Michael... Mmm. Another Queen song. He does well with Queen. A medly tho? Huh. Judges? Randy thought it was his best on AI. Paula thought it was his shiny moment. Simon saw “star potential”. (text 5706!!) Carly now. Total Eclipse of the Heart. Oopsie, the back up singer is overpowering her. Randy didn’t love the song choice. Paula liked the end, thinks she can do no wrong. Simon thought she was tense. Something was off. David Archuleta is after the break. I missed the song title. What is this? He sounds good as usual, and it’s NOT a ballad! What is it tho? Randy liked it. Paula loved it. Simon hated the performance and likened it to a theme park performance. LOL. I can totally see that now that he said it!

Okay, I have had this open forever. I need to submit and edit in the rest after… Don’t want to lose what I got so far.

UPDATE: Okay. Back.

Kristy Lee what’s her face is next. I have decided that I hate her. And she is doing Proud To Be An American. Totally locking in a patriotic vote on purpose. Randy and Paula thought she did well. I missed what Simon said. David Cook is last up. Oh. My. Gawd. He was amazing. It took me a minute to catch that it was a Michael Jackson song. Wow. The judges love it. All three. Simon even used the word “amazing”. Heh. I did too!

Okay, I really hope Kristy is gone Wednesday. And Ramiele might be in danger too. But I am always wrong…

Brooke White - You’re So Vain
Ohhhh, I like this song so much. She’s doing a decent job with it, too. (She plays guitar?! O_o) Like it better than both of the previous girls. Yup. Judges?
Randy: Great song choice. Liked it. Was this about someone at the judges table?
Paula: Perfect song choice for you. Like what you did. Everyone was diggin’ it.
Simon: I absolutely loved it. (Wow!) Perfect song for you. Connected. Sang well. Didn’t sound old fashioned.

Ramiele Malubay - Don’t Leave Me This Way
I don’t like this at all. Ah, that’s why. Disco. (Hear that beat? Disco. Totally.) Meh. I guess she’s doing okay with it. I mean, the girl can sing. I just - don’t like the song itself. Ergh. Judges?
Randy: Really rough for me. Okay for me. Song choice is weird. Wasn’t my favorite choice for you. Keepin’ it real!
Paula: One to beat. Vocals are truly amazing. You didn’t get to perform your magic. (She didn’t like it.)
Simon: Much, much better last week. More personality. Not going to remember this performance so well. Wasn’t one of your best.

Kristi Lee Cook - You’re No Good
Whoops. I was channel surfing and missed the beginning of the song. Damn. I’m so sad. What I’ve heard - it’s a’ight. Just - a’ight. I’m not wowed. Make her go home. (I’m not sure they really liked it. They just said it was better and that the song choice was good. Hrmm.) Judges?
Randy: 100% improvement over last week. No breakout moments. Better song choice.
Paula: You’re back. Good to hear you. Good song choice for you.
Simon: Huge improvement. I don’t know what type of singer you really are. Got potential.

(Seriously? Enough with the commercials after every damn song. Ugh.)

Amanda Overmyer - Carry On Wayward Son
She’s got a really gravelly voice. I’m not sure I dig it. What is with that HAIR?! O_o It’s all - poofy. Like a bad wig! Right. The singing. I was distracted. It’s - a’ight. I mean, yeah. A’ight. It’s not exciting. It’s not really good. It’s just - a’ight. (The end, again, was horrirfic. Ugh.) Judges?
Randy: Wasn’t the right song choice for you. Too many instrumental breaks for a singer. Verses were pitchy.
Paula: Got some moves. Do what fits right. This was not the right song for you.
Simon: Everything felt contrived. Clothes to hair to song. None of it felt real. Couldn’t wait for it to finish. Didn’t get that.

Alaina Whitacker - Hopelessly Devoted to You
Hrmmm. Not - bad. I love this song. (I’m just sappy like that.) I’m trying not to dig it just for the sake of the song. (; But - she is doing a good job with it. I think she picked a good song for herself. I hate the dress. But - I like her with this song. Yeah. Judges?
Randy: Not the right song for you. Verses were pitchy. Wasn’t my favorite for you.
Paula: I think you did a real good job. Wasn’t as bad as Randy says.
Simon: I like you. It’s as if your grandmother prepared you for this audition - hair, dress, song. Pageanty. One of the dark horses. Make yourself relevant.

Alexandrea Lushington - If You Leave Me Now
I don’t like her. I don’t know why. But - just not liking her. Meh. She’s a’ight, I guess. A’ight. I’m not digging the song. And it just seems - bland. Completely bland. Judges?
Randy: So safe. Challenge yourself. Boring choice. (So TRUE, Randy. So True.)
Paula: You let go and you stretched it. You are relevant. Let yourself be.
Simon: You are struggling. Song is absolutely stuck in its time period. You were inconsistent with the song. You looked uncomfortable with the song. It was boring.

