Wednesday was Motown Night on American Idol. The 10 remaining contestants sang Motown classics to the usual panel of judges and very special guest Smokey Robinson (whoo!).
These kids should’ve been much more nervous about performing their sober karaoke in front of a legend like Robinson, but they probably didn’t really know who he was.
The judges should’ve been embarrassed, too-especially when Kara DioGuardi unleashed a truly awesome quote after eyeliner-junky Adam Lambert’s rendition of Smokey’s “Tracks of My Tears.”
Kara: “I got six words for you: One of the best performances of the night.” (Um, eight words, really.)
Thank you, Kara. You almost make Paula look normal (although Simon did draw a crayon moustache on Paula during last night’s show, so, she looked crazy anyway).
In case you missed the show, here’s a quick rundown, so you’ll know what to expect during the elimination ceremony tonight. You might want to turn the sound off on the tv and go check out some REAL Motown hits instead.
American Idol Playist: Motown Night
Michael Sarver-Ain’t Too Proud to Beg. After his stiff performance of this Temptations classic, this oil-rig worker better beg for votes (sorry).
Anoop Desai-Ooh, Baby Baby. The other day at Barnes & Noble, we randomly picked up a book in the art section that featured a ton of silly photos of Anoop making funny faces as a kid (apparently he was a child model?). The song? Um, we forgot this performance already, so it must’ve been boring.
Allison Iraheta-Papa Was a Rolling Stone. She tried to put a bluesy spin on this one, but, at 16, she’s just too young to pull off this sound.
Adam Lambert-Tracks of My Tears. The resident “rocker” was dressed and combed almost exactly like Zac Efron (Hairspray, High School Musical). People give him too much credit for his “originality” –remember how he totally plagiarized his “Ring of Fire” performance? Yeah. But, he was probably still the best of the night-or at least the most interesting.
Danny Gokey-Get Ready. Still here, huh? We’re ready to see him go.
Kris Allen-How Sweet It Is. Acoustic guitar? For a Marvin Gaye/Funk Brothers song? No thanks, Kris.
Lil Rounds-Heat Wave. Lukewarm, maybe, but definitely not a heat wave.
Matt Giraud-Let’s Get It On. Let’s not.
Megan Joy (Corkrey)-For Once in My Life. We still can’t believe she’s still here after singing “Rockin’ Robin” on Michael Jackson night. Vote for the worst is still on her side though.
Scott MacIntyre-You Can’t Hurry Love. Ok, we don’t expect him to do a dance number, but does Scott always have to play piano? It just didn’t really work this time and his performances are already starting to seem pretty repetitive.
So, who do you think deserves to be eliminated after Motown Night? Leave a comment and tell us!
coffee says...
03.28.09 1:22 am
Simon and Paula should stop attracting so much attention to themselves over the contestants, seriously