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American Idol Season 7 Episode 20
Hello. Welcome to the show. I'm ryan searest.
There's been a lot of buildup to this momenT.
Well, the wait is over.
Say hello to our new set, america.
Looking good. Nice job, andy, putting this thing together.
And john, take a few shots.
Show them around, buddy.
There you go. Look at that.
Bigger and better than ever.
Lots of acton going to happen right here on this stage.
The crew has been working since thursday loading this in.
Show us what these lights can do, my man.
And rickey has moved up in the world.
Hi, rickeY. Good to see you up there.
The band is in their very own penthouse.
Let's hear it, guys.
And take a look at this audience in the bleachers!
Good to have you with us.
Plus, this year, we have our very own mosh pit right in front of the judgeS.
Hi, girls. Thanks for coming to the show.
And what would american iidol be without the brilliant judges themselves?
Please say hi to randy jackson!
There is only one in the world.
And we call her paula abdul.
I would button that up.
Ryan, this is inappropriate.
There are kids watchinG.
Simon cowell, ladies and gentlemen.
Let's not forget our talent.
It is your "american idol" top 12!
Here they are.
One of these faces is your next american idol.
Guys, go get set and good luck tonight. Okay?
We will see you in just a couple of minutes.
Now, things may look a little different but the drill is the same.
Tonight, the top 12 perform one song each.
You vote for your favorite at the end of the show.
As for the music, such an important night called for a very special theme.
And we are honored to open the lennon-mccartney song book. Take a look.
In 1957, two teenagers from liverpool embarked on a songwriting partnership that
would define a generation and change the face of musi forever.
John lennon and paul mccartney didn't just write number one hits for themselves.
Influenced by early-american rock and roll,
they even wrote songs for other top british actsts of the time.
Even their competition for the number one spot, the rolling stones.
As with any successful partnership, their music was a meeting of two very different minds.
Paul's writing was considered to be melodic, positive and upbeat.
John's was rhythmic, intro specktive and revealing.
As the 60's rolled on and their lives changed radically,
the duo pushed the envelope, drawing inspiration from art,
literature, and the world around them.
Lennon and mccartney had the strongest influence on pop music of any songwriter in the rock era.
Every lennon and mccartney song counted.
They had more number one songs than any other songwriters.
No one has even come close.
The musical ingenuity has left an incredible and enduring legacy.
Their songs have lasted.
People are still recording them today.
They will be for decades to come.
Before we start, let's get a little direction from our judges.
Randy, I use the word "enduring.
" Why are these songs enduring?
These are some of the greatest songs in the history of music, ryaN.
These boys put it down, dude.
The best ever. These songs will be around forever.
They are true copyrights.
They will last forever.
Paula, thinking about how big tonight is and these great songs,
how should they play it tonight?
Well, these songs are full of melody.
If you sing the song straight, it pays great tribute.
For those who are going to take the risk, it better be worth the reward.
Some of them can change it up.
Mr. Cowell, so good to see you, buddy.
In general, the difficulty level of these songs.
It depends which ones you choose.
Would you say that more than 50% of the songs we may hear tonight are difficult?
If you choose "she loves you, " it is easy.
If you choose "ysterday, " it is difficult.
All right.
We look for more colorful insight as the hours go on tonight.
Likewise.
The best sox in musical history.
We have given them one of the biggest platforms in showbiz.
First up is syesha mercadO.
I'm from sarasota, florida.
I'm currently a resident of miami.
Back home, I'm a student at fiu.
I'm also a working actress.
I remember growing up, I was always, like,
active in everything and active musically and in dance and all that kind of good stuff.
And I remember being surrounded by musiC.
My mom is a singeR.
She sang all the time around the house.
I remember as a kid, being in the back seat with my mom and dad
and listening to the oldies station.
It is exciting. Because you know,
now I'm actually getting the chance to do some music that I grew up listening to.
I am singing "got to get you into my life. "
I love this song.
And I felt that it was a song that I could really get into
and show a little bit more of my personality.
I'm excited to perform on this big stage.
