When 'Idol' finalists are booted this year, you'll be reminded 'Hollywood's Not America'
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Today, I was catching up with Michael Slezak the good folks at Entertainment Weekly via their weekly EW.com “Idolatry” video—a must-watch for “American Idol” fans that actually care about musical quality and intelligent commentary.
After measuring my opinions against theirs (Alesha Stelzl and Josiah Leming are indeed weak, but Amanda Overmyer might not be as good as they say), I enjoyed the Idolatry queue’s next video, which included a live performance of the new “Idol” song for eliminated finalists.
In the past, these see-ya songs have gone onto become mega-hits, ironically bigger than most of the content created by “Idol” winners themselves. Recent success stories include Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” and Chris Daughtry’s “Home.” Although “Home” holds up a little better than “Bad Day” for me, it’s tough to dispute either song’s emotional impact or chart success.
Now, via Idolatry, introduce yourself to Ferras, whose “Hollywood’s Not America” isn’t a talk show hosted by a conservative Fox News pundit. It’s the latest catharsis for let-go finalists who are trying to drown out the Simon Cowell “Sorry, not good enough” that will play in their heads on an endless loop for the rest of their lives. (If you want to skip the interview, the song starts at about the 2-minute, 3-second mark.)
And like “Bad Day” and “Home,” “Hollywood’s Not America”—if you have any tolerance for syrupy ballads—is actually very good. I expected to give Ferrras’ Idolatry performance about 30 seconds and bail, but it’s worth a full listen. At least until the inevitable backlash caused by airwave saturation.
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Can't wait till Hollywood on Tuesday!