The 10 Boys who are lucky enough to get this second chance to impress me really have it easy tonight. They can pick ANY song they want to perform. Any song that will make them sound their best. Here's what they chose to do:
Phil Stacey thought that the most boring #1 song from 1984, John Waite's Missing You, was going to make the best impression. I have to disagree. It's a bland song, but he did his best to add some vocal gymnastics at the end. I simply don't think it was enough. His voice is not distinctive in any way and his range is very limited. Bad choice.
Marvin Gaye spent two weeks at #1 in 1973 with Let's Get It On. Jared Cotter once again is sticking with songs that accentuate his positives. He's a tall, dark and handsome young man and this song allowed him to maximize the look with the voice. His voice is smooth and he let it flow effortlessly through every note the song demanded. Good Choice.
AJ Tabaldo is feeling good and he let it show. His inner diva video vamp was front and center with this cabaret vocal showcase. He started out slow and sultry and then with two snaps up and a twirl he showed off exactly what his voice can do. This came quite naturally to him as he was clearly having a great time. Good Choice.
Sanjaya Malakar is stuck with the look of an annoying little brother. He has to try extra hard to prove he's a real contender. The truth is, though, that vocally he's not. He looked like he was playing dress up with his hair pulled back and a hat tipped over one eye. He sang the classic Steppin Out With My Baby and it just fizzled. Bad choice.
Chris Sligh is stuck with the look of a cartoon character. It can be problematic when he's trying to be taken seriously has a bluesy rocker. He's going to have to make sure every song he chooses can get the audience to really listen to the lyrics and vocals and get past the clown they are looking at. Tonight, he will be saved because he made a Good Choice.
Being stuck with "a look" is not Nick Pedro's problem at all. He's a cute guy with a weak voice and a limited range. He gave his all with his bland interpretation of Peggy Lee's top 10 signature song from 1958, Fever. Nick added nothing to make this legendary song his own. Weak Choice.
The video for Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai won the MTV Video music award for best video of the year in 1997. No other contestant could have done this song justice except Blake Lewis. He has the fluid vocal range and the smooth moves to bring the video into reality. And when he threw in the perfectly placed beat box there was no doubt that he made an Excellant Choice.
Cyndi Lauper broke free of her Girls Just Want To Have Fun image when she took the beautiful ballad Time After Time to #1 for two weeks in 1984. Brandon Rogers broke free from his chances of winning this competition with his completely drippy rendition of the song. It gave him no opportunity to show his range or personality. Bad Choice.
Chris Richardson is another cute guy with a limited vocal range. But unlike that other contestant, he chose a fun, uptempo song to try and leave his mark. Even though Geek In The Pink is an obscure album track that barely cracked the charts from a Jason Mraz album from 2005, Chris made it entertaining and left you wanting to hear it again. Good Choice.
Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett is now a party favorite even though it didn't even hit the top 20 in 1966. Sundance Head (once again, his real name) made the best of his voice and his look with his energetic performance. He sounded confident that he had made a good choice. And I agree.
Two more boys will be going home, and if it is based on the bad choices they made tonight, it will be Sanjaya Malakar and Brandon Rogers.
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