Tonight's show is an "Homage to Elvis." According to
Ryan. I think we'll have to wait and see about that
"homage" part. There are no throwaway contestants left, just
Taylor, Chris, Elliott and Kat. So they all really
have to do their best on each song from now on,
because it's going to be harder and harder to
distinguish between who should stay and who should go.
Kat? Did you hear that? Each! Song! Must! Be!
Perfect! Oops, she wasn't listening.
So, off they went to Graceland, to be greeted by
"whatever happened to" Priscilla Presley. She should
sue her plastic surgeon - she used to be so pretty but
now her face is so taut you could use it as a
trampoline. The price of vanity, I guess.
We meet Tommy Matola, who'll act as coach this week.
They play around Graceland for awhile, and then it's
off to work.
First up on stage is Taylor. He's singing "Jailhouse
Rock" and he prefaces it with the ominous (to me
anyway) phrase "we're going to have some fun tonight!"
Oh, crap, that means he's going to dance. Which he
did. He sang from the audience, did the fetal-back
dancing that drives me crazy, he sang too fast, didn't
enunciate well and just generally butchered the song.
I HATE what he did to that song and he looks so spazzy
when he sings like that - somebody should tell him
that his dancing is horrendous! Somebody besides
Simon because he obviously doesn't listen to Simon.
Gag!
Taylor's second song was a little better: "In The
Ghetto" is a slower, more emotional song, and Tommy
told him to lay off the dancing and just sing the
song. Thank God. It was much better but I just CAN'T
like him. Randy said the second song was in the right
key and the right song, and he should record that type
of song - record?!?!? Simon agreed. Taylor then pumped
his fists and said "Soul Patrol! Soul Patrol!" and
just wiped out any good karma he had just gained.
SUCKED!
Chris: Ryan asked Chris about all the gifts the fans
have sent - food, cologne, and hybrids (boxer briefs)
and I don't know why thay had this stupid little chat.
Chris' first song was "Suspicious Minds" and he was
great. He has an excellent voice for these songs - I
could have done without the sunglasses he wore but his
singing was right on and he sounded fabulous. Elvis
songs are a good fit for him.
His second song was "A Little Less Conversation" which
is not one of my favorite Elvis songs but he was OK on
it - he kind of rocked it up a bit at the end. It was
really pretty good. My favorite part of the song is
the part about "...satisfactioning me" - funny, huh?
Elliott: My man, he's the best, I hope he wins.
Elliott's been my pick from the beginning (along with
Chris) and I'm so happy he's still here and he just
keeps getting better and better. Tonight, his first
song was "If I Could Dream" which I always thought was
called "Tell Me Why" and it is such a gorgeous song.
It starts soft and ends big and is one of those songs
where the impact stays in your head long after the
song is over. Elvis used it as his concert closer
song for good reason. Elliott sang it so beautifully,
it gave me goosebumps. Well Done, Elliott!
His second song was "Trouble"- one of Elvis' more
bluesy songs. Oh, man, Elliott's version was AWESOME.
AWESOME!!! Randy and Paula both said they thought
his "If I Could Dream" may have been his best
performance ever, but then they heard "Trouble" and
changed their minds - his version was just plain
AWESOME! Simon said he came out fighting tonight and
he deserves to go through to the next round. HE
DESERVES TO WIN! His vocalization on this song was
just fantastic.
Katharine: Kat didn't come out to play tonight. Her
first song was "Hound Dog" mixed with "All Shook Up."
Tommy said she has an incredible voice and range but
we didn't really see it on this song - it was really
fun, very dancey, but she got a bit out of breath and
just did not bring the goosebumps. It fell a bit flat
emotionally. Simon thought it was a bit manic, and it
was.
Her second song was "Can't Help Falling In Love" which
is one of my most favorite songs of all. Tommy hit
the nail squarely on the head when he said that
"vocals come easy to her so she forgets what she's
singing about." She got into the riffs and
vocalizations of the song but never conveyed any
emotion. This is an emotional song and even Elvis
sang it softly to give it more impact. Her version
was way too big. Even Simon said "you gave me apple
pie and a gallon of cream, when all I wanted was apple
pie." Exactly.
Bottom 2: Taylor and Kat
Will Go: Unless a miracle happens, Kat.
Always in danger - Elliott. But I just can't see him
going out after tonight's performances which were the
two best of the night.
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