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Post by waywyrd on Apr 21, 2024 23:13:55 GMT
SUN: 712 - The top 14 perform for the judges; the top 12 are revealed.
MON: 713 - The top 12 perform their favorite Billboard hits live from Hollywood; two Idol journeys come to an end as the top 10 is solidified.
Enjoy the show!
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Post by Navybelle on Apr 22, 2024 4:36:25 GMT
I felt bad for Nya! Her voice is really good. There are sure a lot of country singers, it seems -- VERY country sounding, I mean. I'm glad Triston went through. I love an Elvis song!  Will's song didn't impress me much, but I still like his voice. I got a kick out of Kiss' Gene Simmons, and he seemed to really have an effect on the singers! |
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Post by liedenfrost on Apr 22, 2024 12:31:35 GMT
April 21, 2024: The Top 14
1. Jack Blocker: Two truths: 1) Bob Dylan is the best songwriter and lyricist of all time. That’s not debatable. His body of work speaks for itself. 2) Bob Dylan says the best song ever written is Jimmy Webb’s Wichita Lineman (via americansongwriter.com) but I disagree. Wichita Lineman does contain the best romantic couplet of all time: “And I need you more than I want you and I want you all the time” (try as you will, you won’t find a better romantic couplet that that). However, Wichita Lineman is a great song, the first and only country song that deals with existential existence, but, as a whole, the lyrics are not better than Dylan’s Blowing In The Wind (#1), The Times They Are A Changing (#2), A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall (#3), It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) (#4). Dylan told his stories in plain English but the next two on my list used tons of mythology and allegory: Train’s brilliantly scripted cerebral masterpiece, Drops of Jupiter (#5) and Procol Harum’s eerie organ-driven ode to melancholy, youth, lost innocence, and naughty sexual escapades, Whiter Shade of Pale (#6) are equally brilliant. I recognize that art in its purest form is not about better than, or rankings; it’s about a preference. Idol is a singing competition and includes a quantitative component (# votes), so we have to suspend the rules in favor of better than to determine the winner. Jack’s version of Bob Dylan’s Don’t Think Twice (it’s Alright) is about coping with the anguish of a broken romantic relationship, acceptance, and learning, with an absence of malice, to let go. There have been many covers of this song (Post Malone’s 2013 version is probably the best of them) and all are consistently sad and plaintive. Jack’s performance started out that way but ended with a raucous shout of anger before finally giving up and accepting his fate (It’s Alright). I wondered if there was more to Jack than the brief history we saw on Idol so I spent some time listening to Rightfield (his band). Those guys are good. For example, Rightfield’s Big Tex tells a story very similar to Jim Croce’s Don’t Mess Around With Jim. I am convinced that Jack is a far better talent than what we saw in the early rounds. With cerebral song choices and near perfect performances, it is clear that Jack is a transcendent talent. Because of that, it is also likely that we’ve not yet seen his best work. And if I’m correct, he will be a tough out. Selfishly, I’d like to see Jack in action every week until the show ends whether he wins or not.
2. Will Moseley: I would have preferred Bob Seger’s Against The Wind. It’s a song whereby he likens the trials and tribulations in the course of life to a high school long distance track star running consistently against the wind; for example, we start running against the wind the day we are born and the wind always wins. Will chose to sing Seger’s naughty Night Moves. Yes, those night moves are exactly what you think they are….sex. The song is about a boy and a girl, both virgins, who persistently worked on their night moves in the back of his sixties Chevy until they finally got it right, consummated the act, and lost their virginity together. I thought Phillip Phillip’s wonderful version of Bob Seger’s We’ve Got Tonight was the last of Bob Seger I would see on Idol so it was a pleasant surprise to hear Night Moves on the last season of American Idol. Believe it or not, I still own Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band’s 33&1/3 RPM Night Moves album (33 & 1/3 is the number of revolutions per minute the record spins on a turntable; albums spin at 33&1/3 and single records spin at 45 RPM. There is also a 78 RPM record but those are not made of vinyl. 78 RPM is rare and used only to make vintage records which are made of shellac, not pvc aka vinyl aka polyvinyl chloride). If you are still confused ask any old person (they will know) or look it up. Any way, order has been restored because this was Will at his very best and this was also a wonderful performance from the Big Guy. Incidentally, Katy Perry’s brilliant Teenage Dream is about the exact same thing, a boy and girl flirting and teasing each other until they lose their virginity together. “Let’s go all the way tonight. No regrets, just love”. “We can dance until we die. You and I, we’ll be young forever”. The only difference is that Bob Seger’s love story ended in regret as she dumped him as soon as her boyfriend came back from the army whereas Katy’s love story ended up a Teenage Dream.
