‘Idol’ bits: another talk with Phillip Phillips; my Power 6; Justin Guarini’s play performance
Phil Phillips on April 18. CREDIT: Michael Becker/FOX
A few years ago, “Idol’ had to fend off the media coverage from the likes of Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, E!, Access Hollywood, et. al. I suspect this year, the buzz isn’t quite as heavy.
So for the first time, the “Idol” publicists are offering me interviews, unsolicited, to our Georgia man Phillip Phillips. This week, they said I could talk to him for a third time. He is not a very gabby guy, not a deep thinker. But that simplicity is part of his charm. He lets his music do the talking, so to speak. It helps that he’s aw-shucks likable, too.
“So it’s been two months since the live shows started,” I began.
“It feels like years!” he said.
Phillips said his kidney stones (and stent) are causing regular discomfort, with some days better than others. He acknowledged he tries to get as much rest as possible and bowed out of the Ford commercial last week. (”This boy here likes to sleep,” he said.) How was yesterday, when I spoke to him? “Today is alright.”
His take on singing Queen: “I do like Queen. Singing wise, it’s kind of strange. It’s a kind of strange week. Hopefully, I picked the right songs.” The free choice song, he promises, “is going to be different.”
On never being in the bottom three: “I’m doing something right. But you never know what’s going to happen. It’s like Colton,” who wasn’t in the bottom three until last week. He hopes he appeals to a broad range of people, which may be why he’s survived.
His parents, girlfriend and a friend are flying in this week. But he said on stage, he doesn’t think about that and it doesn’t make him more nervous. “I’m kind of zoned out in my own little place when I sing,” he said.
Were there any performances he has not been happy with? The Genesis performance was one. “My brother in law killed it [as his backup guitarist.] I wanted the world to see what he could do. He’s an amazing musician. But that was one of the toughest weeks. This week is tough, too.”
He said he tries to incorporate what the judges tell him (not that they are terribly constructive.) He thinks Jimmy Iovine is tougher on camera than he is in real life. “He puts on a little bit on camera,” Phillips said. “He is actually a nice guy. He wants to help us.” He was naturally annoyed that Iovine pitted him against Colton.
“He has his style and I have my own. He’s a great guy and I will always support him.”
He repeated his thoughts about the group sings: “I despise group sings. It’s not my thing.” Indeed, he avoids choreography whenever possible. “I can do fist pumps,” he said.
He repeated the awkwardness he felt about doing that Gotye song with Elise last week. “It’s a cool song but very different,” he said.
My Power 6 for the week. Last week, I placed Colton Dixon at the top. Ulp!
1. Phillip Phillips. I just think Colton Dixon’s departure can only help Phillip. His Usher performance helped him big time last week. He showed he can up his game when need be though given what happened to Colton last week, it’s true that a bad week can hurt anybody. Even a mediocre night could take someone down, even Phillip, I’d fathom.
2. Jessica Sanchez. Sure, she was nearly cut two weeks ago, saved only by a judges’ save. I still think she doesn’t always connect well with the songs she sings, a reflection of her youth. And I’m not a big fan of her tone at times. But she just needs enough fans to get her this far and I think she does have potential to make it to the finals given her vocal power, her look and her confidence.
3. Skylar Laine - Speaking of confident, Skylar is comfortable on stage and fearless in her approach. While I wasn’t wowed by her performances last week, they were both solid and she has seldom had a truly bad week.
4. Joshua Ledet – He has a fan base who loves his gospel-tinged style. He sings with emotion, if not always subtlety. You either believe in him or you don’t. I’m not sure whether he has enough fans to take him much further than top 4, though.
5. Hollie Cavanagh - Her inexperience is both her advantage and disadvantage. I think some viewers find her innocence endearing. She lacks the confidence and smarts of either Skylar or Jessica and her vocal skills are still undeveloped. But the potential is there and some folks do vote for that.
6. Elise Testone - I watched her on TMZ live and she is clearly the mouthiest of the six. She is likeliest to mess with TMZ cameramen. Perhaps it’s her Jersey background. That attitude seeps into her responses to the judges. She’s the oldest and most mature of the crew, too, which is probably why she is willing to critique the critiques. I get a sense she thinks she’s better than she really is. I only like her in a very specific song circumstance, usually involving a Stevie Nicks song. I am shocked she’s still around.
