Current mood:	mischievous
Current music:	Part Time Lover - Kevin Covais

American Idol - The Stevie Wonder Night
So what did y'all think?  

Ohhh boy, how I want for no one to call and vote for that smug little Paris.  I don't give a hoot if she sang like a Stevie Wonder flavored nightengale.. she has no humility or sense of graciousness and I just can't stand her little self.  Singing her answers back to Ryan.  WTF?  I laughed right out loud when the camera panned to the judges' panel and Simon looked so intensely bored.  She did a fine job with the song but her performance afterward overshadowed that by a mile.  

Katharine had a spectacular performance.  Taylor did a fantastic job.  Lisa, who bores me, sang really well.  Mandisa, who is usually my favorite, was just a'ight.  I was completely surprised by Bucky, who actually became comfortable with "Superstitious", one of my favorite Stevie songs of all time.  I laughed one of those embarrassing snorting laughs when Simon questioned Bucky's Jessica Simpson hair.  Sometimes a stylist can really steer a person wrong... 

The rest of the performances were pretty forgettable except for Chris who just completely blew me away with his rendition of Higher Ground.  I'm a big Chili Peppers fan and I did know that the song was originally performed by Stevie, but I didn't even think of it when I was trying to envision what each contestant might sing.  I had Chris all pegged for Part Time Lover.  And with that thought, I'm reminded of Kevin Covais lisping through the song and I'm starting that embarrassing snort again.  But wow..  Randy was completely right about Chris finding a way to own each of his performances.  And Simon was completely right about his performance standing up in the real world.  And even Paula was right when she said everything about him was cool.  I'm really digging his squiggly sideburns - that's pretty artistic and you just gotta wonder if he can shave that himself or if it takes a stylist.  

So here we go with the real start of the new AI season.  My 7 year old has called the finale as a showdown between Mandisa and Chris.  My husband has exhibited some interest in Katharine.  He's trying to avoid interest altogether, so let down he was by last year's Underwood win.  But I guess Katharine has that effect... the bitch. ;)