Aww! I really wanted Alex to be awesome in an off-beat way. He’s so funny and has a great personality. Maybe he can make it a little farther just for fun? Imagine if he and Norman and Tatianna were the top 3! LOL
Sorry, ABBA rearranged as a serious dramatic song doesn’t work with the same back music. What the heck?
ETA: Ouch, that last note was a bad fail.
Ouch. That was bad Arianna.
Good on this Arianna girl for trying something that’s not the same boring songs, but bad for her trying to sing it just like it is one of the same boring songs. Not so much melisma as her voice breaking, unable to sustain any notes.
Side note: that song always makes me want to see a revival of Chess come along. It’s like an alternate version that Florence could sing instead of “Heaven Help My Heart.”
I’m with Paula on the ABBA pronunciation. Shut up, Simon.
Not again! I already posted this year in an AI thread that I was sick of this song – I HATE “HEY THERE DELILAH”!
ETA: “Hey There Khalilah” from YouTube is better than JuNot’s breathy mess.
Ju’Not is actually kind of making me like this miserably stupid, overplayed song.
That was…good.
Ju’not
Ok voice, kind of rapsy. The twee spelling of his name is a strike against him. Kind of a dull song choice. Why are they all singing dirges tonight.
Not terrible, but nothing spectacular. I don’t see him being a big vote getter, but no one else has been any better tonight.
Holy crap. She’s 23?! She looks about 50 in the face.
Oh my God. What is Nathaniel wearing?!
This woman has absolutely no idea what’s she singing.
[My Name Is Earl]
You know the kind of woman who could’ve been the next Faith Hill, but somewhere along the way discovered peach daiquiris, put a diaphragm in on her own, and wound up smack dab in the middle of trailer hell raising two kids? Yet, she still manages to look hot and you can bounce a quarter off her butt cause you gotta take of yourself. I mean, come on. Anyway, that’s me. My name is Joy.
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Kristen butchered that.
This Kristen can sing alright, but she’s so affected and full of herself that I can’t stand her.
Well, as much as I hate what she did to Tracy Chapman, Kristin has a good voice. Best voice of the night so far.
Even if she looks like Goldie Hawn.
Ah, give him a break. He’s from Northern New York. Be glad that he doesn’t have a mullet.
It occurred to me tonight that “Hey There Deliah” is exactly the same melody as “Last Train to Clarksville” slowed wayyy down.
This ass is not actually going to wear that stupid headband on the live show is he?
Voice, schmoice. She sang a break up song like it’s a come on song. The lyrics aren’t cryptic. If she doesn’t even think about what they actually say she’s either stupid or… actually, I can’t think of another possibility. They all come back to stupid.
I so need Piercings Headband to be off this show.
I wish Seacrest would ask some of these people what they thought the songs they just sang were about.
Oh my God, this is SO high school musical…now it’s turning disco. Man, this is pure velveeta. I hope Simon makes him cry.