I’ve wondered what would happen if some how you could disguise an actual legendary singer, like Stevie Wonder or Al Green, and put them up for American Idol. I know they’re too old but it’s for mind fun. Would they just blow everyone away or would Simon take a dump on one of them just because? Some days I hate singers who over sing. Today I love it. Sometimes people just get on a stage and blow you away about how pumped they are to be singing. Like all of their crappy stuff is being exhumed through their voice. And besides that when you get a group of them together you get that crazy battle singing which is especially funny when they have to do it in hushed tones, they get off the lyrics page and start making stuff up. Here is an example of one of my favorites. And you get the added treat of a sweet a$$ harmonica. A few things to look out for…Stevie’s awesome hair….the shot-out from a guy in the crowd that is feeling Stevie and his message…how pumped Denzel Washington is about it all…how sick Janet Jackson looks that she can’t do what the people on stage are doing…how nonplussed her man friend looks…how cool Dionne Warwick is…how much vocal power Whitney had back then…how much the ladies love Luther Vandross…and this ultra weird vocal thing Vandross decides to do to spice up the show. Besides all that it’s an awesome song, (that’s right) and I wish I was there.

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