- Last Friday, I attended “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” at the Alliance Theatre, which featured Justin Guarini, who played one of the sons, who happened to be an embittered musician. The dark musical, created by Stephen King and John Mellencamp, focuses on a cabin and a father who, as a child, saw his two older brothers die over a girl in 1967. Forty years later, the father (played brilliantly by Tony winner Shuler Hensley) brings his family, including his two sons, to the cabin to reveal secrets about what happened. Justin plays one of those sons, jealous of his more successful brother who also happened to steal his girlfriend. It’s an echo of what happened 40 years earlier. The play runs through May 13 and is well worth going to in my mind. The music is mesmerizing, the stage production brilliant. The weakest point is the plotting but it’s not fatal.
Justin Guarini plays a failed musician in the Stephen King/John Mellencamp play "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County." CREDIT: Rodney Ho/rho@ajc.com
– Scotty McCreery is still pitching for his local high school team. And it sounds like he’s pretty good, too.
- Bo Bice had his fourth child, his first daughter Merrin Elizabeth Joy. The healthy baby girl joins three big brothers: Adain (7), Caleb (3) and Ean (2).
from Bo's Facebook page
- Thinking of going to Branson, Missouri this summer? You’ll be able to catch lots of “Idol” contestants. From May 14 to June 16, the show in the Andy Williams Theatre will feature Lee DeWyze, Kimberly Caldwell, Blake Lewis, Elliott Yamin and Thia Megia. From June 18 to July 21, you’ll be able to catch Siobhan Magnus, Diana DeGarmo, Scott Savol, Ace Young and Alexis Grace.
- Carrie Underwood leads the CMT Award nominations with five.
- Clay Aiken just narrowly escaped getting fired on “Celebrity Apprentice” this past Sunday. He was the project manager who lost a challenge in which his team had to create a Macy’s display for a Trump fragrance called Success. Normally, that would mean curtains for him. But Donald Trump narrowly decided to dump Penn Jillette instead because the executives judging the competition hated Jillette’s slogan, “You’ve earned it.” Aiken’s track record, to date, has been very very good. Fans know whether he gets into the finals. Join my Facebook fan page and Twitter. Tweet
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84 comments Add your comment
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
11:02 am
Lots of news, thanks Rodney. Good info from Phillip, nice to hear about Justin and Bo.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
11:38 am
If you had to choose between Branson Show A: with Lee DeWyze and team or Branson Show B: with Diana DeGarmo and team, which would you choose?
I would pick Show B with Diana, Siobhan, and Alexis being the high points. I would be alright with Ace, and I’d LOL at Scott Savol (although he did a mean Hall and Oates).
The only regret with Show A would be missing Elliott Yamin. He’s a good guy.
Albert
April 25th, 2012
11:55 am
How about a third choice:
(c) None of the above.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
12:08 pm
To be honest Albert, that would be my pick, but then I’d never be in Branson in the first place.
G
April 25th, 2012
12:13 pm
I’m not surprised that PP “despises” the group performances. The group performances favors real vocalist, so you can’t hide behind an instrument all the time. PP is not a real vocalist. You also have to have a bit of rythym for the choreography, even though most of it is high school musical stuff. PP can’t move past that jerky hop he does on stage. In short, the group performances exposes ALL of his weaknesses. I’ve pointed this out countless times about him, but apparently his weaknesses are no big deal. It’s a different set of rules for ole PP.
Mercedes S.
April 25th, 2012
12:21 pm
Sounds Elliot Yamin picked the wrong group! N
Charlene
April 25th, 2012
12:24 pm
Just a pet peeve but why would a parent name their kid the same as the last name: Phillip Phillips, Thomas Thomas, Robert Roberts(on), William Williams(on). I guess they forgot to purchase a baby name book.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
12:46 pm
Thanks for all the info, Rodney. I can’t help but feel bad for Philx2. He’s in a position where he should be having the time of his life and he’s dealing with stones and stents. Just doesn’t seem fair.
Congrats to Bo!
Happy to hear you liked the new musical and that Justin is doing well in it.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
2:05 pm
Awww, thanks Sam, D, and JT for the sweet comments earlier this morning! I just caught up. Y’all are very nice “blog friends” to have!
