Top 10 Girls Performance – Spoilers!

MJ….DAMN…YOU ARE FAST lol I was just coming to tell you. xoxo

XOXO :)

Back atcha, sister! :drunk_tb:

I just really really cannot see Kady singing Magic Man. At least it’s interesting.

ETA Thank you MJ and milajoy :)

Hooray for Brooke’s song choice.

Amanda too.

And some others.

Looks like it has the potential to be a great night to me.

This should be interesting…..

Not too sure about changing up Me and Mrs Jones and I’ve really got to wonder at the Olivia Newton John song choice. That’s one of her sappiest. And it’s always risky to sing Celine. The others all look pretty interesting. We’ll see what they do with ‘em.

Wasn’t that Celine song actually Eric Carmen, if so that is the version that she should do, that isn’t a very difficult one to pull off.

Thanks for the spoilers milajoy! Yay!!! Spoilers. Some very interesting song choices.

I wonder if Brooke will sing her song to Simon or Ryan. Or both. Such inspiration for that song.

Not too sure about changing up Me and Mrs Jones

Amy Winehouse has a version of that song on her “Back to Black” album (wonder if Syesha will use her modified lyrics…whistles)

Amy Winehouse has a version of that song on her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Back to Blackà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  album (wonder if Syesha will use her modified lyricsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦whistles)

Love Amy’s version (modified lyrics nothwithstanding, or considered LOL)! :D Syesha better bring it!

MUCH better song suggestions than the guys’ lame picks. Only three of the guys chose decent songs. The rest were horrible. The girls did much better. You sing songs people know. Great song choice by Asia’h. She has the pimp spot and I really think she’ll deliver! Plus, people know Take a Piece of My Heart and they know All By Myself. She has that knack. Alexandrea will be voted off after her song choice. So will Syesha.

I am betting that that was not Alex’s first choice to sing and I bet it probably wasn’t in her top 3. IMO. But maybe she made it more contemporary? Are they still in the “only 50 songs to choose from” list?

abbysee, Eric Carmen did do that song. In fact, I’m sure I must have heard Celine’s version but the only version I can think of is Eric Carmen’s.

I’ll take “Please Don’t Sing” for $1,000 Alex

Celine, Whitney, Mariah Carey, soon to be joined by Heart

Who are three over-karaoke’d artists and the group running a close second?

This is a dull bunch of songs.

I automatically cut out any of the above overdone singers, which leaves us with Linda Rondstadt’s most boring song, Carry On Wayward Son (good), You’re So Vain (predictable) and poor innocent Alaina Alexander being forced to sing Hopelessly Devoted to You. Thanks Nigel for that one.

I know I appear to be in the alternate universe boat, but I think the boys’ choices were way more interesting.

Still lovin that Jason Castro took a disco song and un-discoed it.

YAY for Brooke’s song, and YIKES on Alaina’s song.

I really hope Asia’h can pull “All By Myself” off.

ok, so I am excited for Alaina’s choice… apparently I am the only one though! I am a Grease fan and it just reminds me of the movie…..

Anyone remember Latoya London’s version of “All by Myself during the AI3 semi’s?? That was the first time the audience heard her sing and she blew everyone away. I truly dont think Asia’h will be able to do the same.

I don’t think songs should be changed to be gender specific. Something gets lost in the translation.

I’m a bit nervous for Asia’h. “All by Myself” can be a loser if not sung just right.

If Amanda does to Kansas what she did to that song last week, I may never watch her with the sound on again. That has the chance to be a trainwreck of monumental proportions. But I’m one of those who sees her as being a bad imitation of Joplin/Etheridge. Even though she’s “real” and a “rocker,” it doesn’t mean she’s good at it or original!

Being a teenager in the 70s, I am LOVING these songs. Last night I relived my high school years, and tonight sounds like more of the same.

Me and Mr Jones? Yikes.

Hopelessly Devoted by the virginal Alaina? Yikes.

