American Idol Final 9
They certainly saved the best for last for the Final 9 show tonight. Sitting through the first seven performers was like receiving seven lashes, if every lash represented 100 lashes from a bamboo knife bat. It was pretty painful. Songs from the Top 40 was the theme. The final two performers certainly saved the show. On to the recaps!
Anoop Desai +2400
Anoop Dog brought the house down. No really, the roof fell right on top of him. There are Middle Eastern bombings, and then there is the bomb that Desai gave us. He decided to perform an Usher hit. He pretty much had Usher nailed sans the great voice, dance moves, good looks and stage charisma. It’s hard to believe, but Anoop even outdid his horrid Bobby Brown performance from a few weeks ago.
Simon summed it up best when he said that it was “a complete and utter mess…the arrangement was a mess…it gave me a headache.” I won’t even make any jokes about the tortured faces that Anoop was making because the fruit is too low-hanging.Usher says please stop
Megan Joy Corkrey +4900
Megan decides to take a stab at a Lauryn Hill song, because she is a fan of it. I like Lauryn Hill as well, but I’m pretty sure that she does not like me or Megan. If you know anything about Lauryn Hill, you know why. I’m sure after tonight, she dislikes Megan a little more than me.
It’s the same thing every week: She sounds awful, she looks awkward and she comes off as being intimidated. But she looks smoking hot! How much further can this formula take her??
Danny Gokey +255
On a four hour drive a few years back, we played a game with the radio to pass the time. We would scan through the stations, and the first person to correctly name the artist/band playing would get a point. I know nothing about country music, and got completely destroyed by Rascal Flatts. Who knew they were so popular in the Miami area? Ever since that day I shudder when I hear the band’s name. You can now add tonight to my list of Rascal Flatts horror stories.
My least favorite performer, Danny Gokey, is also a high favorite with the fans, judges and oddsmakers. I found his song annoying and amateurish. The judges love it. It’s pretty apparent that he is going to be around til the very end. I still say that there is no way he wins the show. Especially with Kris Allen coming on strong as the competition progresses.
Allison Iraheta +735
I have wagers on Iraheta to win at some fantastic odds, as I really think she has a chance to upset the major players in the late rounds. I was excited to hear that she would be performing “Don’t Think” by No Doubt. I figured this type of song would be right in her wheelhouse. I was wrong.
First of all she looked like Pebbles. No, not the hot R&B Pebbles, The Flinstone’s Pebbles. Second, she did not sound very good. She should be safe, but needs to avoid these types of performances to keep my oh-by-the-way wagers alive.
Allison Iraheta
Scott MacIntyre +9900
Another week, another haircut for Mr. MacIntyre! I’m not so sure about this one as it resembled some form of a fro-hawk. Think, Kirk Cameron. MacIntyre does what he was born to do, which is perform a Billy Joel song. His voice and piano playing sound great and he will be safe. Don’t get too excited about those +9900 odds though. This bus ride ends soon. Howl at the Moon had scouts in the audience like he was a McDonald’s All-American.
Paula uses “legato” to describe his performance. They must write these fancy words on the back of her pills during breaks. There is no way that her vocabulary expands beyond “Ooh pretty!”
MacIntyre bringing back the fro-hawk
Matt Giraud +900
I hate whiny bands. I don’t know who The Fray are, but Matt whines out one of their tunes like he deserves to get beaten. He’s wearing a 1984 Duran Duran-style shirt and jacket. The song is called “You Found Me,” but Matt, you lost me.
Fantasia Barrino II +1010
Once again, I’ve seen this done one million times before. Snooze city. Highlights include Randy busting out “Check it out check it out baby check it out!” and then being handed one of Barrino’s two front-row babies. I bet Randy won’t be saying that again.
Adam Lambert +130
As my original pick gets stronger and stronger, his odds get lower and lower. Hopefully you jumped on him when I told you to. Tonight he gives us a very cool arrangement of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music.” Once again, it is absolutely awesome.
Another small detail that I’ve noticed is that Lambert has “gayed himself down” a bit. That is not meant to be offensive as it’s just one more thing to take note of when trying to figure out who is going to win. He has the talent, for sure, but how many little girl votes would he lose after the pictures surfaced on Lambert having a whole lot of fun on “boys’ night out?” In the last couple weeks, he has eased up on the make-up, the nail polish and outlandish hair. One more reason that Lambert is safe money. Although I am starting to keep an eye on….
Kris Allen +1900
Yes, I called him Hal Sparks with a guitar. Well now you can add Hal Sparks with a keyboard, and Hal Sparks with serious talent. You can even call him a much better looking Hal Sparks. His rendition of “Ain’t No Sunshine” sounds fantastic, and Allen is making his move at the right time.
He’s one to watch, as he will dominate the little girl vote. He’s even keeping his wife out of the audience now. They show four old women when showing his family. He’s making all the right decisions and could be worth some wagers this late in the game. I give him (+1900) a much better shot of winning than I do Gokey (+255).
As for who goes home, it will probably be between Corkrey and Desai. Giraud could also be a surprise cut, as he was voted in the bottom 3 last week after a strong performance. I’m going to predict that Anoop Desai gets sent home, but that is iffy. It could go either way.
One to watch
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