on this group of contestants so far. I can see Kris is steadily moving up and winning top honors this season. And, I am not writing this because I am afraid of buying the dinner again after this season. I do have to admit though, eating OZ humble pie for two consecutive seasons would be a problem for me. I am choosing Kris because he has a sound and style that just resonates better with my musical sensibilities. But what is up with Lil?
I could not believe all the ghettotude. Whuuuuuuutt? She has gotta-go gotta-go and so do I. I’ll talk to you soon.
Chippy – thanks for the input. Maybe you and Buster watch AI at my house next week?
Don – Good to see we are on the same page. But now I need to find another reason for you to buy dinner.
Looks like we are all on the “Lil has to go” train. Anyone out there want to say anything positive about Adam? Anyone… anyone? Bueller?