The Many Faces of Sanjaya!!
Sanjaya, Sanjaya,
My little papaya!
Is that not the lamest rhyme you've ever heard? Sanjaya, my little buddy, what are you thinking? Do you really think you're going to win American Idol? Huh? Of course you do.
Well, I've got big headlines for you my young friend- and for the rest of America.
This kid actually has a shot at walking away with the whole enchilada! Seriously, he does.
Come on y'all, you gotta give this kid props! He knows how to play to his audience. He not only knows how to play them, he knows WHO to play!!
Every week this little guy walks out on that stage and performs. Now, I'm not saying he out performs or out sings any of the other contestants, because let's face it folks, he doesn't! He's one of those high school musical performers that wouldn't even make the lead in a production of Oklahoma! And his dancing leaves a lot to be desired, so I think old MJ is safe. Sanjaya may have a couple of Mj's moves, but he lacks MJ's style and form. Well, maybe not his form, cause Sanjaya is every bit as thin as the younger MJ was, but let's face it, he's not the hoofer MJ is and likely never will be.
So, what then is it about little Sanjaya that has folks gathered around the water cooler every Wednesday morning yakking?
I'll tell you what, this kid is smart. A whole lot smarter than the judges and America in general gives him credit for.
Sajaya knows that he is up against some stiff competition, and he doesn't really have the talent to beat the likes of Lakesha Jones, or Melinda Doolittle or Jordin Sparks or Blake Lewis or Chris Richardson or even Phil Stacey. The little guy doesn't have the pipes, but he does have the charisma to make the teeny boppers swoon and folks that's what drives this competition! The swooning teeny boppers who hang pix of Sanjaya on their bedroom walls and listen to him sing with tears coursing down their chubby pre-pubescent cheeks. These are the voters who are going to give this competition to Sanjaya, because they are the ones who decide who becomes a teen idol. Not you, and certainly not me.
These young girls could care less if the kid can carry a tune in a fifty gallon drum. All they care about is that his is young, he is cute, he is hot, and he makes them swoon. And they are going to make him big!!
And they're going to do this at the expense of some truly talented young people, like the remaining Idol wannabes.
All I can say is thank God for people like Simon and Randy who know true talent when they hear it, because without them, fantastic performers like Daughtry might well have fallen under the radar.
So go on and cry and swoon and vote a gazillion times for little Sanjaya kiddies. He can be YOUR American Idol, and he'll deserve it, because he knows his audience and he knows how to play them.
The rest of the crew, don't fret, you'll be stars in your own right and you'll have earned that title by your talent and not because you know how to make the teeny boppers swoon.
As for you little Sanjaya, all I can say is, more power to you, little buddy!
America Can't Seem to Get it Right!
Another season, and yet more proof that America has zero talent sense! Don't believe it? Let's take a look back over the last five seasons, shall we?
So far, America has managed to get it right exactly one and a half times! One and half out of five, apparently, soon to be six.
IN season one, America decided that Kelly Clarkson was a better performer than Justin. Okay, maybe she was, but come on, do we really need another Britney, Jessica, Nelly, Gwen? Do we? I don't think so. my point is, Kelly, while she has a pleasing voice, she is no more talented than any one of the dozen or so other female singers out today.
So, as far as Kelly goes, I give her only half props.
Season two, we got The Velvet Teddy Bear, Ruben Studdard. I was totally blown away when he walked away the winner. Not that he doesn't have a great voice, but was he really better than Clay? I don' t think so. What I do think, is that Ruben's family likely dialed their fingers to nubs voting for him as was evidenced by the tiny margin he won by.
So Ruben took season two, but Clay appears to be more well known and more prolific in his singing and appearances. So, America got it wrong in season two.
Season three. Fantasia Barrino. Hunh? Really? She was the most talented of the Idol contestants that season? Really? I don't think so. And I can't name a single song she has recorded. But, I'm sure those of you who voted for her probably can. So, she pulled it off, good for her, bad for American Idol. Our lack of taste is really beginning to show.
Now we come to season four. Bo Buice and Carrie Underwood, both wonderful performers and both more than worthy of the title. Carrie won, by how much I can't really say, and for the first time America got it right. However, America would have gotten it just as right if it had been a tie. Bo has a great rocker voice and style, and Carrie is the reigning queen of country, much to Faith Hill's chagrin!
Carrie has an amazing voice and her rendition of Heart's Alone knocked America's socks off! She very much deserves to wear the title of American Idol. And how many other past Idols can say thier first album went platinum? Kudos to Carrie and to America!
Season five? Oh my goodness! The Soul Patrol took top honors when America gave the title to Taylor, but once again proved that taste is relevant. While I loved Taylor and and his antics, I just knew Chris Daughtry was going to go all the way! I was flabbergasted when tone deaf, talent ignorant America voted him off BEFORE McFee! And Daughtry has proven he has more talent in his pinkie than Taylor does in his whole rhythm challenged body!!
Anybody heard "Home" by Daughtry? Sure you have, every Wednesday night when the loser is voted off the show! If Nigel Lithgow thinks Daughtry is good enough to be featured every week on the show, how could America vote him off?
Daughtry has an amazing, strong, very unique and easily recognizable voice and that young man is living proof that America has no ear for talent. And everyone thinks Simon is nutz!
And finally, we come to this years contest and Sanjaya Malakar! Wake up America. We had a Michael Jackson and there will NEVER be another soft voiced, crooner/rocker to compare,and certainly not Sanjaya! Proving once again that America has zero talent sense and is totally tone deaf!!
When Chris Richardson was in the bottom three and Sanjaya was left unscathed, I was floored. What the hell is going on? Chris can sing and perform rings around little Sanjaya,and does every week. I can only imagine what Simon and the other judges were thinking when Chris was voted in the bottom three! So, once again it's looking more and more like American will continue to get it wrong!!
