Celebrity Duets: The Finale
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strangeanimal... as soon as we finish watching The Daily Show on TiVo. We've got a wee timeshift going here.
... Eight celebrities entered. Stepped out of their comfort zone. Etc.
... Jesse McCartney is NOT a music legend. Just saying. Does someone on the show's staff owe him money?
... Wow, this is a long-ass recap. Including ZOMG THE CARLTON DANCE.
... Wayne Brady's vest has sequins. Which he acknowledged as sparkles. This must be an important episode.
... Our three finalists perform solo tonight. Hm. And Boyz II Men, who it is said many children have been concieved to. And "two of music's biggest superstars". ETA: "two of Motown's finest".
... Uh-oh, all eight of 'em are back. "Rock Around The Clock"... actually a fifties medley. And Lea's brought out the hoochiemama dresses again. And Little Richard with a piano solo! Good Golly Miss Molly... he may be incoherent, but he still does sing purty. There's singing, there's dancing, it's a party. And the fourteen people watching the show at home are all invited.
Yeah, I've read everywhere that the ratings have been between crappy and awful. Maybe it'll become a hit on DVD... give me a drunken commentary track and I'm there.
... Hal stands by his performances. He sings who he is. He keeps it real. And not in a Chappelle's Show "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" sort of way. Hal's singing some song I don't recognize at all. He does have a good rock voice, I have to say... and as much as a lot of people hate the guy, his voice reminds me a smidge of Chad Kroeger from Nickelback. Who I can't say I love, but I don't have the Nickelback issues that many people do.
... An entire segment of Little Richard-isms. Followed by translations by Wayne. Followed by impersonations, of which Hal does the best. Followed by Little Richard high notes. Followed by Little Richard heading home. Uh, what? He's Little Richard, he can pretty much do whatever he wants.
... Special duet: Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight, "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". Which, as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rdcf tells me, was also covered by Donny and Marie way back when. A little creepy, when you apply the lyrics to a brother/sister team, but that's Donny and Marie for you.
Yes, my darling wife is a font of Osmondiana. Deal with it.
And as far as I'm concerned, Smokey could sing the phone book and it'd be a hit. It's Smokey freaking Robinson.
... Lucy got to sing with great performers and nice people. Lucy also singing some old Motown-ish song I don't recognize, on that podium last seen at the end of Hal and Dennis DeYoung singing Mr. Roboto. And showing Lea Thompson how to wear a dress that short and not look ridiculous. I'll say it again, she's freaking hot. A performance thatrdcf called Tina Turner-esque, "except for the voice". Lucy thanks her fans. Ya think?
... Marie Osmond, introducing Boyz II Men, with Wayne Brady. "I'll Make Love To You". If they came out with "Celebrity Four-Part Harmony", that'd be pretty cool. Or "Doo-Wop Band Idol".
Wayne is riffing on Marie's love of "chocolate" during the song. Sometimes, Wayne Brady was the only thing worth watching on "Whose Line Was It Anyway". Dude's got talent.
"I'm gonna get so much booty later!" So far, quote of the night, from Wayne.
... Alfonso, overcoming his hectic schedule to make friends and perform with amazing superstars. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", also on that big podium thingie. His version doesn't give the chills up the spine that the Elton John/George Michael does, but he's doing a pretty good job with it.
... Coming up, another performance by all eight of 'em? Oh, joy.
... But first, David and Marie: The Rivalry. David is "Donny with gray hair". But there's love there. Even though David has a pottymouth. This stuff is funnier in context.
... Another medley of David Foster songs, with what's'his'name on piano. Including Hal crawling on the piano to serenade David with "It's Hard To Say I'm Sorry". And now, Marie Osmond! And now, that disco song "To Be Real"... and Lea's wearing a long dress? And Carly's voice is almost growing on me, albeit in small doses.
... Ten minutes left, so too early to actually announce the winner. Or wait? SRSLY? They're eliminating one person right now... and it isn't Lucy. It's Hal. But Hal throws the horns, because HAL SPARKS IS A ROCKSTAR, DAMMIT!
... Lucy vs. Alfonso. But first, let's d-r-a-w i-t o-u-t. ALFONSO WINS THE PENNANT! ALFONSO WINS THE PENNANT! Uh, I mean, "Celebrity Duets"! "Fresh Start", a charity for kids with facial deformities, gets $100,000! Jai does a mini-Carlton dance! Confetti! Everyone's on stage! Alfonso sings us out as the dance party starts! Exclamation points abound!
... So, yeah. A few weeks of mindless celebreality come and gone. What'll I take away from this? That HAL SPARKS IS A ROCKSTAR. That Lucy Lawless is hot. And that Chris Jericho never should've given up his day job.
... We now return you to your regularly-scheduled blog, already in progress. Please return your tray table to its upright position and store your small children in the overhead bin before takeoff. Or something.
... Eight celebrities entered. Stepped out of their comfort zone. Etc.
