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Tuesday night, that is. American Idol night.

Let us take a break from Nittany Lion incarcerations, injuries, and insipidness over the Paterno situation; a break from the politics of Pennsylvania and the nation; a break from all else that is pressing on our cerebral cortices; and let’s get down to what is truly important: American Idol taking place at the iconic TD Garden!

OK, I’m over the top there. But I just got done paying some bills and I’ve got heartburn. But to compensate that, I’d gotten a mail from the people I asked to compose some custom songs. I was glad that I’d be getting them later this week and was excited.

With the painful elimination of lovely Kristy Lee Cook last week, this Turkey lost his favored eye candy. Not that she was going to get much farther—no way in hell would she have—but she was still nice to look at and each week of watching her was like a dividend. For her swan song, she splayed herself out on the judges’ desk and sang to Simon, torch song style. It was perhaps her best performance of the whole competition. Too bad it had to be her last.

I’ll get over it.

Tonight is Andrew Lloyd Webber night. Accordingly, we’ll be hearing some old, overplayed, obnoxious Broadway music. The Rt. Hon. Lord Lloyd-Webber, Baron of Sydmonton, has dominated musical theater for much of the 1980s and 1990s. We’ll get songs from Cats, Jesus Christ, Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera.

The only thing I can think of that might redeem the evening will be seeing how David Cook manages to pull something out of this collection of smarmy show music and do a rock rendition. Everyone else will probably do a straight take on the material.

Comments

  6. The Redhead says

    With few exceptions, I really detest Broadway musicals. Most of the stuff is insipid crap.

  7. The Redhead says

    Years ago a friend of mine gave me a ticket to see Phantom of the Opera. This was my Christmas “gift.” Of course, I was obligated to go. It was one of the longest evenings of my life.

  9. The Redhead says

    At least she’s not doing the Whitney thing. More singers should go down the jazz path but you can tell not doing the Whitney yodel is hard for her.

  12. The Redhead says

    She’s learning that singing in the jazz style is a lot harder than singing in that Whitney style.

  21. The Redhead says

    So are you and I on the same page re: Broadway musicals? It seems so after reading your blog.

  24. The Redhead says

    A couple of years ago when Bob and I met Geoff and his family in New York, we had to attend a Broadway musical–of Geoff and Karen’s choice. It was Mama Mia with the music of Abba. On the way our taxi passed the Beacon Theatre and Bob Dylan was performing. I nearly cried knowing I was missing Dylan for ABBA!!!

  27. The Redhead says

    Years ago I saw Les Miserables on Broadway. I know it was a hit and everybody in the world loved it. Well, everyone except me. I was so f–ing bored. What an overrated bunch of b.s. And I cannot remember one song from that show (which is probably a good thing).

  29. The Redhead says

    Yeah, I love Bernstein’s West Side Story (most of it). And there’s some good tunes from Rogers and Hammerstein, and of course, the older stuff. Then guys like Weber came along…end of story.

  31. The Redhead says

    Well, that HAD to do this one. Jason’s actually probably the best one to do this. The teen hearthrob thing and all. All those breathy sighs.

  33. The Redhead says

    I didn’t see A Chorus Line. I loved the dancing in West Side Story and I regret I never saw it onstage, just the film version.

    The Jets are in gear!

  42. The Redhead says

    But you’ve got to admit, my meeting and talking with Alex English was pretty damn cool.

  45. The Redhead says

    Maybe Carly will take on Evita…or I Don’t Know How to Love Him.

    Remember the musical Godspell? Another bad one.

  46. The Redhead says

    I don’t do the autograph thing. Well, I did once when I met Chris Issak.

  51. The Redhead says

    You know, I liked some of the music from Hair. Three Dog Night did a good cover of People Can be Hard. Then there’s the very trippy Good Morning Starshine which pop singer Oliver crooned. I like those songs.

  53. The Redhead says

    She lives in Celebration now and heads up the Publishers Assoc. of America.

  56. The Redhead says

    This is from Evita.

    Did you see the movie with Madonna. Now that was a piece of s–t.

    And Madonna can’t sing.

  58. The Redhead says

    I think she’ll sell this pretty well. She’s a better singer than Madonna.

  68. The Redhead says

    Maybe Brooke has a personality disorder. Or maybe she’s just a drama queen.

  83. The Redhead says

    Math Guy gave his final exam today. School is over once he grades the tests!

  97. The Redhead says

    What’s the Rocker Guy gonna do? HE should do Don’t Cry for Me…that would be interesting.

  98. The Redhead says

    But Don’t Cry is kind of a Carly song so that might be the one for her.

  100. The Redhead says

    Wouldn’t have guessed this one…but then the show has had a sort of Jesus theme this season.

  117. The Redhead says

    Didn’t Weber get into some romantic and/or sexual trouble at some point?

  121. The Redhead says

    I hate this already. It sounds like he’s doing it straight. Come on, dude, turn this into a hip-hop moment.

  125. The Redhead says

    Man, he’s slowed this down and made it even worse than it should be.

  136. The Redhead says

    We’ll find out tomorrow night. I predict Brooke but I’ve been wrong a lot lately.

    See you on the morrow.

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