American Idol Recap: “Life Anthems”…Yawn

by guest bloggers Becky Tennant and Bethany O’Neil

First, let us start out by saying that we are all for “Idol Gives Back.” It seems to be a nice thing that the American Idol producers are trying to do to help out poor children in America and in Africa. But last night’s show had to be one of the most boring shows in Idol history.

We knew going in that it was going to be a snooze fest, after watching the promotion of “Idol Gives Back” coupled with the “Life Songs Anthem” theme-of-the-night. But, we didn’t expect it to be that much of a yawn. Could the night have been anymore dry?

The only real excitement of the evening was Ryan, pointing out the lack of a button on Simon’s shirt, and the public getting another peek at Simon’s manly man chest….(insert sarcasm here)

Jordin Sparks and Melinda Doolittle, of course, were wonderful, and Phil Stacy actually did a good job AGAIN! Now if he could just go over to the Dancing With the Stars set and borrow that spray-on-tan machine he would be set.

The rest of the performances were mediocre. Blake sang Imagine, which he performed well, but we’re getting the vibe that he really thinks he is from London. Chris Richardson was OK, nothing extraordinary. And LaKisha, well, she just seems to have lost the fire that she had at the beginning of the season.

We’re not sure about tonight’s show. Let’s hope that we get to hear some good tunes from Gwen and the others. Michael Buble will be there, which is definitely a bonus.

As for the Celine Dion and Elvis Presley “duet,” we have no words.

Our pick for elimination this week, bottom two, will be Chris and LaKisha, with Chris probably getting the boot. But, as always, we reserve the right to be wrong!

Until tomorrow...

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