In preparation for giving my weeknights over to yet another season of American Idol, I’ve been reading up on the rumored contestants for the coming season, and how many of their names will be vaguely familiar. Rumor has it that we’ll be seeing a Castro (Jason’s brother), an Osmond (Donny & Marie’s nephew), and a former Miss New York crossing our TVs during the early episodes of Season Eight. But one name that probably won’t stick out to a lot of people is Joanna—as in Joanna Pacitti, a singer who was outed by The New York Post as a formerly frustrated Annie who had an ill-fated dalliance with Geffen not even two years ago.
“Let It Slide,” above, was the lone single from This Crazy Life, the album on which Pacitti went by her first name only. It peaked at No. 31 on the Heatseekers chart (the chart reserved for artists who never hit the top 100 on SoundScan’s big board) and had tracks by Diane Warren and Linda Perry, as well as her cover of Dashboard Confessional’s “Screaming Infidelities”:
Sure, I grew to like Carly Smithson last year, even with her major-label past, and I suspect Pacitti’s past will at least result her in having a tougher exterior than at least a few of the other hopefuls. (There has to be at least one guy who makes it through to Hollywood who doesn’t have some sort of culture-industry past, right?) But I really, really hope that none of the powers that be at Idol get inspired to throw Emo Week after finding this particular clip.
HEY, ‘ANNIE,’ GET YOUR FUN [NYP]
This Crazy Life [Amazon]
Joanna - Let It Slide [YouTube]
Yo hair is everywhere, dawg
It will be awkward on Idol’s “Britney Week,” when Joanna declares, “I’ve decided to sing “Out From Under” from Britney’s latest album, because it’s a really beautiful song AND ALSO I RECORDED THE VERSION THAT’S ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE BRATZ MOVIE FROM WHICH PAULA GOT KICKED OFF.”
I was really hoping to see that Joanna Newsom was trying out for Idol. I would watch every minute of every episode.
I’m going out on a limb to predict that, at least once this season, Paula will tell Joanna: “Gosh, you look so beautiful up there! I love you!” or somesuch.
I think her beauty will have nothing to do with it really. She has had chances, but so has Brittney and many others. I think after hearing her voice,she will be ok. She seems to be a fighter. I am looking forward to hearing her and all the new contestants this year.Whateva is meant to be ,will be.If she gets a lot of backlash which is gonna happen and makes it thru with all the negative stuff then she deserves it
oh wow, I had no idea this was THAT Joanna. I should have recognized her. Very pretty girl but SUCH A BORING ALBUM.