We’ve been been silent on the Idol insanity to date, but it’s time for the obligatory Sanjaya post. A new tee for your wardrobe?
Yeah, we feel a little weird shilling for CollegeHumor, but those kids have so much money it’s not like a link from Stereogum is gonna be a boon to their business. And it seems to us, the shirt’s Sanjaya depiction captures the very essence of young Malakar’s appeal. OK, so kid can’t sing (though he’s not tone deaf), he’s effeminate, he’s got great hair. There’s gotta be a future for him in music, right?
Maybe not. But think about it this way: Gayken, Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, shit even Elliott Yamin. Stack that against Studdard and Fantasia. Seems like — with obvious exception — losing is a better career move. Soul Patrol what now?
Back to Sanjaya. For whatever reason, kid’s a cult media phenom. Boys want his hair, girls want … his hair. Maybe a Simon Cowell-sponsored recording contract isn’t in his future, but whaddaya think is? Shampoo commercials? Noxzema ads?
UPDATE: Funny enough, Friday night’s Best Week Ever posed the same question. Quoth John Mulaney: “America needs to stop with the fake votes for Sanjaya so he can move on to his next job: playing a teenage girl on To Catch A Predator.”
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and what do you do with the shirt like… next week, when it’s a completely outdated reference? american idol is dreadful.
it’s quite obvious that it’s just a wig
http://www.votefortheworst.com
I have no affiliation with this website but it’s a great idea.
down with indie rock! up with sanjaya!!
Sanjay is singlehandedly destroying all the God has set into motion!
http://whatwouldjb.blogspot.com/2007/03/im-weeping-too.html
I have an affiliation with this website and it’s not the best idea.
Mon Sanjaya!
It’s a good thing Stereogum is keeping us up to date on the Sanjaya saga. If they don’t support this American Idol thing, it might not make it!
“Gayken”? Missing commas? Who’s writing this shit now, Nikki McKibbin?
“Maybe a Simon Cowell-sponsored recording contract isn’t in his future, but whaddaya think is? Shampoo commercials? Noxzema ads?”
After what he did to “You Really Got Me,” I’m hoping an eternity in hell is in his future.
I want to hate him, but I can’t…its like he’s got…hypno-hair.
If he were an evil villain, that would most def. be his power.
The hair’s really the only reason to tune in.
Sanjaya’s great. He’s the only contestant in all these years that can laugh at the judges comments about him. He’s made the show interesting again – remember boring Mcphee and Hicks?
The truth is, he’s shy, 17, with 30 million people watching…he’s been holding back. I would love to see him shock America with great tune in the coming weeks.
i love princess sanjaya! seriously, the kid is awesome. he could be the next david cassidy. and i mean that in a good way.
He kind of reminds me of the dude that played Anakin Skywalker…. only tanner. Tanakin.
Needs more eyebrow.
I think he sounds like a young Stevie Wonder, vocally. For my money, he’s actually got the best voice of all the dudes still in it — that’s not saying much, since one of them looks like a giant penis wearing a woman’s crocheted hat.
And I’d agree that it’s cool seeing someone who has absolutely nothing to lose just making fun of the entire process. I started watching the show for the first time this season. LaKeisha (sp?) is the only one who keeps it real or has actual talent, and it’s sad to see her getting prodded and judged by these Hollywood morons. Sanjaya actually keeps it fun, although I’ll admit I couldn’t watch the Kinks cover.
And the moronic wigger from Virginia Beach needs to find a way to open his eyelids more than halfway — he looks like a character from Garfield, for God’s sake.
i voted for him 90 times. (i don’t actually watch the show.)
If you’re not aware of why he has lasted this far it is quite simple.
HOWARD STERN
He has a few million listeners and has been have fun with promoting the vote for the worst website.
http://www.votefortheworst.com
VOTE SANJAYA!!!
I HATE SANJAYA.
I am also a young Indian male with longer hair.
So far, about 30 people have told me that I look like him.
These have ranged from people at the bar to people in the elevator of MY OFFICE BUILDING.
I think its because I’m brown and have long hair. You don’t see that everyday.
Maybe I should just go out and sign autographs and make the most of it.
it’s like when the strokes first started up. everyone said, “oh look, they’re here to save rock and roll.” but now it’s more like “oh look, a good rock and roll band, quietly contributing to the machine.”
for me, sanjaya is the equivalent of the strokes early rise to stardom. We all loved him at first, even though he wasn’t all that talented, but as things progressed we realized it was time to go, or atleast work on the sidelines off the show. he wasn’t designed for the mainstream.
right?
They shoulda put his sister through instead. That, and Leslie “why did I decide to scat” Hunt should still be on the show.
you need to go because tyou have realy bad hair and you dont sing good and i want haley to win because she is sooooooooooo much better that you because you just suck !!!!!!!!!!!! (madison)
you need to win because you have realy bad hair and you dont sing good and i want haley to win because she is sooooooooooo much better that you because you just suck !!!!!!!!!!!! (madison)
Sanjaya Sux! He is a scar on the history of American TV!