Some Final 2 Fun

By On 05/18/2007 · 71 Comments · In American Idol, Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks

It’s the start of the weekend, let’s have some fun.   Reader Kirsten asks the question:

Is it too early to start talking about what Blake and Jordin should sing next week?

I say, it surely is not!   Let the speculation begin….   You can read Kirsten’s take on what the Final 2 should sing after the jump.

What do YOU think?   Post your thoughts in the comments section.

From Kirsten in the  daily comments section:  

Last year, they had Taylor and Kat re-do two songs and then sing their coronation song. From Nigel’s comments, it sounds like that was what they were told to do, but perhaps they only chose to re-do two songs. Who knows what the rules will be this year since rules seems to be a little different. And who knows what the deal with the coronation songs will be. From the fact it was a voting contest, one would think that there would be only one coronation song, but the contest seemed to have fizzled (even amongst us hardcore AI fans, few admitted to having had listened to the song choices)

Repeating song choices is tough. You will always be compared to your original. It’s hard to recapture the moment of surprise and delight again. And, if you do it too close to the original, it cheapens both performances because it seems to practiced. I think that Diana made a mistake re-doing a song that she had done in the Final 3. It was a memorable performance, but people had just spent 2 hours the previous week voting for that performance. The voters have already paid their dues. And Fantasia had overdone “Summertime” by the end of the season. We’d heard it too many times (at least 3). (BTW, these are just examples to illustrate some of my reasoning for picking songs. Let’s not re-hash previous seasons.).

So, what two songs do you think that they should reprise next week?

For me, Blake’s three best performances are: Somewhere Only We Know (24), Time of the Season (11), You Give Love a Bad Name (6). I think that Blake has to avoid beat-boxing all of his songs because that will annoy some people. One song must be sung through. I also think he needs an up-tempo number because the coronation song is likely to be dull. “You Give Love A Bad Name” is probably his “moment” in the competition, but is it too recent? I think “Time of the Season” was his best, but if he twins it with “Somewhere Only we Know” it will be 3 slow songs. So, I’m stuck.

Okay, I say, start of the show with “You Give Love a Bad Name”, sing “Time of the Season” 2nd and end with the dire coronation song with no beat boxing.

Jordin’s three best songs are “I (Who Have Nothing)” (11), “A Broken Wing” (7), and “To Love Somebody” (4). I think that “A Broken Wing” is a no-brainer. She’s been singing that one for years and it’s a home run. “I (Who Have Nothing)” should not be sung three times. “To Love Somebody” is too recent.

So, I say, start with the dire coronation song (get rid of that thing off the bat). Then, reach back for that long-forgotten Final 24 performance of “Give Me One Reason” (show you too can update an arrangement) and then bring it home with “A Broken Wing”.

What say you?

 
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  • RollTide

    I can’t remember. Do they have to redo 2 of their performances? If so, then I hope Blake does SOWK and TOTS. I would love to see him do a full version of SOWK on the show.

    For Jordin, I don’t care. Not a fan or her, so I hope she picks something that’s all wrong. ;)

  • Lisa B

    I must say I’m not fond of them repeating a performance they have recently done. Jordin has slightly scuppered herself, will she repeat for a third time?

    I’m pretty much in agreement with Kirsten.

    Will it be one or two coronation songs? Will Blake beatbox it to death?

    Hopefully they will not be overcome with nerves when they see where they have to perform and infront of such a large audience.

  • Skylark

    MJ, I love your choices for Blake … but I also wonder if he did I Need To Know if he might draw some Adult Contemporary voters that are on the fence about Jordin vs Blake. I know several people who really liked that performce on J-Lo week. The combo of that with YGLABN and SOWK would show his versatility, and I also think one awesome beatboxing song is best. Good Luck Team Plaid!!!!

  • kjc

    I vote for TOTS for the great sound effects, and I Need to Know since it’s upbeat. I’m afraid YGLABN would end up being like Kat’s SOTR last year. To me it was the singular performance that defined the season, and to just rerun it verbatim would be a letdown.

    Jordin should probably do On a Clear Day and Give Me One Reason to Stay Here. The BeeGees was too recent.

  • Skylark

    Guess I need to pay attention more … only 2 songs not 3 … hmmm.
    Too many good Blake songs to choose!

  • Diana

    It’s kinda weird that they have to reprise two songs in the finale.

