Comments on: Idol Headlines for 3/29/09 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: straycat108 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106512 straycat108 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:16:54 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106512 More Song Choices: Feels Like Home to Me - Bonnie Raitt cover God Bless the USA (would KLC dare do this song again?) HELP (in case you haven't gotten enough American Idols do the Beatles) I Walk the Line (would David Cook be willing to take on Chris Daughtry?) Peace Train - Cat Stevens Put a Little Love in Your Heart Save the Last Dance for Me House of the Rising Sun The Star Spangled Banner (in case Idol won't let KLC do God Bless the USA again) Walking on Sunshine More Song Choices:

Feels Like Home to Me – Bonnie Raitt cover
God Bless the USA (would KLC dare do this song again?)
HELP (in case you haven’t gotten enough American Idols do the Beatles)
I Walk the Line (would David Cook be willing to take on Chris Daughtry?)
Peace Train – Cat Stevens
Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Save the Last Dance for Me
House of the Rising Sun
The Star Spangled Banner (in case Idol won’t let KLC do God Bless the USA again)
Walking on Sunshine

]]> By: straycat108 http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106503 straycat108 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:17:58 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106503 If the contestants can sing songs that have been written or covered by Dolly Parton there are some interesting choices: I Will Always Love You The Tracks of My Tears Stairway to Heaven Where Have All the Flowers Gone (think Brook) Me & Bobby McGee (Amanda would have done well with this one) Crimson & Clover Turn, Turn, Turn If I Were a Carpenter Both Sides Now If the contestants can sing songs that have been written or covered by Dolly Parton there are some interesting choices:

I Will Always Love You
The Tracks of My Tears
Stairway to Heaven
Where Have All the Flowers Gone (think Brook)
Me & Bobby McGee (Amanda would have done well with this one)
Crimson & Clover
Turn, Turn, Turn
If I Were a Carpenter
Both Sides Now

]]> By: Grammie Kari http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106452 Grammie Kari Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:55:37 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106452 I doubt anyone will ever leave the show again after the Mario event. The them is Country, featuring Dolly Parton songs? Well, if it isn't Dolly, it should be country. Now come on Jason and rise to the occasion! I look forward to his peformance more than anyone else. I doubt anyone will ever leave the show again after the Mario event.

The them is Country, featuring Dolly Parton songs? Well, if it isn’t Dolly, it should be country. Now come on Jason and rise to the occasion! I look forward to his peformance more than anyone else.

]]> By: gabam http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106429 gabam Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:38:09 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106429 I'm amazed, although I shouldn't be, that so many nasty comments were posted to the troops. Actually, MTV's lead-in to their reviews was deceptively worded. The troops did not insult David A nor did they say that they hated him. They just did not know/like the SONG. Too bad the posters did not bother to read what was actually said before insulting the troops. Here is what's in the article: <blockquote>David Archuleta, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re the Voiceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by John Farnham Nathan: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I had no clue what the song was.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Steve: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This song sucks!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ </blockquote> I’m amazed, although I shouldn’t be, that so many nasty comments were posted to the troops. Actually, MTV’s lead-in to their reviews was deceptively worded. The troops did not insult David A nor did they say that they hated him. They just did not know/like the SONG. Too bad the posters did not bother to read what was actually said before insulting the troops. Here is what’s in the article:

David Archuleta, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re the Voiceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by John Farnham

Nathan: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I had no clue what the song was.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
Steve: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This song sucks!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

]]> By: purplesmile http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106427 purplesmile Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:09:30 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106427 <blockquote>Her response: shock and a stolen-from-Ramiele à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“oh lo.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Again, I have no idea what this expression means or even how ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s spelled, and none of you Filipino and/or Floridian readers are being very forthcoming with an explanation. What gives?)</blockquote> Oh, lo! This Pinoy has no idea, either. Maybe it is a Florida thing...LOL (I had also been getting the "Error establishing a database connection" screen the past couple of days.)

Her response: shock and a stolen-from-Ramiele à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“oh lo.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Again, I have no idea what this expression means or even how ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s spelled, and none of you Filipino and/or Floridian readers are being very forthcoming with an explanation. What gives?)

Oh, lo! This Pinoy has no idea, either. Maybe it is a Florida thing…LOL

(I had also been getting the “Error establishing a database connection” screen the past couple of days.)

