She started season nine as the favorite, she faltered near the finish line, but Crystal Bowersox came through when it mattered most last night.
Of the six total songs covered by her and Lee DeWyze, Crystal put on the top two performances. She left her comfort zone (and wore a dress!) with Alannah Myles’ “Black Velvet,” abandoning her guitar and showing off her range.
But it was Bowersox’s take on Patty Griffin’s “Up to the Mountain” that should earn her the title. She delivered it with drama and feeling, as Randy Jackson rightly referred to the audition as “amazing” and Simon said it was “by far, the best performance and the song of the night.”
As for Lee? He did perfectly well. We’ve already downloaded his rendition of “The Boxer” and we’re big fans of U2’s “Beautiful Day.”
But DeWyze’s hoarse sound didn’t come across well on that single. Still, it wouldn’t shock us if viewers sided with Lee simply because his first song would be that contemporary, well-known U2 hit.
This is how we’ve ranked the six songs sung on the night:
- Crystal Bowersox, Up to the Mountain
- Crystal Bowersox, Black Velvet
- Lee DeWyze, The Boxer
- Lee DeWyze, Beautiful Day
- Crystal Bowersox, Me and Bobby McGee
- Lee DeWyze, Everybody Hurts
WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD WIN?