And The Winner is...

This is the night we've all been waiting for to see who gets crowned American Idol and if I'm having a baby. The fact that I'm typing this right now may give you one of the answers already unless you are a moron and can't figure it out.

Anyway, before we get into the results, I have to make some comments on the 2 hour + show we had to sit thru. Well, it's a lot less time with DVR to fast forward through some of the nonsense.

1. Why did they have to have Mikalah Gordon as a correspondent again? She's so disgusting and annoying. Listen Mikelah, you are NOT Fran Dresher. You didn't even make the Top 10 on American Idol. And Sanjaya Malakar and William Hung have sold more CDs then you could even imagine.

2. The Golden Idol Awards. Right when I heard they were doing the awards again, three names immediately stood out: Norman Gentle, Bikini Girl, and Tataina Del Toro. And it turns out, these three stooges were the winners of three different awards.

3. Norman Gentle, after winning a Golden Idol Award, got to perform his routine in front of millions of people singing his version of "And I Am Telling You.". He's never going to sell out arenas doing his shtick but I can see him able to do the comedy club circuit with his act.

4. Later in the show, Katrina Darrell, aka Bikini girl, won her award and showed off her new set of boobs. She always and the nice body but she went the Kelli Pickler route and got a nice new set of bazongas ! She sings "Vision of Love" in her trademark bikini. She struggles through the first part of the song and out comes Kara trying to sing over her and obviously singing much better but so annoying (even though all staged). This Kara chick just loves her self. She then rips open her outfit to sing in a Bikini of her own. Okay...enough of this.

5. The final Idol award went to none other than Tatiana. She is more annoying than Allison Irritating, Mikehah Gordon, Paris Bennett, Natalie Maines, Hillary Clinton, Rosie O'Donnell, Starr Jones, Gordon Ramsey, and the entire Lohan family all put together. This Tatiana girl loved herself all auditions and thank the lord she never made the Top 13. She can't sing. Her legs are so fat that she has no right wearing such a short skirt. And she is just a disgusting individual. I know this was all staged but the fact that I had to see this chick again on national TV brought back horrific memories.

6. There were some cool performances that I'd like to touch on as well. One of my favorites of the night was Lil Rounds doing a duet with Queen Latifah. What I noticed at first was how much bigger the Queen's butt was than Lil Rounds. Lil Rounds always had Big Rounds in the buttocks but compared to Latifah, it was more Lil Rounds. So, after watching this duet, I wondered why she didn't sing like that all season? She was great. That was her best performance since early on doing the Mary J. Blige song. She was lil' good last night and if she had done more performances like that, she would have been around a lil' longer.

7. Is it me or does anyone think Fergie is "hot"? I think she's disgusting and her voice is not even that good. When Jasmine Murray sings some better notes than Fergie, you know there are issues with the performance.

8. Not counting John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire" and Mr. Mister's "Kyrie", my third favorite 80's song is Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time." As soon as I heard that Cyndi was doing it with Allison Irritating, I got so depressed. This could have been a great performance if anyone other than Allison was singing and botching this song. Her "rocker" voice seems so forced and unnatural. Allison, please do the Idol tour, and then go back to your trailer park and choose a new aspiration, like maybe becoming a clerk at your local K-mart. You may think I'm crazy but she'll be lucky to sell as many CDs as Jasmine Trias or Diana DeGarmo.

9. With all the Lionel Richie songs out there, why is Danny Gokey singing "Hello." He sings it well with Lionel but "Hello" was all David Cook last year and they keep on having someone sing a version not as good as Cook's last year.

10. I thought it was funny that the two contestants with the worst voices - Michael Sarver and Megan Joy - had to sing with Steve Martin playing a banjo. It was quite painful hearing them sing. I think my ear oozed some blood.

11. Whey didn't then give Scott MacIntyre any solo lines? They should have gotten someone to sing with him at the piano. Idol missed out on a potentially great moment. Scott could be this year's 4th best selling artist behind Kris, Adam, and Danny.

12. I loved Adam's performance with Kiss. He could totally be a lead singer for a rock band. Curiously, what girl out there would want Gene Simmons tongue down your throat?

13. So, I'm getting close to the live feed. It's past 10:00 and I'm basically watching around 9:50 when Adam and Kris were singing "We Are The Champions" with Queen less the dead lead singer. Then, all of a sudden, I get an Amber Alert on my screen. There was an abduction in my county and the channel changes to channel 18 (the TV Guide Channel) where they post the alert and "Idol Tonight" is playing in the background. The remote control locks and I can't get back to the DVR. I can't play the show. I am stuck on this channel knowing that I'm so close to hearing who wins. My fear is that when the Amber Alert ends, that FOX could be in the background or the news and I could find out who wins Idol the wrong way. I start cursing and punching the couch as issues during the finale are not new to me. Two years ago, FOX went way over the feed and I missed the end when Jordan won only to find out the winner on the news. Last year, I had a minor blackout before hearing the winner but got to see the end. Finally, I'm able to get off channel 18 and luckily the TV was on channel 2 with "Criminal Minds" on in the background. So, I was able to go back to the DVR to finish the Queen performance. And then the Amber Alert happened again. SHIT ! I'm stuck again. Then, it clears up and I'm able to go back to the show on DVR. They are now both standing with Ryan getting ready to announce the winner and I get the Amber Alert again. Can you F**KING believe this nonsense. So, while this Amber Alert is on my screen, behind the writing on "Idol Tonight" (TV guide's pre and post show), it looks like Adam just hugged someone and was happy. I was so MAD that I had thought that the winner was ruined watching through the writing of this Amber Alert. I wasn't upset that Adam won but I hate watching a show for 5 months to find out this way. Finally, the TV unlocks and I go back to the DVR to resume watching. Ryan then announces that the winner of American Idol Season 8 is.....KRIS ALLEN. What? I could have sworn I just saw Adam win but I guess it was during a prior week's elimination when he hugged someone. So, the fact that Kris Allen won American Idol is a total shock to begin with but the fact that I thought I saw Adam win and then am told that Kris won made it that much more shocking. Wow, the underdog, the dark horse, pulled it off.

14. Kris must have gotten all of Danny Gokey's votes from last week. There is also the Wal*Mart factor where there are over 200,000 employees working for them, plus about 100,000,000 shoppers each week go through Wal*mart's doors and that all relates to Arkansas where Kris is from.

14. It's the week of the underdog. First Shawn Johnson wins Dancing With The Stars. Before that, Helen, another underdog, won Biggest Loser. And now Kris Allen takes American Idol.

15. As for Adam, he'll be fine. He's probably relieved that he won't be locked into a CD that has Kara's "No Boundaries" on it. He'll be fine. He'll tour. He'll sell CDs. He'll be on Broadway. He'll be fine. And maybe, if we are lucky, he'll become that Rum Tug Tugger one day.

16. My good friend hated Adam and said that if Adam Lambert won American Idol that the world would end. I'm happy to say that we can now all continue to live our lives.

17. So, Kris Allen is our American Idol. I'm definitely happy for the guy and I think he'll need American Idol a bit more than Adam would. He'll have a nice career and a good ending to a good season.

18. If you still didn't figure it out, I we didn't have the baby yet.

And, we'll see ya next year....

Birdman Out !

Let The Finals Begin...

We all know that each season, the final two contestants have to sing that sappy coronation song that is written for them. All of these songs are basically saying the same thing, have the same lyrics, have a similar tune, and are like a tree - sappy. So, before we get started, I decided to write the chorus of what should be this year's final song since I think it will sound something like this: (I won't EVER be singing this out loud)

"A moment like this,"
is so special because,
"this is the night,"
where I'll be,
"flying without wings,"
ooooh and since,
"I believe," that,
"inside your heaven,"
I'll truly wonder,
"do I make you proud,"
knowing that this is "my destiny,"
and "this is my now,"
all because this is the "time of my life,"
while "in this moment."

So, we now have season favorite Adam Lambert vs underdog Kris Allen. For the second year in a row, it's an all male finale. In the past seven seasons, there really hasn't been a major upset in the finals. Kelly was easily going to be Guarini in season one. The Rueben / Clay battle was probably one of the closest and even though Rueben won, that was probably the wrong result. Fantasia, despite how horrific she was, never was going to lose to Diana Degarmo. Carrie Underwood easily took care of Bo Bice. Taylor Hicks got by McFever even though Daughtry owned that season. Jordan Sparks destroyed Blake Lewis. Wonder where Blake is now. Stay tuned to VH1's: Where Are They Now Idol Edition to find out. And last year was probably the closest contest to date with Cook beating Archuleta in the battle of the David's. So, history says that Adam Lambert is our next American Idol but until that confetti is falling on his head, you never know.

