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American Idol Fifties night was...

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Fifties night was far kinder to the wannabes than Stevie Wonder night was last week. And the evening clearly belonged to Mandisa. Wow... just wow. A note to Paula Abdul: No woman wants to be compared to a horse. Paris thrived vocally on "Fever," but she's so young that the "vamp" thing didn't work so well for her. To quote the cinema classic and '50s-themed flick Grease, "she's too pure to be pink."

For a minute I was so excited to see Live on stage doing "I Alone." But then I realized it was Chris, stopping once again in the '90s for inspiration instead of heading to the '50s like everyone else. He's always great, but I'm waiting for Simon to coax Chris out  read full article

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American Idol Fifties night was...

American IdolFifties night was far kinder to the wannabes than Stevie Wonder night was last week. And the evening clearly belonged to Mandisa. Wow... just wow. A note to Paula Abdul: No woman wants to be compared to a horse. Paris thrived vocally on "Fever," but she's so young that the "vamp" thing didn't work so well for her. To quote the cinema classic and '50s-themed flick Grease, "she's too pure to be pink." For a minute I was so excited to see Live on stage doing "I Alone." But then I realized it was Chris, stopping once again in the '90s for inspiration instead of heading to the '50s like everyone else. He's always great, but I'm waiting for Simon to coax Chris out read more

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Premise: Donahue's groundbreaking, Emmy-winning talk show paved the way for many daytime hosts who followed, notably Oprah Winfrey, who said that he `really opened the door on this genre; if there hadn't been a Phil, there wouldn't have been a me.' Donahue had a (much-parodied) sensitive-male persona that made him especially popular with women. As he enthusiastically worked the crowd with a microphone he seemed born to wield, he made audience members and callers feel that their opinions truly mattered.

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