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‘Who’s on top?’

Wait, Who’s on top? No he’s not…. 

:P

…..see.

The set list has been posted on facebook, as it is every week; here’s who I think is singing what:

NOW

Bad Romance - Colton (confirmed)
I Believe - Joshua (why…)
Born this Way - Skylar
Rolling In the Deep - Phillip
No One - Jessica
Fallin - Hollie
U Got It Bad - Elise

Really hopping that Hollie that Hollie is the one actually singing the Fantasia song, but probably not. I can hear Phillip doing something like Linkin’ Park’s version of RITD, and Skylar doing Gaga’s country remix of BTW. And I’m sticking with my suggestions/predictions from last night for U Got It Bad. 

Ugh way too much Alicia Keys though.

THEN

A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke – Colton
Son of a Preacher Man - Jessica (or any of the girls really…)
September - ….Deandre?
Let’s Get It On - Phillip
Heard it Through the Grapevine - Elise
In the Midnight Hour - ???
Try A Little Tenderness - Joshua (or maybe Elise?)

Hmm, these are tougher to guess.  Aaand they’re really boring/overdone.   I was REALLY hoping we wouldn’t have to hear Let’s Get It On or A Change Is Gonna Come, meh.

And everytime I get a song suggestion/prediction correct that person goes home.  Oop.

This weeks theme on American Idol is Now & Then; the contestants will choose one Billboard #1 from the year 2000 and beyond, and one soul classic prior to that.  I hope this weeks show is as good as last weeks!

Phillip

Lose Yourself - Eminem

Lollipop - Lil Wayne

Poker Face - Lady Gaga

SOUL:

No Diggity - BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre

Joshua

Let Me Love You - Mario

Incomplete by Sisqo

Beautiful Monster - Neyo

SOUL:

Anytime - Brian McKnight

Vision of Love - Mariah carey

Prediction:  Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

Colton

Down - Jay Sean

ET - Katy Perry

Prediction: With Arms Wide Open - Creed

Elise

U Got It Bad - Usher

Paparazzi - Lady Gaga

SOUL:

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding

It’s A Man’s World - James Brown

Jessica 

Take a Bow - Rihanna

California King Bed - Rihanna

Prediction: Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

SOUL:

Killing Me Softy - Roberta Flack

Unbreak My Heart - Toni  Braxton

Dont Let Go - En Vogue

Hollie

Beautiful - Christina Aguilera

Skylar

Amazed by Lonestar

Great episode last night…at least by s11 standards; probably just good compared to anything pre-s9.  I am glad that all the naysayers who think current songs are always trainwrecks were proved wrong; if you’re creative with your song choice and don’t try to get up there and do OMG you’ll be fine.

1. Joshua Ledet - Runaway Baby
This guy is solid every single week and deserves all of the praise he gets from the judges.  He has a big voice AND he knows how to perform; girls, take notice.

2. Jessica Sanchez - Stuttering
I wish she had chosen something upbeat; there were SO many great options for her to show what a little pop star she is.  This song was kind of boring but her vocals were flawless, so I’m ranking her high.

3. Colton Dixon - Love the Way You Lie
This was his best performance yet; like Steven said, the vocals were good enough to go on record, and his voice sounded less whiney than usual.  Good song choice too.

4. Phillip Phillips - Give a Little More
This is the first time I’ve liked Phillip since he did “In the Air Tonight”…and of course this is the one time the judges decide to actually criticize him.  Not to say that J.Lo was wrong; he does pretty much the same thing every week but at least he was kinda different this time.   I think his arrangement of this song sounds even better than the original; the orginal is annoying.

5. Skylar Laine - Didn’t Know How Much I Loved You
Pretty solid performance; I think she should’ve listened to Jimmy and left the guitar behind because it didn’t add anything to the performance.

6. Elise Testone - Yoü and I
Good song choice, I kinda liked the cool, jam session vibe of the performance, but there were some rough spots and I thought her phrasing was too short in places where it should’ve been longer.  Ok performance overall.

7. Hollie Cavanagh - Perfect
Hmmm. Ok she’s ranked last, but I don’t think she was bad; it was decent, but everyone was solid tonight.  I actually think the judges were to hard on her, but at the same time, she needs the criticism because she’s out of her league at this point.

