American Idol: February 2008 Archives

Forget about him being cute as a button, David Archuleta is the real deal as he proved once again on "American Idol" last night. His version of John Lennon's "Imagine" was so good that I'm gonna have to buy it on iTunes. Here's what judge Paula Abdul said to him after: "David, you are ridiculous. I wanted to squish you, squeeze your head off, and dangle you from my rear-view mirror. You are, no, honest to god, that is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and one of the most moving performances I've ever heard."

I totally agree!

David Archuleta was, hands down, my favorite contestant last night. This kid is too adorable for words and has the potential to go a long ways on "American Idol." He's got the singing chops, the stage presence, a love of performing, a smile that lights up the room and you kinda wanna adopt him. He did terrific and I can't wait to hear more and more. The judges, all three of them, loved him as did the audience.


Randy only liked Jason Castro's "Daydream," but Simon and Paula loved his different take on the classic song. I agree with Simon and Paula. He made the song his own but didn't overdo it. Plus, he can play the guitar and he's got the most beautiful blue eyes and smile. He was so shocked that they liked his performance. **************

I may be in the minority here but I'm a sucker for the handsome clean-cut type (among my many types) so I am rooting for Jason Yeager who did a nice version of "Moon River" and has a terrific voice. "Moon River" is one of my favorite songs of all time from one of my favorite movies of all time ("Breakfast at Tiffanys") so Jason had me at hello. I hope he can stick around for a few more performances and show that he's more than a cruise ship-type crooner. And his son is like the cutest mini-me! *********

With a fiery backdrop, Michael Johns wowed the judges with his performance of "Light My Fire." He was damned good, very good looking but it's hard for me to root for him because he's just too good, too polished, too already the top three I guess. ************

The misses:

I find Danny Noriega annoying. He's got this whole attitude kinda thing that reminds me of Sanjaya except he does have a decent voice. But his version of "Heartbreak Hotel" was way too fast. He just ripped through it like he was late for the school bus. ************

I know I was raving about Luke Menard's looks yesterday. Well, I can't rave about his performance of "Everybody's Talkin'" because it was bland and a very poor song choice. There were so many 60s songs to choose from, why do this snore? Luke might not make it to next week. But he wasn't as horrid as the little Peter Frampton lookalike who did "Breaking Up is Hard to Do." Watching him was hard to do!