3. Abi Carter: It’s hard to say that Abi’s not totally correct when she said (and I paraphrase) “the song is about doing what you want to do rather than continue doing something you don’t want to do” because she’s not wrong. Let me explain. Art is an offering given to us as viewers (a beautiful picture, a beautiful dance) or listeners (a beautiful song, a beautiful instrumental) and we take from that experience what we need in order to satisfy our own unique artistic perspectives. This is why a poem can mean one thing to person A and something entirely different to person B. But neither person is wrong because there is no singular right answer. But for the record, let me repeat what Bernie Taupin, the song’s writer, said about Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. He said this was indeed a good bye song where he uses “The Yellow Brick Road” as a metaphor for a life of fame and fortune in the music industry. It’s the life he’s lived for many years and he’s tired of it and wants to go back home.. “When are you going to come down? When are you going to land? I should have stayed on the farm. I should have listened to my old man”. He grew up on a farm and wants to return there. He defied his father’s request to stay at home and chose to pursue a career in music. But now that he’s seen and lived the Yellow Brick Road (fame and fortune), he wants to go home. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road where the dogs of society howl. You can’t plant me in your penthouse. I’m going back to my plough”. Finally, this: “I’ve finally decided my future lies Beyond the Yellow Brick Road”. I don’t know whether what she did was better than the original or not but what she did created some lasting and poignant moments of music. There’s no doubt in my mind that Abi is the best caresser of lyrics in this years competition. Maybe not in Elliott Yamin’s league yet (nobody can caress a lyric like Elliott Yamin – just listen to Elliott’s interpretation of Donny Hathaway’s A Song For You) but she’s still special. I love singers that can caress a lyric and get from it more than what’s ordinarily there. It can elevate an ordinary performance into a lasting memory.
4. Julia Gagnon: This was an excellent presentation of Whitney Houston’s Run To You. I know this song very well and I’ve heard many times, on Idol and other shows. Julia nailed it; nailed it shut. Last week was Julia’s Kelly Clarkson moment. When Kelly sang Ashford & Simpson’s You’re All I Need To Get By and nailed it, Randy said to her: “Where did that come from? I didn’t know you had all of that inside you!. I’m still not sure she’s fully engaged in these performances. Whether she is or not, it’s not affecting her relationship with the judges or with voters. She’s in a good place right now. And with those pipes at her disposal, she’s singing extremely well. As Randy would say (“Dawg, You Can Blow!). It’s good to see her smiling and at peace. You can’t really enjoy the Idol experience if you’re upset, sad, and worried all the time.
5. Jayna Elise: Whitney Houston’s I have Nothing was beautifully presented; another wonderful performance from Jayna. Let’s hope this is a new beginning for her. I am happy that she was able to put last week’s results behind her. This was a magnificent vocal no doubt but the aesthetics associated with this performance were equally mesmerizing. I don’t know much about fashion, but she looked like a million dollars on stage as her attention-grabbing attire added an aura of elegance to what was already a wonderful performance. Lionel is right. She absolutely looked (and sounded) like a superstar tonight.
6. Kaibrienne: Rock, R&B, and Country are peculiar genres in that a singer needs more than a good voice, a good song, a great track, and a terrific performance. They must first be accepted by the fans of Rock, R&B, and Country. For example, newbies will also need authenticity and/or street cred. It just goes with the territory. Some country music fans refuse to accept Beyonce as an authentic country singer and Rock Music Fans literally hated Nickelback and Creed and branded them fake. And rock fans are still perplexed by on-again-off-again Phish, who make good music but are just plain weird.. R&B stations refuse to play Back To Sleep or played the first 2/3 of the song that involved Chris Brown and Usher but refused to play the final third of the song because it was sung by Zayn Malik. Here’s the kicker. Except for Pillowtalk, Back To Sleep is the best song in the Zayn Malik songbook. Then there are the head scratching anomalies. The Pointers Sisters were accepted by Country Music fans and George Michael was literally loved by the R&B community and not solely because of his duet with Aretha Franklin, I Knew You Were Waiting. Kaibrienne presented us with an excellent and accurate as is version of this Joan Jet and The Blackhearts classic, I Hate Myself For Loving You. But there was very little movement about the stage and no muscle at all in the performance so it didn’t live up to my expectations for this hard-rocking anthem. It sounded great but Idol also takes into account performance value and there wasn’t enough of it.
