Showing posts with label carly smithson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carly smithson. Show all posts
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Idol Headlines ~ 7/21/08
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Guitar Hero World Tour Commercial
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Idols Live! Tour ~ Set List
Here is the complete set list for the Idols Live! Tour:
Chikezie:
“I Believe to My Soul” (Donnie Hathaway)
“Caught Up” (Usher)
“So High” (John Legend)
Chikezie:
“I Believe to My Soul” (Donnie Hathaway)
“Caught Up” (Usher)
“So High” (John Legend)
Ramiele:
“I Want You Back" (Jackson 5)
“Love Will Lead You Back” (Taylor Dane)
“If I Never See Your Face Again” (Maroon 5)
Michael:
“We Will Rock You/We are the Champions” (Queen)
“It’s All Wrong But It's All Right” (Dolly Parton)
“Dream On” (Aerosmith)
Kristy Lee:
“Squeezin the Love Outta You” (Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
“God Bless The USA” (Lee Greenwood)
“Cowgirls” (Kerry Harvick)
Carly:
“Bring Me to Life” (Evanescence)
“Crazy on You” (Heart)
“I Drove All Night” (Cyndi Lauper)
Brooke:
“Let it Be” (Beatles) *piano*
"1,2,3,4" (Feist) *guitar*
“Yellow” (Coldplay) *piano*
Group song: "Pride" (U2) - Only the contestants who have performed thus far participate, IGB footage on screen
Intermission
Guitar Hero video: Top 10 dressed 70's-style, lipsynch to “We’re an American Band” (Grand Funk Railroad)
Jason:
“Over the Rainbow” (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole version) *ukulele*
“Crazy” (Gnarls Barkley) *guitar*
“What a Day for a Daydream” (The Lovin' Spoonful) *guitar*
Syesha:
“Umbrella” (Rihanna)
“If I Aint Got You” (Alicia Keys)
“Listen” (Beyoncé)
David Archuleta:
“Angels” (Robbie Williams) *piano*
“Apologize” (One Republic)
“Stand By Me” (Ben E. King) with “Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston) interlude
“When You Say You Love Me” (Josh Groban)
David Cook:
“Hello” (Lionel Richie) *Original AC guitar*
“Time of My Life” (David Cook)
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (Aerosmith)
“My Hero” (Foo Fighters) *NEW AC guitar not seen on the show*
ENCORE: “Billie Jean” (Chris Cornell version) *NEW AC guitar not seen on the show*
Group number: “Please Don’t Stop the Music” (Rihanna)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Idols Live Tour ~ Glendale, AZ ~ Spoilers
The tour kicked off in Glendale, AZ today and spoilers are trickling in from Idol Chatter and MJs Big Blog.I will be attending the San Diego show tomorrow and post when I get back.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Larry King's Top 10 Q&A
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Top 10 on Larry King Live
David Cook interview
David Archuleta interview
The David's interviewed together
Syesha & Jason join in
Brooke & Carly
Kristy, Michael (via satellite), Ramiele & Chikezie
The top 10 (sans MJ) list their song picks for the tour, their Idol yearbook superlatives, and sing a little "Freedom"
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Michael & Carly on Ellen
Michael Johns and Carly Smithson were in Chicago Saturday for a special taping of the Ellen DeGeneres show which will air Tuesday. They were personally invited by Ellen and performed two duets together: U2's "One" and Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Coming."
You can read more about the taping here.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Black Vest of Doom Strikes Again
It's Wednesday, which means Ryan is dressed in his undertaker's suit in memoriam of the soon-to-be axed contestant.
This. Is. American. Idol. Wave to the judges! (Paula looks especially good tonight.)
This week's group song has Andrew Lloyd Webber behind the piano as the top 6 perform "All I Ask of You." It is not particularly memorable, as there are no chest bumps, butt bumps, rockstar kicks or Idol side-stepping.
This summer's Idols Live! Tour will kick off in Glendale, AZ, home of our current Idol Jordin Sparks, and finish in Tulsa, OK the current residence of our next American Idol David Cook. (Coincidence? I think not.)
Roll recap footage from the previous night's performances.
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is then asked to join Ryan in the uncomfortable chat chairs which also moonlight as the b3/b2 stools of doom, which I find amusing. ALW is such a unique and strange-looking individual that it is quite awkward to watch him for say, more than a second. (My co-worker asked me if he was special or just eccentric. I wasn't quite sure of the answer. Mad genius?) He is asked about Brooke's re-start, Jason's off-the-wall song choice and what he'd call a love song written for Simon and Pauler.
Commercials, including this week's Ford Video which is set to the tune of "Tainted Love" as sung by the fabulous Danny Noriega (I wish). Archie plays a comic book artist whose superhero drawings of the other Idols come to life. Everyone has weird hair and Jason gets a chin tattoo that was literally inspired by Carly's husband Tom.
Fantasia postage stamps are on sale now with proceeds benefiting IGB.
Then the President and the First Lady thank us for helping raise over $65 million for IGB in a video clip.
Time for some results. "The David's" are called center-stage. Cook is asked why he didn't change the arrangement of "Music of the Night." The answer is: so as not to be predictable. Archuleta is not called out on forgetting the lyrics at any point, yet we hear about Brooke's blunder at least four times. The David's are safe, Simon is eating and Castro is yawning.
