Cook beats Archuleta by 12 million votes.

Did we see that coming? Even though the night before the judges tried to sway the audience into voting for Archie. Bad, bad judges. But at least Simon apologized to Cook before the winner was announced. Maybe he knew the results before hand and was trying to save face?

So what did you think of the show?

Can anyone say “Blast from the Past”? Does anyone even know who Donna Summers is (err was)? Seeing her being ‘helped’ down the stairs was a bit depressing. And Bryan Adams looks so old. Nothing like making us ‘old timers’ feel much older by putting them up there.

I have to admit I enjoyed Cook singing with ZZ Top. He seemed to fit right in with his raspy voice. And ZZ Top is from ‘my time’, so I could get into it. “Sharp Dressed Man” brought back some good memories. So that was the best part of the show for me.

The worst part (for me) was having to watch Jason Castro sing again. Funny, he sang by himself (they couldn’t find anyone to match up with him like they did with everyone else?) and I couldn’t find the link on YouTube. I guess I wasn’t the only one who didn’t care to see him again.

So David Cook is the New American Idol. I wonder how many people are happy with the outcome, and how many of you are disappointed. I liked both of the David’s, but I am glad Cook won. It could have gone either way for me and I would have been happy.

If you missed it, or would like to see it again, here are some links from YouTube. I think I got them all (except Jason’s).

Enjoy…and hopefully we will see you next year. (The song names link to videos.)

• David Archuleta and David Cook sang “Hero” together.

• David Archuleta sang “Apologize” with One Republic.

• David Cook sang “Sharp Dressed Man” with ZZ Top.

• Syesha sang “Waiting for you” with Seal.

• Jason sang “Hallelujah” with…himself.

• Brook White sang “Teach Your Children” with Graham Nash.

• Carly Smithson and Michael Johns sang “The Letter” together.

• The TOP 6 WOMEN sang with Donna Summer, “Stomp Your Feet”.

• The TOP 6 MEN sang with Bryan Adams, “I Thought I’d See Everything”.

• The Final 12 sang with George Michael - Click for Video

• David Cook sang “Time of My Life” at the show’s end.
(also Winner Announced and Simon’s apology to Cook)

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• Jonas Brothers sang “S.O.S.”

• Jordan Sparks sang “One Step at a Time” - [ Video was Removed ]

• Carrie Underwood sang “Last Name”

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• Gladys Knight and Her NEW Pips - Click for Video 

• Jimmy Kimmel - Click for Video - [ Video was Removed ]

• The Love Guru “Pitka” - [ Video was Removed ]

• The Funny Auditions Recapped

• And of course, Renaldo Lapuz singing “I Am Your Brother” - [ Edit by Orion ]

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Tags: 5/21/08, American Idol, Archie, Bryan Adams, Carly Smithson, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Donna Summers, Final 12, Funny Auditions, George Michael, Gladys Knight, Graham Nash, Hero, Jason Castro, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonas Brothers, Jordan Sparks, Love Guru, Michael Johns, New Pips, One Republic, Pitka, Seal, Sharp Dressed Man, Simon, Top 6 Idols, Winner, youtube, ZZ Top
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[ Edit: Jason Castro was eliminated ]

I just caught Fox News and they showed results for viewer call-ins. They asked people to vote on who they thought should go home tomorrow night and 74% voted for Jason Castro.

Here is what everyone sang:

• Jason Castro: “I Shot the Sherriff” by Bob Marley and “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Bod Dylan
• Syesha Mercado: “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner and “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke
• David Archuleta: “Stand by Me” by Ben E King and “Love Me Tender” by Elvis
• David Cook: “Hungry Like The Wolf” by Duran Duran and “Baby O’Riley” by Duran Duran

Hopefully Jason will be going home. Even Simon told him (during his critique) to “pack your bags“. He really did awful tonight. More than usual I mean. He forgot the lyrics (for the second song) and looked so out of place for “Rock and Roll” night. Jason is more of a mellow kinda guy and he did not look comfortable. When he was up there performing he was moving his arms around, kinda bouncing, and trying to act like a rocker (first song), but it looked more like he was a puppet and someone was working the strings (but doing it wrong). I almost had to leave the room I was so embarrassed for him.

[ edit: Jason supposedly mouthed the words "Don't Vote" after he sang. I need to watch the video again and see it. But it mentions it in this article. If he did say it then He Sucks (well, sucks more now. I thought he sucked before.). ]

Syesha was sexay. (lol) I feel funny saying that because I’m a woman, but it was obvious even to me. Randy was drooling and gave her a great critique. I even called in and voted for her several times. I really hope she doesn’t get booted off before Jason. THAT would be so wrong.

