You read the banner correct. Ryan confirmed it on his radio show this morning. Next week the Top 13 will sing the songs of Michael Jackson.
Now it is time to pick what you think each contestant will sing on Tuesday’s show. Simply leave your choices in a comment. I will continue bumping this post to the top of the blog.
I have a feeling the girls will do better with the Michael Jackson songs than the guys will.
[quote comment="53429"][quote comment="53401"][quote comment="53323"]If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?[/quote]
Um, wasn’t the big hoorah last time that that wasn’t Cook’s version, but Chris Cornell’s? In case you don’t know the answer–yes.[/quote]
i’ll say im sick of people giving credit to david cook for that his performance wasnt even good when you hear chris cornells version seriously![/quote]
I give credit to DC for his performance of CC’s version. It sounded quite the same, but it was very good. DC never claimed it as his own arrangement. Also, at the time, I believe CC gave high regards to DC for using his arrangement. People made controversy where there was none.
[quote comment="53201"]On yet off topic – OMG DID YOU SEE THE PICS OF MJ AT HIS LONDON PRESS EVENT? He is terrifying looking. It is unbelievable what he ended up doing to himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/michael-jacksons-face-dur_n_172242.html/quote
Wow, he looks like Steve Tyler right in middle of the 70′s on a really bad day
[quote comment="53429"][quote comment="53401"][quote comment="53323"]If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?[/quote]
Um, wasn’t the big hoorah last time that that wasn’t Cook’s version, but Chris Cornell’s? In case you don’t know the answer–yes.[/quote]
i’ll say im sick of people giving credit to david cook for that his performance wasnt even good when you hear chris cornells version seriously![/quote]
Chris may have been better but first of all David did an incredible job on the song and it was the week that we started to really notice David for the rockstar that he was so yes, D.C. deserves every bit of credit he got for that performance.
[quote comment="53401"][quote comment="53323"]If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?[/quote]
Um, wasn’t the big hoorah last time that that wasn’t Cook’s version, but Chris Cornell’s? In case you don’t know the answer–yes.[/quote]
i’ll say im sick of people giving credit to david cook for that his performance wasnt even good when you hear chris cornells version seriously!
[quote comment="53323"]If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?[/quote]
Um, wasn’t the big hoorah last time that that wasn’t Cook’s version, but Chris Cornell’s? In case you don’t know the answer–yes.
I read that in the future this season there will be Motown and Grand Ole Opry week too.
[quote comment="53340"][quote comment="53192"][quote comment="53187"]Danny could sing “She’s out of my life” and everyone will cry.[/quote]
I hope not!!!![/quote]
i hope Danny won’t sing this song. Inasmuch as I’d love to hear his version, some people will again accuse him of using the “dead wife” card.[/quote]
I think someone THOUGHT they were being funny.
[quote comment="53340"][quote comment="53192"][quote comment="53187"]Danny could sing “She’s out of my life” and everyone will cry.[/quote]
I hope not!!!![/quote]
i hope Danny won’t sing this song. Inasmuch as I’d love to hear his version, some people will again accuse him of using the “dead wife” card.[/quote]
Unfortunately, that is true. While I don’t mind if he mentions his wife before after and during every song, (which would never happen) it would completely backfire.
[quote comment="53323"]If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?[/quote]
I would really hope not. First, it’s too soon. Second, DC blew that out of the water and really, it shouldn’t be attempted again.
[quote comment="53340"][quote comment="53192"][quote comment="53187"]Danny could sing “She’s out of my life” and everyone will cry.[/quote]
I hope not!!!![/quote]
i hope Danny won’t sing this song. Inasmuch as I’d love to hear his version, some people will again accuse him of using the “dead wife” card.[/quote]
Like me! :devil:
[quote comment="53192"][quote comment="53187"]Danny could sing “She’s out of my life” and everyone will cry.[/quote]
I hope not!!!![/quote]
i hope Danny won’t sing this song. Inasmuch as I’d love to hear his version, some people will again accuse him of using the “dead wife” card.
[quote comment="53323"]If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?[/quote]
No
If they can twist the songs any way they want, do you think anyone will dare do the D.C. version of Billie Jean?
[quote comment="53243"][quote comment="53218"]I hope someone would sing The Way You Make me Feel.[/quote]
that would be my favorite song by Michael so I also hope someone picks it :)[/quote]
Given the theatrical way Michael performed, I’d pick this song for Adam. But he simply must curl his hair, don the sequined glove, and wear tight pants for the full effect. Well, he’s already got the pants part down.
[quote comment="53273"]If the Idol rehearsal studio is within 5 thousand feet of a children’s playground their may be some angry parents in the audience. :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote]
Bad, bad Lee roy brown….
[quote comment="53263"]Can you see “Jacko” mentoring Michael Sarver?[/quote]
Not really ! :tongue:
If the Idol rehearsal studio is within 5 thousand feet of a children’s playground their may be some angry parents in the audience. :lol: :lol: :lol:
[quote comment="53263"]Can you see “Jacko” mentoring Michael Sarver?[/quote]
I can’t see him mentoring ANY of them.
