Idol Headlines for 4/12/08

Your comments on Kristy Lee Cook are wrong. I don’t think she’ll win it all, but for sure she has earned her way to a very successful country western recording career.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Castoff Michael Johnsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Shocking Exit Begs The Question: Just How Crucial Is Song Choice?

This has nothing to do with it, though the judges and many websites try to make you believe it does. I heard Michael say in a post idol interview that he had to sing the songs the way that he felt them, and that is Simon’s biggest pet peeve, he hates singers who think they know more than him, so he axed him, plain and simple. Idol has a graveyard of similar contestants.

The contestants need to stop mouthing off to the judges and act like grown ups. All three in the bottom three mouthed off to the judges Tuesday night. I hate when they do that. A lot of other viewers hate it also. It’s as if they have not watched the show before. Reasons sound quite a bit like excuses. If the judges think that they picked the wrong song and they do not think so, they are not going to win by arguing the point then and there. They should pick their battles (and stop annoying me).

That Newsday article was, finally, a voice of reason. I was not shocked by the elimination either. Mildly surprised. Not shocked.

Dave White makes Saturday mornings interesting. Love his recaps.

Yay, Jordin. Congrats spokeswoman. All that money and she’s only 18.

Love you, Dave White. Micheal Johns shows 10x more personality off the show than on it. So being booted might end up being good for his career. How does Simon “axe” people? Micheal picked boring songs, was dull and paid the price. I admit it’s hard to believe he has fewer fans than Syesha but his fans probably split votes with Cookie so he got lost on save Cookie night.

A positive about Johns was that he had more than one genre. He could do soul and rock. Now there’s only about 3 people left who can handle a Mariah song. Idol had a horrible ratings week. They should save IGB for the end of the season next year IMO.

I hope Kevin Spacy will have a carreer after Simon Cowells responce and poor guy thier goes his chance of a having a carrer in movies, being on tc,theater or even getting oon SNL……This is a snark he was on all three..

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Just because ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an enormous machine doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean you have to change with it,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  insisted Michael, adding that he was proud when his friends and family told him he never altered his persona for the cameras. Or, for that matter, for the judges.

Does this mean that Michael’s character wasn’t scripted? Guess so. I think the song was not a good choice – not for this week. However, I believe his fans took it for granted that he was safe since he never was in the Bottom 3. He will have doors open for him. With that cute butt, he can model jeans!

Mariah(spelled wrong?) next week I is a common thing that Syishia,Carly and …I can see Randy saying”DAWG you were hot , Carly is back in the running” w/ a little help from Simons song chose…can we say 50% of being pimped.

I would be happy for a pleasant surprise from the rest and have them knocking it out you know likr Jason being the best last week. Daivd C will be back on the horse so to speak. Speaking of horses Kristy C-is smart song choices- can I just hope she sing”I am Pretty So Very Pretty” and get voted off. I know never happened.

I don’t think it was song choice as much as being first along with Randy’s and Simon’s comments. Randy went on and on about it after he’s complimented Michael in the past when he did rock. They all said he had a good performance but that was lost in the mix with the negative ones. I think those things coupled with DC having a bad performance and Jason’s fans determined to keep him out of the bottom 3 did Michael in.

To give it more perspective, Sanjaya actually didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get eliminated until the next round last year.

This fact right here is seriously getting to me. I’m still distressed that MJ left. This is the first elimination all season that I was distraught at, even though I had a feeling he might get eliminated because of Nigel’s comment. Grr.

I think I’m going to skip Dave White’s recap for now. I’m still in post-elimination mourning, bah.

…I’ll probably come back here 2 hours later to read it, anyway, just to get myself to cheer up. Oh well.

David Cook was “seething with rage” after Simon’s critique, Dave White?? :huh_tb: How the hell did I miss THAT??

David Cook was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“seething with rageà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  after Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s critique, Dave White?? How the hell did I miss THAT??

LOL. I was wondering too. Dave must be seeing things we don’t.

The So You Think You Can Dance Kids join the idols for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Stop the Music.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  When they get to the mama-say-mama-sah-mama-ku-sah part the cameras cut to Archuleta who seems like heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s about to hyperventilate. IS NOT A BALLAD! DO NOT WANT! HOW TO SING?!