Like, who wouldn't be?
It is "american idol.
" And I'm going to be right there just singing my heart out.
Taken from the album "revolver" in 1966, the song is "got to get you into my life.
" The singer, syesha.
Nice arrangement of that beatles song.
Kind of the earth, wind, and fire arrangement.
Yes?
A little bit of this anD.
That you know, it started rough for me at first.
There were some pitch problems.
By the middle of it, you got into it.
It is a big old fun song.
You haveo like, loosen up and fly with it.
Sometimes I think you are thinking vocally.
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It was all right for me. It was all right.
Syesha, you know you are a good singer.
In fact, you are a very good singer.
And it started off pitch.
We were getting a little confused.
But midway through, you found your zone.
And then it is like, then there is syeshA.
You know, this big voice.
And you look fantastic.
You sounded great from the midway through to the end.
Okay, cool.
I thought it was better than all right, randy.
I thought it was a great choice of song.
Oh, my god.
I do.
I just think you looked very, very nervous.
You have to get past that.
But I thought you were much better than you were last week.
All right.
Syesha mercado, america.
Picking up on what simon said about the nerveS.
What is it like to be in this studio with all these people?
Well, actually, I like this stage better than the other stage.
You feed off the energy? -Yeah.
You can feed off of everybody else's energY.
So I like it.
You have the fan club down here.
Good luck. OK?
Thank you. Good to see you.
For syesha:
You have two hours to vote. Not until the end of the show.
Good luck. Thank you very much.
More from lennon and mccartney when we come back livE.
Chikezie and ramiele on this stage. Hang on.
You are watching "american idol" live.
A very special show tonight.
The top 12 celebrating the songs of mccartney and lennoN.
Chikezie is up next.
Chikezie, you have come a long way from working security at lax.
Going through people's bagS.
Have you gone through paula's bags?
No. I mean, every time she comes to the airport,
my coworkers kind of... They kind of set it up.
Sorry, paulA. We set you up every single time.
They set it up.
The question is, is it safe to travel with her, though?
Yes. She is very good at the airport.
How did you feel last week?
You looked like, in the results show, when we gave those results to you,
you looked like you thought you were goinG.
I did.
You thought it in your head.
You know what? It was a great night.
I did a decent job.
When it came down to it, I was like, you know what?
Danny is such a loveable guy.
I could see a lot of people would want him to keep going.
I went on a good note.
I had a good song.
I was ready to go home.
Let's make it a good one tonight. Okay?
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I'm from inglewood, california.
A little city outside of L. A.
It is really close to lax where I worked for a while.
Basically, a security guy at the airport,
I tell you you can't have your water.
Checking bagS. You know, that is me.
Sorry. . Growing up, I was basically raised on nigerian cultural music. Not american music.
I was practicing for the show.
My mom started singing along with me.
The first thing that came to my mind, I was like,
how do you know these songs?
"We listened to it all the time back at home. "
I was trying to play catch-up.
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Oh, gosH. I love you mom, but come on. Come on.
Tonight I'm going to be singing "she's a woman. "
One of the earlier recordings.
Hopefully, everybody will enjoy it.
With his own flavor on "she's a woman, " here is chikezie.
Chikezie, maN.
Dawg, let me tell you something, man.
I was thoroughly entertained.
Who knew?
Chikezie, man, look!
First of all, let me tell you this.
I love the arrangement. I was starting with the whole down soutH...
I was looking for the jug and the whole thing.
All that stuff.
Who knew you had the falsetto?
Chikezie smashed it!
Chikezie, this is exactly...
When ryan asked me the question, what should they do and I said
"those who take a risk, the greater the reward, "
you started with oh brother where art thou type of vibe.
Then you turned it into a rock vibe.
That is the chikezie I knew.
I knew this was going to happen when you hit the top 12.
I was been waiting for this.
The reward paid off, my deaR.
The reward paid off.
I'm really surprised.
I actually agree with these two.
I mean, chikezie,
what I loved about other than the fact that
you look like you were completely drunk halfway through
the performance is that unlike the first singer, you actually have changed within a week.
