Idol Goes Country

Yee haw yawl! I’m just feeling a little country fried after watching the American Idol wannabes attack country music last night. I had a revelation. Country night on AI doesn’t have to be appallingly bad. I was entertained. The budding Idols must have made peace with the stylists and hairdressers. They looked incredible. Once again, the celebrity mentor lectured the virtues of connecting to the audience and telling a story through song.

Martina McBride had the honor of coaching the potential Idols on this challenging week. I’ve noticed that this year’s celebrity coaches seem to be fans of the show. While extremely polite and encouraging, they have a lot of knowledge of the contestants and past shows.

Here’s a recap:

Phil-Where the Black Top Ends

Who would have known that inside that grisly exterior laid a personality? Not the most captivating personality but a personality none the less. This was the best he has sounded but that number one position and past performances make him vulnerable.

Jordin-A Broken Wing

Teeny bopper Jordin pulled out another fantastic performance. Despite a few ill-timed smiles, she performed with great emotion and energy. She’s definitely in the running for the title.

Sanjaya-Something to Talk About

This is a great AI song that up until last night, I thought was impossible to destroy. That was until pretty boy Sanjaya donned a bandana and made uncomfortable banter with a clearly amused background singer. He looked like he was playing Bernardo in a grade school production of West Side Story. Horrific!

LaKisha-Jesus Take the Wheel

Kiki’s performance spiraled out of control as she over sang the song. The lyrics were enough but her inner gospel diva took control and drowned out the emotion and sentiment of the song.

Chris-Mayberry

The title says it all. It’s hard for me to imagine that this is the best Rascal Flatts song he could find. Not good at all and sounded even worse during the recap at the end. Time to say adios.

Melinda-Trouble is a Woman

Don’t know where the hell she pulled this song but she vamped it up the way she should have last week. She would have been great on anything but sparkled on this old time honky tonk song. Her hair and outfit were beautiful. Like Jordin, what she wears is almost as important as what she sings.

Blake-When the Stars Go Blue

Sounded like a beautiful song but it had me wondering how the original sounded. I don’t get Blake’s appeal. He’s not hot, cute or even adorable to me and his singing is less than spectacular.

The bottom three should be Phil, Chris and golden boy Sanjaya.

What did you think?