…I have to re-watch the performance later and find little Archie amongst all his taller-than-him competitors and the flailing dancers. I missed that too, apparently.

Just spit my coffee onto my keyboard while reading Dave White – hilarious.

that is all.

Sorry if this is a repeat but I don’t recall seeing it reported in the headlines before:

Daughtry Caught in Plagiarism Scandal
AOL Posted: 2008-04-10 13:59:31
Filed Under: American Idol, Star Scandals, Music News
(April 10) – Chris Daughtry’s band, Daughtry could be in a bit of hot water.

Daughtry’s new song, ‘Feels Like Tonight,’ sounds strikingly similary to an old song by The Asphalt called ‘Tonight,’ Idolator reports.

Judge for yourself here

It sounds the same to me.

Sorry if this is a repeat but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t recall seeing it reported in the headlines before:

Daughtry Caught in Plagiarism Scandal
AOL Posted: 2008-04-10 13:59:31
Filed Under: American Idol, Star Scandals, Music News
(April 10) – Chris Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s band, Daughtry could be in a bit of hot water.

Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new song, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Feels Like Tonight,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ sounds strikingly similary to an old song by The Asphalt called à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Tonight,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Idolator reports.

Judge for yourself here

It sounds the same to me.

I heard about this a few days ago. It sounded the same to me, too. I believe that was one of the two or three tracks on the CD that Chris Daughtry himself didn’t write/co-write, though; rather it was penned by Dr. Luke, who also wrote Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend” which was accused of being stolen from the Rubinoos’ “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”. In any case, I’d blame Dr. Luke, not Daughtry. He’s the one who wrote the songs, and I don’t think Daughtry had anything to do with it.

Sorry it is a repeat. I apologize MJ please delete.

In any case, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d blame Dr. Luke, not Daughtry. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the one who wrote the songs, and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Daughtry had anything to do with it.

Agreed, I just thought it was interesting.

I think the point Dave White is making is that after DC’s performance, Paula and Simon spent more time and energy bickering amongst themselves as opposed to analyzing that what occurred on stage.
If I was a performer in that position, I would be seething too.
And that is not the first time this season the judges have put themselves ahead of the performers they are supposed to be judging.

Yeah, Dave White for president. The depiction of JeffA as the baseball coach is bang on.
No, wait a sec…the point Dave makes about Idol Gives Back not being necessary if there was indeed economic justice in this world so Exxon Mobile how about dipping in to your record breaking pofits is even better.

But there is more..Exxon Mobile no doubt make mosquito nets.
So who do you think has the contract for the 200 million dolloars worth of mosquito nets?

Yeah JSG, I got that part of Dave White’s point. I’m just saying that I didn’t see any anger on DCook’s face at all, just disappointment. His look to me was more “Yeah, I know, it sucked.” than seething with rage.

*goes back to watch to be sure*

Dave White and Susan DiPlacido write the snarkiest AI commentary since Sir Bitter retired his poison pen. Have you read The Dingo’s Got My Baby yet?

Ya gotta love that Dave created his own parallel universe where it was Dr. Demento night. Hey, Dave, can we have a Richard Cheese theme, please? Also, he agrees with me about the unnecessary upstaginess that is Fergie. Heh.

I think the “seething rage” Dave saw was Cookie’s frustration about Simon calling him pompous again. Yeah, I got the impression he was pissed, too. Against the backdrop of his brother’s health crisis, Simon’s petty carping must really grate. The way his friend MJ was cold-cocked on international TV probably adds to his stress.

I love MJ, but didn’t think we even got close to seeing what he could do other than his Dolly week performance which I thought was brilliant. I never expected him to win and thought he would leave maybe fourth, so it was a suprise that he left so early. The shock to me was that screamin’ Syesha, scary, angry Carly, Nanny Babyface Brooke and boring, annoying Kristy ARE STILL THERE!!! Especially Kristy. I ask myself, how could this happen???

About the idols arguing with the judges – just stop, you guys, you never come out looking good when you do that.

Thanks, Terrie. I loved the pic that went with this caption:

Please note in the below that Brooke is her typical woman on the verge, Cook is his normal cool, concerned self, while Farchie slouches with relief (his hands are notably NOT clenched), and Kristy and Castro are the ones to carry the Bo Bice honorary “you’re a bunch of motherfuckers” torch this year.