Two Heart songs and Kansas? I can’t wait!

Okay…I already don’t like Brooke White, and she’s not going to earn it by selecting the most obnoxious of all Carly Simon songs. I don’t think she’s that great of a singer, I don’t see the eternal sunshine surrounding her that everyone else does, and something about her face makes me just want to slap her silly.

Oh well. What’s Idol without a performer to hate irrationally? :)

MJ…In general the judges hated the songs and the performances. While there were a few positives with individuals (Simon loved a performance and Paula and Randy didnt for instance), the judges didnt like the girls tonight.

The girls have to bring it since the guys just kind of left it on the floor.

I too love Grease but I’m scared for Alaina!! I’m not sure if that was a wise choice.

the judges didnt like the girls tonight.

Is that because David A wasn’t singing?

LOL. I kid. It’s interesting that the judges felt that the women did worse when they weren’t all sick as dogs. Maybe they should all start licking cups of chicken noodle soup like Phoebe from Friends in order to get sick again so that their performance/voices will improve.

Top 10 Girls photos are up: Photos

From those, we can determine that Brooke played the guitar and Dean went crazy with Amanda’s hair (she looks like a lion with zebra pants…she’ll certainly be memorable).

Here are some images from Getty: Top 10 Girls

I find the photo of Kady, Ramielle and Alaina hugging interesting. It almost looks like an elimination night photo. Ramielle looks devastated. Were these during the commercial breaks?

Well, at least the girl might have been reading these blogs. I suggested this song for her as soon as I found out about the theme night. It should fit her style and genre like a “T” ( don’t disappoint me now ).

In general the judges hated the songs and the performances.

Seriously, why are they determined to put us through a miserable season? I don’t know if I can take another night of Randy and Simon’s bitchiness. Why don’t they just end the competition now and crown our newest 17 year old winner, instead of making us suffer through 12 more weeks of “I’m just not feelin it dawg” and “I dunno, you shouldn’t have used the guitar on this performance”?

Because after the way these semi’s have started off, I’m not holding out a lot of hope for the top 12 weeks, either. Especially if the lists of songs continue to be restricted.

Maybe they should all start licking cups of chicken noodle soup like Phoebe from Friends in order to get sick again so that their performance/voices will improve.

OMG, LOL! I love that episode. It is my philosophy that everything in life can be related back to something that happened on “Friends”.

Really looking forward to seeing how Brooke pulls off “You’re So Vain”. I really, really like her.

I too love Grease but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m scared for Alaina!! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not sure if that was a wise choice.

Alaina is in the unfortunate position of looking too much and sounding somewhat like Carrie Underwood.

This isn’t her fault. Unfortunately one of the cardinal rules of the game is YOU HAVE TO BE UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE ( even if you’re not that good ). Alaina is good, but that isn’t enough.

If there are too many colas in the soda market, it doesn’t do a new entrant any good to market themselves as another good cola. You have to be the UN-COLA.

That’s why Amanda will stay and Alaina ( poor pretty girl ) will go prematurely ( unless she gives one heck of a memorable performance, which I doubt she will with this song she chose that has been performed to death many times over ).

RE: Syesha Mercado à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Me And Mr. Jones (changed from Mrs. to Mr.) by Billy Paul

George Huff did an absolutely astounding job on this song in the Season 3 Idol album. I’ve never heard this song sang by a girl before and this makes me look up in anticipation (now that’s another Carly Simon song Brooke White could’ve chosen)….

RE: 10. Asiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢h Epperson à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ All By Myself by Celine Dion

LaToya London ( one of the most consistently good singers in AI history ) absolutely nailed this song in Season 3. We’ll see if Asia’h has the pipes to match Latoya.

Kirsten, they said on my local radio station, who used to have Dean Banowitz on all the time, that he got fired. He’s not responsible for hair this year :(

Aliania Whitaker singing “Hopelessly Devoted” do not know about that because personally will be comapring her to Olivia Newtom John and the fallowing below ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbe1m30RS8c It is kind of funny.

