Soul or lack thereof

Doesn't it seem at this point in the series every year, that the really great singers have setbacks, give flat performances and don't reach their potential? Lil and Matt, I'm talking to you! Why is it that the two singers with the most soul chose to sing the most soul-less songs they could find??

Anoop: He is an example of someone who does not have soul, but who chose a very soulful song that made him look and sound like a geek. He put on some kind of hard, faux-sexy expression which makes him look soft and unsexy - it is just not authentic coming from him, and he made me think of Sanjaya and I DO NOT WANT TO THINK OF SANJAYA. I would have no problem saying buh-bye to Anoop.

Meghan: Is that the best song you could choose, dear? Honestly, I still like you but my patience is wearing thin. Don't these kids get any help in choosing songs?? The judges were right to suggest Adele or Duffy, but Bob Marley? Sweetie, there isn't enough ganja in Jamaica to make that work for you!

Danny: Looking good Danny - I think he's lost a couple of pounds. His hair looked great and his song choice was OK. I am not a big Rascal Flats fan, but that boy can sing anything. His performance was touching and I continue to love him.

Allison: Honey, if you paint your nails black you have to keep them maintained. What is worse than skanky peeling black nail polish? OK, lots of things, but jeez-try to remember that you are ON CAMERA! No Doubt was a good choice for her although Don't Speak is my least favorite of their songs.The version seemed short, the guitar seemed in the way, and , um, she had a bird on her head. She can sing even with a bird on her head - that has to count for something!

Blind Kid: UGH. So old fashioned. So boring. That song was a drag in the eighties, and B.K. has the eighties hair to match. Is it some kind of cruel joke to give a blind kid such a jacked-up haircut?! Pleeeease go now.

Matt: Not The Fray! Dude. You are soulful piano guy, not rocker guy. Please let us hear your awesome true soul voice! I hope he doesn't go tonight. If he is at the bottom I bet the judges save him. Save yourself, Matt! Sing some Ray Charles, or how about Brown Sugar by D'Angelo or Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake?

Lil: One word: Spanx. Honey, mid thigh spanx are a requirement when you wear a tight dress. I do not want to see your VPL, especially on such a prominent bootay. I hate Celine Dion and her songs. Why oh why, soul queen, did you choose that uber-Caucasian song by the uberest Caucasian singer? And you were screaming it the whole time. If you were going to try to make that song work, you have to hold back so that when you hit the key change you are at peak volume and power. Why not Mariah Carey's Vision of Love or Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come? Why Lil, why?

Slicked back for good (?) hair boy: Back to smarmy boy who can hit a lot of high notes. He must not have liked me calling him Anime Hair Boy, cuz the pointy parts were nowhere to be seen.

Formerly Forgettable Guitar Boy now Memorable Piano Boy: Ain't no sunshine - excellent song choice performed beautifully! Kris is really on a roll and is doing that growing and improving thing that makes me love Idol. It seems that when the front runners start to slip there is always someone who is really getting better and better and comes from behind. I have even bothered to learn that his name is spelled Kris. You go Kris! Best performance of the night.

Kara continues to annoy, and what is the deal with all of the judges being introduced on stage now instead of from their chairs? And Ryan now gets an introduction and walks down a 100 foot staircase - what for? Does it make you feel taller, Ryan Baggins??

I hope to say buh-bye to Blind Kid or Anoop tonight...

Love & Kisses,
Mrs. Cynicletary