J.S.G. – I agree about the judges arguing between themselves – and Paula is the worst this year constantly interrupting. Honestly, I do think David C was pissed at Simon’s comment about being arrogant of whatever word he used this week and was doing his best to keep his mouth shut. Really can’t blame him.

And Exxon Mobile – what a joke – how much profit have they made the past few years gouging the American public?

I try not to let the cynical side come out during Idol Gives Back and just watch it for the entertainment and snark value, but there is so much that is so wrong. If each of those multi-millionaires asking us to dig into our pockets ponied up a small amount (to them) – say one million a piece, even half a mill – they could have reached their goal in beating the $72 mill raised last year in about five minutes. but, whatever.

About the idols arguing with the judges – just stop, you guys, you never come out looking good when you do that.

I hate it when the contestants give their “reasons” — they just end up looking like they’re making excuses. Maybe the fanbases will defend their Idol in their “reasons”, but everyone else sure as hell isn’t going to. The girls should really go and take lessons from the guys in how to handle criticism. DC, Jason, and Archie seem much more level-headed when the judges are slamming them compared to the other four.

Haha, thanks for the link, Terrie. I got a kick reading those recaps.

ETA:

Honestly, I do think David C was pissed at Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comment about being arrogant of whatever word he used this week and was doing his best to keep his mouth shut. Really canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t blame him.

Yeah, he rolled his eyes after Simon called him “pompous”, but I can’t blame him either. Being repeatedly called arrogant and smug must be especially irritating when you’ve got a nonexistent-on-the-show backstory coupled with the stress of the show itself.

Taylor Swift & Kristy Lee Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Mall Meeting

Saw a special on Taylor Swift last week and she was signed by Sony when she was 14 years old….as a song writer.
And she writes good songs…wish I’d thought up a song with a title like ‘Teardrops on my Guitar.’
It was her song writing that got her the in needed for the recording contract.

As a vocalist on AI, I doubt she’d even make it to Hollywood week.

Has anyone been bored enough to listen to the 20 finalists in the AI songwriting contest? (Hey, it beats finishing my tax return!) There were rainbows, rivers too wide, mountains to climb, voices so small, standing tall, shooting stars, and lots and lots of believing.

There were actually a few non-sappy rock songs with David C written all over them (they weren’t actually good, of course, but they wouldn’t make me puke) and a Jason song or 2. Not that it matters. There is also The Ultimate Sappy David A song which I assume will win the voting (assuming that the votes count and they don’t just pick whatever song they want in which they would pick this song to ensure the DA win)

I was bored enough the other night to go and run through the songs. I listened to about a minute and a half for some and skipped some others afer 5 seconds, but they were all too cheesy for me and I doubt I’d ever go back and listen to them again to REALLY see if anything could be fit for Cookie. None of them were memorable enough to stick in my head, which means little Archie over there could probably sing any one of the 20 and still walk away with the crown.

There were rainbows, rivers too wide, mountains to climb, voices so small, standing tall, shooting stars, and lots and lots of believing.

The lyrics for the songs all made me gag, what with all the maudlin stuff about broken hopes and other mushiness. That said, I can still dream, right? I’m waiting for the year that some screamo song with lyrics about cutting wrists and bleeding hearts and drowning in the bottom of some endless sea of blood or something is chosen for the contest. Now THAT would be hilarious.

Yes cheese, I listened. I was wide awake on Thursday night and had nothing better to do. But I didn’t listen to all of them. The especially schlocky ones I skipped over about 10-15 seconds in. But some of them I actually listened to all the way through.

But yes, I did notice that there were a few rockish songs that David C could possibly do something with.

And yeah, I think I know which Ultimate Sappy Song featuring David Archuleta you’re talking about. I actually listened to that one ’cause from the beginning I was all like “shit, this is the one that’s gonna ‘win.’ Might as well get an advance listen.”

Well, good, at least I wasn’t the only one who listened. I was very grateful that I could hit the pause button and still enter a rating without having to be subjected to 20 full seconds of dreams and rainbows. I didn’t get the whole way through any of the songs, though. I did rate them all and enjoyed giving most of them a generous 1 star. The song i liked the most (like being a relative term) actually sounded almost exactly like “Whatever It Takes” to my ears. And I don’t like that song.

