So next week the top seven are singing Mariah songs and being mentored by MiMi herself. I have to say, I'm sort of surprised that the show would have Mariah Carey night, because the judges are always telling the contestants (and rightfully so) that it is a bad move to take on a Mariah song. That's one of those cardinal AI rules: Thou shalt not sing Whitney, Mariah or Celine becuase thou shalt never live up to the original and shall suffer a great plague of low votes.
I actually can't wait for Mariah week because for one thing it will be great to see them sing songs that were popular in the last 20 years. With a few exceptions, it seems like this has been the season of oldies. Also, it will be great to see who does a giant Mariah belly flop. Some people, like Jason Castro, David Cook and Brooke will have to do something other than the traditional take on a Mariah Carey song because they just can't do that kind of diva-singer performance. (I actually think David C. has the pipes for it, but you know he will do something unusal with the arrangement.) The rest of the top 7 (Syesha, Kristy, David A., Carly) will probably just belt out their song the way Mariah did and do the best they can with those high notes. Someone is bound to blow it, and someone is bound to rise to the challenge. I can't wait to see who falls into those categories.
Is Mariah actually performing on the results show? There's been some controversy about her lip synching lately, I wonder if she will sing on the show.
Dammit, American Idol, Michael Johns would have done GREAT during Mariah week. He was going to do a bluesy version of "Vision of Love." Aaaarrrrggghhh...The agony...
1 comment:
What is even more disheartening is the way Fox handled Michael's exit! By reminding the audience how they did not let anyone go last year was a tease and inappropriate treatment to Michael in front of millions. It was very distastefully done.
Post a Comment