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Simon is predicting it’s the girl’s year…I was doubting that before tonight’s show and after watching tonight’s show I am not convinced whatsoever that the girls have it in the bag. This was a mess. I know it’s the first show but what a colossal bore!! UGH!!! Seriously? You would think that after 8 seasons people would know what it takes to sing a good song. They’ve been blessed with musical talent. If only I were 15 years younger and could sing on key…I would know what to sing. And it amazes me that they act all surprised when the judges say they want something original. I will cut Crystal Bowersox some slack because she says she never really watched the show before. But originality doesn’t mean you come out and sing a song that you wrote but that you take a song that nobody would ever expect you to sing and you change it to fit your style. This was something that David Cook was a master at and that is why he won. I don’t get how that concept is so hard for these people to figure out… but whatever. Here’s what I thought about tonight’s performances….Ashley Rodriguez sings “Happy” by Leona Lewis – This performance didn’t make me happy. I found the song dull. I can’t compare it to the original because I have never heard it. So based on how Ashley sang it, I would say it sucked. It wasn’t good at all. I just didn’t like it. Maybe it was the song. She’ll probably be back next week because there were others that sucked more.Crystal Bowersox sings “Hand in My Pocket” by Alanis Morissette – Randy said this wouldn’t be a song he’d pick for her. Really, dawg? This is exactly the type of song that I would expect someone like her to sing. I wasn’t surprised by it at all. I think she sang it quite well. I was impressed that she could not only play the guitar and sing but also blow on the harmonica and then recover so quickly to go back to singing  in the same breath. No it wasn’t a knock your socks off kind of performance but it was enough that she should be back next week. I’d call her a diamond in the rough because her talent is raw. But can she change up a song and make it her own? I would say that she has the musical ability to do that. Some of the others just seem to skate on the sound of their voice. The difference between her and them is that she can sing but she’s got musical ability that extends beyond her voice.Didi Benami sings “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson –  I thought Didi did fine….for the type of song she sang. The problem that I have with someone like her how has a voice like that is that the warbly folksy stuff is going to get old. And it doesn’t scream out star…I don’t see her name in big lights and selling out stadiums. It’s just not going to happen… on a stage at Woodstock or in a coffee house? Yeah, probably. Yawn.Haeley Vaughn sings “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles – I gotta say that when Ryan announced she’d be singing this song, I was worried. I thought what a stupid song to sing. I mean..why not Hey Jude or some other Beatles song? But… I was surprised by how she arranged it. I know the judges said it sucked balls but aside from her lisp which she totally has to do something about, I didn’t think it was as horrible as they said it was.Janell Wheeler sings “What About Love” by Heart – I will hand it to Janell…she knew that it would take a big song to make her stand out. The problem is that she doesn’t have the vocal range to pull off a song by Heart. This was a mess and truly awful.Katelyn Epperly sings “Oh Darlin” from 1969 – I wasn’t impressed by Katelyn based on past performances so I wasn’t expecting much. While I tend to agree that her costuming was a little weird, I thought her performance of the song was lovely. She was leaps and bounds over some of the other girls performance wise so she will probably be back around next week.Katie Stevens sings “Feeling Good” by Michael Buble – So, it’s no secret that Idol really likes this girl. She is kinda like a female David Archuleta…super young, cute and with a voice that quite unbelievable. But, this song stunk. It wasn’t a great one to end the show. The judges said that it wasn’t relevant to her and was too old. I agree. This was really a snoozer.Lacey Brown sings “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac – Before Lacey began to sing I told my Mom that I really liked her. The words were barely out of my mouth and hovering over my head when I started to regret saying that. Yeesh. This rendition was warbly and yeah, well…the song is slow to begin with so you really couldn’t make it more exciting. So this was the wrong song to sing. Period. And her voice sounds like it’s under water. It wasn’t good.Lilly Scott sings Fixing a Hole by the Beatles – This girl is 20 years old and looks 50. I know the hair color is deliberate and someone has to jump on that girl and wrestle the peroxide away from her. The look is bad… really bad. The style isn’t good either. It’s not doing her any favors. There is a way to stand out without looking like a grandma. The singing wasn’t all that great either. I honestly can’t even recall what it sounded like other than remembering that I was glad it was over when she finished.Michelle Delamor sings “Fallin” by Alicia Keys – The vocal chops are there. She can sing. But the song stunk. I didn’t like it one bit. She just needs to pick better songs. If she sticks around…Paige Miles sings “It’s All Right Now” by Free – Poor girl had the misfortune of being denied adequate airtime so we had no idea who she was before tonight. And then she gets stuck with the crappiest position on opening night – singing the first of 12. The likelihood of people remembering her by the end of the show is pretty small. So 2 strikes against her already. Then she sings a group song solo. Ugh. The thing is that during the song we got a brief glimpse of who she is and got to hear something that resembled a voice and what I heard I liked very much. The problem is I am not sure she’ll be around next week to redeem herself in the song choice department so we can really hear what she can do. She did herself absolutely no favors tonight picking that song. I, for one, hope she gets another chance.Siobhan Magnus sings “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaac – I had said that this girl weirds me out before…she is just kinda strange. But maybe she’ll grow on me. Tonight’s song was unexpected. So, that is GOOD. And she sang it pretty OK! And that is good! Over all, I didn’t think it was horrible one bit. I actually enjoyed it despite it being a really slow painful song to sometimes listen to. BUT… I actually like the song and to hear a girl sing it was refreshing. I actually think she deserves to stick around longer to see what else she can do.