THE most reliable spoiler out there right now, Joesplace, just posted song spoilers for the Top 10 Girls on her blog. The girls taped their performance show tonight. Check out what the girls sang and in what order…
After the jump…
1. Carly Smithson – “Crazy On You†by Heart
2. Syesha Mercado – “Me And Mr. Jones (changed from Mrs. to Mr.) by Billy Paul
3. Brooke White – “You’re So Vain†by Carly Simon
4. Ramiele Malubay – “Don’t Leave Me This Way†by Thelma Houston
5. Kristy Lee Cook – “You’re No Good†by Linda Ronstadt
6. Amanda Overmyer – “Carry On My Wayward Son†by Kansas
7. Alaina Whitaker – “Hopelessly Devoted To You†by Olivia Newton-John
8. Alexandrea Lushington – “If You Leave Me Now†by Chicago
9. Kady Malloy – “Magic Man†by Heart
10. Asia’h Epperson – All By Myself by Celine Dion
ETA: According to Joesplace, “In general the judges hated the songs and the performances. While there were a few positives with individuals (Simon loved a performance and Paula and Randy didn’t for instance), the judges didn’t like the girls tonight.”
Getty photos here. Brooke White plays guitar…
ETAA: Also from Joesplace, “Also, another tidbit: There is a list of 50 songs to choose from. The contestants pick 3 and the judges pick the one they will sing. Strange, I know, but it is accurate none the less.”
NOT fair. It gives the judges leverage they shouldn’t have–they can hand out the best songs to the favored contestants and screw with the others.
True or not why am I not surprised at the least about it because remember it is a” reality” show. I am as surprised as artist change themselves to fit into the mainstream via look or sound. The way it works ….I still can not spell…I still like the link I provided exspecially the cute dog has a calming effect…
Tell all book –betting Clay will be more open to the behind the scenes–hey if he has the guts to tell them what to kiss..or maybe Jhud the candian mag interview she hinted at why she was kicked off.(her size)
I guess thier magic 8 ball was broken for song choice. Sorry two were they were named “the golden path” and “a rock and a hard place”
Me too. I don’t care if the contestants do pick the 3 songs, if the judges are ultimately the ones who pick the one they perform on the show. UGH.
Heh, me too. I want to know all the secrets.
So Dean was Ricky’s source? Wow. Interesting.
Just when I thought I had TPTB pegged and they couldn’t possibly stoop any lower, they pull this shiz. And Simon already declaring “cute, likeable” David as the winner before we’re even to the Top 12 really steams me. I’m hoping for some major backlash from that - wishful thinking, probably..
I really can’t say where I got it from…but it’s true.
Let’s just say AI pretty much cleaned house because of last years spoilers. Dean wasn’t the only firing
Thanks Milajoy! Interesting fact. Now I wonder who you are….
and how you know…. 
but I’ll take the info!!
Well FWIW, my mom loved David last week and I think even voted for him. But she thought the judges were OTT in their praise of him last night, so she refused to vote for him.
She voted for Hot Aussie and David H instead. And she said she threw a few votes the way of Luke, Jason C, Chikezie, and Danny too. :)
But I agree - it’s tough to overcome the strong tweener/grandma vote. And I don’t think there are any of the girls that would help take some of that away from him once the top 12 starts.
So Nigel doesn`t think it matters that a bunch of people on the internet are getting riled up about professionals like Carly because so few people read the internet, that they are insignificant….yet, he fires long time employees for feeding information to these same insignificant people.
Methinks Nigel talks with a forked tongue.
I feel kind of bad that my love of spoilers helped to get people fired.
Although, it would appear that Nigel will not be able to stop the leaks just by firing people. We got the full final 24 this year and lots of song spoilers. If he wants the screaming teens in the audience for his TCO, he`s going to have to realize that some of them will post about what they saw. I guess he needs to work on the Teenbot 2000 - able to scream and cry on cue. No inapproriate screaming for cannon fodder.
So they are given a list of fifty songs from a decade, choose three and then the judges pick the one they perform?
