Top 6 Studio Recordings are Now Available at iTunes

After previewing all of the songs (even David A’s!), I only ended up buying DCook’s. I love Jason, but I really hate the song, and even he can’t quite redeem it for me. The studio version sounds really good based on the snippet (Plus, my iPod is down to 1.5 GB of free space!)

Of course, I hate “Music of the Night,” too, and was prepared to not be particularly interested in this recording. But no, I flove it and it’s the new National Anthem of Cooktardistan. It is more theatrical than I would like, but it still sounds like David and his voice is just gorgeous and swoonworthy. If anyone liked his performance, but hated the ending, the studio version has a different ending.

I don’t think I’ll mix it in with the rest of my David songs since it does sound so different, but I will frequently listen to it with “repeat one” turned on.

ETA: I agree that it was a smart move to sing MOtN this week. Even my mom said that he “sounded pretty good” and “looked OK now.” This is high praise from someone who is still trying to vote for Clay.

I haven’t downloaded any of the studios yet. I was planning to get just the guys’ recordings originally (yeah, Archie’s too…oh, shoot me, will you?), but I think I might end up picking up everyone’s this week. Er, minus Archie. “Angels” was nice, but I can’t take any more sugar to add onto the junk I’ve been eating lately. I’d probably explode otherwise.

I’ve listened to all of them, except for Syesha’s, and I didn’t make it all the way thru Archie’s. I’m trying to be fair here. So, I tried his and I couldn’t do it. Tsk. I only bought DC’s. Jason’s sounded great, but I could tell he was ill. Brooke’s was pretty. Carly’s was phenomenal. I’ve had “Music of the Night” on repeat pretty much all day. I have to keep listening to it because I still can’t believe that’s David Cook. I agree that it was a smart move on his part.

Darn it Brooke the recording was very nice and pretty if only you did not get stage fright again and freak..it could of been a good one for you not the best..

Daivd C- it was good and not surprised at all still not liking last note

The rest did not listen too yet and “Memory”like the origial not changes to it so it would be biased for me to critique..except live one word bandzilla…..

Thanks to the youtube site referred to a couple of days ago (thanks prime), I was able to listen to all the songs FOC. I will be saving my pennies this week.

I’m not a big fan of these ALW musical theater songs, but I did want to hear the studio versions to see how they came out. I wound up buying all but Archie’s. And, I must say that they’re pretty good. I like Syesha’s recording exponentially better than I did her live performance. And, Carly’s recording was really good as well. I’d say for me those are the two best out of the recordings (although I do like the other 3 just fine). I’m kind of surprised at how much I like them actually.

Can I just say that Music of the Night is insanely difficult to sing. INSANELY! For the record, David Cook has had no voice training besides what he received as a theatre boy, which usually isn’t much. The ease at which he hits the notes in MOTN is crazy for someone with such little classical training. And the tone…cannot teach tone…and he has that in spades. What a voice. I think the recording won’t shy away his rock fans – they’re just waiting for next week. But it has helped silence those who felt David couldn’t sing as well as the others. I think this proves without a doubt that he can. Brilliant strategic move on his part. Brilliant.

Jason’s recording is nice. So is Carly’s. Good job on everyone’s part.

I flove it and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the new National Anthem of Cooktardistan.

cheese: I will stand at attention when I hear it.

roflmao

My post got lost so I’ll try again. I only bought Jason’s song this week. As much as I love Jason, and he sounds great, I cannot stomach this song; no matter who sings it. If you like the song, though, go for it, because Jason sounds wonderful, as usual.

But it has helped silence those who felt David couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sing as well as the others. I think this proves without a doubt that he can. Brilliant strategic move on his part. Brilliant.

I have to agree. DCook’s performance silenced the classical snobs who claimed he could only scream and not sing. I wouldn’t be surprised if it even won him a few fans.

A David Cook win seems more certain every week.

Thanks to the youtube site referred to a couple of days ago (thanks prime), I was able to listen to all the songs FOC. I will be saving my pennies this week.

I think it was purps who provided the link (thanks purps!)