Which is not good because of background but human nature.

Kirsten, they said on my local radio station, who used to have Dean Banowitz on all the time, that he got fired. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not responsible for hair this year :(

Wow interesting. Sounds like a shake up at Idol.

Now, with director Bruce Gowers gone, I wonder when the show will finally go live…

Maybe not until the Top 12 starts, or later.

I also read that none of the girls go good feedback, I think the only one that the judges really complimented was Brooke. They really didn’t like Kady and her Heart choice. So I’m not really looking forward to the show that much to be honest. Oh well, we will see.

Well, MJ, if it never goes live this season, TPTB can feel free to manipulate the sound and lighting in editing such that halo’s, rainbows and puppy dogs appear all around David A. while darkness settles over the rest of our contestants.

Assuming Kady sang as well as she did last week (which was pretty dang good IMO), then the judges must be upset that Kady is not sticking in her “Britney imitator” box and singing novelty songs. They really don’t want Kady to be a serious singer because it would upset their apple cart full of Carly/Asiah/SyNOsha.

Now if Kady sounds lousy, I then withdraw the argument….

LOL Jersey. Sadly enough, I wouldn’t put it past Nigel and Co.

Heh — took a look at the Getty pictures. Glad to see that Kady brought her b****face with her…

Kirsten, they said on my local radio station, who used to have Dean Banowitz on all the time, that he got fired. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not responsible for hair this year :(

Thanks to Ricky….lol…

Also, another tidbit:

There is a list of 50 songs to choose from. The contestants pick 3 and the judges pick the one they will sing. Strange, I know, but it is accurate none the less.

WTF!!!!!?????

Since the contestants originally chose the three songs, I suppose the judges can still blame them for giving them crap from which to choose. Moreover, I can now see why songs are given to some and taken from others.

Geez, if that’s true and I hear one judge tell a contestant they picked the wrong song for themselves, I will scream..I’m sure they said it at least once last night.

It’s just another way for TPTB to ensure their top 12. Pretty smart actually. They choose the worst of the three for the fodder and the best of the three from the plants.

Jersey…they did pick the song…they picked three and had to learn 3. After the judges/TPTB heard the three they made their final selection. The contestants can’t say they chose wrong, because infact, they did choose it…sneaky, right?

Mila,

Thanks to Ricky? Ricky got Dean fired???

Heh à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  took a look at the Getty pictures. Glad to see that Kady brought her b****face with herà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Agreed, t2. I find it amusing how some contestants are sabotaging there chances of “endearing” themselves with the voters by either talking back or letting their true feelings show. Gimme the good ole days when Taylor and Blake just stood there and grinned their dorky grins. I think they hid their FU feelings quite well – at least while on the show.

milajoy – where did you hear that? I thought they chose a top 3 songs and the show picked one and they only had to learn one of them. Seems like a large task for the band to do 3 songs with each performer IMO. Not that I would put it past TPTB….

Is it the judges who pick the song, or the producers? Not that there’s a lot of difference, it’s wrong either way.

” Mila,

Thanks to Ricky? Ricky got Dean fired?”

Yep. loose lips sink ships. And Ricky, not RickEy

milajoy – where did you hear that? I thought they chose a top 3 songs and the show picked one and they only had to learn one of them. Seems like a large task for the band to do 3 songs with each performer IMO. Not that I would put it past TPTBà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

How else are they going to decide which song is best AND WORST for the contestants if they dont hear them sing it.

Thanks to Rickyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.lolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Ricky Hoggard got Dean fired? Was that his source? Interesting. Dean did tend to spill the backstage gossip (and that was kind of fun). He had become a bit of an AI character, so he will be missed (by me, at least).

ETA: I just saw milajoys response. Wow. Ricky did have a good source. Does he still have others?

Any details on the rumours about Bruce’s on-set incident?

