Canadian Idol 6! Episode 26 – Top 5 Results – VIDEO

just checked VFTW…boo, the results make me very, very sad. :’( I don’t think I can ever get used to CI voting patterns….

I just found out who went home too but it wasn’t through VFTW. That really stinks.

But what a sing out!!

Noooooooo! I thought he would win, not be out fifth. Neither Mitch nor Drew deserves to still be there IMO, based on cumulative performances.

FUCK. .

Toronto just doesn’t give a damn, do they…

NOOOO!!!
Mookie was in my top 3. I love that kid.
This is why i hate CI- heir voting is even more messed up than AI.

WTF?? Mitch beat Mookie? Drew beat Mookie? I love Mookie, but I can understand arguments for Earl and Theo. But Mitch? Drew?

The only one I care about now is Earl. If he goes, I’ll lose complete interest.

Good luck, Mookie. I’ll be following your career. I’d sign you in a heart beat, if I could.

well this sucks… but i forsee a “jacob hoggard” like future for mookie the kid is all kinds of awesome and jake told him to call him so lets hope they get him a deal!

goooooooo EARL!!

That is just so wrong. I just don’t get it.

ETA: He literally left it on the stage with that sing out! I hope it made him feel better. I also hope that Jake gets him a deal. I want more Mookie!

I voted 2 solid hours for this kid yesterday. This really really sucks.

It truly sucks. I had tears in my eyes until at the very end when he was looking at the ground like wtf did I just do. That really had me loling.

It truly sucks. I had tears in my eyes until at the very end when he was looking at the ground like wtf did I just do. That really had me loling.

Haha, you and me both. Hope that was CI’s and not his!

WTF??? Mitch is still IN??? Who is voting for Mitch and WHY?

I can see a train wreck coming. I have a ugly feeling the end two will be Theo and Mitch.

As for Drew, Eleanor Rigby. Really now. You have Cookie down to a T now, you even threw out your arms during the song at the exact same time he did. Be your own person, your not Cook. Sorry, it’s just getting on my nerves now. There is only one DC.

Well if it’s a singing contest, the two best singers are still in the running. That would be Theo and Drew. But we all know these are never just singing contest. Of the ones left Drew is the cutest imo. Earl is the most lovable and dorkiest and they are my favorites now. I can hardly imagine a whole album of Mitch’s voice but maybe Canada can. I’m still having fun at least for another week.

Drew bored me until he started trying to channel Cookie. Then he sorta disgusted me…

I had a bad feeling for him yesterday, oh man! CI voting is strange, ok maybe not.

Atlantic Canada is voting for Mitch, that’s who’s voting.

Well, I guess I’m focusing on Earl and Theo now.

I have never been so annoyed with my country as I am right this second.

Mookie is going to have a career regardless. Hey CI has to pay for that guitar, lol. You go Mookie, put it all out there! I enjoyed that sing out. I had a feeling one of the top 3 would be going tonight and it is the Mookster. At this point Drew might make it to the top 2. Mitch will probably go next week, I like the return of the glasses though. I love Theo’s “Let it Be” tonight, much better than last night’s song. Well I am thinking that Theo will take it all at this point but who knows. I hope Theo or Earl wins.

I know very little about CI, the voting patterns (other than that I don’t like ‘em) or the futre prospects of their contestants. The music industry is hard, but Mookie is a natural performer and musician. At his age, he has everything going for him as long as he doesn’t give up.

Drew is like Robbie Carrico to me. Decent voice, but nothing unique and it’s obvious that he’s trying a bit too hard. I still hold that motorcycle stunt against him.

As for CI, I have mixed feelings. I don’t like the host so much, but I think the themes are generally edgier/better than on AI. The judges are okay. I can’t stand that people vote for local faves rather than the ones they deem best (if that theory is true).

I wonder what Mookie would have done with Anne Murray? LMAO!

Wait, change what I said about edgier themes.

I never cared for Mookie so I’m not having the same reaction as the crowd here I guess. But it seemed like a number of comments last night thought he was relatively average. Ah well. Good luck to him.

I liked Mitch’s Blackbird and Theo’s Let it Be better than their performances last night.

I am SOOO on board with Anne Murrary week.

PJ, Drew wasn’t the one who rode the motorcycle on the show. I can’t remember the guys name, but he was a much bigger guy and left after top 10. I just read Masterclass Lady’s blog and she also thinks Theo and Drew are the only really good singers on the show. Drew needs a little more confidence. Earl needs to stay in one place more, Theo needs to jazz up some and Mitch needs to go home. Canada may not agree with me and it’s their show. She also is really into AI and loves both Davids.