    “Somewhere Only We Know” was Blake’s best choice of the season. Not sure what the other one should be, I guess the Bon Jovi or the Marc Anthony song.

    If he could choose something new, I would have him do a Rufus Wainwright song. It would be a risk but he has the voice and performance ability to pull it off. Rufus has some excellent pop melodies that really should have been hits.

    God, I can’t imagine what awful coronation song they have in store for Blake. I hope he is assertive enought to demand one that actually fits his style.

  • Diana

    I’d pick “You’ll Never Walk Alone” for Jordin.

  • Ladybug

    I did not like hearing repeat performances last year and I don’t think I will this year either.

    I really wish they would do at least one, and preferably two, songs of THEIR choosing (and one would hope they would not be ones previously performed). Unfortunately, they are also saddled with the cheeze-whiz coronation song and, probably this is why it may be difficult to put in two new songs. A lot of learning and rehearsals would be in order and I think the demand on their time is pretty intense.

    Barring a whole set of new songs, I agree with Kirsten’s take on it. I think Idol needs to contact her for this very useful input.

    Kirsten, perhaps you could exchange memos. ;)

  • Skylark

    I actually did listen to all the coronation song choices (loser!) and they were pretty darn awful … the only ones I thought might work were One Night, If You Ask Me To and This Is My Now (worse title ever but I think the melody was okay) The rest were either sickening or generic. What a bust.

  • http://www.catsfromjapan.blogspot.com/ bad kitty

    Diana, LOVE the idea of Blake doing a Rufus Wainwright song. Brillz. I think he could pull off Damien Rice, as well.

    I, too, dislike the reprise (but if they must, my vote for Blake is for TOTS – I was humming that to myself for at least a week after he sang it…it has staying power!). I also REALLY DISLIKE those goofy coronation songs (and then they make them record them…why? just why?). Especially Taylor’s from last year, Do I Make You Proud – that sounds like something a sixth grader should be singing to his/her parents! Blech. Also, Blake has made superb song selections this season – I say let him pick his own songs to sing. Then we know that they’ll be current and fun and unique.

    As for Jordin, I’m not invested in what she does.

    One interesting Jordin factoid (besides that she’s only 17): I just rewatched her audition on youtube and, knowing what we know now, it’s almost as if they had predicted her as the winner (or very close to it) during her audition. Interestingly, they also mention her age at least twice during the audition.

    Speaking of which, I’ll bet there isn’t one regular viewer of AI who doesn’t know Jordin’s age, but does everyone know Blake’s age? (I’m all aboard Team Plaid and I think he might be 25, but I don’t know for sure!).

  • Lisa B

    Logically they have no time to learn and rehearse new songs due to the grand finale.

  • brooke

    i wonder why melinda and jordin repeated performances this week? I kinda think that thought didn’t even occur to blake to repeat a performance. i wonder if he’ll do two more new ones this coming week also?

  • RollTide

    God, I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t imagine what awful coronation song they have in store for Blake. I hope he is assertive enought to demand one that actually fits his style.

    I hate to imagine it too. All the songs they’ve ever had have been so horrible. I have zero confidence that the song will fit Blake’s style. I hope he can mix it up to suit him.

  • neatosoul

    Blake should sing “I who have nothing” and beatbox through it.

    Something like “I, who have no-no-no-no-nothing…” :biggrin_wp:

  • hopeful

    According to Blake and reported at TV guide they will reprise one song and choose one new song and then sing the coronation song.

    I want Blake to do Time of the Season. That was my favorite for him. I’m guessing Jordin will do “You’ll Never Walk Alone” For her new song, she’s supposedly doing something modern, that’s she excited about.

  • bajacobson

    Blake:

    You Give Love a Bad Name
    Time of the Season- People love the beat boxing and it is when he does his best so why not do two beat boxing songs.
    Coronation Song

    Jordin:
    A Broke Wing
    To Love Somebody
    Coronation Song

    GO JORDIN

  • iheartblakelewis29

    So I think Blake should sing You Give Love a Bad Name- period. That’s a given. Then his other song should either be Time of the Season or I Need to Know. Personally, I liked I Need to Know better. Then the last song will be his single, as with last season. Although, I don’t think he should keep it simple- if he doesn’t beat box he might as well kiss the title goodbye. The single is supposed to REPRESENT HIM. He needs to do something totally “Blake-ized” if he wants a shot at it. GO BLAKE!!!