I dislike that the judges get to choose the final song the contestants sing. But Idol is all about controlling the contestants (and manipulating the audience.) They might as well get used to it. That way it won’t be such a shock when they win and see what Clive has in mind for their CD.
Hoping my fave girls do well tonite. There are several I really dig. Contrast that with the guys, only two of whom I’ve been impressed with. I’m really enjoying David Archuleta. I don’t mind that he’s precocious or that he has a lot of stage kid experience. His personality strikes me as authentic and he’s an excellent singer. Also, his rendition of Imagine was very good. I love Lennon’s version, but I don’t believe any song is a sacred cow.
Also, I am 100% in Jason Castro’s corner. I liked his performance last nite. I agree with MJ that the band was working at cross purposes with him. I hope he survives this week’s elimination and can carve out a niche for himself in the show.
And on the subject of Jason C., it’s apparent that many people are clueless about what dreadlocks are. One myth I’ve seen alluded to here is that they are dirty. Sure, if they aren’t washed, same as any other hair style. In fact, maintaining healthy locks requires a minimum of twice weekly washing. And aesthetically, it works great for him. So, I hope he keeps the style for the duration of his tenure on the show.
Metta!! Good to see you again!!
Thanks for the info on dreads. I actually like them. As you said, they work for him, and they help differentiate him from the crop of guys this year. Which is good, IMO. :)
As the machinations the producers employ become more and more well known, American Idol will engineer their own downfall. What they’re doing is just plain stupid. They’ve taken much of the joy out of the show already. AI could easily end up the 21st century equivalent to the game show scandals of the last century. I understand they’re not legally subject to the same rules, but if this kind of manipulation becomes well known, the show will implode.
Hiya Sarah! High fives on the Jason C love. Ain’t he sweet?
Fingers crossed that the girls do better than the spoilers suggest. I wanna be entertained, dammit!
The song choice thing was pretty much out of the bag during Great American Band, since that’s how they did it then (choose 3, producers choose 1 for you) and I remember reading about it - didn’t seem like a secret. And if you saw Garrett’s quotes from last week, he got doubly screwed - not only was he working from 3 songs, but all 3 of his choices got taken and the producers just gave him the song he did. You really think it’s a coincidence that David A. got Imagine, a song he’s been singing for several years on the circuit, while someone like Garrett got thrown a 4th song he didn’t even want?
Really ParticleHustler? I watched every episode of NGAB and read the news articles posted here and never heard that. Where did you hear that that was the way the did it on NGAB? In fact, to some degree, the producers couldn’t have had as much control because on NGAB, they also sang originals for about half of the weeks the show was on.
I’m just curious because this is the first I’ve heard of the producers/judges actually telling the contestants what to sing.
*waves to Metta*
Now get your booty back in chat - tonight. :)
What a deal — we pick the final song and then tell you how horrible it was and a poor song choice ! I hope this goes all over the net and news.
Hey, I’ve complained about Jason’s dreads and I do understand dreads — some of my son’s friends have them. Anyway you look at them, they “appear” dirty and dead, similar to a head full of fried ends. No sheen, no shine.
I do like the look on Jason though, from a distance.
Jersey, I couldn’t tell you exactly where I found that out, but I do know that it wasn’t a hidden fact (might have been on the show, but not in the media). I just did a quick google search and found this quote from Tres Bien, while the show was still on (but after they got voted out):
How do you pick which songs to perform?
“They’ll give you the artist, their entire catalogue, and say, pick your three favorite songs, and they narrow it down from the three and choose one for you. You pick them, but it’s still kind of random at the same time.”
I also read that Robbie wears a wig.
http://www.tmz.com
“TMZ has learned the 26-year-old long-haired wannabe’s mane is actually a wig and it’s got “Idol” staffers flipping out. Sources tell us Robbie never talks about his matted down piece and that makes production members feel like it’s the blonde elephant in the room. It seems Simon was right last night — Robbie is a fake!
Where’s Sanjaya’s pony-hawk or Kat McPhee’s extensions when you need them?!
A rep for “Idol” would not comment.”
I think Haley took ***’s extensions and wore them throughout the tour so they are probably trashed.
