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Idol Thoughts v. First Dozen, Half Baked
Jackie: Wrong, wrong, wrong song. I don’t know what everyone was clapping for. That bored the heck out of me.
Ricky: Much better performance, beautiful voice, but I fear that song wasn’t very memorable. And for someone I don’t remember seeing before, that’s a problem.
Alexis: Yikes, what was that stuff in the bridge? Other than that, really nice ( Read more... ) -
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And let's start this three day weekend with the universe's most cheerful dancer, Benji Schwimmer:
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Idol Thoughts v. Ostentatious House
I like that they’re actually doing something this round apart from calling people in to cut them one at a time with no opportunity to sing or even make their case (I have been puzzled as to why they bother with this round of cuts when it could be done in the hotel rooms). The new system makes so much more sense (and it’s only marginally more cruel ( Read more... ) -
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You just know that when Tatiana finds out she hasn't made it, she's going to have the most spectacular meltdown in Idol history. I'm betting there's sedation involved.
*pulls up popcorn*
ETA:
"This is for every guy who told me I had to sleep with him to get my album out."
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Jews Gone Wild
gimmelgirl won the Internet with Bollywood Hava Nagila, so in her honor this morning we're breaking it down to Lecha by Orthodox Jewish boyband, The Chevre. This unofficial video, made by a young yeshiva student with a wonderful sense of humor, spoofs all of the music video tropes: splashing dancers with water, lip syncing your song in front of famous ( Read more... ) -
Idol Thoughts v. Ugly Carpet Cuts
I didn’t take notes on group night because I hate group night. It is a miserable excuse for drama and tears, and has no relevance to the rest of the competition, which is entirely individual. Some of the eliminations, such as Rose and Emily, were shocking and IMO, would not have happened but for the bizarre drama of group night. The results of ( Read more... ) -
With Bonus Bollywood
I can't get enough ironic references to Michael Jackson, apparently:
And, for extra credit, here's the full version of the Jhoom Barabar Jhoom theme that I wanted to link to last week, which had mysteriously vanished from YouTube:
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