7. Mia Matthews: This was another good as is version of a great song but, again, there wasn’t much in the performance. Mia sang it well but this isn’t the kind of song that I would ever listen to. It’s more of a funeral song than anything else. And the entire lyric is about longing for and yearning for a loved one that has passed on. I love Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris but Those Memories of You is not for me. There are better songs on Trio, the album that features this song, and they are not loaded with the same misery that comes with listening to this song. There’s nothing entertaining about this song. And I could be wrong, but it seemed to me that Mia was relieved to be done with it as well.
8. Emmy Russell: I like Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me. It’s a sad but powerful and emotionally draining tearjerker of a song. Emmy seemed to recognize that and treated it as such. She didn’t change the melody very much but she certainly tampered with the phrasing. I don’t think that was necessary. Her phrasing wasn’t better than the original. Because of that, it devalued my listening experience and enjoyment of this performance. Am I disappointed? Not really. Emmy’s voice, face, and stage presence personify hurt and helplessness (as if she needs protecting) so when she is emoting a slow sad ballad like this one, you can’t help but be drawn into her performance. It’s a gift that she has that no one contestant in this competition possesses and it certainly benefits her performances. Idol is dog-eat-dog so anything that increases your chances of winning is a bonus that should be used to advantage.
9. Tristan Harper: Honestly, I did not like this performance. Laine Hardy can thrust his hips and bump-and-grind all he wants. He’was eighteen the year he won Idol. The Idol producers knew what Tristan planned to do so I supposed he was cleared to do it but I would have preferred he didn’t. I don’t see how hip thrusts is going to grow his fan base which is basically female, many of which are mothers who I can’t imagine wanted to see a fifteen year old doing that. With respect to the song, the vocal was fine. This, too, was an as-is but accurate version of the Elvis Pressley’s Heartbreak Hotel.
10. Roman Collins: Marvin Gaye’s You’re All I Need To Get By was not good in the verses (Roman was flat on two or three notes) but I really enjoyed the last thirty seconds of this performance because of his improvisation, high energy, dance, and his unusual and interesting, but exhausting use of melisma.
11. McKenna Brienholt: Not a particularly good song choice. There are better songs in the Chicago songbook; e.g., 25 or 6 to 4, or, Beginnings. She was clearly sick but it wouldn’t have made in difference in my review because Hard To Say I’m Sorry is not one of Chicago’s better songs and I think even most Chicago fans would agree with me.
12. Kayko. His appearance in the bottom three did not surprise me. He is a good lyricist but the reason he has not appeared in the top half of my rankings is because his instrument is simply not as good as his competitors. He lacks range, timbre, tone, volume, and power (muscle) so he compensates for these by yelling and shouting lyrics. Given his instrument, High and Dry was a good song choice as in was in his range. But he might have fared better with Creep, That song has been done on Idol several times with good results.
13. Mya. I had a bad feeling about this performance all week. I don’t think Mya can sing any better than Georgia on my Mind. That was a terrific performance that the voting public did not reward and we have to respect their choices. I have to agree with the Idol voters on this one. I think she completely missed the message of this song. Say Little Prayer is not a love song. Just the opposite. This song was written for our young soldiers dying in Vietnam. The song is about them and the troubles that surround them. The song is about saying a little prayer for them every day when we wake up, how they stay in our hearts and minds, and how much we want them to come back home safely. It’s the same message as Freda Payne’s Bring The Boys Home. There’s nothing in that song that would warrant the dance moves that we saw on stage. It was beautifully sung but awkward because I just don’t think Mya did her homework here.
14. Jordan Anthony. I’m not surprised by his placement either. Jordan has consistently picked the wrong songs for this competition. Billboard recently ranked Whitney Houston’s Dance With Somebody #1 in its list of the Top 500 Best Pop Songs Ever. I’ve been a subscriber to Billboard for years and I trust their judgment and I trust their data. This is a good song. But I don’t think Jordan did his homework either. The song is not about dancing. It’s about looking for sex. Dance is just a metaphor; for what happens “when the night falls and her loneliness calls”. Jordan’s journey on Idol is really unfortunate. It’s up to him. He can stay with what he’s doing and continue losing, or, he can study the singing competition shows, find out what young guys his age are singing when they win these competitions and follow in their footsteps.
