Matt Giraud — My Funny Valentine — Video MP3 — American Idol 8 Top 5

Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 08:38 PM | American Idol 8
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Matt Giraud sings My Funny Valentine on American Idol 8 Top 5

This Jamie Foxx mentoring is pissing me off.

Matt Giraud literally ran with this song. Good job!

Randy: Little bit pitchy
Kara: No emotional connection
Paula: It was excellent
Simon: It was brilliant!

Please visit MattFans.com to support Matt!

For comparison:

Melinda Doolittle – My Funny Valentine
Constantine Maroulis – My Funny Valentine

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88 Comments for Matt Giraud — My Funny Valentine — Video MP3 — American Idol 8 Top 5

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It was NO SHREK (Melinda Doolittle), but it was mostly WELL DONE!

DJ Jayito on April 28, 2009 at 8:39 pm
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I love Matt, but that just was not good. Didn’t like it. Was very disappointed. I thought he would blow this style of music away and it didn’t work. He should have picked a different song.

I can’t believe Simon loved it. Like I said on another post, Simon is deaf tonight.

alm260 on April 28, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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That was the best he’s been in weeks. Damn! I was hoping he’d go home this week.

DonMI on April 28, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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Right, DJ…Melinda owns this song!

DonMI on April 28, 2009 at 8:41 pm
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I think Simon was partially deaf. Randy was right…Matt was pitchy!

kryptonmania on April 28, 2009 at 8:42 pm
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Melinda KILLED / SLAUGHTERED that song. It was absolutely FLAWLESS and HEARTFELT!

DJ Jayito on April 28, 2009 at 8:42 pm
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It could be the “I’ll over praise the contestant so that the fans think he’s safe.”

DJ Jayito on April 28, 2009 at 8:43 pm
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I normally tend to agree with Simon…. until now. I thought is was just alright.

soundslike on April 28, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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aw.. why did u have to post comparison vids.. they’re all unique

=) on April 28, 2009 at 8:48 pm
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If Allison gets voted off cause of this PERSON, i done watching AI, i mean everyone knows adam is going to win, i was just wishing that Allison made it to the top 4, to really shine even more on the rock week…

Hate Simon 4ever, he should stay on the other side o the world with his horrible but good singing people….

NriQ on April 28, 2009 at 8:49 pm
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This was worth the save. It’s excellent. As for pitchy: The 8th note in (com-IC) does seem off, but the rest is very nice indeed!

LoisB on April 28, 2009 at 8:50 pm
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LOVE THE PERFORMANCE.. mattivation VOTE!!

pierre on April 28, 2009 at 8:51 pm
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Simon is deaf tonight!

besos on April 28, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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I was hoping no one would sing this. No one can do it like Melinda.

…Bye matt?

Allison 2009!

bwatt27 on April 28, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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if someone gets voted out tonight, they get voted out. they don’t vote out because of another person stays that’s ridiculous.

matt did his thing tonight. simon probably loved the song because this song reminded him of his girl melinda hehehe… despite some off notes, matt’s great, hope he stays!

rheyow on April 28, 2009 at 8:58 pm
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i didnt like it, this was boring

danii on April 28, 2009 at 9:09 pm
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Actually rheyow, USA listen too much to Simon, that’s a fact and today it was prove (again) that the producers control who is going to the final or at least to the top 4, i hope viewers consider all the performances because overall allison deserves to be on the top 4…

But that just my opinion, and i was a Matt fan till the last 2 weeks, specially when he sang Stayin’ Alive….

NriQ on April 28, 2009 at 9:18 pm
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deserves to be in the bottom 2…and sent home. No question.

plujay07 on April 28, 2009 at 9:23 pm
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I don’t give rat’s ass about producers, the way I see it, Allison did awesome tonight, Matt did great tonight. If any of these two goes tomorrow, he/she goes, why bother bickering about who has to stay over who.

if any of your favourite gets voted out tomorrow, and you gets trippin over it,then blame nobody but yourself. why didnt you vote more. however i’d like Matt to stay hehehe..

rheyow on April 28, 2009 at 9:29 pm
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OMG HE IS SO GOD DAMN FINEEEEEEEEEE.

