{"id":587,"date":"2011-05-18T20:46:19","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T00:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/?p=587"},"modified":"2011-05-18T22:10:51","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T02:10:51","slug":"american-idol-the-final-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/05\/american-idol-the-final-three.html","title":{"rendered":"American Idol – The Final Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are down to three contestants on American Idol, and each performed three songs. \u00a0Beyonce was there to coach ’em up, and the usual corporate sponsorships were there to remind us what Idol is all about. \u00a0Oh and by the way, James Durbin wasn’t there<\/a>, and as a result the show was a whole lot less interesting. \u00a0Sad face. \u00a0I really do look at this top 3 and wonder how we got here with this final 3. \u00a0Not that they are bad by any stretch, but I never would have thought any of them were the class of the competition vocally. \u00a0But, kudos to each of them for improving throughout the competition.<\/p>\n

Now, how did they do tonight?<\/p>\n

Scotty Mcreery<\/strong> – Scotty got the night started with country cheese in the form of Lonestar’s hit “Amazed.” \u00a0Just think – Scotty was probably about 4 when that song came out, it’s a golden oldie for him! \u00a0Anyway, the performance was nice and Scotty showed his range. \u00a0His second performance was of some generic country song that I had never heard before. \u00a0Much like Lauren’s first performance of the night, it came and went. \u00a0For the judges pick, Scotty had to sing some Kenny Rogers. \u00a0The judges plotted against Scotty by making him sing a chorus where he had to actually hold long notes, and well, he showed them by actually doing it! \u00a0 In the end, the performance wasn’t great because the song wasn’t a “Scotty song,” but hey I’m just glad he nailed the notes. \u00a0Kid is a shoe in for the finals.<\/p>\n

Lauren Alaina<\/strong> – Lauren first sang some fun, upbeat Faith Hill. \u00a0Honestly? \u00a0I changed the channel. \u00a0Lauren is capable of really great vocals, but this was just safe and boring. \u00a0Her second song, chosen by Jimmy Iovine, was much more interesting. \u00a0Lauren loves to do country and she does it well, but she is capable of doing much more than that as evidenced by this performance. \u00a0It was an emotional and touching performance, there were problems but I was just glad to hear her do something that wasn’t country. \u00a0Her final song was “I Hope You Dance” and Lauren sang it as well as she does any big country ballad. \u00a0She has such a big voice for a 16 year old, I just hope that her managers don’t continue to turn her into Carrie Underwood part 2 though, because she deserves better.<\/p>\n

Haley Reinhardt<\/strong> – Haley was the first to actually pull out an interesting song choice by singing Led Zeppelin’s “What Is And What Should Never Be,” and she did a really solid job with a really tough song! \u00a0Her father performed with her on electric guitar, providing a nice touch to an already hopping performance. \u00a0Her second song was another Jimmy Iovine special, and it was a Fleetwood Mac track that was far too boring for Haley. \u00a0If I didn’t know better I’d think he was trying to help her lose. \u00a0She did the best she could with the material, though. \u00a0I was glad to see the Jimmy round of songs go, as the only one that was really strong was Lauren’s. \u00a0Haley got the best judges’ pick of the night though, performing the Alanis Morissette hit “You Oughta Know.” \u00a0This might have been the most heavily censored song in Idol history, but it also might have been Haley’s best performance. \u00a0Great choice by the judges!<\/p>\n

It is hard to say who will be in the final. \u00a0I think Scotty has punched his ticket by default, even though he probably had the weakest performances of the night. \u00a0I’d like to see Haley make it just so we don’t have a stale country final, but America will pick what America wants!<\/p>\n

Related –\u00a0American Idol James Durbin Heads Home<\/a><\/p>\n

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