American Idol Top 12 (Songs of Stevie Wonder)

Aaaah, the Top 12…bigger stage, more lights, more pressure….and ONE Catalog to choose songs from…Stevie Wonder’s catalog…..time for some reminiscing…THIS is American Idol…(Sorry, couldn’t help it)….Up first tonight is Ace(also #1)….HA!
  Stevie : “Do I Do” – As Randy would say, he DID his thing…a tad rough in the beginning, but tough tune to sing. Lots of changes. Paula’s judgement was right, he entertained.  Up second. Kellie Picker doing Blame it On the Sun…(I’m not real familiar with that one.) Poor Kellie, out of her element, doing her best, she’s very monotone, no range, little emotion and no fun…(I was bored). She’s actually crying on stage as if she knows….unfortunately, she’s my first choice of the night to head home…but hey, she got the shoes on sale! LOL....ok..Ace was off, Kellie was WAY WAY off…how is the rest of this night going to go since I thought the above two were two of the better people this season….(I’m concerned)…Up third, Elliott Yamin, “Knocks Me Off My Feet”….nerves tonight are getting everyone….seems like as Simon would say, “A Bad Cruise ship show”…don’t know….wow…showed a little flavor at the end…rough night all around so far…it was “good”, but here…now you need to be “great” and I haven’t seen that from many contestants this season yet….Mandisa at #4…(performing barefoot care of Ryan Seacrest)…”Don’t You Worry About a Thing”…girl came to play, and laid it down..(better than the first three)…one of her better performances on the show….she was the first person to show some “personality”…as Randy said, “Stevie songs are tough”. #5, Bucky Covington, “Superstitious”….he’s definitely having fun with it. Sounds good too, minimal nerves through the tune…but seemed…again…okay. Not GREAT but okay and safe….#6 Melissa with her first ballad and first dress on idol..Melissa McGee, “Lately”…another rough tune…pulled it out though, you could see her “winces” during the song. The first girl to forget the lyrics on the BIG BIG stage….:) I agree with Simon, it was edgy, possibly even unexpected from her, which is part of the “Wow” factor..and I’m not just talking about the dress….one of the “kids”, Lisa Tucker doing, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”…the ladies are doing okay tonight…she was grooving on stage. She definitely has the voice. “Personality” in the contestants tonight is tough with these tunes. Lisa did a nice job. Simon says she took control of the stage and she was the first person to take the stage, I totally agree with that statement. .Kevin up at #7…Kevin Covais, “Part-time Lover”…”Mr Facial Expression”…again the nerves, it’s as if they’re all getting sucked into a vacuum. Interesting and enjoyable, two great words from Randy. Kevin putting Simon in his place…”I wasn’t expecting much from you.”….Katherine McPhee, “Until You Come Back to Me”…for some reason I like the “bands” arrangement of this song, she did a great job of singing it, however not a lot of personality with that one…she kept it pretty straight. Vocally is solid, probably one of the best this year vocally, the nerves did not get to her tonight. Taylor Hicks, “Mr Harmonica” meets Stevie Wonder….”Livin’ for the City”..Taylor is in the process of setting the bar for the men tonight…he’s workin the stage, no nerves, just as long has he doesn’t dance….LOL….Personality and the “Wow” factor for the first time tonight, and it doesn’t feel forced….Taylor is here to play….WOW! SIMON, “Every Dad Who Has Got Drunk at a Wedding and got on stage, the only difference is, YOU can sing”….another Simon classic….Taylor BEST of the night so far….aaah, Kid#2, Paris is 11th tonight. “All I Do”…girl singing with emotion, it would have been nice if the night started out like this….she was great! The girl is only 17 and she was an “Old soul” on stage tonight…wow…Simonism #234 “Your like a little doll, just wind her up and off she goes.”..she’s rollin’ acapella to the crowd….she’s gonna be one to watch with that room full of energy…Chris to close the show….”Higher Ground”…great vocal, not a fan of the arrangement. High energy close…Simon said it was a “Real World” example, and I agree.

Idol thoughts: Going Home tonight….and I really do like her…unfortunately, I think is Kellie Pickler…it just didn’t go right tonight for her. Ace showed some vulnerability.