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
2:21 pm
And on topic – I’d definitely pick Branson Show B, but would not be interested in seeing Savol. At least that would be a built-in bathroom break time.
And I think with Colton’s departure, Phil has won. I say this because I observed a very telling “microcosm” (to steal Seth’s wording) yesterday… I was with some girlfriends, several of whom have middle-school kids, and I almost got banned from dinner when I said I didn’t like Phil!
They were very upset that Colton was gone (and I do mean VERY upset)… but were squee-ing and blushing over Phil. (Yes, the MOMS! Not the kids! 
!!!) Interesting, huh?
So I think it is now painfully clear that Phil will win this season by a landslide. G, you hit the nail on the head at 12:13: It’s a different set of rules for him. All he needs to do is stand on stage and smile…. he could fart his song and still be the top vote-getter.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
2:47 pm
“he could fart his song and still be the top vote-getter”
ROTFLMAO! I know I’d vote for him if he did that. Randy would probably make a few comments about pitch problems, but the clowns would give him a pass.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
3:02 pm
Hahaha JT! Actually it would be so funny that I’d probably vote for him too.
And yes, they’d surely give him a pass. They’d commend him for “making it his own”.
Lara
April 25th, 2012
3:11 pm
Yeah for Bo!!
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
3:12 pm
Jen and JT: If that’s the kind of action you’re looking for, you might want to switch to The Voice – apparently (or so I heard), CeeLo was quite ripe Monday night, and I even saw CA say that’s why she has a fan.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
3:22 pm
Eewwwwwww!!
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
3:24 pm
Lara! Long time no see! We were just talking about Bo yesterday. Any other year and he would have won. Very underestimated, imo!
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
3:29 pm
Lara!
Sam-A, so what you are saying is that they are working to improve The Voice?
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
3:39 pm
I’ve not been able to find any spoilers on tonights songs! Usually a leak by this time today.
Harriett
April 25th, 2012
3:40 pm
Hey, everyone! Still buried, but will see y’all tonight. Idol night!! Yaaay!
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
3:40 pm
JT: Not seeing how a “3D Odorama” would improve The Voice or any other show!!!!!
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
3:43 pm
I don’t know… I am beginning to think I might like the Voice! (in spite of the gas issues.)
I read that Hollie might have done better on the Voice because the judges don’t tear the singers down, and that Phillip probably wouldn’t have made the top group to be voted on.
I kind of like the idea of the judges not letting the voters control EVERYthing.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
3:45 pm
Sam: Just as long as they don’t invent Smell-O-Vision, I think we’ll be OK.
Poor Ryan would be the one to suffer the ill effects, I guess.
Jubie
April 25th, 2012
3:52 pm
To dear Charlene, I love the double names such as Phillip Phillips. Who would name a child Charlene?
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
3:53 pm
Oh, I looked back and it was our own DanJ’s comment that I read on the Voice blog! He thought that talent counts more and that Hollie, Jessica and Joshua might be 3 of the top 4 if on the Voice. (Dan, did I paraphrase that correctly?)
I don’t think they can all make the top 4 on Idol, because of Phil and Twangler.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
3:55 pm
Here are the song spoilers:
Queen songs:
The Show Must Go On
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bohemian Rhapsody
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Save
I Want it All
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
3:58 pm
Free Choice:
Dance With My Father Vandross
The Climb Miley Cyrus
Ready For Love India Arie
Bold as Love Hendrix
Tattoos on this Town Aldean
And a song by The Band that’s name is not for this blog
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
3:59 pm
OK, since it’s slow, who watched Private Practice last night? It’s been getting really good lately. Though why on earth did they need to give Amelia’s baby such a macabre defect (and is something like that even POSSIBLE?)
And what about Grey’s… I read that the season finale will be “extremely sad” and that one cast member will not be back… it is driving me nuts that I can’t find any spoilers!!
Yummiecake2001
April 25th, 2012
3:59 pm
Thanks Rodney. I was shocked Colton was eliminated, so I am not counting on Philip being a sure thing. I love him/his style and I do think he has a strong fan base. I agree that there is a good chance he will attract some of Colton’s fans now.