Helen on April 28, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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Don’t listen to the haterz Matt! that was beautiful! and I totally agree with Simon! You did brilliant! very smooth, you could actually understand what your singing! Very very nicely done! GO MATT!!!!! Your awesome!!

Alexis on April 28, 2009 at 9:38 pm
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“I don’t give rat’s ass about producers, the way I see it, Allison did awesome tonight, Matt did great tonight. If any of these two goes tomorrow, he/she goes, why bother bickering about who has to stay over who.”

So much word to this.

I’m not saying it’s everybody, but SOME people are quite obviously taking their anger over Allison’s judging and gearing it towards Matt. I thought both of them were great. Hell, I thought EVERYONE was great.

Michelle on April 28, 2009 at 9:42 pm
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I hope people are voting for him because he is last on Dial IDol.
He can’t leave after this performance!
Please SAVE MATT! VOTE!

Ana on April 28, 2009 at 9:44 pm
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matt did awesome tonight
currently voting for him now
but sure a couple tiny pitchy spots
but he is only human
i feel that he is growing more and more in this competition and it would be sad to see him go tomorrow
but if he goes then he will be going on a high

sam on April 28, 2009 at 9:50 pm
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wow! can’t wait for the studio version

jaykee on April 28, 2009 at 9:54 pm
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Perfect! He did a brilliant job!

sherrie on April 28, 2009 at 9:55 pm
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Hey i can’t blame myself ’cause i’m just a latin american fan of the show, who’s saying that it’s not good when simon talks no good about an idol, he should have told her at least something good…

I hate when the judges don’t say anything helpfull…

NriQ on April 28, 2009 at 10:03 pm
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honestly, i feel like he completely missed the emotion of the song. it was almost angry and demanding. sure you can have a big moment, but it should have been borderline happy. this just felt all off. more contemplative, light, maybe even eerie, but not angry, not heavy.

the note at fifty seconds left on the clip made me want to run and hide.

my two cents.

ack! on April 28, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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well NriQ, just a quick note, I suggest you to release your frustrations toward the judges at Allison’s thread. this is not Matt’s fault. Wish both of our favorite stays tomrrow..!

rheyow on April 28, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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Wait, Simon thought Kris’ was “wet” but this was “brilliant”? Hm… don’t quite get that one.

Daisy on April 28, 2009 at 10:21 pm
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Matt sounds better than the rest in the studio recordings. I can’t wait to hear the studio version of this song. If Adam is best seen live, Matt makes the better recording artist. He may not win AI but I will definitely buy his album.

june on April 28, 2009 at 10:37 pm
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wow rickey its disapointing how much you show your dislike for matt. though it might be in a indirect manner but it not cool. saying your favorite tonight is adam, allison, danny and kris is like saying i didnt like matt. putting videos of other artist to compare isnt helping either. i like your website, very cool. but not when its agaisnt my fav.

seriouslyspeaking on April 28, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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I LOVED Matt’s performance. He wasn’t trying to be Melinda like when she sang it. He is not Melinda. He’s Matt. He did it well. I voted hard for him. I just know his studio recording of this song will be AMAZING. I just know it. (:

cindy on April 28, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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The only remaining wildcard in the competition. Applause for that!

Agree with Randy there are some pitch problems there. And his falsetto is oftentimes scratchy instead of being crystal clear high notes. I cringe when I hear them esp when it seems to be the style he’s going for (like timberlake).

He seems more personable towards the end of the performance, though.

Still, this is one of Matt’s better more put-together nights. I am just not sure if it’s enough to make him stay for the final four given the calibre of what he is up against.

mac n cheese on April 28, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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Rickey I’m disappointed in you tonight. I think the comparison videos and the way you said who was your favorite is a little disrespectful to Matt. Sure he is my favorite but I always thought you ran your site with some kind of objectivity. I thought this performance was brilliant. One of the only times I agree with Simon tonight. I hope he stays because I voted for two hours on two phones. Hope Dialidol is wrong.

Angela on April 28, 2009 at 11:18 pm
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Angela, I couldn’t agree more. Don’t forget, though, that Dial Idol was SO wrong last week. (:

cindy on April 28, 2009 at 11:25 pm
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I want to like Matt as a singer but I just can’t. Bland. Shaky. Just a baaaaaaaad song choice. Hello? Melinda? Constantine? Really??? Matt seems like such a sweet guy but it’s his time to go. He’s not terrible but he’s out of his league with the other 4 IMO.

