American Idol Has A Springtime Ho-Down
Published March 24, 2004
Opie came out singing about "trucks for sale or rent." I guess it is a Mayberry thing???? He is bouncing all around the stage and snapping as if he had Tourrette's Syndrome. SNAP - SNAP - SNAP! That's all he kept doing. He snapped so much that he snapped me out of the other John's hypnosis. And suddenly, I actually started to like Jon Stevens tonight. He forgot a few of the words toward the very end and turned his back on the audience. Then, like the biggest nerd in the history of television, he starts to mimic Michelle Pfeiffer's famous sexy grand piano performance. WEEEEEEEIIIIIIRD!
Randy said he enjoyed you tonight. Paula shrugged off your poor memory while Simon dissed your dancing. I normally despise this kid, but tonight he was pretty decent. So, two snaps and a twist for the Red Snapper! You go Opie!
4. George Huff - "I Can Love You Like That" -John Michael Montgomery
George Huff has no sense of style. We see a sequence of photographs and the camera freezes on a tragic picture of George. He looked like the child Napoleon had with the androgynous artist we once again call Prince.
George sauntered onstage and the mood was enhanced when the Jumbotron started showing slow moving flames. He started a little weird but recovered very nicely. It sounded like an original rendition which is all anyone could have asked for this performance. As George finished his song he belted out a note so long that even Diana would be scared.
Randy said you were good. Paula thinks you are sexy. Simon said you had a connection with the audience. Apparently, Diana connected him successfully to 1-800-IMA-TARD. Thank goodness!
3. LaToya London - "Ain't Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up" -Garth Brooks
Making weird faces is Ms. London's favorite hobby. She bugs out her eyes and shakes her head all about - - EEEEK! SHE LOOKS LIKE JOHN PETER! She pulls out her ears and squints her eyes a little - - EEEEK! SHE LOOKS LIKE Rickey Smith! She makes her mouth open as wide as possible and she flared her nose to no end - - EEEEK! SHE LOOKS LIKE Fantasia Barrino! Sheesh. This girl is a chameleon.
LaToya started off her number running through the audience and waking up the people who were sitting next to Jon Steven and his family during the commercial break. The song was terrific! However, I really think many people in America will disagree. She SOUNDED off pitch. However, I listened to the show again on tape a and I finally pegged it - - - those stupid crew guys had her background vocal track playing too loud. It gave off the appearance of a poor performance, when it reality it was terrific. This girl deserved extra points for the mere fact that she memorized all of those icky words.
- American Idol Has A Springtime Ho-Down
- Published: March 24, 2004
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OOOPS. You are right!
Sorry - not into Country. I will note the change on my website this evening.
Thanks.
Amy Adams should sing country, yes. But - she shouldn't sing it (or anything else) on that show, because quite frankly: she's about as boring watching Driving Miss Daisy and Ben Hur back-to-back.
Her best performance. But that really isn't say much, now is it?
Go Fantasia!







uhh...."Sin Wagon"?