Ugh. I’m really upset Mookie left. Now I can only look forward to one performance each night, and that’s Earl’s. Of all the performers, Earl and Mookie were the ones who seemed to put effort into making good music and entertaining the audience, instead of putting effort into winning. Two different things.

As for Drew trying to be David Cook, he has got to be insane. Someone said it before, there is only one David Cook. Drew may be a bit cute-ish, but for me, he does not give off that star quality that Cook possesses. Drew doesn’t have the charm to pull it off.

If Theo wins, I will also be upset. This is my first season watching CI, and I got hooked because so many contestants had a rock vibe. To have a non-rock contestant beat everyone will be very disappointing for me.

Where is Earl from? Do people vote there? It shouldn’t matter, but I guess it does in Canada.

No matter who left tonight a lot of people were going to be upset. Oh well, Mookie better give Jake Gold a call like he said to towards the end there

Anne Murray songs and one song of their choice next week so it should be interesting. The Idols all get to go home for a few days for the first time so far in the competition and Jordin Sparks will sing at the result show.

PJ, Drew wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the one who rode the motorcycle on the show. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember the guys name, but he was a much bigger guy and left after top 10.

He wasn’t? Well… I guess I’m wrong if that’s true. But what does that say about Drew that I was confused? He didn’t make an impact on me. And yes, without the bike, I’ll still compare him to Robbie.

I just read Masterclass Ladyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blog and she also thinks Theo and Drew are the only really good singers on the show.

Well, no offense to Masterclass Lady, but singing is subjective. I have read her reviews in the past. Some I agreed and some I did not. Just because she has some training and she blogs about AI and CI doesn’t make her the go-to opinion on what is good singing or artistry.

I wonder what she’d think of Tom Waits. Not too much, I’d guess. But millions would disagree.

ETA: Well, as for Drew copping DC, I didn’t notice. I just think he’s lame.

It was Adam Castelli who rode the motorcycle on stage. :smile_wp:

I want to cry!!! I CANNOT believe this guy got voted off!!! My hubby and I will be watching for his album. Hope he gets signed and soon!!!

I have not read any other comments yet! This is rediculious re: hubby this is like voting off Chris Daughtry with four weeks to go!!! Why are the Canandians so drawn to Mitch!!! I don’t understand what’s going on. Please remember I haven’t read any other comments yet, honestly, so hopefully I’m not stepping on anyone’s feet.

Mookie?!? Nooooo!!!

FUCK. .

Toronto just doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t give a damn, do theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Well I guess I won’t get edited LOL! You just made a big fan out of my husband mj!!!!

He laughed at this comment and wondered why it wasn’t edited and I explained you’re the moderator!!!

Mookie is going to sell some records IMO!!!

One more thing Drew is NO DC!!! I wanted Mitch to go, but Drew Should have gone before Mookie.

BTW, great send off Mookie! I can’t believe you’re only 18!

So Drew did the DC moves tonight!? I only watched the sing out… that’s all I ever watch on results night. I usually skip the pre-peformances packages too. I know very little backstory on any of these dudes.

I can’t stop watching Mookie’s sing out!!! Best sing out of any Idol show ever, I think…. He went out like the rockstar that he is! I love how he stares at the guitar like “what the heck did I just do?” at the end…totally makes me lol!

Sigh. I’m really going to miss watching him perform on Mondays…

Drew began to win me over last night and then tonight -

Drew bored me until he started trying to channel Cookie. Then he sorta disgusted meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I couldn’t agree more.

Am I right in thinking that Mitch has never been in the bottom three or two, ever??? How can that be?

Well, this is getting ridiculous. Drew and Mitch riding to safety every week although most people (at least on this board) agree that they are the weakest performers. I, too, had a sinking feeling that one of the Top 3, that is Theo, Earl and Mookie, would be going home tonite. Of the 3, the Mookster, while the most dynamic performer, was also probably the weaker singer. The kid is still young and hopefully this major platform gave him what he needs to launch a career.

For almost a month, I’ve been calling for either Drew or Mitch to go home, and yet here we are, in the top 4 and they’re both still around. Now that Mookie is gone, it sure better be Theo and Earl as the top 2.