I just don’t believe that anyone listened to most of the submitted songs. If what they put up there is the Top 20, then they listened to 30 songs, tops.

Not related to headlins at all but wanted to say…

Ace’s single Addicted available Tuesday!!! Woot!

I listened to the 20 songs we had to choose from, and, yes, even rated that crapfest. Most are as bad or worse than “This Is My Now.” If these are the best of what was submitted, God help us.

If these are the best of what was submitted, God help us.

I really doubt that. I am sure as hell that out of the tens of thousands of entries, there were at least hundreds of others that were better than these current 20, but weren’t picked because they didn’t talk about happy rainbows and believing in dreams and being in lots and lots of moments. Why people even bother submitting to the contest unless their lyrics contain the above, I have no idea.

…I’m torturing myself by listening all the way through to all 20 of these desperately cheesy songs. Now I know what the meaning of “pain” is…anyway, I think I know which one is the Ultimate Sappy Song That Archie Will Sing And Win With. *sigh* There were a few that would’ve been okay for Cookie to sing, but alas, the tweens (minus myself! pft) are all in it to pick the song for the other little David.

I’m listening to the Top 20 songs now and writing down which ones fit what contestants. I think I also heard the Ultimate Sappy Song that has Archuleta written all over it. BLECH..

Per a radio interview with Paula, Mariah will also be judging this week. I usually hate guest judges but this could be interesting. Paula and Mariah can have a battle of the cleavages.

Hmmm… I saw this at the scary boards so I’m taking it with a HUGE grain of salt. But this thread says that the song I liked best for DCook was written with him in mind. Must be why 30 seconds into it, I was like “I could SO hear DCook singing this.”

*puts on tinfoil hat*

The Archies compiled a list of what they want and what Jason’s and DCook’s fanbases want. They intend to pick the choice that only Archuleta can do.

Sarah, I also thought of “You Belived in Me” for DCook before reading your comment or what the boards were saying. I would prefer DCook singing “No Turning Back” though.

Anyways, I’ll post all of my silly thoughts later.

The Archies compiled a list of what they want and what the other fanbases want. They intend to pick the choice that only Archuleta can do.

:lol_tb: Wouldn’t it be funny if they got their wish but Arcie didn’t make it the finale, but instead it was a CC finale. :laugh_tb:

Okay, I’ll stop with the pipe dream now.

I suppose I should listen to those songs at some point, but I don’t think I’m up for it at the moment.

Yup, I was thinking of “You Believed In Me” for Cookie, too. “No Turning Back” is also pretty good. Hopefully the Word Nerds can get themselves together and all vote for either one (the former, preferably), so he’s not stuck with a mushy Archie-style ballad (which is almost, like, the other 18, really) if he makes the Top 2.

Paula and Mariah can have a battle of the cleavages.

I hope that includes a chest bump or two! (Someone should continue this in MJ’s absence.)

OK, now instead of a Pauler/Mariah chest-bump moment, I’m thinking about how much I’ll miss MJ – I killed my own buzz… :doh_tb:

What I wrote in my notes for a couple of the songs:

“You Believed in Me” – Can TOTALLY hear DCook singing this.

“Only Love” – Jason would sound great with this.

“No Turning Back” – good guitar line, could hear DCook singing this.

“Here I Am” – Tailor-made for Archu-D2.

“In a Moment” – Could hear both D’s singing this, possibly.

pj, I should have specified that they only looked at what Castro’s and Cook’s fanbases want.

As much as I want CC to happen, I think the 20 songs show that we’re looking at a finale of the Davids. I can only see Jason doing one or two of the songs.

Rock vs. ballads. I’m definitely voting for the former.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Here I Amà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Tailor-made for Archu-D2.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“In a Momentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Could hear both Dà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing this, possibly.

These were the two I picked for the title of Ultimate Sappy Archie Song. I heard “In A Moment” first so that was my original pick, but then I heard “Here I Am” and tagged that for Archie as well.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Only Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  – Jason would sound great with this.

Jason is never going to win this thing, but I hope he picks this song up for an album or something. He’d sound really good singing this.

I love how pretty much all of the songs in the competition are songs that I could never hear any of the girls singing. This is just confirmation that the producers are pushing for some epic Battle of the Davids. That said, I’m all for rock, too!