Considering how outspoken some of these contestants have been so far, I’m surprised none of them have come back with some sort of retort about the song choice thing. Granted it may have been one of their three but it sounds like not all of them even get to sing one of their chosen three. This whole thing seems so fishy.
So the judges have figured out another way to torpedo anyone they dont like by allowing them to pick 3 songs and then the judges, depending on whether they like the contestant or not, chooses the final song for them to sing. Thats shitty and I have lost a lot of respect for the process now. Its just crap. Let those kids live or die over their OWN song choices not the ones a judge picks for them.
Regarding the boys, there are so many cuties in that group but that Castro kid knocks me out. I love him and his dreads. Dirty, clean, who the hell cares and when you have a face like his does it matter?
The last kid, David Archuletta? Awesome, its ridiculous. The other david, the young kid with attitude? love him too. The little girls will carry him through to the final 5 easily I think. Same with castro. Not that I was dialing for Castro or anything, ignore the blisters on my finger, there is nothing to see here…move along.
Umm guys…
The ‘you pick three, we pick one’ actually gives the contestants MORE choices than they used to have, believe it or not.
First of all, it’s the producers , Nigel & Ken, that have always been the choosers of the songs, not the judges, until the final couple of rounds when the judges are highlighed on the show as having picked the song. And, has been mentioned earlier, if they give the other contestants your three picks, they pick one of the other fifty for you to sing, with very little (or no) time to rehearse & arrange the song.
Remember two years ago, during country week? Taylor wanted to sing Hank Jr.’s “Country folks can survive” for the folks in West Virginia who had just had a mide disaster: Nigel vetoed it as ‘political’ and made Taylor Sing John Denver’s “Country Road” with 1 hour’s rehearsal time. That was by far Taylor’s weakest night, and he still prevailed. And that wasn’t the only time they did something like that, to Taylor, that year even!
On ‘Romantic Songs’ week, Taylor wanted to sing Otis Redding’s version of “Try a Little Tenderness”. Nigel said that even though the song was on the approved list, it was “…too Blues Brothers” and made him sing Lionel Richie’s “Just Once”. Simon gave Taylor the “song choice sucks” line, and for the second time THAT SEASON, he not only didn’t choose the song but had little chance to even practice it!
And he STILL won.
So don’t fret the song choices: you can prevail as long as you have folks that will vote for you. This show has nothing to do with talent. It has everything to do with being popular.
not looking forward to tonight…those songs look terrible and i still dont understand why they are telling the contestants they are choosing the wrong song…whoever came up with this format should be tortured live on stage after every bad performance. thatll teach em.
Call me crazy, but I can see Amanda pulling off the Kansas song tonight. I know, I know. If Carly can vindicate herself on Crazy For You by Heart, I might throw some love her way. Asia’h’s (two apostrophes?) song. Ugh. Just don’t, pretty please?
I can’t believe that Alex picked a Chicago song to sing. I had her pegged for Rock Steady by Aretha or something funky - Chicago? If I Leave You Now? It just doesn’t seem like a song she would have chosen. She sings Amy Winehouse. Why didn’t she get the Amy Winehouse version of Me and Mrs.Jones? She is the lowest on all the polls, gave the only interesting performance last week. Her outfit screams hip - how did she get Chicago? Alex needs the sympathy vote to push her to the top.Sorry to rant, but dayuum!
I am calm now, just upset at this 3 song, you get leftovers and then Dawg, uuuh, wrong song for you, uuuuu, sorry.
I am trying to understand this. With this method of choice, how in the heck did Garrett get stuck with, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”? They stuck it to him. Wonder if this happened to any of the girls? By per chance all songs were already taken. This is totally unfair!
I guess they have to pick 3 songs that are good for them and then not worry about which one they pick. I doubt the judges pick it, though, more likely the producers.
I’m not sure I can stand another season where the judges pick one who can do no wrong like Melinda last year. Even if you like them to start with, it almost makes you dislike them by the end. David A may be good but I find his personality more annoying than anything.
>>The ‘you pick three, we pick one’ actually gives the contestants MORE choices than they used to have, believe it or not.>>
OH……I thought that the judges picked (from the 3 choices), THE song the contestant should or would sing. My mistake.