American Idol knocked their number down to 11 tonight as one person was sent home. They also had a surprising announcement about next week's theme.
Ryan Seacrest said that they received 29 million votes for the Top 12. He then pointed out that Jim Carrey is in the audience. The show opened with a "Horton Hears a Who" promotional video. The movie is from Fox (really!?) so there's a cross-promotional thing naturally. Jim is dressed as Horton and plugs the show and the movie. Ryan then says that they got so many emails that they decided to change next week's theme. So next week we get Lennon-McCartney part two!
The Top 12 then perform a medley of Lennon-McCartney songs. You can't tell who they think are the stars of the show can you? I noticed that Michael Johns got a TON of solo and duet time in the medley. At the end of the medley they focused on a familiar face, but the face had some hair on it. Sanjaya Malakar was there with his sister.
After a recap of the events yesterday, we get our first set of results. Ryan has Carly Smithson, Michael Johns, Jason Castro and Syesha Mercado stand up. Carly, Michael and Jason are all safe. Syesha meanwhile is in the bottom three. Ryan asks the judges if it would be the wrong choice for her to leave tonight. Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul think it would be the wrong choice. Ryan asks Simon Cowell if she deserves to be in the bottom 3. Simon says she does. Syesha then has to sing her song "Got To Get You Into My Life" again.
Oh how I miss the Ford commercials when we're in the off season. This one was to the tune of "The Distance" and featured a Presidential sort of campaign. Then we got a clip of how American Idol has touched the lives of the Top 12. As we have an hour to pass, it was a nifty clip of photo shoots and them getting to go to the premiere of "Horton Hears a Who." They also talked about how much this whole thing means to them.
Then we were back to more results. Chikezie, Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook and David Cook were in the next group. Chikezie, Amanda and Cookie were safe. Kristy, before being told she was in the bottom three already asked for her microphone. Ryan told her she couldn't be sure yet, but then told her to take her microphone and sing. After she sang "Eight Days A Week" Ryan asked Simon if that was any better. Simon said it wasn't and that song just doesn't suit that style.
We were treated to the viewer questions next. First up was Paige who asked Jason Castro if he could be any judge who he would be. Jason was a little shy about it, but said he's most like Paula maybe, and would wear some of Randy's shoes and a v-neck like Simon. Ronny then asked the judges for advice on next year's auditions. He has auditioned quite a few times. Simon tells him to get another job. John asks Ryan and Simon when they will just fight it out finally onstage. Simon says something like Celebrity Boxing. Ryan says to get the mud ready. Last up was Tracy who asked Simon if England or America has better talent. Simon answers in two parts. He says America has better singers, but for the judging panel, it's the Brits.
Katharine McPhee returned to sing "Something" with David Foster on piano. It's a George Harrison song, so it fits with the Beatles theme. David and Kat Pee are working on an album together. David plugs his appearances on Access Hollywood where he says he will "fine tune" Simon's opinions, though he says Simon gets it mostly right.
We go back to the results again to find Jim Carrey up with the Idols. He says he shouldn't have done the REO Speedwagon thing. Then we get to the actual results, with David Archuleta, Brooke White, David Hernandez and Ramiele Malubay. Archie and Brooke are safe. That leaves either Ramiele or Dezzie in the bottom three. Ramiele is safe, while Dezzie is in the bottom three. Dezzie performs a lackluster version of "I Saw Her Standing There."
Ryan asks Randy if America got it right. Randy says it's tough but he doesn't think any of the bottom three were good last night. Ryan asks Paula where her head is. She fires back that it's on her shoulders, then says she's never seen a stronger bottom three (point of order here - Season Three, Fantasia Barrino, Latoya London, and Jennifer Hudson). Simon says America got it "spot on." Ryan sends Syesha back first, and then sends Dezzie home. He looked surprised, but honestly were people going to vote for a gay stripper with entirely too much facial movement when singing? Who could actually stand to look at him? Dezzie says things happen for a reason and you'll see him at the top *of a pole*. The new exit song from Ruben Studdard is pretty good I have to say.
So next week we again get Lennon-McCartney songs. Everyone came up with good guesses this week, what about part two?
sprinkles is absolutely the single most annoying light in the loafers....
here they go again this year - hooking him up with some hot blond girl in the press. is he or isn't he secretly dating her or maybe its her....come on this putz is in the closet secretly blowing your brother. oops - curlio did that cross the line?
on our end of the ether we spend more time screaming at the screen ---would you just shut up already --- than commenting about the performances.
someone told me that the guy who used to co-host with idiot boy is on some lose weight show. as i have mentioned (sorry for the repeat) before i did not see season one. why did the guy leave and do you think he regrets it?
--toad
p.s. between you and sprouts testosterone laden missives i've nothing to say to either of you. two words - blind fold.
toad said: sprinkles is absolutely the single most annoying light in the loafers....
here they go again this year - hooking him up with some hot blond girl in the press. is he or isn't he secretly dating her or maybe its her....come on this putz is in the closet secretly blowing your brother. oops - curlio did that cross the line?
Nah, crossing the line would be saying the same thing about HWMNBN and using his real name. THAT is a line we don't cross, anything else is perfectly fine.
the problem is that now two weeks in a row we have the same theme. That generally means who was bad will try something else but most likely still stay bad. Who was good will stay with what they were doing and still be good.
