Category Archives: American Idol
American Idol: The pirate, the princess and Randy Jackson
American Idol is back! And it’s so exciting that people were crying just waiting to find out who the new judges were! Or so they’d have you believe. Any doubts as to whether AI can survive without Simon Cowell were … Continue reading
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American Idol: Casey leaves, still grinning
I got chills on several occasions watching American Idol this week, and it wasn’t just because I’d discovered a tub of Cherry Garcia Frozen Yogurt in the freezer (though that did help). Continue reading
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American Idol: Songs from the movies week
I think a few pages must have gone missing from the list of possible songs for this week’s Idol. The theme was “songs from the movies,” surely a rich category if ever there was one. But our Idols opted for some very odd choices. Continue reading
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American Idol: It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing
Oh dear. Last week I was predicting that little lollipop-headed Aaron Kelly could possibly win American Idol. Then he goes and gets undone by Frank Sinatra week. Continue reading
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American Idol: Never the Twain
I remember the good old days on American Idol when the themed weeks would be people like Abba, Queen, Motown, Michael Jackson. This week was Shania Twain week. I’m serious. Shania Twain. What’s it going to be next week? Justin Bieber week? Continue reading
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American Idol: An inspirational moment
In an uninspiring week, up stepped Crystal Bowersox to show what inspirational was all about. Continue reading
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American Idol: The King of Rock & Roll and the Prince of Glam
It was Elvis week on American Idol. Of course the toes of his blue suede shoes turned heavenwards some time ago so he wasn’t available to mentor the contestants. Luckily a more than acceptable replacement was found in the bequiffed form of last year’s should-have-been-winner, Adam Lambert. Continue reading
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American Idol: Judges save Michael Lynche
The theme this week was the songs of Lennon and McCartney, and it’s probably one of the hardest themes the contestants have to tackle. These are songs that the audience all recognise, so any mistakes are instantly picked up, anything too pedestrian makes you zone out with boredom, anything too out-there offends your Beatles loyalties. Beatles songs are not easy songs to sing, either. Continue reading
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American Idol: Miss Bowersox and her magic carpet
This week, as I love a baseball metaphor as well as the next person, Crystal Bowersox not only knocked it out of the park, she knocked it clear to Nevada. Continue reading
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American Idol: Lacey Brown kicked out of town
I haven’t been blogging too much about this year’s American Idol. This is partly because, up till now, there were just so many contestants that my little head threatened to explode just trying to remember them from week to week. And, more importantly, it was all just a little bit dull. Continue reading
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