]]> By: abbysee http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106424 abbysee Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:35:55 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106424 Over the last few days I'd been getting the wordpress thingy too. Oh, lo. :) David White is so damn funny. And he is dead on about almost everything. I love is take on Michael John's penis song, luvved it! Brooke looking for answers in the air, rofl! He makes me laugh about his going to miss Chikeze's mom. She does seem like a barrel full of fun! David's C, or A quit? Oh yeah, they have 1 and 2 in the bag, so they should pull a Vasquez and quit, better the bird in the bush, than in the hand? Yep, paid off big time for him right? Hell, I don't even remember his first name. Those guys are in it to win it, and one of them probably will, one will be thrown under a bus because by the time the numbers are crunched they won't take a chance that the applecart to overturned. Next few weeks will decide who will be the surprise elimination. Don't know how I feel about David's pacifism being upsetting to the troops. Being the spouse of someone who served in Iraq, and whose nephew served in afghanistan, I am a pacifist too. I guess if David A wins, we shouldn't send his coronation song to them huh? Over the last few days I’d been getting the wordpress thingy too. Oh, lo. :)

David White is so damn funny. And he is dead on about almost everything. I love is take on Michael John’s penis song, luvved it! Brooke looking for answers in the air, rofl! He makes me laugh about his going to miss Chikeze’s mom. She does seem like a barrel full of fun!

David’s C, or A quit? Oh yeah, they have 1 and 2 in the bag, so they should pull a Vasquez and quit, better the bird in the bush, than in the hand? Yep, paid off big time for him right? Hell, I don’t even remember his first name. Those guys are in it to win it, and one of them probably will, one will be thrown under a bus because by the time the numbers are crunched they won’t take a chance that the applecart to overturned. Next few weeks will decide who will be the surprise elimination.

Don’t know how I feel about David’s pacifism being upsetting to the troops. Being the spouse of someone who served in Iraq, and whose nephew served in afghanistan, I am a pacifist too. I guess if David A wins, we shouldn’t send his coronation song to them huh?

]]> By: primeminister http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106417 primeminister Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:17:11 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106417 So the Top 16 week just aired in Japan, and I just got off the phone with my mom. Without any prompting from me, she informed me that both she and my dad absolutely loved Jason's Hallelujah. :) I guess I had forgotten that magical moment because of Jason's disappointing performances these past weeks, but I went back to watch it...now, I remember why I'm a fan. Just thought I'd share that. CCJ FTW! (and here's to Jason bringing back some of his magic!) So the Top 16 week just aired in Japan, and I just got off the phone with my mom. Without any prompting from me, she informed me that both she and my dad absolutely loved Jason’s Hallelujah.
:) I guess I had forgotten that magical moment because of Jason’s disappointing performances these past weeks, but I went back to watch it…now, I remember why I’m a fan.

Just thought I’d share that. CCJ FTW! (and here’s to Jason bringing back some of his magic!)

]]> By: Bobbi http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106412 Bobbi Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:18:46 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106412 Yup! I've been getting this the past couple of days too. Error establishing a database connection This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host's database server is down. Are you sure you have the correct username and password? Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is running? If you're unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums. Yup! I’ve been getting this the past couple of days too.

Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
Are you sure that the database server is running?
If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.

]]> By: sciencefan http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106408 sciencefan Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:40:46 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106408 There's news about Amanda on VFTW! <blockquote>Here's Amanda Overmyer on today's Ellen Degeneres show. 2 chiles! As an added bonus, VFTW has learned that Amanda did indeed book a date in late May to headline at the world famous <strong>Whisky</strong> in Los Angeles. That's huge! Rumor has it that she'll be introduced by none other than Mario Maglieri, "the pope of Sunset Blvd", himself. This is the same man that has introduced Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and other legendary superstars on the same stage. We'll keep you update if we learn any more, but looks like Amanda is having some huge VFTW victories of her own. Congrats!</blockquote> And a video of her on Ellen. I hadn't seen that one! There’s news about Amanda on VFTW!

Here’s Amanda Overmyer on today’s Ellen Degeneres show. 2 chiles! As an added bonus, VFTW has learned that Amanda did indeed book a date in late May to headline at the world famous Whisky in Los Angeles. That’s huge! Rumor has it that she’ll be introduced by none other than Mario Maglieri, “the pope of Sunset Blvd”, himself. This is the same man that has introduced Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and other legendary superstars on the same stage. We’ll keep you update if we learn any more, but looks like Amanda is having some huge VFTW victories of her own. Congrats!

And a video of her on Ellen.
I hadn’t seen that one!

]]> By: poporange http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106407 poporange Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:20:08 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106407 It was not about the two Davids really more just the overboard fans that will come about ..How he is the greates or you suck if ya do notagree, defenciveness , better than the "rolling Stones" , the others suck....and also "should of won"...put him a a pedistal or in the Cleavland now statements...The wosred destroying others who do not share the same idea..... Yes a part of wishes thier gone but not as artists because of some of thses fans...It has an inkling on another blog.and I do not want it to start it is way to ealry and it snowballs. It was not about the two Davids really more just the overboard fans that will come about ..How he is the greates or you suck if ya do notagree, defenciveness , better than the “rolling Stones” , the others suck….and also “should of won”…put him a a pedistal or in the Cleavland now statements…The wosred destroying others who do not share the same idea…..

Yes a part of wishes thier gone but not as artists because of some of thses fans…It has an inkling on another blog.and I do not want it to start it is way to ealry and it snowballs.