  • jnd1221

    I hope Blake beatboxes and updates the hell out of whatever sucky single he gets. I would love him even more =] Not to mention, the judges and producers would probably go nuts.

  • RightSaidFred

    Since the VERY broad question is what they should sing, my answers are entirely self-indulgent:

    Blake should do Bryan Ferry’s “Slave to Love”.

    Jordin should do Patti Smith’s “Gloria”.

    These are the very first ones that came to my mind, would entertain me greatly, and – of course – ensure a Blake win.

  • Diana

    Okay, indulging in some fantasy Rufus songs for Blake: “Poses”, “Oh What a World”, “I Don’t Know What It Is”, “California”, etc.

    Interestingly, Rufus’s new album Release The Stars is a demand for a higher level of artistry from our pop idols and the pop industry.

    Elton John calls him the greatest songwriter living today. Why can’t AI get some truly GREAT songwriters to pen the coronation numbers?

  • angelia

    Someone wondered if Blake would have nerve enough to complain if he didn’t like his coronation song. I definitely think he would. After all he did telephone someone with Maroon 5 and asked if he could sing one of their songs and they agreed. After AI hade been refused use of his songs! I think he will fight for what he wants.

  • Kirsten

    Someone wondered if Blake would have nerve enough to complain if he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like his coronation song. I definitely think he would.

    That may have worked in the past where the producers picked the coronation song. You could have an outside chance at convincing them to change their mind.

    But this year, the Idol song was picked by the voters. How can you argue that you don’t have to sing it? How can the producers be swayed from changing the rules to a competition they heralded and charged people $10 to enter?

    I suppose that it is possible they’ll get to choose from amongst the top two vote getters. Nobody ever seemed to explain that contest all that well.

    Certainly, Blake can arrange the song to suit him, but he’s going to have to sing the song…puppies, rainbows and all.

    P-p-p-p-pup-puppies [zonk] KITTENS!! [zoobie-do-do] rai-rai-rai-rain-b-b-b-b-ows! [tsh] [tsh] [tsh] [ka-cha!]

  • maracaibo

    I really want Blake to win, but I am thinking that next week Jordin has all the advantage in the world because she will have the pimp spot.
    To top it off, the crappy coronation ballads will probably suit her more. Poor Blake having to sing such boring songs. Unfair.

    I also think that last week was one of Blake’s best. IMO He was perfect in all of his three songs.It’s going to be hard for him to top that.

    In any case, I am pretty sure he will be successful whether he wins or not.
    I vote for him to do Somewhere Only We Know, Time of The Season, Virtual Insanity &I Need To Know.
    IMO You Give Love a Bad Name is too recent and people will compare it to his previous performance.

    I am just so happy he is in the finale! Go Blake!

  • http://airincaol.com coco

    Blake> YGLABN – 311′s song – Coronation Treasure
    Jordin> GMOR – YNWA(in tune this time) – the other Coronation Treasure

    Blake and Jordin and AI5 Winner should start the Program hanging from a Large Swing-set built for 3 and they should be singing >What I Did For Love(from A Chorus Line).

  • Lisa B

    I am just so happy he is in the finale! Go Blake!

    The final surely, they’ll all be there for the finale.

  • mosheeaka

    Jordin does a great version of Elvis’ “Trouble” and it won Arizona Idol for her. I think if she sang it on American Idol it would win it for her too.

    Here’s what I think:

    Jordin:

    Coronation Song
    Broken Wing
    Trouble

    Blake:

    You Give Love a Bad name
    Coronation song
    Somewhere Only We Know

    Simon: Round One goes to BLake
    Round Two goes to Jordin
    Round three goes to Jordin and you are the next American Idol

  • Giggy

    Since they get to pick a new song, I wonder if they’ll let Blake sing his own song…the one he performed during his hometown visit entitled ‘Emotional Waterfall’. Look it up on youtube. I really like it.

    Gosh, Blake’s repertoire has a lot of great performances. I think he killed with Virtual Insanity, All Mixed Up, I Need to Know, Somewhere Only We Know, You Give Love a Bad Name (his best), Roxanne, This Love and This is Where I Came In.

    That’s a tough one to call for him.

    As for Jordin, I TOTALLY agree that she should re-do ‘Give Me One Reason’. She nailed that song.

    A new one for her…gosh…I just don’t know. She needs to do something current and something that people could imagine her singing on the radio. Maybe something like Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’.

  • PrplDva

    After my hubby and I watched Jordin sing ‘Give Me On Reason”- we both looked at each other and said, “Jordin’s gonna win!”

