What a great ending to the latest season of American Idol, with 2 male contestants with vastly different personalities and styles vying for the top stop in the competition. But in the end, it was Kris Allen that emerges top. I have genuine support and respect for both of them. Their differing personalities and singing styles offers great variety to the show, even till the finale. I love Adam Lambert’s rendition of ‘Mad World‘, but it was Kris Allen’s smooth and relaxing voice that won the hearts of the majority of voters on the night of the performance. While Adam Lambert choose the wild, risky side, Kris Allen, goes smooth and calm to charm the audiences. Kris’s rendition of Kanye West’s song, ‘Heartless‘ was flawless and jaw dropping and i must say (unfortunately) better than Kanye West’s.
But that aside, i was browsing Itunes, apparently curious whether their songs would shoot to the top 10 of most downloaded songs. I wanted to know the full song list that both of them sang during the entire season, and maybe download a couple of American Idol studio version tracks. I expected Adam Lambert’s ‘Mad World’ to top the charts, but no, it was a song from Fox’s latest TV series, “Glee”
What is Glee?
Well apparently like I said, its a new TV series which aired just after the finale of American Idol. Its a musical comedy, about a group of misfits who are good at singing, and trying to make big by winning the nationals in a choir competition. The teacher who took over the club named Glee, after the previous one was fired. He tries his best to recruit students who can sing. The teacher himself was part of the group when he was in high school. Late in the episode, you can see him struggling to decide doing whats right by finding greener pastures to provide for his family, or pursuing his passion for singing. The pilot episode was broadcasted on US TV networks, and since this is a musical comedy, there must be great music in all musical right?
Youre damn right!
I was shocked when a track from the series briefly came out tops in the itunes most downloaded tracks chart. It was a rendition of the hit title, “Don’t Stop Believing” originally performed by Journey. I listened to it and it was amazing! I watched the pilot episode and i must that this is a very promising tv series to watch. Though it only broadcasted the first episode. The entire series wont start till Fall of 2009, or around September. That was not only the song that was showcased. There were cover songs for Amy Winehouse’s ‘Rehab’, ‘Respect’ and songs from ‘Grease’. Overall its a very entertaining first pilot episode a series worth keeping track.
You can watch the promo of the show below:
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Check out this hilarious video, “The Kris Allen Tolerance & Rehab Center,” dedicated to helping all those Adam Lambert fans cope with their hero’s recent loss, LoL!