This week, the 8 remaining American Idol hopefuls sing songs from the year of their birth. Can they choose the right songs without incurring the wrath of the judges?
First up, the show opened with baby photos of Ryan, Simon, Paula, Kara, and Randy
Simon looked cool as a kid in his baby pic. We also saw baby photos of the eight remaining finalists
Danny Gokey, Born: April 24, 1980-"Stand by Me"-Mickey Gilley version (Ben E. King had the original hit in 1961); Crowd pleaser; Randy hated the arrangement but Paula loved it and was dancing; made the song his own; great job-Safe!!!
Kris Allen, Born: June 21, 1985-"All She Wants to Do Is Dance"-Don Henley
Played the guitar; Uptempo song; Jazz Funk arrangement; Made it his own; unique; Simon called it indulgnant, boring, and forgettable; Stupid song choice-Bottom 3
Lil Rounds, Born: October 20, 1984-"What's Love Got to Do with It"-Tina Turner
Sounded like the original; wrong song choice; the judges are disappointed with Lil; not making an impact in the competition; Second or third rate Tuna Turner; She needs to be original; Safe-Please, listen to the judges, Lil..come up with a song that is you
Anoop Desai, Born: December 20, 1986--same birthday as Season 7 Winner David Cook
"True Colors"-Cyndi Lauper
Very controlled vocal; he was himself; flawless song choice; he is like a singing yo yo--good performance one week and bad performance the next week; Safe for another week
Scott MacIntyre-Born: June 22, 1985--one day after Kris
"The Search is Over"-Survivor
Played the electric guitar--what a surprise!!!; challenging song choice; overambitious; horrible; boring; Simon wanted Scott to return to the piano; He is going home this week!!!
Allison Iraheta, Born: April 27, 1992
"I Can't Make You Love Me"-Bonnie Raitt
Undeniably Allison; Made it her own; Reminded of Kelly Clarkson--almost a lookalike; can sing her face off; she needs to inject more personality; Safe
Matt Giraud, Born: May 11, 1985--"Part Time Lover"-Stevie Wonder
Best performance of the night; incredible better than last week; Safe
Adam Lambert, Born: January 29, 1982--"Mad World"-Tears for Fears
Once again, commanded the stage. The show ran a few minutes long--Simon spoke on behalf of all the judges. He did something that he has never done before--He gave a standing ovation
I am shocked that Simon did something that is not usually Simon Cowell's thing. You can see the video at http://www.ryanseacrest.com/
Adam is Safe!!
My predictions for the Bottom 3: Scott MacIntyre, Kris Allen, and Lil Rounds
Eliminated Person Going Home?: Scott MacIntyre
The Results
34 million votes were cast
Safe:
Kris Allen
Allison Iraheta
Adam Lambert-obvious
Danny Gokey-obvious
Matt Giraud
Bottom 3:
Anoop Desai
Scott MacIntyre
Lil Rounds-Please don't vote her off
Performances: Season 5 alum Kellie Pickler and Flo Rida has a #1 song on the charts this week-"Right Round"
Surprise Guest: Frankie Avalon performed "Venus"--a hit from 1959--the year Simon was born
Mr. Cowell will be reaching the big 5-0 this year. Simon don't look 50 to me
Group Song: "Can't Get You Out of My Head"-2002, the year Idol premiered
Eliminated: Scott MacIntyre who performed to stay in the competition minus the electric guitar
Judges' Save?: After much discussion and argument, no Judges' Save this week
Next week, the Super Seven finalists take the stage again
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