Can you see “Jacko” mentoring Michael Sarver?
[quote comment="53218"]I hope someone would sing The Way You Make me Feel.[/quote]
that would be my favorite song by Michael so I also hope someone picks it :)
I hope the kids have free reign and get to pick songs which they can actually sing! I’m looking forward to it.
[quote comment="53235"][quote comment="53203"][quote comment="53201"]On yet off topic – OMG DID YOU SEE THE PICS OF MJ AT HIS LONDON PRESS EVENT? He is terrifying looking. It is unbelievable what he ended up doing to himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/michael-jacksons-face-dur_n_172242.html/quote
I saw that!! Crikeys! Frightening! :shocked: :sick:[/quote]
HaHa, Angie’s been hanging out with MJ again :tongue:[/quote]
Hee hee. That aussie time DOES influence me. :tongue:
[quote comment="53203"][quote comment="53201"]On yet off topic – OMG DID YOU SEE THE PICS OF MJ AT HIS LONDON PRESS EVENT? He is terrifying looking. It is unbelievable what he ended up doing to himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/michael-jacksons-face-dur_n_172242.html/quote
I saw that!! Crikeys! Frightening! :shocked: :sick:[/quote]
HaHa, Angie’s been hanging out with MJ again :tongue:
I hope someone would sing The Way You Make me Feel.
[quote comment="53206"]Grrrrr…… why can’t they choose either something more current or something immensely popular to all types of demographics? Because hellooo I’m not a Michael Jackson follower, so it’d be nice to have some knowledge to a majority of the songs on the song list prior to the performances.[/quote]
As bad as Michael Jackson’s life and image has become, I believe he has sold more units than any solo performer in the history of pop. You can’t get a demo much bigger than that.
Grrrrr…… why can’t they choose either something more current or something immensely popular to all types of demographics? Because hellooo I’m not a Michael Jackson follower, so it’d be nice to have some knowledge to a majority of the songs on the song list prior to the performances.
[quote comment="53201"]On yet off topic – OMG DID YOU SEE THE PICS OF MJ AT HIS LONDON PRESS EVENT? He is terrifying looking. It is unbelievable what he ended up doing to himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/michael-jacksons-face-dur_n_172242.html/quote
Seriously, a couple of those pics look like Halloween masks. His face is an absolute mess!
[quote comment="53201"]On yet off topic – OMG DID YOU SEE THE PICS OF MJ AT HIS LONDON PRESS EVENT? He is terrifying looking. It is unbelievable what he ended up doing to himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/michael-jacksons-face-dur_n_172242.html/quote
I saw that!! Crikeys! Frightening! :shocked: :sick:
On yet off topic – OMG DID YOU SEE THE PICS OF MJ AT HIS LONDON PRESS EVENT? He is terrifying looking. It is unbelievable what he ended up doing to himself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/05/michael-jacksons-face-dur_n_172242.html
[quote comment="53197"][quote comment="53193"][quote comment="53188"]I wonder if any of them will try to do the Michael Jackson moves that go along with each song ?[/quote]
Anoop probably will. :)[/quote]
Oh great, all the guys will be crotch-grabbing and wrist-snapping. Somebody bring the hand sanitizer.[/quote]
I forsee lots of “EE HEEs” too.
[quote comment="53193"][quote comment="53188"]I wonder if any of them will try to do the Michael Jackson moves that go along with each song ?[/quote]
Anoop probably will. :)[/quote]
Oh great, all the guys will be crotch-grabbing and wrist-snapping. Somebody bring the hand sanitizer.
[quote comment="53188"]I wonder if any of them will try to do the Michael Jackson moves that go along with each song ?[/quote]
Anoop probably will. :)
[quote comment="53187"]Danny could sing “She’s out of my life” and everyone will cry.[/quote]
I hope not!!!!
I wonder if any of them will try to do the Michael Jackson moves that go along with each song ?
Danny could sing “She’s out of my life” and everyone will cry.
I am hoping to be pleasantly surprised like I was with Dolly Parton week last year. THAT week gave me my most favorite knee-weakening performance by one Mr. Michael Johns. (It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right.)
**crossing fingers**
I dunno, it might not be so bad. It may show some talented sides of the singers that even they didn’t realize they had. I lived through the eighties and Michael Jackson changed the face of pop music and expanded the boundaries of cross over soul pop and rock with the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Paul Mccartney. His legacy in music and life are completely different but there is no denying his talent and creativity as a music artist writer and producer. He is a milestone hit maker to be sure.
This will be a challenge for the contestants and yes it will force many out of their comfort zone but that may not be such a bad thing. there are worse themes, most themes are boring anyway. A Michael theme offers exciting challenges and great possibilities for all the singers. They should all be able to find something they can do. Nobody can do Michael except Michael. I think what the judges will want to see is the singer making the song their own. It wont be easy. :smile:
Of course, as a child of the sixties, I do like that theme, even if it is musical ancient history.