Although she is a good singer, I don’t connect with Jessica. The same with Joshua which is unusual because I love singers with gospel roots.
Elise and Holly are just not consistently good and they have to be this late in the game. I agree that Skylar is a good performer, however she will only attract the C&W fans.
It will be interesting to see what they all do with Queen songs. It is a little scary. Elise may be the only one that can handle it.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:02 pm
I figured if I posted about something else, we’d get the spoilers. It worked.
What Band song can’t be posted? I can’t think of any that have dirty titles…
Or is it “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” since we almost had Civil War 2 yesterday?
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:03 pm
The final song on the list is written like this:
The______ – ____ ____ Band
People are speculating that it’s The Stone By the Dave Matthews Band
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:05 pm
Though I could see Phil doing “Up On Cripple Creek”.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:06 pm
Oh. OK. Dave Matthews2 will do Dave Matthews. That makes more sense. (Would any of them even know “The Band”?)
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:10 pm
Ugh. I knew it. I **love and adore** Queen… everything they’ve ever done… all except one song. I knew that guaranteed it would be picked.
I’d bet anything Phil will do “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” The guy just does NOT want me to like him.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:10 pm
The Queen song is Save Me, not Save.
Joizze
April 25th, 2012
4:11 pm
Thanks for the photos of Justin and your review Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. I hope Phillip will be able to stay well enough to compete. I agree with most of your power picks, though I would switch Hollie and Elise. Love the updates on all the Idols. So happy for Bo and Caroline and their new baby girl.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:12 pm
Songs…
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bohemian Rhapsody
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Dance With My Father Vandross
The Climb Miley Cyrus
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/rage quit
G
April 25th, 2012
4:14 pm
My prediction is that Phil will fart, scratch, and growl a couple of songs out, and the world of AI will be happy. <:-0 Actually, I think the judges are bored with him, and are starting to "really" give him blanket feedback. The sad truth may be that WGWG and country has become the Idol standard for winning. If so, other contestants should stop wasting their time competing.
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
4:15 pm
Gee, I wonder which creepy old-looking guy will sing the Luther V song??????
Two country songs – Miley C and Aldean – which oh which will the winemaker sing and stomp out
I HATE “Fat Bottom Girls” – such a stupid song.
Don’t really know any of the other non-Queen songs, at least not by name.
Still don’t get what you’re trying to indicate re the Band song. Can you do sound-likes?
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:15 pm
Didn’t someone already do “Dance with my father” this season? FFS.
I’m serious, tonight I’m going to rage quit Idol right when Joshua starts singing that slop. All I can hope is that he also sings “Fat Bottomed Girls” just to make the suckage complete.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:16 pm
Actually, JT, I can’t stand Miley Cyrus… girl couldn’t sing her way out of a paper bag… but “The Climb” done by someone with an actual singing voice might be OK.
It’s not the song that’s bad, it’s Miley.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:18 pm
G
April 25th, 2012
4:14 pm
My prediction is that Phil will fart, scratch, and growl a couple of songs out, and the world of AI will be happy … The sad truth may be that WGWG and country has become the Idol standard for winning. If so, other contestants should stop wasting their time competing.
AMEN.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:18 pm
Sam-A: note this date as we agree on “Fat Bottom Girls”. Even though I don’t want anyone to do a Miley song or that “Dance with my father” thing, “Fat Bottom Girls” takes the cake as the number one song to be banned for, like, EVER.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:19 pm
Didn’t Joshua already sang Dance With My Father? I don’t think he’d be stupid enough to do it again
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:20 pm
And is there any doubt in anyone’s mind that Joshua will do the sappy Luther song, and Twangler will do Jason Aldean?
I have the earplugs all ready. Going to put the cat in the other room so she won’t get upset.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:21 pm
I hear you Jenny, and I’ll give the Miley song a chance, and I shouldn’t have had “Crazy little thing…” on my list. It’s not my favorite, but it’s alright. I was just too enraged by YET ANOTHER Rhapsody, yet another Jennifer Lopez shout out song, and that Luther song… call me a bad person for saying this, I can’t stand it.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:22 pm
Wait, it was Jermaine Jones who sang Dance With My Father
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:24 pm
OK, you guys, I like “Fat Bottomed Girls”.
