I've got this theory that the Virginia Tech shootings hastened the demise of Sanjaya: He'd disappeared from the public consciousness for a day and a half, and it can't have felt that important to stick it to the Idol machine at that particular moment. So a major tragedy (the Virginia Tech shootings) ended a minor tragedy (Sanjaya on American Idol). Simple!
Now, I submit to you that the ocean of inspirational proselytizing we just waded through will overwhelm the puddle of inspirational proselytizing that is Phil Stacey. That which feeds us, destroys us!
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I am officially no longer allowed to comment on whether or not Phil is going home. I will say, though, that if he does, at least he knows he didn't leave any pandering on the table. My two kids! Who aren't even here! But I'll give them a better life! Meanwhile, they're with their grandparents! I love grandparents! And Oklahoma! Garth Brooks! Everyone in the whole world vote! NUMBER FIVE!
I don't know what to think of Phil's chances this week. His performance was sort of a return to the mean, and while it wasn't bad, I can't think of anyone's that was worse. (Well, Melinda, who sounded like the worst small-town church choirs have to offer, but I know I'm on my own with that.)
I really liked Blake's performance, although the judges shat on it; I felt the same way I felt about the Keane song, that he's not the strongest singer but he digs into the songs really well. But I don't think the voters like him as much as I might have assumed.
The real question here is where the Sanjaya votes are going to go, unless everyone who voted for him did it as a gag and won't vote at all now.
To the point: I think it's Phil tomorrow. Or LaKisha, if I get lucky.
I was disgusted by Randy Jackson suggesting that you need to trick out "Imagine" with something fancy. Blake's performance was lovely, I thought. He still sounded like himself, and he was confident enough to know he could sing simply and be on key, LAKISHA.
The Sanjaya Factor -- and I do think the vast majority of his votes were serious -- will probably benefit Blake, for reasons of tween girls liking cute boys. I don't see Sanjaya voters jumping to, say, LaKisha.
Speaking of LaKisha, I'm with Sarah: I dearly hope she goes home this week, on account of her extreme shoutiness. (LaKisha's, not Sarah's.)
Top 6 is almost always a shocker. Pickler, Constantine, Christina Christian...okay well three out of five isn't "almost always" but still. So Phil or LaKisha seems almost too good to hope for.
OK, so I have to know: If I chose the Beatles, do I get points for "Imagine"? (Please, please, please, please, please.)
Despite my disgust at the contestants' failure to see "Rocket Man" as the deeply inspiring ditty it is? I'd say "Imagine" counts.
Hell yes it does. As will "Ebony and Ivory" when it's sung tonight by Akon and John Mayer. Come on, Idol!
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