American Idol – Hollywood Week Recap Favorites

Let’s just be honest here– you have your favorites and I have mine. I’m sure we overlap somewhere? I mean, it’s not like Lola Wilson was your #1 pick, so we have that in common. But I bet you love Baylee Littrell, don’t you? I was more of an NSYNC* fan soooooooooo…….

Are we about to have a boyband feud? Bring it on!

Let’s see if we can agree on the following, though. Here are my top favorites from Hollywood week.

Slater Nalley. If he makes it to the live shows, he’ll be top 5.

Thunderstorm Artis. Wow. Love is soft, soothing voice.

Jamal Roberts. Still has the best smile of all the contestants.

At the time of this post there aren’t videos for the following favorites– Josh King and Crews Wright. There are others who performed averagely (is that even a word!?) but I guess we’ll have to wait till next week to find out more specifically who stayed and who had to pack their bags. The show didn’t do a great job of listing all the folks who made it through the first round of Hollywood. Annoying. Can we agree on that?

-Out of the Wilderness

Slater Nalley Foolish Pride – Song Lyrics

This young fella might be my top pick for American Idol. There are a few reasons for this I’ll get into in a different post. For now, here are the lyrics of the original song he performed during Hollywood week, called “Foolish Pride.”

Don’t go wasting any breath on me
I ain’t what they say I am
and I’ve been around way too long to try to be a different kind of man

Don’t go wasting any time on me
I promise time don’t mean a thing
It’s just a word people use to try to make them feel like something’s gonna change

But I’m tired of this foolish pride
This dark inside, it haunts me

When I try to move it carries me away from what my head’s telling my heart

Oh, and when I come back down to my darling, I know just what she’ll say
Oh boy, I love you if you just put that foolish pride away

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-Out of the Wilderness

Thunderstorm Artis Original Song “My Last Dying Breath” Lyrics

American Idol contestant Thunderstorm Artis performed an original song for his first Hollywood week audition. I had heard him once before (when he sang my favorite Christmas song) and since this is the first time we’ve seen him on this season of American Idol, I’d say he completely rocked it. Here are the lyrics to his original song called “My Last Dying Breath.” Is anyone else so happy he didn’t include the irritating, yet trendy, phrase meet-cute anywhere in the verses?

I saw you crying last night
watched the tears fall like stars from your eyes

You don’t need me to fix it, you just need a minute
someone to be by your side

I see the love that you give
each time I look in the eyes of our kids

I’m always reminded how beautiful life is
and how much this time is a gift

If you ever get the feeling
the feeling you’re falling apart
you can give me the doubts in your head
and I’ll hold all the pain in my chest
and I’ll carry your weight on my shoulders
and I’ll carry it over and over

till there’s nothing
till there’s nothing
till there’s nothing
there’s nothing left

Oh, so give me the doubts in your head
and I’ll hold all the pain in my chest
and I’ll carry your weight on my shoulders
and I’ll carry it over and over

Till there’s nothing
nothing left. 

Till my last dying breath. 

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-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol Faves From Last Night – Country Music, Gospel, and Rock

Hello there and thanks for dropping by to check out my take on the final episode of American Idol’s audition rounds before Hollywood week. I won’t really do a recap here because the entire episode is available online and it’s worth watching, especially so you can listen to the best three performances of the entire show. There were quite a few good singers but these three could easily make the top 10.

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Clara Rae “Radioactive” – It’s not a song I’ve ever liked but her smokey voice and delightful personality will resonate with fans and if she picks songs we know and she keeps being as cute as a button, she’ll be top 10 without a doubt.

Canaan James Hill singing “I Need Your Glory” – I still don’t believe this kid is 17 years old. He’s more mature than this 46-year-old guy I know. 🧐 His voice is so pleasant. As long as he can stay relatable to the audience (that phrase “too Heavenly minded to be any earthly good” comes to mind), he will be one of the best this season. I still don’t like the platinum ticket because it means we see him less, which could hurt him down the road, but he’s got an incredible voice.

Will Carter, original song called “Dreams” (lyrics here). I’m not blown away by the lyrics like the judges were but I love his vibrato voice and his overall laissez-faire style. Reminds me of singers I’ve liked in the past– Jack Blocker from last season and Phillip Phillips from way back.

Other standouts for sure, and if I had to pick another favorite for this episode– Samantha Ray. Something about her sweet voice and ash/blonde hair and her kind disposition makes me like her a lot.

-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol Will Carter “Dreams” – Song Lyrics

I’m afraid to chase my dreams
and I don’t know why

It might sound kind of stupid
But I’m trapped inside my mind

And I’m scared I won’t find the meaning to this life
No, I, I don’t want to wake up in 20 years hating my life

I, I know time is precious with every second that goes by
All this life has given me is hurt and heartbreak

I know I’ll see the brighter side when I fight through this pain
After the storm I will see the sunrise

Maybe I can chase my dreams they’re on the horizon
And I’m afraid to chase my dreams
with all these demons chasing me

I try to run but I’m not that fast
so I’m afraid to chase my dreams
I’m afraid to chase my dreams

-Out of the Wilderness