You kind of took control over the stagE.
The stage didn't control you.
It was certainly a unique version of the song.
I thought you were terrific.
We like to see that enthusiasm, man.
Move around on this stagE.
Feel it, baby! Feel it!
Work this stage, chikezie!
Work it!
It's all you!
Attaboy, yeah!
All right!
That's what it's about, man!
This is a big deal. Top 12.
Feel that sweat.
You got us all fired up now, baby.
All right.
Chikezie's numbers:
Thank you very much, chikezie.
Another classic for you now.
It is ramiele.
I'm from miramar, florida.
I work at a sushi place.
I have to do side jobs.
I pour soy sauce in little cups.
When I go home, I smell like soy sauce.
It is a wonderful job.
I come from a musical family.
My sister play it is guitar, the drums.
We kind of figured we would put two together.
She will play the guitar.
I'll sing just for fun.
My family is from the philippines.
Growing up, my parents would play a lot of old-school music.
I just remember, I have fond memories of my dad and mom.
It was catchy.
I picked it up.
I'm singing in my lifE.
The message of the song is pretty much, like,
you are not going to forget all these people that go through your life, you know.
All these memorieS.
It is for my close friend who has left the show already.
Now singing "in my life, " here is ramiele.
You know, it was kind of pretty.
It was also kind of pretty boring for me.
I kept waiting for you to do something special and interesting to it.
Because it sounded like that is the way you were kind of going.
It kind of laid there for me.
It didn't move any earth for me. I'm sorry.
Okay.
Ramiele, you look lovely tonight.
- Thank you. - You look really pretty.
It was pretty safe.
I want you to know that you are an amazing singeR.
And your voice allows you to go many different places.
You need to take advantage of. That.
It is a very simple beautiful song, you could have really gone more melodic.
I feel like you are heading back.
The whole world needs to see what we hear in your voice.
Okay.
The whole world needs to see what we hear.
Oh, excuse me. What we see and hear.
Ramiele, I was bored to tears throughout the entire song.
From the awful tanding on the stairs to the walking in the middle with the dreary song choice
which did absolutely nothing for you.
It was forgettable, boring and I expect a lot better from you
because you are better than that.
Sorry.
Ramiele, so did you sing...
It was more of an issue with the song than it was with her?
It was both, actually, ryan.
She sang it in a very boring way.
It was a boring arrangement.
And it was a boring song.
Randy, did she do enough to make it through next week?
I don't know, maN. That was pretty boring right there.
Nothing really worked.
Doesn't matter.
It may have been safe and boring, she has a beautiful voice and she should go through.
Thank you, ramiele, ladies and gentlemen.
We are going to take a break.
When we come back, jason castro is uP. Hang on.
We are back with you.
The biggest show of america is playing the best songs in the world:
It is all for you.
If you like what you hear, you can download the video performances from tonight
as well as the full-length audio version of the song exclusively,
as you see there, on ituneS.
Thank you, ituneS.
Now to jason castro. Take a look.
Howdy, y'alL. I'm from texas.
I have been going to school at texas a&m university in college station.
I declared a music minor last year.
I wanted to learn a little more.
Ended up being the only class I failed.
Making the top 12 has been pretty cool.
Another big step, you know.
We had photo shoots and stuff before.
Now it is, like, times ten.
You didn't think it would get any crazier. And it does.
My family is from colombia.
Me and my brother went down with my cousiN.
They love the atles.
I fell in love with the song "yesterday. "
It is a beautiful song.
As I got older and listened to more music, I gained an appreciation.
It is revolutionary.
Tonight I'm singing "if I fell. "
It is a pretty song.
One I can relate tO.
So I'm excited to sing it.
It is beautiful. I can't wait.
All right. Let's see what he can do with it.
Singing "if I fell, " 12, 000 feet below me down here is jason castro.
Yo, jason.
What up, baby? What's going down, man?
You chilling? Hanging out?
Well, listen. I liked it. I didn't love it.
