Strange Thing Mystifying

[jlh]

Right, so, for those of you that missed it, which seems like everyone who isn't on flaming_potato: Ryan kissed Simon on the temple last night on American Idol. Simon freaked out. Ryan told him to calm down, and Simon said he couldn't. If you look around, you probably can find it, but this icon made by dollsomeis NOT a manip:



On to the elimination. It's clear at this point that the votes have much less to do with the actual performances and much more to do with the fanbases that solidified in the semis and the first two weeks of the show. Michael wasn't as adventuresome as D.Cook, and he wobbled a bit in the semifinals. Brooke was very strong in the semis even though she's been falling apart for the last few weeks—and also, I think she got a bump from the KLC voters. I don't think that Carly's voters will have a lot of impact, because a lot of them will probably go to D.Cook; only if Syesha picked them up would they mean much for the eliminations.

It's a very strange season in that I think many people made up their minds in the second week of the semis and have been voting the same way ever since. A singer who is amazing one night might be able to pick up some secondary voting, but that's about it. If they don't already have a really solid fanbase, as Carly didn't, as Chikezie didn't, as Ramiele didn't, as Hernandez didn't, as Amanda didn't, as Michael didn't, then they won't be able to guarantee not being kicked off. And if they have a crazy solid fanbase, like Brooke and for a long time KLC, they can weather a lot of fuck ups. This has always been somewhat true—see the Daughtry elimination in season 5—but never to this extent, or this early. I don't think Syesha has the fanbase, either. And I really don't think VFTW has anything to do with it; Brooke earned her fans fair and square, she just hasn't been living up to her potential lately.

I'm not sure if it will be Jason or Brooke in the top 3, but that the top two will be the two Davids feels undeniable at this point. Who will win may actually be incredibly close, and will probably depend on the coronation song just like it did last year, which favors small David as much as it favored Jordin. So likely, the next move for D.Cook fans is to go to americanidol.com and vote for good coronation songs, and not horrible Diane Warren-esque ones.

consumedbywords gets the cookie this week!

Comments

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with Simon (I find myself doing that more and more...) that Jason sounded like a boy who'd been forced by his parents into singing a song at a wedding. He has the weakest voice of any of the remaining competitors, and the least vocal range, but he's got an army of fangirls (including my own DD) who vote for him every week no matter what he does. I really thought, based on what and how he sang this week, that he didn't deserve to stay *shrugs* Whatever. I'm expecting a Battle of the Davids finale. So what's a coronation song? (Yes I am new to the Idolatry:)) And could we please make little David sing something other than schmaltz? :P

[jlh.livejournal.com]

The coronation song is the official Idol single. In the finale the final two each sing a song that is basically "in this moment all my dreams have come true." They usually sound like annoying Hot!AC power ballads—think Celine Dion. The one Kelly sang in season one is on a cruise ship commercial now. Last year, famously, they wouldn't allow Blake to put his own arrangement on the coronation song, but just sing it straight, which of course doomed him. If the coronation song is super schmaltzy, Cook will have a tough time winning out over Archuleta.

There is a contest to write the coronation song, and you can vote for the one you like on americanidol.com.

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Ah okay... so that's the purpose of the songwriting competition? Eeek. Must run and vote for whichever song is least schmaltzy :) I guess my "D. Cook all the way" is showing again :D

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Do you have a link to where I can listen to the competing songs, or are they not available yet?

[jlh.livejournal.com]

No, apparently the voting has closed, which sucks, as I only went in to vote once while it was still open.

[piperki.livejournal.com]

I don't even watch this, but I went looking anyway: grainy video is here (http://www.dailymotion.com/igrecman/video/x56s7h_ai7-top6-results-part1_music).

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! yay!

[phoenixsong]

Also here

[dreamerren.livejournal.com]

I saw this on the TWOP review and it made me giggle...plus it completely personifies what you were saying about Ryan being so chill and relaxed this year about the whole thing:

Ryan introduces the judges, giving Paula a kiss on the cheek as he passes. Then he gives Simon a peck on the top of the head, at which point Simon double-takes so hard he time-traveled all the way back to vaudeville. Ryan is actually the cooler of the two, basically telling Simon to relax and watch the Top 6 perform the ghastly "All I Ask Of You" with the ghastly Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sending me that! I hadn't seen it yet.

(and man, talk about ghastly!)

[dreamerren.livejournal.com]

(and man, talk about ghastly!)
I can't even bear to think of it. That is one of my favorite musical love songs EVER and it was butchered...it made me so sad :(

[hearthisvoice.livejournal.com]

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t117/cowboyhd/AI7/Ani/CHD-AI7-0007.swf

:D

[jlh.livejournal.com]

hahaha, griffin.

Thank you! This is excellent because you can really see that little serious, determined look on Ryan's face, and how relaxed Simon is about Ryan invading his personal space.