Probably most of you don't know this. Prepare for a shock. I love Neil Diamond.
No, not the man (Bruce is hard to beat). Just the music. Specifically, the really old stuff, pre-"Comin' to America." More specifically, the really soulful, sappy ballads that were never released as singles, so no one knows them.
Why am I telling you this? Neil is tonight's featured mentor on American Idol, a show I never thought I'd care about. For some reason, I'm hooked this season, and what a coincidence that Neil is showing up, just for me. Anyway, I'm a bit nervous about it. Neil has kind of sold his soul, in my opinion, doing snazzy shows with all his old hits, wearing sparkly shirts, not really doing anything innovative--just to sell tickets to 60-year-old ladies who remember him from the good old days. I know, I've been to see him twice. But he was a great songwriter in his day, and it will be fun to see what everyone sings on Idol tonight. Bruce thinks David Cook will go for "America," and I think Jason Castro will choose "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon." After the disappointing (BORING) song choices on Andrew Lloyd Webber week, I'm not expecting much. But it should be fun, anyway.
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5 comments:
Christy loves me more. Eat your heart out Neil... if you have get past that hairy chest.
Hmmm... hairy chest? No thank you. I'll stick with Dan's "pretty little maids all in a row."
Hi Christy! I had to check your blog after the Neil Diamond appearacne on American Idol. I've been watching some of this season as well - people tell me there are LDS contestants. I'm loving the new recipe site too!
I grew up listening to Neil Diamond with my dad on long road trips. Gotta love him but I really don't listen to him much anymore.
You know I'm not a Neil Diamond fan but I was impressed by some of his songs. So I'll grant him that he is a good songwriter. What did you think of the show? I really enjoyed David Cook's second song and I thought D. Archuleta did a good job with Coming to America. Brooke's second song was well done also.
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