jlh | Ryan and Simon have no intention of hiding their love away, clearly (Reply)

How much more Ryan Simon bitching could possibly have fit into a two hour show? And they hit all the old favorites too: Ryan is obnoxious, Simon is unhelpful, Ryan is obsessed with shoes, Simon needs to button his shirt.

flaming_potato friends, what was Ryan whispering to Simon, please? I only caught the word "obnoxious"! Ryan was really hyper tonight, which he's been on occasion on the news lately. Don't be taking NoDoz, now, Ryan!

Lythgoe said in an interview that they had 25 songs to choose from tonight; I'd love to see the full list, I have to say.

Syesha, "Got to Get You Into My Life." Hmm. I don't think the horns are doing her any favors; it ended up being a little Vegas. But she sounded good.
Chikezie, "She's a Woman." Well, you can't say he didn't put it right out there. I'm not sure the first part of the song really went with the second part of the song, but the stagecraft was fantastic and he sounded great.
Ramiele, "In My Life." See, this is a pretty song? But it doesn't go anywhere, and she didn't take it anywhere. She got the "you look great" kiss of death from Paula, too.
Jason, "If I Fell." Oh, he's just so adorable, isn't he? I love drummers. Simon was right in that it was too much like last week, but he'll be fine. He'll work it out.
Carly, "Come Together." Well, at least she finally is wearing an outfit that goes with the ink. I thought she sounded fantastic, and finally lived up to that potential we've been hearing about.
David Cook, "Eleanor Rigby." Hmm. Eleanor Rigby as an Incubus song really doesn't work for me. Ali thought it sounded like a soundtrack for a Naruto amv. But that also means it sounded radio friendly, and that's what Simon wants this year!
Brooke, "Let It Be." Okay, so this is kinda boring, isn't it? I mean, she sounded great, but nothing really happened in that song.
David Hernandez, "I Saw Her Standing There." It isn't up there with Sinatra doing "Something," but he really oversang this one didn't he? Not really the right song for Sr. H.
Amanda, "You Can't Do That." She totally picked the right song, and I thought she sounded fantastic. I'm not sure I'm with Simon that she was better last week, as I thought she was pretty damn good.
Michael, "Across the Universe." Good choice, because he reminded us that he can actually sing, which I was beginning to lose track of. There have been a lot of covers of this lately—Fiona and Rufus, at least, and he seemed to be doing the Rufus, but he didn't really do anything with it.
Kristy Lee, "Eight Days a Week." I didn't get it. Way too fast, she sounded kind of lame, and it didn't work in any way.
small David, "We Can Work It Out." Okay, so I have to say here, that Brandon forgot the lyrics, and he was so out. I feel like small David is falling apart under the pressure of the heir apparent stuff, and that sort of sucks, and he'll get through this week anyway, but hopefully everyone will lay off him after this.