Lee vs. Crystal. Crystal vs. Lee. We have gotten to the big stage, and both of these kids seem excited, and slightly overwhelmed with the crowd. There may be a bigger live audience, but there are still 30 million people watching at home – now THAT is a big audience.
Tonight they are each singing three songs: their favorite from the season, a pick from Simon Fuller, and the presumably nasty coronation song. Crystal won the coin toss, and chooses to recieve, so Lee kicks it off first.
01. Lee DeWyze
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“The Boxer” by Simon and Garfunkel – Awww, Lee, what a great performance again! I loved it, and I thought the vocal was even better than the first time around. |
02. Crystal Bowersox
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“Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin – Her vocal was amazing tonight! I always thought that Lee had a better voice than her, but tonight her vocal was awesome! Also, I love her boots. Just sayin… |
| 03. Lee DeWyze
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“Everybody Hurts” by REM – This was a pretty good choice for him – The arrangement was a little funky, but I could tell he was into the song. |
| 04. Crystal Bowersox
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“Black Velvet” – Meh, I didn’t love this – She looked terrified to walk down the stairs, I didn’t love the look, and her vocal was messy. The last note was great, and brought it back a bit, but the whole thing was messy, IMO. |
| 05. Lee DeWyze
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+1/2 |
“Beautiful Day” by U2 /Lee’s “original song” – Veeery interesting, Idol. I guess, if you can’t get the whole original song thing to be successful, you just cover another one, huh? Anyway, I liked the arrangement – and the vocal wasn’t too bad. But as a final song, it left a little bit more to be desired in terms of emotional connection. |
| 06. Crystal Bowersox
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+1/2 |
“Up to the Mountain” - I loved this performance, and have to agree with Kara, that she was completely emotionally invested in this song. And it was a great vocal, so in terms of vocals, she is 2 for 3. |
This finale is the first one in a while where I really could see it going either way. Who will be the winner tomorrow? Any opinions?
Will Young (what has he been up to for the last eight years?) sings us out, where we get to see an image of Mr. Pants on the Ground in the season summary.
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