... Jesse McCartney is NOT a music legend. Just saying. Does someone on the show's staff owe him money?
... Wow, this is a long-ass recap. Including ZOMG THE CARLTON DANCE.
... Wayne Brady's vest has sequins. Which he acknowledged as sparkles. This must be an important episode.
... Our three finalists perform solo tonight. Hm. And Boyz II Men, who it is said many children have been concieved to. And "two of music's biggest superstars". ETA: "two of Motown's finest".
... Uh-oh, all eight of 'em are back. "Rock Around The Clock"... actually a fifties medley. And Lea's brought out the hoochiemama dresses again. And Little Richard with a piano solo! Good Golly Miss Molly... he may be incoherent, but he still does sing purty. There's singing, there's dancing, it's a party. And the fourteen people watching the show at home are all invited.
Yeah, I've read everywhere that the ratings have been between crappy and awful. Maybe it'll become a hit on DVD... give me a drunken commentary track and I'm there.
... Hal stands by his performances. He sings who he is. He keeps it real. And not in a Chappelle's Show "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" sort of way. Hal's singing some song I don't recognize at all. He does have a good rock voice, I have to say... and as much as a lot of people hate the guy, his voice reminds me a smidge of Chad Kroeger from Nickelback. Who I can't say I love, but I don't have the Nickelback issues that many people do.
... An entire segment of Little Richard-isms. Followed by translations by Wayne. Followed by impersonations, of which Hal does the best. Followed by Little Richard high notes. Followed by Little Richard heading home. Uh, what? He's Little Richard, he can pretty much do whatever he wants.
... Special duet: Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight, "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". Which, as
rdcf tells me, was also covered by Donny and Marie way back when. A little creepy, when you apply the lyrics to a brother/sister team, but that's Donny and Marie for you. Yes, my darling wife is a font of Osmondiana. Deal with it.
And as far as I'm concerned, Smokey could sing the phone book and it'd be a hit. It's Smokey freaking Robinson.
... Lucy got to sing with great performers and nice people. Lucy also singing some old Motown-ish song I don't recognize, on that podium last seen at the end of Hal and Dennis DeYoung singing Mr. Roboto. And showing Lea Thompson how to wear a dress that short and not look ridiculous. I'll say it again, she's freaking hot. A performance that
rdcf called Tina Turner-esque, "except for the voice". Lucy thanks her fans. Ya think?... Marie Osmond, introducing Boyz II Men, with Wayne Brady. "I'll Make Love To You". If they came out with "Celebrity Four-Part Harmony", that'd be pretty cool. Or "Doo-Wop Band Idol".
Wayne is riffing on Marie's love of "chocolate" during the song. Sometimes, Wayne Brady was the only thing worth watching on "Whose Line Was It Anyway". Dude's got talent.
"I'm gonna get so much booty later!" So far, quote of the night, from Wayne.
... Alfonso, overcoming his hectic schedule to make friends and perform with amazing superstars. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", also on that big podium thingie. His version doesn't give the chills up the spine that the Elton John/George Michael does, but he's doing a pretty good job with it.
... Coming up, another performance by all eight of 'em? Oh, joy.
... But first, David and Marie: The Rivalry. David is "Donny with gray hair". But there's love there. Even though David has a pottymouth. This stuff is funnier in context.
... Another medley of David Foster songs, with what's'his'name on piano. Including Hal crawling on the piano to serenade David with "It's Hard To Say I'm Sorry". And now, Marie Osmond! And now, that disco song "To Be Real"... and Lea's wearing a long dress? And Carly's voice is almost growing on me, albeit in small doses.
... Ten minutes left, so too early to actually announce the winner. Or wait? SRSLY? They're eliminating one person right now... and it isn't Lucy. It's Hal. But Hal throws the horns, because HAL SPARKS IS A ROCKSTAR, DAMMIT!
... Lucy vs. Alfonso. But first, let's d-r-a-w i-t o-u-t. ALFONSO WINS THE PENNANT! ALFONSO WINS THE PENNANT! Uh, I mean, "Celebrity Duets"! "Fresh Start", a charity for kids with facial deformities, gets $100,000! Jai does a mini-Carlton dance! Confetti! Everyone's on stage! Alfonso sings us out as the dance party starts! Exclamation points abound!
... So, yeah. A few weeks of mindless celebreality come and gone. What'll I take away from this? That HAL SPARKS IS A ROCKSTAR. That Lucy Lawless is hot. And that Chris Jericho never should've given up his day job.
... We now return you to your regularly-scheduled blog, already in progress. Please return your tray table to its upright position and store your small children in the overhead bin before takeoff. Or something.
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Date: 2006-09-30 06:35 am (UTC)I too, noticed that Lea brought back the hoochie mamma dresses. Although for the second set it lookedl ike she and Carly swapped dresses.
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Date: 2006-09-30 12:21 pm (UTC)and yes, HAL SPARKS IS A ROCKSTAR!!