Why Blake Lewis should be in the American Idol finals
Last night, I witnessed something I had never seen on American Idol before, courtesy of contestant Blake Lewis.
The Seattle native took Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name and spun it completely on its head. Lewis changed the tempo. He changed the way it was sung. He beat-boxed. He popped a totally different sound and showed himself to be more than a one-trick pony.
In going with this arrangement, in going with this idea, in taking this risk, Lewis elevated himself above the glorified karaoke contest that American Idol has become in the past few weeks. By far, Blake Lewis’ You Give Love A Bad Name has become arguably the most original take on any song in the history of American Idol.
For this version alone, which we know was Lewis’ brainchild, with little prodding from producers or coach Jon Bon Bovi, Lewis deserves to be in the Final Two. Lewis adds a feeling of down-home reality and charm, and he will definitely add an unpredictability to the finals. Like Elliott Yamin before him, Lewis is not afraid of taking risks, and obviously puts a lot of thought into his song choices and arrangements. Barring the Simon-anointed final of Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks, a Lewis-Doolittle or Lewis-Sparks final will be mouth-watering.
(We assume, of course, hehehe, that the dreaded fourth-place elimination shocker will have Lakisha Jones’ name on it. After her past month’s performances, we would welcome it.)
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Watch the video of Blake Lewis’ You Give Love a Bad Name, complete with judges’ comments, after the jump:
lakisha will probably finish fourth, then whoever gets 3rd place will be a “shock” elimination in any case hehe. im hoping for a blake-melinda or blake-jordin finale… and im getting curious about their finale song(s) this year since they held a songwriting competition… no cheesy ballads i hope. go Blake!!! hehe
Well, I’ve heard some of the songs on Rickey.org, and it’s not looking good for non-ballads.
waaaaahhh!!! ive listened to the songs that made their Top 20… eeeewww hahaha! i feel sorry for the top 2 already. if i had to pick one of those, i’d go with “This Is My Now”. there’s a good song that was entered into the contest but didnt even make the Top 20… their loss definitely. http://www.myspace.com/voteformychance “My Chance” should have made it. this is right up there with Australian Idol’s “Night of My Life” by Damien Leith… which i think is the best idol coronation song i’ve heard so far.
haha i’m blabbering, sorry ganns. ill shut up now
Blake-Jordin for the Finals! Woohoooo!
Pareho tayo.
I like Blake Lewis too.