I know! I usually post the studio recording recap much earlier…but I got so caught up with Hometown! Visits! Papagate! that I kinda forgot!
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- David Cook – “Hungry Like the Wolf” – I was hoping for a recording of “Baba O’Riley” in order to get that payoff I felt I was denied when David performed the truncated version Tuesday night. Oh well. “Hungry Like the Wolf” is about SEX. David’s live performance lacked zip, and I’m not getting a sense of urgency from the recorded version either. ETA: It’s such a dumb song to begin with, it’s hard to take seriously. I hope David’s hometown visit re-energized him. He seemed way off track this past week.
- Syesha Mercado – “Proud Mary” – Zzzzz. Did I nod off? Sorry. I said this in my recap–if I never ever ever EVER hear this song again in my entire lifetime, it won’t be too soon. Tina Turner Syesha ain’t. She’s not even a Trenyce.
- Jason Castro – “Mr. Tambourine Man” – This was a perfect song choice for Jason. The arrangement is wisely kept to acoustic guitar, with a little bit of electric guitar and bass. Jason’s sweet, incomparable vocals bring the poetry in the song alive. My favorite of the four. Oh, how it could have been.
- David Archuleta – “Love Me Tender” – Hm. No. All the little twinkly Disney embellishments in the arrangement annoy me. And, it’s off to Never Never Land! Gah, I just hate what
David’s dadDavid has done with the melody. Give me Elvis’s tender, sexy version please. The recorded version is even more syrupy and denuded than the live version.
