Let’s start with the third Love List.

• 1. LaToya London- She’s not giving up her top spot. And this week is more her style. Watch out.
• 2. Fantasia Barrino- Steady as ever.
• 3. George Huff- Big George is winning over that audience. They want him to do well.
• 4. Jasmine Trias- She took a step back last week. But hopefully it’s a small step.
• 5. Jennifer Hudson- She should do great tonight.
• 6. Diana DeGarmo- I’m slowly becoming a fan.
• 7. Amy Adams- Finally she’s off my S-list. But if she continues to be annoying, she’s back on it.
• 8. John Stevens- Mature for his age, but needs to learn the game of winning over that audience.
• 9. Camile Velasco- I continue to root for her, but she’s losing time.
• 10. Jon Peter Lewis- He has taken Amy’s place as most annoying in my book.

The Homesick

• 1. Leah LaBelle
• 2. Matthew Rogers

It’s Motown week. Last year, the Motown show was my favorite. I remember Corey Clarke’s version of the Isley’s This Ole Heart of Mine being my favorite song from the show. There are a few singers who should benefit from this show tonight and others who might be hurt. The Original Funk Brothers (and we’re not talking Terry and Dory) are backing up the singers tonight. Let’s go with it.

To go along with the phantom 4th judge known as The Wife, Ashford and Simpson are the guest judges. And to start off the show, Camile is doing For Once In My Life which slightly has me scratching my head. She’s doing some kind of gliding dance while singing. She actually looks like one of my cousins with her hair in the pony tail. If this doesn’t come off wrong, she’s almost too street for this competition. I think she did ok, but her stage performance is lacking big time. Randall says it was alright for him because of the rough ending.  Paula says this was her best performance. Ashford loved it and Simpson says it was great. Simon says it was average and he says she has one more week in the competition. The wife says she needs to learn how to smile without making it look painful. No matter what, I still root for baby girl.

Jon Peter Lewis is next and this could get ugly. But before he gets started Randy says to Ryan that “It’s a beautiful thing” and almost hits a BBOY stance. He had the face going though. Uh oh, JPL is trying to one up my boy Corey Clarke from last year and is doing the Isley Brothers This Ole Heart Of Mine (free Corey Clarke, free Corey Clark). Bobby Brady does a decent job, but this is Motown, and he can’t hit the high notes. He gives a semi-spirited performance, but like I said, this is Motown, and also he can’t hit Ron Isely’s notes. I bet Paula thinks it was great though. Randall says he liked the look, the energy, but the voice was not there. Paula says he was in the pocket and she liked his pitch and he felt it. Simpson did the talking for Ashford and she says he served it up. Simon says he expected someone to shine and if he’s being honest, the dancing was weak, the voice wasn’t there and it was just amateurish. Bobby Brady wasn’t there tonight and the wife agreed and even called him curly. They are trying to get everyone in tonight in one hour, which is good for me, but it makes the show seem like it’s rushed. LaToya is next and she’s singing Smokey Robinson with Ooo Baby, Baby. She has new hair tonight. Not a new haircut, but new hair. She doesn’t look like Jada Pinkett Smith tonight, but she still looks good, even with new hair. It’s not my favorite performance of hers, but even on her average day, she performs circles around folks. I’m glad she did Smokedog though, as it’s a nice song. Randall says he wasn’t feeling the hair, but she brought it home. Paula says she could do no wrong and she’s beautiful. Ashford says it was beautiful. Simon says everything was good except the hair and she has a cat on her head. The wife likes her teeth.