After the judges/TPTB heard the three they made their final selection. The contestants canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say they chose wrong, because infact, they did choose ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦sneaky, right?

That’s pretty whacked. If true, that’s a new low, even for Idol. Did Idol recently hire Karl Rove?

I shall grind my teeth each time they complain about song choice now. LOL.

I need a tell-all book at the end of all this. I really do.

Mila – not trying to be rude but still wondering if that’s a fact you got from somewhere or an assumption…..

True or not why am I not surprised at the least about it because remember it is a” reality” show. I am as surprised as artist change themselves to fit into the mainstream via look or sound. The way it works ….I still can not spell…I still like the link I provided exspecially the cute dog has a calming effect…

Tell all book –betting Clay will be more open to the behind the scenes–hey if he has the guts to tell them what to kiss..or maybe Jhud the candian mag interview she hinted at why she was kicked off.(her size)

I guess thier magic 8 ball was broken for song choice. Sorry two were they were named “the golden path” and “a rock and a hard place”

I shall grind my teeth each time they complain about song choice now. LOL.

Me too. I don’t care if the contestants do pick the 3 songs, if the judges are ultimately the ones who pick the one they perform on the show. UGH.

I need a tell-all book at the end of all this. I really do.

Heh, me too. I want to know all the secrets.

So Dean was Ricky’s source? Wow. Interesting.

Just when I thought I had TPTB pegged and they couldn’t possibly stoop any lower, they pull this shiz. And Simon already declaring “cute, likeable” David as the winner before we’re even to the Top 12 really steams me. I’m hoping for some major backlash from that – wishful thinking, probably..

Mila – not trying to be rude but still wondering if thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a fact you got from somewhere or an assumption

I really can’t say where I got it from…but it’s true.

Let’s just say AI pretty much cleaned house because of last years spoilers. Dean wasn’t the only firing

Thanks Milajoy! Interesting fact. Now I wonder who you are…. :ponder_tb: and how you know…. :ponder_tb: but I’ll take the info!!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hoping for some major backlash from that – wishful thinking, probably..

Well FWIW, my mom loved David last week and I think even voted for him. But she thought the judges were OTT in their praise of him last night, so she refused to vote for him.

She voted for Hot Aussie and David H instead. And she said she threw a few votes the way of Luke, Jason C, Chikezie, and Danny too. :)

But I agree – it’s tough to overcome the strong tweener/grandma vote. And I don’t think there are any of the girls that would help take some of that away from him once the top 12 starts.

Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just say AI pretty much cleaned house because of last years spoilers. Dean wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the only firing

So Nigel doesn`t think it matters that a bunch of people on the internet are getting riled up about professionals like Carly because so few people read the internet, that they are insignificant….yet, he fires long time employees for feeding information to these same insignificant people.

Methinks Nigel talks with a forked tongue.

I feel kind of bad that my love of spoilers helped to get people fired.

Although, it would appear that Nigel will not be able to stop the leaks just by firing people. We got the full final 24 this year and lots of song spoilers. If he wants the screaming teens in the audience for his TCO, he`s going to have to realize that some of them will post about what they saw. I guess he needs to work on the Teenbot 2000 – able to scream and cry on cue. No inapproriate screaming for cannon fodder.

So they are given a list of fifty songs from a decade, choose three and then the judges pick the one they perform? :wallbash_tb:

I dislike that the judges get to choose the final song the contestants sing. But Idol is all about controlling the contestants (and manipulating the audience.) They might as well get used to it. That way it won’t be such a shock when they win and see what Clive has in mind for their CD.

Hoping my fave girls do well tonite. There are several I really dig. Contrast that with the guys, only two of whom I’ve been impressed with. I’m really enjoying David Archuleta. I don’t mind that he’s precocious or that he has a lot of stage kid experience. His personality strikes me as authentic and he’s an excellent singer. Also, his rendition of Imagine was very good. I love Lennon’s version, but I don’t believe any song is a sacred cow.

