Rolling Stones theme for top 12
This may or may not get under your thumb, but the top 12 “Idols” will be singing Rolling Stones songs next week, EW has learned.
Wikipedia lists 92 singles, 41 of which made the top 40. That makes for plenty of choices. We can surmise what would be good songs for each contestant once we know the top 12.
Have the Stones ever cleared songs for the show? I’m sure some of you have a better memory than I do on this one.
-Reminder: Katharine McPhee will be on NBC’s “Community” tonight vs. the “Idols” results show.
-Jennifer Hudson will be joining a phalanx of country stars to give a tribute to Brooks & Dunn, who are breaking up.
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Jennifer Hudson, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Taylor Swift, and Sugarland will perform at the television taping of the all-star concert special, ACM PRESENTS: BROOKS & DUNN – THE LAST RODEO on Monday, April 19, 2010 to air Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show will be produced for television by dick clark productions. Tickets are available now for the live concert event.
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JTesla
March 11th, 2010
11:25 am
Thanks Rodney, I’m looking forward to next week. The Stones have enough variety that everyone should be able to find something, and I’m sure some will find something that they shouldn’t do.
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
11:27 am
I wonder if The Stones will perform on the vote off show? Only half serious with that BTW
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
11:29 am
JT, the possibilities for amazing performances and complete utter trainwrecks is endless for next week.
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
11:36 am
Only 3 Idols have done the RS: Gina Glocksen did Paint it Black, and both Adam and Bo did Satisfaction.
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
11:37 am
It’s a good thing my DVR can record four shows at the same time. Of course, I wouldn’t bother to record ‘Community’ – but it’s a nice capability to have.
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
11:39 am
I like the suggestion that Todrick do Satisfaction. The Musical!
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
11:47 am
LOL maybe stiff as a board Alex will sing “Jumpin Jack Flash” hehehehehehe — or even better, Katie could sing that. ROFL!
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
11:47 am
K&Cfan… dang. Remember I already picked you to be on my Trivial Pursuit team.
Even though I was semi-impressed with Todrick last night, mostly because he didn’t stink as bad as the prior weeks: I’d prefer that, instead of “Satisfaction The Musical,” Todrick would do “Get off the show because we already did the Broadway thing last year”
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
11:50 am
But JT, Todrick is so going to rock “Songs of The Wizard of Oz” week! OH wait, he already did that and got his pants sued off. never mind.
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
11:51 am
I’m a HUGE Stones fan, so this will be a lot of fun for me. Looking forward to an UPTEMPO show finally.
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
11:53 am
“Songs of The Wizard of Oz” week LOL
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
11:55 am
JT, heh, well, you might want to rethink that…
Rodney stumped me with a Season 1 question last night: Which Idol fell and ended up in the hospital? (No, it wasn’t Christina Christian or Jim Verraros). It was…RJ!
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
11:57 am
NEg – I too am a huge Stones fan. The problem with that is that the bad performances are going to seem even worse than usual because they will piss us off so much. Especially if one of them – todrick – completely changes a cherished song into something totally unrecognizable.
Rosita
March 11th, 2010
12:00 pm
Ha ha Wizard of Oz week! Whom do we nominate for “If I Only Had a Brain”?
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
12:03 pm
More sad news from Hollywood – Former NFL hall of Famer turned actor Merlin Olsen has passed away from Mesothelioma. He was 69.
Sam
March 11th, 2010
12:05 pm
Mike S – that’s what happened with Beatles week 2 seasons ago – even the ones I was pulling for messed up some of the greatest songs ever written (believe that also happened a time or 2 this year). I kinda get tired of the judges with the “change it up” and “make it your own” stuff. A great song performed by the songwriter as it should be sung should always be respected. Don’t ‘change up’ “Hey Jude” or ‘make’ “Yesterday” ‘your own’ – just sing it from the heart and beautifully, and I’ll vote for ya.
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
12:12 pm
Ah but then Chickezie(recently of the L.A. County jail) did that version of She’a a Woman and I could almost forgive Kristy Lee for the debacle she had with8 Days A Week
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
12:20 pm
Mike, true…but on a positive note, you know at least a couple will have MONSTER performances. I think Lee should really shine for the guys, while Smellysox and Siobhan go toe-to-toe for the gals.
I can picture Smellysox just shredding a killer version of “Fade Away” with that harp of hers, Siobhan was born to do a powerfully haunting “Gimme Shelter”, and Lee would do an awesome job with “Sympathy for The Devil”.
RxDawg
March 11th, 2010
12:39 pm
K&C, consider me an honorary member of the the club. Can we make a motion for not understanding why Lee pitchiest singer ever Dewyze gets so much love too?
“You try to explain this isn’t what you ordered, try to send these unappealing items back to the kitchen, but everyone — the waiter, the manager, the busboy, and the chef — insists you’re turning your nose up at a delicious meal of filet mignon, haricots verts, and creamy polenta. You think to yourself: ”Am I going crazy? Am I losing touch with my senses?”