The reason I didn't love it, that is one of my favorite songs of all.
Sometimes with a melody that classic and a song that is great,
you need to sing it with more a heartfelt thing.
The switches in the hell defor me threw me a little bit.
I found myself tuning out.
It was all righT. It was all right.
I disagree with randy.
- I disagree. - Really?
What is special and unique about you, I feel your heart.
The audience feels your heart.
And that is such a special connection that makes you truly unique.
You don't do all the riffs and the runs.
You don't have to because you have an emotional connection with the songs that you pick.
That is what I think america connects with.
There you go.
How do you know there was an emotional connection?
She felt it, maN. Oh, there waS.
Look, jason, last week, you were incredible.
Tonight, I'm being honest with you.
It was all a little bit student in a bedroom at midnight.
- You know? - At midnight.
In other words, a lot of... You know, nighttime.
I thoght the song was quite boring.
You don't feel like he has that unique thing.
Very unique. Very different.
Big, big fan of jasoN.
Is he going to make the same impact this week as last week?
No. Because it was the song that made it so special last week.
You can't keep doing this week after week.
You have to choose brilliant songs that suit your stylE.
Good enough to stay another week, definitely.
Not as good as last week.
I mean, my advice to you is when the sun goes down, leave that student's room.
Run for cover. Get out.
Ryan...
Yes. Careful.
Why? Just be careful.
Because you have nothing clever to say right now.
He is out of thoughts.
America, it is about jasoN.
Do you love him? Do you want the dreads back for more?
Good job. Thank you very much, buddY. Good to see you.
Commercials now.
When we come back, we have more live music for you.
Stay with us. Carly smithson is next. Hang on.
All right. Welcome back. It is "idol. " Two hours tonight.
Live results tomorrow night.
That is 9:00, 8:00 central.
Somebody is going home.
Right now here is carly.
We still have the most uncomfortable stools in television history.
Be careful. You might slip out of it.
That would be an issue.
Now, we talked about the set.
Give us a little bit of insight in terms of life off the set.
You guys moved into your own apartments here.
We moved in last night.
It was very cool.
- Who is your roommate? - AmandA.
How is that going?
Brilliant. She has been my room mate for a couple of weeks now.
What are your must-haves?
- Orange juice. - Gotta have iT.
Eggs. Celery.
You will live for three days.
Potatoes.
You have to have those.
Let's learn more about carly before she sings.
I'm originally from ireland.
I live in san diego.
I moved there probably about three years ago.
And I love it.
It is a laid-back city.
I miss ireland a lot.
I miss my family.
And all of my friends.
My entire family lives in ireland.
I work 7 days a week.
And I bar end the and waitress on and ofF.
And then on a saturday night, I play music.
I do anything from ray charles to heart and every week,
I sing "come together. "
It is one of my favorite songs to do.
We do it acoustic.
Usually, it goes down...
Hopefully, everyone will like it tonight.
I will change it a little bit.
Singing "come together, " here is carly smithson.
So carly, let me ask you something.
That felt amazing, didn't it?
Oh, it was so amazing.
Listen, you know what I loved about that?
You were strong.
You were confident, dude.
You were having a good time up there.
You sounded amazing.
There wasn't a note out of tune.
Stellar performance. Stellar.
Carly, it was really strange watching you up there.
I felt like I was already watching a star.
Thank you!
I did.
You know what?
I couldn't wait until you got into the top 12.
You can start really showing who you are as a performer.
- You are totally amazing. - Thank you very much.
Okay.
Carly, week after week, so far, I think that you have chosen the wrong song until now.
Carly, I have to tell you something.
This reminds me six years ago, exactly the same week, kelly clarkson.
Not that we mean to connect the dots.
She did okay.
That kelly clarkson.
I was so worried he was going to be like "you didn't pick the right song. "
Thank you so much.
Good job.
We will disappear for a few minutes.
When we come back, david cook sings live.
All right. Welcome back. Live on "idol. "
We are celebrating the music of lennon and mccartney.
Jackson, abdul, cowell all here with you.
