I love American Idol. Seriously, its a show that anyone can love … even Olivia Newton-John was sitting in the audience last night. How cool was that? I’m a huge fan of music and singing and a HUGE karoke fan. I only wish I was good enough to be a good enough singer to try out myself. I get so emotional watching our Idols compete each week. I love how it gives ordinary people the opportunity of a lifetime. And, my god, what Detroiter doesn’t love the Motown Sound?
This week I was so happy to see the top 10 in Detroit at Hitsville USA. Historically, Detroit has such a rich and diverse culture of music. We’ve seen everyone from Aretha Franklin (In my humble opinion, the best female vocalist ever) to Kid Rock to Uncle Kracker to Marvin Gaye to Madonna to Smokey Robinson to Diana Ross to Eminem to Ted Nugent to Sonny Bono to Alice Cooper to The Jackson 5 to the White Stripes to Anthony Kiedis to Jason Newsted (Metallica) to Stevie Wonder to Bob Seagar to Iggy Fucking Pop. I still think it was a horrible mistake to not have had The Rock and Roll Home Fame here!
Anyway, back to Idol. Thank you Idol first and formost to highlighting Detroit. We are struggling here, really struggling, and to give us a shout out in any way was super cool. I have never been to Hitsville myself, and enjoyed seeing it on tv. Anyone interested should check out more about this historic recording studio here:
My Quicky Idol Recap:
- Matt – Lets Get It On. Matt is from Michigan … and is a decent singer. He picked the perfect crowd pleaser. It was a good effort, but he has a real struggle to win this contest.
- Chris – How Sweet It Is. Its more of a James Taylor song than a Marvin Gaye song to me. He looked tiny behind that big old guitar. It was ok but nah …
- Scott -You Can’t Hurry Love. I had to listen with my eyes closed. It just wasn’t vocally challenging. Sorry.
- Megan- For Once in My Life. She has a unique sounding voice, but she bugs the fuck out of me.
- Anoop - Oh Baby Baby. Wasn’t as good as I thought it was going to be.
- Michael - Ain’t To Proud To Beg. Sadly he missed Detroit since he was sick. Big mistake. No pounding, just blah to me.
- Lil - Heat Wave. It was very emotional for me to see her very emotional. I love her voice. She didn’t pick the right song, but she sure looked the part of Motown Sound. Why didn’t you sing R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Please girl, BRING IT.
- Adam – Tracks of My Tears. Wow, loved the look, loved the suit, (Sooo shiney!) loved the song. He looked live a completly different person … a cross between Jim from The Office, Kurt Russel, and Elvis Presley.
- Danny – Get Ready. I enjoyed his performance and loved his little dance with the back up singers. He had fun and that counted for me.
- Allison – Papa Was a Rolling Stone. Stole the damn night. I can’t believe that little sixteen year old has such a kick ass voice! She just sang the HELL out of that song.
Here is my guess at the bottom three:
Michael, Scott and Matt. And, Scott is going home.
So far … two out of three of my votes are in the top three … loving the group performance of Ain’t No Mountain High Enough!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on March 26, 2009
at 7:32 PM
Got all three right … am I right on saying he’s getting kicked off, too?
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on March 26, 2009
at 7:38 PM
Don’t forget about The Temptations! They’re from Detroit too. I love them, Papa Was a Rolling Stone is one of my all time favorite songs. I don’t watch AI, but you made me want to search out clips on youtube just to see tonight’s!
By: Jen512 on March 27, 2009
at 12:13 AM
I only got to watch 1/2 of the show after work yesterday morning, I fell asleep so I cannot wait to get home and watch the rest (this morning). Chris, *yawn* Megan- what was she thinking- that rendition was horrendous, and I still cannot figure out why Michael is even there? He’s so BORING and run of the mill. I’ll let cha know what I think after I see the rest. I do like Danny a lot so far. Great summary here!
By: JavaQueen on March 27, 2009
at 12:16 AM
Okay, damn. Allison gave me goosebumps. She has that Joss Stone effect–”how the hell did that voice come out of that little girl?”
Adam Lambert is good too, but…he’s a freaking soprano! His voice is very suited for Motown though.
Now for some real talent, Detroit style-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61U90Pqo-rU
Enjoy
By: Jen512 on March 27, 2009
at 1:11 AM
You were oh so close to being 100% right. I still cannot get over that rendition of “Tracks of My Tears.” As much as Elliot was my favorite Idol ever, this blew me away. Adam was not my guy until this, but I just thought it was extraordinary. Nobody else even came close.
By: pamajama on March 27, 2009
at 3:56 AM
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By: Hot News » American Idol Results March 26 on March 27, 2009
at 5:43 AM
Michigan musicians who I’ve forgotten/didn’t know about are the following: The Temptations and Eddie Money. Let me know if you all can think of more.
Pamajama – I wish I was 100% right. Sad Scott stayed and yes I know that sounds mean. Oh well, I’m not classically trained as a tv show recap expert, lol! Elliot was your favorite? I loved Carly Smithson last year. Kelly Clarkston. Lakeisha from Flint, MI. I love the girls who can SING with big loud voices. I like Lil this season but Danny is my guy because of my men with glasses fettish … and his voice.
Jen 512 – Thanks for the link. You are always such a good blogger friend! I’ve had a super busy tv show watching week, plus mom stuff. So hard to get everything I want into these blog posts. I try to do them right before or after the shows every single time, its hard as hell when you work full time, etc.
Java Queen – I hate watching shows the day after. I normally don’t read other recaps to avoid duplicating what others are saying … but sometimes the headlines on here and the web just shout on on ya. I so would have mentioned the crayon incident … because those two crack me up! But blah blah, who wants to read about that on every blog, right?
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on March 27, 2009
at 11:30 AM
Aw thanks, I know exactly what you mean. I spend a lot of time on the internet because I’m pretty much awake all night every night working on my laptop, so doing research mostly, so blogging is a nice diversion.
I’m about to go tire the 4 year old out with the Wii so that she will take a nap and I can take a nap. I didn’t go to bed until 7 am!
By: Jen512 on March 27, 2009
at 2:32 PM
the phrase “the wrong song” should be forbidden, it’s such a cop-out answer seriously. all the judges have to say is “Sorry, you fail because…” (thank you Simon for being the only original one)
By: Joe on March 28, 2009
at 2:23 AM
Joe – Well, I can say that I appreciate Simon for his honesty. But I do feel that if a singer picks the “right” song it really makes the difference. All I can say is that it must be so hard to deal with all of that stress that those people go through. Yikes!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on March 28, 2009
at 4:15 PM