Before we critique the performances, let's just do what they do on Survivor and reminisce about this season's fallen contestants:

There was the magic number of 13 this year instead of 12 but 13 was the unlucky number for Jasmine Murray. She was basically this year's Lisa Tucker or Stefanie Edwards, the chick who had a great voice in auditions but disappointed when the pressure was on. Next to get booted was Jorge Nunez. I need captions to understand what this dude was saying. I thought he may have gone a few weeks longer but O.F.W. - Oh Freggin Well. Then, sweet little Alexis Grace got shit-canned. Maybe it was the pink streaks in her hair or maybe it was just some pathetic song choices. She's now working at your local CVS. Michael Sarver is back on his oil rig. In his free time, he's learning how to dance with aspirations of being on the new FOX spin-off, "Dancing With The Ex-Idol Stars." Then, it was Megan Joy, or Megan Joy Corkery, or Megan's turn or whatever the heck her name was for that week. She was the tattooed arm girl who could sing as well as a duck with lyrangitis. She was just as painful as listening to Mikelah Gordon. Then, one of my favorite Idol contestants that I thought should have gone farther, Blind Guy, Scott MacIntyre. You watch, this guy is this decade's N.B.B.S. - Next Big Blind Star. The most disappointing singer in Lil Rounds got fired next. Lil should have been so good but just didn't bring it more than once or twice. She just wasn't getting the judges comments. I miss her a Lil bit...NOT. Anoop Dawg was next to fly the coup. He's currently getting electrolysis for his uni-brow. He could have gone a week or two further if it weren't' for people voting for that red headed girl. Then it was Matt's turn to say good-bye. Matt could have gone further but he was inconsistent having his good weeks and bad weeks. But, the judges save helped the dueling piano player last a bit longer. Surviving longer than she should have was Allison Irritating. Her voice annoyed me more than Fantasia and that bitch with the squeaky voice - Paris Bennett. Allison will be irritating no more. She's back in her trailer park making a spam and cheese sandwich while practicing singing into her cassette recorder. Then, in this season's biggest upset to date, Danny "my wife died" Gokey took the fall. It was a bit shocking but he didn't have that WOW song that David Cook brought almost each week last year. So, for the first time, I was wrong and the D.W.C. - Dead Wife Card - didn't pan out as I expected. This leaves us with Kris Allen vs. Adam Lambert and this is how it went down:

The contestants first song was their favorite from the season. Adam was up first doing "Mad World." I had a feeling he was going to chose over the U2 song he recently sang. I'm not a huge fan of "Mad World" as it's quite boring to me. You can't really knock the performance as it was the song that got Paula and Kara wet all season long. Kris chose "Ain't No Sunshine" which was a great choice. It was either "Sunshine" or that Kanye West song he recently sang. He changed up the song so much it made you even forget that Christina Christian sang that song in season 1. Basically after the first round, it was close but I'd probably give the edge to Kris but not my much more than the width of a pubic hair.

Simon Fuller chose songs to be sung for the next round. Adam put his spin on Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" and he did his thing up there. He didn't go too over the top like he can do in some performances and I thought he did a good job based on the song that was given to him. As for Kris, he got stuck with Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" which is one of those songs you always hear sung at a Kerokee or Open Mic Night. This was a horrible choice of a song for not just Kris, but for any contestant this late in the game. I would have liked to have seen Kris make it a bit more his own but the song was just not right for him. He did the best he could with it but not my favorite Kris performance. So, the battle was now tied 1-1 with one round to go.

This year's coronation song or single was written by none other than Kara DioGuardi. First of all, they need to get rid of this girl. She has been so annoying all season and slows down the flow of the show too much having a 4th judge. Plus, every show runs over the allotted time. And most importantly, she's annoying. So, they give this chick the song to write and it could be the worst single written for the finals since Taylor Hicks' "Do I Make You Proud." Right in the 2nd sentence of the song, the lyric is "every moment lasts forever." Oye Vey. There is that word "Moment." The song is called "No Boundaries." Just listen to this: "With every step you climb another mountain, with ever breath it's harder to believe..." If that's not enough to make you puke, I'm not sure what is.

Anyway, first up to sing this S.S. - Shitty Song - is Adam. Basically, sung well for a crap song. Kris then takes a stab at it and the song is so much worse for him. I think he could have even botched a lyric in the middle. But, 3/4ths of the judges said, let's not judge them on this final song and judge them on the entire season. Basically, they are saying the song sucked compared to other songs they've used in the past. The fact that the song was so bad should be enough to kick Kara off of Idol. What is embarrassing is that the song is going to get millions of downloads and tons of radio play from the winner but let's hope people with ears not full of wax realize that the song is horrific and do not give Kara the praise she doesn't deserve. Based on singing alone, Adam wins round #3.

However, it is now in the hands of the American public. Shawn Johnson pulled a huge upset on Dancing With The Stars. Can Kris Allen pull the same type of upset and win American Idol? This is the first year I can remember where I really don't care who wins. However, based on consistency and originality throughout the entire season, I think this year's winner will belong to the Rum Tum Tugger himself, Mr. Adam Lambert.

It's been a fun year. I'll say good-bye now incase I'm watching the finals tonight in the hospital. I'll be like, "Ilisa...hold the baby in for 10 more minutes...they are about to announce the winner." And this year winner is.... Push, Push, Push...it's a baby........

See ya tomorrow of next year...Birdman Out.

Danny Goes Home

So, in the biggest shocker American Idol has seen since Nikki McKibbin beat Tamayra Gray in season 1, or since Daughtry lost out to Elliot Yamin in season 5, Kris Allen now defeats Danny Gokey.

I guess I was wrong on the finals for the first time in 3 seasons but shit happens !

I was stunned but I think I have a few answers to why this happened:

1.) T.W.M.F. - The Wal*Mart Factor. There are millions of people out there that shop at Wal*Mart, that big company located in Arkansas, Kris Allen's home state. Then, all of the thousands of employees out in Bentonville placed votes as well to help Kris' vote total.

2.) Song Choice. Danny went with two songs that many of the prime voters, aged 10 to 25, are not as familiar with while Kris Allen sang two much more popular songs that our country's youth can relate too.

3.) T.W.F. or The Wow Factor. Kris had two or three WOW performances this season where he totally changed up the song and made it his own. Danny was much more consistent this season but never had that performance that made me go WOW.

4.) T.S.F. - The Sympathy Factor. I guess people were over the producers playing the dead wife card for Danny.

5.) T.B.T. - The Bottom 3. Danny was never in the bottom three so there is a chance that a percentage of his fans just assumed he was safe and voted for who they wanted Danny to go against in the finals.

6.) The Producers just wanted the Gokey vs. Lambert final way too much and Vote For The Worst.com was not gonna allow that to happen.

7.) The Screech - That horrible note from the week prior just lingered on too long in people's minds

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Well....Adam vs. Kris should be interesting. I can't see Adam losing but stranger things have happened.

Until then...Birdman Out.

Final 3 Perform

It was a busy Tuesday night with American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, and the 3 hour Biggest Loser Finale so thank the lord for DVR.

Anyway, we are down to the Final 3 and this could be the strongest final three we've ever had. So, let's see how they did last night:

Danny Gokey was up first with a song that Paula chose for him to sing. It was Terence Trent D'Arby's "Dance Little Sister." What can you say. He did what he does best; sing a song with soul. It almost sounded like Danny Gokey doing Michael McDonald doing a cover of Terence Trent D'Arby. However, I liked it. As for the "Wow", it was still missing but not counting a few gaffes along the way, Danny has been pretty consistent all season. What will help Danny out this week is that it was Mother's Day two days ago so the fact that he lost his wife who was someone's daughter, thus making that person a mother, gives him some extra sympathy votes this week. Not quite the Wow" but still a good start to the show.

Next up was dark horse, Kris Allen, performing One Republic's "Apologize" chosen by Randy & Kara. This was not my favorite Kris Allen song. It sounded too much like the original. What I've liked about Kris is that he's really changed up the arrangements each week and this was pretty much an exact cover of the original. I also had to agree with Simon when Kara gave a negative critique of the performance. She chose the song so what the heck was he supposed to do. As for the performance, the high notes in the song were way out of Kris' range and it was just the wrong song choice. I can't blame him as he did the best he could do with what he was given but I would have liked a different arrangement or a different song as it was a bit disappointing. This was far from a Wow.

Then, we get Mr. Lambert, who was lucky enough to have Simon pick his song which was U2's "One." Adam starts off the song like a ballad and then steps it up a notch mid-way through. It was a great arrangement and what you have to applaud is that this guy does make the song his own each week and it's original. I had to say, compared to the first two performances, if you want to win American Idol, you have to come out and make the song your own like Adam just did. I thought it was his best performance of the season and someone should do what's been done by Abba and Billy Joel and make a Broadway show consisting of U2 songs and the show should be called "One" headlined by Adam Lambert. There was one minor yelp towards the end of the song where he stuck his tongue out like a lizard that I could have done without but great performance. He earns a double Wow from me.

Danny was then up with his second song. He chose Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" and when with the slow arrangement to try and do something different to try and get that Wow. I liked the fact that he changed it up but he's not David Cook and doesn't pull it off as well as David did last season. I'm torn on this one. His stage presence is weak but he sure knows how to sing. I didn't think this was better or worse than his first performance; it was good but still not that Wow heading into the last week of the season.

Next up is Kris Allen. When I heard his song choice, I was shocked. It was "Heartless" by Kanye West. It's a song I don't know and couldn't name a Kanye song if I tried. When I hear Kanye's name, I think: Can't Sing, Cry-Baby, Ass-Hole, No Talent. Kris comes out with the guitar and totally nailed it. If Kanye West was doing his songs like this, then I'd be a Kanye fan in a minute. I actually got up off the couch and gave my first standing ovation of the season. This was great, original, and this could be Kris' niche - take a horrific rap song and change it up. This was a total Wow performance.

Finally, it was Adam Lambert ending the show with Aerosmith's "Cryin" which I was so bummed to hear that he picked. I can't stand Aerosmith and once I head the song choice, I knew exactly what we were going to get - a similar version to the original but with that Lambert spin to it. He did a good job with it but I couldn't stand it. It's amazing how his first song could be so great and his second song could be so annoying.