Are you ready for david cook?
Roll the tape.
I'm from missouri.
I had a pretty standard upbringing.
A nice suburban town.
I was a drink-slinger.
I bar end thed at a bar in tulsa. It was cool because it is also a music venue.
I was able to play shows there from time to timE.
The only job I have ever had where you can fully be who you are
and nobody is going to fault you for it.
I love it. I certainly would rather be here.
I'm singing "eleanor rigbY.
" This song, I think is already so powerful.
I think if I were to play guitar, it would be overkill.
I don't think it would serve the song.
You really have to be on your game because everybody knows these songs.
To do it justice, 11 other people are gunning for the same spot as me.
They are all fantastic.
I have my work cut out for mE.
The goal is to leave it on the stage.
Another one from "revolver" with eleanor rigby, it is david cook.
See, look at that, man.
You can definitely rock out on"idol. "
That proves it right there.
You can rock out on the beatles.
You are doing your thing.
Started unsafe for mE.
A little pitch problem in the first part.
Once you hit the chorus, dude, it was rocking.
Let it gO.
You got this. You got this
Dave cook, I have been telling everyone you are the dark horse.
This is proving there is more than one horse in this race.
Exactly.
You are a thoroughbred.
You are fantastic.
Each week you come out, I love seeing you as the front man here on the stage.
We all know you are a front man with your band.
You are the front man here on "american idol. "
If he is the thoroughbred, what's simon?
The handicap.
Stallion?
Oh, my god.
Donkey.
Thank you.
David, I thought it was brilliant.
David, for two weeks now, you know, paula is right, you know,
if this show remains a talent competition rather than a popularity competition,
you actually could win this entire show.
- I feel like last week was a big moment for you. - well yeah
- It was a big moment for you. - yaeh
I think I got lucky, man.
The song fell into my lap at the right time.
You have the confidence now.
Oh god yeah I mean, there is always next week.
Simon, you are on your game tonight.
Well-said.
If you want to vote for david:
Don't vote until the end of the show All right.
Thank you very much, david.
Good luck, buddy.
We will take a break right now.
We come back with brooke white after the break.
Welcome back to "idol. "
Rickey minor and the band.
We are halfway through our tribute to lennon and mccartney.
Brooke white is next. Take a look
I'm originally from a large suburb outside of phoenix, arizona.
I moved to L.A.So I could work on music.
Previous to "american idol, " I was a nanny watching two beautiful baby twin girls.
It was a wonderful job.
And I do miss them.
Since "american idol, " life has changed big-time.
You know, we are doing photo shoots.
We are doing interviews.
And everything has changed.
But I mean, it is exciting.
It is an exciting change.
I'm very grateful to be herE.
When I found out we were going to be selecting songs from the lennon-mccartney songbook,
I was really excited.
My first beatles album was "sergeant pepper. "
I was in eighth grade.
I really got into iT.
I definitely think they helped influence me musically.
I chose to sing "let it bE. "
I really connected with this story.
Just the whole idea that, you know, in the end, you have to let it be.
Released in 1970, this was the last single from the beatles with "let it be, "
here is brooke white.
Check it out. Check it out
Brooke?
Listen, I don't know if it is your strongest performancE.
I was sitting here imagining you at home, you practicing this as a kid,
growing up, thinking, man, one day I'm going to make it.
I'm going to get on some show.
- This is a dream come true for you, right? - yeah
- In a big way. - thank you
You know, I love the fact that you have all of this conviction and I mean, you have come out.
You take this big song.
People have sung all kinds of runs on it.
You gave heartfelt performance.
I love that, man. I'm fan
The dawg is a fan. Thank you
This is your niche.
This is your niche, brookE.
It is songs where we can feel your heart.
America can feel your heart.
It is having that emotional connection that makes people fall in love with you.
I thought, brooke, it was, again, one of the best performances of the night.
I thought it was a brilliant choice of song.
I think you have done it three weeks running now.
Actually, it is believable.
You know, there is a difference between karaoke which we have seen tonight
and actually making it believable and show-casing your talenT.
