In this week's American Idol whereas the theme is inspirational, there is one performance that I think stood out from among the rest of the Top 8.
It was Jason Castro singing Somewhere over the rainbow. It was the version done by Israel Kamakwiwo'ole that he sings instead of the version by Judy Garland. It was just so inspiring, the audience were caught in awe and was silent as if paying attention to every word that's coming out of Jason Castro's mouth.
Simon Cowell calls it fantastic. Other Idol finalist failed to impress the judge with David Cook, Michael John and Carly Smithson receiving the most blows from the judges.
Watch the video above to see what I am talking about.
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Speaking of Judy Garland, there is an exciting group on Yahoo called The Judy Garland Experience that all Judy fans should visit.
The group features ultra rare files, photo's, magazine articles, lively discussions, and the rarest Garland audio recordings to be found anywhere!
The membership includes fans of all levels, authors, filmakers, Garland family members, people who knew and worked with Judy, other celebrities, and more!
The only one missing is you.
This weeks featured audio includes a never released Garland concert from the mid sixties, rare studio session outtakes, a plethora of radio performances including Judy's take on It Had To Be You, Confess, They Didn't Believe Me, and many others.
On the Where Judy Played segment they are featuring ten years worth of Louis Armstrong performances from The Ed Sullivan Show, and this weeks song interpretations focusses on Long Ago And Far Away with rare recordings of the song by Judy and Barbra Streisand, as well as Bev Kelly and Johnny Hartman.
There are tons of other audio treasures posted as well, and the great thing is they change every week!
Please stop by our little Judyville and check it out. I promise you, you may never want to leave!
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/
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