American Idol 8 Top 10 – Michael Sarver “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”

Michael Sarver chose to sing “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” and I thought it was a pretty good song choice for him until he actually started singing.  I think he would have done a much better job if Smokey Robinson had let him just perform the song the way he wanted to without telling him to be more aggressive. 

Paula said it was a tough performance because it felt a little “Las Vegas old lounge-y.”  She said that some of the notes didn’t work out for him.  Simon said he couldn’t wait for it to end.  He said it just wasn’t good enough.  Randy said that the song was a little too big for him.  Kara said that Michael needs to start showing them he’s an artist instead of just a singer.

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