Heather on April 28, 2009 at 11:30 pm
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I’m definitely a matt fan. The thing is, i can’t vote because i’m from the Philippines. This is not yet aired here in the Philippines but I believe what Simon says. Please America, vote for Matt! Do it for the fans like me who can’t vote.

kyoosh on April 28, 2009 at 11:34 pm
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America, please vote fot Matt. Do it for the Matt fans who can’t vote since they are not from the states. Please. I ca’t stand seeing him go.

kyoosh on April 28, 2009 at 11:37 pm
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I just don’t get all the praise for Matt. I just never feel a connection to his vocals — though it’s obvious he’s trying his hardest. As well, his voice always seems to waver along the way in his performances — then you will get a judge or two call him brilliant — like I said just don’t get it.

robertmalcolm on April 28, 2009 at 11:40 pm
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Melinda Doolittle’s was way better.
Frank was, of course, better.
Elvis Costello’s version is better.
Diana Krall’s is better.
Etta’s, Ella’s, Julie London, Buble, Sammy–better.
Even Constantine’s was better (and I loathed him).
The list goes on.
This version pales in comparison, unfortunately.

lex on April 28, 2009 at 11:49 pm
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OMG HEARTFELT.

Matt is just classy and this week he was a total performer. Love it!

Kid nation on April 28, 2009 at 11:54 pm
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matt did beautifully : ) regardless if he goes home next week…he’s made his mark; he showed his talent. he will go far and people will buy his albums. and i’m not saying this just bc i actually know him : ) it’s interesting to see what people say and write of someone they don’t even know. it’s one thing to have an opinion, but another to be down right mean. that’s what’s sad about the world. sorry for the rant : ( GO MATT!!!

dd on April 28, 2009 at 11:57 pm
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the first half was a little rough… once he stood up it was amazing! especially the end!

Stephanie on April 29, 2009 at 12:04 am
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I LOVED MELINDA DOOLITTLE and i loved her rendition….

BUT…….MaTT did HIS THING tonite! and I LOVED it!

Jeannine on April 29, 2009 at 12:22 am
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It’s funny after listening to all of them, in no doubt Matt performed really good tonight.

Can’t wait for the studio recording on this one.

Kid nation on April 29, 2009 at 12:29 am
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Pretty good, not sure if it’s enough to keep him on the show though. I wish, I’d love to see him stay longer than Gokey.

Emily on April 29, 2009 at 12:30 am
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if allison voted off, im sure the next AI season rating will be going down.

Audience are the best judges than you SIMON!
i have a sense or shall we say a hint why you like DANNY…. but i wont tell. Cant you DAnny type of song? hellooo it was boring and very common….

im sorry danny but i like allison than you
-going home tonight is MATT
- next week will be Danny

top 3

-ADAM
-ALLISON
-KRIS

robie.ph on April 29, 2009 at 12:37 am
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robie.ph how about going home this week is Kris or Allison?

Kris was too boring, the arrangement was a blah.
Allison, McPhee sang it better than her.

Kid nation on April 29, 2009 at 12:39 am
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Simon was right on target when he said it was believable and authentic, and I thought so too, felt like a Jazz club performance. Really loved his interpretation and passion. No disconnect there and No need to compare Matt to anyone. He did his own thing and more than proved how talented he is. Now I can’t wait to hear the studio recording because HIS have all been so phenomenal and worth the purchase.

Rose on April 29, 2009 at 12:49 am
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I agree with people who commented.

Rickey, I’m a fan of your website but not your blatant disrespect for Matt. If you want to say you don’t like Matt, don’t indirectly sugarcoat it by saying “Kris, Adam, Allison, Danny” was the best! Yuck, how fake.

This performance was the best of the night. It was pure vocals and a singing masterclass. No gimmicks, karaoke and are you people musically unaware? It was not pitchy, he was just changing the key from other versions of the song.

Simon was right. Matt FTW He’ll be the most successful, even if he goes tomorrow.

CJ on April 29, 2009 at 1:07 am
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Rickey, I know we all can’t like the same contestants in the same way. I have enjoyed posting here since Sanjaya but I always thought you loved all the contestants, just some more than others. I love coming to this site but am sad for the lack of Matt representation.

