MAD TV and American Idol 7 Contestants

MadTV interviews the American Idol 7 contestants on the red carpet, including Constantine and Blake Lewis.

American Idol Theme for April 1, 2008 = Dolly Parton

On Tuesday, April 1, the Top 9 finalists will return to the Idol stage and perform songs by Dolly Parton. Special guest artist Parton will also coach the contestants as they prepare for the performance show.

Here are some of her hit songs that could be performed:
Working 9 to 5
The Bargain Store
Best Woman Wins
Coat Of Many Colours
Country Road
Eagle When She Files
Family
Farther Along
Heartbreaker
I Will Always Love You
If You Need Me
Islands In The Stream

Chris Cornell is OK with David Cook’s Cover Of Billy Jean

Here's a snippet of the interview:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Were you told ahead of time that an Idol contestant was doing your version of “Billie Jean”?

CHRIS CORNELL: No. I had no idea. On my flight back from touring in South Africa, I started receiving messages from my fansite moderator and management [saying] that fans were furious about some American Idol guy who covered my version of “Billie Jean.” It appears the judges had no idea that it was my arrangement and were giving David Cook praise about how brilliant he was in performing the song that way. My fans are very protective and felt David should have volunteered the info [at that point]. Even though he did cover it well, and it was brave of him to try and pull it off.

Were you flattered by the performance?

Very much. It was clear to me [that] he was a big fan as he followed my arrangement down to the T, including the most subtle vocal nuances. I think he did a great job at pulling it off.

Full Article\Interview here: EW

Re: American Idol Videos

Just a note on the performance videos : They will still be available to watch here after the
performances. So just check back here, instead of on my youtube channel.
Thanks

Youtube & Itunes

The youtube videos are no longer active, but be sure to check back here in the future for continued updates.

Here's some Idol and Itunes news. David Cook's version of Billie Jean has taken the #1 song spot and has taken over Mariah Carey.

Top 10 (3/25/08) MP3s - Studio Versions

Below are the MP3s of the Top 10 Studio versions of the songs they performed on Tuesday, March 25. If you want to compare David Cook's version to Chris Cornell's see the post from the other day.

David Cook - Billie Jean (American Idol Studio Version)
Ramiele Malubay - Alone (American Idol Studio Version)
David Archuleta - You're the Voice (American Idol Studio Version)
Michael Johns - We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions (American Idol Studio Version)
Brooke White - Every Breath You Take (American Idol Studio Version)
Jason Castro - Fragile (American Idol Studio Version)
Carly Smithson - Total Eclipse of the Heart (American Idol Studio Version)
Syesha Mercado - If I Was Your Woman (American Idol Studio Version)
Chikezie - If Only for One Night (American Idol Studio Version)

Top 10 - Results - 3/26/08

The Bottom 3 are :

The person that got voted out of American Idol Season 7 on March 26, 2008 is :

Chikezie Eze


Click here to watch the group performance

Click here to watch the Ford commercial

Click here to watch Chikezie being voted out and doing their exit song

Videos & MP3's of tonights Top 10 Performances

Top 10 Performances on March 25. You can read the recaps of each performance below in the previous posts.
Videos: (Click on the name to watch)

Ramiele Malubay
Chikezie
Syesha Mercado
Michael Johns
Brooke White
David Cook
Carly Smithson
David Archuleta
Jason Castro
Kristy Lee Cook

MP3s: Coming soon
Check back on March 27

Here is Chris Cornell's version of Billie Jean, which David Cook based his version on.
Chris Cornell - Carry On - Billie Jean

David Cook - Billie Jean
Ramiele Malubay - Alone
David Archuleta - You're the Voice
Michael Johns - We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions
Brooke White - Every Breath You Take
Jason Castro - Fragile
Carly Smithson - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Syesha Mercado - If I Was Your Woman
Chikezie - If Only for One Night

Top 11 Poll Results

Here are the poll results for the Top 11. New poll for tonight will be up soon.
Which Top 11 Idol Gave the best Performance on the March 10 Show?