So, who goes home and who's in the finals?

Back on February 12th, when the Top 36 was revealed, I wrote: "My early pick for the finals: Gokey vs. Lambert."

Then, on March 11th, I picked my Top 5:
1. Danny Gokey
2. Adam Lambert
3. Lil Rounds
4. Scott MacIntyre
5. Matt Giraud

I didn't have Kris Allen that high and was definitely off with Scott MacIntyre. I then wrote on that same day:

I'm torn who will go against Gokey in the finals as it really could be any of the other 4. But, Danny Gokey will win and I'm gonna tell you why. My wife's due date is May 31st. For our first child, we went 14 days before our due date. If you count backwards from the 31st, that gets you close to Tuesday, the 19th where the singers will perform and the following night will be the results. If I was a betting man, I'll be in the hospital when the winner will be announced. Now, we have picked out names for our future child - boy and girl. I won't give you first names but if we have a boy, the middle name we chose was Daniel. Thus, Daniel (Danny) Gokey will be announced as winner of American Idol Season 8.

Based on my earlier predictions, I'm not going to change what I said. So, that being the case, Kris Allen goes home tonight but he'll leave with one hell of a Wow performance.

If I don't catch you next week for the finals, I'll be in the hospital for the birth of the next Harrison baby but hopefully will get my recap out at sometime soon after.

Until then, Birdman Out.

And Then There Were Three...

Ding dong, the pig is gone, the wicked pig, the trailer trash pig, dong dong the singing pig is gone.

Actually, Hall & Oats said it best, "She's Gone - what went wrong?" Actually, American went wrong keeping Miss Irritating as long as she's lasted.

American last night was injected with a remedy for Swine Flu as we can no longer catch this disease as the pig has been slaughtered.

Take out those frying pans and start cooking the bacon !

Before we get to the eliminations, what the hell was up with Paula's performance? This chick is an Idol judge and critiques contestants on performances but when she sings on stage for the first time in 8 seasons, she lip syncs her computerized voice. Paula, you are NO longer a pop star, you are a judge. Please...let's keep it that way. How embarrassing will it be when her album drops and the pathetic Jason Castro winds up selling more CDs in his long not-awaited debut.

As for the eliminations, this was long overdue. I couldn't deal with someone as bad as Jasmine Trias in the final 3. Finally, with Allison and Danny standing alone, the news was finally delivered that Danny was safe and Allison was eliminated.

So, we are at the final 3. Until next week, Birdman Out.

OINK OINK !

Final 4 Perform Rock Songs

We are down to the Final 4. No, I'm not talkin' NCAA hoops; it's American Idol. At last, we are nearing the end from this journey that began in January and here we are in May still freezing our asses off on the east coast.

Adam, Danny, Matt, and Allison are all gunning for the prize but sometimes the prize doesn't pay off. Taylor Hicks won American Idol a few years ago but his album flopped while 4th place finisher Chris Daughtry had his CD go platinum and won American Music and Grammy awards. So, I'm not sure it's beneficial to win American Idol as you could be plenty successful losing at this point.

However, Herm Edwards, an ex-New York Jets coach said it best saying, "You play to win the game." So, that being the case, ya gotta be at the top of your game and try to win this thing even though there have been a few big upsets in the 4 spot. Besides Daughtry leaving at the 4 spot, I feel the only other upset was Season 1's Tamaya Grey going prematurely. Everyone else at the 4 spot couldn't sell an album now if they tried: Josh Gracin, Latoya London, Anthony Federov, LaKisha Jones, and Jason Castro. Actually, Gracin did do well in his debut CD but he's old news. Latoya was probably the best singer in Season 3 but somehow lost out to Fantasia, Diana DeGarmo,and Jasmine Trias which is still the worst Top 3 in the history of American Idol. As for Federov, Jones, and Castro, they weren't good on the show so if they have any aspirations of selling a CD, they must be smokin' Jason Castro's weed and are living in a fantasy land.

And then there's Allison. We are now in crunch time. Anything other than Allison going home this week is a HUGE upset in my book. She's run her course. She's gone as far as she can go. She's not that good and there are three men (or 2 men and a girly-guy) left that's better than Miss Irritating. But, before I eliminate Allison in the prologue, let's see how all of the contestants performed on Rock night with Slash as the mentor. Oh, and there will be two duets as well which is a new addition to Idol.

Adam Lambert is up first to kick off the show with Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." I was disappointed by the song choice as I'm not a Zeppelin fan at all and find them to be annoying. Adam obviously did what he does best putting his spin on this rock classic. I think I was disappointed because with Slash as the mentor and Adam's voice sounding so much like Axel Rose, I really wanted him to sing a Guns N' Roses song which could have been unbelievable. It was not my F.L.P. - Favorite Lambert Performance - but he did exactly what he needed to do to be safe for the night. Actually, the worst part of the performance was his black "rock" outfit which looked more like a costume. I hate nothing more then when the contestant dresses up to be like the genre instead of just dressing themselves on who they are. I thought he looked ridiculous in his black outfit and was more fit for an S&M session than he was for a musical performance.

My favorite red head, Allison Irritating, was up next with her hair looking a bit more purple than red this evening. When Ryan started the show telling us that there were some mishaps, I figured he was referring to the fact that this pig may have spread swine flu to the other contestants and judges. It turns out that was not the issue. She chooses Janis Joplin's "Cry Baby" and, to no surprise, I'm not a Joplin fan either. Everyone says that this genre is perfect for Allison. Personally, I think Rock week is a disaster for Allison where doing a rock song can come off as yelling. And, yelling is what she did. I'm not a fan of Allison but in other genres where you couldn't yell, she sang and showed she had a much better voice than she did last night. I personally don't like her voice, her look, her personality, and her performances but last night I thought was no good. I'd grade her with a D+. She tried to be more talkative to the judges after yelling and it came off more like oinking.

The first duet was then going to be Kris and Danny performing Styx's "Renegade." They actually sounded pretty good together and it was a great song choice. It's hard to really judge the duet as it's not fair how people are paired so I'm not going to really spend much of my time talking about the duets. But, it was good vocals and a good performance.

Without getting much time to relax, it was Kris Allen's turn to take the stage doing the Beatles' "Come Together." If I recall, I think Carly Smithson did this song last year on Idol during Beatles week. This version was not as good as Carly's. It's really hard to do a Beatles song and there are so many songs out there that could have fit Kris better. I liked the fact that he brought out the guitar but the vocals weren't his best and it just wasn't Kris's style. Plus, the band was too loud for Kris' voice. He needed a more mellow rock ballad instead of what he chose. He could be on the bubble of elimination this week.

Danny was the last solo performance of the night doing Aerosmith's "Dream On" which is a song I can't stand. The song is irritating like the Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" where Annie Lennox says "Sweet Dreams" over a hundred times in the song, Steven Tyler sings "Dream On" at least a hundred times in the song. And, that was pretty much what Danny did...just sing and yell the words "Dream On" over and over and over again. It could have been Danny's worst performance of the season culminated with that horrific note he screeched at the end. I want Danny to stay and with David Cook's brother passing away earlier in the week, I hope they sympathy votes were out in full force last night to keep him in this competition.

The show ended with Adam and Allison duetting Foghat's "Slow Ride" and they actually did a good job together. Plus, it came after Danny's botched high note so anything could have sounded better after that. Again, I'd rather not go into depth on the duets as I don't think the pairings were fair so I'll just say that they did a better duet than Kris and Danny earlier in the evening.

With four people left, I'm not sure they are doing to do a bottom 3 so I'll go with a bottom two of Kris and Allison. It's a toss up. I'd like the all boys final 3 and I can't stand piggy so I'm saying Allison finally, please, I hope, goes home this evening.

Birdman Out.

Matt Gets Eliminated

It was a bizarre elimination. Danny and Allison were safe leaving Matt, Kris, and Adam, yes, Adam, in the bottom 3.

How the hell does Allison get more votes than Adam? It can't be based on looks. It can't be based on talent. This is all "Vote For The Worst" effecting the elimination.

Then, Ryan lets one go back to the couch and you'd think it would be Adam but it was Kris.

So, it was down to Adam and Matt and we all know what happened from there.

We now have the Final 4 - Adam, Danny, Allison, and Kris. Based on last night's voting, is it possible that Danny can beat out Adam?

We shall see. Until then, Birdman Out.

The Top 5 Croon The Rat Pack

We are down to the Final 5 and this is a huge week; not just because of another elimination, but because of history.

Here's Idol's previous 7 contestants to go down at the 5 spot: R.J. Helton, Trenyce, George Huff, Scott Savol, Paris Bennett,Chris Richardson, and Brooke White. I know Helton, Bennett, and White each put out a CD. You can probably be 1 of a few hundred to buy that CD if you go on Amazon. So, basically, going home in this week marks the end of your career despite the judges saying "This is just the beginning...." That's nonsense. It's basically the END unless you are Jennifer Hudson who pulled off fame leaving in the 7 spot. So, the pressure is on. Let's see how it played out:

This week's theme is songs popularized by the Rat Pack. Basically, it is crooner songs that all sound alike and not my favorite theme for this late in the competition. It is not the easiest theme and I had a feeling that not many people were going to change it up and modernize it. But, let's see how it went:

Kris Allen hits the stage first. He's SO this year's Chris Richardson or Jason Castro. The difference is that Kris can sing and is a better looking guy to appeal to those teenage girls, the same girls that drool and get wet over Zac Efron. Kris is such an underdog from the second he popped up on that first week of the Top 36 pulling off the upset and making it to the top 12. I'm not sure if he can overcome the popularity of a Lambert or Gokey but he could make things interesting after this week when there could be that big Week #4 upset and Kris has the tools to make that happen. I heard yesterday that I-Tunes accidentally released how many downloads have been paid for on the top Idol contestants. Surprisingly, Kris Allen was #2 ahead of Gokey (and Lambert was #1.) Kris chose to sing "The Way You Look Tonight" and it was okay. It was a good cover of the original version but I wanted more. I wanted him to totally change up the whole croon thing and whip out the guitar and make it his own. With only five people left, he could be a candidate for the bottom three.

