Baby Face VS. Sugarfoot :P
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
If you, like me, have watched every frame of this season’s “American Idol,” your eyeballs have endured 50 hours of highs, lows and hell-to-the-no’s. But we still have a few more hours to go, “Idol” fans, and they’re arguably the most important of all! That’s right. Bust out the sappy ballads, load up the confetti cannons and if you’re Randy Jackson, dust off your military jacket because it’s “Idol” finale time, baby!
Haha, American Idol Finale was definitely a refreshing change from the same ones for the past 6 seasons ;) Starting off with Michael Buffer announcing "The fight of the century", this episode hammered the idea of Boxing & Sports into the American Idol Final Showdown :P Haha sorry, I just like the way it sounded :P :P
Rather than opening with the traditional cheesy medley, Buffer kicked off the show by announcing Cook, who took the stage in a red satin robe and boxing gloves. "Introducing first, in the red corner, weighing in at 180 pounds: He's the real deal (hell yeah :P), from Blue Springs, Missouri. He's David 'Sugarfoot' Cook!"
Cookie, with his hair spiked up in an ohiamsomelting hairdo, gamely played along, bouncing on his toes and doing some shadow boxing as he kissed his gloves and walked to center stage.
"And his opponent, in the blue corner, weighing around 100 pounds (LOL), soaking wet: He's the humble pride of Murray, Utah. Ladies and gentlemen, David 'Baby Face' Archuleta." Looking like he was wearing his dad's oversize robe, the perpetually grinning crooner raised his hands and gave a half-hearted air punch before shuffling over to touch gloves with Cookie :D
Lol David A just looks very out of place there. Hahah! :P
"Two men with one name and one desire, to be crowned champion. Their prize: a heavyweight title reserved only for superstars. Tonight, they go head to head for three rounds with the eyes of the nation fixed on their every move. Their ring: a 7,000-seat theater in the neon glow of downtown." - Ryan S.CookOMeter.
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
[Amazing performance to kick off the night, it got me so hyped up! So excited :D]
Randy J loved the end note, though he said C might not have done everything he could have with the song. Paula said C had "arrived." Simon said that despite what he perceived as nerves at the top of the song, the singer was "phenomenal."
Dream Big - I don't know who. Damn :\
[I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG! He definitely rocked it. Definitely. Shut up, Randy :P]
Randy didn't love the song, but complimented C for "singing your face off." Paula said he took a song no one knew and made everyone fall in love with it, while Simon dubbed the performance "lightweight." Though the tune was supposed to be a winner, he lamented, "It didn't feel like a winning moment for me."
The World I Know - Collective Soul
Randy said the mellow ballad showed another side of C and was exactly the kind of record he should make after the show. Paula told C he was standing on stage "in your truth and delivering unbelievable songs with integrity and originality." Simon praised Cook as one of the "nicest and most sincere" contestants in the show's history. But though he liked the song, Cowell said it was "completely and utterly" the wrong choice for this stage in the competition.
ArchOMeter
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me- Elton John
[I loved this so much, I was screaming into the phone with Mon. Oh goodness. It was phenomental]
"This is one of the best performances of the season and unbelievably molten hot. Crazy vocals!" Randy.
Paula chimed in with another song-title cliché, telling the nearly bawling Arch that "the sun is never going to go down on you, because you bring out so much sunshine."
Simon took things down, and cautioned everyone to chill out before telling Archuleta that the song was the best he'd done so far in the competition. "Taking everything into account, round one goes to Archuleta," Cowell said.
In This Moment
[I thought this was THE song for the season. It just marked David A's peak performance of the season, IMO. & it was extremely Idol-sounding, meaning PERFECT, perfect for a finale. That song left me speechless :\ Literally.]
Randy: Didn't love the song, but he did love recycling his old bit about how Archie could sing the phone book and make it work. Paula said he was "on fire." Simon told Archuleta that he definitely chose the better song. Round two: Archuleta.
That left him weeping, Brooke White style :P
Imagine- John Lennon (again)
"Dude, you are so good tonight, you are exactly what this show is about: finding the best singer we can find and the best singer of season seven is right there!" Randy howled. Paula said she was rendered speechless by the performance, calling it "stunning." Simon seemed to complete the Archuleta coronation, saying the night was one of "the great finals" in "Idol" history. "Here's the difference," he said. "In my opinion, David, you came out here tonight to win. And what we have witnessed is a knockout."
Conclusion.
Cook had the momentum coming into this week, what with all the “big” moments he’s had in the past several shows. But tonight’s song choices — especially the Collective Soul song — felt way too small compared to his past highlights. If he had performed that forgettable number two weeks ago, he probably would have gotten booted :\
But Archuleta stepped up in a crazy big way. We all knew he would sing the crappy first single well. ($5 to anyone who can hum the chorus right now.) But he did a pretty great job with the Elton John tune, and for any viewers who didn’t watch the semifinals (a.k.a. “Idol” swing voters), I’m sure they were impressed with how he handled “Imagine.”
Unless a Jeff Archuleta scandal erupts in the next 3.5 hours, Archuleta has this in the bag.
Good luck marketing that kid, Clive! Or even better: watch your back, Josh Groban!
He is hilarious. Read it.
Now :D
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