I only listened to DC’s song. As much as I like the live version, I was in awe of the studio one. Damn, that boy can sang!

as of right now david cook is on top of top 6 on itunes at #5 on top 100

if u also wanted to know david arc is next at 12 (then dc again at 13 for last week) followed by carly at 19, jason at 29, syesha at 35 and brooke at 43 (and david arch last week is also on top 100 at 73)

Thanks to the youtube site referred to a couple of days ago (thanks prime), I was able to listen to all the songs FOC. I will be saving my pennies this week.

I think it was purps who provided the link (thanks purps!)

Ooohhh, Thanks for setting my memory straight. I’ve referred this site to many a casual AI fan. (Turned a few of them around to the aura that is Jason in the process.) Thanks again, purplesmile and primeminister!

Even my mom said that he à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“sounded pretty goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“looked OK now.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  This is high praise from someone who is still trying to vote for Clay.

Cheese- I heart your mom!

But no, I flove it and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the new National Anthem of Cooktardistan.

I like that we’ve upgraded from village to small country. Heh.

Am I the only weirdo who downloads these, um, gratis? Cheese, if you want Jason’s, I can email it to you. I think I still have your address.

If anyone liked his performance, but hated the ending, the studio version has a different ending.

Thanks, Cheese. I was wondering. I’ll have to check it out plus Carly’s.

Where is the site you can hear the studio versions free of charge? I have no ipod.

I have Barry Manilow singing Memory (I LOVE Barry). I like Jason’s take on things, he’s his own man and you have to respect that.

I need to hit Itunes to take a listen.

I think it was purps who provided the link (thanks purps!)

Ooohhh, Thanks for setting my memory straight. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve referred this site to many a casual AI fan. (Turned a few of them around to the aura that is Jason in the process.) Thanks again, purplesmile and primeminister!

You’re welcome.

Where is the site you can hear the studio versions free of charge? I have no ipod.

It’s here, hicksaholic.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=75F80C41028258A7

Have to say that this week is the first time I downloaded Carly and Sayesha. Haven’t cared for anything they did in the past but I did enjoy both of them this week. Amazingly as much as I like Brooke, I couldn’t bring myself to download this week’s performance.

The recording that far exceeded the TV performance this week was Brooke’s. I just had a feeling she could excel on this song without the tension, it’s the right range for her.

David A’s recording reminded me of a 70′s/80′s movie soundtrack song by a soft rocker like Stephen Bishop or Christopher Cross… anyone else hear that?
And TPTB think he’s contemporary?

Carly’s voice to me live is not pleasant when she’s in her higher range and don’t like the sound, but she’s great to me with the right songs with out the higher notes. The studio vers. sounds so much better. But we all hear diff. things. Syesha is cute and did a cute lively entertaining performance but voice is not always good and when “she” hits the highest notes she goes flat whereas Carly doesn’t go flat but don’t like the screechy sound. Syesha’s highest notes are out of her range. To me when one evaluates “overall” performances not just one good or one bad, those two should be in bottom two. I don’t think voting for one good night or not voting if they have one bad night is the way to go. By now we pretty much know what each can do. But of course we all have diff things that appeal to us. Studio versions are usually very good! And some have great studio voices.

I read your take on Sayesha’s song and how it talks about pot (Does anyone notice thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a line about smoking pot in this song?). I don’t think when she says that line about another joint put out (or however it actually goes) that it is about pot. I am thinking it’s another dance joint. Considering the “era” the song is set for that is what I think that line really means. Back then they used to be called juke joints. Definitely awesome power note at the end of the song on the studio version though.

Longtime reader, first-time poster. I felt the need to balance out the UNBELIEVABLY OVERWHELMING anti-Archie sentiment here. I heard Archie’s version and I think it’s one of the BEST pop covers of an Andrew Lloyd Webber song I’ve ever heard (and I’ve heard a number of them including countless renditions of “Memory”). Very beautiful, sublime, sweet and oddly far more emotionally involving than the ORIGINAL Sarah Brightman operatic version. I’m a musical theater fan too and I don’t think “Phantom” is all that in the first place.

Sometimes I feel people are hating him because it’s “unhip” to like him due to his frontrunner status and his appeal to tweens.

