This is doing the rounds, the idea that a contestant on American Idol got voted off because she sang "Jesus Christ, Superstar", and that this violated the South’s deep and traditional religious sense.
Hmmm.
Still:
…how southern culture and mores dominate American politics.
We were told that the South would rise again, weren’t we?
4 responses so far ↓
1 Eva // Apr 29, 2008 at 11:51 am
Flag lapel pins - for people who can’t remember where they live.
2 dearieme // Apr 29, 2008 at 4:35 pm
I love those ol’ Southern songs:-
“So I stuck my finger up the woodpecker’s hole
And the woodpecker cried ‘God bless my soul’……
3 Will Rhodes // Apr 29, 2008 at 5:49 pm
For my shame I watch American Idol - Canadian Idol as well, the latter is much better by the way.
The reason she got voted off was that they all sang shite - only she was worse than the rest of them!
Her Irish ancestry - and accent, didn’t save her - she was the better singer over the series - what you are left with is the worst of the worst - a bit like the Conservative party with David Cameron.
4 Dave Tufte // May 1, 2008 at 4:36 pm
3 Reasons Carly got Voted Off
1) America also has huge faith in the church of Andrew Lloyd Weber. That faith has two sacraments: Cats and Phantom of the Opera.
2) Looks count. Carly’s horrorifying tattoos and Wal-Mart clothing tastes didn’t help.
3) Carly is an amazing singer, but she tends towards being Ethel-Mermanesque. She got worse on that count as time passed.
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