Yesterday after Did Benami butchered What Becomes of the Broken Hearted on American Idol, Simon seemed to compare her performance to the singers on a competing network’s reality show. The King of Mean said, “If you listen to one of those dancing shows, they have the singers,, you know, murdering a song on it…If you ever watch it. That’s what it kind of (sounds like.)” As Simon was being interrupted by Randy Jackson he had the biggest mischievous smile on his face, so he totally knew what he was doing and was waiting for the opportunity to use the comparison. So I wonder was he referring to Dancing with the Stars or could it be another show he was talking about? He probably isn’t referring to Randy Jackson’s show on MTV America’s Best Dance Crew because they use recorded tracks. So if it is DWTS, I think he was so right. Every Monday night I wonder what songs Harold Wheeler and the DWTS band will destroy and then every Tuesday night I wonder what songs the American Idol singers will destroy. It is like every Monday and Tuesday is like a line from the Don McLean song American Pie…”The day the music died.” Instead of the meaning behind McLean’s version of the deaths of three rock’n’roll legends in a plane crash, it is the music being killed off song by song by bad singers and horrible arrangements on both shows.
If I had to chose which show was worse then I think Dancing with the Stars is worse because they have never ever made a song better, some American Idol contestants have reworked a song to make it better than the original. Not that often, but there have been a few times that has happened.
Simon Cowell was on The Tonight Show and Jay Leno asked him about his wedding plans. The American Idol Judge was very coy about all the details, but the one telling thing from this interview is how much he loves Mezhgan Hussainy. How nice was it to see the toughy be all mushy over her! Wonder if he will fell the same way when she files for divorce and gets half of his billions? I joke, I think they will last.
BTW who else is bummed that when Simon brought his finacee’ out on to stage with him, he didn’t do what Tom Cruise did on Oprah Winfrey and jumped up and down on the couch? Such a missed opportunity because it started out the same way.
Is Howard Stern replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol as a judge? Well according to Page Six if the producers had their way he would be.
A source connected to “Idol” said, “It’s one of the few shows that could compete with Stern’s $100 million-a-year Sirius contract, and ‘Idol’ bosses think he’d be even nastier than Simon.
“They know he would be great TV and would clash with the other judges such as Ellen DeGeneres and the contestants. ‘Idol’ will do what it takes to sign him.”
While yes he would be meaner than Simon, it is a different type of meaness and I don’t think the fans of American Idol are going to want to see it. I know I would give up Idol if he became the new judge.
Now when it comes to Howard, it would just be like his radio show with the other three judges. Because Kara DioGuardi has already worn a bikini on the show, Ellen DeGeneres is a lesbian and Randy Jackson looks like Robin Quivers.
Simon Cowell announced he is working on a charity song for the people of Haiti like Bob Geldof did with Band-Aid back in the ’80s and now we know what song they are going to cover…REM’s Everybody Hurts according to SkyNews. Out of all the songs ever recorded, why this one? I am not saying I don’t love this song, but I have personally always associated this song with death because I remember hearing it when my friend’s brother died and it sounds like a suicide prevention song to me. According to Wikipedia Peter Buck wrote this in the linear notes for their greatest hits, “the reason the lyrics are so atypically straightforward is because it was aimed at teenagers,” and he added, “I’ve never watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but the idea that high school is a portal to hell seems pretty realistic to me.” Does that sound like the right song to raise money for Haiti with? I mean if you read the lyrics it can work, but it is just such a depressing song. I am sure I am not the only person who associates this song with suicide prevention?
BTW here is who is going to be part of the cover, Mika, Leona Lewis, Michael Buble, JLS, Rod Stewart, Will Young, Joe McElderry, N-Dubz, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Take That and Sir Paul McCartney.
Finally I really hope that Simon Cowell throws a lot of money Haiti’s way and doesn’t just work on this song. If anyone has money to give it is him.
Simon Cowell announced today at the Fox Winter TCA press tour day that this will be his last season on American Idol because he will be back on Fox in 2011 with his hit UK show The X-Factor according to The Live Feed. I think that Fox is making a huge mistake by letting Simon leave American Idol because without him I am not sure I will want to watch. It will kind of be like how I have been watching So You Think You Can Dance, DVR the show and fast forward through whatever the Judges have to say. I mean when was the last time Randy Jackson and/or Kara DioGuardi said anything that was useful or interesting? And when it comes to Ellen DeGeneres she better do a sh!tload better job than she did when she was on SYTYCD because if I want to hear cheesey one-liners I will go to a bar in a tight low cut shirt with my cleavage showing and let the guys do that. Wow just writing that last paragraph, I am not sure I even want to watch American Idol this season and it starts up tomorrow.
When it comes to X-Factor, I am not sure I will want to watch another competition show where we have to pick a winner. I am seriously thinking of cleaning out my DVR and getting rid of a few them when they come back on and I am sure I am not the only one. I mean in a year and half from now won’t most of us be talent showed out?
The one positive thing is at least Simon Cowell won’t be getting the rumored $40 million a year to do AI if he stayed because in these times no one is worth that amount of money. Do you know how many families could live off of that amount of money?