My Coronation Songs Ranking:

1. No Turning Back- this could win…the melody is not bad, but I can’t say the same for the lyrics (DCook)

2. Something Like Heaven – one of the better ones (Jason, Brooke)

3. You Believed in Me- (DCook)

4. Only Love- (Jason, Brooke)

5. In A Moment- kind of emo (DCook, Archuleta)

6. Dream Big- (KLC, Brooke)

7. Stronger- (Carly, DCook)

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Not Worthy of Being Ranked:

We’re Going to Make It – (DCook, Archuleta, Carly)

Here I Am- THE ULTIMATE ARCHULETA song

Believe – Archuleta

All You Will Need- (DCook, Brooke)

When You Come from Nothing- blech… (KLC, Brooke)

You Believe in Me- blechhh (Archuleta)

Align- not going to win, boring (DCook)

Overcome- not going to win (DCook)

You Can Do Anything- (Brooke)

Time of My Life- this one will allow Archuleta to do his periodic gasping

Fly Me Away- how the HECK did this make the Top 20?! (Jason)

Faith- (girls and Archuleta)

Thank You Whatever Comes- (Brooke)

Yeah Hisaki, I thought the same thing about “Here I Am” and “In a Moment”. IAM was the first one I heard, but then when HIA came on, I was like “ding! here’s your winner!”

But, with DCook’s ability to belt with the best of them, I thought he might actually be able to sing IAM respectably. It obviously wouldn’t be the BEST, but it would be better than HIA.

Re: none of them fitting the girls – I could actually hear Carly on a couple of the ones I picked for DCook, too…

ETA: On “Dream Big”, the vocal was country sounding, but overall I thought it sounded just like a basic pop song. With a different vocal, it would be. I had that one pegged for Archu-D2, too.

Time of My Life- this one will allow Archuleta to do his periodic gasping

LOL. I’m going to re-listen to that later and see at which points little Archie is going to do his heavy breathing, and at which point he might possibly pass out.

Re: none of them fitting the girls – I could actually hear Carly on a couple of the ones I picked for DCook, tooà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

I haven’t listened to everything fully yet (I have some 6 or 7 to go, I think). Maybe something will turn up that would be okay for Carly.

Spending time matching the coronation songs will work for David A. In terms of Cookie, he’ll need to find those emo covers of covers of pop tunes written by Mariah, ALW and Neil Diamond. When he moves out of that box, he kind of sucks.

Help!! Do I have to register to vote to listen to the songs??? Or is there a link that goes straight in to the songs for me to listen to. I went over to the AI site but It kept asking me to register.

Come on peeps…help me out…pretty please

“Here I Am” is the one I think probably had a working title of “This is David Archuleta’s Now.”

Of all of them, “In A Moment” probably has the potential to work for either David, so no way would TPTB let that near a Battle of the Davids, if DC manages to make a comeback and get to the finale somehow. I thought it had interesting, almost wordnerdy, lyrics (actually some of them made no sense. I kind of liked that)

“Overcome” is the one I thought sounded like that stupid Lifehouse song. But I think any of the songs that scream DCook have no chance of winning. Can you imagine Archie singing “No Turning Back”?

I have no doubt that Archie’s fans will be the most organized and committed to voting for his song, so “Here I Am” ftw!

ETA: Baxter, you have to register. It only takes a minute. (I might have registered 3 times, actually)

You have to register, Bax and then validate your registration. And don’t rate it yet if you want to listen more than once, because after you rate it, you can’t listen again.

lol, cheese.

Baxter- just head on over to Rickey’s if you don’t want to register.

“LOL. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to re-listen to that later and see at which points little Archie is going to do his heavy breathing, and at which point he might possibly pass out.”

Since David Cook suffers from high blood pressure, shouldn’t we also assume that going for the high notes combined with the stress of the finale will also cause him to pass out? I’m sure watching them both collapse on stage will be equally hilarious. LOL

In terms of Cookie, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll need to find those emo covers of covers of pop tunes written by Mariah, ALW and Neil Diamond. When he moves out of that box, he kind of sucks.

Yeah, since he sucked singing that Rihanna song. Or on ANY of the group numbers they’ve done this season. None of which were emo songs.

