Loading ...Now that the final night of performances is over, we have but one question on our minds: Who’s going to win? (Well, actually, we have a second question: Are the Idol powers that be really going to release “This Is My Now” as the single if Blake wins? Because that song fits him even worse than the tuxedo T-shirt did. But we’ll focus on the first one, for now.) Vote for your choice of winner below, and in 24 hours or so, we’ll see just how much our demographic has its finger on the pulse of the people who are willing to spend four hours calling and texting in their votes!
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last night left me cold.
they were both dreadful.
i swear if i have to hear blake attempt falsetto one more time i am going to a rooftop and throwing myself over it. blake is at best, dire.
jordin is young, so i am hoping that with a little time she will learn how to invest some serious emotion into her singing and just get on with it. really the girl needs to get into a song a bit, move around, emote more than just with tears and sad eyes.
very bad year for vocalists all around in my opinion, especially if this season is any evidence of “this is the best of the best”.
These are very very early returns, but they’re surprising!
@spazandmojo:
jordin is young, so i am hoping that with a little time she will learn how to invest some serious emotion into her singing … get into a song a bit, move around, emote more than just with tears and sad eyes.
See, I disagree. I’m not even rooting for Jordin, but if there’s one thing I’d say she’s done well all season, it’s pay attention to lyrics instead of just delivering them blankly, like Blake and most of the others did. If she overdoes it with the “tears and sad eyes,” I’d say that’s because she’s 17, and lyrics like the treacle in “This Is My Now” are, like, totally meaningful to her. But give her a break: she does virtually always give the impression that she’s listening. Only Melinda (natch) did that better. Even LaKisha often looked like she was thinking about nothing more than how to hit that next note.
I mean, go ahead and criticize Jordin for any of the other things she does wrong: the pageanty song choices; the lack of movement and the redundant stand-at-the-mic-and-belt stance; the shoutiness. But saying she doesn’t try to emote is, I think, an unfair criticism belied by the evidence.
Blake just tanked with that performance of the godawful “This Is My Now” – he looked like he was actually making fun of the song! Jordin should win this, unless there are far more “Blaker girls” than I suspect…
I’m voting for Jordin, but it’s kind of like when I voted for John Kerry in 2004. I’m less than thrilled.
Heres a post with reasons why blake should win!
http://whudahexup.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-blake-lewis-sho...
Jordin will win, but in the long run Blake will have a more memorable career.
@DigitalLogic: Agreed. Well, “memorable” is a stretch, but if he hooks up with some hot/smart producers, he stands a chance of making a cool post-Timberlake pop record.
But yeah, Jordin in a walk. Blake was sabotaged by that POS contest-winning song.
@dennisobell:
sorry, i actually wasn’t trying to come across as hyper critical of her. i liked her more than most, i just felt it was a bit predictable in presentation in the long run, but that is why i chalked it up to age. i was just trying to say ultimately there is more to emoting in a song then what she exhibited, but that i had hope for her.
and i am actually rooting for her against blake…
The KISS station here in Phoenix had an all out campaign to garner votes for Jordin last night. I’d be shocked if she doesn’t win.
I thought it was a pretty lackluster finale(part 1). There wasn’t much passion in either one of them, which shouldn’t surprise me.
There’s no “other” option?
@rad_matter: No, because it’s assumed the terrorists have already won.