‘Ooo Baby Baby’, Anoop Has Another Great Week
Chapel Hill’s Anoop Desai had another great week on “American Idol” Wednesday night.
As part of Motown week, Desai sang “Ooo Baby Baby”, which was originally released in 1965 by guest mentor Smokey Robinson when he was with the Miracles.
Judge Kara Dioguardi said the song is hard to do, but Anoop did a good job. Randy and Paula both said they liked his performance but wanted to see more from him next week. Paula added that Anoop’s higher notes were sweet and tender. And as for Simon Cowell, he thought it was a great vocal but said Anoop looked like he was half asleep.
Adam Lambert showed his softer side on “American Idol,” earning a standing ovation for his smooth performance of “The Tracks of My Tears.”
Guest mentor Smokey Robinson, who originally performed the classic song with the Miracles, rose to his feet after watching the 26-year-old theater actor hit all the right notes.
Lambert, who’s from Los Angeles, ditched his rocker duds for a sleek silver suit and smoothed his black hair back into an Elvis-style pompadour.
Judge Simon Cowell said Lambert delivered the night’s best performance and became a star in his eyes. Fellow judge Kara Dioguardi agreed, saying Lambert showed “true artistry.”
The four judges were also equally impressed by the vocal stylings of Allison Iraheta, Matt Giraud and Kris Allen. Cowell liked Allen’s cover of “How Sweet It Is” but said the 23-year-old married heartthrob from Conway, Ark., needs to show more swagger and confidence.
Lil Rounds and Danny Gokey scored mixed reviews for their respective renditions of “Heat Wave” and “Get Ready.” Cowell told Rounds, 24, of Memphis, Tenn., she’d missed a potential “Idol”-defining “moment” by picking the wrong song (he’d rather hear the soul singer belt “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”).
But the cranky judge had harsher words for Gokey, deeming the 28-year-old crowd pleaser “clumsy and amateurish.”
Michael Sarver and Megan Joy had a tougher time on stage. Judges slammed Sarver’s cover of “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg.” Even sugary-sweet Paula Abdul chimed in, comparing the 27-year-old oil rig worker from Jasper, Texas, to an old-school Vegas lounge act.
Joy, 23, of Sandy, Utah, was targeted for her shaky take on “For Once in My Life.” Cowell called Joy’s performance “horrible” while Randy Jackson declared it a “train wreck” and “mad crazy.”
One of the 10 finalists will be sent packing on Thursday’s elimination show – unless judges act on the new rule that allows them to save a favorite contestant they feel has been unfairly booted by voting viewers.
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