  • mosheeaka

    I could picture Jordin singing “Work It Out” by Beyonce at the finale
    or “A Moment Like This”

    Leona Lewis sang A Moment Like This in the finale of X-Factor and Jordin is just a younger, chunkier version of Leona.

    Blake should make a beat-box song mix and mix up Somewhere Only We Know and Somewhere Over The Rainbow with a lot of beatboxing and call it “Somewhere Only The Rainbow Knows”… It would be a perfect ending to an akward season… Jordin belting out “A Moment Like This” and Blake beat boxing “Somewhere Only The Rainbow Knows”

  • jersey

    I don’t think they would let Blake sing an original tune as his new song. It would be perceived as an unfair advantage unless Jordin also has her own song that she could sing. And then, does it become a contest based on who’s the better song writer?

  • Giggy

    OK, here’s an argument. Aren’t they looking for the IT factor? Someone who has the TOTAL package? Just sayin…

  • bean99

    I really want Blake to do both Somewhere only we Know and Time of the Season but at least one of them. I don’t think he should do You give love a bad name in the competition again so soon although would be good if he could sing it on Wednesday.

    Jordan should do something like Heartbreaker or Give me one reason because she badly needs to do an upbeat song well and they’ve been the only ones she’s managed on.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    How can the producers be swayed from changing the rules to a competition they heralded and charged people $10 to enter?

    Easy. Don’t release voting totals and just say two songs were close in votes.

    Blake can pick from: “Somewhere Only We Know”, “All Mixed Up”, “Time of the Season”, “I Need to Know”, or “You Give Love a Bad Name”. Just about any combination of those songs would be enough to beat anything Jordin could pull out of her hat.

  • Shannon

    They would never let Blake do his own song. Can you imagine the backlash from all Taylor’s fans if they did!?

  • Jovi

    If I remember correctly from last season I think that Taylor made some changes to his coronation song that he sang in the Finals. That being said, I would hope if the song sucks (as they usually do) that Blake changes his coronation song up.

    I REALLY want Blake to win this. He has the talent and the entertainment value that an American Idol should have.

  • Kirsten

    They would never let Blake do his own song. Can you imagine the backlash from all Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans if they did!?

    I can’t imagine that either Ken, Nigel or Fuller would give a rat’s a$$ what Taylor fans would say (have they ever pandered to any irate fan base? I think not). Taylor fans could immolate themselves on the red carpet and Nigel/Ken/Fuller would just see it as a great ratings boost.

    Can we please not bring Taylor into the season 6 threads even if it is just to bash his fans?

    Chris Sligh has gone on record saying that TPTB did not want him to sing his own songs. Even Ken admitted that they strongly discouraged Sligh from singing his own songs because unknown songs don’t tend to do well on the show (Ken’s logic, not mine). So, TPTB are anti-songs-written-by-the-singer all on their own.

    On another subject from Sarah:

    Easy. Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t release voting totals and just say two songs were close in votes.

    Gah! I suppose there probably is a clause that would let them do that, but it seems quite unfair. I’d want my $10 back (unless I had one of the winning two songs). This is the first contest AI has asked people to pay to participate in, isn’t it? Aren’t the auditions free?

  • dvls

    hopeful
    May 18th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
    According to Blake and reported at TV guide they will reprise one song and choose one new song and then sing the coronation song.

    This is what I would like them to do so I hope it’s true. I’d pick Broken Wing or Heartbreaker for Jordin for her reprise song. And she should sandwich the crappy coronation song in between the two other songs. Don’t really care which one Blake picks; all his songs sound the same to me. Hopefully he’ll keep the beatboxing to a minimum but he should definately put it into the coronation song!

  • RollTide

    Kirsten
    May 18th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
    Certainly, Blake can arrange the song to suit him, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s going to have to sing the songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦puppies, rainbows and all.

    P-p-p-p-pup-puppies [zonk] KITTENS!! [zoobie-do-do] rai-rai-rai-rain-b-b-b-b-ows! [tsh] [tsh] [tsh] [ka-cha!]

    Can we please not bring Taylor into the season 6 threads even if it is just to bash his fans?

    I heart Kirsten.

    coco
    May 18th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
    Blake and Jordin and AI5 Winner should start the Program hanging from a Large Swing-set built for 3 and they should be singing >What I Did For Love(from A Chorus Line).