Longtime reader, 558th post. I listened to Brooke’s “You Must Love Me” and am going to purchase it – my first purchase from a GIRL this season. I also listened to David C, and I love it, but I have to have Gerard singing that in my particular shell-like ear. He doesn’t sing it as well as David C, but… *cough*

Of course I purchased Jason’s as well.

Couldn’t bring myself to listen to the rest. David A is fine, just not my cup o’ barley.

I may get Brooke’s “You Must Love Me” and Carly’s JCS as well, thanks to the reviews here. The only one I preordered this week was Cookie’s – and it is delicious (tm me, delirious in chat last night). *hangs fangirl head* I’m still not sure about getting Jason’s. We’ll see.

Don’t own a single Archuleta download, and won’t own one, as he is just not my style.

I have Jason’s and Cookie’s. I am not into this music. Neither will be in heavy rotation for me.

IMO, not a great week for studio versions.
Carly seemed to sing ain a lower key than the Tues. nite performance which is an improvement, and Brooke stated off great but my mind drifted towards the end.

I wonder if the vocal master class lady listens the studio recordings and compares them to the live performances.

And speaking of vocal fatigue, what is the added burden of these studio recordings on the vocal chords.
Does everyone do two studio reccordings next week?

I hate “Memory”, but Jason’s studio version is actually good. David C’s “The Music of The Night” studio recording is downright beautiful. I won’t buy any of the others, but Brooke’s is good.

Oh wow. Music of the Night actually made me tear up. So beautiful.

Sometimes I feel people are hating him because ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“unhipà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to like him due to his frontrunner status and his appeal to tweens.

Well, first, I wouldn’t call Archie the front runner anymore.

Second. I wouldn’t categorize Archie’s fan base as only tweeners. There are also teens who aren’t fans.

Third. Not everybody likes the same thing, kwim? I don’t care for his singing. It’s that simple. Please allow people to have their opinions without generalizing or questioning their motives.

Okay I finally got all of studio recordings of Andrew Lloyd Webber night to add to my 15 other Andrew Lloyd Webber greatest Hits collections out there. Seriously it seems like every independent cast recording label has put out a few of these every year and I own just about all of them. If you ever decided to get any other Lloyd Webber CD’s out that find a disc called Laurie Beechman The Andrew Lloyd Webber collection o the Varese Sarabande label She was a musical theater goddess who replaced Betty Buckley in Cats and played the role longer then any one else did. She also was nominated for a Tony Award for playing the role of the Narrator in the original Broadway Joseph. She past away from ovarian cancer about ten years ago but she was an amazing singer with a carmel low sound that could belt full force for days. She recorded a gorgeous version of Love Changes Everything from Aspects of Love with just a simple guitar and she put so much emotion into it. On to what I thought:

Syesha Mercado à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“One Rock & Roll Too Manyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I loved her voice on this and thought she got the feel that it was a great jazz performance. Also since this is a show about trains (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not kidding all the actors play different trains) this song is about mechanical joints. I loved that belted note and she sounded like she was enjoying herself.

Jason Castro à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ This just sounds sad which since the song is about a dying cat maybe does work. However Jason talking about being beautiful just illustrates that this might not have been the best choice. He shows a lot of vocal and performing limitations with this and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what he was thinking slowing down the tempo in the middle in order of getting out of having to belt and then using those high notes that arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t there. I felt this entered Saturday Night territory and he will NEVER perform this song again.

Brooke White à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Must Love Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Considering this was written for Madonna who does not have a range I thought this was AMAZING!!! Brooke sounded strong, used her voice just the right way and turned on the emotion and was able to even include some power that I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she had. This was better then the original.

David Archuleta à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Think of Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ When I heard David picked this song I was scared for many different reasons. I thought this was a good job reminded me a little bit of a boy band song. This took a few listens to get into and I think that he did well through came across as a little whiny in the song and wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a vocal master piece I had thought when I saw the performance.