My favorite red head was next in the form of Allison Irritating and she can not make it to the Top 4. She's horrific. I've said it before but she's worse than last year's Amanda Overmeyer. This girl is Porky Pig with this red hair that doesn't even look real. I wonder if it's a wig? Her bottom teeth need some serious work. When she talks it looks as if she has globs of wet tobacco stuffed in her lower lip. It's just repulsive. Yeah, I'm hard on her but it's not just her looks that gross me out; it's her singing. As for her looks, she makes Natalie Maines (of the Dixie Chicks) come off as hot and she's on top of my B.P.L. - Biggest Pigs List. Yeah, there's always one person that disgusts me each year from Fantasia, to Paris Bennett to Mikalah Gordon to Amanda Overmeyer to Vanessa Oliverez to Ryan Starr. It just so happens that Allison Irritating is this year's gross contestant that can't sing. She sings "Someone To Watch Over Me" and it was actually her best performance of the year. WAIT. I'm not saying I liked it but she showed that she actually can sing a song instead of yell a song. It's still far from my cup of tea and she's a lock this week for the Bottom 3 but I've seen a lot worse from her this season. Happy Birthday Allison...the end is near !

Matt Giraud, our dueling pianist (I hate that word as it sounds like penis) was up next. Matt is like Jekyll and Hyde...one minute he's good and the next minute he's bad. Timberlake he's not when it comes to dancing but he could sing a good groove when he picks the right song choice and is on. I liked the fact that he was wearing the hat low down to cover up that huge mole in the middle of his forehead. He's gonna have to get that thing removed. Matt's choice this week was "My Funny Valentine" and I didn't think it was as good as Simon thought. I thought it was a bit off to start but then the last minute I really enjoyed. I thought this should have been the week for Matt to return to his roots and get back on the piano. I think we have another contestant in the bottom 3.

It was now Gokey time. Danny wife is still listening from the grave and holding his hand all the way as she knows he's so close. His story would make a great plot line for Ghost 2 if he could make it to the finals. David Cook rode the "brother-got-brain cancer" story last year so why can't the "dead wife thing" work in his favor as we near the end. Come on, if he does just as good as one of the other contestants and you don't know who to call in for, don't you think the voters, at this stage of the game, are going Danny over another due to his story? Stories sell and that's why People Magazine is in business. Don't get me wrong, I like Danny a lot but we are coming down the wire and I really want the dead wife to push him to give him that "WOW" performance ala David Cook that I know he can do and that I'm waiting for. Danny was singing "Come Rain Or Come Shine" which is a song I'm not too familiar with and he did a great job and could have had the performance of the night. Since I don't know the song well, it doesn't qualify for that "WOW" performance I'm waiting for but it was really good. For me, the "WOW" needs to be a popular song that everyone knows that is changed so much that you just go, "WOW"...that was good. But, good job Daniel.

Finally, it was Adam Lambert's turn and he has got to be the favorite to win it all at this point with the originality he brings each week. Yeah, he's over-dramatic and turns so many songs into an Axel Roseish 80's ballad but it's different. Despite being so Broadway, he's got stage presence and really knows how to change it up. I'm not sure I can listen to him sing 10 straight songs on a CD but I'm convinced I can watch and listen to him sing and perform 10 songs on stage. I've said it once, and I've said it again; he's the Rum Tum Tugger. Basically, I really didn't know what this was until my friend mentioned it and the Tugger isn't even a singer - it's a character in "Cats" on Broadway called "the Rum Tum Tugger." After watching a performance by the R.T.T. on YouTube, I totally agree with my friend that Lambert could walk right into this role. He was singing "Feelin' Good" and he really changed it up and modernized it, giving the song a rock edge, unlike the other four contestants. And he did a great job and had one hell of a note towards the end.

I'm not sure if there is going to be a Bottom 3 tonight with only five left but if there is, I'm gonna say: Kris, Matt, and Allison. Kris goes back to the couches first leaving Matt and Allison as the bottom 2. And Allison goes home giving Idol the first Top 4 being all male.

And that's the scoop. Catch ya tomorrow. Same bird time, same bird channel.

Birdman Out.

Lil & Anoop's Journey Ends

Lil went home first which made perfect sense.
Then, it was between Allison and Anoop.

I wanted Allison so badly to go home but unfortunately, the run of Slumdog Millionaire has come to an end.

Next week's Bottom 2 should be Allison and Matt as we only have 5 left.

See ya next week. Birdman Out.

Top 7 Go Disco

We are back at the Top 7 again with Matt getting the judges save last week. Now it was time to see what the contestants got for disco night. Remember, two people are going home this week. So, let's see what happened:

Lil started off the show with Chaka Kahn's "I'm Every Woman" which is a huge mistake because that song was remade by Whitney Houston and one of the things you don't do in American Idol is sing a Whitney Houston song as you'll never be able to pull off a better cover. Yeah, yeah...I know she did the Chaka Kahn version but Chaka Kahn, Chaka Kahn. Chaka Kahn I wanna tell ya that Lil was really bad, I wanna love her so much, but it's really really sad.... Okay....I spared you my singing of that. Lil's performance was a lil bad, a lil not good, a lil disappointing, a lil boring, a lil of the same thing we see from Lil week after week. She's just not getting it. She could be one of the most disappointing contestants we've every had on this show because we all know Lil can sing but she just is not having great performances and picks the wrong song each week. Lil is a lock for the bottom 3 this week.

Kris Allen was up next taking a huge risk with his version of Donna Summer's "She Works Hard For The Money." And ya know what? The risk paid off. As he sung, I knew the lyrics he was singing but I kept on saying to my self, "What song is this..." Then, once he got to the chorus, I knew exactly what he was singing and that made me like it even more. I loved how he changed it up and made it so original and unrecognizable. This was definitely Kris's "WOW" performance. The best part was that it didn't even sound like a disco song and the fact that he pulled off a Donna Summer song is extra points for the K-man.

Following Kris was Danny Gokey's "September" by Earth, Wind, and Fire. It was a very good cover and I like the way he injected some of his Gokey soul into the song but the problem was that it came off as a cover whereas Kris Allen's performance came off as a totally different song. I'm still waiting for the "WOW" from Gokey. Don't get me wrong; I still love it. But, I want to see more. I want him to pull off something so original that everyone would be talking about it the next day. This guy is a great talent and he's still going to go far but with Kris Allen getting better and better each week, Danny better step up his game if he wants to make it to the finals.

Then came Allison Irritating. She looked like a cross between Miss Piggy and the Griswald daughter in "National Lampoon's European Vacation" while wearing some Sci-Fi outfit. Miss Irritating yelled her version of Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" and for me, it was "Bad Stuff." I think the judges know that Lil is the worst female left and they want to keep a female in this competition so they are giving her good comments to sway the voting public to keeping her in. Personally, she's horrendous. She's a great yeller but a terrible singer. She "sings" like she is squeezing out diarrhea while suffering a bout of lyrangitis.

Mr. Adam Lambert was up next and I was very curious to see what he was going to attempt. This night, he goes with "If I Can't Have You" written by the Bee Gees, performed by YYvonne Elliman for the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack but then also later performed by the Bee Gees. Enough with my musical history lesson. He went with the slow down arrangement and only had two giant yelps towards the end of the song which he could have toned down a bit. But, this was the performance of the entire season and basically could be the clincher for him to win it all. It was just really good from beginning to end. Plus, it was original. If you can sing and put your own spin on a song, you'll go far. He did just that.

Matt Giraud, saved by the judges last week, was singing again. His choice for the week was the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive." Wow...interesting choice being that "Stayin Alive" is one of the Top 10 most popular 70's songs ever made. He had the Justin Timberlake hat and outfit going in his favor and his vocals were pretty good. However, unlike Justin was the dancing which needs a major improvement. Howeve,r I thought he did a good job with an overly popular song. I would have loved for him to redeem himself in front of the piano and put a slower spin on the song but he gave the song some soul and I actually liked it.

And who would have thought that they were going to let Anoop close out the show. The parents of the little girl in "Slumdog Millionaire" may be trying to sell her for $400K but not Annop's parents. He sang Donna Summer's "Dim All The Lights." Once I heard that, I thought, "Wow...it took a lot of brown testicles (aka BALLS) to pick that song." I loved the way he started with the slow arrangement and picked it up a little bit. He even looked good with the pink mixed into his outfit and the scruff on his face. I thought it was Anoop's best performance of the season and it sounded a bit Yamin-ish to me. Good way to end disco night.

So, who is the bottom three? I'm going to have to say Lil, Allison and Matt could be in trouble. If that's wrong, then Anoop probably replaces Matt or Allison in the bottom 3. But, I'm gonna stick with Lil, Allison,and Matt. With two people going home, I'm gonna have to say that it shoud be Lil and Allison. I hope it's not Matt so I'm really rooting for them to get rid of Allison already as she's the most overrated contestant Idol has ever seen.

