‘American Idol’ top 6 performance live blogging
This is the spot to live blog tonight’s show, featuring songs by Queen and “free choice”! The “free choice” songs have leaked and they include songs by Miley Cyrus, india.arie, Jason Aldean, Jimi Hendrix, Luther Vandross and a band they aren’t identifying. Feel free to either live blog or make comments below.
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JTesla
April 25th, 2012
6:09 pm
Some of the songs could make for an interesting show. I’ve already written how unhappy I am about some of the song choices, now I’ll just wait and see how it goes.
Yummiecake2001
April 25th, 2012
6:34 pm
I just can’t match any of the Queen songs with who would be able to do them justice, except for Elise…maybe.
Skylar could perform Fat Bottom Girls and Elise could probably sing Somebody to Love?
They will all be out of any “comfort zone”…But I agree, it will be an “interesting” show. I just hope it does not make us cringe!
Maybe Phillip could do something with Under Pressure. I read on the American Idol site, they only have thirteen songs to choose from.
Merlek3
April 25th, 2012
7:11 pm
Instead of doing Queen, whiched they have done before, I would have liked them to do Super Tramp. Similar, but different.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
7:15 pm
Merlek3 might be onto something.
sarah
April 25th, 2012
7:40 pm
hopefully the idol team will not let phil rip off dave mathews any further.
sarah
April 25th, 2012
7:41 pm
Hopefully Phil will not rip off Dave Mathews tonight
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
7:47 pm
this should be interesting. Freddie Mercury was so good. Just to state the obvious.
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
7:50 pm
The Show Must go On
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bohemian Rapsody
Save Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
I Want It All
Merlek3
April 25th, 2012
7:51 pm
Looking at ad – can’t wait to see Dark Shadows!!!
Callum
April 25th, 2012
7:52 pm
I think that the blank one is the “____”- Dave Matthews Band… Not sure about the song though
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
7:53 pm
People doing Bohemian Rhapsody really worries me
Yummiecake2001
April 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
There is not an artist that comes close to Freddie Mercury, although Adam Lambert really does his music justice.
As far as Phillip, he has not performed any Dave Matthews songs.
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
7:55 pm
The Stone??? dave Mathews???
Yummiecake2001
April 25th, 2012
7:56 pm
I agree bknsty14…we may have to cringe on that one!
matt
April 25th, 2012
7:57 pm
is it on now?
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
7:57 pm
So Joshua doing Dance With My Father? That’ll be a definite standing O.
sarah
April 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
ok seriously.. Elise is sooooo good. If i could choose a persons voice to sound like it would be hers. I want to hear her without a band and screaming!! I don’t understand the judges. They are the worst. I know the show is fixed when they cut up Elise and praise Phil for a Usher cover. The fact is that if they had never herd of Dave Mathews they would have found his rendition terrible. He did nothing with it and it went nowhere. The only way any of his performances are tolerable is because in our heads we compare them to the genius that is Dave Mathews!!! Phil is so cute and sweet and deserves credit where credit is due. He can play an instrument and sing which is more than most but the idol team sets him up every week to rip off Dave. Stop with the sax and musical arrangements and please stop saying he is original.
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
My guess is Jessica doing rhapsody. That may be the death of her.
matt
April 25th, 2012
7:59 pm
its 3am here in greece, i gotta sleep guys! can’t wait for the whole thing.. i’ll catch up tomorrow
Callum
April 25th, 2012
8:00 pm
I think if Jessica did no rhapsody, she would be dead. The only one who could do that justice is Elise.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:02 pm
Wow, a huggy/kissy opening!
matt
April 25th, 2012
8:02 pm
2 songs tonight right?
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
8:03 pm
The Show Must go Oylarn – Joshua
Fat Bottomed Girls – Skylar
Bohemian Rapsody – Jessica
Save Me – Elise
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Phil
I Want It All – Hollie
Just my guesses
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
8:03 pm
Two songs, Matt
Yummiecake2001
April 25th, 2012
8:05 pm
Rodney must be running late..
matt
April 25th, 2012
8:06 pm
bknsty14- thanks! i wish i can watch it live.. pssh
Harriett
April 25th, 2012
8:06 pm
Hey, d!
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
8:06 pm
Joshua got a standing O just for his one line in the mash-up
Pitchy
April 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
Good evening….
This is a catch phrase for me “Another One Bites The Dust.” Top 6 sounds good.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:08 pm
Medley of Queen songs with all 6 contestants and Brian and Roger
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:08 pm
Hey Harriett!
Harriett
April 25th, 2012
8:08 pm
Hey, Pitchy
Pitchy
April 25th, 2012
8:09 pm
Merlek3 – I was one of those kids that ran home after school to catch Dark Shadows throwing my books down at the door and plopping on the floor. I was somewhat disappointed with the trailer because it seems like it’s leaning more toward the comedic flavor than what Dark Shadows was really about.
Pitchy
April 25th, 2012
8:09 pm
Damn, I love Queen!!!
Carolina
April 25th, 2012
8:09 pm
Hi all! Hoping tonight is Elise’s night! She’s already doing well
Merlek3
April 25th, 2012
8:09 pm
Group sing. Elise and Skylar nailed it!
bknsty14
April 25th, 2012
8:11 pm
Am I the only one who thinks Jessica sounds a little rough down in her lower registry?
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:11 pm
OK, the Joshua/Hollie playground is getting kinda boring.
Angela
April 25th, 2012
8:12 pm
Loved the group song!!!!!
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:12 pm
Elise carried the rest of them through that medley.
Jon C
April 25th, 2012
8:13 pm
Sigh, this whole not I’m gonna be thinking “I miss Colton…” He would have rocked a Queen song.
So the Fat Bottomed Girls opening sounded the best I’ve heard from a group medley, but “We Are the Champions” sounded the worst of any medley. I think I heard Elise go badley off key.
Angela
April 25th, 2012
8:14 pm
Skylar didn’t do too bad herself!!!!!
Jon C
April 25th, 2012
8:14 pm
**Night. Not “Not”
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:15 pm
Bohemian Rhapsody from Jessica
Pitchy
April 25th, 2012
8:16 pm
Hey, Harriett. How you doing, darling??
Pitchy
April 25th, 2012
8:16 pm
Angela, I loved the group too.
Angela
April 25th, 2012
8:17 pm
Hey Pitchy!!!!!
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
8:17 pm
Not a bad BR from Jessica.
Jubie
April 25th, 2012
8:17 pm
So, so for Jessica.
Jon C
April 25th, 2012
8:18 pm
Jessica on Bohemian Rhapsody – of course she would try to tackle one of the most challenging songs ever written. Cause she wants to impress us. Well guess what Jess? The beauty of Rhapsody is the raw passion and subtelty. Although I move that this song should never be done on the show by anyone ever simply for the fact that you can’t cut the song down to 2 minutes. That song needs all 5 minutes to tell the story.