Well, if there’s one thing Sir Andrew and I can agree upon, tis that we never thought we’d see a man singing “Memory” with dreadlocks.
Hello, all. I’m back from Sheryl Crow, which was surprisingly awesome. I’ve just finished watching Andrew Lloyd Weber night on ‘Idol’, I’m listening to Elaine Paige sing “Memory” (without dreadlocks) on YouTube, and I’m mentally planning my trip to the “Phantom” theater in Vegas this summer. (How did its existence escape my attention???)
Anyway, I’m slightly loopy from entertainment overload, so try to stick with me.
Perhaps the loopiness is to blame for the fact that I can’t form too many coherent thoughts about tonight’s show. Here’s my problem. I have loved some of these sappy musical numbers deeply since my sappy teen years, and I have disliked some of these “Idol” contestants deeply for the past six weeks. So when I found myself sort of liking David Archuleta’s “Think of Me,” I had to gut check whether it was just because I love “Phantom.” It was. By the end, he’d turned it in to pure Josh Groban schmaltz, and I was nauseated.
Then, when Jason Castro, who I love, was singing “Memory,” which I love, I wondered if my love for both was clouding my judgement. According to the judges, it definitely was. Still liked it.
And when David Cook did NOT turn “Music of the Night” into a rock song midway through (you know you were thinking it, too) I found myself fantasizing that David is really a music theater geek from way back who’s now masquerading, like so many Phantoms, as a rock star. A girl can dream. Loved it.
I was again indifferent about both Carly and Syesha and think I always will be. The judges liked Syesha’s “Starlight Express” number, and Carly got good reviews for her “Jesus Christ Superstar” song. But short of, say, I dunno, STOPPING a song and starting it over, these two just aren’t gonna do anything but bore me for the rest of their time on the show.
Which brings me to poor Brooke White. Watching her melt down entirely over the past few weeks has been excruciating. She’s gone from one of the most fun contestants to watch to one of the most painful to watch, simply because there’s no telling what evil tricks her nerves are going to pull on her from moment to moment. Sorry, but I’m with Paula. The stopping and starting is bad. No one does that on “Idol,” and she’s done it twice! I’ll miss her, but I think it’s her turn to go.
So what did you think? Does “Memory” work with dreadlocks? Are you still trying to wash the image of David and the Tween Huggers from your mind? Wanna go with me to see “Phantom” in Vegas? And who will go home on Wednesday?
JUST IN CASE David Cook advances to “Idol’s” final three tonight, a big homecoming is planned for him in the Kansas City area.