Also, I am 100% in Jason Castro’s corner. I liked his performance last nite. I agree with MJ that the band was working at cross purposes with him. I hope he survives this week’s elimination and can carve out a niche for himself in the show.

And on the subject of Jason C., it’s apparent that many people are clueless about what dreadlocks are. One myth I’ve seen alluded to here is that they are dirty. Sure, if they aren’t washed, same as any other hair style. In fact, maintaining healthy locks requires a minimum of twice weekly washing. And aesthetically, it works great for him. So, I hope he keeps the style for the duration of his tenure on the show.

Metta!! Good to see you again!! :clap_tb:

Thanks for the info on dreads. I actually like them. As you said, they work for him, and they help differentiate him from the crop of guys this year. Which is good, IMO. :)

As the machinations the producers employ become more and more well known, American Idol will engineer their own downfall. What they’re doing is just plain stupid. They’ve taken much of the joy out of the show already. AI could easily end up the 21st century equivalent to the game show scandals of the last century. I understand they’re not legally subject to the same rules, but if this kind of manipulation becomes well known, the show will implode.

Hiya Sarah! High fives on the Jason C love. Ain’t he sweet?

Fingers crossed that the girls do better than the spoilers suggest. I wanna be entertained, dammit!

The song choice thing was pretty much out of the bag during Great American Band, since that’s how they did it then (choose 3, producers choose 1 for you) and I remember reading about it – didn’t seem like a secret. And if you saw Garrett’s quotes from last week, he got doubly screwed – not only was he working from 3 songs, but all 3 of his choices got taken and the producers just gave him the song he did. You really think it’s a coincidence that David A. got Imagine, a song he’s been singing for several years on the circuit, while someone like Garrett got thrown a 4th song he didn’t even want?

Really ParticleHustler? I watched every episode of NGAB and read the news articles posted here and never heard that. Where did you hear that that was the way the did it on NGAB? In fact, to some degree, the producers couldn’t have had as much control because on NGAB, they also sang originals for about half of the weeks the show was on.

I’m just curious because this is the first I’ve heard of the producers/judges actually telling the contestants what to sing.

*waves to Metta*

Now get your booty back in chat – tonight. :)

What a deal — we pick the final song and then tell you how horrible it was and a poor song choice ! I hope this goes all over the net and news.

Hey, I’ve complained about Jason’s dreads and I do understand dreads — some of my son’s friends have them. Anyway you look at them, they “appear” dirty and dead, similar to a head full of fried ends. No sheen, no shine.

I do like the look on Jason though, from a distance.

Jersey, I couldn’t tell you exactly where I found that out, but I do know that it wasn’t a hidden fact (might have been on the show, but not in the media). I just did a quick google search and found this quote from Tres Bien, while the show was still on (but after they got voted out):

How do you pick which songs to perform?
“They’ll give you the artist, their entire catalogue, and say, pick your three favorite songs, and they narrow it down from the three and choose one for you. You pick them, but it’s still kind of random at the same time.”

I also read that Robbie wears a wig.

http://www.tmz.com

“TMZ has learned the 26-year-old long-haired wannabe’s mane is actually a wig and it’s got “Idol” staffers flipping out. Sources tell us Robbie never talks about his matted down piece and that makes production members feel like it’s the blonde elephant in the room. It seems Simon was right last night — Robbie is a fake!

Where’s Sanjaya’s pony-hawk or Kat McPhee’s extensions when you need them?!

A rep for “Idol” would not comment.”

Whereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s pony-hawk or Kat McPheeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s extensions when you need them?!

I think Haley took ***’s extensions and wore them throughout the tour so they are probably trashed.

Considering how outspoken some of these contestants have been so far, I’m surprised none of them have come back with some sort of retort about the song choice thing. Granted it may have been one of their three but it sounds like not all of them even get to sing one of their chosen three. This whole thing seems so fishy.

