deja vudoo

Lennon/McCartney again?!?!? seriously, this well has been tapped dry, methinks. why more of the same? will we see the same results as last week? popular demand - i certainly did not demand any of this...alas, all i can do is watch, and judge.

it's tough to watch the full show so late, so i apologize for the shortness of this blog in particular...

1. Amanda - i totally dug her last week and think she is a breath of fresh air, although sometimes she completely misses the mark...i am hoping she does well...

"Back in the U.S.S.R." - i was hoping she would sing this song! i think there are not many songs that suit her style and this is one of them. hmm, i don't like this very much. the key is a little off, like she isn't singing in her sweet spot. she's someone who i was slightly worried about in terms of singing a second Beatles song. i've seen better and i've certainly seen worse from her, but i'm sorry that this was right in the middle.

Song Choice: A
Performance: C

2. Kristy Lee Cook - eh, i'm tired of her.

"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" - she picked this from the title?!?!?!? what's with these people - are they completely sequestered away from any music? people, this is the freakin' Beatles!

KLC looks like Kate Bosworth and is just as exciting to me. she sings this song like she's never heard it before and i need her to go go go go go.

Song Choice: C-
Performance: C-

3. David Archuleta - i hope he feels vulnerable after last week's complete flameout! you need to earn this, Archuleta!!!!!

"The Long and Winding Road" - Zzzzzzzzzzzz...i don't need to see another sad sad song from the Archman. hmm...very obvious earpiece - perhaps someone is feeding the lyrics into his ear? great voice, one trick...but the ladies love it! LL Cool Dave

Song Choice: B-
Performance: B

4. Michael Johns - bring back the spark, please! the spark! i remember you had a good voice and people like you...you need to bring it back, Michael Johns!

"A Day in the Life" - risky! i love it! i am very excited that he chose this song, work it out, Michael Johns! couldn't hit the high notes...hmm...he has got to stop rocking that mike like Mike Hutchence - it is getting uncanny. this guy cannot hold long notes. and, if you saw the results show last week, he sweats like crazy...and he's a tennis player? i don't believe him!

Song Choice: A
Performance: C

5. Brooke - you got to go home?!? is this fair? hmm...i don't know if i should judge her harder or easier...

"Here Comes the Sun" - i love this song...i guess it's not Lennon/McCartney exclusively..."Woo!" - what the eff was that? i think she realizes she only has one note...she needs a song with a little more meat to it. this was the same line over and over again...i was hoping for more from Brooke White...ah, at least i know KLC is going home.

why was she talking so much? she's not their bud, she's a contestant...stop talking, lady! STOP TALKING.

Song Choice: B-
Performance: B

6. David Cook - what next from David Cook?? please don't fall into Brooke's trap of a bad 2nd song...

"Daytripper" - eh, i couldn't give two shits about this song, to be honest. but i'm intrigued by anyone who would cover a Whitesnake version of anything. is that a Frampton weirdo mike next to him? even more intrigued. i'm glad he thinned the sides of his combover. a little more tolerable.

he's got the chops, but i don't like him as much this week as last week.

Song Choice: C
Performance: B+

7. Carly - i got nothing to say about her!

"Blackbird" - i'm glad someone chose this...i think this will provide nice contrast to her last performance...what is she wearing?!?!?!?!?!? she is dressing like Ann Wilson without the Ann Wilson bod! when she took it up the octave, that's when the song finally started to COOK! i dug it by the end, but it took a while.

Song Choice: A
Performance: A-

no one is setting me on fire tonight - i think everyone feels stale from the Beatles redux. what is with all the backtalk from these contestants???

8. Jason Castro - his hair is too distracting. and he's a little bit of a bimbo.

"Michelle" - it's all right...i don't totally dig this guy. and i certainly don't get that shirt he's wearing. but he will go far, because ladies love him, too. LL Cool Dreadhead. he just walks through these songs and i guess that's charming, but i don't buy it.

Song Choice: C+
Performance: C-

9. Syesha - i'm so sick of you still! ugh, stop talking about your voice, fool! "Can you believe that I, Syesha Mercado, was in the bottom three?!?!?!?!? Crazy!" she's so freakin' full of herself.

"Yesterday" - can you not go through a song without changing the gender????? you are so annoying, Syesha. it wasn't as horrible as i wished it was, because i do not want her on my television set anymore.

Song Choice: B+
Performance: B-

10. Chikeze - i don't like him very much. he also seems like a bimbo.

"I've Just Seen a Face" - i never heard this song either...it sounds more like Wings than Beatles. is he trying to take the reins from Kristy Lee Cook? what's with the country dipping AGAIN. what a specialized one-trick pony to pony. "I'm Chikeze, the half-country version-half regular version of an unknown song guy!"

Song Choice:C
Performance: C+

11. Ramulay - i think she actually used her pre-song the best...i could just picture Brooke and David Cook tucking her in at night...

"I Should Have Known Better" - i really like this song, but was anxious about how it would sound...i think she sounds great!!!!! i can actually tell she has a nice voice, and that there's a personality behind it. of course, it's an incredibly young personality, but i dig it. since David Archuleta insists on singing like an old man, we need someone to bring the youth!

Song Choice: B-
Performance: A-

ugh, too hard to figure out who is going to go home this week!!! Beatles, Part II was a bust!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bottom 3: Amanda, Kristy Lee, Chikeze
Going Home: Amanda (i know, i'm shocked, too!)