Oh, and he has a musical theater background. I’m betting he’s gonna knock it out of the park on Andrew Lloyd Webber week. We’ll see about the other two.

ETA:

ETA: Baxter, you have to register. It only takes a minute. (I might have registered 3 times, actually)

LMAO. I might have registered twice. Hey, I still have 3 more valid email addresses I could use, too. Don’t tempt me.

ETA: Baxter, you have to register. It only takes a minute. (I might have registered 3 times, actually)

Haha, cheese. If I ever get off my lazy butt and actually vote, I’ll probably register a few times, too, just so I can rate high for the ones that’d fit Cookie and rate 1′s for the songs with “DAVID ARCHULETA FTW!!!1ONE!1″ written all over them.

I think the coronation song decides who wins. Correct me if I’m wrong, but every year, the winner is always the one who has the better performance (maybe with the exception of Season 2).

I’m definitely giving 10′s to the decent rock ones and 1′s to the boring ballads (gosh, I’m just as bad as the Archies!)

It does and it is, prime. It also gives Simon the chance to say “I think you’ve done enough to win this competition”, you know, for any voters who MIGHT have been on the fence about who to vote for. :rolleyes_wp:

Yeah, since he sucked singing that Rihanna song. Or on ANY of the group numbers theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve done this season. None of which were emo songs.

I personally enjoyed Cookie’s “emo” version of “Shout to the Lord.”

I think the coronation song decides who wins. Correct me if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m wrong, but every year, the winner is always the one who has the better performance (maybe with the exception of Season 2).

I think you’re right about the coronation song. I think I could have beaten Kat after her performance of My Destiny.

All the contestants are so different this year, I wonder if TPTB would arrange a “tie” in the songwriting contest if they decide for whatever reason that no one will want to buy Archie’s CD with 12 ballads? Just to give the other guy/girl a fighting chance?

As much as I want CC to happen, I think the 20 songs show that weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re looking at a finale of the Davids. I can only see Jason doing one or two of the songs.

At this point, I’ll be shocked if it’s not a David Vs. David, finale. One can still hope, though. Actually, I’d be thrilled if Jason makes top 4 and gets signed to an indie label. Much less pressure that way. It would be fun to see CC on their hometown visits, though. I have no interest in Archie’s.

Since David Cook suffers from high blood pressure, shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t we also assume that going for the high notes combined with the stress of the finale will also cause him to pass out? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure watching them both collapse on stage will be equally hilarious. LOL

Aww. I’d probably end up cracking up if Archie collapsed (I know, I’m heartless), but then my heart would break if Cookie fell, too.

I think the coronation song decides who wins. Correct me if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m wrong, but every year, the winner is always the one who has the better performance (maybe with the exception of Season 2).

Yerp. The coronation song seems to always be in the favor of the contestant who is favored to win, and I’ve heard that the finalists aren’t allowed to mess with the songs at all — they either sing it the way it is, or…they sing it the way it is. That’s why Bo and Blake pretty much sucked on the coronation songs.

I’m re-listening to “The Time of my Life” now. My guess is that Archie will pass out about midway through the second glory note at the end or so. If not earlier, but whatever.

Re: the Rhianna group song, I thought Syesha sounded great on it. She needs to stop with the belting ballads and do something fun and upbeat.

At this point, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be shocked if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a David Vs. David, finale. One can still hope, though. Actually, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be thrilled if Jason makes top 4 and gets signed to an indie label. Much less pressure that way. It would be fun to see CC on their hometown visits, though. I have no interest in Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s.

I would love to see Jason and DC in the top 4. What concerns me is this stupid Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy elimination order that’s been going on so far. It really seems manipulated to me. If it continues, one of them has to go on Top 6 week. *sniff* I really thought at the beginning of Top 12 that there would be 4 guys and 2 girls in the top 6, and possibly only 1 girl in the top 5. Guess I was wrong.

I think eliminations have gone like this before, but I can’t remember if it lasted through the whole season and I’m too lazy to think about it. Where is Kirsten? : )

“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m re-listening to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Time of my Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  now. My guess is that Archie will pass out about midway through the second glory note at the end or so. If not earlier, but whatever.”

I still think Cookie will hit the pavement first. So we can place bets on it.