Three weeks running, great.
What a top 12 it is shaping up to be.
Randy mentioned that moment you as a child,
thinking about singing that song, sitting at the pianO.
- You are literally shaking right now. - I am
Why was that so special?
I don't know how to put it into words.
This is it.
We have hit the big-time herE.
It is a brilliant song.
Beautiful pianO.
The strings, the bandS.
The audience.
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- To add to it, the tears complete the moment if you want to vote for brooke: - Ryan, careful.
Careful.
Ryan.
Please wait until the credits roll before you vote.
I know you like them.
I understand you like them.
I will give them to you.
They are hers.
Thank you, brookE.
Well-done.
That was great.
Really great.
Let's take a quick breather.
We need one.
Rock and roll coming your way when we come back.
It is david hernandez. Hang on
Welcome back to "american idol. "
We are live.
We have a new venue for our finale.
This year, your idol will be crowned at the nokia theater live.
Perhaps david hernandez will be there.
Take a look.
I'm from glendale, arizona.
Hometown of the amazing jor jordin sparks.
I got fired from my job at a bistro on my day off.
My major is broadcast journalism.
A typical day for me would be waking up around 10:00 or 11:00 A. M.
Going to school for a while, head into work at the pizza bistrO.
I don't miss that so much.
In college, they actually offered a course on the beatles.
And it was interesting.
They taught you about every single song and the background behind it.
My song is "i saw her standing there. "
Having taken the beatles class,
I learned that the song was written back in '62.
And the guitar style was influenced by chuck berry.
I'm going to work the stage and it is one of my favorite songs.
Let's see if the studies paid off.
With "I saw her standing there, " it is david hernandez.
All right, david.
Check it out, man.
Off big voice.
You can sing.
Here is the deal.
On a song like this, that is really simple, for me, it was a little too overdone.
You were trying to do too much with it. I was kind of lost from the jump.
You know what I'm saying? I was a little lost as soon as you started.
- There was too much going on with it. You know what I mean? Too much. - Okay.
Well, that didn't work well up here.
They don't like it.
What was that?
Feedback.
David, you know I love your voice.
I love you, too. Good.
I feel like you kind of overdid it a little biT. Okay.
I think you needed to scale it back.
You are a brilliant singer.
I felt not too many runs.
A little too much.
David, no, no, no.
I thought it was corny verging on desperate, to be honest with you.
It is true.
It was all a little bit...
Oh, shut up.
All a little bit...
It wasn't very cool.
Deer in the headlights.
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Whatever.
I didn't think it was a particularly strong performance.
Sorry.
David hernandez.
I know you had a stressful week the last week or so.
Do you think you overanalyzed your song choice?
You know, I did the best I could.
At the end of the day, you can't go back in time.
It is easier to pull back than to give more.
Next time I'm up here, I will turn it down a notch.
Absolutely.
- Take it all in and do better next time. - sounds good
To vote for david:
all rightWe will take a break.
When we come back, find out what amanda chose to sing.
Back with you live in hollywood on "american idoL. "
Live results tomorrow night.
9:00, 8:00 central.
That is how we do iT. A full hour
Featuring a live performance from kat mcphee and david foster.
Amanda overmyer is with me.
You know, I haven't really seen what the contestants do behind the scenes this season.
What is it like before you get out here to sing in.
Well, typically, I mean, lately, we have had a lot of photo shoots.
Interviews.
Things like that.
As far as directly before the show...
On a night like tonight?
- Are you watching them? - yeah
There is a tv back there.
We will be able to watch.
Some people run through their songs a lot.
Some people, like me, tend to sit in the corner and just wait and think about it.
You are so comfortable you are taking a nap, waiting for your turn.
Everybody has their own thing.
Good luck tonight.
We will watch your story. Take a look
I'm from a small rural town in indiana.
I work as a nurse.
You know, it is pretty boring where I'm at. Country rural
Everybody rides a harley in my family.
It is a good way for us to get together.
Now it is brand new territory to me.