    LOL :)

  • star

    Strategically, the best reprise choice for Blake would probably be “Time Of The Season.” It’s a seamless mix of his smooth vocals and the beatboxing. Plus – hello…”who’s your daddy?” will win him plenty of votes from the laydees.

    I personally would rather hear “Somewhere Only We Know” again. The extended version I’ve heard in some of Blake’s homecoming vids that are floating around is lovely. I think it would play out really well on the Kodak stage.

    And am I understanding this right…they get another new personal choice too? Well Blake, you’ve already sung Jamiroquai and Maroon 5, so you might as well cement your status as my favorite Idol ever by busting out some Jason Mraz.

    I hope Jordin does “Give Me One Reason” because it’s still my favorite performance of hers, but I’m guessing she’ll go with “Broken Wing.”

  • SODF

    Kirsten: “Nobody ever seemed to explain that contest all that well.”

    So true.

    Remember before the season started the songwriting contest was being talked up by TPTB as a reasonably big deal? Then the contest is opened and…..we hear remarkably little/next to nothing about it. Methinks TPTB are not so thrilled with the results. If they were, they’d be braggin’ on it – which they, ahem, tend to do whenever possible. Of course, the less clarity they bring to the situation, the more room for manipulation they have.

    Result, I’m sure, is that the coronation songs will be as dire as ever.

    BTW, I haven’t listened to a note of any of the contenders.

  • Historia

    You do not want them to let Blake do an original, because AI will then get money if it is released on his CD. I think if that were not the case then Taylor, Chris & Ace would have sang some originals last year. Besides, God forbid we show the contestants writing ability or allow them to play instruments.

    I really hope they do not have Jordin, Blake & Taylor opening the show with Barry Manilow’s “We Made It Through the Rain” as they have the last few years. UGH!!!!

    I like Jordin’s Heartbreaker and To Love Somebody (although that may be too soon). For Blake, I liked I Need to Know, YGLABN, Time of the Season, or even Mack the Knife.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    I suppose there probably is a clause that would let them do that, but it seems quite unfair. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d want my $10 back (unless I had one of the winning two songs).

    I’m not saying to lie about the votes and just pick whatever they want… I’m just saying, if they want to have each contestant sing a different song, pick the top two vote getters and let the contestants go at it. People entered knowing that there was only a small chance their song would win, so I’m not really sure what difference it would make if they picked one song or two.

    I didn’t even listen to them, so I’m too invested in which song wins. :)

    And yeah, auditions are free. :)

  • LoveU

    I would love for Jordin to sing ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” because 1) I think she could do smashingly well on the vocal and 2) the line “young and sweet, only seventeen” would cap off her American Idol run very precisely.

  • Shannon

    Can we please not bring Taylor into the season 6 threads even if it is just to bash his fans?

    I am sorry if you thought I was bashing Taylor fans, I wasn’t. I am one. I just meant that it wouldn’t be fair to past contestants and used Taylor as an example, I guess I shouldn’t have specified any specific fan base. Sorry

  • radname

    Jordin : Broken Wing, Give me one reason
    Blake: You Give Love A Bad Name, Somewhere only we know
    If they had an original song, I will say again
    Jordin – At Seventeen by Janis Ian , and I’m not saying that because she’s ONLY 17!!!! But because I think it’s a simple elegant song she could do really well with(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHOIT1ROk8)
    Blake – What I got by Sublime (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9MX8rMZ97I)

  • shar

    I think Blake should sing Time of the Season, he was totally amazing singing that song. You Give Love a Bad Name was probably his best of the season, so that would be my second pick.

    I honestly don’t care what Jordin sings, I just want her to go away now but in all fairnes because it is a competition I guess Broken Wings and the Jerry Lewis telethon song. I personally thought she was shrieky as hell but all the judges dubbed it as the best of the night and Randy went as far as saying it was the best of ALL 6 seasons. Note to Randy, buy a hearing aid Dawg.

    Go Team Plaid,save the beatboxer,save the world!

  • Grammie Kari

    Shar, I also like “Time of the Season” and the Baby Boomers enjoy hearing their music. I know I do! Blake did a nice job last time. I guess “Broken Wings” would be OK for Jordon. But it would be great if their second song was something new. Then the coronation song – whatever that will be.

    I should be more excited.

  • xoxoyc

    Blake should redo “You Give Love a Bad Name” that was his defining moment of the season. Jordin should redo either “Broken Wing” or “If We Hold On Together”. Broken Wing was brilliant- so I would probably pick that for her but if We Hold On Together is an older, less remembered but strong performance.

