American Idol: Anthony Sings As Though It's His Last Night

Anthony did a bang-up job on Tuesday night's American Idol. Last week, when it looked as though Mr. Federov was dead-ov in the water, Simon suggested he sing every night as if it were his last. Anthony appeared to have taken Simon's advice.

Ryan kicked off the evening with a little reference to the scandal that has lately followed American Idol like weirdness follows Anna Nicole Smith. The multi-handed beast — the audience — applauded madly, showing its wholehearted support of AI, Ryan, Paula, and America. Simon and Randy canoodled with Paula. Paula looked vague.

This week's theme trekked the country: Nashville to Philly — country sound and Philly sound. AI added to the drama inherent to tonight's show, due to all the looming Cory Clark-related scandal, by including little sappy clips from the contestants' families. Man. Watching those clips made ME homesick. And much of my family annoys me and lives only a stone's throw away.

Cute Carrie kicked off the night with a hopping rendition of the Dixie Chicks' "Sin Wagon." Carrie looked good. And she seemed pretty confident at the start. She belted it out and strutted her stuff, but by the end of the performance, Carrie looked tired.
Randy said, "You know who you are." (This comment lacks resonance with me because in one breath the judges say to a contestant, "Bravo, you know who you are." In the next, they say, "that just wasn't challenging. You need to take risks. Try something new.")
Paula looks vague and says, "Randy said it all."
Simon said dryly, "It would've been a shocker if you hadn't got that one right."

AlabamBo did a little ditty from the Travis Tritt notebook — "Great Day to Be Alive." I didn't like this song on Bo. He seemed a little bored and distracted. Or maybe it's just me. Anyway, the attempt wasn't very entertaining, and it should have been. For a blissful second, I had auditory hallucinations of Bo tackling Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road" — that is, until I thought about the lyrics. Hmmm. Maybe not so much. Bo hauled around the mic stand, much as he does each song, each week. I think it's very possible that Bo doesn't know how to take the mic from the stand. Bo, Bo — there are people who can help with that.
Randy advised Bo that he's already in the dogpound. And that's supposed to be a good thing. No one in the Midwest knows why.
Paula said she loves Bo, but that he should picke something more challenging. (Let me advise the gentle reader to read the above paragraph for ironic parallels.)
Simon says bluntly, "That was boring." Hey, I don't always agree with Simon. But soooo often, he's right on the money.

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