It would have been better if they would have put 2 other weeks between another L-M week.
Can hardly blame someone for doing "his/her" thing if the songs are perfect for that person ( for example Castro.. )
The people who don't have L-M as 'their thing' will have the same problem again ( for example Kristy. )
So the good people will most likely look like one-trick ponies. The others clumpsy performers.
someone told me that the guy who used to co-host with idiot boy is on some lose weight show. as i have mentioned (sorry for the repeat) before i did not see season one. why did the guy leave and do you think he regrets it?
I'm pretty sure that I heard that he was fired (think I saw it on E! True Story)
toad said: p.s. between you and sprouts testosterone laden missives i've nothing to say to either of you. two words - blind fold.
Archie: I was shocked he did not do "Hey Jude" last week. I can't believe he will pass it by again. Though he might go for the less subtle "All You Need is Love".
Amanda: Joe Cocker's version of "A little help from my friends" would be an obvious way to go (No, I'm not trying to be funny--If I were I would give this to Kristy) as would a big rocker like "Helter Skelter."
Kristy: "I've Just Seen a Face" This actually might have worked with the arrangement she used last week. But if she's smart she'll slow it down just a little. (BTW, I just found Lorrie Morgan's version of "Eight Days a Week" on itunes. Lorrie Morgan keeps up with the band a little better than Kristy did, but it is still an abomination.)
Cookie: "Dear Prudence"
Michael:"Ballad of John and Yoko"
Castro: "Hide Your Love Away" Frankly there are a lot to choose from that would fit his style, "Girl", "Fool on the Hill", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La Da", "Penny Lane", but I want to hear Castro doing Lennon doing Dylan.
Brooke: "Cry Baby Cry" or "Blackbird" Again there are so many possibilities here. I just hope she resists "Long and Winding Road."
Carly: "Don't Let Me Down"
Chekezie: "Dig a Pony"
Ramiele: "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" Take a boring song make it even more borinzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... SORRY, WHAT? She'll probably do "Yesterday" but I sure hope not. It is so overdone and can easily become a dirge.
Syesha: "Lady Madonna"
Just as a side note: Dezzie supposedly said he was going to be singing "Yesterday" if he was still there next week, so that is up for grabs if anyone else wants it. I hope no one does it, but I suspect Ramiele might.
American Idol knocked their number down to 11 tonight as one person was sent home. They also had a surprising announcement about next week's theme.
The show opened with a "Horton Hears a Who" promotional video. The movie is from Fox (really!?) so there's a cross-promotional thing naturally. Jim is dressed as Horton and plugs the show and the movie. Ryan then says that they got so many emails that they decided to change next week's theme. So next week we get Lennon-McCartney part two! 
Syesha meanwhile is in the bottom three. Ryan asks the judges if it would be the wrong choice for her to leave tonight. Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul think it would be the wrong choice. Ryan asks Simon Cowell if she deserves to be in the bottom 3. Simon says she does. Syesha then has to sing her song "Got To Get You Into My Life" again.
Oh how I miss the Ford commercials when we're in the off season. This one was to the tune of "The Distance" and featured a Presidential sort of campaign. Then we got a clip of how American Idol has touched the lives of the Top 12. As we have an hour to pass, it was a nifty clip of photo shoots and them getting to go to the premiere of "Horton Hears a Who." They also talked about how much this whole thing means to them.
Then we were back to more results. Chikezie, Amanda Overmyer, Kristy Lee Cook and David Cook were in the next group. Chikezie, Amanda and Cookie were safe. Kristy, before being told she was in the bottom three already asked for her microphone. Ryan told her she couldn't be sure yet, but then told her to take her microphone and sing. After she sang "Eight Days A Week" Ryan asked Simon if that was any better. Simon said it wasn't and that song just doesn't suit that style.
We were treated to the viewer questions next. First up was Paige who asked Jason Castro if he could be any judge who he would be. Jason was a little shy about it, but said he's most like Paula maybe, and would wear some of Randy's shoes and a v-neck like Simon. Ronny then asked the judges for advice on next year's auditions. 
He has auditioned quite a few times. Simon tells him to get another job. John asks Ryan and Simon when they will just fight it out finally onstage. Simon says something like Celebrity Boxing. Ryan says to get the mud ready. Last up was Tracy who asked Simon if England or America has better talent. Simon answers in two parts. He says America has better singers, but for the judging panel, it's the Brits.
Katharine McPhee returned to sing "Something" with David Foster on piano. It's a George Harrison song, so it fits with the Beatles theme. David and Kat Pee are working on an album together. David plugs his appearances on Access Hollywood where he says he will "fine tune" Simon's opinions, though he says Simon gets it mostly right.
Ryan asks Randy if America got it right. Randy says it's tough but he doesn't think any of the bottom three were good last night. Ryan asks Paula where her head is. She fires back that it's on her shoulders, then says she's never seen a stronger bottom three (point of order here - Season Three, Fantasia Barrino, Latoya London, and Jennifer Hudson). Simon says America got it "spot on." Ryan sends Syesha back first, and then sends Dezzie home. He looked surprised, but honestly were people going to vote for a gay stripper with entirely too much facial movement when singing? Who could actually stand to look at him? Dezzie says things happen for a reason and you'll see him at the top *of a pole*. The new exit song from Ruben Studdard is pretty good I have to say.