***In case you missed it, Jordan Anthony & Mya were eliminated at the end of the show because the voting took place during the show.
***I also want to express my condolences to Mandisa's friends and family. Mandisa was a wonderful Idol contestant, and a multiple Dove and Grammy Winner in Christian music. She fell into a deep depression following the death of her best friend from breast cancer and never fully recovered. However, the family has not told us how or why she died.
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Post by angelic_one2002 on Apr 22, 2024 18:35:39 GMT
I thought Jayna won last night's competition. She nailed the song, "I Have Nothing".
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Post by ancientcity on Apr 22, 2024 22:47:33 GMT
April 21, 2024: The Top 14
1. Jack Blocker: Two truths: 1) Bob Dylan is the best songwriter and lyricist of all time. That’s not debatable. His body of work speaks for itself. 2) Bob Dylan says the best song ever written is Jimmy Webb’s Wichita Lineman (via americansongwriter.com) but I disagree. Wichita Lineman does contain the best romantic couplet of all time: “And I need you more than I want you and I want you all the time” (try as you will, you won’t find a better romantic couplet that that). it’s about a preference. .
And I need you more than want you
and I want you for all time
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Post by Gutmutter on Apr 22, 2024 23:01:25 GMT
I’m all about Jack. I hope he lasts a long, long time in this competition.
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Post by Navybelle on Apr 23, 2024 3:18:19 GMT
To start with, I have to say hair and makeup is stunning tonight! The women look just beautiful, and the outfits are good too. (okay, wait, I haven't gotten to KAYKO yet, but saw him sitting on the side and didn't even recognize him!?) I'm at the part where David Archuletta is singing. Yeah, he's got a good voice, but David Cook is my all time favorite winner. So ... FF! lol Katy's going to fall out of her top I swear. Okay, and despite the giant mushroom sweater with strings/fringe, I enjoyed the KAYKO tonight. That was fun. The judges rushed on stage to hug him too! lol I'm late so didn't vote for him, but might have if I'd caught that entertaining performance earlier! Now to the vote... Top 10: Abi (cut to Katy looking not impressed) McKenna Will KAYKO KaiBrienne Mia Jack Emmy Triston (he looked super worried) Julia Jayna and Roman go home. Jayna was really good tonight, so I feel bad for her not making it. The audience chants "Roman Roman" so I guess they will miss him (me, not so much). |
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Post by waywyrd on Apr 23, 2024 12:03:08 GMT
Kayko was just doing too much last night.  I appreciated the energy, though, since most of the girls seem to go for all the sad songs and just stay in one spot like their feet are planted in cement. Kind of shocked that Emmy made it over Jayna. She's got a sweet voice, but zero confidence on stage. Roman's version of Roar was not good. Yikes. |
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Post by liedenfrost on Apr 23, 2024 12:54:03 GMT
April 22,, 2024: The Top 12
1. Will Moseley: “Well the road rolls out like a welcome mat. To a better place than the one we're at. And I ain't got no kinda plan. But I've had all of this town I can stand.” Although we are never told in the first stanza of this song exactly why the singer wants to leave this town so badly, we are certainly led to believe that he wants out; wants to make a new start somewhere else. But the message of the song is clear. This is a love song to the woman he loves: “And it don’t matter to me. Wherever we are is where I want to be.”…..”I can be your lucky penny. And you can be my four leaf clover. Starting Over.” This is Will’s first stop at #1. It was a difficult choice but I think I got it right. I’ve said it many times but that’s doesn’t make it any less true. Will Moseley and a Chris Stapleton lyric is an unbeatable combination of singer and song. After Will’s wonderful cover of Chris Stapleton’s hit song, Starting Over, I doubt many would disagree with me, or, disagree with my promotion of Will to the top spot. He earned it.
