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April 15, 2008
American Idol: Season 7 - The final seven
Let's see here. My early favorite, Michael Johns is gone, but Mariah Carey is mentoring our last seven.
David Archuleta - When You Believe
He's very star struck and tells Mariah he - gasp - listens to her - gasp - all the time. The song was boring, but decently sung. Simon tells him he would have bet a million that David chose When You Believe.
Carly Smithson - Without You
Generally when a chick sings that she can't live with you, you think that's a good thing... er not. Carly can go on living without me... and the ending just proves that Carly doesn't have a big enough voice to sing a power song... and Simon agrees with me.
Syesha Mercado - Vanishing
Like the rest of these songs, I haven't heard Vanishing before... but Syesha seems to get the song and is singing the heck out of it. She's got the big voice for these songs that Carly doesn't.
Brooke White - Hero
Brooke, on stage, just the piano and her voice. This isn't the greatest song ever, nor is it particularly suited to her voice, but I still want to go see Brooke in concert. Randy liked everything but the bridge... Brooke needs to learn not to interrupt the judges... and Simon thinks it was like ordering a hamburger and only getting the bun... Randy and Paula are assuring Simon the meat was in the bun. You can't make this stuff up. Randy says there was no mustard or mayonaise though.
Kristy Lee Cook - Forever
Mariah Carey says Kristy Lee sings this better than Mariah... um we'll see, but the opening notes aren't so promising, and the rest of the song is very plain vanilla. As the camera pans to show the crowd, even the crazies near the stage don't know how to react to the song. Simon says it was whiny.
David Cook - Always be my baby In the session with Mariah, I think David's going to try and channel Eddie Vedder with this one, and he starts the song that way. Then about 30 seconds in, it's like he takes a back seat to the music and there's some guy on stage singing along with the band... and then he just starts shouting... baby... Gurrgg, that was not something I want to hear on the radio. Simon starts to label it Karaoke hell, but he's referring to the others and not David Cook. I vote that this one is included in Karaoke hell.
Jason Castro - I don't wanna Cry
Then don't. I've often thought I would like Jason Castro a bit more if he was a little less geared toward winning the hearts of high school girls, and more Jack Johnsonish... he was tonight and it was good. Randy couldn't see past the drum-circle get-up on stage and didn't like it, but Paula and Simon both did.
Votes best to worse: Brooke White, Jason Castro, Syesha Mercado, David Archuleta, David Cook, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook.