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1. Ben up first, sings Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, a slowed down version. Not bad, he'll be safe. One judge says wrong song, two say good song, Marcia is almost as non-committal as Paula. 2. Mark sings Vertigo by U2. I'm unimpressed, looks like he's trying to be over the top and can't follow through. Oh, and he counts in English at the beginning. Two judges say to amp up the randomness and be less controlled. Kyle asks to be surprised. Marcia again does the "You go, boy!" thing. 3. Lana sings Shiver by Natalie Imbruglia. The music is really loud, and she's off the beat a bit at times. The was a bit of a random pause in the middle of the song where she looked down and waited for the change, and she had the chance to go for a strong, loud note and went for the soft option instead. She looks nervous. Marcia is happy that she's moving away from her theatrical roots. Kyle wants her to be herself, the randomly energetic girl that was shown in the little bio clip. Mark went on about working on her higher register, Dicko wants more real emotion rather than 'soap star' emotion. I think she should be safe. 4. Daniel (aka ScarfMan) tries JT's Cry Me A River and reworks it to death, I wouldn't have recognised it without having been told what it was, it's that hard to figure it out. He's in trouble, and he couldn't get the falsetto towards the end. The crowd of teenie girls applauds, whatever. Kyle says it works on paper, but was a sloppy mess, Mark agrees and wants more soul, Dicko thirds the motion. Marcia cop outs and get the girls to scream because she "found it exciting". 5. Carl sings some jazz song I don?t know, didn?t hear the intro. Oh, God, I just realised it?s Waltzing Matilda done jazz. Shoot me now. His little hat doesn?t help me like him. I think he?ll be in trouble, purely for the lack of fan-base, he?s no Buble. And as the song ends, he gets the band to do a jump-start, and scats the end. Mark loved it, so did Dicko. Marcia blah blah blah?ed it, Kyle didn?t like it, even though he knows it might be un-Australian to say so. 6. Holly does Standing In The Way of Control by some group called The Gossip. Her hair is freaky, I can?t understand what she?s singing. I?m not liking it. Upbeat, but boring. Dicko says that ?musical tourists? (i.e. the audience) won?t know the band. Holly says she picked it because it?s who she is and that?s the theme. Marcia: ?You look great.? Kyle said it?s good if that?s what she wants to do, and she looks like Patti Newton (wife of a long-time TV entertainer) on crack?Mark laughs hysterically at Kyle?s comment. Mark again says about the audience not knowing the artist, Holly defends herself again. 7. Matt does The Scientist by Coldplay. I hate the original, but this isn?t bad. They want him to be the Dean Geyer for this year. Marcia said it was ?beautifully melodic?, Kyle tells the audience to stand up because Matt is a star. Mark starts to talk and the crowd wants a touchdown (stupid Mark Holden thing to signify a fantastic job), says Matt dug into the lyric really well. Dicko was bothered by the lack of tension in the song, Mark starts yelling at him. Matt says he?s not Chris Martin and that Chris is brilliant. I?m already sick of the girls screaming for him. 8. Natalie does Powderfinger?s On My Mind, less rocky than the original. I?m liking it, she does stupid vocal tricks towards the end but it?s still pretty good. Kyle thought it was going to be boring, but liked it by the end. Mark loves a woman singing a man?s song, Dicko likes the twist on the popular song, says it was the best so far. Marcia said Natalie?s found her mojo. 9. Jacob sings The Killers? When We Were Young. As much as it pains me to say so, it?s fairly good. And then he does some Mick Jagger dancing. Nice fast-slow-fast thing with the beat, with the deliberate lull in the middle. Mark does some fake announcing about Jacob ?being back?, Dicko was worried because he really likes the song but was very happy that Jacob committed to the song and didn?t do a half-assed version. Marcia says it?s one of her favourites (which aren?t?) and Kyle hopes that the audience can see that Jacob is ?the real deal?. 10. Tarisai sings If I Were Your Woman. It was nice, with a strong voice, but I got bored. I couldn?t even tell you. Dicko liked the way she built it up, Marcia was Marcia ?You go girl?, Kyle wants Australia to know the backstage-, energetic-Tarisai, he wants her to stay. Mark says she was pitchy towards the end. And now I realise just how short Tarisai is. 11. Marty?s bio package screams ?Bogan? (Aussie redneck). He?s singing So Lonely from The Police. Apparently he has a tattoo of them on his arm. Upbeat, but I?m completely bored by it. I think he?ll be in trouble tomorrow night. A prime example that just because you love an artist, you can?t always sing their stuff. Marcia: ?That was okay, wasn?t it?? which translates to ?That was crap, but I?m not going to say it.? Kyle says Marty got lost and that it was just okay, asks why Marty got so nervous. Mark wants him to tell a story, put in some anger. Dicko wants him to step up and stop being so relaxed. 12. Brianna is last, singing God Only Knows by Beach Boys. It?s very Steffi, but not bad. Lots of random ?Ah hum? instead of singing, very theatrical. Kyle says it pains him, but he didn?t mind it ? he wants more spray tan on her. Mark loves her originality, but has a problem with the pitch. Dicko hates the cutesy play-acting, says it?s cabaret. She looks pissed. Marcia loves the quirkiness, ?that?s why you?re here?. And then tells her to watch her pitch, in her ?I?m being bitchy without being bitchy? way. Lana, Carl and Marty are in trouble...Daniel should be, but will be saved because of his looks.
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