American Idol: Say goodbye to Paris Bennett
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By BOB BANKARD
phillyBurbs.com
Around about this time, the realization starts to set in for most people - ONE winner, four LOSERS. It’s not that this one is bad, it’s just that they all can’t win. And with that said, say goodbye to Paris Bennett.
With vastly more talent than Chicken Little, it was a given that she’d sail into this rarified air; but when we’re up here with the finalists, it’s pretty much inevitable that the low-hanging fruit is the cute little adolescent with the excellent voice but limited expertise.
In three years, perhaps, Paris could rule this contest without getting up in the morning. But right now, there’s simply no way she fits the mold of American Idol, so she’s gone eventually as a stone cold fact. Why this week? Because, it’s either the low-hanging fruit of the obvious or somebody who pretty much fills the bill.
Sure - somebody could screw up monumentally. I don’t claim to be psychic. But, seems to me we’ve got a few archetypes that’ll have to knock-down drag out between niches, and that leaves Paris out in the cold.
Chris - Has the rocker vote, and (with the exit of Keith Partridge) most of the women vote as well.
Taylor - Has the indie vote along with the remainder of the women.
Katharine - Has the horney man-boy vote.
Elliott - Has the old folks who tune in from reruns of “The Lawrence Welk Show” to hear the nice boy sing a pretty tune.
Paris, on the other hand, simply doesn’t have an identity beyond “that cute little kid.” “Oooh - look - she dressed up all country for country day!” “Look at that dress - it’s like she’s going to the junior prom..” The kid has to rack some years up before she can really do what she needs to in order to win this kind of public crapshoot - she has to be able to hammer in a perception of herself.
At the moment, she’s the zebra away from the herd - the easy target. And as the contest ramps up to hard decisions, the easy target is always going to go first.
>>>Elliott - Has the old folks who tune in from reruns of “The Lawrence Welk Show” to hear the nice boy sing a pretty tune.<<<
HEY! I resemble that remark!
Here I thought it was just me.
1. Paris-- Kiss (Prince) and Without You (Mary J. Blige).
2. Kat-- Against All Odds (Phil Collins) and Black Horse and Cherry Tree (KT Tunstall)
3. Taylor-- Play that Funky Music (Wild Cherry) and Something (Beatles - George Harrison wrote this one)
4. Elliot-- On Broadway (George Benson) and Home (Micheal Buble)
5. Chris-- Renegade (Styx) and "I Dare You" (Shinedown)
Love Taylor's and Chris's choices if true.
There's not a black vote?