Tonight is Motown Night on American Idol. I really want to believe that this should be the easiest night of the season! The songs are so familiar that it should be a shoo in for the Contestants! Should be!
This week is super important, because after this elimination, the top 10 will be named and we will see who will be on the 2011 tour.
A nice video package with Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson discussing the birth and growth of Motown Records.
The Contestants have over 400 songs to pick from with 50 #1 songs among them. The Judges are super optimistic that the Contestants will score big tonight. I’m hoping….
Steven says that Motown music is ‘Make out music’. Never thought about that, but I guess he is right.
Casey Abrams: He sang ‘ I heard it Through the Grapevine’ by the late great Marvin Gaye. Casey says that he was raised with the Motown Sound; one of the benefits of having older parents. I’m hoping that he can control some of that growl for Marvin’s sake. Hmm…I was trying to be optimistic. This show is going to be hard for me. Marvin’s smooth crooning was such a staple, I don’t know if I am ready for this. I guess it was okay, but I wasn’t in the zone. The crowd is up on their feet for Casey. Steven: loves him. Perfect pitch and out of control ego. Jlo: agrees and she likes that he is so specific to who he is. She thinks that he is the guy right now. Randy also agrees and he loves that he knows who he is and always does him and we loved him. I guess I gotta rewind. Casey was singing to a girl-friend of his in the audience. Video
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