It might be a photo shoot, interviews.
Who would have thought all these people would want to hear what I've got to say?
The song I'm singing this week is "you can't do that. "
Every song has a story to it.
This particular one talks about how he doesn't want his woman talking to this other guy.
And what he is going to do about it if she does.
I'm going to put my amanda spin on it and rock it up a little bit.
Hopefully, everybody enjoys it.
From the album "hard day's night. "
It is amanda overmyeR.
All right. Check it out.
I'm telling you, man. That is the true mark of great songs.
Because these are some of the greatest songs in the history.
As I said before. Guess what?
You took a beatles sonG.
You brought it to, like, a southern club,
a southern bar and rocked it out in a southern bar sort of way.
I love it, dude. I love it.
I have to give you props for that. I loved it.
I thought it was cool, man. Very cool. Very cool.
First of all, amanda, you are smiling.
You are having fun. You look fantastic.
And you are a star up there.
This is the best competition.
The best season of talenT.
I'm blown awaY.
Blown away by you. Same ann?
I didn't think it was as good as last week, actually, amanda.
And I understood about 30% of what you sang.
That is why we love amanda.
It was like you were slurring the words.
It got a little bit shouty.
Having said that, it is a very...
Shut up, paulA.
- It is a very good thing that you are here. - Don't be disrespectful.
Don't be disrespectful to me, paula.
Let me finish.
Okay. Ok
What I was going to say was I think it is a good thing you are in this competition.
Because you are like a breath of fresh air when you come on.
But comparing week on week, wasn't as good as last week.
But it was good.
Sounded pretty good.
For amanda: Thank you very much.
Good to see you again.
Three more to go.
Then you can vote.
We come back with michael and kristy.
That is after the break.
Get it up there.
Hold it up higH.
Get those signs up.
Welcome back.
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Good girls.
Keep it in there. Re classics now. Michael johns is next.
I'm originally from australia.
I have been living in america for ten years now.
I lived in georgia for six years.
I have been out here in los angeles for four.
When you are a musician, you have to find ways to make ends meet.
I have done everything you can think of.
From labor work.
I do some tennis coaching on the side.
Other than that, I try to do whatever I can to keep music my life.
I grew up in australia.
Music has been always important to me.
I first discovered lennon-mccartney around the age of ten or so.
There is a line that says a lot about unconditional lovE.
Getting to do a lennon-mccartney song tonight, it is unbelievable.
*****
Hopefully, I can do it justice.
John lennon often referred to this as one of his favorite beatles songs.
Singing "across the universe, " from 1970, here is michael johns.
Thank yoU.
All right, check it out, baby. Check it out.
So I don't know if it was your best performance, man.
I thought it was good.
I was waiting for something big to happen once again.
It is a great song.
I thought you would have...
You know, you could have taken a little liberty and changed a couple notes around.
It was okay for mE.
A little sleepy. It was all right. It was all right.
A little sleepy.
I disagree with you again.
What's going on?
What's the deal?
Because it takes an inner strength and inner confidence
to be able to stand center stage with a microphone and do nothing but...
Sing?
Sing brilliantly.
What are you doing?
Your quiet confidence and the way you connected,
I thought that was a brilliant performance. I really diD.
Simon has an interesting kind of confidence too.
I'm going to agree with randy.
Because he is absolutely right.
You should have done...
What's the irish girl's name?
Carly.
Carly did something brilliant with the song.
And that is what you should have done.
It was a little bit monotonous.
It was solid, gooD.
But now is the point where you have to let yourself go a little bit.
I'm still a big, big fan of yours.
I'm frustrated still that we havet heard what you are capable of doing.
It was all a little bit like that.
Go big, baby. Go big.
Michael johns.
Paula, you disagree.
Completely.
You felt like he had the tone.
He nailed it in your mind.
Not only that. We have seen other sides of michael.
It is about showing us all the textures of performance.
That is what it is.
- I thought it was brilliant. - Okay.
Well, if you agree with paula and you want to vote for michael:
Good luck, my frienD.
