the top 6 vs. love songs (feat. bocelli & foster)

hmmmm. i'm not quite sure what to think of this week... paula was much more fucked up than usual, which is saying something. she seems to have been coached to speak negatively, but certainly not succinctly.
a while ago i hacked my tivo to add the '30 second commercial skip', but what i really want is a 'paula abdul speaking skip'.
i wonder about their negative comments sometimes. in previous seasons i never really felt like the judges or producers were trying to influence the votes one way or another, but this season, i dunno. sometimes it seems really obvious.

oh, and ryan, if you're worried about running on time, DON'T talk to the butcher before or after she sings. that's where it's getting eaten up. that, and paula trying to put together sentences...

anyway, on with the show -

katharine - "i have nothing"
randy: "i honestly think...it was way to big for you"
paula: "there were pitch problems"
simon: "quite cabaret...you went backwards there"

see, now i don't get what was up with the judges here... yeah, i heard a little pitchiness here and there, but i thought this was great overall. she sexed it up, buttons were popping, and her voice was powerful. not the last time i'd disagree with the judges tonight.

elliot - "a song for you"
randy: "you were the bomb tonight"
paula: "you...moved me" - while sobbing uncontrollably
simon: "that was like a vocal masterclass...it was superb"

this guy is the best male singer on the show. every week he picks a difficult song, and sings it well. this was probably the best performance of the night. he didn't make me cry though - get a fucking grip, paula, you're on national TV.

kelli - "unchained melody"
randy: "you think you butchered that one too, right?"
paula: "i don't see you raising the bar each week"
simon: "there was no heart, no warmth, from your vocal at all"

wow. that fucking sucked. won't matter though, bush sucks and he got re-elected. she should go home... she doesn't have nearly as much talent as any of the others that are left. it makes me sick to say it, but i think she'll be safe again.

paris - "the way we were"
randy: "i liked it"
paula: "you oversang the song a little bit"
simon: "very good vocal"

i love this song, and she did a good job with it. maybe a little too forgettable though? nonetheless, she's awesome.

taylor - "just once"
randy: "it wasn't half as good as the original"
paula: "wasn't my favorite song...you look handsome as heck"
simon: "it was not a winning performance"

it wasn't a winning performance, but i still think he brought it in the end. the band really seems to be overpowering everyone tonight... maybe it's just the mix?

chris - "have you ever really loved a woman"
randy: "amazing"
paula: "loveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyouloveyou love YOU" this chick is fucking insane
simon: "a great performance"

you know, i haven't heard this song in probably ten years or so, and i'm still sick of it. that's how much it was on the radio back in the day (there used to be this thing called a radio - it was like podcasts with commercials and bad music). this was just okay for me, dawg. i'm beginning to find that i don't really like his voice as much as i thought i did. he sounds kinda like a goat when he's holding notes.


my favorites this week were elliot, katharine and paris. i think katharine is gonna get the sympathy votes pickler got last week - plus her dress popped open, and who doesn't want to see that again?!? - she'll be okay.

bottom three - taylor will be there for the first time, along with paris and chris.
paris is going home.