Like last week, this week’s performance shows will be taped ahead–the guys yesterday and the girls today. This week’s theme is the 70’s. And next week’s theme? You’ll never guess! Yeah, the 80’s.
Just for the record, I hate themes for the semis. It takes away the element of surprise. That first song choice can make or break a contestant, often in a really spectacular way. Narrowing their choices down to a specific genre (and a very small list of songs–50, I’m hearing) neither gives a contestant the opportunity to shine or bomb in way that makes for good TV, or a good introduction to that contestant.
There’s been lots of speculation about why TPTB decided to use themes during the semis. Here is my favorite. The deal with iTunes dictated that contestants pick songs that would be cheap and easy to clear…
But I digress. The guys performed last night, and there are some spoilers floating around the net. I’ll grab what the peeps have been posting in comments and post…
…After the jump!
Spoilers:
David A goes last, gets a tongue bath (thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a spoiler) and sings à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Imagineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Here he is performing this same song on a TV show when he was 13.
Michael is first.
Jason sings second (I believe that is Castro)
Jason C and David C each play a guitar.
Danny and David A sing slow songs. Michael sings a semi-slow song. All the rest were uptempo.
About the judges comments:
Michael: Michael did good, but judges thought he picked wrong song and Simon thought it was weak
Jason C: Thought he was good, but the judges did not like it. Said that he shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have played the guitar twice in a row.
Danny: Judges said he did better this week
Chikezie: Chikeze improved a lot. Judges seemed pleased
David A: Incredible performance and the judges loved him
David H: Probably one of the best performances. Judges thought did really good
David C: Played guitar and rocked it out. Thought he did well, but cannot remember judgeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s comments
Jason Y: Did not do good and the judges à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bagged on himà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Judges told him he looked like a drunk guy dancing on stage
Robbie C: Thought he did good, but the judges said that he still wasnt proving to be rock
Luke: Pretty sure he did pretty goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ [becca] loved it. Doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember what the judges said.
The spoilers come from IDF. A young poster there attended the taping as part of a school trip. She’s a big David Archuleta fan.
Check out pictures of the guys performing here.
thanks kirsten
My hatred of the new theme weeks with the horrifying short list of songs has officially pissed me off.
The almighty Most Talented Group EVER(!!!!!!!) aren’t being seen because these lovely pimped ones are being made to either crash and burn, so in turn it is one of the most lackluster Semi finals ever. We aren’t seeing any shining stars, anyone to make us go “Oh my gosh, I have to vote for them!” because they are sometimes FORCED into picking a song they hate.
I just am so discouraged by the semis! I’m missing these breathtaking performances.
And as much as I kinda liked David Archuletta(how CONVENIENT he goes LAST these week and then has to sing Imagine(again how CONVENIENT he sang it before). I’m such a purist when it comes to Imagine….I don’t think ANYONE can convey the meaning to it that John Lennon has, and I just have horrid vision of Ruben singing it with these huge diamond earrings in his ear and with no meaning. Argh. I think David A is just to YOUNG to understand the meaning of this song.
Does anyone else think that some of the “pimped ones” last week are sorta being brought down this week (Michael, Jason C,) and some of the terrible ones ( minus Jason Y) are getting more praise. Basing this on my first spoilers, even though they are minimal, I love them all the same. Do they have any cotton pickin’ idea what the heck they want?
My frustration with this show IRKS me so much sometimes, and yet I tune in like a trainwreck every week with the same excitement hoping that someone inspires me.
The same poster at IDF that wrote the above spoilers recently posted this.
“okay everyone i remembered somehting!!!
chekeezie sang a song about his name and how everyone forgets his name
bohemian rhapsody by queen was sung by somebody but i forgot itfor sure wasnt jason c or david c.
and not david hernandez
i thin it could be michael john but not for sure so dont take my word for it”
Hmmmm. My antenna are really up now.
What discourages me the most is that it’s painfuly obvious that David A. is TCO…but how can AI retain any credibility with the CD buying public by turning out two teen Mickey Mouseketeers in a row??
I may not be stating my opinion in the best way….but after Taylor (wrongfully IMHO) being labelled as a semi-”failure”, and Jordin not exacty burning down the charts…(neither are their runners ups)…to even think about who the hell would buy enough of David’s CD’s would NOT be a good decision at all. I sure as hell won’t even consider listening to a pre-pubescent singing songs about puppy love or shit he hasn’t even experienced in life…..
I can’t believe that in the 100k people who try out every year, that THESE are the “BEST 24 EVAR!!”.
Hopefully Amanda and possibly Michael will show us some real artistry (whenever they are allowed to) and will be signed…otherwise the IBW’s & teenagers will drive this show further towards it’s demise….
Can’t wait to see David H and Chikezie!
I think the 70’s is the greatest decade evah for music, just wished the list of choices wasn’t so short. Anyway, sounds like a great show awaits.
So far, every song David A. has sung, he actually did sing on “Star Search.” I would like to see the young man challenged.
Jason Castro may not be TCO; however fans do have an amazing power. Look at the terrific Taylor Hicks, IMO. So, if he is really good, he still may end up in the Top Ten!
I have a secret crush on Jason Yeager. Yes, I know he’ll be going home, but I did like him a lot!
I called it yesterday!!!!11!!!ELEVENTY-ONE! Oh, please let that spoiler be true. I will be unbearable
Rapidly pages through songs of the 70’s to find that song. LOL. Go Chikezie. I can’t forget his name, but I sometimes mispelle it.
When reminded that she said Michael went first, she posted that he did NOT do BR – that it was one of the other guys. I tried to find a song about everybody forgetting my name but came up empty handed. If anyone can do it though, it’s Kirsten.
Here’s a youtube video of Luke and his group doing BR. Maybe it’s him who does it tonight? He sounds really good to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cS6-K_ujKc&eurl=http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=516965&st=4280
Surely, Michael Johns wouldn’t be so lame? :dunce_tb: Seriously, I hope its not him because a part of me wants to like him. Good call, Kirsten.
ETA: Sounds now like it wasn’t MJ. Whoever sings it is taking a risk, so good on them.
I bet it is Luke. I think he is the lead singer on that song in Chapter 6.
Considering how much they liked Michael’s performance of BR in Hollywood, I doubt that they would have given him the comments they reportedly did if he sang it again. I’m crossing my fingers that it wasn’t his song choice.
We have big storms here tonight… I hope my power doesn’t go out.
I guess we’ll find out in about 10 minutes if it’s Michael (assuming the spoiler is correct that he goes first).
Supposedly Jason C’s vocal wasn’t criticized by the judges – just the use of the guitar FOR TWO WHOLE WEEKS IN A ROW!!!
I think I may have found it. It was later re-written as an 80s television theme song:
Sometimes I want to know
Why noone ever knows my name,
And why Nigel’s songs are all so lame
You wanna hear some decent songs,
We Idols are not to blame
I wanna know why noone ever knows
My name.
I call Castro a one-trick pony not simply because of the guitar but because his voice has an obvious limit to it…that he can only do a particular type of song well….HENCE the one-trick pony comment. The guitar obviously complements that type of singing.