American Idol Girls Bring The Farrah On Their 70s Night

by WindUpDoll

Ok, this season of American Idol is finally getting juicy. VoteForTheWorst.com is reporting, not confirming, mind you, but reporting that apparently David Hernandez used to be a gay stripper. Not that that fact should disqualify him from becoming American Idol, but it’s finally some dirt on this squeaky-clean season. Oh, and Robbie’s ‘hair,’ well, TMZ says he was wigging it last night. Thank you, Internet, for bringing us the dirt.

Carly is up first this week, and although she owns her own tattoo shop, she also works at an Irish Bar. Way to fight that stereotype, Carly. She’s singing ‘Crazy On You’ — you know, good Heart, not the crappy ’80s Heart. She sounds good, which isn’t surprising since we heard her sing Heart well in Hollywood week. A different Heart song, but a Heart song nonetheless. I’m liking her more singing this than whatever she sang last week. Randy didn’t like the beginning, but liked it once she got into it. Paula can tell that she had fun; nothing but the love from Paula. Simon likes it better than last week, but still doesn’t think that she’s chosen the exact right song. He thinks that when she does, she’s going to be the girl to beat.

Syesha is next and she’s done a lot of commercials in Miami. One of her ‘talents’ is doing a baby cry. It’s the kind of cute baby cry, not the ice pick to the eardrum baby cry that never seems to make TV commercials. She’s singing ‘Me And Mr. Jones.’ The camera keeps catching the part of her back where her mic pack is attached. It makes her look like she’s got a weird hump. I’m bored except for the Me And Mr. Jones parts. Randy takes note that she sounded bored in the verses. I agree, Randy. Simon says whoopee. He’s put off, and for some reason mentions that it wasn’t written for a woman, so it was weird for her to try. I’m a bit put off by that comment, since those seem to be the times when things work best — like guys singing ‘Superstar,’ for example.

Brooke White went to beauty school. That actually does surprise me. She thinks of doing hair as art. She discovered music while in beauty school, so she didn’t finish. She is a beauty school dropout. She’s playing the guitar and singing ‘You’re So Vain.’ James Taylor is quaking in his boots, I’m sure. Brooke sounds Carly Simon-esque, so it works. She even gives a little ‘tude. Just a little. Simon comments that she looked over at the judges’ table while singing. Randy and Paula liked it, even though she didn’t really do anything new with it. Simon loved it and said this was the reason why she was put in the top 24.

Ramiele used to Polynesian dance. Again, not surprising. She also has made a play for the gays by singing ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way.’ Well played, Ramiele, well played. You’re a cute, sassy, little hip looking girl. Don’t screw it up. She sounds good, but this is a dance song, and she just talked about her background as a dancer, so I’m kind of surprised she’s not moving more. Randy’s just ok with it, but it doesn’t seem like he likes the song. Randy is not courting the gays. Paula didn’t think she was able to perform her magic on the song. Simon agrees with Paula, since he’s heard that song too many times. Apparently people were calling her ‘Lullaby’ instead of ‘Malubay’ and she wanted to do an up-tempo song to show she could do one.

Kristy Lee Cook is a tomboy. She loves fishing, and softball, and kickboxing, and camping… are you trying to tell us something, Kristy? She’s singing ‘You’re No Good.’ She sounds good, and is showing a little bit more ‘tude. She gets a little raspy at one point, which sounds a bit weird. Randy calls it 100% improvement over last week, even though she didn’t really challenge herself. Paula and Simon agree. Simon notes that he’s not sure how to label her at this point. He posits that if she went the country route, she might stand out more. Not sure if that’s the play she’s going to make, but we’ll see.

Knowledge is power for Amanda. I’d have to agree with her, but she’s kind of playing from the David Cook book of boring. Amanda looks like Penelope after she accidentally gets dipped in white paint and is therefore mistaken as Pepe Le Pew’s new skunk love. She’s singing ‘Carry On My Wayward Son’ and on the low notes, I’m wondering if our respiratory therapist doesn’t follow her own advice & smokes. Have no evidence of this, but she obviously drinks, or else she wouldn’t be wearing Joey Buttafuoco’s pants. The song itself is pretty craptacular. Not the right song choice for Randy — too many instrumental breaks and too much melody for a bluesy girl. Paula says she can dance, but that this wasn’t the right song for her. Simon thought the performance was contrived, but her film was good. He couldn’t wait for her to finish.

Alaina doesn’t like her food to touch on her plate. She used to go so far as to use different forks for different food items. This revelation makes me really, really not like her. In know she’s 17, but come on. She sings ‘Hopelessly Devoted.’ She sings it well enough, but I can’t get over the food thing. Paula calls her mature. Mature people can cope if their food touches each other. Simon calls her old-fashioned & tells her to become relevant. He thinks her performance came across as being styled by her grandmother. Simon still likes her, though. Can’t say I do, Simon.

Alexandrea Lushington was a poster child for the Atlanta fire department, even sang at Ground Zero after 9/11. Tonight she’s singing ‘If You Leave Me Now’ by Chicago. At times she sounds like she’s got a bit of a cold. Maybe it’s because she’s not doing the weird high notes Peter Cetera does. It’s kind of boring, but I find the song itself kind of boring. She’s apparently not happy with her performance. Randy says it’s safe & boring. Paula says she did stretch it. Alexandrea just looks at her like she’s nuts. Simon thinks she’s struggling and that the song is one of the few that’s stuck in its time period. Alexandrea looks at Simon like he’s nuts, too. She knows the song was right for her. Now I’m looking at Alexandrea like she’s nuts.

Kady Malloy can also sing opera, in addition to her impressions. She likes to sing opera in the bathroom. She thinks Simon will roll his eyes at that revelation. She forgets that he thought of Il Divo, and he’s not afraid to use it. She’s singing ‘Magic Man’ and there are lots of times that I can’t really hear her. Other times she sounds fine. Randy thinks she never settled onto the note. Paula says that when she powered on things, she was good. Simon is struggling & is frustrated by her. Again, her tape is good, but she’s not showing anything on stage, and I have to agree. It’s like the personality gets sucked out of her when she gets on the Idol stage. Simon also has apparently never heard this song, which is, I’m sure, frustrating to Kady.

Last, but not least, is Asia’h. We learn that she was a cheerleader. Shocking, truly shocking. Having spirit has prepared her for Idol. She’s got some long ’70s extensions that she can’t stop stroking. She’s singing ‘All By Myself.’ What is it with the last singers selecting down-tempo numbers? Quit bringing me down, man. She sounds good, after she bobbles the beginning. She should really, um, not squat down in a skirt while she’s singing. Randy and Paula give her props for level of difficulty & say that she pulled it out. Simon says it was a bad song choice since she’s not a truly great singer. Challenge yourself, but know your limitations — that is Simon’s sage advice to close out the show.

Tomorrow we finally get to find out who gets axed. We’re almost down to 12 folks. Let’s all hang in there together.