Re: the Rhianna group song, I thought Syesha sounded great on it. She needs to stop with the belting ballads and do something fun and upbeat.

Yeah, no kidding.

I thought Jason also sounded surprisingly good on that too- I couldn’t help but smile!

I just started a thread for the songwriting contest!

I would love to see Jason and DC in the top 4. What concerns me is this stupid Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy elimination order thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been going on so far. If really seems manipulated to me. If it continues, one of them has to go on Top 6 week. *sniff* I really thought at the beginning of Top 12 that there would be 4 guys and 2 girls in the top 6, and possibly only 1 girl in the top 5. Guess I was wrong.

Good point. I guess it would be too much to ask that three girls go in the next three weeks? I can see two in a row, but not three. Gah.

ETA: Never mind, Syesha. Don’t listen to me. Belt them out!

PM, JC doing Rhianna made me smile, too.

I think eliminations have gone like this before, but I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember if it lasted through the whole season and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m too lazy to think about it.

hmmm let me think. Seasons 1 & 2 will be tough for me to remember since I didn’t watch those. But I can do season 3 on.

Season 3:
12. Leah Labelle
11. Matt Rogers
10. Amy Adams
9. Camile Velasco
8. Jon Peter Lewis
7. Jennifer Hudson
6. John Stevens
5. George Huff
4. Latoya London
3. Jasmine Trias
2. Diana DeGarmo
1. Fantasia

Season 4:
12. Lindsay Cardinale
11. Mikalah Gordon
10. Jessica Sierra
9. Nikko Smith
8. Nadia Turner
7. Anwar Robinson
6. Constantine Maroulis
5. Scott Savol
4. Anthony Federov
3. Vonzell Solomon
2. Bo Bice
1. Carrie Underwood

Season 5:
12. Melissa McGhee
11. Kevin Covais
10. Lisa Tucker
9. Mandisa
8. Bucky Covington
7. Ace Young
6. Kellie Pickler
5. Paris Bennett
4. Chris Daughtry
3. Elliott Yamin
2. Katharine McPhee
1. Taylor Hicks

Season 6:
12. Brandon Rogers
11. Stephanie Edwards
10. Chris Sligh
9. Gina Glocksen
8. Haley Scarnato
7. Sanjaya Malakar
6. Phil Stacey
5. Chris Richardson
4. Lakisha Jones
3. Melinda Doolittle
2. Blake Lewis
1. Jordin Sparks

So, looking at seasons 4 and 6, it’s not impossible to believe that we could lose 3 girls in a row. Season 6 lost 3 guys in a row. And season 4 also lost 3 girls in a row at the very beginning and 4 guys in a row toward the end.

*crossing fingers*

On the first version of Shout To The Lord, thought David Cook did an incredible vocal job on his parts! Arrangement was changed slightly on the second performance of it. And on the one Rhiana song Jason C. showed he could do dat stuff.

Sarah, you scare me just a little bit. : ). That was fast. Thanks for the lists. I just keep looking at the Top 7 this year and thinking wtf? at all the girls who are still there. The boy-girl-boy-girl thing wasn’t as prevalent in previous seasons as I thought. Obviously, this season is an abomination and three girls must leave to please the Idol gods.

LOL cheese. I unfortunately have a great memory for random details like that. I’d totally kick ass at an American Idol themed Trivial Pursuit.

(disclaimer: it is not just AI stats that I remember. I’m not that scary. LOL.)

LOL, Sarah. I’d have no doubt you’d win at something like that by a MILE. I only remember about half of the eliminations you listed down, hah.

Season 1

10) EJay Day
9) Jim Verraros A.J. Gil
7) Ryan Starr
6) Christina Christian
5) RJ Helton
4) Tamyra Gray
3) Nikki McKibbin
2) Justin Guarini
1) Kelly Clarkson

Season 2

12) Vanessa Olivarez
11) Charles Grigsby
10) Julia DeMato
9) Corey Clark (Disqualified) Rickey Smith
7) Kimberly Caldwell
6) Carmen Rasmusen
5) Trenyce
4) Joshua Gracin
3) Kimberley Locke
2) Clay Aiken
1) Ruben Studdard

No love for Jen-Hud on this board? She’s singing the theme to SATC! Go Jen-Hud!