They just showed a preview for the Rock’s new movie, Walking Tall. You know, if I wanted to be anyone in Hollywood right now, the Rock wouldn’t be a bad choice. I mean, the guy has it all right now. The looks, the larger than life personality, and that same large forehead that I have. If ya smell what I’m cookin. Next is Amy Adams singing Dancin’ In The Streets. Vocally she’s pretty good tonight. But she still has that same country sound in her voice from last week. Not sure if that’s going to hurt her or not. I know the midriff top would hurt her if I was voting. Not a good choice to show that bad boy off. Randall says it started off great, but didn’t end well. Paula dittos it. Simpson says she sounded wonderful, but it was too close to the original version. Simon says it was very safe. And then he says she looks like Jay Leno’s sister. And that my friends, is a very bad thing. At least her name isn’t Mavis. The wife says she needs to always wear long shirts. Maybe even long johns. Jon Stevens is singing My Girl. Ouch, this is going to be hard on the ears. He picks it up slightly in the middle, but he can’t find the right note to sing this song in. Might be the worst of the night thus far. But at least he didn’t bare his stomach. Randall says it was rough. He said he was singing right under the note. Paula says it was safe. Ashford says it was pure and innocent and not bad. Simon says it was abysmal. He says there wasn’t a note in tune and it was his worst week. The wife still loves him for all his deficiencies. Wait, what does that say about me? This short show is not working out because they are cutting out Simon’s comments. How can you cut Idol short? What the heck else are they going to show? Does Fox still show America’s Most Wanted or Cops? Come on. The show is so rushed and it’s hurting what people love about it. The dialogue. There’s no dialogue at all between the judges, Ryan, and the contestants.

Jennifer Hudson is singing Heat Wave and I think this is the best thus far. It suits her voice very well. She has a little too much vibrato in her voice for me though. She picks up the energy at the end and that might win her some Simon and Randall points. Let’s see what the judges say. Randall says it was good, but a little over the top. Paula says she was great. Simpson says she hit the big notes. Simon says she was entertaining, manic, mad, but good. It’s funny because Jennifer does look sort of mad when singing. If P. Diddy’s boy DDot can be the Mad Rapper, she can be the Mad Singer. The wife says she shook her lotta booty, whatever that meant. Jasmine Trias is singing You’re All I Need To Get By and George Huff is going to be doing Method Man’s part. Just kidding. It’s not that version of this song. Jasmine really hits it out of the park for me. Very unexpected for her to sing this song that well. At least to me it was. Randall is having issues tonight and is really jumpy and says she hit a great last note, but she was pitchy. Paula says it was effortless and she has control. Ashford, who wrote the song, loves her voice. What a kiss ass. Simon says she was bland last week, but it was the best they’ve seen tonight. The wife is getting sick of the flower in the hair. Actually, that’s incredible strategy. Why not do a song that the judges have either done or written before? Unless Idol picked the guest judges at the last second.

Diana Degarmo’s powerfully soulful voice is next. This week should be one of her better ones. Let’s see. She’s singing Do You Love Me. This isn’t safe, that’s for sure. She reminds me so much of a miny, pudgy J-Lo, with a better voice. I’m not sure I really like it, but she gets an A for effort. The recently booted Matt Rogers was having fun with it in the audience. Idol contestants who get booted off the show and sit in the audience must be similar those annoying friends who overstay their welcome even when you give them every opportunity to leave. You know, you yawn like 12 times and wipe your eyes another 20 times and they say, “Hey, how about some monopoly.” I wonder if the people who are still on the show even talk to those who are off. Like if LaToya or Fantasia even give Leah the time of day. Randall calls it the performance of the night. Paula says she can blow. Simpson says she really did it. Simon says visually it was like a high school production, but she was vocally really good. The wife says she could really mash potato. Next is Fantasia singing I Heard It Through The Grapevine. She hasn’t even started yet, and I’m already thinking this will be great. One thing I’m picking up about Fantasia. She phrases her words very well. She also mouths them very well, but that’s a given with her ear to ear sized mouth. You can just about understand every word she sings and you can’t say that about everyone else. Let’s just say she’s my favorite so far. Randall says it was brilliant and that’s what the competition is all about. Paula says she worked the stage. I think it’s Ashford’s turn. He says she should change her name from Fantasia to Fantastic. Simon says it’s more than having a good voice and her superb performance proved his point. The wife says that she wonders what Fantasia would look like with LaToya’s new hair.

It’s up to my boy Georgie Huff to finish out the show with Ain’t Too Proud To Beg. Talk about the perfect song yet again for his voice. I’m not diggin’ Georgie’s outfit tonight, but the man is simply on a roll. He wasn’t in Fantasia’s league tonight, but he’s right behind her. Randall says it was his night. Paula says he’s a star. Simpson says George has the biggest voice and he doesn’t need a mic. Simon says he takes back the month old comment when he said George was a background Temptation singer. The wife says Georgie Huff would be stealing her heart if he looked a little more like the Rock, sans the forehead. Thanks babe. Three strikes and Seacrest out!

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