Tuesday, May 15, 2007

melinda pushes her limits

6. Melinda Doolittle...also gets a viewer question. Who was your idol growing up and why? She says her mom.
Song: "Nutbush City Limits"
Me: I was waiting for Melinda to pull out some Tina Turner. I'd rather see her do "Proud Mary," but this performance is impressive. At this point we know she can pull off almost anything vocally, but this song stands out because we get to see the edgy, rocker grrl side of Mel that's usually buried in ballads. Very strong, and again...this one is miles above the judges' choices.
Randy: "I liked that."
Paula: "What else can we say? We love you, we love you and we love you."
Simon: "Loved that side of you."
Score: 8/10

Seacrest asks who took the round. Simon calls it a tie, and the other judges agree. They said Melinda won the first round.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think they all wanted to say that blake took it but they don't want him to win overall. just sayin