American Idol Top 4 (Performance Night)

It’s a Barry Gibb who mentored the remaining Idols. Barry Gibb is music icon, boasting 5 almost decades of being in the music industry, and was a significant part of the Beegees. The idols are to sing 2 songs each.

First up was Melinda Doolitle with the song “Love you Inside and Out”. Like a norml Beegees song, it was originally supposed to be falsetto all the way. After Melinda sang during rehearsals, Mr. Gibb was able to say that “It works for a lady”. Paula said “Your vocals are great and that’s consistent”

Melinda’s 2^nd song was “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart”. I thought it was a slow boring song, nonetheless, Melinda brought the house down by showcasing her great pipes. Simon said, “I think the second half of that song has put you through the semi finals”. Melinda has all the confidence, just makes it work for every song.

Blake Lewis sang “You Should Be Dancing”, still with the beat boxing and break dancing of course. He has good falsetto, and the black hair works. I get the natural high whenever he does his beatboxing. Randy and Simon didn’t like the beat boxing at all, but I TOTALLY disagree.

Blake’s 2^nd song was “This is Where I Came In”. This song was never a hit, but maybe this time it will be, because of Blake. However, Simon Cowell is not a big fan of Blake tonight, saying he sang a tuneless song.

Lakisha Jones sang “Stayin’ Alive” with a slower tempo She was showing some attitude on the stage and it’s really refreshing at this point. She didn’t sing much of the high notes like Barry Gibb suggested, but it was okay. Her 2^nd song was “Run to Me”, and her rendition was the very definition of pitchy. Sorry, Kiki.

Jordin Sparks sang “To Love Somebody”. It’s actually the first I’m hearing this song being sang by a girl. Mr. Gibb actually predicted her to win this contest. She also got the best words form the judges tonight (the usual “best vocals, best song choice, yadah yadah yadah). However, the tides weren’t for her when she sang her 2^nd song “Woman in Love”. I was actually nervous for her when she sang that song. It was a hard song, and a little boring, Simon didn’t like it.

Results night in a few hours will reveal the final 3. I think Lakisha Jones or Blake Lewis are on the danger zone. But then again, a shocking elimination can always happen.