Shania Twain has the biggest selling album by a female artist of all time, Come On Over. Tonight she worked with the top six finalists as they attempted to interpret her songs...
You're Still The One was her biggest hit on the Billboard HOT 100 peaking at #2 in 1998. Lee DeWyze took this simple heartfelt ballad and did his best to make it his own. His efforts at having a personality looked painful and his gravely vocals removed all of the sentiment from the lyrics.
What a blessing it is that the judges decided to save Michael Lynche! It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing was the perfect song from Shania's songbook to showcase his exceptional vocal range and his fantastic ability bring the lyrics to life.
Casey James has been coasting week after week in this competition by simply doing more of the same. Tonight, with his performance of Don't, he actually sang using more than three notes and made an effort to connect with the lyrics. It was better than he's done before, but it's still a step below Michael.
Truth be told, Shania's songbook doesn't give the finalists very many interesting choices. Crystal Bowersox decided to go with a cutesy little love song that she could relate to her boyfriend. While it wasn't very catchy material, she made up for it with her wonderful vocal range and winning personality.
Aaron Kelly has a way of presenting his shortcomings with every performance he does. Tonight he attempted You've Got A Way and it fell completely flat. He simply doesn't have the effortless vocal range or mesmerizing personality to get away with songs that are bigger than he is.
Any Man Of Mine was the song that first introduced Shania to the music buying public. It's a fun uptempo song that allowed Siobhan Magnus to break out even more of her style, energy and outstanding vocal abilities.
Despite the fact that the material was a little bland, some of the finalists managed to provide pretty good performances. The other three are my prediction for this week's lowest vote getters: Lee DeWyze, Casey James and Aaron Kelly. This finally has to be the week that Aaron Kelly goes home.
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