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by Sheila Franklin Published: September 15, 2006
Lucy Lawless and Dionne Warwick Lucy is all sparkles and short skirt again, and Dionne looks a bit frail during “I Say a Little Prayer.” I don’t think that Foster has noticed yet that she cannot sing. Little Richard comments, “You been in the Kool-Aid girl, but you don’t even know the flavor.” At least he noticed. (I think I am beginning to understand Little Richardisms.) Alphonso Ribeiro and Denise Willams Alphonso becomes the whiner (there is one in every reality/talent show) and complains about his throat. It seems to me he also griped last week about his heavy work load. His performance of “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” shows that he is a good actor, but not particularly a good singer. At least Foster and I agree when he tells him not to bitch so much. Carly Patterson and Jesse McCartney Carly says that she wants to concentrate on singing as a career. Are you paying attention, Cathy Rigby? As I said before, this is your new Peter Pan. While she and Jesse sing “Beautiful Soul” she sounds very nervous, but then she is a teen and he is a teen heartthrob. Marie tells her that she is coming along and to loosen up. See sentence above, Marie. Carly is beginning to grow on me. She may not have the best voice in this competition, but she continues to earn the “cute or die trying” award. Hal Sparks and Dennis DeYoung When Hal and the former Styx member start singing “Come Sail Away”, I note that they have the same vocal range and there is some actual harmony going on here. Clearly they had a good time in rehearsal, because their on-air chemistry is obvious. Foster makes a comment about Hal’s ego, which is also obvious. Cheech Marin and Aaron Neville Cheech is worried because he has a bass voice and Aaron is a tenor. While the two of them sort of croon “Ain’t No Sunshine”, Aaron is a full octave over Cheech, but their clothing is nicely coordinated. Marie and Foster both pan him. I fear that this may be his last appearance unless his fans vote to keep him. Maybe he should try a short skirt. No, maybe not. Coming back from the break, Wayne has burst out in a bit o’ “My Girl” with Marie and a bit o’ show biz cuddling. It’s nice that he finally gets the chance to perform and I would like to hear him in a duet with Marie if they can reach a common key. Jai Rodriguez and Taylor Dayne Of course Jai is the finale. He complains that his voice is too low for Taylor’s but it sounds to me like they have reached a fair compromise during “Tell It to My Heart.” Marie calls his choreography awkward even when Wayne reminds her that it wasn’t his idea. Jai kindly accepts her criticism, proving that not only can he sing, he is a gentleman. He keeps his record as having the best performance of the night and is still my personal pick for ultimate winner of Duets. Best Little Richardism: (referring to Alphonse) “Don’t let your voice write a check that your rhythm can’t cash.” Final Thoughts: It’s no wonder that some of the celebs are intimidated by their singing counterparts since they don’t have much rehearsal with them. I wish Simon would allocate some additional funding and/or time. I also wish Foster would change places with Marie so that he wouldn’t keep bitching that he doesn’t have enough time to speak. Quick, Tinkerbell, let's have some of that magic fairy dust. Previous Episode Recaps: Week 2 | Week 2 Results Week 1 |
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