Amanda Overmyer	7 (1%)
Kristy Lee Cook	1 (0%)
David Archuleta	102 (28%)
Michael Johns	9 (2%)
Brooke White	19 (5%)
David Cook	36 (10%)
Carly Smithson	24 (6%)
Jason Castro	20 (5%)
Syesha Mercado	19 (5%)
Chikezie Eze	5 (1%)
Ramiele Malubay	112 (31%)

Votes so far: 354

Top 10 - David Archuleta - "You're The Voice"

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David Archuleta performs "You're the Voice" on American Idol Top 10 of Season 7.
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Click HERE to watch his performance on YouTube

Listen to his performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "It was a strange song choice for me ... but it proves once again if you can sing you can sing whatever ... It was still very nice. I don't know the song, but very nice."
Paula: "I think all of us were kind of trying to figure that out ... David you can sing the phone book and we'd fall in love with it."
Simon: "David ... you sang it well in part but I'm going to be honest with you, and this is not going to make me very popular, I actually didn't like the performance at all. I thought it was actually reminiscent of a theme park performance ... It's one of those ghastly songs you sing when you've got like animated creatures with you and everyone joins in together. That's what it reminds me of. I don't think that is you at all, and I'd be amazed if you chose the song yourself because it's not you."

Top 10 - Kristy Lee Cook - "God Bless the USA"

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Kristy Lee Cook performs "God Bless the USA" on American Idol Top 10.
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Click here to watch her performance on YouTube

Listen to the performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "Great song choice .. .Other than some little pitchy spots in the middle I thought it was a very nice performance from you."
Paula: "A very poignant and respectful song, it was a ... very good choice for you ... I've seen better performances from you, but your voice is sounding much stronger. Watch the pitch problems, but you're growing."
Simon: "You're best performance by a mile, I think. That was the most clever song choice I have heard in years ... A brilliant song ... Overall, a good performance and that's going to keep you in the competition."

Top 10 - David Cook - "Billie Jean"

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David Cook performs "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson on American Idol 7 Top 10.
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Click Here to watch his performance on YouTube

Listen to his performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "I think you're probably the most original, the most bold contestant we've ever had ... You might be the one to win the whole lot ... Molten hot."
Paula: [standing] I'm blown away. I can't sit down. I've got to tell you how smart you are, how brave you are and how willing you are to stretch the boundaries. And you do it right to the edge without going over. I think you're brilliant and I think you can [win this thing].
Simon: "David, that was brave. It could have either been insane or amazing, and I have to tell you it was amazing."

Top 10 - Carly Smithson - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

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Carly Smithson performs "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler on American Idol Season 7 Top 10.
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Click Here to watch her performance on YouTube

Listen to her performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "I didn't love it. I liked it ... I didn't like the note at the end, it went a little sharp. I think that wasn't quite the right song for you, it was just okay for me."
Paula: "What I so admire about you is you probably can take every song I'm not crazy about ... and make me go buy it. I loved what you did at the end because that's showing me that you're ... willing to go and stretch yourself into areas that you haven't shown us." Randy started arguing that the run at the end wasn't in tune. "Carly, you could do no wrong tonight."
Simon: "Something didn't quite work, and I think it was because you were so tense and almost uptight during the performance that I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I was going to ... I think parts of the song you sang very well, but ... something didn't quite work there ... I think you've got to just lighten up a little bit."

Top 10 - Michael Johns - "We Are The Champions"

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Michael Johns performs "We are the Champions" by Queen on the Top 10 of American Idol Season 7.
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Click HERE to watch his performance on YouTube

Listen to his performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "Finally, you believe in yourself and you use that big old voice you got ... That was the best performance, for me, since you've been on this show."
Paula: "For any time that any one of us have every said you haven't found your right song, well we can shut our mouths on this one. This is your ... shining moment and I'm so proud of you ... It was fantastic."
Simon: "This is the first time with you I saw star potential, because you just got it right ... You look like a front person, you were confident, you performed well. For me, it was the only memorable performance of the night so far."

