American Idol Rumors and Blah

Sorry for the lack of posts. I watched Star Wars once again and then basically tried to earn a living. That's a good thing, right?

Tuesday of course is the big day, and there has been much speculation about what Carrie and Bo will sing over the past few days. For their "personal" choice, I really think that it should be "Whipping Post" and "Alone", however, the last I read, again speculation, it will be "Vehicle" and "Independence Day", which are not bad, but just not the "best" songs so far.

I have also read that on the Wednesday results show, Carrie and Bo will sing with a known band for one of their songs: Bo will be performing with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Carrie will be performing with Rascal Flatts which according to their website will be "Bless the Broken Road".

I also read that there will only be one "Idol" song. If this is true, then we'll see how they mess up the arrangement to either fit Bo or Carrie. We will all have a better sense of what will happen on Wednesday after Tuesday night.

Clearly the momentum has shifted to Bo's side after last week's performances. All the major media outlets are now boldly predicting that he will win, and maybe American Idol did want a white male winner this year. Carrie however has a tremendous fan base that has existed from the start of the competition, is Simon's favorite, "looks" like the American Idol and has never been in the bottom 3. The lack of a breakout song however with the exception of Alone, which she might not sing, has been her weakness. Bo on the other hand has Whipping Post, I Don't Wanna Be, Vehicle and Remedy (and even Spinning Wheel) which have been quite memorable. As I said before, I really think it hinges on Carrie on Tuesday. Just two minutes of perfection, particularly with the Idol single is all she needs.