2kidsdogs on April 29, 2009 at 1:19 am
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Didn’t like that very much. The growly voice, then the pitch problems — it was hard to relax while listening to that, because the notes didn’t quite…gel. Weakest of the night I thought.

vroom on April 29, 2009 at 1:43 am
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What I loved about this performance was having a chance to hear his voice so full and rich in that lower register. Really beautiful and brought back memories of his acapella audition. He is not the most polished performer, yet, but he has a voice I could listen to all the time. Good job Matt!

canzonetta on April 29, 2009 at 2:11 am
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Based on performance alone, Matt rocked it! Everyone was either trying too hard or they put me to sleep. I’d love to him back next week!!!!!

sherrie on April 29, 2009 at 2:20 am
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I still can’t help but feel that Ricky Braddy should’ve been the one here instead of him. Hmp.

tennister on April 29, 2009 at 2:27 am
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Simon was dead on–it was a beautiful performance.

And Rickey, I agree with others–why do you hate on Matt? I liked your site because you didn’t pick favorites. So sad.

sherrie on April 29, 2009 at 2:29 am
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People who talk crap about Matt being pitchy, what the hell do you know? You need to STFU cause you probably are not a musician anyways to know. He was awesome tonight. He sang it like a jazz singer should sound like. Adam and Allison of course sounded their usual rock voices. I love Allison but to me those 2 were the worst. My dad is a musician and he even said that Adam is good for the show but after he wins, you probably won’t even buy his album. He doesn’t sing that good he screams a lot. In a couple of years his voice will be gone. Matt, Kris, and Allison all the way. Danny is good too. But I don’t think his music would appeal to all audiences. He’s not current.

shortydmic on April 29, 2009 at 3:08 am
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The feel of song was totally lost on him. His falsetto is not the best place to go. It felt like he was trying to get one more brushing out of an empty tube of toothpaste. I wasn’t bowled over. I think he could be in serious danger this week, and ought to be, Simon’s high praise not withstanding.

druzilla on April 29, 2009 at 3:12 am
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I liked the way he sung “not”. Other than that, mediocre and he’s in grave danger of leaving, and I say that as a Matt fan who enjoys his studio recordings every week more than any other contestant.

Lena on April 29, 2009 at 3:37 am
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… YEAHHH! WE WILL HEAR MATT SINGING AND COMPETE UNTIL THE 3rd WEEK OF MAY ! GO MATT!

david&david on April 29, 2009 at 3:53 am
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i have a bad feeling that matt will leave.. so sad.. but anyway, win or lose MATT is my American Idol.. for me he’s the best in this competition!

starbucksred on April 29, 2009 at 7:33 am
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Leave Rickey alone!!He deserved to have his own opinion.Why is it so hard for some of you guys to let Rickey have his own favorites??He already done so much to support many contestants.I’m always grateful for this site.Keep up the great job,Rickey.

aquayers on April 29, 2009 at 8:58 am
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Matt. You ARE the best of the group. It must be difficult and confusing with the roller coaster ride the judges put you on and last night you clearly won. I didn’t like Jamie Foxx’s advice. I think the key should not have been lower. I think you were trying to listen to him but in your heart you had a different version that was probably better. Newertheless, you did an incredible job with the advice given. When you are allowed to be yourself, you are amazing. I will vote for you and I truly think you should win. Kris is boring, Alison and Danny are raspy, Adam is a screamer. You are authentic.

Cher on April 29, 2009 at 9:18 am
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of course Rickey will have his favorites – it’s his site! No one is picking on Rickey, at least that is not what I was doing. There is quite a bit of Matt’s fans posting on here and following this site for any news of Matt. I don’t want to have to go off this blog to get AI contestant info and given that Matt is in the top 5, I just wish Matt wasn’t being ignored. I know that Rickey likes Kris and Adam – so do I but I still want a Matt t-shirt and all the possible info on Matt without leaving Rickey!

I have been a regular follower of Rickey since 2007 American Idol season and love it here.

2kidsdogs on April 29, 2009 at 9:30 am
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Aquayers, of course this is Rickey’s site and he can do whatever he likes but he is blogging about AI. It’s obvious that Matt’s not his favourite but what Matt fans think is that, he is still in a competition (belongs to Top 5), he should give some credit to him too, don’t you think?