Seems like folks on here prefer Earl. I do enjoy Earl, but I feel that Theo is an all around better performer, singer, composer, emoter. I have to strongly disagree with annoula’s post above. Theo clearly inhabits the music and creates beautiful performances. I can understand, though, if you might not enjoy his stylings if you prefer to hear harder-edged music. Personally, I’m a huge David Cook fan and a big Theo fan as well. I happen to like all kinds of music and appreciate when someone is bringing artistry and mad skills to their music, as I believe both guys are. BTW, I totally dug Theo’s version of Let it Be – very passionate.

And what is with DC-wannabe Drew? He reminds me of the stereotypical Idol contestant. Someone who wants to be a big star, but is either not ready or not destined for it. He has spots of good stuff, but overall, I find him to be a very unengaging mediocre musician. Which would be ok if he was voted off earlier. But to have him show up in the Top 4 seems to tarnish CI’s credibility, if you ask me. This is about the time I wish the judges had some say in the matter. If so, both Mookie and Ashley would still be around and we would end up with the Top 4 most people had assumed we’d see.

Maybe I should skip over the border to vote next week. It’s only an hour away.

So Drew did the DC moves tonight!?

Yeah he did. I guess imitation is flattering, but it is really turning me off to Drew and I really liked him at the beginning. He is a good singer, but the more he imitates DC, the more turned off I become. Drew doing Eleanor Rigby just was the last straw for me, lol. I wish he would choose things that are unique to *him*.

Check out DC where he sings *I look at all the lonely people*, on the *I* he flings out his arms and he layed it all on the stage then and there. So for *me* Drew flinging out his arms at the same spot lacked the same raw emotion of DC’s performance. David knew he nailed that song, he put all of himself into that performance and at the end he could not contain his joy. DC sang the hell outta that song.

At least we still have Earl and he is so off into his own world and I love that about him. I also have to give it up to Theo, I have no doubt his pipes are golden.

Mookie smashing the guitar was awesome…..i can’t wait for what he does at the finale

Mookie smashing the guitar was awesomeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..i canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait for what he does at the finale

Am I missing something, does Mookie get to perform at the finale?

Go Earl!!! Earl FTW!!!!!

I guess I never got the Mookie love either, so, his going home doesn’t bother me. I like Drew, and, don’t think he’s channeling DC at all. And, I’m going to be unpopular, but, DC channels others as well. The internet is available to all who care to peruse you tube. Sorry, to Cookie fans, but, he isn’t the original some think he is. (ducks the rotten eggs )

okay and now I know I’m commenting too much on this whole thing, but my DC comments regarding Drew were based on the fact that he covered “Creep” (a pre-idol song that DC covered) and Big Wreck. Now I went back and watched some more of the results and saw him flinging out his arms.

I’m madder than ever! (I’m actually trying to work through this whole Mookie thing.) But have any of you heard the Keith Urban song “Stupid
Boy”? That’s how I’m feeling about Drew right now for imitating DC on “Eleanor Rigby”. Okay, I’m done. Good night.

Oh no!!! Mookie!!!!

Mookie… so cuute!

I am not a Theo or Mitch fan but I have a feeling Theo is going to win this and Mitch still has a shot at this since he hasn’t been in the bottom 3 yet.

Drew can go home next week and Earl maybe the one eliminated. So there, I have this Canadian voting all figured out now, lol.

I’m by no means a big Drew supporter, but I don’t think he’s imitating Cook on purpose. Big Wreck is a band I loved back in the day (the singer was delicious!) and I think it was a great song choice for Drew on CANADIAN ROCK night! Every Idol show I’ve ever seen has sung Creep at one point (Australian Idol, and even Rock Star Supernova). Cook didn’t perform it on AI, and I’ve never seen his pre-idol performance, nor would I imagine Drew has. I sing that song at Korean kareoke all the time, I’m only imitating Thom Yorke! The Eleanor Rigby thing is just coincidence IMO, because I would wanna fling my arms open at that point too if I didn’t have a chord to play. He didn’t sing it the same way at all, either, and he probably didn’t have a choice in which song he sang in the medley.
I do think that Drew hasn’t found himself as an artist, so he tends to make you think of whoever sang the song before (and probably better than) Drew.
Earl must win now! Ima call my mom in Canada and make sure she’s still voting for him!

OK, have never before watched CI, I just saw the first 3 videos because of the whole “Is Drew imitating Cookie” debate. My take – yes he is, and poorly.

But what’s more important – I had no idea who any of them was when I watched the performance clips, so I really had a clean slate. Genuinely, Mookie was the only one who really impressed me, so I was sort of shocked to find out that he was the guy going home (I had no names to connect with any of their faces until the elimination started).

