Canadian Idol 6! Episode 25 – Top 5 Performance – VIDEO

Great Show tonight. The judges picked good songs for everyone. I liked everyone but the only one that disappointed me a bit was Mookie.

The songs were:

Earl Stevenson – A Little Help From My Friends
Mookie Morris – Come Together
Theo Tams – The Long And Winding Road
Mitch MacDonald – In My Life
Drew Wright – While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Thanks Earthy. I’m a little confused. The show starts at 8? Or is that just in the atlantic region?

The Atlantic tv broadcast airs at 7 pm ET.

I also thought it was a great show tonight. Earl and Drew were standouts but everyone did well. I was only slightly disappointed in the song selected for Theo – a bit too predictable a choice for him, imo.

I can’t say anything negative about any of those performances. What an incredible show!!!!
And finally, Drew Wright nailed a song. And showed what he can do. With a guitar and a vocal. Unbelieveable.
I can’t imagine one of them leaving.

I’m only halfway through and I just have to say WOW!!! Earl just blew me away. I didn’t think it could really get better. And then there was Mookie. OMG!

Earl gave me goosebumps. He received a standing ovation from the judges for Joe Cocker’s version. Absolutely outstanding.

Loved Mookie and Earl.

I find Theo boring!

How did Mitch make top 5?

Drew – what a train wreck this was. Didn’t like band or singing.

Did you notice judges did not make a single negative comment. These performances were nowhere near as good as the judges claimed.

So far I’ve only seen the first three, but HELLO, AWESOME! All three of them were amazing.

Is is too much to hope that Mitch goes home this week? None of Earl, Mookie or Theo deserves to go, that’s for sure. And if Drew really nails it, then… Gotta be Bye, Bye, Mitch. (Love “In My Life” as a song, though. I just don’t love Mitch’s kinda whiney voice.)

Okay, now I’ve seen Mitch. Yeah, not lovin’ it. He looks like he’s passing a kidney stone when he reaches for any volume or intensity at all. Seems like a sweet kid, but he’s just not as good as the others.

I liked them all. Earl & Mookie are usually my favs due to “something” entertaining they have// even tho sometimes vocals are not always great. They make me enjoy and smile. Theo is incredibly good but I just find him boring and not unusual. And I like Mitch..simple and charming. Drew did great as well. Can’t imagine any going..kill me now but hope Theo goes. He entertains me the least.

WOW!!! That was a great show!…

If until last week I didn’t really care who would win because none of them had impressed me all that much, after this week I don’t care because all of them impressed me so much that I root for each and every one of them. Wow again.

I catch myself going back and replaying over and over only Earl and Mookie’s performances though, so I guess those were my favorites of the night after all, on an incredibly good night.

I enjoyed all of that. I wish AI would take a page from our neighbors up north. I so enjoy the Canadian version.

No matter who wins this thing, Earl is a pearl.

Well, I just watched the performances and not the packages or the judging.

LOOOOVED MOOKIE! I don’t know. I just think he has so much soul and passion in him. Earl too. I can’t get into Theo, although he’s a great singer. Drew was better than in the past. Mitch needs to go. He should have gone last week.

Well, Drew has never been in my top three but he won me over tonight. His falsetto was really great.

ETA: I loved the entire show. I think it’s time for Mitch to go but I don’t think he will. Like Sass said, he’s adorable. I think he’ll be around at least another week, which means one that I love most will go home. Boo.

Mitch sounds like he’s on helium to me.

Beatles week is always spectacular, I enjoyed the AI shows too. I would have to say that EARL was definitely the best tonight. They did have Earl go first so that is kind of scary. The judges should pick Earl’s songs every week, he needs the guidance. lol.

I didn’t like Mookie’s version of “Come Together” that much, I think I enjoyed Carly’s better. It was a bit odd, but it was ok, I think he is in trouble tomorrow night.