I do think that the themes should be limited to time frames not artists. Elton John week was horrible, because none of the contestants could do Elton justice.
I would still prefer themes such as;
Top 40 from last five years.
Top 40 between five and ten years old.
Top 40 hit from year of HS graduation or last three years.
Top 40 hit from year of birth.
Even if the themes repeated, this would keep the music relatively current and allow the artists to pick songs that suit them.
Michael Jackson night could well spell the end for Michael Sarver. He may be the weakest link, but he should go down on his own merit, not because a stupid theme choice shot him down.
Of course this could have been Alien vs. Predator night, and Michael would still have been right for both parts.
There is a point at which almost every artist needs to just ride off into the sunset. Michael should have moon-walked his way into retirement several years ago.
They could have renamed this “Child Predator” night, but that would be kind of a buzz kill.
Read this same info earlier today on the AI website and thought they were kidding. This is gonna be like a pile of mangled automobiles alongside the highway. You know what you’ll see is awful, but you can’t help looking anyway. Sure, I’ll still tune in, but I’ll keep the remote in hand and my thumb on the mute button.
[quote comment="53150"]I guess next weeks theme will be Whitney Houston songs. After that Stevie Wonder. Then Mariah Carey & Celine Dion. Now who else do the judges hate to hear covers of?[/quote]
yea, the new theme is to set them up for failure. :sick:
Now I’m grumpy. I don’t like Michael Jackson and he’s one of the artists the judges bellyache about when the contestants sing his stuff. Is this a basic lesson in career sabotage?
:angry:
I guess next weeks theme will be Whitney Houston songs. After that Stevie Wonder. Then Mariah Carey & Celine Dion. Now who else do the judges hate to hear covers of?
[quote comment="53128"][quote comment="53127"][quote comment="53121"][/quote]
typo. #11 should read Jasmine singing Girlfriend.[/quote]
Fixed it for you. :wink:[/quote][/quote]
Thank you Joyce, I wish I could do that too.
Don’t they always criticize anyone that picks a michael jackson song? Now they want it to be a theme week….lol
My initial reaction was to laugh and laugh. Now I am feeling very frowny. This is just to hype Michael Jackson’s so-called comeback concert that’s been rumored lately. Somebody decent is going to be going home because they don’t do MJ very well.
I actually like a ton of Michael Jackson’s songs. I just don’t think this theme will work well for quite a few of the contestants
I use to like Michael Jackson many moons ago. But I can’t picture any of them singing HIS songs.
Maybe Adam, though, since he can make his voice high like Michaels ? :blink:
[quote comment="53117"]Does everyone have to dye their hair black, have their nose cut off, and wear a sequinned glove? Just asking. :angel:
Sorry, but this is a horrible theme. :sick:[/quote]
Oh my God, you are tooo funny, Driller ! :biggrin:
Hey Slim, How about a pool on how many times the judges complain that someone wasn’t “contemporary” and was “old fashioned”?
TERRIBLE theme. TERRIBLE. Yes, single artist themes make me grumpy. I am sure some of them will do just fine. However, this may very well mean one of the best ones on the show goes home too early.
Bad bad bad.
[quote comment="53127"][quote comment="53121"][/quote]
typo. #11 should read Jasmine singing Girlfriend.[/quote]
Fixed it for you. :wink:[/quote]
[quote comment="53121"]1. Adam=Thriller
2. Lil=I’ll be there
3.Danny=Ebony and Ivory
4. Alexis=I want to rock with you
5.Allison=Off the wall
6. Matt=Say Say Say
7. Jorge=Man in the mirror
8.Anoop=Dont stop till you get enough
9.Megan=I want you back
10.Scott= Billy Jean
11. Megan= Girl friend
12. Kris= Rockin Robin
13. Michael=Pretty young thing.[/quote]
typo. #11 should read Jasmine singing Girlfriend.
1. Adam=Thriller
2. Lil=I’ll be there
3.Danny=Ebony and Ivory
4. Alexis=I want to rock with you
5.Allison=Off the wall
6. Matt=Say Say Say
7. Jorge=Man in the mirror
8.Anoop=Dont stop till you get enough
9.Megan=I want you back
10.Scott= Billy Jean
11. Jasmine= Girl friend
12. Kris= Rockin Robin
13. Michael=Pretty young thing.
Grrrrrrr….. I hate theme weeks. Why pick contestants of varied genres then expect them to meld into one? You’re asking a country singer to sing Michael Jackson? Sure, they can kind of switch up the song to fit them – as many of them have in the past – but it isn’t always successful. It just comes off as irritating, and results in a good singer being eliminated too early. Pretty much what I said in my “rank the top 13″ post. It’s gonna happen.
Does everyone have to dye their hair black, have their nose cut off, and wear a sequinned glove? Just asking. :angel:
Sorry, but this is a horrible theme. :sick: