PAULA
Paula likened Phil to ''a young Sinatra.'' Oh, really?
Kimberley: Yeah, I didn't get that. I'm trying to figure out what it is about him that's missing. Not that he's a bad-looking guy, [but] his look is different, [with] the bald head, and his ears kind of stick out a little bit, and his eyebrows are very, very thick. But his voice, you close your eyes, and the sound that comes out of his mouth is absolutely beautiful. He is so much better than Blake and Chris; his voice is like butter, you could say. If that's what Paula's trying to say then, yeah, I do get that.
Ace: I think she was trying to give him a big compliment. Frank is one of the best entertainers of all time. Maybe she saw something in that performance that sparkled like Frank.
Anthony: Um. I see where she may say that. Yeah, okay, I'll go with that.
Amy: I like Phil and I like his voice, so I guess the Frank Sinatra comparison is a compliment. [Pause] Maybe she's thinking of Nancy Sinatra. I'm just kidding!
Paula praised Melinda's ''I Got Rhythm'' by saying it had a beginning, a middle, and an end. But as Simon promptly pointed out, don't all songs have a beginning, middle, and end?
Kimberley: There were three very distinct parts of her performance, and she took it to a different place each time. You felt yourself switch gears with her. What good is being a singer if I can't touch somebody and make them feel what I'm feeling?
Ace: I think she just meant the storyline. There was a good story from the beginning that carried you to the middle and carried you to the end. [Paula] was just saying she enjoyed the ride.
Anthony: [Melinda's] been so incredibly solid every single week, time in and time out. All of her songs have this beautiful beginning, they have a middle and they have an end. She presents every section of the song the way it should be presented.
Amy: I think what she was saying is that Melinda is able to create the concept of the beginning, middle, and end. There's a consistency that not everybody has.
LaKisha's ''Stormy Weather'' reminded Paula that we all love Tony Bennett. And we do. But didn't LaKisha pretty much ignore Bennett's advice to drop her final vocal run at the end of the song?
Kimberley: She didn't need that last little bit she did. She should've listened to [Bennett]. It doesn't look like [she's] having a good time. When LaKisha finished her song, it looked like she was angry!
Ace: Tony Bennett is an amazing performer. He really understands how less is more. We don't know what else Tony said to LaKisha that she did do; you never know what they didn't show. I took every [mentor's] advice to heart. The people who are coming on the show [to mentor] have so much credibility and experience that if you don't at least take [their advice] to heart, then you're in the wrong industry.
Anthony: I'm glad [LaKisha] did what she did, because you still want to be original. That little run made it her own.
Amy: I don't know if Paula's paying attention to that part of the show. Tony Bennett was giving actual advice. I would've listened to one of the greats in the business. He's Tony Bennett.
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