By Brandon Garcia, Idol Chat Editor
THEME: Latin week
GUEST COACH: Jennifer Lopez
HOW IT’LL GO: Jenny From The Block herself giving vocal tips? Right. Dance-themed nights always produce glorious, horrible trainwreck performance. Can’t wait.
“Heaven” (Los Lonely Boys) — The most white-bread song by a Latin band in the world i.e. perfect for Phil. Big, loud chorus.
“Como La Flor” (Selena) — Boots. Cowboy hat. Fringed leather jacket. Cleavage and legs, legs, legs. Could be a shining moment, though she’d probably do as well with one of Selena’s few horrid English ballads.
“Girl From Ipanema” (Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto) — PLEASE no Ricky Martin. Hardcore Latin choice might be considered admirable. He could do something interesting with the rhythm, or it could be death-knell boring.
“Escape” (Enrique Iglesias) — Very much in Chris’ boy-band vein. Attention to melody might make the song blossom.
English version of “Ojos Asi” (Shakira) —Dramatic, offbeat pick might give Melinda back her breathing room as frontrunner. Rapid-fire tempo would be a piece of cake.
“Cuts Both Ways” (Gloria Estefan) — The one exception to my Gloria Estefan ban. This tender ballad would go against the up-tempo theme, but could show some much-desired vulnerability in her personality. Or could be just invisible.
“Wherever, Whenever” (Shakira) — A major-key crossover hit with more hooks than a tackle box. Still would seem exotic coming from Jordin.
“La Isla Bonita” (Madonna) — I’ll leave it at that.
