For Shania Twain night, we enlisted Season 8's resident country boy, Michael Sarver, to be our guest blogger and shed a little light on the popular “Idol” theme. The Jasper, Texas, native and Twitterholic (4,200-plus tweets at last check) just made his own country debut with the single “Ferris Wheel,” now available on iTunes. Take a listen at Michael's official Myspace and read on for his take on the night's shining moments and surprising stumbles…

Tuesday was a very good show. It was a country theme and I'm a big Shania Twain fan, so of course I would enjoy it, but I also think her music is a good fit for “Idol” because it crosses so many barriers. She's a country singer, all right; but if anybody
remembers, Shania Twain got a lot of flack for not being country enough and being too pop. But she stuck to her guns, and when she did, country
fans finally got what she was doing. Shania transcends so many different
styles of music that it gave a lot of options to “Idol” Tuesday night, but it was interesting to not only see their performances, but to see Shania's response.

To be honest, I thought the Top 6 were pretty incredible. There were a couple of rough
spots, but overall, it seemed like they were playing to the judges — it's very rare for every contestant to get
complimented –

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