This was such a fun season of American Idol that I can't even tell you! I'm a little sad to have to say good-bye.
I completely agree with America's choice of the finalists. I've liked Man-David and Boy-David since their debuts on the show.
That being said, however... this week's show fueled my conspiracy theory that Simon, Paula, and Randy are told what to say before the show begins. Or in the very least they are told who to insult and who to compliment. I'm sure the exact words are up to them. Randy is free to use as many pitchy's and dawg's as he desires.
They were all like, "Round one goes to Archuleta. Round two goes to Archuleta. Round three goes to Archuleta." Am I being too cynical? That had to be planned because in all actuality, round one and two went to Man-David. I do agree however that Boy-David totally owned the final song, Imagine.
So who's my pick for the winner? Let's put it like this. I would actually buy a David Cook cd. But we all know that 11 to 17-year-old girls make all the decisions in our nation. And I believe that's why the producers steered the comments in Archie's direction.
I voted once for Man-David, and then got a second cup of decaf. But all the Jessicas, Amys, Ambers continued voting for Boy-David until mom and dad told them it was time to go to bed.
So bottom line: Cook deserves to win, but I predict Archuleta will take the title.
Here's my pick for my favorite pick of the season. It's David Cook from Mariah Carey week: Man-David's awesome rendition of Mimi's Always Be My Baby.
Hearing him sing it, you realize the lyrics are very dark and angst-filled. He took the sugariest song in the history of pop, and made it a rock ballad.
Kudos to you Mister Cook. Regardless of the finale results. May you have a long and prosperous career.