Top 10 - Brooke White - "Every Breath You Take"

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Brooke White performs "Every Breath You Take" by The Police on American Idol season 7 Top 10.
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Click HERE to watch her performance on YouTube

Listen to her performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "I thought the front part of it was pretty good. I liked that you started it and you go "wait a minute, no this is not right (*sarcasm*) ... But when you got like the bridge and went to the out chorus I did not love the arrangement with band coming in ... I was waiting for something else different to happen. I almost would have loved it if you would have just stayed without the band and made it more interesting on your own. It was just okay for me." (to truly relive these comments, intersperse Brooke saying "OK" between every few words.)
Paula: "I enjoyed this performance so much more than last week's ... You have [your own niche] ... so that's a great thing and I think your consistent. This is great."
Simon: "I totally agree with Randy, which is if you'd have just stayed you on the piano that actually would have sounded much more cool. The minute it picked up tempo and the band joined in it made it very old-fashioned, but ... you've just gotta work this out ... The first half when it started, even with the mistake, it was fantastic. But, better than last week." (to truly relive these comments, intersperse Brooke saying "Thank you" between every few words.)

Top 10 - Chikezie - "If Only For One Night"

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Chikezie Eze performs "If Only For One Night" by Luther Vandross on the American Idol Top 10 of Season 7.
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Click HERE to watch his performance on YouTube

Listen to his performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "It's interesting you following Syesha with that other "oldie but goody" gem ... For her, she ... made it at least younger feeling. This went back to a very old school ... I don't know, man, I didn't love it for you ... It wasn't hip and cool. It wasn't that vibe that ... I love ... It was just alright for me."
Paula: "I disagree ... It's a good throwback ... I think that you did a great job and ... did amazing with the texture of your vocals. You're a really great singer."
Simon: "I think you sang it well. Having said that, I thought the performance actually was very cheesy."

Top 10 - Syesha Mercado - "If I Were Your Woman"

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Syesha Mercado performs "If I Were your Woman" by Stephanie Mills on Top 10 of American Idol Season 7.
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Click Here to watch her performance on YouTube

Listen to the performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "This is a good moment for you, for me ... I think this is the best I've ever heard you sing ... I think this is the best you've ever sounded ... I think it was stellar, I think it was unbelievable, I'm shocked, I'm loving it, yes! Yes! We've got another competitor in the competition ... Blazing hot!"
Paula: "This is going to be the moment that everyone remembers where Syesha flipped it and became the dark horse who's going to sail on through. You were fantastic. Everything about it ... Your upper register, your lower, everything was pitch-perfect ... It was brilliant."
Simon: "It was definitely the best so far ... I don't think the end part of the song was as good as Randy thought ... I think there is a limit on your vocal and I think that song stretched it."

Top 10 - Jason Castro - "Fragile"

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Jason Castro performs "Fragile" by Sting on the Top 10 of American Idol 7.
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Click HERE to watch his performance on YouTube

Listen to his performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "That's one of my favorite songs. That was a very good choice of song. I don't know if you did anything different with it vocally ... I thought it was very nice and pleasant ... I'm still waiting to see that jump out vocal performance, but it was nice."
Paula: "I think you're staying true to who you are, and those are the songs that are your niche ... I don't think we saw anything different that makes us go 'Wow, Jason did something different' ... So you kind of doing it a little safe in your zone, but that's who you are."
Simon: "I think you've had two bad weeks and I think it's time that you start taking this a little bit more seriously ... That was the equivalent of someone basking outside the subway station ... The way that you played the guitar on the track was clumsy. Everything about it was too laid back, too much in your own world ... You are somebody, Jason, as you proved when you sang 'Hallelujah' who is potentially even maybe a winner. But you're not gonna win if you keep doing that week after week."

Top 10 - Ramiele Malubay - "Alone"

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Ramiele Malubay performs “Alone” by Carrie Underwood on American Idol Top 10
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Listen to the performance here:

Commentary:
Randy: "It wasn't the right song choice for you ... It's a little too big of a song ... for you to sing ... It was a little pitchy all over the place."
Paula: "I'm really glad America's heard you sing and how big your voice is. People don't know you barely have a voice right now ... I give you a tremendous amount of credit ... for doing what you did because you're really sick ... I'm hoping you stay through and keep going because you're a very big talent in a little small package."
Simon: "I didn't think it was as bad as Randy said ... The first part of the song was okay ... In the middle it all got a bit shrieky and shouty ... After what you sang last week, which I thought was appalling and you managed to survive, then you're gonna get through on that performance. No question about it."