  • SLR

    Radname, Janis Ian’s, At 17, was a great song, but talk about depressing. If my memory serves, it is about a sad, lonely, unhappy teenager.

    I much prefer LoveU’s suggestion of Dancing Queen. Jordan needs to do a up tempo song, and do it well. While were talking ABBA, Fernando might work. I’d like to hear Jordan’s softer side, if she has one.

  • givein

    My choice for Blake:

    Is It Any Wonder – Keane

    Sometimes it’s hard to know where I stand,
    It’s hard to know where I am,
    Well maybe it’s a puzzle I don’t understand.
    Sometimes I get the feeling that I’m
    stranded in the wrong time …

    yes, he would’ve been a hit in the beatboxing eighties.

    My choice for Sparks:

    17 Years Lyrics by The Partisans

    17 years of hell and I just can’t take it anymore
    Its been 17 years of hell and no one has really cared for me before
    All my friends said I would fail or I would end up on the run
    Its been 17 years of hell and now I wanna have some fun
    Because they’ve given me 17 years 17 years 17 years of hell
    Its been 17 years OF HELL now what am I supposed to do
    Its been 17 years OF HELL but I can’t think of anything new
    Now my future seems so bleak theres nowhere I can go
    Its been 17 years OF HELL and my life has been going too slow
    Because they’ve given me 17 years 17 years 17 years of hell

  • colette

    Radname –

    As I said earlier, “At 17″ is a song that demands much more maturity (musically and otherwise) than Jordin now appears to have. It’s a bittersweet look back……She’s in the middle of her youth, and ostensibly not as insecure and wounded as the woman in that song…..

    Funny, tho: today I heard Alice Cooper interviewed, and they played his intense hard rock song about being 18. Now that would reveal a new side of Ms. Sparks!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgbIv3IxrM

  • Who’sUrDaddy

    If they each redo one song, they should pick a number they performed real early in the competition.
    (Blake can do TOTS and YGLABN during the concert this summer).

    And check out Blake at top 16 week doing 311′s “All Mixed Up.” That is a very good performance, of a song no judge knew.
    Jordin should ‘Give Me One Reason.” Something uptempo.

    Two good performance that many have forgotten and it gives each the opportunity to showcase how they have grown during the season.

  • 3xhcch

    Jovi said:
    If I remember correctly from last season I think that Taylor made some changes to his coronation song that he sang in the Finals. That being said, I would hope if the song sucks (as they usually do) that Blake changes his coronation song up.

    I heard Elliot admit in an interview that “Do I Make You Proud?” was originally assigned for him to record, and indeed he has in fact cut the vocals already on record. However, when he got eliminated, Taylor requested to record “Do I Make You Proud?” instead of what must be a crappier song they originally assigned to him.

    As for my choices:
    Blake should re-do “Time of the Season.”
    Jordin should re-do “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

    These songs best define their personalities throughout this season.

  • givein

    How about Mandy Moore’s 17 for Jordin?

    Livin’ in the moment
    Keepin my heart open
    While I’m only 17

    I’ll learn my lessons
    And I’ll make mistakes
    And if I get burned
    Well it’s my heart to break
    Because it feels right
    And it feels good
    And I’m not gonna do somethin’ stupid
    Just this once I wanna feel like
    I can do what I want

    & ZZ Top’s Beatbox for Blake:

    A nine volt battery from Japan
    It’s got the beat
    A little tape deck in my hand
    It’s so so sweet
    Keeps me rockin’ ’round the clock
    I don’t mind it
    I got the beatbox, the beatbox,
    Just a beatin’ that box
    Beatbox, beatbox

  • PrplDva

    LoveU
    May 18th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
    I would love for Jordin to sing ABBAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dancing Queenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  because 1) I think she could do smashingly well on the vocal and 2) the line à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“young and sweet, only seventeenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  would cap off her American Idol run very precisely.

    Taylor did Dancing Queen in Seattle-I got all fangirly!- http://www.vimeo.com/clip:189900

    For those that don’t know why- check out the reference link right below the video.

  • Kirsten

    We now have it confirmed that the coronation song will be the same and a ballad (by Simon). That might favour Jordin, though they will both need an uptempo number to counteract the coronation song.

    BTW, Sorry for misunderstanding you earlier Shannon.