Seriously. How do the lyrics not crack y’all up?
“Left alone with Big Fat Fanny, she was such a naughty nanny…”
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:27 pm
JT, I can’t remember if you liked Lauren Alaina last year? But she sang The Climb, and it was alright. It’s actually kind of catchy when you subtract Miley’s sick-goat-bleating “singing.”
And you can be enraged if you want. I am enraged by “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”. Ugh, ugh, UGH.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:27 pm
Deirdre, I could make a joke there, but it’s best if I don’t.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:28 pm
I can see Elise doing the Jimi Hendrix song. And I’ll bet that Hollie is doing the Miley Cyrus song.
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
4:28 pm
D: yes Joshua did sing that song, and I’m betting he is stupid enough to do it again. Doesn’t promise to be a stellar night.
Unlike several of you, I’m actually more interested in hearing Philipx2 than the “blow your nose” twanger, and the “here I go – gonna scream again, then I’m gonna cry for ya” mess known as Joshua.
Hope Hollie does really well again this week. And hope Jessica redeems herself from the disasters of the past couple weeks. Elise too.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:29 pm
Please don’t JT…things are delicately balanced in this neck of the woods.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:30 pm
Sam, at least Phil will be interesting….and fun.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:31 pm
Jenny: if they fart “Fat Bottomed Girls” I would like it, otherwise it doesn’t amuse me. I like “Baby got back” and “Rump Shaker”, so it’s not the subject matter for me.
Also, when it comes to Lauren I was indifferent, much like I was with Scotty. However, now I remember her doing the song and it was better than I thought it would be.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:31 pm
Blah. Respectfully disagree.
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:32 pm
Deirdre, as long as you know where I was going. In good fun of course.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:33 pm
Oops, the “respectfully disagree” was meant for D and Sam and Phil… not you, JT! And yep, that’s pretty much how I feel about Crazy Little Thing. I feel your pain!!!
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:35 pm
Good call, D. Elise will almost certainly do Hendrix. I would bet the farm on it, as a matter of fact.
Mercedes S.
April 25th, 2012
4:37 pm
Sam-A, I actually liked “Fat Bottomed Girl” as sung by Mohawk Boy on “Glee” to his then crush, a FBG.
Suspect Joshua, not PP will get Colton’s religious votes.
Don’t people who sing “Crazy Littler Thing Called Love” get voted off?
I thought “I Want It All” was a commercial jingle…
Mercedes S.
April 25th, 2012
4:38 pm
Assume “The Climb” will go to Hollie
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
4:38 pm
I agree with you Deirdre on Hendrix and Miley being done by Elise and Hollie. If that is what happens, then I think these contestants are getting to be too predictable. Remember the good old days, way back when, when a David Cook or Adam Lambert would take a song that just didn’t fit them and surprise us with it? Yeah, those were good times.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:39 pm
JT. I thought it myself for a sec but then realized that wasn’t the reason.
Harriett
April 25th, 2012
4:40 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wl6EXxLP5U
Here is my favorite from his season singing “Ready For Love.” I still think he was the best singer that year. I know nobody agrees and thought he was cheesy, but his version of this song is one of the best I have ever heard. I bet Jessica sings it.
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
4:41 pm
Or, was it big old Mama’s blubbery overgrown baby that sang Luther? These two dudes are so similar, other than size, with all the crying and screaming, it’s hard to remember which did that song.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:42 pm
Mercedes… you may be right on the religious votes!! I didn’t think of that! Good catch.
Do people who sing “Crazy Little…” really get voted off? I can’t remember. Probably because if someone sings that song, I subconsciously block it from memory.
(now watch, with my luck, Hollie will sing it.
)
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:43 pm
JT: Remember the good old days, way back when, when a David Cook or Adam Lambert would take a song that just didn’t fit them and surprise us with it? Yeah, those were good times.
This is what happens when they give the contestants a Free Choice. Have to admit however, that the Hendrix song is new to Idol(at least I don’t think anyone else has done it but 1 other may be possible.
Deirdre
April 25th, 2012
4:44 pm
Jenny, I was going to suggest that Crazy Little Thing would be the song that Hollie picked.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:44 pm
I also think Jessica will do india.arie (does she still spell it that way?)
