Well, we had one week of the east TN via Liverpool(sic) musical vagabond....Randy said, "sorry dog!".
After breaking hearts with his boyish charm and sad story (living in his car at 17), Josiah rocked out in Atlanta earning a Golden Ticket to Hollywood last Tuesday. And for the record, I detest Idol (yet, I watch it...except for seasons 3,4,5).
After breaking hearts with his boyish charm and sad story (living in his car at 17), Josiah rocked out in Atlanta earning a Golden Ticket to Hollywood last Tuesday. And for the record, I detest Idol (yet, I watch it...except for seasons 3,4,5).
Ya know, I relate to this kid (musically). If you never saw Josiah, he has a penchant for British music, and when he sings he veers into a British accent (much to the chagrin of Simon). I tend to have a problem with accents in general and have been referred to on multiple occasions in my life as a chameleon. As a southerner stuck in Bah-stun, I have daily identity crises (pronounced: Cry-seeeeees - I know how to spell crisis). Sometimes, it's intentional (i.e. when I tell any story or impersonate anyone or anytime I take a cab with a real Bostonian driving) and other times I do not even realize it's happening.....e.g. - eating at Matt Murphy's Pub and mid-sentence warping into a Glaswegian (my best Glascow) accent while ordering a pint......Must be a TN thing...
Regardless, I see where the kid is coming from...he wasn't bad, but I saw this coming. He managed to make me enjoy a song I hate (Mika - "Grace Kelly"), and made me long for him to qualify so I could hear some more of the Brit Pop that he gravitates towards (Im sure he does a mean version of the Kooks, Arctic Monkeys, or the View). Either way, we'll never know. I thought he'd bring the Chris Sligh element (that being-singing songs that arent always the Idol norm and not found in karaoke bars). Nevertheless, best of luck kid. Maybe you and McDonough can be friends in Ft Worth...he has a guitar...
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Here's the thing though, I'm not entirely sure the accent was wholly an affectation. There were some points where it was definitely high mountain Tennessee, which hits some old country notes at points.
Every time he says "ah" instead of "I", yeah sure, that's how Chris Martin says it, but it's also how someone from Morristown would say it too.
Anyway, the kid has some good stuff on youtube.
yes, the kid is straight outta the smokies - he just is imitating what he listens to...I'm sure not gonna sing a Beatles song without a British accent..
whateves...he was SUCH a cry baby.
C-Mart,
IM a cry-baby! (ask my wife.......)
OMG...is my new nickname C-Mart, like K-Mart...
cry me a river. i don't believe it.
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