Is it just me, or is this season of American Idol looking slightly abysmal?
I only watched a few audition episodes here and there, completely bypassed the Hollywood round, and started on the Top 24. I must say, I don’t feel like I’ve missed out at all. All the guys were forgettable, except the screamer who did a Judas Priest song. But I only remembered his screaming, not his singing, and the fact that he did a Judas Priest song. The other dudes? They were just… meh. The girls were better, but they all seemed to have rather weak vocals. There were a few who stood out a little more (Thia, Lauren A, and Pia), and I’m hoping that they’ll improve as the season goes along. Even so, none of them blew me away.
The horror of horrors happened when a contestant-who-shall-not-be-named completely butchered one of my all-time favourite songs. And I really do mean taking a cleaver and hacking the song into a million unrecognisable pieces and later putting it into a grinder and coming out like the ugliest bit of mush you can ever imagine. Did that get you sick enough? No? Well, then watch this:
This, my friends, is how the song is supposed to sound like:
Won’t you please join me now in hitting the contestant-who-shall-not-be-named.
I’m gonna give Idol one more chance. If I’m still not drawn to any of the contestants by next week, I’m gonna give this season a miss.
Don’t we all miss Simon (and to a small extent, even Paula)?
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Song of the Day:
Jar of Hearts, by Christina Perri