DUETS

Colton Dixon & Skylar Laine - Don’t You Wanna Stay
I don’t know why the judges were hating on this, I thought it was pretty good.  I was surprised at how good Colton’s voice sounded on the track.  They need to stop trying to make all these fake rumors happen though.

Elise Testone & Phillip Phillips - Somebody That I Used to Know
I thought this was pretty awful.  A big part of the reason why is because the band sucked; you could barely hear any of the electronic nuances that make this song great. 

Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez & Joshua Ledet - Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
And this was pretty much abysmal, which is a shame since these are the three “power” singers of the group.  Jessica was ALL kinds of off key when she started her part.  Honestly, trios just don’t work!

ELIMINATIONS

Bottom 3: Hollie, Elise, Skylar
Eliminated: Hollie

….and she’ll probably be saved, which would be a waste of a save and I’m going to have a huge problem with it, because you know someone good will get caught up in the double elimination next week. Judges/producers, please make like Spike Lee and do the right thing.

A much needed current theme on American Idol this season, after weeks of outdated music and fans practically begging the producers on twitter for something fresh.  The good thing about current music on Idol is it’s either really good or amazingly bad.

Jessica
Domino - Jessie J
Blow - Ke$ha
Russian Roulette - RIhanna
Prediction: Impossible - Shontelle

Joshua
Closer - Neyo
Without You - Usher
Prediction: Bruno Mars or Ceelo

Elise
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Turning Tables - Adele
Prediction: Lady Gaga or Adele

How I wish speechless came out a year later…

Phillip
Till the World Ends - Britney Spears
We Found Love - Rihanna

Colton
Only Girl in the World - Rihanna
Letters from the Sky - Civil Twilight
Prediction: Paradise - Coldplay

There isn’t a lot of Life House or David Cook  thankfully, but there’s still Daughtry…

Hollie
Skyscraper - Demi Lovato
Prediction: Skyscraper - Demi Lovato


Skylar
I Need You Now - Lady Antabellum
Prediction: Undo It - Carrie Underwood


Spoilerish…
Rumor has it that Elise is singing You and I (good choice) and that Joshua is singing Rihanna.  Nigel says they’re doing two Kelly Clarkson songs and “the Goyte song” (Elise and Colton??).  Hopefully at least one of those Kelly songs is a duet; I would prefer not to hear any of her more recent songs honestly. And I wonder what will be better, the Glee version, the AI version or Lindsey Pavao’s version of Somebody I Used to Know?  My money’s on the latter.

Last minute song suggestions for American Idol this week!

Phillip
Careless Whisper - Wham! feat. George Michael
Prayer 97 - Bon Jovi
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

Hollie
Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson
Listen to Your Heart - Roxette
Prediction: Take My Breath Away - Berlin

Jessica
Kiss - Prince

Skylar
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar

Colton
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2

Deandre
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man - Prince (Jordan Knight style)
With You I’m Born Again - Billy Preston and Syreeta

Joshua
When Doves Cry - Prince

Elise
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
Purple Rain - Prince

1. Your Real name: Jahna

2. Your detective name (Favorite color and favorite Animal): Purple Monkey

3. Your soap opera name (middle name and street you live on):Renee Walnut

4. Your Star Wars name (first three letters of last name, first two of middle name, first two of first, last three of last): Pieretti (wait what whoa)

5. Superhero name (color of your shirt, first item to your immediate left): Purple Bowl of Olives?

6. Goth name (Black and one of your pets): Black Feeny

We will now proceed to steal your identity…

Next weeks theme on American Idol = Songs for the Year You Were Born. Well, considering 75% of the contestants are barely in the double digits, that means music that’s current…for idol.