  • xoxoyc

    Jordin did say in an interview that she is going to do something younger after Simon’s comments to her last week. So hopefully she will mix it up.

    I know Blake will mix it up- so it should be an entertaining show!

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    The last time Jordin tried to do something “young and modern,” she failed miserably (see Gwen Stefani week). Of course, that was upbeat. Watch her do a Beyonce ballad or something. Yaaaaaawn.

    If they are doing a new song for the 3rd choice, I’m with star. It’s time to break out some Jason Mraz, Blake!!!

  • radname

    The last time Jordin tried to do something à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“young and modern,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she failed miserably (see Gwen Stefani week).

    Vocally Jordin was great for that song, it’s just a weird song to pick for a singing competition.
    I think Jordin has picked a lot of songs that require a lot of maturity to sing and she seems to take them on pretty well, in fact they’re usually the songs she does best on (To Love Somebody, I Who Have Nothing, Give Me One Reason)

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Actually, on “Hey Baby” Jordin was screechy and breathless. IMO, it was not a good vocal at all – a “hot mess” if you will – further solidifying that she cannot do uptempo songs very well. I think she’s done maybe one well this whole season.

  • bean99

    I have to agree with Sarah about “Hey Baby”. Awful vocals and worse outfit. I loved her performance of Heartbreaker so she can do the uptempo songs if she picks well.

    I guess Simon thinks Blake should do the Bon Jovi song. I just think it was so recent and won’t be the mouth opener it was.

  • radname

    If Blake changed the beginning and the middle, he could make the song fresh again.

  • xoxoyc

    Jordin did a good performance of Give Me One Reason as has been suggested by others so that might be good.

    I read over at IDF that the producers are expecting a close vote so it could come down to performances- though usually by finale night I don’t think it matters who does the best- America has already decided who they will vote for.

  • TabithaAV

    I’m out of lurker mode to share some news. A tech friend of mine told me that Fox is kind of laughing about all the crazy calls they got from Katherine McPhee fans this week because she’s supposedly not goingto be on the show next week. The funny thing is, she will be — and she’s singing a duet with Blake. The producers wanted to put last year’s runner-up with Blake, who they think stands good chance of being this year’s first runner-up. Blake and Katherine do this sort of this medley thing where Blake starts out singing part of one of his new songs (one of his own compositions, I think), then they segue into a song from Kathrineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album (?). He says the song has a killer beat but kind of weird lyrics, and at the end, Katherine and Blake go AT it, with Blake laying down some serious beatboxing riffs.

  • Margaux

    The Kat-Blake pairing could be very cute.

    If they are pairing “runner-up” and “runner-up”, does that mean they have plans for Taylor and Jordin? Can I hold out hope for Dancing Queen, only 17??

    Do they assume Blake will be second (dangerous.. ) or prefer the male-female pairing?

  • bean99

    I can’t see putting Blake with Taylor which would be a clash of genres or Kat with Jordin which would be twins. :laugh_tb: Thanks for the interesting news, Tabitha.

  • concettaz

    Hello??? :bye_tb:

    People are saying YGLABN is too recent for Blake???
    It was sung 3 weeks ago.

    Kat sang the song she sung the WEEK before, and got rave reviews for it the second time.

    Personally, I think Blake is one of the best song-choosers in the show, so I’m confident he’ll know what to do …..

    :tongue_wink_ee:

  • bean99

    Kat also sang Black Horse and the Cherry Tree and didn’t get good reviews. I thought she did good in it but think it was too soon. If Simon is asking for YGLABN then I’d hope he would be complimentary but Simon is anything but consistent.

  • mjs2570

    Exiting lurker mode for some more info:

    I was flipping through channels yesterday and watched a bit of the TV Guide channel Idol Chat show. They had the two big wigs, Nigel and Ken, and one of them mentioned that for the first time, Beatles tracks had been cleared. So possibly both could be singing a Beatles song tomorrow.

  • freethinker

    Not sure where tabitha is getting her info, but I am personal friend of Kat’s publicist (came here to register to set the record straight) and nothing about Kat singing at the finale is true, unfortunately. She’s not singing with Blake or alone.

  • david90531

    Blake’s song choices are brilliant and I believe he’ll make a good decision on the new song
    and I hope he’ll do Somewhere Only We Knew or Time of the Season
    Now I’m most worried about the new idol single… cuz cheesy songs don’t suit Blake.. hopefully he’ll create a great arrangement with it