On Wednesday, The American Idol 11 Top 12 will sing “Songs from the Year They Were Born”. Here are my picks.
Colton Dixon – October 19, 1991 – “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak – He should sit at the piano for this one.
Deandre Brackensick – October 21, 1994 – “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Prince – If he can get it cleared. Back to the falsetto–but with some careful coaching!
Elise Testone – July 29, 1983 – “Stand Back” by Stevie Nicks – Stevie Nicks is tailor-made for Elise
Erika Van Pelt – December 12, 1985 – “Smooth Operator by Sade – I think Erika could pull this off without sounding boring.
Heejun Han – April 20, 1989 – “If You Don’t Know Me By Know” by Simply Red – Another heartfelt ballad for Heejun, but with a little soul.
Hollie Cavanagh – July 5, 1993 – “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes – Something a little different for Hollie.
Jermaine Jones – November 3, 1986 – “Living In America” by James Brown – This could be a trainwreck. Maybe that’s what I am hoping
Jessica Sanchez – August 4, 1995 – “Ill Stand By You” by The Pretenders – At the risk of pissing off the Pia fans–Jessica could nail this one.
Joshua Ledet – April 9, 1992 – “Real Love” by Mary J. Blige – Yeah, I know. A little weird. But I’m absolutely envisioning this in my head.
Phillip Phillips – September 20, 1990 – “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel – Phil’s got to be careful not to mush mouth the words, but it could be right in his wheelhouse.
Shannon Magrane – October 21, 1995 – “You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson – I predict this WILL be her pick.
Skylar Laine – February 1, 1994 – “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow – A fun song for Skyler, though something tells me she’ll end up with “Come To My Window”
