Idols Tackle the British Invasion

By On 03/16/2007 · 28 Comments · In American Idol, S6 Finals

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This week, the Top 11 kids will be singing the songs of the British Invasion.   The ever-groovy (and British!) LisaB posted some great links in daily chat for those who’d like to learn more about the mid-sixties movement that changed the face of pop music.  From:  Answers.com,  Ãƒâ€š  Wikipedia, Wiki’s list of songs  and a list of  artists  (that one courtesy of Hezzer).  

The most famous band of the era, is of course,  The Beatles.   Other well known artists are  The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Animals, The Bee Gees (pre-disco, of course)  and The Who.  Here are more you may have heard of–The Spencer Davis Group, The Hollies,  Dave Clark 5 and Herman’s Hermits.  I can’t leave out  the girls–Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey, Dusty Springfield and Lulu

Peter Noone  and  Lulu  will  be on hand to mentor the contestants. Peter will mentor the boys, Lulu the girls.   On results night Peter, who fronted the band Herman’s Hermits will perform “A Kind of Hush.” Lulu sings “To Sir With Love.”

Hopefully, the kids will do their homework on (Suggestion: ask your parents!) the Brit invasion.   There’s some great great music to choose from.  I think this week could go either way.   If the contestants choose good songs and sing them well, it could be a great night of music.   I’m looking forward to being entertained.   Really, I am.

  

 
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  • colette

    Yes! “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” — another great Dusty moment.

    What the judges seem to want is a song that builds to a crescendo of emotion and high notes, or a flamin’ rock-out — which if you’ll notice this year has just been almost entirely absent this year. I think it also helps to have a bridge in the song, not just a drony chorus.

    The problem so far is BLANDNESS — a whiter shade of pale, indeed. I mean, there’s nothing like the Stones pointing around the auditorium while singing, “Hey! You! Get offa my CLOUD!” or “Paint It Black”

    Would Cat Stevens be allowed? Can you imagine Jordin singing “Wide World?” there’s absolutely no excuse for not finding a great song from this pack — can you imagine what Daughtry would have done with a Who or Kinks tune? Taylor more Beatles?

  • patty cee

    i agree, uncool. the sound of the brit invasion, esp cool blues rock, is some of my favorite music of all time. i’m not looking forward to this week’s weak versions of my favorites, except for kiki and melinda who will hopefully pick a bluesy gem and knock it out of the park.

  • Lisa B

    For links to some songs check out Saturday and Sundays Daily Chat threads.

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