Friday Free-For-All: September 8, 2006

TGIF Everyone!

Here are some musical musings to get the free-for-all started…

I loved Pink’s use of the melody of “I Hate Myself For Loving You” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for her NBC NFL kick-off song, but for someone who’s always been a bit of a rebel, wasn’t Pink selling out just a tad? I hope NBC sticks with this song since it works much better as a bumper than that overly dramatic and slightly scary theme John Williams wrote…

How fierce was Hal Sparks on “Celebrity Duets”? I was pretty shocked when he nailed the first verse of “I Want to Know What Love Is” so beautifully. And how about him and Wynonna? YIKES! Hal promised an even better song tonight during the results show…

How cool was it to see Jeffrey Osbourne on stage again? That guy has still got it!

So Lucy Lawless is so serious about winning this thing, she’s hired a vocal coach. But she was so busy listening to her own voice that she forgot she was singing a duet—and she forgot some of the words. Not cool, Lucy. Not cool…

What were the judges listening to when they complimented Lea Thompson on her performance? Maybe they were just taking note of the fact that she was closer to the tune than Belinda Carlisle was—and it was her song…

Simon needs to sign Jai Rodriguez now…

So what’s on your mind today?