Ricky from Idol Forums has started posting spoilers for tonight’s Top 11 performance, featuring music of the British Invasion.
Tonight’s song choices listed in performance order:
- Haley Scarnato - “Tell Him” by The Exciters.
- Chris Richardson - “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
- Stephanie Edwards - “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me” by Dusty Springfield.
- Blake Lewis - “Time Of The Season” by the Zombies. He beatboxes at the start. (probably kinda like the record).
- Lakisha Jones - “Diamonds are Forever,” Shirley Bassey (from the Bond movie).
- Phil Stacey - “Tobacco Road” by The Nashville Teens.
- Jordin Sparks - “I Who Have Nothing” by Tom Jones.
- Sanjaya Malakar - “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks. (EEP!)
- Gina Glocksen - “Paint it Black” by the Rolling Stones.
- Chris Sligh - “She’s Not There” by the Zombies
- Melinda Doolittle - “As Long as He Needs Me” from the musical “Oliver!”
Hairstyle and Fashion:
Sanjaya Malakar will be sporting a Mohawk tonight. No, that’s not a joke, that’s for REALS. His hair is not actually shaved, just gelled to the sides of his head. Nadia Turner got kicked off after she sported a mohawk season 4. I’m just sayin’
ETA: According to Ricky, Dean the hairstylist is having trouble with the gel, so the Faux-hawk may not happen, or it will happen in a modified version…
Lakisha Jones - She is wearing a emerald green dress. The stylists are planning on dressing her up in a million dollars worth of real jewelry.
Haley Scarnato - She is wearing brown shorts with tank top.
Stephanie Edwards - She’s wearing a bright blue dress.
Melinda Doolittle - For Melinda, a tanish/greyish longsleeve dress.
Gina Glocksen’s - Her hair was cut into an inverted bob.
Chris Richardson - He shaved his head this weekend (but not bald, just really short).
thanks milajoy
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here is another picture of an inverted bob
Oh Man, I really love the song from Oliver, and have karaoked it myself a few times– but Melinda has done three weeks out of the last four on Broadway– My Funny Valentine and Home. Actually, I think there was a Lieber Stoller Bway show which probably had I’m a Woman in it, if they wrote that.
I wanted her, or someone else– not Phil and his lousy lower register, and not Sanjay, to do House of the Rising Sun.
And I can’t believe Shirley Bassey counts as part of the British Invasion. (And Goldfinger would be a lot more fun than Diamonds.)
Actually, it would have been fun to see Blake beatbox on the song from Oliver.
bruno, how about “West Side Story”? That’s got a latin-ish theme, sorta… kinda.
Awesome song choice for Sligh. I hope he just sings it straight. And rocks it. I also really like Haley’s choice and it’s such a fun song. She needs to summon some acting skills and really sell it with attitude (not like the Queen of the Night performance, however!) Chris R. has potential with his song, too. Let’s see him work the teen heartthrob angle with this sweet ballad. (and please, let him show no signs of JT!)
They’re really setting up the Dueling Divas with Lakisha, Melinda and Jordin picking songs from Shirley Bassey’s Greatest Hits. Worried about Jordin– that song might be a bit big for her.
I hope Sligh doesn’t screw with the song or with his hair !
Dueling Zombies, too, with Blake and Sligh.
And as usual, Sanjaya will be dueling with himself!
Too bad I have to work tonight- I really want to see this!
Oh no. Blake beat boxing again? He’s going to ruin his own chances at winning for sure.
How about “Uptempo Week”? No power ballads allowed!
And that bob looks great, I want one…..here’s a link to the ’60s version:
http://www.short-hair-style.com/short-bob-hairstyle-for-2006.html
Meanwhile, what’s ’60s about a Mohawk???
Melinda = Broadway Idol. Could she at least pick something with a little bit of a beat?
Lakisha = Diva Idol. Jeesh. C’mon. Take a walk on the wild side.
OF all the songs available, this is what they chose? Yawn!! But, it will be worth watching to see Sanjaya’s new do. Can’t wait!
UGH, a song from “Oliver”???? Since when is this considered British Invasion. As much as I love Melinda, I hope Simon gives her a supper club or dinner theater dig.
Have you listened to his song? I’m pretty sure he’ll only do it a little at the beginning, because it kinda sounds like that, and then sing the rest of it straight.
I’m thrilled with his song choice. It’s what I was hoping he’d pick. Don’t disappoint me, Blake!
That song from Oliver is a really lovely song, but I was hoping Melinda would rock out w/ something cooler than that. Kinks, Zombies, those are cool songs. What’s with the Gerry and the Pacemakers choice? Talk about a non-invasive british invasion. Wait and see I guess!
SODF -
Is that you Son of DF?? Just curious - it suddenly dawned on me that it might be.
I’m with everyone - Love, love “As Long as He Needs Me”, but I was hoping Melinda would sing some Dusty Springfield. But I guess she’s just a Broadway Baby!
Enjoy the show all!
Does anybody know: were the Beatles off the table? Taylor got the OK to sing “Something” last year, but it’s odd nobody jumped on a Harrison or Lennon-McCartney tune….
Sanjaya didn’t disappoint haha. And that crying little girl…simply priceless. Yes, Sanjaya makes the tour where there will be thousands of crying little girls just like this one. TPTB must be smiling (while calculating the money that the parents of these little girls will be spending on posters, pins, photos, etc.).
Melinda knocked another one out of the park tonight. She has been consistant every week.That this girl has remained a back ground singer
is a shame. I bet she is a much better singer than the “stars” that she has backed up.
Re: the Beatles, I have a feeling their songs were pulled when Paul couldn’t/wouldn’t be on the show - maybe they’re holding out for later in the season, the finale, or next season? With Heather Mills one-upping Paul in the media battle for sympathy over the divorce, I’m somewhat surprised Paul couldn’t find time in his schedule for AI.
Re: the song choice, I absolutely agree with whomever labasted Melinda for choosing a Broadway song for British Invasion week. And honestly, the show should be more forceful about making them sing a song within the spirit of the theme. Several of those choices flat out sucked. And Melinda’s not so good that she should be spared the criticism of her choices all being the same and 40 years too late to be worthy of AI 2007.