I didn’t like the judges choice for Theo either, out of all the wonderful Beatles tunes, they pick that one? I was thinking Archie the whole time, lol. Ok Theo did well but I didn’t like his phrasing in the beginning of the song, it wasn’t as strong as last week. Theo picks better songs for himself as well as Mookie.

Mitch surprised me again, and I actually enjoyed him, I love that song choice, great job on the judges part. He may go or he may be safe, who knows?

Finally Drew, much much better, great song choice, however he still doesn’t have the “it” factor for me. He isn’t as intense as Cookie as the rocker type in the competition. However I did enjoy this performance and he will probably be safe.

Overall it was a fabulous night for CI and I think the top 5 guys are all unique in there own way. I hope that either Mitch or Drew will go tomorrow but who knows? CI is unpredictable. Earl is back in the lead for me after tonight and Theo is in a close second follow by Mookie.

I’ve been a Drew fan all along and tonight he really lived up to my expectations. A thing I do a lot is watch the videos first and then just listen to them without looking. You get more of an idea of what kind of recording artist they’d be. Earl I like better just listening as his lumbering around doesn’t do much for me. Mookie isn’t near as good without watching. Theo is a good singer but he is not Josh Grobin, and Mitch is a sweet heart but I can’t image a whole album of his voice. Really appreciate getting to watch CI as it is fun.

I just finished power voting for Earl and Mookie which in my opinion are top 2 talent. Both are unique and entertaining. They both perform from the heart.

Theo is really good and I enjoy his performances, but I’m not moved by him. Too technical, too perfect.

Mitch’s time is up, but he seems to have pretty strong fan base. He was all over the place tonight and off key several times. I have no clue how he made it this far.

Drew was ok, but not great. I enjoyed his playing better then his singing. I don’t think he is capable of doing both with the same skill as Theo does with the piano.

Earl and Mookie are my personal pick for the Win.

So let me preface this by saying Earl is the Man and has been since day one. So tonight, I was scared for him going first. Then he sang and totally blew me away. If he goes home this week, he will be going at the top and well who knows how Canucks vote anyhow.

Mookie was just ok for me. I don’t think he did anything special to make me really listen to that song. I found myself wondering how he was going to pronounce words instead of really getting into the song.

Theo I didn’t like much at all. I didn’t like how he changed up the song and, while he has a great voice, he didn’t do anything exciting at all tonight.

Mitch, I think, was truly horrible. I just can’t deal with his voice. He has this high-pitched nasal whine of a voice. Makes me want to slap him…If you really want to hear that song sung well, check out Emmylou Harris’ version. Yeah, he needs to go home soon.

And lastly, Drew was just ok for me. I didn’t really like how he started the song in what should be a peak. It just didn’t work for me. He sang it well, but I’m not liking what he did with it. Oh and Eric Clapton he’s not.

The Earl I love is back! YAY!

I agree that this was a VERY good show. I actually enjoyed Earl’s singing, that’s a first for me. Drew was actually ok, Mookie rocked as usual, and surprisingly, I didn’t want to strangle Mitch.

My only problem was with Theo, he turned the Beatles into a broadway number….not ok.

Sadly, I can’t sleep. My only issue with Earl this week is minor and not his fault. I thought the backup singers and band were way too loud.

Earl was definitely the best of the night. Should be safe even though he went first.

Earl Stevenson: A little Help from My Friends. Unusual and souful vibe. He deferred a little more to the background singers than I would have liked but solid performance. Excellent.

Mookie Morris: Come Together. Song fit his style and delivered some personality. But not really a standout vocal performance. Garage bands the world over could do what he did tonight. Apparently Mookie does it better than the Beattles and Aerosmith and every other version of that song. Yikes the hyperbole is out of control.

Theo Tams: The Long and Winding Road. Not quite in perfect voice in rather vanilla, Celine-lite version. Not bad but not a home run either. Very good singer but just not 100% on board with the version.

Mitch Macdonald: In my Life. Seemed very nervous somehow. Probably should have started with 100% acoustic and let it kick in. Higher end of the song caused his voice to get even more grating than usual.