Harriett, I didn’t mind Big Mike! I liked him a lot the week he sang “In The Ghetto”.
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
4:44 pm
Deirdre – I sent a post with same question, worded slightly different, ie maybe it was big old Mama’s blubbery whiny boy that sang the Luther. With all the crying and screaming it’s hard for me to separate these two (other than sizewise of course). The post was just ditched.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:45 pm
Oh, D, no. Nooooooooooooooooo…..
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:46 pm
Sam-A, I saw it… it’s still there… at 4:41?
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
4:47 pm
And there you go – suddenly my first post turns up out of nowhere, about 5 mins after I sent it!
Getting near that golden time of day – everyone enjoy (or try to) the show tonight.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:49 pm
JT, I remember when the song spoilers came out with Adam singing “Mad World”. On some blog (I don’t think it was here)… he was absolutely getting CLOBBERED for “all the great 80s songs and he picks this horrible boring nothing song, what is he thinking, what a stupid move, blah blah blah.)
And look what happened…
Yeah, I miss those days too.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
4:51 pm
Sam, please think of me covering my ears during “Crazy.” And covering my cat’s ears too.
(Now I’ve REALLY just guaranteed for Hollie to pick it, haven’t I?)
Sam-A
April 25th, 2012
4:58 pm
If she does, Hollie will at least have a pleasant sounding voice! I just cover up or flip channel every time Joshua the screamer comes on.
Rickster
April 25th, 2012
5:05 pm
As much as I like “Queen” – I’m just not looking forward to hearing any of their songs sung by any of the contestants.
Have a good evening, everyone.
♥ kelly&carriefan ♥
April 25th, 2012
5:11 pm
Hi y’all,
I know I tend to have preconceptions just by reading the spoilers, but I think tonight should be fun. I’m hoping that we’ll get some surprises, but we’ll see. As far as The Climb, a capable singer can make it work (See: Kelly’s cover of it with her backup singers). I know that Dance With My Father screams Joshua…but I’m pretty sure that Hollie’s done The Climb before. Perhaps for last year’s audition? Based on that, if I had to guess I’d say she’d doing it. I can’t very much argue with Rodney’s Power 6 as basically how I see it.
If anyone is interested, Carrie’s album is available for streaming online ahead of it’s release next Tuesday. http://tasteofcountry.com/carrie-underwood-blown-away-stream/
JTesla
April 25th, 2012
5:12 pm
As a corrollary to Ricksters last post: I’m just not looking forward to hearing any of the judges commenting on these songs or these contestants.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
5:24 pm
My guesses, though I think Hollie and Jessica could do several of the Queen songs.
The Show Must Go On – Jessica (or possibly Hollie)
Fat Bottomed Girls – Twangler
Bohemian Rhapsody – Joshua (slight chance: Hollie)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Phil
Save Me – Hollie (or possibly Jessica)
I Want it All – Elise
Dance With My Father – joshua
The Climb – Hollie
india.arie – Jessica
Hendrix – Elise
Tattoos on this Town – Twangler
Dave Matthews – Dave Matthews
Mercedes S.
April 25th, 2012
5:26 pm
I looked up “Crazy Little THing”… Tim Urban sang it on Idol, and did his infamous slide with it, something that made Simon call Tim’s perf. pointles and silly. Randy hated it, called it karaoke, to Ellen it felt like auditioning for a high school musical and the non-Paula woman (I CAN’T REMEMBER HER NAME) compared Tim to Zac Ephron in “Hairspray” – “you’re not a star and you’re behaving like you are one”.
Rougher than I remembered.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
5:28 pm
Mercedes… right! Tim Urban! and it was AWFUL, as I recall.
Jenny
April 25th, 2012
5:31 pm
oh, and I think it was Kara. (was she still on at that point?)
you remember Kara. “You’re an ARTIST. A true ARTIST. But I’m still not sure who you really ARE. You haven’t DEFINED yourself. We need to understand who you REALLY ARE…..(voice fades away into the Charlie Brown teacher voice.)
magiccyclopsh8er
April 25th, 2012
6:02 pm
The ladies don’t like the wgwg for their brains Rodney!
Mercedes S.
April 25th, 2012
6:03 pm
Everybody have fun tonight – have meeting to attend during first part of “Idol”.