The measure of the lameness of "American Idol" - only one of its qualities, but a prominent one - is that the song Paul Abdul chose for David Archuleta to sing tonight is Billy Joel’s "And So It Goes." Beautiful, I guess. But um, is that the kind of song that young men get on the pop charts with these days? There’s nobody more contemporary your 17-year-old contestant could sing? Randy and Paula loved it. Simon says no surprises, good, but not outstanding. What a start. Maybe next a little something from Burt Bacharach or Dolly Parton. Oh, wait….
But then Randy choses an Alicia Keys tune for Syesha, because "it’s a record she could make and be very successful with it." "If I Ain’t Got You." Isn’t that why we’re here? Good. Very good.
Simon sticks David Cook with "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack. […]
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