Kady Malloy - Magic Man
What the hell is she singing? I can’t hear the lyrics. What the heck. Srsly. (Hey, it’s KG over for a visit again!) I could not understand her at all. Enunciate, woman. Eh. Not even a’ight. I hated it. >__

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Randy: Interesting song choices tonight. Never found the pitch.
Paula: When you powered, you sounded great. On the low notes, you lost a little bit. Let go.
Simon: I'm frustrated. What you do on film is very good. On stage, there isn't anything. Wrong song. 1 million percent.

Asia’h Epperson - All By Myself
It started out a’ight, I suppose. Oh, she flubbed the chorus! All b-vb- by myself! XD She’s really tentative with this song. It’s screwing her up - a lot. Ow. That hurt. Ugh. Painful. I don’t like it. I predict the word pitchy will come up. But - yeah. Tentative and pitchy. That’s my thoughts. Judges?
Randy: Difficult song. Good job with it. (No pitchy? It was! Dammit, it was! >__

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Paula: Problems in the low parts. (there it is! Randy in the side, pitchy!)
Simon: One of the diva songs of all times. You have to be one heck of a singer to pull it off. Unfortunately, you are not. Song was too big for you. Silly decision.

Okay. The girls were - a'ight. I suppose. They picked some boring songs. Ugh. The boys were better. If the girls don't pick this up, one of the guys is going to win - again. (;

Annnnd /

Pandora. See, Pandora? This was fun. It was good! I say next week I’ll do the boys and you do the girls… Deal?? Call me!

Here comes Alaina Whitaker. She’s the baby. I think she is the best so far! Hawt, and I would love to hear her do a bit of country. Not that I like country, but her voice could do it. Randy said this is the ‘year of the young ones’ and she was ‘goin’ on!’. Paula felt it was the best ending she had heard on that song. (What was that song called?) Simon thought she did very good, but he hated the song. Thought she made a bad song ‘okay’.

Next up is the Rock ‘n Roll nurse Amanda Overmyer. She is so cute. I love her. Very powerful voice, well performed, tho what song was that? Randy loved the bluesy soul thing. Paula thinks she is the real deal and loved every bit of it. Simon feels she stands out.

Amy Davis is next. She looks gorgeous, confident, and sounds just okay to me. I can’t put my finger on it. Randy thought she had pitchproblems and ‘wasn’t great’. Paula thought she was nervous, not ‘engaging’. She did however ensure her that the camera loves her. Simon said she looked great, but it was a boring song. Okay!

Brooke White! I wanna like her. She reminds me of that Ally McBeal singer. You know the one? Anyhoo, Randy thought she needed to just come out and slay it. Apparently he didn’t think she did. Paula thought it was a great job, and a great song choice. Simon felt she sang well, but it was not his cup of tea, but those were Brooke words. Heh.

I loved our next girl Alexandrea Lushington. Great entrance, great style, I like her a lot. Randy thought she ‘blew the doors off that’. Paula loved that she ‘took control’ of her performance (that entrance!), and thought that she was the most confident of the night. Simon ‘didn’t get it’. Surprise. He also said the vocals weren’t great.

Kady Malloy - Sultry vocals, I thought, as well as pure sounding. Randy thought she was too restrained and controlled. Lost in the song. Paula recommended she ‘just be’. Simon thought it was the night of the living dead. Hrm. I missed that one.

Asia’h Epperson I thought was fun and like soulful. Randy said something, but again I totally missed it. Even with the DVR. I just didn’t wanna go back. My bad. Paula said something about good moments. Simon said it was the fave of the night.

Ramiele Malubay was up next. Okay, I blew the last one’s, at least the one before. *sits out* Randy said it was almost like a pro - “dude, that was hot!” Paula said it was a great performance, she was a ‘force to be reckoned with’. Simon said that she out sung everyone. Great praise there..

One of my faves from Hollywood Week, Syesha Mercado was up. I loved it. I love her. Great voice, that vibrato thing, edgy. Randy claimed she has a ‘big ol’ powerful voice’, consistant. Paula had three key words, and I quote: “joyful, fun, BIG”. Simon said that although it was not her best, she is one of the most talented girls in competition.

Finally the very controversial arly Smithson. I love her lips. Okay, that was gay… I thought it was great, but a bit shout-y. Randy said it was the best vocal of the top 24. Paula had a weird expression, “lucky coin in the pocket”. Simon thought the song was too old fashioned, and the performance a let down. It did seem that they acknowledged the “buzz” about her as far as her professional past. Her package vid also talked abut it.

So what do you think? Who is a fave of yours?