American (and British) Idols: Ramiele and Simon
Ok, full disclosure: this WTN writer doesn't get the whole American Idol thing.
First, I don't like listening to other people singing my favorite classics, unless there's some really great interpretation. (example: Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder doing "Last Kiss.") Nor do I like the whole non-rock band orientation (Vedder would have probably been voted off in the first round).
So that's where I'm coming from. That said, I was really ticked off to see Simon Cowell, who I can't seem to escape even though I don't watch the show, quoted as calling 'In My Life,' a boring song. Adding to the insult is that it was sung by South Florida's own Ramiele Malubay. I mean, really, the gall:
But Cowell apparently does have a sense of humor, or at least a sense of marketing. He did this wonderful parody on The Simpsons a while back. (They really should add the trap door to the show.)
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