Drew Wright: While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Well below the powerhouse performance he gave with Creep. Transition from throat to head voice not smooth. At all. Not bad but not good either. Not helped by the challenging song he was given.

Theo and Earl were my favorites tonight. IMO Mitch did do better tonight than in previous weeks, but like some have said here already, he needed to be gone weeks ago. I don’t think he should be in the top 5. I seriously hope he goes tomorrow but I’m not holding my breath. lol

As far as Come Together, I personally like Carly’s version better than Mookie’s but Mookie is still awesome.

Good show. I don’t have a horse in this race, so here is my tops.

My top:

Earl. was so far ahead he left the others in the dust.

Not to say the others weren’t good, they were. Earl just took ahold of tonight’s show and did not let go.

Next for me would be Theo. I was not wild about his version, but I can’t deny the boy can sing.

Mookie, I’m still not a Mook fan, but he did the song justice.

Drew. I can’t get over the fact that he is trying to be like David Cook. With the beard now and even the caps, heck even with a song or two. He was good tonight, his voice is just too *high* for me.

Mitch. Chipmonky lil old lady warbling in church. Just say…..Ummm no.

I don’t get the voting system for CI. If last week is any indication than Mitch will probably be safe and Earl or Drew leaves which would stink to high heaven. What is this regional voting. Ugh. Mitch above Earl & Drew? No.

So who will give CI’s chosen one Theo a run for the gold? Will it be Earl or Mookie? If regional comes into play I would say it would be Mookie taking on Theo.

wow, what a show! I really think that all five guys did well!

The performance I connected with most tonight was Earl’s, so I’m ranking him number 1, but I feel that everyone else gave such good performances that I am ranking them based on who I like and would listen to rather than just how they did tonight. Anyway…

1. Earl.- Earl was awesome tonight!!!!. While he is always entertaining, his vocal, though never bad, doesn’t always grab me, but tonight it totally did. A-mazing performance.

2. Mookie – I love, love, love Mookie. He would totally fit in with the music on my iPod! And other than maybe Jason and Brooke from AI, I don’t think I have ever been able to say that about any Idol. His performance tonight was great as usual and I’ll probably end up watching it several times before I go to bed, haha. His jacket was spiffy…very Sgt. Pepper

3. Theo- he isn’t always my cup of tea, and tonight was one of those performances that wasn’t really my style, but I cannot deny that technically he’s probably the best singer on the show, and that he really seems to know who he is a musician, and I def. appreciate that!

4. Drew- I enjoyed Drew more than usual tonight….I really do think that as the time passes he is starting to really find himself. Unfortunately, the kind of mainstream radio-friendly rock style he has isn’t what I typically listen to, so with exception of tonight, he usually kinda bores me.

5. Mitch- I like watching Mitch perform because there is an undeniable earnestness about him that is appealing….however, I don’t think I could just listen to Mitch solely on audio bc his tone would get old pretty fast.

I really was blown away by Earl. He was the highlight of the night for me.

I am really enjoying being able to watch some CI! I don’t think I’ve commented until now though. I LOVED Earl this time around! My faves have been Earl, Mookie, and Theo. I started watching because of Theo, actually. Now I can’t wait to see what these 3 will do next. I couldn’t even listen to the entire song from Mitch – I don’t like his voice. And Drew, to me is booooooooooring. I wished for more rock-n-soul from Theo on Long and Winding Road. He seemed a little stiff. The Mook was fun to watch but I don’t know about listening without seeing him. Earl is something else, never seen or heard anyone like him really. Earl and Theo, I would definitely consider buying an album. I’ll be watching for those after CI is over! Thanks everyone for making it possible for me to see this show.
ETA: Mookie is only 18! I’ll be watching this guy too. I compare him to 17 year old Archie…what a difference.

