SPOILERS!
Kris Allen – “The Way You Look Tonight” – Jamie said “I want to make an album with you now”
Allison Iraheta - “Someone to Watch Over Me” – Top Idol says Allison is a doll. She’s absolutely ADORABLE. And seems like a totally sweet kid. She also completely rocks it tonight. I think it was her best performance by far.
Matt Giraud – “My Funny Valentine” – Jamie suggested changes – Matt doesn’t play piano. Another spoiler who was there said it was “low energy”
Danny Gokey – “Come Rain Come Shine” – Jamie suggested changes – Started off slow and then brought it to “church”–like Danny often does.
Adam Lambert – “Feeling Good” (the muse version)Â -Jamie liked Adam. Adam said he was going to “rock the song”
The best: Kris, Allison and Adam
*THIS IS THE PERFORMANCE ORDER*
The guys are all dressed in suits…Allison in a cocktail dress
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Might as well start now. We’ve got some rumors.
I’ll edit in the rehearsal spoilers later. I’ve got a couple of people at rehearsal, including the awesome Top Idol, who is vacationing in LA this week…
- Matt Giraud – “My Funny Valentine” (according to a Michigan radio station)
- Kris Allen – “The Way You Look Tonight” (via poster who spoiled Kris’s song correctly last week)
*If by chance these are wrong, I’ll have the confirmed spoilers plus song order right after dress rehearsal.
Jamie Foxx is mentoring. And unlike previous seasons–the Top 5 traditionally perform 2 songs each–the kids will only get to perform one song tonight.
You see, the judges can’t keep their comments short, making it impossible to fit 10 songs into one hour. Plus, there’s the danger of Paula critiquing the second song choice before she hears it, like she did to poor Jason Castro during last season’s Top 5…
Gaaaaaahhhhhh, I LOOOOOOVE Allison
I completely understand how you’re feeling. My sentiments exactly.
“”"”Around my house, the death-spot is no longer going first or secondà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s now going after Adam. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re usually too busy discussing Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance to really pay attention to the person after him (which is GREAT when ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Danny that we end up missing!) =)”"”"”
Ok, this ^^^^^^^ exactly, they gotta know that and that is a big reason they have him last, Kris is awesome wonderful, in his own right, but none really come close to Adam as far as wow, presence, etc.
If Foxx likes what Anoop’s got then he could always get in touch with him. There’s no rule says that they can’t meet up and talk/write/collaborate.
**Sigh** I feel the same way about Anoop and his possible interaction and response to Jamie. Plus I think that he would have looked really good in a suit tonight. I too am still in mouring over him.
I also think that Adam will probably do well tonight. And I think that everyone is dressed nicely tonight. I really like Allison’s dress, and Adam’s suit.
I think that Jamie is going to end up being a good mentor to the contestants and that he is going to be very encouraging to them. He was pretty encouraging to Kris so far.
Gawwwd do i à ¢Ã¢â€ž ¢ ¥ allison
On what principle?
THe reason the “pimp spot” was identified on the knoll in the first place is because it’s a show biz tradition to close out a show with your show stopper, leave the audience with a big final impression. People started noticing that the (arguably) strongest performance of the night was usually saved for last for that reason. Traditionally, the pimp spot becomes knollish when it is given to a judge’s favorite with a weaker performance, to prop them up and make the performance seem showstopper worthy when it’s not. That’s why is ridiculous, IMO, to start bitching about who has the pimp spot before the performances actually air.
The only other time Adam went last since the semis was Mad World, which is widely considered to be the big moment of the season. So, I’d say he earned the right to close out the show, even if a lot of people didn’t see it. Maybe he earned it again.
I’m sorry but I have no respect for Jamie after his remarks he made about Miley and Britney. I thought he had more class then that
That was an incredibly moving performance by Kris. And Simon is full of crap. What does sounding wet mean? There must a method to his madness…..riling up Kris’ fans to vote even more.
Lets see kris gets show saying they are all dead.The bus came out and simon pushed him.Then they show a picture of danny with the itune free pic.I think they booked who they want for the finale and are getting scared.
I love me some Kris, but that was no goodie. I agree with Simon. It was really dull and the vocal one of his weakest.
SImon is an idiot…I know he wants to see Danny and Adam in the finale but his critism of Kris and Allison tonight are totally unwarranted
1. Sometimes my memory fails me – what was Paula’s big no-no during Top 5 week last year?
2. I’m pretty indifferent about mentors in general (most of the time they seem to just give empty platitudes “[to contestants] Good job… [post-mentoring comment] Oh I think he/she will do really well with this!”), though I DO think they could have found a more appropriate mentor than Foxx.
3. Canadian Idol has had 4 judges from day 1, and as far as I can recall, have *never* had a problem staying within their allotted time frame. I’m not positive, but I don’t think they’ve ever done 90 minutes for Top 5 [if any other Canadians out there have better recollection, feel free to correct me]. Don’t get me wrong, they do their share of gushing, but overall they’re much more succinct (and they all speak *English* rather than MumblingBumblingStutteringMartian). Maybe it’s because two of them are a bit Simon-ish and *none* of them are Paula-ish.
4. I don’t know if Buble was drunk (was it last year, or the year before) – but he certainly messed up during his performance! I felt a little disloyal, seeing as how he’s my homeboy (lol) and all (saw him once in an “Upright Cabaret”-type setting a loooong time ago before he got “big”), but I laughed so hard when he flubbed his lyrics!
5. If they’re only singing 1 song each tonight (GGggggrrrrrrrrr!!!!), it had BETTER be longer than 90 seconds, that’s all I can say! I’ve been looking forward to 2 songs per night for weeks. This is when we really get a sense of how well the contestants can handle the pressure (2 songs group choreo whatever interviews, etc. x 1 week = very tight schedule!). It’s not often that a contestant can pull off two great praise-worthy performances in one night.
6. I have class tonight @ 6pm, not home until nearly 10(PST) – ARGGHH. It’s gonna be yet another super-late night, because I won’t be able to wait until tomorrow to watch and/or check the boards & blogs for comments. Le Sigh. LOL
Paula judged Jason Castro’s second song before he sang it last year.
Allison sang well as always, but this song is about a poor little lamb who has lost her way. Allison belted it out as always. It was sung well, but not in the tender style of the song. She doesn’t interpret the lyrics well. She just belts every song. That is what makes Adam so impressive. He interprets the music well. kris, too, interprets the heart of the song well. He also manages to stay true to the genre. Tonight was no exception.