"The Prayer" feat. Chris
"Fighter" feat. Team Xtina
InterviewYou can read the full article on Entertainment Weekly’s site.
Before the Tony Lucca’s fans descend upon me and peck out my eardrums, let me just say: I like Tony Lucca, okay? Let him play “Devil Town” or “Death of Me,” and I could listen to him strummy-strummy-strum all day long. Tonight, his version of Maroon 5′s “Harder To Breathe” was pretty solid, and his duet with Adam on the Beatles’ “Yesterday” was lovely. Those guys can harmonize!
But I worry that Tony’s music just translates better in a bar than it does on stage. Nothing he did this season was all that memorable until he started a beef with Christina by covering Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time.” (It’s a long story.) And honestly, it’s lame that he’s now getting most of his attention at Christina’s expense. I can’t believe he chose Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” for his showpiece. Doing a bluegrass version of this song isn’t exactly an original idea: Hugo did it first, and way better, back in 2010. Also, didn’t the b–tch part feel a little pointed? When Christina complained that “the lyrical connotation was a little derogatory toward women,” she was half-right. It was derogatory toward one woman in particular: Christina herself.
At first, Adam tried to defend Tony’s song choice. “The [b--tch] is life getting at you,” he explained. “It’s called a metaphor.” But when Christina corrected him, pointing out that Jay-Z specifically mentions “girl problems,” Adam just gave up and stripped down to his “Team Xtina” t-shirt.
Cool idea, but Cee Lo’s “No Problems” t-shirt was funnier. Besides, if Adam really believed in metaphors, then why did he need to wear that shirt?
All in good time, was the general response from Aguilera, whose last studio effort was 2010′s “Bionic.” She said quality was more important than quantity and that she wanted to find “personal” songs to record. She did point out, however, that she does have a song she’s recording with fellow judge Cee Lo Green. She would not give the title and Green was equally cautious when Billboard caught up with him after the show.