And that's the scoop. I'm gonna go hit the disco round and we'll find out who's a goner. Until then, Birdman Out.

Judges Use "The Save"

So, it was time to eliminate one to make the final 6.

First person to stand up was Allison and she was safe. What a joke. This really bothers me. I guess she's getting votes from her trailer trash friends and the vote for the worst.

Anyway, the bottom three turns out to be Anoop, Lil, and Matt. I had Matt and Lil correct but Anoop didn't really belong there this week.

Anoop goes back to the couches and it's between Matt and Lil. The judges say that there could be one of the people standing there that could be the judges save and that the person would be shocked.

I totally thought it was gonna be Lil getting the save but it was Matt and he'll be back next week.

So, basically, the judges just wanted to use the save which really negates the use of the save.

The save should be if there was a SHOCKING elimination but at this stage of the game, I feel that the save should only have been used if Adam or Danny got prematurely eliminated.

Anyway, for disco night, next week's bottom three should be: Lil, Anoop, and Allison.

Until then, Birdman Out.

Top 7 Perform Movie Songs

After getting over Scotty Mac's elimination last week, it was time for the Top 7 to performs songs from the movies with Quentin Tarantino as the mentor. Movie night gives the final 7 so many songs to choose from so again, song choice is key.

First off, Ryan tells us they are changing things for the evening not to run over the allotted hour as they did last week where most of America, if they didn't extend their DVR, missed the final song. So, judges were going to speak in groups of two with Paula and Simon being grouped together and Randy and Kara as a duo. This is sort of annoying because people want to hear what Simon has to say and now he can only speak for half of the contestants. Well, since there were 7, his group got to speak for 4 of the 7 but still. Maybe the producers should have thought better about adding a 4th judge or maybe eliminate some of the crap in the beginning of the show. Do we really need the judges to be introduced each week? If you don't know their names by now, you have a serious learning disability. Last night's singing didn't get underway until the 7 minute mark. Anyway, let's see how the night played out.

Kicking off movie night was Allison Irritating. With her pig-nose glistening under the lights, she sang Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" from the movie "Armageddon." Personally, I wanted to miss everything. It was horrendous. Yes, you know I don't like this girl but she was so out of tune at parts. Parts of the song were yelled. It was pitchy and the chick still gets the judges praise. At least they didn't compare her this week to Kelly Clarkson. With only seven people left, it's time for her to be back in the bottom 3.

Following that nightmare was Anoop doing Bryan Adam's "Everything I Do (I Do It For You" from "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves." First of all, I can't stand this song and I'm not a huge Bryan Adams fan. But ya know what? Anoop pulled it off. The song was actually better than Bryan's version. Maybe it's Bryan Adam's cheesy scratchy voice that gets to me but Anoop sung this song so well that I almost didn't know the original existed. It was smooth, in tune, and so perfect of a choice for him. Anoop, who could have been on the bubble this week, buys himself another week. I could have been his best performance in this competition.

Then comes front-runner, Adam Lambert, performing Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" from "Easy Rider." I'm glad he didn't do a tripy version of this song to appeal to all the drugged out fans of "Easy Rider." He was actually back in his Adam groove last night in his over the top Axel Roseish singing. I liked when he was doing the verses but I did have some issues with the chorus when he would go into the "Born To Be Wild" part. This guy should replace Constantine Maroulis in Broadway's "Rock Of Ages" when he decides to leave the show. I thought it was Adam's best performance in weeks and erased the memories for me of the last two weeks. Adam has that "Wow" factor that many of the other contestants don't have this season.

Up next is Matt Giraud. His choice was Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman" from "Don Juan DeMarco." First of all, what's with the Bryan Adams songs? Second, who picks a song from Don Juan DeMarco. I've seen a TON of movies in my life and this move is one I choose never to waste two hours watching. Matt is back at his piano but the song just sucks. He's off pitch and it's just not right for him. He went from being Justin Timberlake a few weeks ago to now being Justin Giraud, an imaginary third cousin of Matt's that wants to be a singer. The bottom three, is where Matt will be. Hey...that rhymes!

Then comes Danny Gokey going with "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie from the movie "Endless Love" if you didn't know that. I understand the song choice as it was all for his wife and he sung the song very well. But I sound like a broken record when I say that there is still not that Wow factor. Simon even said what I've been saying that David Cook would change up the song so much to make it his own like last year when he did Lionel Richie's "Hello" which was amazing. That WOW factor and originality is missing which is why Danny will probably fall short of winning this competition unless he can figure out how to change it up over the next six weeks. I still love this guy as he has a great voice but he needs to step it up a notch.

Following that was Kris Allen doing "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the movie "Once." First of all, who the hell sang this song? Second of all, what movie is this? Has anyone ever seen this movie? If you have, I bet you haven't seen it more than once. Anyway, what a boring song and he does it with out his instrument which I thought was a mistake. What I like about Kris is when he's on the guitar singing and when he's not on it, the performance is just missing something for me. I didn't think it was Kris' best and I was a bit disappointed with all the songs out there that this was the song he chose. Kris could be on the bubble but you'll have to wait for my predictions below.

Finally it was time for Lil to disappoint again. She was doing Bette Midler's "The Rose" from the movie of the same name. The song was so night right for Lil. She claimed she wanted to but and R&B feel to the song but I wasn't hearing it. It just seemed like a bad version of a great song. Again, Lil doesn't take Simon's advice and go true R&B. Lil could be in major trouble after that performance. On a positive note, I liked the wig again.

So, who goes home? Adam and Danny are safe. That's obvious. It think Anoop saved his ass too. That leaves four people to claim the bottom three. Locks are Allison and Lil but I'm torn between Kris and Matt as I've liked them both. I'm gonna go with Matt as the other member of the bottom three.

With Lil, Allison and Matt in the bottom, if Matt goes home, they are not going to use the save. However, if Allison or Lil get the lowest vote, I think they will use the save because they like both girls and since each judge didn't get a chance to critique the performance, it's the perfect week to use the save as they are getting close to the Top 5 anyway where it can't be used. So,I'm saying Lil goes home (even though I hope it's Allison) and that makes the big question being if they are going to use the judges save.

Until next week, Birdman Out.

Scott's Ride Ends

Basically, America is blind to the blind. In the most shocking elimination to date, Scott MacIntyre, has been eliminated from Idol.

Scott was in the bottom three with Lil and Anoop. I guess I can't argue that but Allison and Matt were not good this week either despite the judges gushing.

And Allison could be the worst female contestant to make it to the 7 spot. Maybe the only girls worse who made Top 7 could be Jasmine Trias, Paris Bennett, and LaKisha Jones. Actually, let me add Fantasia with an asterisk since she won Idol but is still one of the worst all-time idols as far as I'm concerned.

So, that leaves us with: Adam, Danny, Matt, Lil, Allison, Anoop, and Kris. Based on recent performances, I'd have to say that next week's bottom three are: Anoop, Lil, and Allison.

Danny and Adam will still probably battle it out for the title unless Matt and Kris can pull off that "WOW" performance. According to the judges, this past week was Adam's "WOW" performance. We are still waiting for the "WOW" from Danny and I hope he has it in him.

So, that's that. Scotty is gone but he'll be okay. I can guarantee the blind factor will get him a record deal and he'll surprise all with a platinum album one day. MacIntyre is gone but he's still in da house !

Until next week...Birdman Out.

Top 8 Perform 80's Tunes

So, this week is basically songs from the year you were born which is their fancy way of saying "80's Night." There are TONS of songs to pick so let's see how it played out.

Kicking off the show was the oldest contestant, Danny Gokey, singing "Stand By Me" which is an okay song and I'm a bit disappointed that it's a remake for the 80's so that bothered me a bit. He did a good job but still not that "WOW" I'm waiting for. I liked how he started off slow which was different. The middle of the song was a mess as it sounded too 80's and queer for me but he ended with his soulful self to secure my vote.

Following was Kris Allen doing Don Henley's "All She Wants To Do Is Dance." I kept on thinking it was a Robert Palmer song all night but just realized it was Henley. Either way, I can't stand the song. However, he was able to take a song I loathe and actually make it sound nice. I liked the way he performed as he was surrounded in the audience where Matt did the same thing last week and failed. I was shocked that the judges didn't like what he did. I definitely thought he could have done better with a different song but he made this song his own and I had to clap for what he did.

Then there was Lil and I was beyond happy that she wasn't doing a Whitney Houston song. Instead she chose Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It." First of all, this was the first week that I bought into the wig thing. For once, it actually looked natural on her head. As for the outfit, to do a Tina Turner song and wear a mini skirt, you best not have chunky legs. Don't get me wrong, Lil is a pretty girl but she doesn't have the Haley Scarnato legs to pull off Tina Turner. That being said, I thought Lil redeemed herself last night. I thought she was back in her groove doing what she does best. I think it was her best performance in at least 3 weeks. However, the judges again disagreed with me. What the hell is going on. Am I heard things differently through my television than the judges are seeing on stage?

Next up was Anoop doing Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors." First all, great song. Second of all, bad singing. I truly hated it. Not sure what the judges again were listening too as they loved it. I'm not sure what is going on tonight but I must have some M.W.B. - Major Wax Build-up - as I don't agree with much so far.

