I am really sad to see Lil go. It’s like she got punished for actually being a non-professional singer. I thought American Idol was supposed to be about finding talent that was unknown, and then giving them a chance to bloom. Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Matt Giraud were PROFESSIONAL musicians on Day one. Lambert has been working since he was 10. Is someone surprised that he is more comfortable on a stage than a housewife?
No one who is left has the voice that Lil Rounds has… She gave me chills when she would just nail a note. I’ve got just two words for the people who voted her off… “Jennifer Hudson”
So what do you think? Is Idol really even a contest to find undiscovered talent, or is it just a showplace for experienced musicians to get yet another chance at fame?
The Top 7 on American Idol performed again last night, because Matt Giraud was saved by the judges last week. The theme was Disco, and it was a very fun show. Lil Rounds sang Chaka Khan - I’m Every Woman, and it was a solid performance. However, she is still struggling to find herself.
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Tonigt David Archuleta will be on the results show.
Here is what the other contestants sang:
Kris Allen
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
The Top 7 remaining contestants performed on American Idol last night. Last night’s theme was Songs from the Movies. Contestants had to pick a song that has appeared on a Movie Soundtrack. Lil Rounds sang Amanda McBroom - Bette Midler - The Rose. It is an incredibly difficult song to sing and Lil Rounds truly tried to make it her own. However, that still did not satisfy Simon Cowell. Simon didn’t have anything good to say at all about Lil’s performance.
Since the theme of the show was Movies. The world famous director Quentin Tarantino was the special guest. Taratino is the director from some of the most successful movies relesed in the last 15 years. He directed the movies Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs and the Kill Bill movies.
After Simon Cowell gave his comments Lil Rounds was very upset and she had some comments for him. Here is what she said, “I really want to say something quick Simon. You guys told me to be an artist, and when I heard this song I thought it was a beautiful song, and I put my own bit into it, because I am into the R&B, and the Soul and the Gospel. And I put it in there.”
There was a slight change this week. Only two judges gave comments because of the disaster which took place last week when American Idol ran 8 minutes too long.
Judges Comments:
“Lil you could not have sung a more beautiful lyric thanks to the writing of Amanda McBroom. It’s one of the most beautiful songs, and I am sure to paraphrase one of the lines and all of the contestants will agree, ‘Sometimes the road is really long, but it is a road that is worth taking’. Especially when you have made it this long, Lil. Congratulations”
“I have absolutely no idea what you just said there. Ok listen Lil, once again I going to say this to you. I think you are getting this completely wrong. The song was too soft for you. It was too middle of the road. You had some nice moments in there, but there are no excuses anymore Lil. You are not the artist I thought we met 7 or 8 weeks ago. I’m getting frustrated.”
Here is what the other contestants sang:
Allison Iraheta
Aerosmith - I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
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Lil Rounds had a tough night last night on American Idol. Lil Rounds sang Tina Turner - What’s Love Got To Do With It. While vocally she put on a very solid performance all 4 judges gave her negative comments. They felt that it was a copycat performance, rather than a different artists interpretation of a song.
The theme for the show was, ‘the year you were born’. Meaning the Top 8 had to choose a song from the year they were born. Lil was born on October 20, 1984, which is why she picked the Tina Turner song.
The judges do have a point with their comments. Lil wasn’t Lil last night. Rather than singing in her own voice she was trying to sing with that distinct raspy Tina Turner voice. Lil Rounds still put on a great demonstration of her vocal abilities, however she didn’t really make the song her own. It is at this stage of the show where this becomes more and more important.
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We can only hope that she will survive the vote, because Lil Rounds is a wonderfully talented singer, and she deserves to continue in this competition.
Here is what the judges had to say:
Paul Abdul said, “Ok, this is what I am going to have to say on this one. This was the week that I thought it was really important for you to take your own liberties. Go outside of the box, and prove to us that you know exactly who you are as an artist. However, I find myself repeating saying you’re a brilliant vocalist, we know that. We also know that, that gets you only so far. If you’re not able to take the reigns… To Ricky Miner, great band, I just think that you need to lead Ricky and the band into creating your own niche of a song that is so classic, Tina Turner. I don’t feel that you did and I’m really worried that it’s becoming a beautiful karaoke rendition, and you’re wonderful, and you’re much bigger than that.”
Simon Cowell said, “I think what Paula was trying to say was we are not looking for a second or third rate version of Tina Turner, because that’s what it was. Even to the point where you were copying the way that she walks. So it became one of those ghastly copycat performances other than some nice points at the end. It’s literally like we have lost you. I have no idea who you are. You are not making the impact you should be making on this show. Basically because you are either getting wrong advice or you’re making bad decisions and you’ve got to start becoming original. You’ve got to take a song that no one’s done before and make it your version on the show. Not some cheap karaoke version.”
Randy Jackson said, “Listen, we all love you. You are mad, mad talented. You definitely look hot tonight, but what those two just said is really important because it’s really real. I mean we tell you guys each week, you remind me of this, you remind me of that, you remind me of Mariah Carey, Keisha Cole whatever.. So you know what your wheel house is because it’s almost like you aren’t listening to us, cause you can do a lot of stuff, but Tina Turner is not you. It’s not. And that year there are an amazing bunch of songs you could have sung that could have been really you and you could have whoa’ed em’ out vocally, but it’s just not clicking right now. It’s just not happening. I don’t know.”
Kara DioGuardi said, “It is about making that leap from a singer to an artist, and that’s where you are struggling right now. Knowing yourself. And if you look at you up there when you are performing, your lower range, it really suffers. You’ve got to find your power down there. It can’t all be about when you’re up here. We have to see it throughout the whole song.”
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“Lil you could not have sung a more beautiful lyric thanks to the writing of Amanda McBroom. It’s one of the most beautiful songs, and I am sure to paraphrase one of the lines and all of the contestants will agree, ‘Sometimes the road is really long, but it is a road that is worth taking’. Especially when you have made it this long, Lil. Congratulations”
“I have absolutely no idea what you just said there. Ok listen Lil, once again I going to say this to you. I think you are getting this completely wrong. The song was too soft for you. It was too middle of the road. You had some nice moments in there, but there are no excuses anymore Lil. You are not the artist I thought we met 7 or 8 weeks ago. I’m getting frustrated.”
Randy Jackson said, “Listen, we all love you. You are mad, mad talented. You definitely look hot tonight, but what those two just said is really important because it’s really real. I mean we tell you guys each week, you remind me of this, you remind me of that, you remind me of Mariah Carey, Keisha Cole whatever.. So you know what your wheel house is because it’s almost like you aren’t listening to us, cause you can do a lot of stuff, but Tina Turner is not you. It’s not. And that year there are an amazing bunch of songs you could have sung that could have been really you and you could have whoa’ed em’ out vocally, but it’s just not clicking right now. It’s just not happening. I don’t know.”
Kara DioGuardi said, “It is about making that leap from a singer to an artist, and that’s where you are struggling right now. Knowing yourself. And if you look at you up there when you are performing, your lower range, it really suffers. You’ve got to find your power down there. It can’t all be about when you’re up here. We have to see it throughout the whole song.”