2. Jack Blocker: When asked what the 80s synth pop ballad Blinding Lights was about, The Weeknd (before he changed his name to Adel Makkonen Tasfaye) responded: "Blinding Lights is about how you want to see someone at night, and you’re intoxicated, and you’re driving to this person and you’re just blinded by streetlights." he explained. "But nothing could stop you from trying to go see that person, because you’re so lonely. I don’t want to ever promote drunk driving, but that’s what the dark undertone is.” I’m not surprised that Jack picked this megahit. His tastes in music span almost every genre. If the judges told him to sing the aria, Nessun Dorma, from the opera, Turandot, he’d find a way to make it his own. If they ordered him to sing Refused’s punk screamo anthem, New Noise, he’d break it up and reconstruct it in his own image. Hell, it wouldn’t have surprised me if he rolled out a Minimoog or a Roland Juno-60 (the polysynthesizers heard in the Blinding Lights music track) to augment his slowed down bluesy version of Blinding Lights. I’m not joking. I really think Jack can sing any genre of music. What do these songs have in common? Enya’s Caribbean Blue, Madonnna’s Like A Virgin, Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Rod Stewart’s Young Turks, George Michael’s Last Christmas, and The Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)? Answer: The Roland Juno-60 synthesizer.
3. Mia Matthews: Miranda Lambert’s Over You was voted Song Of The Year and Single of the Year at the 2012 CMA Awards and she was voted Best Female Vocalist of the Year as well. The song was written by Miranda and her husband, Blake Shelton, as a way for Blake to cope with the lingering effects of his brother’s death in a car accident some twenty years ago. It’s a beautiful song with a simple melody but quite sad. Of all the girls, I think Mia’s transformation has been jaw-dropping. She went from plain to pretty. The Idol makeup artists deserve a raise. All the girls look great. Show the makeup artists love. Give them a raise.
4. Julia Gagnon: Something In The Orange by Zach Bryan is a breakup song beautifully presented by Julia. The Orange is the sunset; a metaphor for the ending of his romance. But the singer is holding out hope that his relationship can still be salvaged. Why does he think that? Because Something in the Orange is telling him so. This was a magnificent vocal. But Julia is the only contestant of color left and not likely to last much longer no matter how well she sings. As I argued before, the Idol voters are a microcosm of the America as a whole. We are a divided country now with a tribal code of behavior. Blacks make up 13% of the USA population and all four of them are gone now. It’s not easy to advance on Idol with the support of only 13% of the viewers voting for you and/or the genre of music that defines those contestants of color. Because I’ve watched this show for 22 seasons, I have experienced the crowning of five contestants of color. So contestants of color absolutely can win this competition. But it requires more than just singing well. You also need a strategy to win. In short, minorities need to learn to play the Idol game better. Yes, the obstacles are real and formidable but they can be overcome. I’ve seen it done five times. Julia is not Black but she is a contestant of color so her path to victory will be fraught with difficulty. My advice to contestants of color would be to organize voting blocks long before they audition for Idol because it’s hard to do that once the competition starts.
5. Emmy Russell: Selena Gomez’s Lose You To Love Me is about her tumultuous relationship with Justin Bieber. While coping with depression, she resolved that the only way she could learn to love herself was to let go of, or lose, Justin Bieber from her life. This was a much better performance than her last outing. I really enjoyed what she did here. Primarily, because she believed in these lyrics. That’s how its supposed to work on the Idol stage. That’s how contestants advance in this competition.
6. Abi Carter: All Too Well is Taylor Swift’s bitter commentary on her emotional breakup with actor, Jake Gyllenhall who she claims left her for a younger woman, stood her up on her 21st birthday party, and failed to return her red scarf that she left at Jake’s sister’s house. She hit the right notes and sang it well but I don’t think Abi ever found the heart of this song. I wonder why she picked it if she didn’t believe it or had nothing in common with it.
7. McKenna Faith Brienholt: Another vocally accurate and well sung Taylor Swift breakup song. Structurally, this is much better composition than All Too Well. According to the lyric, the song tells the story of a woman left scarred by a relationship with her ex; so scared that she feels like an old discarded cardigan. Then she meets a man that makes her feel better and she soon becomes his brand new cherished cardigan. Vocally, this was a wonderful performance, but honestly, by the time McKenna showed up, I had already grown weary of breakup songs. Funny the gender divide: Will sang a sweet love song, Tristan sang a sweet love song, Jack sang a horny love song (that’s what The Weeknd called it) but it was very much a love song. Roman dedicated a song to Katy. Kayko was the only male to sing a breakup song but for want of a nail, he ignored the sad lyrics, flipped the song on its head, and turned the Idol stage into a head banging mosh pit. I’m not sure what he was doing but it wasn’t a sad breakup song. On the other hand, all the girls except Mia (Over You is not a romantic breakup song but it is about a separation of filial loved one) and Jayna sang a sad breakup song. C’mon ladies!. There are some really good guys out there. We’re not all bad I promise.
