I don't know. I was thinking something upbeat like Run Around Sue. That would be a break from what he has been doing.
Look, long term he's going to be singing Jazz and R&B tunes. Plenty of money to be made there.
Who advises the contestants on song choice? I know some of them like Katharine and Paris have their own personal voice coaches, but what about those like Bucky and Elliott?
Song choice is so important.
Maybe Manilow will help the guys out on this.
You know, at first I was thinking that "Runaround Sue" would be an awful choice for Elliot, since it has about a five-note range, but then I realized that the "whoa-whoa-whoa" sections could really give him a chance to do some cool jazzy riffs, maybe even travel up an octave for the next phrase or something. That would be showy! (Which is what he needs at the moment.) They're always telling the contestants to "put their own stamp" on a song ....