Posts Tagged ‘american idol’
Life lessons in song, courtesy “American Idol” and Peter Cetera
"American Idol" is back on again, and it really is oh, so easy to look at those people and say: "Shit, I could do that." And though there's less meanness and crappy singers on than in the Simon Cowell years, it's even easier to say, "Those people are morons. Can't they hear themselves?" Answers: No,…
Read MoreWhy ‘American Idol’ has nothing to fear from me
Singing has a checkered past with me. I love singing, I love music, but put me in front of people to do it and things haven't always gone so well. (As a kid I was at a summer camp where we were all asked to perform in a pseudo talent show; I thought I could…
Read MoreMini-Rant for Friday: The Great Culling on American Idol (Spoiler-free)
Dear American Idol Producers, We're not idiots. Well, some of us actually are. And some of us do revel in it a bit, particularly when we're watching your show. But I spent 10 minutes of my evening tonight watching the DVR version of your results show this week. And I felt a compulsion to write.…
Read MoreMouthing off
So, I watched "American Idol" this evening and I have a question. Shut up. Anyway. Back to the question. In all seriousness, wtf has happened to Barry Gibb's mouth? Admittedly, it's not like I've heard this evening's mentor speak all that often, but that lips-and-teeth construct as it stands today could not have gotten out…
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