That quote perfectly explains what I’m feeling for almost every single guy the judges rave over. I sit in my living room with my mouth wide open.. I love that writer D, that’s two times I feel exactly the way he describes it.
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
12:45 pm
I agree Rx…we’re all kinda grasping at straws here. Our best guy, at least to me, Michael Lynche could MAYBE have place 4th in just about any other season. The guys are just not that good and we got excited last night because they were a little bit better than they have been before.
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
12:46 pm
“A little bit better than they have been before” is STILL way below par for Idol.
Mercedes S.
March 11th, 2010
12:48 pm
Lindsey, if “this competition… is about …star power”, how could Kris win??
RxDawg
March 11th, 2010
12:52 pm
Stones week huh? A cool jammy version of Syphony for the Devil would be great.
A certainly feel a Wild Horses coming too. id like to hear Lilly take that one on Sundays style
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
1:02 pm
Or ‘Sympathy for the Devil” even.
Harriett
March 11th, 2010
1:11 pm
Oh, no! Jonathan Garvey! My favorite Merlin Olsen character. Sad day. I loved him. Fearsome Foursome and then Little House. RIP Mr. Garvey/Mr. Olsen.
RxDawg
March 11th, 2010
1:20 pm
Is it Sympathy? LOL that hilarious, cause I’ve had it wrong for a loooong time.
Kinda like that old CCR song Bad Moon on the Rise (growing up hearing it on the radio I thought it was Bathroom on the Right)
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
1:25 pm
I STILL swear that they’re saying “bathroom on the right” I’ve listened dozens of times and I don’t hear “bad moon”…every time the phrase is repeated.
C-Dogg
March 11th, 2010
1:37 pm
oh yeah i remember sitting there when lambert busted out on Satisfaction thinking that Idol had just been changed forever .I believe he brought a “star’” presence to the show from the his first performance that no other had before.
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
1:41 pm
I agree C-Dogg. I hope he gets his act together and starts giving us music instead of controversy.
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
1:48 pm
Why do we need Adam when we have Todrick!!!
What?
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
1:55 pm
Honestly, thank God for Todrick! He may not be anything great, at least he’s doing something different than Idol Unplugged.
oldfart
March 11th, 2010
2:01 pm
As long as no one does Angie I’ll be OK. Given the output of ballads so far though one of them will.
Wasn’t able to watch this week so I just watched the performances online. I can’t believe Todrick’s Somebody to Love received anything favorable from the judges, it was excruciating to me and it’s not that I think Freddy Mercury is sacrosanct or anything. Anne Hathaway did a memorable version in Enchantment that I enjoyed for its humor and her pipes.
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
2:03 pm
LOL true dat Neg.
Tuesday night we had Coffee House Idol, Last night was Idol Unplugged, and then all of a sudden I heard graham Chapman’s voice in the back of my head say “and now for something totally different…”
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
2:08 pm
Todrick could stay a couple more weeks just for the laughable entertainment factor. At least he’s different…not always in a good way.
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
2:18 pm
LOL D.. I think we may have identified this years Sanjaya/chicken little…hehehehehe
timthebrave
March 11th, 2010
2:32 pm
At least the contestants will be picking better songs. The girls are out singing the guys but the girls song choices have been sleepy or boring
Rosita
March 11th, 2010
2:37 pm
I like the idea of a Symphony for the Devil. Strong on basses. . .? Lotsa “violins”?
Bad Choice
March 11th, 2010
2:38 pm
Here’s the problem…these are YOUNG kids! They DO NOT want to sing Stones!!! They’re GRANDPARENTS probably have those in the CD every time they visit! Trust me…my own kids don’t like the Stones either. They listen to Top 40!
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
2:42 pm
Imagine Smellysox, Didi, Lilly, Katlyn, Tim, Alex, Andrew, and Casey all singing James Taylor on the same night.
Gah!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big JT fan, but I think I’d develop a permanent tic sitting through that lullaby fest.
Harm
March 11th, 2010
2:46 pm
Thank goodness for a dry day! I’m thinking all that rain contributed to my pain. I have exciting news, I’m getting my hair did today!!! Yay! My daughter will be here after work to wash my hair!!! YAY!!!
Alex is my #1 favorite guy for now, it was Andrew, he peaked too soon. Alex just needs to gain some confidence! After making the top 12, LaKisha had her best performance and could never match that one again. I think that’s what happened to Andrew.
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
2:55 pm
ummm Bad Choice, you might want to look at the demographics of AI’s television audience. Yes the contestants are young, but the show is made for TV RATINGS not for thier musical tastes. There is a reason Idol chooses the artists and themes it does, and it all has to do with who thier core viewers are and nothing at all to do with today’s top 40. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Oh and before you come back with the standard but they have be abkle to sell records canard, I suggest you read yesterday’s blog. This was all discussed ad nauseum. Album sales are but a pittance of what AI makes, it is all about advertising dollars and TV ratings.