Carly Smithson à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jesus Christ Superstarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ This recording just keeps getting better and better to after the numerous times Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard it. I also think this is her best studio recording of the themes and my favorite up there with Here You Come Again. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the first time that I thought the singer really took over the song and made it their own and dominated it and it was a total shock hearing a woman sing this role since Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve only heard and seen men sing this song. She sounded confident, strong, and I loved the power belting rich in vibrato that she did. I thought she played around with the phrasing that I normally havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t heard before in the many copies that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard before. She could have a huge career in Pop and I bet Andrew Lloyd would love to get her to play Eva or any of his women in his shows.

David Cook à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Music of the Nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I have always loved this song and used to work on it with my vocal coach as any baritone used to once this show came out. I liked it and thought he a nice tone to the song. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s odd the original Phantom Michael Crawford had this airy type of voice that always bothered me on this I think David sounds much better on this then Michael maybe not as good as all the other Phantoms Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard sing this. I thought he showed more power in his voice then I expected but I thought he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t float to each note like Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard the song down. I always thought the song should almost like being on a seesaw between the notes and phrases and I missed that and the finale note is used held as a whisper forever and I missed that. I think it was a good original take on the song but it could have been more exciting.

Overall I would say after hearing the studio recordings my favorites were Carly, Brooke, Syesha, David C. David A. and Jason. I know no big surprise but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being a huge Lloyd Webber fan and having see every show of his mutilple times, owned every recording both audio and video, been in a few shows of his, and performed many of these numbers I went in a little more critical of most. Thanks for reading a rather long winded review of the studio recordings.

I think you’re right about Jason performing that… especially since he’s forgotten the lyrics haha!

And good point about David C. I never got why that song sounded so airy… the phantom is supposed to be kind of creepy and monsterish… I think that calls for a stronger vocal.

Third. Not everybody likes the same thing, kwim? I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care for his singing. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s that simple. Please allow people to have their opinions without generalizing or questioning their motives.

That would be fine but I always feel that Archuleta, more than MOST other contestants, get the most scrutiny and criticism. You yourself even forgot (or should I say, refuse to acknowledge) to mention in your recap of his performance that he was the only contestant that night who actually made the effort to try to contemporize and change up the arrangement of the song he was singing, originally written for a female soprano into a pop song a teenage boy could sing and a pop song which I can imagine could be a radio hit. Not a trace of musical theater left in his version. Yet not you or any of the posters acknowlege it. If you didn’t like it? That’s fine but at least admit this much.

MrCrtitic:

You think Archuleta is the only one who gets “criticized” on this blog? What rock have you been living under? Read above your post, Steven D. absolutely hates Jason, and, never fails to voice his opinion. I’m a huge Jason fan, and, he is entitled to his opinion, just as I am. Different strokes for different folks.

And, for the record, Little David isn’t my cup of tea either. If you like him, then good on you. This is a blog, not a fansite. MJ will tell you, if you can’t stand your fave getting snarked or bashed, then this isn’t the place for you.

You yourself even forgot (or should I say, refuse to acknowledge) to mention in your recap of his performance that he was the only contestant that night who actually made the effort to try to contemporize and change up the arrangement of the song he was singing, originally written for a female soprano into a pop song a teenage boy could sing and a pop song which I can imagine could be a radio hit. Not a trace of musical theater left in his version. Yet not you or any of the posters acknowlege it.

mrcritic1980, hate to burst your bubble here, but I have read on numerous sites that Daddy and the vocal coach made up that arrangement. Yes Archie did sing it, and yes he messed up on the lyrics yet again. The judges did not call him on it either.

The fireants are coming… I feel like I should stock up on some spray.

:lol_tb:

i love david C’s and Jason’s
they are both moving and hauntingly beautiful to me.

the rest are just ok for me dog!! lol

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s odd the original Phantom Michael Crawford had this airy type of voice that always bothered me on this I think David sounds much better on this then Michael maybe not as good as all the other Phantoms Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve heard sing this.

I’m really not a fan of Phantom – and I can’t stomach that Michael Crawford guy at all. So, when I downloaded this song, I did it more out of support for David. But, last night, I decided to listen to it a couple more times jut to give it a chance. I almost like this song when David is singing it – and that’s saying a lot.

I’m not a fan of these songs, so I doubt I’ll be listening to them often. But, I gave the ones I downloaded a few listens last night and I must say that overall, I’m still pretty impressed.

