now, i love the x factor but this year it’s going downhill. finding someone as talented as leona lewis was always going to be a problem but something is seriously wrong here. i can barely watch what’s going to happen.
simon is staking his claim on an unlikely spice girls reunion induced girlband fever and the high school musical cashcow rather than credibility this year. louis is doing that odd rocking backwards and forwards thing again which makes him look like an outpatient on bingo leave. sharon’s frustration at the vote fixing is bubbling over for anyone to see. dannii is clearly trying to rise above the unspoken criticism that she’s in no position to judge anyone’s singing ability.
they tried to turn this series into american idol – so much so, hell, why not call it a season. the four judges sit there, knowing that brian friedman, the allegedly straight choreographer has screwed the acts up so entirely with his ludicrous performance direction that they can’t concentrate. but they can’t say anything, see, cos he’s playing along with this whole charade that he decided to step down from the judge’s panel himself. if they place the decline of this year’s x factor squarely at his feet, as well they might, he’ll sing like a canary. a really camp one.
most of these acts have already gone but i hope and pray for a wildcard week. forget lady shiverz and the fact that alisha was given bum songs apart from ‘valerie’. forget that rhydian is essentially a novelty act. forget that hope are sorely needed to relieve those queues back in primark. forget the fact that niki appears to have gone a bit doolally. forget the fact that simon is running out of non-incestuous songs for same difference. we need to start over.
in reality, i don’t really care about any of the acts who are left but i suppose i would prefer niki to win, of anyone. and this is what they should sing:
alisha should sing…tracy chapman – fast car
kimberley should sing…tina arena – show me heaven
emily should sing…amerie – crush
futureproof should sing…after 7 – nights like this
hope should sing…mary jane girls – in my house
same difference should sing…rihanna and chris brown – umbrella
beverley should sing…gladys knight – if i were your woman
niki should sing…wendy moten – come in out of the rain
old faceless bloke who thinks he’s james blunt…hall and oates – rich girl
leon should sing…stevie wonder – knocks me off my feet
rhydian should sing…barry manilow – weekend in new england
young faceless bloke who think’s he’s james blunt…savage garden – to the moon and back
