I’m an American Idol season 8 fanatic. I’ve watched the entire series so far and I’m lucky that someone hired me to write about it. Who could say no?? Certainly not a fan like me! ^_^ And tonight (Wednesday in the Western Hemisphere, Thursday in my part of the world), an American Idol first happened — yup, the much-awaited ‘Judges Save’ happened! And boy, was it a spectacular ending to an already stellar show night!! Really a moment for reality TV history! So who got saved? “Part-Time Lover” singer and pianist Matt Giraud!! Yeah, I will always know him by that song. He was awesome when he sang it last week! This week, however, he got mixed reviews from the judges for his rendition of Bryan Adams’ “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman.”

But when Matt Giraud performed the encore tonight, as he fought for dear life in American Idol, I thought he sang it better. Simon Cowell thought otherwise, but hey, isn’t he a sourpuss anyway? Hehe! Anyway, after Matt Giraud performed, Simon asked him how many times he’d been in the bottom three, and then told him he didn’t think he had a chance of winning. It looked really bad then Mr. Cowell said, “Matt, it’s good news..” and all hell broke lose in the studio! Simon Cowell then cautioned the other finalists, “I wouldn’t be so quick to congratulate him. Two people are going home next week now. And, next week is disco week.” Ughh!! He’s such a buzz kill! But what he said is true — Matt Giraud may be safe for another week but next week is a different story and he may take another one down the drain with him.. =(

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