Top 12 Perform

Here we go again! The top 12 perform tonight songs from the year of their birth. I will be live blogging this go around.

1. Naima - 1984. (What's love got to do with it- Tina Turner) May I say again I love watching the producers work their magic. I hope there's no dancing this time. Oooo,, starting off shaky. The first verse was pretty off. Is she trying to be Rihanna? This song is not really doing much for me. Glad J Lo and Randy agreed with me.. Steven Tyler is just going to say everyone is good. Is he afraid to give criticism... perhaps.
2. Paul - 1984. (I guess that's why they call is the blues - Elton John) um, he's doing ok. Is the weird stage walking distracting? perhaps.. I just love his smile though! Let's make him be the next Crest Kid. Randy had some good critiques. It's still so weird that we look to Randy the dogg for the honesty this year. He has a lot of confidence and is not awkward during critiques which I like... comes with age I guess.
3. Thia - 1995. (Colors of the Wind - Vanessa Williams)  Well it looks like she's singing another slow song where she just stands there and looks pretty. At least she's smiling this time. Oh, she didn't quite hit that high note when the key changed. That sounded like a casino performance to me. Did not get me out of the seat. She may be in the bottom 3.
4. James Durbin - 1989.  Oh my gosh, James was a cute fat baby! (I'll be there for you - Bon Jovi) I love this song! He was not on key at the beginning. No high notes this time,, I was expecting him to go way high on this one... He's still a great performer, but this was not his best performance. Oh yes,, fireworks! hee hee. Love that he said he has some music for the Finale with Aerosmith. Glad Randy said there were a couple of bad notes.
5. Haley - 1990. (I'm your baby tonight - Whitney Houston) She looks exactly the same as when she was a baby. Wow,,, lots of growling tonight. She should be singing ,"I'll be growling tonight",,, haha. She started off not soo hot. wow, 5 kids in a row now with shaky starts. Oh no, she's covered in lipstick! Like her teeth, chin, cheek, I've never seen anything like that. How sad. Yes, Ryan is helping her,, oh my GOSH!!! Ryan  just licked his finger and rubbed it on her chin!!!! I'm dying...
6. Stefano - 1989. (If you don't know know me by now- Simply Red) I like Stefano, but his time is limited here. Wow, great last note! That was super high. It was a good vocal.
7. Pia - 1988. (Where do broken hearts go? - Whitney Houston) Ug, not liking this arrangement. Like it's totally awful. She is a VERY good singer though, sheesh. Great control when she goes up. It was up tempo, but she stood in the middle of the stage and only bent her legs a few times. I want a little more movement in her performances. She'll be safe.
8. Scotty - 1993. ( Can I trust you with my heart - Travis Tritt) I predict he will be in the top 2 this season. He never has a bad note. Man he is soooo country! I love it. I hope they grow his hair out a bit more. Scotty even sounded good in his higher register. He has a lot of fans America!
9. Karen - 1989. (Love will lead you back - Taylor Dayne) Is she going for the Jennifer Lopez 'Jenny from the Block' look? What is that arch on top of her head? Well she really hasn't changed up this song any. Oh wait,, here comes the espanol! Um, it was an ok vocal. Bottom 3 perhaps.
10. Casey - 1991. (Smells like Teen spirit - Nirvana) That beard is soo ugly. Oh well, here we go Grungey. Wait, a minute. He's playing his instrument?? How come no one else did? I don't know if America is going to like this song.... it did define my middle school and high school years.... But that was not a good vocal song. People will vote for him cause it's him, but not my favorite performance. His eyes were creepy. My husband mentioned his look reminds him of the dad in Teen wolf.... Anyone think so?

11.Lauren - 1994. (I'm the only one - Melissa Etheridge)  Lauren is such a bug. Her mom is Waaaayyyyyyy over the top. What is that pink hat and easy on the eye liner? Good grief. This should be a good song for her to sing. This is a vocal song,,, not Any Man of Mine like last week. Here we go,,, she can sing folks. I don't like her little poses on stage. It's like Toddlers and Tiara's or something... yes? She does have the flu, and you can tell her voice is a little strained.
12. Jacob - 1987. (Alone - Heart) Wow, a lot of Idols have sung this before. Good luck Mr. Lusk. His mom was a crack up. I like what they're doing with his hair. His vibrato is a little warbley for me. Holy  Moly, I thought he was gonna tip over when he tried to move off the chair, it was like a seizure!! Augh, I just got nervous and had to look away from screen. Oopsy,,, bad notes all over the place. That's a bad sign. That was a little too much for this gal to handle. Judges??  they liked it... hmmmmm.

My power rankings based soley on tonight's performances:

1. Scott McCreery
2. James Durbin
3. Pia
4. Stefano
5. Lauren
6. Karen
7. Paul
8. Casey
9. Thia
10. Jacob
11. Haley
12. Naima

I predict the Bottom 3 for tomorrow will be;
1. Haley
2. Thia
3. Naima