Tonight the girls will have the opportunity to make their best effort to impress me. Just like the boys last night, they can pick ANY song that they think will make you want to call in and cast your vote. When left to their own devices, here's what they chose:
The girl from the Chicago suburbs, Gina Glockson, decided to take a stab at the biggest hit of Heart's illustrious career. They spent three weeks at #1 with Alone in 1987. The song requires a big voice and Gina pulled it off. Her problems are going to come from her confused image. What is she conveying with the bright red streak in her hair? While her look is a bad choice, she made a good choice with the song.
The Dixie Chicks just won the Grammy for Record of the Year for Not Ready To Make Nice two weeks ago. The song leaped back into this week's top 5. Alaina Alexander took quite a risk in deciding to attempt this song that is fresh in everybody's hearts and minds. She remained very poised and confident even though it was a pale imitation of the original. Bad Choice.
Gladys Knight has a legendary track record of hits with the #1 smash from 1973, Midnight Train To Georgia, at the very top of the list. LaKisha Jones has the powerful voice that makes her rendition much more than a mere imitation. With a different look including the long hair and the short skirt, she proved her status as a front-runner. Good Choice.
My Funny Valentine is a pop-standard that has been performed by many of the greatest singers in history. Melinda Doolittle has once again proven that she should never go back to being a back-up singer again. As if she is already one of the greats, she belted the song out exactly as it is intended to be. More than a Good Choice. Impressive.
The Jersey Girl, Antonella Barba, decided that she needed to change her image tonight. This time around she felt that Celine Dion's #1 hit from 1996, Because You Loved Me, would cast her in a better light. But it really doesn't matter. Antonella is not a great singer who happens to be pretty. Nope, she's an extremely attractive young woman who is trying to sing. She made flawless fashion choices, but as for song choice - Irrelevant.
In 1998, Christina Aguilera got her big break in music when Disney asked her to sing the theme from Mulan, Reflection. It is an incredibly challanging song and Jordin Sparks hoped that she has the voice to handle it. The great news is that she does. With every key change and crescendo, Jordin demostrated that she made a Good Choice.
Beyonce released her first solo album in 2003, Dangerously In Love. Stephanie Edwards performed the title track with perfection and she made it look effortless. She belted out the big notes at the end with graceful ease. While it was very close to the original, that can only be viewed as a compliment. Good Choice.
The Chicago dog-walker, Leslie Hunt, should have never stopped performing in the neighborhood cafe. She is out-classed in every respect in this competition. She is not the prettiest girl at the party and she definitely does not have the best voice. It's hard to believe she sang the same song that AJ Tabaldo flipped and flounced through last night. I'm sure she thought she jazzed it up with her earthy brand of be-bop. All the energy she tried to bring to her performance was still too small for this big stage. Bad Choice.
Haley Scarnato tried to stand out as the Queen Of The Night by performing the said cut from Whitney Houston's 1992 Bodyguard soundtrack. It's a fun energetic song, but just because you sing it, that doesn't make it true. This song did not allow either her voice or her personality to take center stage. Both were lost in this Bad Choice.
A return to the Whitney Houston catalog was found in the performance by Sabrina Sloan. She wrapped her very capable vocals around the song that spent two weeks at #1 in 1991, All The Man I Need. She has lots of power and lots of confidence in her voice and style. But with a pack of other really good singers surrounding her, she'd better watch her back. Good Choice.
Of all the bad choices made tonight, the ones that will send someone home were made by Alaina Alexander and Leslie Hunt.
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