David A. and David C. did good, as usual. Although the judges did praise David A. the most (even Simon).

I really hope David C. wins this thing. Not only is he a great singer but he has stage presence. David A. sings great but he’s still young and needs some work. David C. has that advantage over him, I think.

Categories: American Idol
Tags: American Idol, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Paula, Randy, Simon, Syesha
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[ Edit: Brooke White was eliminated ]

This week’s Idol theme was Neil Diamond songs. Each person sang two songs each. Went smoothly besides Paula having a brain-lapse at half time and thinking Castro sang twice. Guess they were moving too fast for her, or maybe she just wanted Castro’s turn to be over already.

Jason Castro: Castro sang Forever in Blue Jeans and September Morning. Yet again, Castro clearly shows his lack of skill at being a vocalist. Both performances were easily forgettable and very boring. Why is this ‘tard still in the competition?

David Cook: David sang both I’m Alive and All I Really Need Is You. Again, Cook is the man and his performances were excellent on each count.

Brooke White: Brooke murdered, er, sang I’m A Believer and I Am I Said. God, what is there really to say about her? She still can’t remember lyrics, had to write some on her hands. The playing of instruments by her is getting old as well. It just distracts her and makes her sing even worse. Focus on SINGING, not playing. She’s also boring to watch, just stands (or sits) there motionless. Her vocals are bad, her performance is bad. How is she still in this as well?

David Archuleta: Archuleta sang Sweet Caroline and Coming to America. Along with Cook, this David shows he has the talent and what it takes to win Idol. His performances were great tonight. He didn’t seem to be as shy as normal either, which is good.

Syesha Mercado: Syesha sang Hello Again and Thank the Lord for the Night. Her performances like previous ones were good, but she doesn’t seem to really stand out.

I’m betting the bottom two are going to be Brooke again, and probably Syesha. Hopefully Brooke will finally get knocked off.

I’d prefer to see Castro get his lame ass kicked out, really getting sick of him. Just can’t see it happening.

Categories: American Idol
Tags: American Idol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brooke White, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado
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[ Edit: Carly Smithson was eliminated ]

Andrew Lloyd Webber was the mentor for American Idol’s remaining top 6 this week.

• Brooke White: “You must love me” from Evita
• Jason Castro: “Memory” from Cats
• Carly Smithson: “Jesus Christ Superstar” from Jesus Christ Superstar
• Syesha Mercado: “One rock and roll too many” from Starlight Express
• David Archuleta: “Think Of Me” from Phantom Of The Opera
• David Cook: “Music Of The Night” from Phantom Of The Opera

The two people that seemed to be out of their element tonight were Brooke and Jason. Simon said Brooke seemed to be straining while she sang (which is exactly what I was thinking) and she messed up in the beginning, forgetting the lyrics (which made her look worse at the end). So (again), she had to stop and start her song over. Jason was boring, boring, boring. He_has_no_oomph. Simon’s response: It was the longest two minutes of his life (Girls, you really need to get past the “oh he’s so cute!” phase and see him for where he is at this stage of the competition. Compared to the other 5 (well 4, if we exclude Brooke) he_sucks.)

And for you Jason lovers (gags) this is for you.

Carly rocked. She put on a really good show. She was having fun, really getting into it. I really really hope she doesn’t get booted off before Brooke and Jason. I have that strange feeling though that people just can not get passed her appearance/tattoo, and_that_sucks for her.

Syesha’s performance was sexay, but yet…I couldn’t help noticing a few pitchy points at times. (damn Randy haha) She put on a good show though, like Carly did. I was ‘entertained’ and enjoyed it.

David A. is so funny. The kid sings so good, seems perfectly comfortable when he’s up there on stage singing. But once he stops and stands in front of the judges he loses it. Suddenly there is this dorky acting, shy kid standing there. haha It’s_cute. But that’s not point, is it. He sings damn good, especially for someone so young (17). And of course he did great tonight (was there any doubt?). I don’t think anyone has to worry about him getting the boot tonight.

I was a little worried for David Cook. He wasn’t exactly in his element tonight now was he. BUT, as usual, he pulled it off (even though Simon wasn’t too excited about his performance).

Okay so who will get the boot this week? I’m hoping for Brooke or Jason…leaning more towards Brooke though. To me she has now replaced the annoying Kristy. She’s going to hang around just to annoy the shit out of me.

Categories: American Idol
Tags: American Idol, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elimination, Jason Castro, Randy, Simon, Syesha Mercado
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