More commercials, then roll tape of previous Idols who have made it big on Broadway. Diana DiGarmo, Fantasia and LaKisha Jones (who's in the audience) have already had their time in the spotlight, but so we focus on two previous contestants who are currently making curtain calls: Tamyra Gray is starring as Mimi in RENT (I really have got to see this) and Clay Aiken is performing in Spamalot. Both are happy and well, and Clay's newest album drops May 6th.
Time for the performance I've been most looking forward to, as new pop sensation Leona Lewis takes the stage with the hit "Bleeding Love." My BFF, who is a DIEHARD Kelly Clarkson fan recently admitted that Leona's version of "Without You" blew Kelly's out of the water, which is just one example of how awesome this chick is. Leona has freakin' fire ignite on the stage which makes Miley's malfunctioning fog machines and Mariah's glittery mic stand look like toys in comparison. I have got to download this album.
We continue on in our Noah's Ark style elimination, as the contestants are summoned two-by-two. It's Syesha and Brooke's turn in the spotlight, Brooke proves that she's aware of her new nickname, and my theory that sympathy votes might save her is correct. She is safe, Syesha is in the b2.
Commercials, then the final two contestants learn their fate. Even though he had a rough night, Jason is safe and Carly (who gave her obnoxious T-shirt to a kid because it was too ugly to actually wear) joins Syesha in the b2.
Both are asked to sing, and Syesha proves that an outfit and some choreography CAN make a difference as--while the vocals are about the same--her reprisal of "One Rock 'n Roll Too Many" is nowhere near as captivating.
After over 38 million votes, it is Irish Eyes and her doomed black vest who is bid adieu. Roll tape of her journey, which includes at least three shots of her buddying up with Brooke. Forgive me, but at no point do I remember those two EVER acting chummy--they are about as different as night and day. Methinks it's an editing trick to try and sway some of Carly's votes Brooke's way, which is pretty ridiculous considering their differences and the fact most of the Fighting Irish have already pledged to vote for D-Cook since they are actual friends with similar musical styles. Carly takes it all in stride in what is one of the classiest exits ev-ah. Go Carly!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Music of The...Sorry I Forgot the Words
It's Andrew Lloyd Webber week on American Idol, although for some it seems more like an episode of Don't Forget the Lyrics.
Let's see how the Super Six fared, shall we?
Underdog Syesha Mercado opens the show with "One Rock 'n Roll Too Many" from Starlight Express. Talk about working the stage--girl stands atop the piano, lounges on it, slides off, saunters across the stage and dances with Ricky. It's altogether sultry, sexy and smokin' hot. Although she manages to keep it from being over-the-top animation-wise, this performance only confirms that she is destined for Broadway instead of the top of the Billboard charts. Will this be Syesha's "Don't Rain on My Parade" (aka the knockout performance that LaToya London left on)? Maybe. But only because she has the smallest fan base and went first. A
Jason Castro admits that like me, he's quite the ALW novice. He also supplies the funniest line of the evening when he says, "I didn't even know it was about...I didn't know a cat was singing (Memory from Cats)...it's kind of a popular song." What he doesn't mention is that he's actually very sick (ironic, since he was the only one to break AI's new "no touching" policy last week. Anyone think TPTB might have purposely sent some germs his way to teach him a lesson?) While I respect Jason's decision not to make excuses (we surely would have heard about it at least three times had one of the girls been in his shoes), I think more voters would have had pity on him if armed with that information. Because, well, there's nothing really good to say about this performance except that--unlike "Michelle" which haunts me to this day--at least it's a forgettable trainwreck. D+
Newly minted Worster Brooke White chooses to sing "You Must Love Me" from the film "Evita." She starts, loses a lyric, apologizes, and asks to start over, thus one-upping herself for the Most Obvious Error In American Idol History. OUCH. I sincerely feel bad for Brooke because let's face it: how many of us would like to have our most embarrassing moment broadcast live on national television? The song is wobbly and a bit uncomfortable to watch but she does manage to get through it and judging without crying or talking back. (Why does the Brittenum twin's "My spirit, has been broken" keep ringing in my ears?) Will pity votes and The Site Which Shall Remain Nameless be enough to save her? Maybe, maybe not. C-
In lieu of a real interview, David Archuleta is asked to allow a family of six poorly-dressed sisters (I have no choice but to stereotype and assume they are Mormon) hug him (hey, what happened to the no-touching policy?) He chooses to sing "Think of Me" from Phantom and try and follow ALW's advice by keeping his eyes open. (Man, first they take away his lip-licking, now his closed-eyes. At this rate he'll be gasp-free by the finale.) Despite some serious lyric flubbing and gasping, I actually kinda sorta enjoyed parts of this. B-
Carly "Irish Eyes" Smithson wanted to sing Phantom's "All I Ask of You" but ALW steered her towards her second choice of "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar. While it was upbeat and suited her personality, somehow I don't think this blasphemous song picked up any of Kristy Lee's middle-America votes. I also don't see it burning up the iTunes charts, and once again feel that songs about Jesus (neither for nor against) belong on Idol. B-
David Cook listened to my pillow talk suggestion and went with Phantom's "Music of the Night." What I forgot to mention (seeing as how I had other things on my mind...) is that I wanted him to either show off his piano skills and/or rock out the arrangement. My bad. David keeps it traditional and proves to all the nay-sayers that yes, he has a voice and it is in-credible. Oh, and the sign David's mom is wielding is so big I think The Other Woman might have been hiding behind it. A
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B-3 prediction: I can say with certainty that the David's are safe. Other than that, I think they are all vulnerable for different reasons and it's too close to call.
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