![]() ![]() Not everyone can do the queen of soul justice. I worry when women try to sing Aretha Franklin songs. Single mom Suzanne Toon, 21, turned in a seductive version of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” to earn a spot in Hollywood. Out of the two Jacksonville natives, I thought Wescott, who sang “My Guy” had the better voice. Best friends Corliss Smith and Brittany Wescott took time out from their hunt to find a man long enough to get their tickets to Hollywood, auditioning with dedicated songs, at Paula’s request, to Randy and Simon. I can think of another word and it’s not as nice as Paula’s “overindulged.”īut there was some love in Miami. Maybe McGough’s backstory at the meat market was foreshadowing of the butchering she did to “Cry Baby.”Īnd after Simon heard Dubela’s version of “Me & Bobby McGee” he told her to go to LA and become an actress. And I think that Simon was underestimating 20-year-old Brandon Black when he told him that his performance was “bordering on desperation.” See, I thought it was clearly desperate.Įven Janis Joplin couldn’t help either Shannon McGough, 18, or American Junior finalist Julie Dubela. Randy even got in on the fun demonstrating to Richard Valles of Tampa his nasal sound. And even a threat from Simon to have him come back in a dress didn’t faze Miami native Grant Rhea. Simon told 27-year-old Carroy Bethea that he was “over the top,” as if the Don King hair wasn’t a dead giveaway. In the second half of the show we saw a few more of the unlucky men including a performance by Ben Hausbach that made you want to forget when rock was young. We were treated to a montage of the unsuccessful male campaign early on. ![]() And Venezuela native Ghaleb Emachah was so excited that his rendition of a Mark Anthony tune got him the nod that he kissed everyone on his way out – and I mean everyone, right down to the crew filming and the staff. Former boy band member Robbie Carrico sang a little Lynyrd Skynyrd to earn three yeses from the judges. ![]() Only two of the men we saw auditioned advanced. In fact, we saw the auditions of seven lucky ladies end with a golden ticket. In Miami tonight, the American Idol auditions were all about the ladies. ![]()
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