But, at this point, I’d really like to hear them do some more contemporary stuff – a wish I won’t be granted during Neil Diamond week. But, I will be interested to hear their take on his songs.

mrcritic1980, hate to burst your bubble here, but I have read on numerous sites that Daddy and the vocal coach made up that arrangement. Yes Archie did sing it, and yes he messed up on the lyrics yet again. The judges did not call him on it either.

I actually knew that. But who’s to say it wasn’t Archie’s idea to do the song in a more contemporary way and his dad and vocal coach just helped him out?

The lyric flub was barely noticeable. Most people wouldn’t notice it the first time if they didn’t know the song. He covered it well, IMO The judges probably didn’t catch it.

I know this isn’t a fan site. And I can pretty much outsnark anyone here in a snarking contest and I think TWoP is hilarious. I almost always get the impression that Archie gets the bulk of the negativity around here.

Lisa
Apr 25th, 2008 at 4:10 am

mrcritic1980, hate to burst your bubble here, but I have read on numerous sites that Daddy and the vocal coach made up that arrangement. Yes Archie did sing it, and yes he messed up on the lyrics yet again. The judges did not call him on it either.

I’ve heard this same thing.

I almost always get the impression that Archie gets the bulk of the negativity around here.

And your point is? If you’ve come here to offer an opinion on the Idols, that’s great. If you are here to wag a finger, please move on.

Oh, and btw, here are the site guidelines:

http://mjsbigblog.com/?page_id=1172

BTW, your initial post? Would have gotten you banned from TWOP.

I loved her voice on this and thought she got the feel that it was a great jazz performance. Also since this is a show about trains (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not kidding all the actors play different trains) this song is about mechanical joints. I loved that belted note and she sounded like she was enjoying herself.

Well, that puts a different spin on the lyrics, doesn’t it. I didn’t realize they were so literal.

BTW, that sounds like an awful premise for a musical.

BTW, that sounds like an awful premise for a musical.

No doubt! I’m having a hard time figuring out why this ALW is considered such a genious lol.

“Cats” is actually about cats, FYI.

I think it was for the whole spectacle of the thing. They build this rink that encircles the theater, and when you get all those actors skating around your head – well, you got to admit it’s something different…(and probably quite impressive in person).

Oh, btw. I do not wish to give the impression I’m some teeny-bopper fangirl in disguise: I also really like Jason Castro, David Cook and pre-meltdown Brooke White among the other contestants. I’m personally rooting for Archie because I believe he’d benefit most from winning whereas I know both Jason and David Cook will be successful with a runner-up status.

No doubt! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m having a hard time figuring out why this ALW is considered such a genious

He’s more of a genius in marketing more than a genius in musical theater. (Stephen Sondheim deserves that title more, IMO). His musicals have been the most successful in recent years and he pretty much invented the spectacle/event musical genre. He’s also very wise in putting his name out to the public so people would know him.

Well mrcritic here is my take on Archie’s performance from Tuesday night. Yyes he did an original arrangement, except that during this particular week it failed. Most people are not familiar enough with the original, so the new arrangement was entirely lost on them. Heck i’ve seen the POTO many many times, and granted it has been several years since, but I really couldn’t remember the original to save my life. And a radio hit….REALLY. WOW gotta find that station in my city that would play that cause I have lived here my entire life and can’t think of one station that would play that “Radio Friendly Classical Pop” song.

If you want to make an impact with rearranging a song on this show, you need to start with a popular song that everyone knows. Sing the hell out of it…then you can make an impact on the audience.

It would definitely play here in MY country. I know this type of music can appeal to A LOT of people.

“Think of Me” is the first darn song in the musical, I can’t believe you don’t remember it.

I’m not exaggerating though when I say that it’s among the best pop covers of an Andrew Lloyd Webber song and I’ve heard a lot of them. Hell, I even thought it IMPROVED on the original. It was sweeter, more emotional and frankly, more interesting.