Then there was Scott. He was singing a Survivor song "The Search Is Over." Pathetically, Survivor is one of my favorite groups. I have about 10 of there CDs and I bet you didn't' even know they had more than 2. Anyway, I thought it was a great song choice but this was a song that should have been sung at the piano. However, I liked it. I thought it was a great song choice for him. I was actually hoping for an Air Supply song but this was just as good. He had a great tone to his voice and I think not only the judges, but America is deaf. Bravo Scotty !

Allison Irritating was next doing Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me". I had a feeling she was either gonna do Raitt or Ethridge as that's basically all she can yell anyway. Again, I hated it. It's a copy cat performance that she tries to sound exactly like the original. She yells and I'm just over it. The only comparison to Kelly Clarkson should be that they are both pigs but in terms of a voice, Kelly has much better pipes than this chick. Kara tells Allison she should go ahead an made a record. Come on Kara, this girl is so overrated and no-one was telling her that she can make a record last week? What a joke. I may even just skip the Allison performance next week as you can read the same comments I wrote this week - Not Good.

After Yell Fest IV, it was Matt Giraud grooving to Stevie Wonder's "Part Time Love." And, after a horrific performance last week, I thought this one was just as bad. The judges were gushing over it as I was cringing. It was such a bad song choice for this guy and just didn't fit his style. Two weeks ago he was in the bottom for his best performance and last week he wasn't in the bottom for his worst performance. I hated it this week. Matt is not himself when he's not at the piano. This was just not my cup of tea.

Finally, it was Adam Lambert time. Hopefully you extended your DVR or you would have missed it. It figures he picks a song from 1982 that I never heard of in Tears for Fears' "Mad World." And again, I hated it. The song was so slow and all sung in the same low voice except for a few brief moments where I thought it was going to change. This song didn't show off his voice and wow me at all. And again, the judges loved it. It reminded me of that Summertime performance that Fantasia sang that the judges loved and I loathed. So, I must be the big A-hole of the night as I think I agreed maybe once or twice. After that performance, I was actually upset at myself for extended the DVR ending time as I would have rather missed it.

Basically, 80's night for me was a disaster. I think the worst three of the night that are in danger of the bottom three are Anoop, Allison, and Matt. And I'm gonna say that Anoop goes home.

Until Next Week...Birdman Out.

Megan Eliminated

Well, the JOY ride is finally over for Megan. In what was long overdue, her ride has come to a conclusion.

Megan was the pretty girl who just couldn't sing and dance. She survived to the 9 spot based on looks and surely not voice.

In terms of the worst Top 9 Idols of all time, she's right up there with other head-scratchers like Sanjaya, John Stevens, and Jason Castro.

Last night's bottom three turned out to be Megan, Allison, and Anoop.

I guess it's strange that last week, Matt, had one of his best performances and was in the bottom 3 and this week had one of his worst performances and was not in the bottom 3. But, that was good as I like Matt.

My boy Scott also redeemed himself and was absent from the bottom as well.

But, then there's Allison. I keep on telling people that this girl is garbage and is not as good as people say she is. What is annoying is that if she was eliminated, she would have been the judges save. However, this is two times already for Miss Irritating so her time is ticking.

Two out of the bottom three next week, without even hearing them sing, should be: Allison & Anoop. The third person to be in the bottom will be one of the stronger singers that has a bad week. So, Lil, Matt, and Scott best be on their game next week.

Until then, Birdman Out.

The Top 9 Perform iTunes Songs

So, we are down to the Top 9 who was performing iTunes most popular downloads. And here's how that played out:

First up is Anoop Dawg who has avoided the bottom 3 last week. I'm telling you; it's the year of the Indian with Slumdog Millionaire being the big Oscar Winner, Parminder Nagra having her farewell episode on ER last week, and Ghandi's 1/2 Birthday is April 2nd (I share a birthday with him) is this week so that is all good news for Anoop. Finally, Bobby Jindal recently did the republican response to President Obama's speech to the nation. All of that makes this the Y.O.T.I. - Year Of The Indian. So, despite Anoop's performance, he could still be safe another week. He was singing Usher's "Caught Up" and it was a big ouch. It totally didn't work. It was the totally wrong song choice and didn't really show off his voice despite some the lyrics which I didn't even understand what he was singing. So, will the Anoop Factor play into his favor or will Anoop sail off into the sunset. We shall see.

I'm one of the world's worst dancers. I spent $700 on dance lessons before my wedding which was a waste of money. Despite this, I'm still a much better dancer than Megan Joy. How much longer is the Joy going to be there. The "joy" and laughter will be gone soon after Megan's elimination. She sang Bob Marley/Lauryn Hill’s "Turn Your Lights Down Low." I should have turned the lights off as well as the TV during this mess of a performance. The only reason the television stayed on is that she's pretty to look at but besides that, the stage presence was horrific and the singing was even worse than that. Scratching my cornea with a rusty nail could be less painful that listening to Megan sing. This girl needs to be kicked off already despite my daughter's obsession with "tattoo girl."

Next, it was Gokey time. That's Danny Gokey. What is there bad to say about this guy. I think the dead wife thing helped you remember him in the early auditions but since then, that's been a non issue as Danny as been Mr. Consistent each week. And, if he wins, I'm sure he'll be the next Idol contestant to date Kimberly Caldwell for a few months. Anyway, Danny's song choice was Rascal Flatts’ "What Hurts the Most." Danny did a solid job. He has a unique voice, has fun on the stage, and seems quite polished. It wasn't his best performance but it was very good. What I want from Danny is the "WOW" performance ala what David Cook did with Billie Jean. I know there are 8 weeks left so that "WOW" performance could be coming but I want to see that "WOW" performance now to solidify him as the front-runner.

If I put an Annie wig on Wilbur from Charlotte's Web, what would I have? Answer: A Red-Headed Pig OR Allison Irritating. Thus, Allison was up next to perform No Doubt’s "Don’t Speak" which she did with a guitar. Who even know she knew how to play the guitar. First of all, she was dressed for Halloween. She looked ridiculous in her outfit which all of the judges commented on that totally didn't help her performance. However, where they all think she has this great voice, I just don't get it. I feel she screams instead of sings. I just don't get the obsession with her and for once, the judges didn't love her performance either. It's about time that they are finally thinking that she's not that good and I don't think the guitar helped her. I'd love to see her go home.

Scott MacIntyre's turn was next. Yeah, yeah, yeah...I keep on hearing from ya'll that "Scott Sucks" but trust me, the only thing that sucks about Scott is that he doesn't know when to stop ass wiping after a poop as he can't see when the TP is clean. Besides that, this guy got game. He is singing Billy Joel's "I Love You Just The Way You Are" which is the perfect song choice for him. Plus, they fixed up his hair to make it less poofy. He totally redeemed himself from last week which I liked despite America disliking it. His voice was great and he put himself out of the bottom three for this week. Way to go Scotty!

Then came Matt who needs to have that mole removed from the center of his forehead. Despite the growth, he has a cool look and had no business being in last week's bottom 3. He was singing Fray's "You Found Me" and this was his worst performance which came at the worst time. Since he was in the bottom three last week and was so bad this week, that could mean bad things for Mr. Giraud. He totally got away from who he is. He needs to play something more soulful and this was just the opposite of it. I'm not quite sure what he was thinking. I think he is the perfect candidate for the judges save if he somehow got eliminated but not sure what happened to Matt this week. I'm flabbergasted.

Lil Rounds, not to be confused with Lil Kim, Lil Wayne, Lil Romeo, Lil Jon, Lil Boosie, Lil Mama, Lil Scrappy but this Lil can sing better than any of these other Lils. Lil was in need of a bit week and came out to sing Celine Dion's "I Surrender." Yes, you heard me right. She picked a Celine Dion song. Haven't these contestants learned over the years that you do NOT pick Celine, Mariah, or Whitney as you'll never come up with a version better than the original. What a huge mistake in song choice. Secondly, what is up with her wig every week? Part of what we love about Lil is her short hair which is perfect for her image so not sure why she's wearing this dead squirrel on her head every week. Lil was off key for most of the song until she hit some power notes in the last 30 seconds to maybe help her cause. She's another candidate for the judges save but I'm still waiting for Lil to listen to the judges comments and pick the right song that fits her voice.

Next up is Adam Lambert. My good friend, who has more music knowledge in his testicle than I have in my entire body, claims that Lambert is just like the Rum-Tug-Tugger. I'm not sure what the heck that means but I'm gonna take his word on it. Anyway, Adam was singing Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music" which is not one of my favorite songs. It's up there with "Brick House" that I can't stand. Anyway, he does a good job for Adam but this guy belongs on stage at a hip Broadway show. Could you really listen to 10 tracks of this same thing that he does? Plus, why did they change his hair? The hair doesn't go with the kind of act that he is. He's definitely going far but he's the Rum Tug Tugger for sure, well, I guess.

Finally, there's Kris Allen getting the final spot. He is so much better than last year's favorite pot smoker - Jason Castro who made it all the way to 4th place but with this year's crop of singers much stronger than last year. However, if Kris continues to perform like he did last night, he could easily get much further than where Castro made it which was crazy that he got that far but that's last year's news. Kris was at the piano singing Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine" which was a great choice. I still have in my head the Christina Christian version which made it on the Season 1 CD so I'm so used to a chick signing this song that it was great to hear a guy's spin on it even though the original version is from a dude. And this was his WOW performance. It was just that good. Kris hasn't gotten a ton of buzz since we didn't know much about him until the Top 36 but he should be talked about in the same breath as a Danny or Adam.

