Well American Idol has just about pushed me off the sofa with the Beetles Music.  My wife and I have rushed home in the evening to vege out on the sofa for the last six years to watch for some sign of talent in the group of hopefuls for chance to be the "forgotten in a year" American Idol.

I can sum this year up in two words for American Idol.  "Beetles Suck"!  You have to feel sorry for those kids that have never heard of the "British Invasion of the Sixties".  Some of them have singing talent, and all of them know more about keeping in tune than the Beetles ever thought about doing.  In my opinion, and it only counts in my blog I know, Simon should try and get his money back Michael Jackson for the Beetle's music.  It has caused good singing talent to look bad, as far as the top 12 on American Idol are concerned.  I can just see those kids picking out the music, and coming across Eight Days A Week.  You know they are trying to be nice and have a smile on the outside, while holding back the lunch they just ate.  I surely hope none of them pull the "I Want to Hold Your Hand."  Now that I think of the Beetles themselves may have had some singing talent hidden behind some of those songs.  Just a thought.   

Last night, one of the better male singers lost his concentration on one of those songs that you can never remember the title anyway, and, probably, was thinking how he had also lost his lunch when he pulled the song choice.  You know the little guy to which I'm referring  Nevertheless, I just think its ashame that good talent is wasted on the Beetle's songs.  And I know that good singers should be able to sing anything, but not when you are still knocking on the door of being a professional singer.  American Idol will be dropping in ratings this week if the Beetles music is revisited again, and it will be, unless Paul McCartney can persuade them to let him buy the music copyrights back as he should.

Author: Fred Dodson