Sort of happy I didn’t get into CI. That would’ve been very disappointing if I was emotionally invested.
Maybe I’ve been spoiled by AI, but the talent level doesn’t seem to even be close, then again I am judging based on just part of a results show, which is probably not fair.
Oh well.

I heard Jesse McCartney sing Blackbird, and that was awesome compared to this version.

Where is Earl from? Do people vote there? It shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter, but I guess it does in Canada.

Earl is from a town called Lloydminister, which is on the Alberta- Saskatchewan border. I graduated from high school there, it’s a very nice place. Alberta tends to claim it as it’s own, and Saskatchewan tends to let them. It’s safe to say that he has both provinces voting for him ( Theo is also from Alberta, and so was Amberly. Albertans vote in droves every year.)

I know that some of you don’t get the regionalism in Canadian voting, and I wish I could explain it better. It’s not only about CI voting, it permeates all aspects of Canadian life. All I can say is, when someone asks me where I’m from, I always say ” Alberta.” Not ” Canada”. I just realized this while going through some posts on another site. Nationalistic fervor is not the same in Canada. It seems to be more regional, more local.

I also know I get slammed all the time for being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan instead of a Calgary flames fan, and there is nothing more heinous in Alberta than cheering for a Toronto team.

Drew doing Eleanor Rigby just was the last straw for me, lol. I wish he would choose things that are unique to *him*.

Eleanor Rigby was part of a *group sing*. I doubt that Drew had much say in the matter as to what song he sang or the arrangement. He got handed his part by TPTB and was told to sing it.

I don’t think singing a Big Wreck song is a big deal either They are a Canadian band–last week was Canadian rock night.

Drew lacks an artistic identity, but I see him channeling the artists he covers, rather than David Cook. Who knows if he’s even seen American Idol…

Mookie definitely has the charisma of a rock star, but come on, seriously, doesn’t he sometime sound like he has a mouthful of bubble gum while he sings?

Earl has grown on me and I thought his performance this week was stellar! I couldn’t stand Mitch’s voice at first, but I like him more now too. His personality really comes through on TV, and people seem to be voting for him based on that and probably also for regional pride. That’s no different than AI – the best musician does NOT usually win, and it is definitely a personality contest!

What I have liked about CI compared with AI is the judges. For most of the show, the judges (especially Jake Gold) have really given CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms. Not this week, though as it seemed to just be a love fest for all 5 contestants.

People seem to be really focusing on whether or not Drew was trying to mock David Cook, but for me, it was stranger than that. Since AI had a “Beatles” night just a few months ago, it was hard not to compare all these idols with their American counterparts. I agree that Drew was no where near as good as DC on Elanor Rigby, but I didn’t think Theo performance of Let it be was as good as Brooke White’s either, even though Theo is a better overall musician.

THANKS AGAIN, MJ, for posting these videos. I’ve really enjoyed “watching” CI each week onmy computer!

I wasn’t shocked Mookie left as he had hit bottom 2/3 a few other times.
I liked him at first ,but after a few weeks I really had a hard time understanding him .
Earl I like when he sits and sings plays guitar .
Theo is good also but I am unsure what type music he would actually make .
Drew I didn’t get at first I am starting to like more
Mitch uh what is he still doing there?Not in bottom 2 or 3 and we are at top 4 ?
Seems like a nice kid but couldn’t take one song let alone a whole album .

AWWWWWWWW CRAP. Mookie is gone? Instead of Mitch or Drew? Yeah, if Earl goes, I’m outta here. Mookie is only 18 and he’s gotten some exposure now. I hope to see him develop a music career now! He’s certainly an entertaining performer live and he has a unique voice and style. Go MOOKIE! I shall have to watch his singout later, got a dang meeting to attend hahahaha!

I feel like I just got Punk’d.

Canadian Idol is over for me this season.

After watching the show I thought Mookie might be at risk this week. They all did so well but for me, Mookie and Drew were the B2.

Mitch has grown on me quite a bit. I’d like to see Earl, Theo and Mitch in the top 3, but I don’t really care who wins.

I expect that the judges will turn on Mitch soon, American Idol style. (Remember Elliot Yamin…. Melinda DooLittle…)

Thanks MJ I appreciated your opinion as it’s about the same as mine. I doubt if too many Canadian care about AI and very few Americans are watching CI. It seems like much of Canada doesn’t watch CI either. I think Drew has a good recording voice. He’s not in the same league with Daughtry but I find both have good recording voices but don’t have great performing skills, They got CD a band pronto and it really helped his performances,imo. Good recording voices sell more records than performance skills however. Then we have Cookie who has both.

