Great Gatsby Karaoke

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Aug 5, 2024, 10:41:24 AM8/5/24

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Nosaves are left now. Tonight, one singer will go leave American Idol -- the contestant with the lowest vote total from this week and last week. But will it be Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb or Angie Miller. Stay tuned and share your thoughts in the comments section! -- Brian Mansfield

Nicki Minaj has a word of encouragement. "You four are all superheroes, and I really, really mean that." She thinks any of them can go out and rival the top acts working right now. "All four of the judges, we clearly love you. ... I'm just happy that America got the best four of the competition to the top four."

We're moving all over the place stylistically tonight -- from David Cook's bluesy rock to will.i.am's '20s-inspired R&B to, now, Harry Connick Jr.'s subdued soul-pop. With Every Man Should Know, Connick shows the final four what he was talking about last night. His performance is extremely understated, with no flash at all, but he has no problem connecting with the song or delivering its message. No need to show off, he just sings.

Will.i.am throws a little 1920s Charleston-style jazz into the start of his new song Bang Bang, which also appears in the new film version of The Great Gatsby. I'm not always big on will's music, but I'm kind of loving the flapper dancer with him, as well as his white top hat and pants, as well as his scatting. The tap-dance routine seals the deal for me.

The new single has a minor-key, bluesy bounce that represents a change of pace for Cook. It's got a catchy chorus, too, with cool guitar interplay and a breakdown that's got some stomp to it. But the song's rhythms seem to be throwing off the girls at the foot of the stage: They're having trouble clapping in time.

Jimmy Iovine thinks Angie Miller had the opportunity to shut down the contest this week, but the Rihanna cover was the wrong way to do it. And Someone to Watch Over Me was good but not great, he says.

As for Amber Holcomb, she sounded karaoke on her Pink song. Iovine doesn't think she had the time to adequately prepare. But he found her version of My Funny Valentine "magnificent." He wonders if it was enough to save her, but he hopes it was.