'American Idol' Contestants Face Off
I don't think the AP's David Bauder understands how Idol works, judging from this statement about Bo: "He rebounded with a more rousing Chicago number ['Vehicle'] and later sang 'Inside Your Heaven,' a song Underwood had performed only minutes earlier. It was a gutsy choice, giving voters a chance to compare him directly with his competitor on the same song."
Not quite, David: "Inside Your Heaven" is the new Idol single, apparently, and if prior experience is any indication, the contestants had no choice but to throw it into their three song mix somewhere. Remember last year, when Diana and Fantasia both sang "I Believe?" (Actually, you probably don't; Diana's rendition was thin, bland, and miserable, and thus quickly forgotten, while Fantasia's soulful take can still bring a wee tear to my eye.)
Anyhow, it was a tepid night, but Bo still deserves to win; his "Vehicle" was better than Carrie's "Independence Day," which screeched all over the map, and when they went head to head on the single, there was no question about Bo's supremacy. Carrie may have bested Bo with her "Angels Brought Me Here"--his "Long, Long Road" was long, long, and boring--but that shouldn't be enough to overcome Bo's a capella triumph last week. We'll all know in twelve hours...
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