Umm, not really sure about why this adulation over Earl. He sounded like a third-rate Joe Cocker. I haven’t really been following this show since I thought they got rid of some of the best singers early on, and watching these performances only confirm that impression. Most of the contestants are not really comparable those on AI, there certainly isn’t a Chikezie’s “She’s a Woman” moment on this show. Of those left, I think Drew and Theo are the best (two I like early on, and probably the only ones remaining that can get into AI top 12), the rest just aren’t interesting as singers.

Umm, not really sure about why this adulation over Earl.

Because your millage may vary?

I may institute the TWOP rule of banning posters from starting out their posts with the condescending, non-word “uhmm”.

What will could possibly come next (but not now, since I’ve pointed it out…), is a poster saying “You either get Earl, or you don’t” which is equally condescending… ahh.

So, just a general reminder here to please respect your fellow posters when you disagree with them. Thank you.

Loved Earl and Theo tonite. Neither were perfect but very enjoyable in their own styles. Mookie was good but not fantastic. There was something about the arrangement and vocal approach that didn’t quite hit the mark for me. Drew had some good moments but I didn’t care for some of his choices, especially that of starting the song where he did. Didn’t work for me. And Mitch. What can I say? I thought he should have left long ago. I suppose he did an ok job although his nerves were glaringly obvious to me. I didn’t enjoy listening to it though and isn’t that the most important thing about music?

I really hope the top 3 are Theo, Earl and Mookie with Theo for the win.

Loved last night’s show.
I don’t want any of them to go home. Maybe it will be a non-elimination round…? haha
Drew did really well this week: looked great, sang well and put on a good show. I think he’s safe, and I hope so because that means he’ll be here in studio on Friday and I can get some pics signed as fan giveaways. (Yes, I want him through for selfish reasons. I also wish Mitch would come in studio. But he won’t as he heads back to his home area for that. Guy’s just so full of life! )
I fear Earl will be kicked off. But he’s just wonderful and I hope he sticks around in Toronto to do a few shows after he’s gone. I would pay for that.

PS. someone mentioned Lady Madonna to me as another choice for Theo and now I wish he would perform that! How cool would his version have been!

I’ve gone through the Joe Cocker and Ringo Starr performances of “Help From my Friends” – a lovely morning I’ve had, too! – and I have to say, Earl did a fan-tas-tic job! It stands right up there, in my opinion.

Earl was great last night. I keep hoping I will stop liking him as much as I do, because right now there is only one I don’t like, which spells lots of disappointment, but then he gives performances like this and continues to hold on in my favorites (which consists of 4 of them). Plus he gave me a major Wonder Years flashback.

I was worried for Mookie, before I watched it because he was the only one (other than Mitch) who the worsters said did poorly (and they are usually pretty truthful about that kind of stuff) but I thought he did great. Not as good as Carly, but still really awesome.

I love Theo, he’s my number one. If he gets kicked off tonight I’ll have a heart attack or something. But I didn’t like it. I assume he sounded amazing, but I couldn’t tell over my disdain for the song. I don’t really like the Beatles. Like at all. I don’t like any of their songs (with maybe one or 2 exceptions) and I think a majority of the songs are boring as heck. (though, I have to admit. They make for good themes for Idol shows). Winding Road is number 1 on the list of painfully boring (actually number 2 if you count Imagine, but that wasn’t really Beatles). I want my sexy edgy Theo back.

Mitch was. . .well. . .MJ said we are supposed to be respectful, and nothing I say about Mitch will be respectful, so I’ll just keep quiet about him and move on.

Ever since top 16 week, Drew has been worming his way into my heart with great song choices, those beautiful blue eyes and. . .well. . .just generally being Drew. The fact that he’s also trying to be David Cook is most definitely making me love him even more (I’m gullible and totally in love with David Cook). Drew won the night for me, and if he gets kicked off tonight I will probably stop watching.

Okay this was only the second wk. watching all of the solo performances. I watched the results show group numbers the wk. they all formed groups and sang in the pub/tavern? I loved those performances! Intended to get back with the top ten, but only made it back last week.