SPOILERS - Who Sings What on Tonight's Top 10 Song Performances

Here are the spoilers for tonights show:

Syesha Mercado -- 1987's "If I Were Your Woman" by Stephanie Mills

David Cook -- 1983's "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson

Carly Smithson -- 1983's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler

Chikezie -- 1985's "If Only For One Night" by Luther Vandross

Brooke White -- 1983's "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

Jason Castro -- 1987's "Fragile" by Sting

Ramiele Malubay -- 1987's "Alone" by Heart

Michael Johns -- 1978's "We Are the Champions" by Queen

Kristy Lee Cook -- 1984's "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood

David Archuleta -- 1990's "You're the Voice" by David Foster with Jeff Pescetto

Source: TMZ's Mole

News & Tonight's Show

The mp3s for last week's top 11 performances has been added to the post below.
Check back later tonight after the show for videos and recaps for tonight's top 10 performances.

The top 10 finalists will return to the Idol stage tonight and perform songs from the year they were born.

Spoilers will possibly posted here in a few hours.

Top 11 - Results - 3/19/08

The results are in and the person that got voted out is:

Amanda Overmyer

Click here to watch Amanda being voted out and performing out

Click here to watch Kellie Pickler perform her single

Click here to watch the Top 11 perform their group song

Click here to watch making of the ford video and the video

Videos & MP3's of tonights Top 11 Performances

Videos (Click the name to watch video):
David Archuleta
David Cook
Carly Smithson
Brooke White
Syesha Mercado
Jason Castro
Ramiele Malubay
Chikezie
Kristy Lee Cook
Michael Johns
Amanda Overmyer


MP3s:

David Archuleta - The Long and Winding Road (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
David Cook - Day Tripper (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Carly Smithson - Blackbird (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Brooke White - Here Comes the Sun (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Syesha Mercado - Yesterday (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Jason Castro - Michelle (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Ramiele Malubay - I Should Have Known Better (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Chikezie - I've Just Seen a Face (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Kristy Lee Cook - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Michael Johns - A Day In the Life (American Idol Studio Version) - Single
Amanda Overmyer - Back In the U.S.S.R. (American Idol Studio Version) - Single

Sources for the pics: Rickey.org (Good site)

Ramiele Malubay - “I Should Have Known Better” - American Idol 7 Top 11

Ramiele Malubay performs “I Should Have Known Better” on American Idol Top 11

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Listen to her performance here:

Itunes link here:
Click Here to watch her performance on YouTube

Randy: "I wasn't jumping up and down ... You showed that confidence I know is in there ... You did your thing ... It was alright."
Paula: "Definitely better than last week ... There is something about your voice when you sing ballads that allows you to really show your range. I want very much for you to get back in that zone ... and show people what you got and pick the right song."
Simon: "It sounded like Chikezie was on the harmonica. Honestly, the problem was I like you a lot. You've got a fantastic personality. You're lots of fun. The track sounded terrible. It sounded very amateurish, the whole thing ... You chose the mediocre song and didn't show the best of your ability, so it is what it is."

Chikezie - “I’ve Just Seen a Face” - American Idol 7 Top 11

Chikezie performs “I’ve Just Seen a Face” on American Idol Top 11

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Listen to his performance here:

Itunes link here
Click Here to watch his performance on YoutTube

Randy: "It sounded like it could make a good country song. I liked it when it went to the fast part. The slow part I didn't quite get, but you need all that up-tempo stuff to use all that energy you got, so I like that. The harmonica was a very weird strange arrangement ... It was strange to me."
Paula: "I disagree. I think you're showing who you are ... When you sing it is so pure, on pitch, beautiful and then you show a whole different side of you ... I get a whole scope of who you are and I love it ... You did it again."
Simon: "It started off okay and then you played the harmonica which was, literally atrocious, and then it turned into "Achy Breaky Heart" at the end ... It was like a lot of different artists. I actually thought it was ... gimmicky."