Every time someone opens their mouth, I can’t help but look away in embarrassment. They really think they’re the next star, the next American Idol. The it girl, the it guy. The one that’s meant to be a bigger star than anybody else.
Normally I don’t even watch American Idol, but there’s really nothing else on. I’m shocked that these people can be so bad and they think they’re good singers. Well, maybe I shouldn’t be shocked, after all, they just want their 15 minutes of fame. Doesn’t everyone?
I also wonder how long these people wait in line, just to get those few moments with Simon, Randy, and Paula. It has to be days, seeing thousands of people lined up for their chance to go to Hollywood. All for that one moment when the judges say, I don’t think so.
But, it’s the floor.
Sorry, I’m just a little nervous (Isn’t everyone?).
Wait, that wasn’t right, let me start again.
I swear I can sing. I just need you to train me.
Yes, I am the next American Idol, and you just don’t see it.
You guys don’t know what you’re talking about…you can’t even get away from the pop music of it all.
*ahem*
This show has brought some amazing country, pop, R&B, rock artists. Carrie Underwood is huge in the country world, Kelly Clarkson has been rocking it out for the past five seasons, Jennifer Hudson won two awards for her role as Effie in Dreamgirls and has been nominated for an Oscar (but it might be a curse), Chris Daughtry has broken out his own band, and is now rockin’ it out on the VH1 charts, singing, it’s not over, and Clay Aiken is somehow still famous. So when they say the show hasn’t produced a range of artists, check these artists out. They’ve got staying power, whether or not they’ve won the American Idol title.
And they think Simon’s the mean one. Ha, in more ways than one, I think Paula’s the mean one. Just based on the fact that she’s so freakin’ nice about it. She is almost always the one who starts laughing whenever someone starts singing. Simon’s the mean one? He’s just being honest. Paula and Randy just like making him look like the bad guy. People, if they say you suck, just leave it alone and walk away with some of your dignity intact. And when Simon says something about your appearance or that you might look like a jungle creature, it may be mean, but don’t say you didn’t think that too!
I’m tone deaf, but I can still tell when someone cannot sing to save his/her own life! I look away from the screen in awe of the fact that they’ve just spent five minutes saying how they’re the next American Idol and that they’re going to be a star, all they need is that once chance (don’t we all?). Then the second and I mean the second, they start singing, I cringe. “Oh my god, they cannot sing!” Who in their right mind would encourage them? Your friends are cruel. Your family is mean! You’ve just embarrassed yourself in front of millions of people.
Yet, it’s all the rage. Everyone can’t help but watch who’s gonna embarrass themselves on American Idol and I definitely can’t help it either.
It’s like a bad accident, you can’t look away.
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I remember several years ago during the first season of American Idol, one of my Deaf friends told me that she was a huge fan. I did a double-take, “but how do you know if the contestant is a good singer?” Now that I’ve had a chance to watch the show this year, I get it. It’s fun to watch, even if you can’t tell the singing is lousy.
Erin, what’s the name of that similar program for rock music wannabe’s, the one with Dave Navarro on it? I like that one better. Wonder if the contestants can sing any better?
it’s rockstar. and yes people can sing better, it’s mainly because they tend to be older & more trained. half of them tend to already have their own bands. Plus they just dress better right from the start.
I am an American Idol fan. I have watched it from the very beginning to now. Watching awfully bad singers can really get on my nerves after so many weeks. I do not know why they want to make a fool out of themselves front of millions but in reality, people flock to them saying I saw you on TV, they LOVE it!
Even where a gay man who was nasty to Simon, got his 15 mins of fame when EXTRA asked him to be on the show and walk down the street and go shopping on them! People flocked to him asking to take pictures, autographs, and saying how they saw him on TV. That man is nasty! a true Diva, after the adoring fans, he said “America is really the heaviest country” insulting people. He’s worse than Simon. He was also seen on YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? he was just equally nasty when the judges were not mean like Simon was. He was just grabbing the 15 mins of fame all he can!
As for American Idol, I think the show will definitely help your career no matter if you won the title or not because at least you got an album made! Like Ryan Starr seen on many reality shows, Katherine McPhee will be on Ugly Betty and album just came out, Clay Aiken selling his 3rd album, Tamyra Gray successful songwriter, actress from Boston Public, and her own album soon, Josh Gracin a marine, has an album coming, and Daughtry, as mentioned has a nbr 1 selling album staying at the 10 ten in the chart for weeks, and even a Idol who was thrown out of the show for doing a racy photo, Frenchie Davis is now a lead actress on Broadway RENT, so on. They all manage to stay in the public eye. Meanwhile the Idol winners are not that lucky as the losers! Fantasia Barrino, Rueben Studdard, and Bo Bice are still struggling to show why they are a true American Idol except Kelly Clarkson who has too many Gold Records (exceeding the top of the charts and selling the most albums).
So you would be surprised what people would do for 15 Minutes! Ever see a movie called 15 MINUTES? with Robert DeNiro and Ed Burns? That is what we call extreme for fame but if they can shake their stuff and get some attention and who knows they can go to Hollywood just for the hell of it and something they can cross off their list for experience. So be it.
to correct one small thing, when I said extreme for fame - that’s about the film.
While I said - if they can shake their stuff and get some attention - I meant for American Idol contestants.
LOL, it sounded like I meant for the characters in 15 Minutes which I do not want to say if they can shake their stuff and get attention why not. Oy vey no way!