It's time for our first gay American Idol
May. 8th, 2009 09:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mysidUp until now, I've been able to (proudly) say that I've never watched American Idol. The show just doesn't appeal to me.
But I kept hearing about this Adam Lambert who was blowing everyone away. I also heard that he was seen--gasp!--kissing boys. I found myself tempted to vote for him just to counteract all those who would vote against him for that--and for his eyeliner, and his earrings, and his black nail polish.
Then I started to hear that he wasn't just good, he was amazingly good. I decided to check him out for myself. A quick search on YouTube lead to some fan videos using the studio tracks of the songs he performed on the show. Wow, he is good.
And the comments indicated that his live performance of "Mad World" was even better than his studio version, so I went over to iTunes and checked out his live performances on AI. Double wow. I ended up buying a copy of his performance of "Ring of Fire". (Yes, it's that old Johnny Cash tune. He had to sing a country hit on "Nashville Night," and knowing that he didn't have a country music bone in his body, he took the song in a completely different direction.) Check it out; it's really good. (I especially like how his finger "accidentally" catches the hem of his t-shirt and raises it, showing off just a bit of tummy. Classic "I can't resist touching myself" flirt move.)
I might have to watch AI next week and see what he comes up with next.
But I kept hearing about this Adam Lambert who was blowing everyone away. I also heard that he was seen--gasp!--kissing boys. I found myself tempted to vote for him just to counteract all those who would vote against him for that--and for his eyeliner, and his earrings, and his black nail polish.
Then I started to hear that he wasn't just good, he was amazingly good. I decided to check him out for myself. A quick search on YouTube lead to some fan videos using the studio tracks of the songs he performed on the show. Wow, he is good.
And the comments indicated that his live performance of "Mad World" was even better than his studio version, so I went over to iTunes and checked out his live performances on AI. Double wow. I ended up buying a copy of his performance of "Ring of Fire". (Yes, it's that old Johnny Cash tune. He had to sing a country hit on "Nashville Night," and knowing that he didn't have a country music bone in his body, he took the song in a completely different direction.) Check it out; it's really good. (I especially like how his finger "accidentally" catches the hem of his t-shirt and raises it, showing off just a bit of tummy. Classic "I can't resist touching myself" flirt move.)
I might have to watch AI next week and see what he comes up with next.