From last week I was very impressed with Mookie and Theo. Mostly Mookie because IMO he does have the ‘it’ factor. Wasn’t overly impressed with the others last week.

This week:
Earl- Blew. Me. Away! I was very impressed!

Mookie – Maybe not as impressive as last week, but def. still has the “it” factor going. In the recap I enjoyed it more than the initial performance – will have to watch again.

Theo- beautiful vocals, but eh, a little boring. Perhaps not his fault since he didn’t choose the song.

Mitch –

Mitch sounds like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on helium to me.

How about Pee Wee Herman on helium? I really don’t know how he’s made it this far. Sorry, I’m sure he’s a nice guy, but just can’t handle the voice.

Drew- I liked this week’s performance much better than last weeks. Speaking of last week could have anyone else have just seen DC mastering that “Big Wreck” song?! No wonder he liked “Big Wreck”.

IMO, it’s time for Mitch to go but since I can’t vote…I have a feeling he may stay though.

mj, I’m really not surprised that the judges barely uttered any negative criticisms (aside from Zack, but then he went on to heap praise as well). A good portion of their comments involved patting themselves on the back for picking such great songs for the top 5.

Mitch was. . .well. . .MJ said we are supposed to be respectful, and nothing I say about Mitch will be respectful, so I’ll just keep quiet about him and move on.

LOL. Criticizing the contestants is fine. When Mitch is safe tonight, I want to know how you really feel. .

IMHO because I have not watched EVERY performance on CI, Mitch or Drew can leave tonight! And since I’m such a huge David Cook fan, IMO also, Drew is no David Cook. He’s trying too hard. Cook is a natural. I thought Drew’s “Creep” was not EVEN close to Cook’s cover of same. Drew just doesn’t got it. Gotta go, sorry! I had more….

mj, I have a little request. This is where I come first for my Canadian Idol news, but I have to squint and blur my eyes on results night so I don’t see who won too soon. Could you maybe hide who goes home in smaller font, or off the front headline?

If you’re like me and prefer to keep your formating consistent, I understand! Maybe a 24 hour delay would work?

I love the spoilers as soon as they can get here. Keep ‘em coming, mj!

I second maryanaflapjack’s suggestion. I was hoping you would move the results off the top page. Otherwise, I just have to make sure not to come on here until I can watch the show, Pacific time. A 24 hour delay before posting on the front page also seems like a good idea. This is a constant issue for those of us on Pacific time, on all the shows.

If youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re like me and prefer to keep your formating consistent, I understand! Maybe a 24 hour delay would work?

If you google American Idol Spoilers? My blog is at the very top. It’s what I do, basically. Spoilers are why I’m here–it’s the only thing I did when I started. On Wednesdays after the AI results show broadcast on the East coast, you could barely log on to my blog, with the people refreshing the page wanting to know who was eliminated.

If I stopped posting spoilers, there would be more people unhappy than glad the surprise was saved. The majority of my readers want to be spoiled…

It would also be too difficult, and a pain in the ass to keep posters here from spoiling. Modding that would be crazy.

So, by popular demand, the spoilers shall remain…

MJ, I wasn’t suggesting that you not post the spoilers, just to have them after the jump, so those who haven’t yet seen the show (like all of us on the Pacific time zone), can still come on your site and choose to jump or not to see the winners revealed. I totally understand that posting the spoilers are a big part of what you do.

Watched this once during auditions. Remember liking a brunette girl, but evidently she didn’t make it.

So all I can say about what I saw tonight is EARL!!!!

Wo.

I have no biases, no favorties, no previous weeks or years to compare performances to. Only these videos.

Based on these? EARL has whatever it is that you need to have to win an idol and go on… and he’s the only one.

Drew? 2nd. The rest? Oh lo…what do they have up in Canada for talent? I know there’s better cuz…well it’s Canada and we know the musical product that comes outta there. But on this show? This night? These videos?

It’s Earl.