As the 5 remaining American Idols contestants prepared for their guest mentor who was a real ball buster, little did they know that they would also get a peek at his showmanship, his crooning and his ability to steal a show. First came the montage showing just how seriously Harry Connick, Jr. took his responsibilities for Sinatra Night at Idol that definitely was one of the highlights of the results show. American Idol watchers also got a glimpse of the crooner's delightfully devilish behavior.
"It's been an honor for me to be on American Idol and to share this time with you straight judges, with the exception of Ellen, and I have really had a marvelous, marvelous time," Connick deadpanned, while good friend Ellen DeGeneres pretended to look appalled. Then, after their mentor sang his cover of the Beatles "And I Love Her," off of his new album, the top five regrouped to do a medley of Connick's music.
After all that, channeling Franco-era Spain, Gaga whipped out "Alejandro" and a flock of male dancers who looked ready to eat her alive for the adoring crowd. We swear that sometime during this performance we heard Madonna screaming, "How Dare She??" If you watch Madonna's live performance of "Vogue" at the 1990 MTV Music Awards Show, you'll know what we're talking about...been there, done that, although credit Gaga for her natural talents on vocals and on the piano. But that's not what this blog is about...
Now back to our story ... the evening was devoted to the original sultan of swagger, which included a story from Connick, Jr. onabout his first meeting with Ol' Blue Eyes. But the night didn't do well for the teens as the resident 17-year-old, Aaron Kelly was sent home packing. With Big Mike Lynche escaping yet another bottom list. After being delivered the good news, Big Mike enveloped the pint sized Aaron in a big bear hug and offered some words of encouragement.
"I've had a blast," the teen said simply. And although the departing contestants haven't been forced to redo the songs that got them booted, Aaron chose to close out the show with an encore of "Fly Me to the Moon," despite the fact that the Sinatra tune did nothing more than earn him a plane ticket home.
Next week, the top four will sing songs from the cinema, with the help of returning guest mentor Jamie Foxx. Can't these guys get someone less serious??
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