8.Kaibrienne: Is Wrecking Ball a good song? Absolutely. Did Kaibrienne sing it well? Absolutely. Did the judges like it? Absolutely. Did I enjoy this performance? No. It’s another sad breakup song. And this time, there’s a wrecking ball involved, even if a metaphor for carelessly rushing into a relationship. This breakup involves Miley Cyrus and her toxic relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth. C’mon ladies! You’re making it look like most men are bad guys when most of us are actually good guys. Just one song about the joy and happiness of being in love. Please. I can list hundreds of them for you to pick from but here are a couple: Love Story by Taylor Swift, Teenage Dream by Katy Perry, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, Strawberry Wine by Deanna Carter, etc.
9. Tristan Harper: For me, this was Tristan’s best performance on the Idol stage. He wasn’t simply singing words and verses. He meant it. Honestly, I was shocked. He actually sounded and looked like an adult. Luke Combs’ Crazy Beautiful is 100% a love song between a man and a woman, and, it’s definitely not about a boyish puppy love. But Tristan found the heart of this song. At 15! Is it possible that a 15 year old could actually recognize true love and project it in song? This was a very good cover of a wonderful Luke Combs love song.
10. Jayna Elise: This was a very good vocal, but, when you’re a target, you need more. Had I known she planned to sing Diamonds, and knew how to reach her handlers, I would have messaged her to watch La’Porsha Renea’s exquisite jazz version of this Rihanna’s classic. La’Porsha finished second in Season 15 of American Idol behind Trent Harmon. Her version of this wonderful song is an Idol classic. And the message in this song, that she and her lover are like diamonds twinkling in the sky, forever together, and indestructible is an affirmation of eternal love.
11. Roman Harper: Roman did a good job in the verses of Katy Perry's Roar, but, like Jayna, he, too, was vulnerable and had to over-perform to stay in this competition. He tried hard; fought a good fight, but in the end, was unable to win over enough voters. It’s the same old story. With minority contestants, its really a question of numbers. Minority contestants must find ways to overcome their disadvantages. It absolutely can be done.
12. Kayko. I have no idea what Kayko was doing. Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know is not a rock song so I don't think dancing around the stage like it was a mosh pit was consistent with the message in these lyrics. Having said that, both Gotye and Kayko are rebels, and, Kayko has a huge social media following. He's done well so far in this competition and the judges love him, so what I think won't matter much. If there's one thing I know about Idol, it's this: do whatever you must to survive to fight another day because you cannot win if you don't survive nights that showcase genres not in your lane. Kayko is in a difficult position. He can't out-sing the competition. His instrument is too weak. So he has to stand out in other ways. I don't like what he did here but his decision proved the right thing to do since he advanced. It's just that Gotye's protagonist is such an unlikable fellow who never did right by his girl; never gave her the attention she craved, just ignored her and strung her along. I don't see the honor in that. I don't see that as a reason to dance and celebrate. But here's the kicker. During my research for this post, I ran across the Dutch dance group CDK's interpretation of this song. It was brilliant. It was nothing like the head banging Kayko did tonight but it started me thinking. I found out that this song climbed the dance charts in several countries so wondered if perhaps Kayko's interpretation of this song was not as it weird as it seemed. When I get confused about anything I always resort to Archibald MacLeish famous line from the poem, Ars Poetica: "a poem should not mean but be". Singing is an art form so the line from Ars Poetica can also be applied to American Idol. Gotye offered this song to the world and we took from it what we needed to satisfy our own unique artistic temperaments. So I decided to get off my elitist, know-it-all, holier-than-thou, high horse and accept the fact that Kayko sees this piece of art differently than I do and that it's okay that we got something different from the same work of art. I accept that Kayko is not wrong because there nothing absolute about art, there is no right or wrong, just preference. Like Archibald MacLeish's Ars Poetica, it just is. So I will close this post by saying that Kayko and I simply disagree about the meaning of this song, stop bashing him for having a different artistic vision than I do, and let it be.
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Will's song didn't impress me much, but I still like his voice. I got a kick out of Kiss' Gene Simmons, and he seemed to really have an effect on the singers!
I appreciated the energy, though, since most of the girls seem to go for all the sad songs and just stay in one spot like their feet are planted in cement.