To make sure I wasn’t giving Drew an unfair shake, I youtubed him. The first thing that came up was a version of “Hallelujah” in front of his home town crowd. It was hard for him to get through it because the crowd was insane. Umm, let the guy sing. At the same time, it’s his encore. Not a good choice, dude. Great song, but if you want to sing a song like that, I don’t think it’s an encore.

He obviously has a following and has some good taste in music. I still fail to see the magic. He’s cute and I do believe he’s talented. That’s about it.

I want to thank MJ for CI. I am thoroughly enjoying the videos while waiting for AI to come back. It’s a great substitute for cheese. Kind of soy cheese, but good nevertheless and relatively harmless.

I was thinking that the top 5 were really good and it was one of the best shows of the year if not the best.

Taking them one by one:

Earl was the best, IMO, both watching and not watching. He does do better when he tones down his energy and *weirdness* a bit. The Quasimodo remark made earlier does fit his strange moves, but I don’t think anyone can deny that his performance of Cocker’s arrangement this week was super.

Mookie: Walking away from the computer…not that good…mumbles a bit and maybe not the greatest voice….but watch him and his body is almost another instrument…it pounds out the rhythm and his performance skills are untopped by anybody. I feared for him…for some reason Toronto boys are having it tough, but I still can’t say his voice is great. He IS a star, but his voice is not the best. JMO.

Theo: a bit disappointed by his arrangement of The Long and Winding Road. I wasn’t particularly thrilled by his phrasing and liked the original and other arrangements better. I was slowly won over by TCO slowly until this week. I didn’t hear any glory notes, just a lot of self *indulgence* Not his best. As for “Let it Be” it seems most with a decent voice can sit behind a piano (see Brooke White) and make that song sound good. BTW, IMO, Brooke did it better and she doesn’t have the strongest voice in the world, altho a very good coffee house, folk singer, much like her male counterpart Jason (who did have two great performances, Hallelujah and SOTR

Mitch: I have nothing to say. VFTW chose him correctly after the Mark Day left. His voice is definitely on helium and I just am not enamoured of him. Sass seems to love him and with Mookie (her other fav. M&M) gone, she will talk him up, no doubt. I do believe *My Life* was a good choice for him, but I still just don’t like the quality of his voice and probably never will. He should be done, gone, verboten. If he lasts beyond this week, I will be surprised. AGAIN, LOL.

Drew: the favorite whipping boy of the judges. I have to agree with the singing lady. He does have the best voice IMO and so many of the judges’ comments about him have hypnotized everyone into thinking he has no sound or emotion of his own. I don’t agree. In retrospect, although I did enjoy his performance a lot this week, I have to wonder why the judges picked the most obscure song of all for him. To bury him? Maybe.

As for the Cookie comparison, who was my favorite from the beginning, even before Hello, yes, there are some similarities in looks, built, voice, but the Eleanor Rigby thing as said by some was the choice of TPTB, not Drew’s. They all are puppets of the all seeing powers and have to dance as the strings are pulled. Voice wise, I thought Theo and Drew were the best, but Theo didn’t do it with The Road and I don’t know the song they gave Drew, so I have no comparison, although I thought he sang it very well and with emotion. Even Zach stood up and applauded (I truly believe Zach hated him before then and took every chance to rip him apart, concentrating on his *glory note* but non identification with the lyrics) Maybe? But I don’t see it.

With all the good things that I said about Drew, I still think Earl had the best performance this week.

I would like Mitch gone this week. No doubts there, and then Theo, but I think Theo is TCO and will probably win with Earl second.

I’m not complaining. Thanks, MJ for a great summer filler. I never watched a whole show on the computer before and it was really enjoyable.

If anyone wants mp3 files of Mookie and his old band, you can message me. I am probably the biggest Mookie fan there is, and i have 4 of his songs, as well as 4 of his band’s songs. Just message me, and I’ll gladly send them to you…!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):)

Yes, Eleanor Rigby was the TPTB’s choice, but I don’t think they choreographed it to have him fling out his arms like DC did. But, maybe someone else did IDK.
I haven’t followed the entire season of CI and don’t know much more than the fact that I will be following Mookie’s career. Just the same as DC’s. I never thought Idol would have affected me to this extent before these two came on the scene. In fact I never, ever dreamed I’d watch any of CI let alone an entire season of AI.