Oh, Sanjaya…I have no idea what you sang last night, but CU told me it was one of No Doubt’s greatest songs ever. Sigh. And the hair…oy…the hair…only the trained professionals at the House of Sanjaya could pull off that fearless feat.

I came in to the show 15 seconds late, so I didn’t catch what the theme was…was it “Embarrass Gwen Stefani”?

Other observations…

  • In June of 1993, I sang “Last Dance” at a bar in Santa Barbara on karaoke night…I got a standing ovation…just like LaKisha. Thought I’d throw that out there, although I doubt strawberry margaritas were involved in her performance.
  • Mindy Doo, as usual, was fabulous…although…the stage looked like a roller rink circa ‘82. Everyone, free skate!
  • Chris Sligh…bleh. Dude, you’ve disappointed me so much this season.
  • While I like Chris Richardson as a person, we’ve now gotten to the point in the com-pe-ti-tion where it becomes a serious liability if every song you sings sounds exactly the same. Rose calls him “breathy”…I call him…”one trick pony.”
  • Phil Stacey, accompanied by Knitted Cap, sang a fantastic rendition of “Every Breath You Take”, which was the perfect song for him, dawg. I’m not sure I agreed with Simon’s assertation that he was the front-running guy in the competition…but considering what he was up against last night, might not be too far off.

Oh…if Sanjaya’s “Really Got You Now”…you can download the MP3 from the American Idol website. No joke. According to the website, “Hurry! MP3 Offer Ends May 23, 2007!!”

Postscript: Good Day down here in Dallas has Selena Ray and George Huff doing post-game commentary on Wednesday mornings. Selena just compared Gina to Kelly Clarkson. Seriously? No I mean, seriously…who is Selena Ray? George Huff rocks though, because he said Haley Scarnato was the most “cabaret” singer ever. Ever!