The Sonia Show

mood: relaxed

Yeah, so, it was opposite night on “American Idol.” Singers that I’m usually indifferent to were my favorites of the night, while the singers I usually enjoy stunk up the stage.

The final six took on the songs of Andrew Lloyd Weber, and I was surprised by how good Carly and Syesha were. Syesha, in particular, was obviously in her element, although she hit a few bum notes … not that anyone noticed. And, even though she got a little McScreamy in the middle and flubbed a lyric, Carly rocked “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

I have to wonder though, why didn’t Rocker David, Brooke or the Dreaded One take Weber’s songs and make them their own like they usually do? Instead, they performed them straight up, and, well that didn’t work out so well for Brooke and the Dreaded One. Come on, even Little David took a song from “Phantom of the Opera” and made it all pop ballad-y.

Rocker David was pretty good, but I would have preferred to see him rock it up, but oh well. I loved that Weber told him to sing the song more sultry, but it appears that David confused sultry with sleepy. Didn’t he look like he was going to nod off in the middle of his performance?

And Brooke, poor, sweet, nice Brooke. She was waaaay out of her element here. She’s Carly Simon. She’s Carole King. She’s not Broadway. Her performance last night was, well, not so great. I didn’t care that she started over. As usual, Paula reminded everyone that she is a brain-dead retard after chastised Brooke for starting over, when a month or so ago, when Brooke did the same thing while singing “Every Breath You Take” on the piano, Paula applauded her for it. Like I said: Retard.

So, I suspect the bottom two will be the Dreaded One and Brooke with Brooke going home. I like Brooke. I think she’s great, but I think we all know she was never going to win this thing.

Tarot.com says …

Libra: Relationships can be the primary source of pleasure now, yet they may put pressure on other areas of your life, such as your career. Your ruling planet Venus, in your 7th House of Partners, is being stressed by aggressive Mars, provoking headstrong action. Taking a more philosophical approach can ease the stress on you and everyone else involved.