There’s a good reason why I’m obsessed with Glee. And this is one of them.

In fact, I’ve not been able to stop listening to this song since watching the most recent episode.

I dare you to remain indifferent after watching this. Go on. I dare you.

Saw this over at Aaron’s blog, and like he said, THIS IS INCREDIBLE:

Without a doubt, one of the best guilty pleasures to have ever been produced. There’s only been 2 episodes and I’m obsessed already.

Helps that there’s a completely charming teacher, and a cute-as-a-button-and-hot quarterback. :p

To me, it’s not a matter of supposedly homosexual dude vs church boy. The gay supporters vs the church-goers. It’s a matter of which genre of music is more popular with the voters right now. I’m not even talking about which genre is more popular in the current music scene. I’m talking about what’s popular with the VOTERS. I don’t know who exactly votes (reportedly the tween crowd?), but these people are obviously more passionate about voting.

After last week’s reveal of the final two, I was actually kinda certain that Adam Lambert wouldn’t win. With the final three determined as such, I figured it was gonna be a case of Lambert vs Gokey & Allen. And with the latter two having a similar style, it was clear that when Danny Gokey was out of the competition, Gokey fans would naturally shift their attention to Kris Allen. Had Gokey been in the final, he would’ve won over the Kris fans. Therefore, I believe that Adam would only have won if Allison had been in the final three, not because Allison is less talented, but for the fact that Adam is the more dynamic entertainer.

Regardless, as a Kris fan, I guess I’m happy that he won the competition? I still think it damages an artist’s “street cred” – doesn’t help that his first single is lyrically hideous and they even give out a ridiculously redundant trophy now! – although it’s a great platform to be heard. Also, I don’t think he’s gonna be a household name, but he’ll definitely have a strong enough fanbase which would keep his career going.

So congratulations, Kris Allen.

(Disclaimer: This is an entirely fan-girl post. So please refrain from squirming or rolling your eyes, cos I already warned you.)

For the past few weeks, I’ve been religiously watching American Idol and getting myself charmed by a little fella who really didn’t strike me as a star initially, mostly because he didn’t share the same screen time in the lead up to the Top 12, nor the swagger and charisma as this other guy who has been screeching his way to the top. But week after week, he continues to impress me with his musical artistry (as one of the judges love to put it) and show the world that he’s not just a singer, but a real musician at heart. And that’s exactly what I like about Kris Allen.

At first, I wasn’t too keen on this season’s Idol cos no one really stood out. Matt Giraud came close cos I was blown away by his performance in the Hollywood round but the others who were constantly featured were off my radar as their voices didn’t quite sit well with me. Then the Top 36 came along and when I heard that some dude wanted to sing Man In The Mirror (a song I can put on repeat for hours), I had to sit up and take notice. And whaddya know, it was not bad.

So I started looking forward to Matt & Kris, with the former disappointing me more each week, and the latter rising up the ranks. Then Kris performed 2 songs that completely did it for me. His interpretation of Ain’t No Sunshine was pretty damn spectacular and sealed his position as the dark horse of the competition. And because he still needed to win me over (heheh), two weeks later, he performed a very heartfelt rendition of one of the most beautiful songs ever written – Falling Slowly. I first fell in love with this song when I saw the movie Once, and for weeks, I couldn’t get the song out of my head. I played it every day; I had it on repeat, so when Kris didn’t ruin it for me and somehow made me love the song even more, it said a whole lot.

Now in the Top 3, Kris reinforced his artistry (there’s that word again!) with this bold but amazing take on Kanye West’s Heartless (no kidding) which got everyone talking.

At this stage, I don’t care if he doesn’t win, cos I know he’s gonna get a decent record deal and people are gonna buy his albums. In fact, like last season with David Cook, I’d actually prefer if he didn’t win, cos I think the label of “American Idol winner” doesn’t give any one a whole lotta brownie points in the “street cred” department… But that’s just me.