Idol Performance “Lip-Sinking”

Yes, I know it should be spelled “lip-synch,” but the burning question in my mind this week is:  In which producer’s mind does horrible lip-synch-ing with a great soundtrack make for a better show than a somewhat lower quality singing performance that doesn’t look completely fake?  Seriously.  Yes, they did this last year, but for some reason I think last year’s contestants covered it up a whole lot better. It took several weeks for me to figure out.  This year, blatantly obvious…hence my thought that loose lips SINK ships.  Besides the fact that the show’s longevity has led to finding finalists who actually have really great potential as professionals…which has made the show quite boring in my mind…this is a big turn-off to those of us who are mainly watching for the entertainment factor, not because we are truly looking for some new start to worship.  Lose the soundtrack and go back to “Oops, she missed on that note,” or “Man, I can’t believe he forgot the words again after a whole week of practicing!”  But I digress.

No shockers on the eliminations this week.  Andrew should have been gone weeks ago, and Katie was just too young to hold out ‘til the end. 

But I really wouldn’t have been sad to Siobhan gone. Her session with Adam Lambert proved that she is truly freaky. In spite of the times last season when he really creeped me out with the makeup and drama, he was ALWAYS one of the top two in my mind.  This girl though, she always has some pitchy notes here and there, and these last two weeks have just been boringly weird.  Some weird tone to her voice in the first half of that song…like she had an opera singer stuck in there or something. Just not cool.

What will happen next week, “Inspirational Songs” week?  One thing that should be entertaining is what kind of songs will fall into this category.  Is this the week Archuleta did “Imagine” during his season? That was awesome. Does anyone from this season even have it in them to inspire?  Perhaps this will be the week the odd Siobhan takes her leave. Any care to weigh in?

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