]]> By: CJ http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106406 CJ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:01:09 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106406 @sciencefan - So very true. It all comes down to time, and you're right, even if they had an hour or two, who could come up with an original arrangement in time to present it to the band? Not many, not even most. My youngest daughter loves Jason Castro. She votes her fingers to the bone for him. I continue to be a David Cook supporter...but I can appreciate the talent of (most of) the other contestants, and their draw to their fanbases. I do love reading Dave White's stuff...though I could have done without the whole bit of the deflowering...TMI, thanks! I don't always agree with his assessments, but he can be so hilarious! @sciencefan – So very true. It all comes down to time, and you’re right, even if they had an hour or two, who could come up with an original arrangement in time to present it to the band? Not many, not even most.

My youngest daughter loves Jason Castro. She votes her fingers to the bone for him. I continue to be a David Cook supporter…but I can appreciate the talent of (most of) the other contestants, and their draw to their fanbases.

I do love reading Dave White’s stuff…though I could have done without the whole bit of the deflowering…TMI, thanks! I don’t always agree with his assessments, but he can be so hilarious!

]]> By: sciencefan http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-2/#comment-106405 sciencefan Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:47:10 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106405 <blockquote>David Cook... And heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s here to do another cover of another bandà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s arrangement of a cover... now the Chris Cornell arrangement of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Billie Jean.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  ... Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be nice, however, if the judges knew what he was doing so theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d not be tripping over themselves too hard in a rush to congratulate him on his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“originalityà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bravery.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ </blockquote>In defense of David Cook, let's talk about <strong>song arrangement</strong> for a minute. I was just watching <strong>Idol Wrap</strong> earlier, and the loud blonde - can't remember her name - said that they have about 10 minutes to present their arrangement to the band. Okay. Let's assume she was exaggerating. Maybe they have a half hour, or even an hour. That's NOT a lot of time. It's better for you if someone in your genre has already covered the song. The band may have already heard it, or you can play it for them, and voila, you have an unfamiliar, and therefore unpredictable arrangement. Normally, a band might spend weeks working on a new arrangement, so I don't see borrowing someone else's arrangement as a bad thing. And as long as Ryan announces it beforehand, and the judges don't give you credit for it, I think it's absolutely legitimate. I still think it's BRAVE, though. You never know how people are going to react. I don't like Rock Music, but I like David Cook. He's not as "hard" as Daughtry, and I like him better because of his song choices. Still, I'm a Jason Castro girl.

David Cook… And heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s here to do another cover of another bandà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s arrangement of a cover… now the Chris Cornell arrangement of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Billie Jean.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  … Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be nice, however, if the judges knew what he was doing so theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d not be tripping over themselves too hard in a rush to congratulate him on his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“originalityà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bravery.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

In defense of David Cook, let’s talk about song arrangement for a minute. I was just watching Idol Wrap earlier, and the loud blonde – can’t remember her name – said that they have about 10 minutes to present their arrangement to the band. Okay. Let’s assume she was exaggerating. Maybe they have a half hour, or even an hour. That’s NOT a lot of time. It’s better for you if someone in your genre has already covered the song. The band may have already heard it, or you can play it for them, and voila, you have an unfamiliar, and therefore unpredictable arrangement.

Normally, a band might spend weeks working on a new arrangement, so I don’t see borrowing someone else’s arrangement as a bad thing. And as long as Ryan announces it beforehand, and the judges don’t give you credit for it, I think it’s absolutely legitimate.

I still think it’s BRAVE, though. You never know how people are going to react.

I don’t like Rock Music, but I like David Cook. He’s not as “hard” as Daughtry, and I like him better because of his song choices.

Still, I’m a Jason Castro girl.

]]> By: mj http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-106404 mj Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:01:48 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106404 I'll look into that... I’ll look into that…

]]> By: Ladybug http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-106400 Ladybug Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:44:11 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106400 Dave White is simply the mandatory go-to person for the Ultimate in Idol Snark. I have had a couple of days of issues with my posts not going through. And wouldn't you know they were among my wittiest and most cogently intelligent ever!! (But, of course, only I know this.) :cool1_tb: Dave White is simply the mandatory go-to person for the Ultimate in Idol Snark.

I have had a couple of days of issues with my posts not going through. And wouldn’t you know they were among my wittiest and most cogently intelligent ever!! (But, of course, only I know this.) :cool1_tb:

]]> By: primeminister http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-106399 primeminister Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:37:21 +0000 http://mjsbigblog.com/idol-headlines-for-32909.htm#comment-106399 <blockquote>Hilarious commentary from Dave White. I am bookmarking that place for future recaps.</blockquote> White's a fantastic recapper. I don't agree with everything he says about the performances, but I can't help but love his wittiness!

Hilarious commentary from Dave White. I am bookmarking that place for future recaps.

White’s a fantastic recapper. I don’t agree with everything he says about the performances, but I can’t help but love his wittiness!

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