Boys & Girls

Last night the lyrics of a song ripped through my head, although for the life of me I'm not sure why. BLUR sang... Girls who are boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys Always should be someone you really love I think perhaps that song started playing in my head because of Randy who right off the bat said it was for "the boys to loose" and then, after the girls sang changed his tune, only to change it again after the boys sang. Geez, it's just all so confusing for the simple boy to figure out. Sorta like that BLUR song. Who likes who? Who's good? Who's gonna take it all. Guess it comes down to "who do you really love!" Honestly, I only recall a few names from the top 24. Most of them did NOT stand out. And so, I will choose to ignore them in my wrap up of the last two nights. There are more boys who stand out than girls, although, right up until the end last night I thought the four girls I did like would easily over-shadow the guys. Now...well, I'm not so sure. My list of guys is a little bit longer...in fact, for a brief moment I agreed with Paula...maybe more that six boys should be in the top 12. Of course, then I realized that I was sober and Paula was obviously not (really ya'll...what the hell was she on last night...gawd!!!). So...without further ado...here's who I liked and would like to see hang around for a while... Girls Mandisa The girl's got some pipes, can take Simon's jabs (and forgive him...whoa!), has some serious stage presence AND a stage that can hold her! As Simon indicated, look for her in the finals. Paris Bennett As I mentioned in an earlier post, this girl is liked because she shares the name of the little boy in my house. After the girls sang, he voted for Mandisa, then yesterday morning, he came in very bleary eyed and asked if it was ok for us to call American Idol and let them know he had changed his mind and wanted his vote to go for Paris. Luckily for us, I had already made a vote for this little hottie who, for me, has the whole package! I honestly hope we crown PARIS our new American Idol! Lisa Tucker While I think the judges were just a little too effervesant in their praise of this little 16 year old, I do think she can sing. I hope she stays around for a while! Katherine McPhee Mandisa and Katherine book-ended the show spectacularly! I like Katherine a lot...she's cute, controlled, has a great voice and an all around nice personality. I'll be honest...she was one of the three votes cast from my house! Boys Bucky Covington This guy intrigues me. Plain and simple but with a voice that promises, with a little coaching, to do things that we didn't see from Bo Bice last year. While I wouldn't call him "amazing", he's a "person of interest"...keep your eye on this guy. Will Makar Ok...here's what this boy has going for him. He sang a song that Paris liked (and did it all right). Plus...he's got the pre-teen girl vote locked up. He'll be around for a while. When Paris went to bed last night, he instructed me to call over to the producers of AI and tell them that he wanted #4. I did as instructed! I have a feeling a lot of 7-13 year olds did the same! Kevin Covais aka Squishy The little girls love this little odd-looking duck. Plus, he can sing with the sincerity of an angel. He really doesn't have the best voice...but dang, we just want to love him...maybe pinch his cheeks a little bit. I have a feeling that some grannys sent their little charges to bed last night then grabbed phone and did some speeding dialing. I look for him to hang around a little bit longer than his talent should allow. David Radford Seriously...did you see the dimples?! Plus he's a crooner! He may be a little bit one-diminsional, but I like him, a heck of a lot better than John Stevens (the other crooner)! Elliot Yamin You know...this guy has a funny looking face (I'm sorry...but you know what I mean...it's not what is considered "classical" beauty), but man, when he starts to sing...WOW! I remember being impressed with him in Hollywood and I'm elated to find him in our top 12. Hopefully, there will be some smart ones out there (as opposed to squealing pre-teen girls) who will vote for this guy because he can sing...as opposed to cute little boys with lessor talents. Ace Young "....and a pretty face..." I have NO idea why this kid was nervous last night, but dang, I think he was the MOST nervous of the guys. Yes, he's got the "X" factor as Simon pointed out. What Simon really meant to say when explaining his comments was that every girl (and a hell of lot of boys) would like to sleep with him and since "sex" sells...he'll go far. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's got a pretty darn good voice to back up those "be still my beating heart" looks! Taylor Hicks He's got twitches and ticks and is really just a little odd...but when he sings, the love of music comes out. Honestly ya'll, I'm getting goose-bumps just writing about his performance last night. I didn't think I'd like him. I wasn't really sure he should be in the top 12. Maybe I didn't want to like him because he looks old for his age. But, like Simon, I'm using reverse gear! He deserves to be in the top 12 and maybe even the finales! As you can tell, I've already got 7 guys I want in the final 12 and there is at least one I left out (Chris Daughtry) who I kind of think outta be there as well. What to do? Well, perhaps the final 12 should be my list. Sure it's a little top heavy with guys. Then again, the four girls in question would put up a heck of a fight...you know it, I know it...and I'm betting that America knows it. Look for four people we could care less about to leave the show tonight...and not soon enough! I'm most interested to see who the Professor and ~foxy coxy~ picked after the performances from the past couple of nights...clue us in ya'll! j.