Daddy's Home

So Usher is the guest mentor for this week's Idol and the theme is R&B. While I admit to getting excited at the mere mention of Atlanta's prodigal son, I have to say I'm a little more than nervous about this year's crap (I mean crop) of talent taking on the institution that is rhythm and blues. Here is the list of songs from which the hopefuls can choose. Let's hope they choose wisely.

Some advice -- no songs from anyone who goes by first name only. No Whitney. No Mariah. No Luther (aka Lootha). No Babyface. No Brandy. No Monica. And sadly -- no Usher.

And then again, they probably shouldn't tackle any groups or duets, so there goes Boyz II Men and any song from the 60s.

And no songs by anyone blind or otherwise disabled, so lets delete Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and Teddy Pendergrass.

No songs by anyone ever involved in a domestic abuse scandal. Say goodbye to songs by Tina Turner, Chris Brown, Bobby Brown, Rihanna, Al Green and TLC (You don't remember Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes literally burning down her boyfriend Andre Risen's house?)

That leaves about 8 songs .... Surely they can get at least ONE of them right.

  

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