"No Boundaries" is worst coronation song ever

After tonight's disastrous final performances by Adam and Kris, it is fair to say that the Kara DioGuardi/Cathy Dennis-penned coronation song "No Boundaries" is the worst in this show's eight seasons. Forget what the studio version may end up sounding like, if the song cannot even be performed in tune live, why should we have to reserve our judgment for the studio recording?

In my opinion, any song that makes Adam go off-pitch as many times as he did tonight is really flawed, or at least a complete mismatch for him. Kris even had trouble with the song despite the common thought that it is better suited for his vocal style. But the arrangement is just one piece of the puzzle that reveals the reasons for the song's suckiness.

The lyrics are a whole 'nother dimension, as Adam and Kris had to sing about climbing mountains and weathering hurricanes, which made me long for the days of being inside one's heaven and looking for a magic rainbow. Although the bridge builds to what should be a sweeping final chorus, the ending is pretty lifeless in comparison with the winning singles of yesteryear. And yes, it's true that there have been some pretty big clunkers in the past (Katharine McPhee's "My Destiny" and Jordin Sparks' "This Is My Now" are standouts for the title), those songs were cheesy with class. This one is just a big ball of cheese. It's like comparing brie with cheese whiz...

Moving on from the cheese factor, many had high hopes for "No Boundaries" in terms of quality thanks to the credentials of its writers. Kara is an accomplished songwriter in her own right, and Dennis has a good selection of hits under her belt as well. But Kara is also responsible for gems like Paris Hilton's "Screwed" and Dennis wrote Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl," so the possibility that they'd come up with a dud should never have been ruled out.

To end this mild rant, I would like to point out that every season fans rank on the coronation song after the performance episode, and they usually warm up to it in the coming days. While this is a possibility at the moment as well, I'm willing to bet it will take longer for fans to move past this crap than usual, and Kara should be embarrassed about letting something like this make it to Adam and Kris as is.