Wow, That Was A Long Break

Fittingly, this post will also focus on American Idol. I decided to publish my song choices for the Idol contestants. I wish I'd done it last week too, but none of them were right anyway...except my prediction that, against all wisdom, someone might sing "Rockin' Robin". This week celebrates the Grand Old Opry, and I think there's some good potential as long as the contestants play fast and loose with the arrangements. Note: I've specifically not picked any Carrie Underwood songs. I don't believe songs recorded by any former Idol should be performed by current hopefuls... Remember how LaKeisha Jones took on BOTH Carrie and Fantasia in Season 6? It's just a bad idea.

Alison Iraheta- "Wild Angels" by Martina McBride. This seems like one that could be given some rocker chick flair.

Megan Corkery- "Crazy" by Patsy Cline. This is my favorite song pick. I genuinely hope Megan picks this song. Patsy's song-stylings would really suit Season 8's quirkiest performer. I would also be delighted if Megan sang "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton, but that's just because I love that song.

Lil Rounds- "If Lovin' You Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right" by Barbara Mandrell. The first time I heard this song was during an awkward scene between Greg and Marcia in The Brady Bunch Movie, and it was the Luther Ingram sexy soul version. I think performing the song version of this song would serve her very well. I think she could also succeed with McBride's "Broken Wing", but that's my second choice.

Alexis Grace- "Fancy" by Reba McEntire. This was the first pick I made. I think it would really suit the kind of style she's been showing so far. Perhaps Reba is just a good fit for Alexis, becuase after listening to the other Reba song on this list ("Why Haven't I Heard From You?") I think it would also work for Miss Grace.

Danny Gokey- "How Do I Live" by Trisha Yearwood or "Anyway" by Martina McBride. Both of these are the soaring types of ballads that I think Danny likes to do.

Adam Lambert- I feel like Adam is good at singing songs with the kind of fast cadence that would vex other singers. So, I've got three choices for him: "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by Travis Tritt, "Summertime Blues" by Alan Jackson, and "9-5" by Dolly Parton.

Matt Giraud- I wanted to find something for Matt that he could change up completely. So I went with "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams. This might be a bit of an odd choice, but it could be really cool if it worked. I'd also enjoy seeing him sing/play "Baby Now That I've Found You" by Alison Krauss. The original version of the song is by the 60's group The Foundations (of "Build Me Up Buttercup" fame), so de-countrifying the tune would be easy.

Scott MacIntire- I'm going to be a bit stereotypical here and go with "It Was Almost Like A Song" by Ronnie Milsap. I also think it suits Scott's mellow style. "I Still Believe In You" by Vince Gill would be a nice choice, too.

Anoop Desai- I hope he does a good job this week. He needs something with a litte oomph to it, so I'll go with "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" by Trace Adkins. I can't think of a second song idea.

Michael Sarver- You'd think he'd be the easiest to pick for on country week, but not so. So many songs would sound karaoke in their original style. I think this problem might be unavoidable, but I'll go with "You're Gonna Miss This", also by Trace Adkins.

Kris Allen- I really love the song "When You Say Nothing At All" by Alison Krauss. I also love Kris Allen LOL I think it would be a lovely song choice for just about anyone, but I'd love to see him play his guitar with it.

Well, I've finished just in time to watch the show! We'll see what happens...