I just remembered a section from that interview I wanted to mention.
LAKISHA JONES: It's going to be a challenge for me, because I'm used to just listening to only the music that I like. I'm like [after hearing there will be a British Invasion week], I've never listened to British music in my life. I was like, black girl singing British, oh my God, hold on — how am I gonna pull that off? How am I gonna feel that? I've just got to grab it and get a good song.
I guess she has never listened to the Beatles. Possible I guess. But, won't someone explain to her that she doesn't need to sing it with a British accent? I'm beginning to be a little disappointed with her. What's to pull off? Words are words and feelings are feelings.
LAKISHA JONES: ''I Will Always Love You'' by Whitney Houston. Yes, definitely. Man, I want to do that one a cappella.
What about this? A capella? Is that a good idea? Is the song choice a good idea, regardless of it being Whitney?
I think Lakisha needs to show some versatility and doing another Whitney song in my opinion, isn't going to help, BUT, could the a capella version help?
Netizen, thank you for all the very interesting information you posted about the contestants. Reading all of that, as we go through the different genres, I'll be looking to see if:
_ Melinda can do some contemporary stuff. It's obvious she likes standards, but that music skews to a much older audience than most of the people who do the AI voting. _ LaKisha can break out of her black church choir/black urban music comfort zone and do something more truly pop or pop/rock.
_ Blake can do anything else except white hip-hop.
_ Chris Sligh can do anything else except faux soul ballads.
_ The other black divas can separate themselves from the two front runners. Jordin has the best shot at this, but she's very young and inexperienced.
_ Chris R. builds a statue to himself and brings it on stage one night.
_ Gina can find a way to stand out as a female pop/rocker.
_ The Navy guy really is NOSFERATU.
