After an emotional goodbye to Burnell Taylor last week, made even more bitter by the injustice of it all, the final American Idol six contestants had to tackle two themes this week: First song from the songbook of Burt Bacharach and Hal David and the second a song that they wish they had written,
If you are still stuck on the Burt Bacharach and Hal David reference, you're not alone. In the face of plummeting ratings, American Idol has opted to double down on their old, stodgy, relics of songs, despite the fact that The Voice on NBC is closing in the ratings, and putting Idol to shame with current music which viewers can relate to.
To put this in perspective, the American Idol contestants were required to sing from a songbook that is five-decades old, when they themselves have only been on earth for two. How exactly does Idol hope to compete with this kind of model?
While there is no expiry on good music, if American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe wants to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce then perhaps he should start producing a singing competition for an older demographic featuring contestants old enough to actually know and love this era of music. To try and appeal to a younger viewer base by putting a maximum age of 28 on the talent and then subjecting them to music they have no desire to sing or listen to is a sure way to alienate a fan base.
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/TV/2013/0411/Candice-Glover-brings-The-Cure-for-ailing-American-Idol-video
If you are still stuck on the Burt Bacharach and Hal David reference, you're not alone. In the face of plummeting ratings, American Idol has opted to double down on their old, stodgy, relics of songs, despite the fact that The Voice on NBC is closing in the ratings, and putting Idol to shame with current music which viewers can relate to.
To put this in perspective, the American Idol contestants were required to sing from a songbook that is five-decades old, when they themselves have only been on earth for two. How exactly does Idol hope to compete with this kind of model?
While there is no expiry on good music, if American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe wants to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce then perhaps he should start producing a singing competition for an older demographic featuring contestants old enough to actually know and love this era of music. To try and appeal to a younger viewer base by putting a maximum age of 28 on the talent and then subjecting them to music they have no desire to sing or listen to is a sure way to alienate a fan base.
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/TV/2013/0411/Candice-Glover-brings-The-Cure-for-ailing-American-Idol-video
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