We made it…almost…
May 25th, 2010
Lee vs. Crystal. Crystal vs. Lee. We have gotten to the big stage, and both of these kids seem excited, and slightly overwhelmed with the crowd. There may be a bigger live audience, but there are still 30 million people watching at home – now THAT is a big audience.
01. Lee DeWyze
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“The Boxer” by Simon and Garfunkel – Awww, Lee, what a great performance again! I loved it, and I thought the vocal was even better than the first time around. |
02. Crystal Bowersox
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“Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin – Her vocal was amazing tonight! I always thought that Lee had a better voice than her, but tonight her vocal was awesome! Also, I love her boots. Just sayin… |
| 03. Lee DeWyze
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“Everybody Hurts” by REM – This was a pretty good choice for him – The arrangement was a little funky, but I could tell he was into the song. |
| 04. Crystal Bowersox
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 +1/2 |
“Black Velvet” – Meh, I didn’t love this – She looked terrified to walk down the stairs, I didn’t love the look, and her vocal was messy. The last note was great, and brought it back a bit, but the whole thing was messy, IMO. |
| 05. Lee DeWyze
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+1/2 |
“Beautiful Day” by U2 /Lee’s “original song” – Veeery interesting, Idol. I guess, if you can’t get the whole original song thing to be successful, you just cover another one, huh? Anyway, I liked the arrangement – and the vocal wasn’t too bad. But as a final song, it left a little bit more to be desired in terms of emotional connection. |
| 06. Crystal Bowersox
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+1/2 |
“Up to the Mountain” - I loved this performance, and have to agree with Kara, that she was completely emotionally invested in this song. And it was a great vocal, so in terms of vocals, she is 2 for 3. |
This finale is the first one in a while where I really could see it going either way. Who will be the winner tomorrow? Any opinions?
Will Young (what has he been up to for the last eight years?) sings us out, where we get to see an image of Mr. Pants on the Ground in the season summary.
SPEAKING OF WHICH…
Enter the giveaway below!!! Get a Pants on the Ground Tshirt! Do it now! All the cool kids are doing it… Seriously.
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2 Comments Add your own
1. BeckEye | May 26th, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Wow, you’re so nice to everyone. Reading your recap makes me feel even meaner and more disgruntled than I know I am. :)
2. Cougar41 | May 26th, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Finale was a bit of a damp squib, or perhaps I’m getting too old and jaded?
Liked Crystal a lot in the beginning, but honestly, is she remotely relevant to anything today? Can you imagine buying an album by her, or wanting to listen to her on the radio?
Lee has been a grower through the season. Good voice and i could imagine hearing him on the radio, but not the most charismatic or interesting of characters. I’ll DVR tonight’s program and watch it on fast forward.
I think Cowell has the right idea about getting out of Dodge…
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