As heard on my show today...what would "American Idol" be like if the contestants were famous singers like Sting, Stevie Nicks, Chryssie Hynde, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, and others? Marc Hirsh wrote this very funny parody about how it would go with those fantasy contestants.
For example, here's the entry on Courtney Love...
“I’m going to regret this,” said a smirking Simon on passing Love through to the semis, and her appearance and behavior quickly made her the season’s love-or-hate contestant. Randy often started with full-body laughter before declaring, “Dude, that was not good.” Even Paula struggled to find something positive to say, while Simon simply trotted out “horrendous.” She went down in flames on “One Song Glory” from “Rent” during Broadway Week.
And this one for Stevie Wonder...
Wonder’s audition was a treacly, triumph-over-adversity display that initially turned off many viewers. But his rapid ascendancy stunned even the judges, prompting Simon to say “When we put you through, we had absolutely no idea how good you actually were. Really, really great.” Paula practically adopted him, while Randy could never get past Wonder’s disability, declaring, “You sing that good and you’re blind! Unbelievable.” He bowed out during Elton John Week on a scorching, funk-laced version of “Bennie And The Jets.”