I honestly felt like I was taking the longest elevator ride up to the penthouse when I heard Archie’s song. While I admire the effort put into rearranging the song, it lacked the luster of personality and experience and comfort with who he is as an artist. That’s probably because he still doesn’t know. It was a very safe, nice high-school-solo performance. And, I mean that in the nicest way possible.

mrcritic- It has probably been 10 years since I have seen POTO and quite frankly I don’t have Broadway hits humming on my iPod, so yes, I don’t really remember it. But the point i was trying to make is that it failed because it made no impact on the majority of the viewing audience because they are not familiar with the original, or like me, it has been so long since they have heard it, they can’t compare it. When you have to be told that you are rearranging a song before you sing it, it looses the shock value. Congrats for knowing the song as well as you do, unfortunately, most Americans are not as well versed in Broadway shows tunes as you.

I don’t know what country you live in, but in here in the States, Top 40/R&B/Country/classic rock stations are not going to be adding that song to their regular daily rotations, regardless of how well it may have been sung.

I like your blog because you seem to be objective and don’t do too much “bashing”! I agree with you about Jason’s studio version of “Memory” it is incredible. I wish he could have sounded like that live! I thought ALW was rude to him as was Randy. But that’s just me..I thought it was funny how they acted like it was weird he chose a song women usually sings when they had them sing Dolly Parton and Mariah Carey. Jason Castro is my fave!!

I thought it was funny how they acted like it was weird he chose a song women usually sings when they had them sing Dolly Parton and Mariah Carey. Jason Castro is my fave!!

Excellent point and I concur with the last sentence. Amen!

Michael Crawford has recorded a version of “Memory”

Actually, I’m looking through a search I did in Rhapsody, and there are several versions here performed by males.

Barry Manilow, Michael Ball, Johnny Mathis too.

Of course, these are guys who wouldn’t be offended if you called them “old glamour-pusses” lol.

Barry Manilow did a version of Memory. I don’t care for it much, but I think it was quite popular in “my country.”

mj Apr 25th, 2008 at 3:26 pm

Michael Crawford has recorded a version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Actually, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking through a search I did in Rhapsody, and there are several versions here performed by males.

Barry Manilow, Michael Ball, Johnny Mathis too.

This week was “sabotage Jason” week, so the little over-sight didn’t surprise me.

Barry Manilow recorded Memory and I bet that is where Jason heard it, ALW was wrong when he said only a woman with a big voice sang it before

Of course, these are guys who wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be offended if you called them à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“old glamour-pussesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  lol.

:laugh_tb:

ETA: I’m over ALW and moving on to Neil Diamond!

I thought it was funny how they acted like it was weird he chose a song women usually sings when they had them sing Dolly Parton and Mariah Carey. Jason Castro is my fave!!

EXCELLENT POINT AND SUPERSTAR WAS SUNG BY A MAN BY THE WAY

I am starting to feel sorry for David A – poor kid – Not ever my favorite but I have been watching this AI show since the beginning. FOX is a portion of my bread and butter and when people start feeling one person is bashed too much they get a lot of sympathy votes that take away from your faves. I dont want ANYONE getting so comfortable with this thinking David C is safe, I dont want to see him go!!! Or Jason

I loved Jason’s iTunes song. Actually, his was the only one I bought because his is the only one I’d want to listen to more than once. I can put his songs on repeat and enjoy the heck out of them.

I played the studio version of Memory for my sister (who didn’t see the live performance…and she usually likes Archuleta). She LOVED “Memory” and thought it fit Jason really well. In her exact words, “He captured the emotion of the song.”

I played the studio version of Memory for my sister (who didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see the live performanceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and she usually likes Archuleta). She LOVED à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Memoryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and thought it fit Jason really well. In her exact words, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He captured the emotion of the song.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

You’re lucky, prime. My sister laughs at Jason’s version of Memory. Oh, well…she thinks Jason is pretty much a joke and that he looks like Jason Biggs…only she says JB is cuter. :s

he looks like Jason Biggsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦only she says JB is cuter. :s

Heh, that’s okay. My mom said that he would be a very pretty girl. lol

Your mom has a very interesting idea of what pretty is…. haha!

I read somewhere Jeff Buckley recorded a version of “Memory” and that’s probably where Jason heard it.

GwendolynD
Apr 25th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I honestly felt like I was taking the longest elevator ride up to the penthouse when I heard Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s song.

**snort**