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Bad Choice, in addition to what was already said, there might be something wrong with your kids. Get them checked out.
Many kids that I know, and many more that I have encountered, listen to quite a bit of what is considered classic rock. They are playing it on their video games (Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Rockband Beatles), they are playing it in their music lessons, who picks up a guitar and doesn’t want to play Stairway to Heaven, and they are listening to it on their iPods and phones. They know the Rolling Stones.
We’ve had three weeks where these “kids” could choose Top 40, and we’ll have more of it later in the competition. Let’s move on to something a little different.
Mike S
March 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
JT, you just made a very salient point – “We’ve had three weeks where these “kids” could choose Top 40″.
And what did these kids choose for the most part? Songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Mostly folk, country or classic rock.
There is a reason they chose those songs instead of “modern top 40″.
ugaaccountant
March 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Mike S. – Well they sort of can choose from the top 40. But far fewer current songs are on the cleared list, and the chances of AI calling up for instance Lil Wayne and asking him to clear one of his songs is awfully close to 0. There are large swathes of pop music simply off limits to the contestants.
RK
March 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
That’s ok. Lil Wayne doesn’t make music.
ugaaccountant
March 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
One interesting theme night could be T-pain night where they go in the studio with him and do a song using auto-tune. Not saying they have to sing his songs, just use his signature auto-tune style that sells so well these days. Obviously this studio night wouldn’t be live, but frankly the show could use a few curveballs.
RK
March 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
They can do it for the awful pre-recorded group numbers.
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
back to the Stones theme….
My top 3 girls that I’d like to see sing “let’s spend the night together”
1.Didi
2.Katelyn
3. Lacey
Of course… if Janelle was still in it… she’d be #1.
Your turn ladies!
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
LOL. That’s probably part of the reason why they rarely sing current artists….’cause current artists rarely sing!
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Rickster…you stole my list. Well, just the first two.
Lacey might be from Texas, but I’ll pass.
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
Sorry, K&CF. Just couldn’t bring myself to add Siobhan or Lilly.
Siobhan has that nose ring… and Lilly reminds me too much of Nina Blackwood, the former MTV VJ. (Shudder)
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
And Katie Stevens is only 17!
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Thanks for leaving Siobhan off your list Rickster, I’ll move right on in.
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Glad to oblige, your Snarkness.
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
Hey, do we know if Katie Stevens is related to John Stevens?! That could explain a lot!
JT, ShakeYourBonBon? It’s the glass blowing, isn’t it?
Nina Blackwood? Is that the lady that does infomercials and sounds like a cartoon?
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
K&Cfan, glass blowing was the “hello.”
John Stevens, wasn’t he the crooner that was kind of a dud, but all the women seemed to love him? Poor Katie, one of the first contestants that I can remember who will be eliminated because she actually followed the judges advice.
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
As for nicknames: I prefer Super BonBon simply because it reminds me of the Soul Coughing song of the same name, but I can go with ShakeYourBonBon as well. It all works.
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
JT, lol, you crack me up. But yes, John Stevens, he was the 16 year old redhead with the deep voice on Season 3.
kelly&carriefan
March 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Heh, I think as long as “BonBon” is part of it, we’ll know who we’re talking about.
Rickster
March 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Hope everyone has a good evening. My guesses as who goes home:
Paige Miles
Katie Stevens
Aaron Carter
Andrew Garcia
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Yeah, we all know the Idol youngsters can only deliver current songs…and stuff like that there.
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Rickster, we agree 100% on the bye-bye list for tonight.
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
Rickster is taking out two of the early favorites: Katie and Andrew. He might be onto something.
I will tell you this: if Paige and Todrick are eliminated tonight… I don’t know if I’ll be around much tomorrow. It might get ugly. Not because they were talented, but, you know.
Who is preforming tonight? How soon until they have Ke$ha on? You know it’s going to happen.
Negativo
March 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
JT, how about if it’s Paige, Todrick AND Micheal?
Run for cover!
JTesla
March 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
Negativo one word… cataclysmic.
Mercedes S.
March 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Are we getting new thread for tonight, Rodney?
ugaaccountant
March 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
Thing is Michael isn’t leaving tonight because there is no racism in these vote offs.
Highlander
March 11th, 2010
6:43 pm
With the over abundance of dirges so far, there’s no way we’ll get through next week without Angie, Let’s Spend The Night Together, Wild Horses, Waiting On A Friend, etc. to be killed …um, covered, I mean, by the Top 12!
Not that I view any of those Stones’ songs as dirges, just as slow songs. And I think I’ve heard enough slow songs from this group to last the rest of the season!
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
Rickster…who is Aaron Carter? I’m kinda hoping Aaron Kelly goes home!
Deirdre
March 11th, 2010
7:05 pm
The bottom line is that Michael can sing. Todrick and Paige can sing too but not very well…at least by Idol standards. However, this will make no difference AT ALL!
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