Colton ‘91
Losing My Religion, R.E.M. lol ya right
Crazy, Seal
Wicked Game, Chris Issak
Prediction: (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, Bryan Adams zzZZz…


Joshua ‘92
Tears In Heaven, Eric Clapton
I Can’t Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt
Prediction: I’ll Be There, Mariah Carey OR One, U2


Hollie ‘93
Fields of Gold, Sting (Eva Cassidy)
Bed of Roses, Bon Jovi
Prediction: To Love Somebody, Michael Bolton


Deandre ‘94
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince
What Is Love, Haddaway
Prediction: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince

Skylar ‘94
Crazy, Aerosmith
Always, Bon Jovi
Prediction: I’m the Only One, Melissa Etheridge

Shannon
Prediction: Colors of the Wind, Vanessa Williams :| :| :|


Elise ‘83
Every Breath You Take, The Police
Prediction: Faithfully, Journey


Erika ‘85
Tears For Fears - Shout
Smooth Operator, Sade
Prediction: I Want to Know What Love Is, Foreigner


Jessica ‘95
Take a Bow, Madonna
Brokenhearted, Brandy
Prediction: I’ll Stand By You, The Pretenders please no…


Phillip ‘90
Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode
Vision of Love, Mariah Carey
Prediction: None, it’ll prob be something out of left field.

Heejun ‘89
Listen to Your Heart, Roxette
Prediction: Right Here Waiting, Richard Marx

Top 13 theme was Whitney Houston/Stevie Wonder…aka the most oversung artist on AI, and the 3rd most oversung artist on AI.  K.

1. Joshua “I Wish” — He surprised me and he’s one of my favorites.  Who knew he could perform like that?

2. Jessica “I Will Always Love You” — Doing Whitney run for run, note for note only showed that she lacks Whitney levels of power, but at least her control is improving.

3. Hollie “All the Man that I Need” — One of my fave Whitney songs, and Hollie has the pipes for this, but she didn’t really bring anything special to the song.  Good from a tech standpoint though.

4. Colton  — Those flat notes were REALLY obvious, like Daughtry’s Walk the Line level of obvious, but he did much better than I expected him to do with this theme.

5. Erika — She has such a good voice, so much control/restraint, and shes the most comfortable on stage….still I feel like she could be more memorable.

6. Phillip — Meh, why were the judges surprised at his arrangement of the song, wasn’t this one of his audition songs?  It was aight.

7. Heejun “All In Love is Fair”  — He has such a nice voice, I love the tone of his voice; the problem is his performances are boring.  He picked one of the better songs for his voice.

8. Deandre “Master Blaster” — Pretty good!  Much better than his Earth, Wind & Fire performance last week.  He sounds so much better in his chest voice.  I hope he stays, honestly, because he has room to grow.

9. Jermaine “Knocks Me off My Feet” — Decent.

10. Elise — Ouch.  This girl is really good, but this performance was rough.  I blame the song choice, but then again this theme kinda just works against her.

11. Jeremy “Ribbon in the Sky”  — Nice kid but he’s like a S1 contestant.  He has a good tone but not enough substance to his voice.

12. Skylar “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” — Well she at least tried to make the song her own, the 2nd half was an improvement but the first half was a trainwreck.

13. Shannon “I Have Nothing” — This was pretty painful all the way through, pitch issues and control issues.  I always thought she’d be the first to go, but I wouldn’t be surprised if her fans voted harder to keep her in and someone like Elise ended up in the bottom 2.

I agree with Jennifer that the girls were stronger tonight. I mean, the worst performances came from girls too, but their song set was much more challenging.  It wasn’t terrible overall, but it wasn’t particularly good either. I give it a C.

This twist of putting a guy and a girl in the bottom and letting the judges choose is obviously to keep 5 girls from going back to back, but isn’t that the point of the save though?  There’s no point in them having both.  What will probably happen is a guy will rank 7th or 8th in the voting and still go home, or a popular guy will end up in the bottom 2 and their plan will backfire.  J.Lo will probably fight to save Jeremy, get overruled by the two male judges and sob while he sings out.

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guilty XD

Probably because carrot has an even number of letters and a double letter in the middle?

I said pineapple to be honest

guilty

i said bacon………………………..

my answer was banana………………………………………………………………………………………

Fruit

my brain: ‘… the fuck is a vegetable?’ How sad

i said potato bahaha

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK

“um……*blank* broccoli?”

i said cereal 

oh my god

god dammit I’m half asleep, that shouldn’t count.

I said broccoli.

WTF are some of the answers in this thread…. cereal? fruit? bacon? pineapple?

Orange tbh.