And where’s that Matt t-shirt when the rest have one?

Kid nation on April 29, 2009 at 9:47 am
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Love Matt! <3 I hope he stays!! He’s been underrated ever since that bottom 2 appearance after Let’s Get It On, IMO.

“Leave Rickey alone!!”

Sorry but this totally just reminded me of Chris Crocker and I laughed out loud HAHAHA.

Kelly on April 29, 2009 at 10:25 am
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All the people that thought Matt sucked, how can you say Adam was any better? He screamed at me almost the entire song and honestly how is that singing and for that matter, how can you enjoy that?

Matt rocked it last night. He was amazing and brilliant and as usual, Simon was spot on.

stacy on April 29, 2009 at 10:32 am
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I thought Matt was amazing with Georgia on My mind early on – unfortuantely , I have never seen him hit that stride with anything else.

There were a few parts of this song that were AAMZING and the guy can sing but this was not the wisest song choice because other parts were unbearable .

Cher on April 29, 2009 at 10:48 am
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Rickey, we don’t want to leave here and go to mattfans. We like it here!

2kidsdogs on April 29, 2009 at 11:40 am
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mp3 not working – it is messed up.

2kidsdogs on April 29, 2009 at 11:42 am
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I loved Jamie last night; but does any one elsse think that the key was too low for Matt? Thats what made his entrance on the song so pitchy; I thought it was way too low for him. I though the end where he sang full voice was awesome as jamie predicted but Matt could have done it if he had more confidence in himself and not shy away from the big ending. The whole song would have come together it it was just a key or two higher. I was kinda upset at jamie for making him go low in the begining.
I think it may have sealed his fate. Sorry Matt; youve been outstanding…

amariz on April 29, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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I don’t care if the key was too low or not, he did great. Period.

Kid nation on April 29, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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I loved it.

Jo on April 29, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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Matt is going home…..he should keep performing and get some more vocal training.

I’ve been hoping he would be the dark horse.

HelloKitty on April 29, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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rickey i want a matt t-shirt!

seriouslyspeaking on April 29, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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I picked up some weak notes and pitch problems with each of them but they’re all still talented and it’s the overall performance that matters to me. In keeping with the integrity of each week’s theme, Matt scores high. So give Matt his due for entertaining us and giving us great recordings. Jazz week he scored! Just hope to hear much more.

Rose on April 29, 2009 at 1:57 pm
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I want a t-shirt too!

2kidsdogs on April 29, 2009 at 2:06 pm
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I think Rickey will make a Matt T-shirt when he finally get eliminated (or never at all). He made a site for Matt’s fan already, so that’s already a bonus so stop begging. LOL.

I love underrated contestant with great talent thats why so many of them here hated Matt.

Kid nation on April 29, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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I think that Simon may be trying to buy Matt some extra exposure before he is voted off the show. Matt’s probably the best recording artist in the final 5, but he definitely isn’t one of the top performers.

Dave on April 29, 2009 at 8:11 pm
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No emotional connection. For the first time, I’m saying Kara was right. And there were pitch problems. I like Matt, but I think his time has come to go.

Jon on April 29, 2009 at 8:43 pm
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This was amazing and I’m so sad that he didn’t make it another week! I think America really messed this up!! Love you Matt!!

Angela on April 29, 2009 at 10:31 pm
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We will miss you Matt. You did great! Your recordings are the best in this season!

PS. Thanks Rickey for the live telecast and matt fan site.

Kid nation on April 29, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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Matt you’ll be truly missed! but I don’t think for too long. Your going to be a great recording artist, and will be very successful in your career! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for you!

Alexis on April 30, 2009 at 12:34 am
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I watched the video again and I think Matt’s voice is beautiful!

Alexis on April 30, 2009 at 12:42 am
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The studio recording is amazing! His best yet!

2kidsdogs on April 30, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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he said in an interview with the LA Times, he has gotten a couple of offers and a few singers who have said they want to do something with him!

2kidsdogs on April 30, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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kara is so dumb. randy was right tho, there were a couple of iffy notes in the beginning, but middle through the end was fantastic. ugh i so wish it would have been adam.

Nick on May 1, 2009 at 12:08 am