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To: Arizona Carolyn
I saw that... it doesn’t matter this is a good Bette Midler song, fact is it wasn’t a good song for her to sing and this is what she isn’t getting... it isn’t about what she likes, it’s about what she can sing, what is in her range. Since she clearly doesn’t understand that it’s time for her to go, this performance tonight was painful to watch.

I agree. She was NOT getting it. Just because you like a song doesn't mean it is a good song for you to sing. Her problem though is she was arguing that she 'changed' it up, (artistry). Again, if the song is a bad fit, changing it up by starting normal, going gospel, then going back to normal, doesn't mean it fit any better. I hated what she did to that song.

6,003 posted on 04/14/2009 8:23:52 PM PDT by Netizen
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To: Netizen

Her “rendition” made my ears hurt! and Simon really doesn’t like it when they talk back to him, she just blew her chances of being saved tomorrow night — unless the people who vote bad idol save her sorry rear.


6,009 posted on 04/14/2009 8:32:50 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Netizen
Lil didn't learn anything from watching Magen get the boot for picking a song she loved instead of one that she could sing and arguing with the judges has just blown by Lil. She doesn't recognize the negative connotations of her actions by talking back to the judges.

As Randy would say “Song Choice People, Song Choice!” It boils down to song choice and delivery.

And tonight for me no one hit a home run. Allison was OK. Adam did some amazing vocals and I mean some really good runs but the arrangement for that song not so great for me. You can up tempo it and stuff like that but you've got to keep the chorus in there the way it is written. It it one of those bridge type things in some songs where there is no better way to do it than to stick to the original. Unless you restructure the whole song to work around it.

6,047 posted on 04/14/2009 10:58:10 PM PDT by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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To: Netizen
I agree. She was NOT getting it. Just because you like a song doesn't mean it is a good song for you to sing. Her problem though is she was arguing that she 'changed' it up, (artistry). Again, if the song is a bad fit, changing it up by starting normal, going gospel, then going back to normal, doesn't mean it fit any better. I hated what she did to that song.

Exactly, it sucked precisely because Lil did it!

I hear so many contestants say "I love that song" which usually means kiss of death because usually you have to pick SONGS which fit within your style for them to work. I really thought Anoop would have bombed with "Everything I do," but he worked it out great and I don't even like his style and love B. Adams rough rock style. The song fit Anoop because it has an element suited to his style.

6,537 posted on 04/19/2009 4:38:08 AM PDT by sirchtruth (Gravity Of The Situation...)
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