So, who is the bottom 3? I'm gonna have to say that Anoop and Megan are locks for the bottom 3. Then, it's really between Allison and Matt. I'm gonna say Allison takes that third spot in the bottom 3. I then think the Anoop Factor gets Anoop back to the bleachers and it's between Megan and Allison to go home. And going home tonight on American Idol is....Megan.

Until next week....Birdman Out.

And Then There Was 9

Well, America got it right in eliminated Michael Sarver. However, they got it all wrong with the Bottom 3.

How is Matt Giraud in the bottom 3? He was the best male vocal of the night. And NO, Adam Lambert was not the best. I hope Matt doesn't get lost in the shuffle as he should be right up there with Danny and Adam.

And what happended to my boy Scott? Yeah, yeah, yeah, a lot of you think he deserves to be there but this will light a fire under him and get him back on course.

How does Megan not even get into the bottom 3? Who's voting for her? What a joke as she is repulsive to listen to.

Not much else.

Catch ya next week.

Birdman Out.

Top 10 Perform Motown

It was Motown night for the Top 10 which should definitely play into the strengths of the contestants more than it id for Country week last week. So, let's see what happened.

First up is Matt Giraud singing Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" while at the piano. He changes up the song which made it sound much more current while still keeping with melody. Then, he gets up from the piano and take the song up another notch. He was totally in his grove. I have a riddle for you. What do you get when a white horse falls in the mud? Answer: Dark Horse. Yes, Mr. Giraud keeps on getting better and better and has put himself in a position to go deep as his fan base gets stronger each week with each solid performance. I thought it was not only his best performance but it could have been the best performance of anyone this entire season so far.

Following Matt is underdog, Kris Allen. The only reason I say "underdog" is that no one even knew who he was when the Top 36 rolled around. He is also doing a Marvin Gaye song - "How Sweet It Is" and it was actually sweet. He comes out with the guitar and performs a modern version of this Gaye classic (and NO...that's NOT a pun). Every time I hear this song, I think of Chris Klein singing it in the first American Pie and how bad he was. This was the complete opposite. This guy is comfortable with the guitar. Girls dig him. And he has the potential to cause a major upset as we move along in this competition.

Then there is Scott MacIntyre, aka Blind Guy. You had to know he was blind when you saw him wearing PINK pants. Yes, pink pants. I guess no one helped him pick up his wardrobe. Anyway, for the third straight performance of the night, the contestant was with a musical instrument. I was glad that Scott stuck with the Piano despite Paula's stupid comments last week. Scott's song choice was interesting picking the Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love." I almost wish the backup singers weren't part of his performance as it took away from his vocals. That being said, after hearing it, I wish he picked a different song that showed off his voice a bit better. Don't get me wrong, I think he did a great job with the song he chose. I just wish he picked something more manly to show off his voice better. Hey, I'm a fan of this guy. I may be the only one of people I know but you watch, this guy ain't going anywhere so fast. He may be blind, but everyone I know must be deaf (sorry all of you reading who hate this guy.)

Megan was up next. Yeah, I'm just gonna call her Megan. Every week this chick has a new name and I'm over it. So, she's just plain ole Megan now. Her song to botch this week was Stevie Wonder's "For Once In My Life." I remember how good Justin Guarini performed this song in Season 1 and it made me want to barf about how poor this performance was sung in this season. Again, she has a great look but she lacks any voice and dance skills. Watching her do that twisty thing with her arms makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. As for the voice, yes, I know she's compared to Amy Winehouse but I think she sucks as well. If I never heard Amy sing again, I'd be extremely happy. That also applies to Megan. I just think she has one of the most horrific voices I've ever heard. She's a lock for the bottom 3.

Anoop is up next. Now, this is a guy who doesn't need a last name. If he ever made it, he's just be Annop. Anoop chose to sing "Ohh, Baby, Baby" and does a very slow version which should have been called "Ohhh, Boring, Boring..." He has a nice voice but man, I could have skipped the 3 Tylenol PMs and watched this to fall asleep. I like Anoop but I think the Anoop Factor could be ending soon. He's a potential for the bottom 3. It may be time to put them Anoop Dawgs to sleep.

Then there was Michael Sarver going with "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" but he should really beg for America's votes after that performance. Think of all of the other guys in this competition.

Michael is at the bottom in terms of singing, talent, and stage presence. He's just this nice guy who can sing good but not great. I like this guy as a person but based on this guy's last few performances, would you be going onto Ticketmaster to buy tickets at $45 and up for a Sarver concert? But, I don't feel bad for him. He won't be back at his job anytime soon as he has the summer tour that he'll be going on to make some extra coin. Then, he'll be back on his job in the fall.

Lil Rounds was next and I was most excited to hear her sing as this genre was made for her. Her choice was Martha and the Vandellas' "Heat Wave." First of all, I didn't like the wig they put on her. She has short hair and that's the Lil we know. I was a bit disappointed in her singing. When she did that Mary J Blige performance a few weeks ago, that was what I wanted to hear. Last night, I would have liked her to have modernized the song a bit and to be who Lil really is. Lil is one of the best singers but she's been a bit disappointing the last two weeks. But she has nothing to fear. Even if by chance she got eliminated (which I don't believe will happen), she's the perfect candidate for the "judges save."

Adam Lambert is next coming off his creepy Johnny Cash performance last week. This time he looks like he's out of the sequel to "Just One Of The Guys" where a girl dresses up with a guy. The look alone with his hair slicked and combed over to the side and his suit creeped me out a bit. It's so not who Adam is. He went with an acoustic version of Smokey's "The Tracks Of My Tears." While I was not liking it, deep down, I knew that the judges were gonna love it. It was almost like when Fantasia sung "Summertime" and it was that slow crazy version that I loathed but the judges loved. This was his Fantasia and it didn't work again for me. I wanted to hear him be himself, not someone who he isn't. Do we really need to hear a song all sun in falsetto when that's really not showcasing how good of a voice he really has. Adam is the perfect candidate to not go as far as he should based on the last two weeks. He could totally peak at #4.

Following Lambert is Danny Gokey going with the Temptations "Get Ready." It was definitely not Danny's best performance, it was still extremely good. He has a unique voice and good stage presence. I loved the part of the song when he went back to sing and dance with the backup singers only to then come to the front of the stage to finish up the song. I think Danny need to do something that David Cook would do last year by changing it up each week. There were a few performances by Cook last year like "Billy Jean" that would just blow you away. And Blake Lewis did the same thing doing his version of Bon Jovi the year before. Gokey needs a performance like that for us to remember the entire season. I know he has it in him but I just want to see that performance now.

Shockingly, Allison Irritating gets the final spot of the night with her version of the Temptations' "Papa Was A Rolling Stone." My wife says, "I don't get it, but I know why the judges get it." Personally, I disagree. I don't get it and I don't get that the judges get it. It's just a yell fest out there. It was irritating from the first lyric down to the last. I hope America disagrees with the judges as this chick is horrendous. She has no right being in the Top 10. I don't know who is worse...Allison or Megan.

So, I think the best three of the night were Matt, Kris, and Danny.

As for the bottom three, it should be Michael, Megan, and Anoop but I'd love for the Anoop Factor to still be in effect and maybe it would be Allison. We could even get a shocker with Lil in the bottom 3 but I hope not. Going home is probably Michael Sarver.

Until next week...Birdman Out.

Alexis Gets The Boot

So, the Bottom 3 were Allison Irritating, Michael Sarver, and Alexis Grace. I was not happy that Megan wasn't in the Bottom 3 but her time will come. Alexis was sent home a bit premature as she is much better of a singer than Allison, Michael, and Megan. But, what can ya do. We finally have at Top 10.

On March 11th, before the Top 13 began, I went with the following as my top 5 while declaring Gokey the winner.
1. Danny Gokey
2. Lil Rounds
3. Adam Lambert
4. Scott MacIntyre
5. Matt Giraud

Based on this past week's performance, I'm going to keep my Top 5 the same but tweak the order a bit. I think Adam and Lil took a slight step backwards and Matt is picking up steam. So, I'm going to slightly change the order of the Top 5 to:
1. Danny Gokey
2. Matt Giraud
3. Scott MacIntyre
4. Adam Lambert
5. Lil Rounds

I know...you must think I'm crazy having Blind Guy up so high. This guy is really go far especially now that country week is out of the way.

So, I went back to see my original thoughts of these 5 individuals based on their early auditions to see what I wrote:

Danny Gokey - Posted January 15, 2009 (Kansas City Auditions):
However, his best friend, Danny Gokey, stole the show. Right when they said he had lost his wife four weeks ago, I was praying that this guy could sing. Right when he belted "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", that was it. He was the best person we've heard so far this season. I'm not calling him the winner yet; but this guy, if he can hold his emotions together could easily make the TOP 5 if not win it all. Yup...he's really that good. Plus, he got the sympathy vote as well.

Matt Giraud - Posted January 22, 2009 (Louisville Auditions):
After a montage of some pathetic souls, out came Matt Giraud, the dueling piano player. Supposedly, he taught himself how to play piano four years ago with out a lesson. This guy was one of my favorites for all the audition episodes so far. If he improves his personality, he could go deep. I'm looking forward to see what he can really do while singing with a piano. But, this guy could be a dark horse this season. Then, back on February 12th I wrote "Matt Giraud (he's my dark horse and could get better each week) - WILD CARD COMPETITOR."

