Milk, Milk, Lemonade...
...around the corner, fudge is made.
My daughter loves that song.
In related news: American Idol.
I'd have to say my favorite part was when Taylor Hicks, straining thru Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark, fired an imaginary gun ("This gun's for hire") and then PUT THE IMAGINARY GUN BACK IN ITS HOLSTER! That Taylor, he's a responsible deputy.
Runner-Up Best Moment: Kat McPhee's Over the Rainbow, which was akin to talent night at Mons Venus. The buzz is that Boobarella will battle Taylor in the final. I don't know: Elliott is totally working that Claymate vote.
Speaking of Elliott...how uncomfortable was his chat with Clive Davis? It was like something from The Godfather. I thought the Amish Leprechaun was going to get whacked.
And finally...went to a rowdy birthday/karaoke party last night. Lotta pressure on the music dude to perform. You had to sing whatever the karaoke machine gave you. My cut? Smells Like Teen Spirit. I decided on an Axl/Cobain/Wayne Newton blend. I was sucking wind by the first chorus, sweat pouring off my giant melon, my whiny voice hoarse from yelping umpteen "Hello"s.
My final score? 99 out of 100.
Rock 'n' roll, MFs.
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
leave the rotisserie chicken lady alone. she's busy cooking!
Posted by: Anonymous | May 17, 2006 at 11:00 AM
All those deep thinkers out there who vote for something other than Katherine's singing ability should be ecstatic about her sartorial performance last night. Otherwise, once again she oversings and pushes every song past its breaking point, which the judges keep pointing out to her and she keeps ignoring. That said, her rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" actually had me nearly mesmerized. When she drops the vocal acrobatics and just sings the song, she's the best one onstage. Don't know if it'll be enough to save her for one more week, though.Re Taylor, he's just fun. They wouldn't let him have a real gun, Sean. I still think he's the winner.Elliot's fine, but I don't think he's setting the pop world on fire. It could be him who goes home.
Posted by: Beth | May 17, 2006 at 11:05 AM
That was the best version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" I have heard since Sam Harris. HEY-O
Posted by: sparky | May 17, 2006 at 11:53 AM
Jesus, was Sam Harris that "Star Search" guy?I hate myself for remembering that.
Posted by: Sean Daly | May 17, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Daly,Sam Harris was indeed the Star Search guy.
Posted by: Sparky | May 17, 2006 at 01:08 PM
Whew- you scared me there for a minute by leading off with the milk, milk song and seguing into Taylor Hicks. I don't even want to think about how he would have applied his interpretative dance moves to that little tune!!! Am I the only one who thinks of Elaine from Seinfeld (remember the episode when she was dancing at the office party)when they see Taylor hit the stage? I agree with Beth, Katharine is a talented singer but she ruins most of her performances by oversinging. Hmm.. maybe they could lock her in a room with a couple of Norah Jones CD's to try and educate her on the nuances of restraint. I'm hoping for a final showdown between Taylor and Elliott-- it'll be a battle of goofy dancing vs. weird facial expressions.
Posted by: Porter24 | May 17, 2006 at 04:50 PM
Toothy McFangs will be bumped tonight. It might be a good thing - he can get some rest. With those bags under his eyes he looks like he hasn't slept since March. It will be Taylor and MacPhee in the final...and Taylor wins. I think he's OK...Daly, do you remember when a few months ago, I said, "hey Daly - it would be great if you dedicated one of your blog posts to American Idol". Sorry about that...p.s. Operation Mindcrime!
Posted by: P-Train | May 17, 2006 at 05:25 PM