Greetings Idol Fans!

Ooooooooo!! Did you see the new Idol logo? It so new and shiny!

Speaking of new and shiny, Ryan been hitting the tanning bed and obviously has been drinking some major happy juice. He’s quite tan and giddy tonight. He gives us a tour of the new stage and then the Top 12 make their big entrance.

Hey Jude, guess what tonight’s theme is… the Lennon/McCartney song book. In honor of this momentous occasion, Idol does a 2 minute reel on the dynamic song writing duo. Yep…. songs that have stood 40 years as major influences in music, and they get 2 whole minutes on a 2 hour music show. Wow. (insert sarcastic eye-roll here.) I actually just watched the movie “Across the Universe” so I am well versed in Beatles songs. So obviously I’m just a bit afraid of a karaoke “Helter Skelter” or “I am the Walrus” Goo Goo G’Joob.

Syesha does a very Vegas-y version of “Got To Get You Into My Life.” I wasn’t sure where she was taking the song at first… but then she evened it out and took it right past the All You Can Eat buffet at Caesars.

Chikezie used to work at LAX and got to screen Paula a few times. Bet he had to sign an NDA to keep quiet about all her meds. He covers “She’s A Woman” with a bluegrass arrangement that morphs into weird rock mash-up with screeches and heel kick-ups. It was a lot of fun. Who knew a boy from Inglewood had the country in him!?! Based on Ryan’s reaction and jolly antics around the stage, I think Seacrest might have a little man crush on the Chik dude. Stay tuned…

Ramiele works at a Sushi restaurant and chronically smells like soy sauce. Unfortunately, the usually saucy little one fell a little short (and I don’t mean her height.) She did a pretty dull version of “In My Life” and practically put the audience to sleep face first in their tempura.

Jason looks like he could be a character in that movie 10,000 B.C. with those dreads. Luckily his musical skills are much more advanced than that of his cro-magnon brethren. His “If I Fell” was groovy and melodic. His vocals aren’t are big as some of the other idols, but there’s a raw, earthy vibe to them that I think people will really dig.

Carly works her Irish vibe in again. Yeah we get it. Blarney, Guinness and potatoes. OK I’m over it. She just belted out an amazing cover of “Come Together” that was a little bit Beatles, little bit Heart and a whole lot of kick-ass. or should I said kick”arse?”

David C is looking a bit creepier every week. I think that’s because the Idol hair stylists are getting at him and they are not helping that receding hair line one bit. He does a ColdPlay/Fuel inspired cover of “Eleanor Rigby” wearing an A-HA/Corey Hart inspired jacket.

Brooke used to be a nanny and misses the kids… yeah, changing dirty diapers is SO much cooler than fame, fortune and a clothing allowance. She breaks down “Let It Be” into an amazingly pure performance that would even silence the crankiest of babies (Simon included.)

David H took a Beatles 101 class in college. How’s that for a Pass/Fall elective!?!? All I had was Astronomy and that sucked. He covers “Saw Her Standing There” with a cheesy goodness. Unfortunately, I think she be running the other way on this one. It was just bad karaoke.

Amanda is totally glammed out and looking rocker hot tonight. I just have one issue with her look (OK more than one, but I have to keep this blog relatively short) What is with her affection for stripes? Her hair’s striped, her pants are striped… either she thinks it’s really slimming or she wants to be a zebra in another life. Good thing she’s a singer in this lifetime because she’s rocking out Idol like never before. Her southern rock spin on “You Can’t Do That” blows the roof off the joint.

Michael coaches tennis. He says it’s for the money… but I think it’s so he can wear headbands and get away with it. He covers “Across The Universe” with a bit of a monotonous tone. He didn’t do much with performance so I can’t do much with my recap of it.

Kristy Lee again reminds us what a small town country girl she is. <Yawn> Her jeans went through a paper shredder. Didn’t they go out in the 90’s? I’ll tell you what else is out… her performance. She twang-afies “8 Days A Week” and left me a little disturbed. I’m all about the country thing, but did she have to pull out the washboards and moonshine jugs? That sounded like something the Hatfields would play really loud just to annoy the McCoys. Yee Haw.

David A doesn’t really know any Beatles songs. OK I don’t care how young you are, if you are a musician, you know the Beatles. Period. He does a high school rendition of the Stevie Wonder rendition of the Beatles song “We Can Work It Out.” Uh, wait a sec… I’m sorry, where are the words “Ma na nana la na” in this song? Yeah that’s right, he forgot his words. He might as well just dropped trow center stage. Has the little lovable hobbit fell from grace?

I’m not sure where Idol will take the results show… but if they bring back the “Bottom 3″ I’m guessing Syesha, David H and Kristy will take the dishonors. Tune in tomorrow night when we find out who’s taking “Abbey Road” to the Top 10 and who’s Idol dreams are so “Yesterday.”

Peace, Love and A Hard Days Night,
Kristi

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