Adam Lambert - Posted January 21, 2009 (San Francisco Auditions):
Then came Adam Lambert who had a David Cookish kind of look to him. He also looked a bit like Jerry O'Connell dressed as Fall Out Boy. This guy had personality so you knew he was going to have decent pipes. He chose to sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" and did a great job. Yeah, I agree with Simon that it was a bit Broadway but I liked it. They'll fix him up a bit and little girls will love him. I think he is a lock to make the Top 5 and could even go further depending on how he chooses to portray himself - a rock star or a Broadway star.

Scott MacEntyre - Posted January 14, 2009 (Phoenix Auditions):
Finally, Phoenix ended with Scott MacEntyre, aka The Blind Guy. Ray Charles is dead. Stevie Wonder can't sing well anymore. I can't stand Andrea Bochelli. So, I'm ready for the new breed in B.M.T. - Blind Musical Talent. Scott sings Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" and nailed it. And, this guy is also a piano man so once he gets to Hollywood and sits behind a piano, he'll sound even better as that is where he feels most comfortable. I'm totally rooting for this guy and I think he can make it DEEP into the Top 10 for sure.

Lil' Rounds - Posted January 15, 2009 (Kansas City Auditions):
Finally, the show ended with Lil Rounds. She has an interesting name but a great voice. Randy compared her to Fantasia but this girl is a combination of Tamayra, Latoya, Vonzell and Jordan (Sparks). Look for Idol to fix up her image and glide into the Top 12. She could wind up being the strongest female in the competition.

Huh...I'm actually pretty impressed with my comments. I'm gonna go buy a lottery ticket so Birdman Out.

Top 11 Perform: Country Week

Every year the producers of American Idol force us to suffer through country week. And this year, they made it worse by limiting the country music to those inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. First of all, I don't even like saying "Grand Ole Opry." Second, who cares? Third, I hate country music. As an old Jewish aunt would say, "Oye Vey."

Randy Travis, or Travis Trit, one of those clowns, was this weeks' mentor. He's a bit creepy looking huh? He's definitely a bit of an inbred right? Maybe not brothers and sisters mating but surely first cousins.

First up was Michael Sarver singing Garth Brooks' "Ain't Goin' Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)." The song has a tong of lyrics, it's fast paced and Michael was singing it as if he had marbles in his mouth. I agreed with Simon that I couldn't understand half of the words. He seems out of breath at points of the song, had zero stage presence, and if just felt like he was going thru the motions of getting the performance over with. What bothered me was that country music should put him in his element and I think he blew it since he was really the only country singer in the top 11. He's a candidate for the bottom 3.

Next at bat was Allison Irritating. She was performing Patty Loveless' "Blame It On Your Heart." Allison yelled most of the song as far as I'm concerned. There have been other female rockers in the past like Ryan Starr and Kimberly Caldwell that were much better than Allison and I didn't love Ryan or Kimberly either. Allison looks lost on stage. She can't dance or move around...she's just a red headed pig on stage that yells into the mic. She belongs singing in her basement where no one else has to listen to it as far as I'm concerned. I know most of you won't agree with me on here but I can't stand it. I'd take Amanda Overmeyer over Allison Irritating any day. Well, maybe not but it's a close call. I'm hoping she'll be in the bottom 3...PLEASE !

Then, Kris Allen hit the stage with Garth Brooks' "To Make You Feel My Love" and he did a solid performance. I was actually disappointed that he didn't bring out the guitar especially with it being country week. I thought the song was beyond boring but his voice was perfect. It actually worked in his favor to go guitarless to show off his voice. Kris was an unknown in the top 36 but he's finally getting his respect. (Note: I could have said "props" but I loathe that word.)

Lil Rounds was ready to go. In the past, it's always been tough for the R&B performer to thrive in country week. And, it happened again. How many black country stars can you name? Okay...I'm waiting. Just give me one name? Anything? I thought so. There are NONE. So, she really had to pick a song that was going to not sound too country but still show off her voice. She chose Martina McBride's "Independence Day." The song started off a bit rocky but once it picked up, you were able to hear that she has some great pipes. I thought Randy's comments were ridiculous saying that she could have sung "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton but if she had done that, it would have then become a Whitney Houston version and you just don't touch Whitney in this competition as you'll never sound better than her. It was definitely not Lil's week but let's hope that next week the theme better fits who she is.

One of the more interesting persons in this competition was next in Adam Lambert doing a Middle Eastern version of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." First of all, once I heard he was doing something that sounded Egyptian with a sitar sound, I was worried. Then, to do a Johnny Cash song? Johnny Cash songs aren't really sung, they are spoken-sung slowly in a deep voice. Right off the bat, it was the wrong song choice. After one verse in, I was ready to slit my wrists. It was one of the most horrific performances in Idol History. It was up there with Sanjaya's "You Really Got Me" as painfully bad. I'd rather have diarrhea than ever have to sit through this performance again. I'm not sure what he was thinking. What he has in his favor is that people will remember the performance even though it was bad. Again, Adam can sing but everything is so over the top. I'm starting to think that he'll fall before the finals, maybe in that infamous 4 slot where we've lost Daughtry. If I hear anything like that again, he'll lose my votes.

One of my favorites was up next in blind guy - Scott MacIntyre. He picked an interesting song - Martina McBride's "Wild Angels" which is a chick song. What I liked is that when he performed, he made it not sound like a country song, sort of what Kris Allen did. It started off a bit shaky but mid-way through the song, Scott was back in his groove. It was not his best performance but then again, it wasn't many people's best performances on country night. What was bizarre was that Paula told him that she'd like to see him for once not with the piano. Huh? Paula, what would you like him to do? Dance around on the stage? The dude is blind. It seems like he's gonna listen to Simon and continue to sit at the piano until the time is right to do a song sans piano.

Alexis Grace was next to hit the stage. Her choice was Dolly Parton's "Jolene" which was beyond annoying when Brooke White sang that same song last year. The song has so little verse and it's just basically singing "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene" a zillion times. Plus, it was so slow and boring. For anyone who has trouble falling asleep, get rid of the Ambien and play this performance. Yes, I can't argue that Alexis has a nice voice but the performance was just off. I could smell bottom 3 for Ms Grace.

Projected winner, Danny Gokey, was up next doing a Carrie Underwood song - "Jesus, Take The Wheel." First of all, if you could pull it off, it's a smart song choice if a dude can pull off a chick song. Secondly, no one would EVER not vote for you singing a song about Jesus. Simon said it was a bit boring in the beginning and then he picked it up about midway through the song. I like when people do that if they do it right. Clay Aiken would always do that - start out slow and then midway - it was all energy and power. I thought Gokey did the same last night and it stood out as one of the better performances of the night. Again, it was still not his best. Plus, that white coat? Simon already based the coat so I guess there's not much more to say about it.

Anoop Dawg was up next. Will he have the Anoop Factor (A.F.) in his favor? He was singing Willie Nelson's "You Were Always On My Mind" and Anoop was back in his groove. His eyebrows were a bit thinner so someone must have pluked then down a bit. His voice was back. He sung a song that showed off his voice as opposed to the last two weeks that were very keroeke. Anoop will never win American Idol but he'll still ride that Slumdog Millionaire wave for a few more weeks until the bad singers are gone and then he can find himself in a bit of trouble. Anoop survives another week.

Oh, and then there was Megan Corkrey. Okay, I'm not sure where to begin. He face looked great; however, her outfit was unappealing. First of all, wear a bra. Secondly, that kind of dress doesn't look good when your entire arm is tattooed. She needs to wear long sleeves. We all know about her lack of dance moves. But the voice is horrific. She's a lounge singer at best and I don't understand how she's on the verge of the Top 10 and the judges just love this girl. Look at some of the bad singers that have made the Top 12 in the past - Melissa McGhee, Lisa Tucker, Ramiele Mulubay, Stefanie Edwards, Gina Glocksen, Jessica Sierra, Lindsey Cardinale, Julia Demato, Vanessa Oliverez, Amy Adams, Camielle Velasco, and Leah Labelle. I think Megan Corkrey is worse than all of them. Hell, I think there are some people in the early auditions that were better than this girl. I just don't get it. I'm actually repulsed by her voice or lack thereof. Plus, did she drop her last name again? I think she's Megan Joy. Once week she's Megan Joy Corkrey. Once week She's Megan Corkrey. Now she's Megan Joy. I guess that means next week she'll be Joy Corkrey. And I'll be in JOY if she's booted this week.

Finally, Matt Giraud had the chance to end the show which was a good sign. He was singing Carrie Underwood's "So Small" which, like Danny Gokey, was a dude singing an Underwood song. But, man, he pulled it off. He looks so comfortable at the piano and has such a soulful voice. I loved that it didn't sound a bit like a country song. I had Matt Giraud going to the Top 5 overall but if Lambert and Rounds continues to fall, he can make it even further. Again, he's a dark horse that is getting less dark with each solid performance.

So, what happens tonight. If I had to pick the three worst, I can't, so I'm gonna pick the 4 worst - Michael Sarver, Allison Irritating, Megan Joy, and Alexis Grace. Of this group, Alexis is the best singer so I'm gonna then go with Michael, Allison,and Megan for the bottom 3. I'd love it to be one of the girls. I think Michael has a stronger fan base which showed at the first group in the Top 36 so he could pull the upset sending Megan Joy home.

Well, that's it. Catch ya next week. Same Bird Time. Same Bird Channel. Birdman Out.