So the judges have figured out another way to torpedo anyone they dont like by allowing them to pick 3 songs and then the judges, depending on whether they like the contestant or not, chooses the final song for them to sing. Thats shitty and I have lost a lot of respect for the process now. Its just crap. Let those kids live or die over their OWN song choices not the ones a judge picks for them.

Regarding the boys, there are so many cuties in that group but that Castro kid knocks me out. I love him and his dreads. Dirty, clean, who the hell cares and when you have a face like his does it matter?

The last kid, David Archuletta? Awesome, its ridiculous. The other david, the young kid with attitude? love him too. The little girls will carry him through to the final 5 easily I think. Same with castro. Not that I was dialing for Castro or anything, ignore the blisters on my finger, there is nothing to see here…move along.

Umm guys…

The ‘you pick three, we pick one’ actually gives the contestants MORE choices than they used to have, believe it or not.

First of all, it’s the producers , Nigel & Ken, that have always been the choosers of the songs, not the judges, until the final couple of rounds when the judges are highlighed on the show as having picked the song. And, has been mentioned earlier, if they give the other contestants your three picks, they pick one of the other fifty for you to sing, with very little (or no) time to rehearse & arrange the song.

Remember two years ago, during country week? Taylor wanted to sing Hank Jr.’s “Country folks can survive” for the folks in West Virginia who had just had a mide disaster: Nigel vetoed it as ‘political’ and made Taylor Sing John Denver’s “Country Road” with 1 hour’s rehearsal time. That was by far Taylor’s weakest night, and he still prevailed. And that wasn’t the only time they did something like that, to Taylor, that year even!

On ‘Romantic Songs’ week, Taylor wanted to sing Otis Redding’s version of “Try a Little Tenderness”. Nigel said that even though the song was on the approved list, it was “…too Blues Brothers” and made him sing Lionel Richie’s “Just Once”. Simon gave Taylor the “song choice sucks” line, and for the second time THAT SEASON, he not only didn’t choose the song but had little chance to even practice it!

And he STILL won.

So don’t fret the song choices: you can prevail as long as you have folks that will vote for you. This show has nothing to do with talent. It has everything to do with being popular.

not looking forward to tonight…those songs look terrible and i still dont understand why they are telling the contestants they are choosing the wrong song…whoever came up with this format should be tortured live on stage after every bad performance. thatll teach em.

Call me crazy, but I can see Amanda pulling off the Kansas song tonight. I know, I know. If Carly can vindicate herself on Crazy For You by Heart, I might throw some love her way. Asia’h's (two apostrophes?) song. Ugh. Just don’t, pretty please?

I can’t believe that Alex picked a Chicago song to sing. I had her pegged for Rock Steady by Aretha or something funky – Chicago? If I Leave You Now? It just doesn’t seem like a song she would have chosen. She sings Amy Winehouse. Why didn’t she get the Amy Winehouse version of Me and Mrs.Jones? She is the lowest on all the polls, gave the only interesting performance last week. Her outfit screams hip – how did she get Chicago? Alex needs the sympathy vote to push her to the top.Sorry to rant, but dayuum!

I am calm now, just upset at this 3 song, you get leftovers and then Dawg, uuuh, wrong song for you, uuuuu, sorry.

I am trying to understand this. With this method of choice, how in the heck did Garrett get stuck with, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”? They stuck it to him. Wonder if this happened to any of the girls? By per chance all songs were already taken. This is totally unfair!

I guess they have to pick 3 songs that are good for them and then not worry about which one they pick. I doubt the judges pick it, though, more likely the producers.

I’m not sure I can stand another season where the judges pick one who can do no wrong like Melinda last year. Even if you like them to start with, it almost makes you dislike them by the end. David A may be good but I find his personality more annoying than anything.

>>The à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹you pick three, we pick oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ actually gives the contestants MORE choices than they used to have, believe it or not.>>

OH……I thought that the judges picked (from the 3 choices), THE song the contestant should or would sing. My mistake.