the top 4 vs. the king

taylor - "jailhouse rock"
randy: "that felt good, didn't it?"
paula: "you were phenomenal"
simon: "a terrible impersonation of elvis presley"

terrible impersonation? huh? this actually sounded like taylor to me, singing an elvis song. you know, like they were supposed to do. i loved it, even though it's one of my least favorite elvis songs.

chris - "suspicious minds"
randy: "it was kinda nice"
paula: "see you in the finals"
simon: "i thought that was great"

how can you call taylor's performance karaoke, and not this one? at least taylor was mixing it up. this is one of my favorite elvis songs, and it sounded like a total karaoke performance to me. he's got a good voice, but this was boring. however, i'm tired of chris and am probably not being fair to him, as i've said before.

elliot - "if i could dream"
randy: "that was hot, baby!"
paula: "the best vocal performance you've done this entire season"
simon: "that was the best performance so far"

simon was right at the beginning of the season. elliot is the best male vocalist they've had on the show so far. this was outstanding. sure, he sweats a lot and ain't too pretty, but he can sing his ass off. and he does it every chance he gets, unlike some of the others.

katharine - "hound dog/all shook up"
randy: "what happened in the middle?"
paula: "it was really fun"
simon: "a desperate manic audition"

a decent idea, blending the songs... wasn't executed too great, though. she's at a disadvantage tonight, the only female left, and she has to sing elvis against a few guys. not her best vocal, but not her worst either.

taylor - "in the ghetto"
randy: "that was hot, america!"
paula: "showed how well rounded of an artist you are"
simon: "you have just sung your way into the semi-finals"

another of my favorite elvis songs, and i'd buy this single from taylor. awesome. my favorite performance of the night.

chris - "a little less conversation"
randy: "that was hot" (how much does randy get paid for this, anyway?)
paula: "i adore you"
simon: "i thought your first song was a lot stronger"

blah. and the rock screams at the end didn't help. at all. he also seems to be getting arrogant. it's probably just me...

elliot - "trouble"
randy: "that was your best performance ever"
paula: "this was your best performance ever"
simon: "you deserve to go through to the next round"

i love taylor, and i really wish he would go all out the way elliot is tonight. elliot is batting 1.000 with his game on the line. sadly, that probably won't be enough to save him. do the right thing, america, please? get this guy to the top three.

katharine - "can't help falling in love"
randy: "that was better than the first song"
paula: "you have a lovely voice"
simon: "it was too much"

yet another of my favorites (they sang my top three tonight, very cool). i thought this was a great vocal that was totally overshadowed by a loud, crappy arrangement. will being the only girl left help or hurt her?


if we're just going by tonights performances, then it should be the end of the road for katharine, (as much as i - and probably every guy that watches this show - would hate to see her go) or chris. I felt this was his worst week overall, but i'm afraid america will end up voting off the best male singer the competition has ever had. i'd love to see a taylor/elliot final, but i'll probably have to settle for a taylor/chris final.
you know who i'll be voting for.