Oddly, no mention at all Wednesday night of the overtime glitch that left DVR viewers out in the cold for Glambert’s performance. But they did seem to have time for Seacrest to yet again make fun of Simon’s age. Isn’t that joke getting old?
Apparently Frankie Avalon’s “Venus” was on the top of the charts when Simon was born and so they showed a clip of him singing it ....
Wait a minute! Is that Frankie Avalon singing the very same song 50 years later on the “Idol” stage? Why, yes it is. He must have a “45” dropping soon. Simon insists they made a mistake: “Venus” came out in 1959, and he says he was born in 1969 but, of course, he was lying.
The long-awaited group lip-sync number was from the year “Idol” was “born” in the U.S. -- 2002. Actually, I’m not 100 percent sure that the long-awaited group lip-sync number WAS lip-synced this time.
Kylie Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” kicked off, with Lil Rounds doing a strange come-hither dance move and then darting out of frame. Either they were singing live -- badly -- or the recording engineers just gave up after it became clear that Lil would not learn to harmonize in tune.
Either way, what an odd choice for a group number -- not exactly a showstopper or a tune that showcases vocal prowess. Perhaps the producers thought the Idols could handle learning a group number if there were minimal words to memorize. Word Memorization A+; Actual Singing: C-.
Next was the Ford music video to Britney’s “Circus!” Woo-hoo! How current! Granted, it was a little odd to hear a tenor-heavy version of Britney, but the guys’ glitter eye makeup more than made up for it. (By the way, I can’t wait to see Brit Brit lip=sync the same song next Thursday at the Staples Center!)
Glambert thanked Simon for Tuesday’s standing ovation. Matt Giraud thanked the mayor of Kalamazoo. I’d like to thank Paula for speaking coherently.
Glambert, Kris and Anoop were in the hot seat first. Frontrunner Glambert was safe, of course, even with the DVR glitch, as was Kris. Anoop landed in the Bottom Three after giving what was arguably his best performance to date. Dammit! I blame myself for neglecting to vote. I hope Anoop will not bring this up in couples counseling.
Someone called “Flo Rida” (rhymes with “low rider” but looks suspiciously like a state name) performed.
At first I was appalled because I thought this song was about oral sex! Can you imagine? On a family show? Sample lyric: “You spin my head right round, right round when you go down, when you go down down.”
Thankfully, I overreacted. (Focus on the Family and the FCC, there is no need to return my calls.) The song is just about patronizing strip joints. Sample lyric #2: “From the top of the pole I watch her go down; She got me throwin’ my money around.”
