[Wyatt's Torch]

Taylor just needs to be Taylor. That's what people love about him.

[Netizen]

Taylor just needs to be Taylor. That's what people love about him.

Yep! It's hard to grow and improve with the rug being pulled out from under half the time. Look at that ghastly lighting job they did on Taylor. It looked like a UFO was trying to beam him up.

[over3Owithabrain]

Taylor just needs to be Taylor. That's what people love about him.

I imagine he was trying to be "just Taylor" when he selected "Try a Little Tenderness" and rehearsed it, only to be told by the PTB to find another song with two days notice.
Also happened to him on Country Week, when he was going to do a Hank Jr. song and got that pulled the day before IIRC.

It's easy for us to question his song choices, but it seems AI is out to sabotage any real chance he has of opening a big lead with the voters. I would have to believe a seasoned performer like Hicks knows what he can do, but when you have to keep changing your style it's tough.

Meanwhile, Chris can do a ripped-off 21st century version of Walk the Line on 50s night, and Bryan Adams is ok but Otis Redding isn't on Love Song night???