Always good to see you, buddy.
Time to check in now with kristy lee cook.
I'm from oregon.
A small town.
Maybe, like, 500 people there.
It is like, if you blink your eyes, you are already through the town.
This has been such a change for me.
It is totally opposite of what I'm used to.
I'm a country girl.
To come into the city and be in the top 12, it is a news flash.
My family is like a big music family.
When I first found out that it was the songs of lennon-mccartney,
I was like, hey, I listened to them growing up.
I have called my mom asking for input.
I'ming trying so hard to make it my own.
I'm singing "eight days a week. "
I'm changing the song into a country song.
Simon likes risks.
I'm going to take this risk.
I'm hoping that he likes it and I'm able to impress him.
What will cowell say?
Your call counts, america.
Here is "eight days a week" country-style from kristy lee cook.
This is kind of wild for me.
There were some parts I liked.
I liked the arrangement and the idea of the song.
It is just vocally, I felt like you were trying to force some runs into it.
You could have left it like a country jig. It would have been cool.
You know what I mean?
I don't know. I'm kind of torn with this one.
A half and halfer for me.
Half of me liked it.
Half of me didn't like it.
Kristy, I didn't enjoy iT. I'll tell you whY.
I know you did, like, a laurie morgan type of...
I just feel like you can't take what we say...
Go for the country thing too much to heart.
You have to be able to kind of do your own thing.
I didn't get it.
I didn't get it. Sorry.
Kristy, I thought it was horrendous, actually.
You sounded like dolly parton on helium.
You know, seriously.
Come on, maN.
It wasn't that bad, dude.
Sorry.
Kristy, it was a very brave but probably foolish thing to do.
Because that song just doesn't work in that style.
I mean, it was like being at some sort of ghastly country fair or something.
A couple of banjo players and you.
I didn't like it. Sorry. Sorry.
Just so we are cleaR.
You gave her the advice, you said stay country. Go country.
Then you come back and say it was hideous.
Yeah. Because the arrangement of the song was hideous, ryan.
You know, there is one thing, having a country style.
You know, to change that song like that, it was just wrong.
Paula, would you say simon gave her bad advice?
Oh, I like where this is going.
You are being really obnoxious.
I love you, ryaN.
Unnecessarily so.
Let her speak, please.
Why did you hand it back to the contestant?
In a second, I will.
When you become host, you can work this out yourself.
Paula, I tell you what.
I will build you the old set.
You can play host in the backyard.
Yes!
Paula, you have always liked her.
You do think she can make it in this competition and be back another week.
You know what?
She has a fan base that is huge.
I absolutely believe...
You went for it, though?
I love it.
I had fun with it.
If you want to vote for kristy:
Thank you very much.
Good to see you.
Time for one more break. When we come back, david archuleta hits the stage after this.
Back with you live on "american idol. "One left.
Then you can vote.
Are you ready for david archuleta?
I'm from utah, outside of salt lake city.
I'm a junior in high schooL.
I'm the second oldest.
I have one brother and three sisters.
My mom is from honduras.
My dad grew up in utah.
My mom likes listening to salsa and my dad is a jazz musician.
He likes jazz.
I didn't like jazz when I was little.
I didn't really like the older music from the 60's and stuff.
When I found out it was lennon-mccartney week, I was a little nervous.
I wasn't too familiar with the songs.
I thought we could work it out is on there.
We can work it out.
I love that song.
I was familiar with stevie wonder's version.
This is the most nervous I have been.
A little scary doing this song.
A pretty difficult song for me.
I'm a little stressed thinking about it.
With "we can work it out, " it is david archuleta.
All right, daviD.
All right, check it out, maN. Check it out.
You know I'm a fan of yours. Right?
This week, dawg, it was not on point, man.
This kind of vibe is not your vibe for me.
It is not.
It felt very forced.
It didn't quite work.
I mean, you know, all I'm hearing in my head is that stevie version, dude.
Nobody is doing that betteR.
It didn't work for me.
This wasn't your best week.
David, you are a front-runner.
You are a strong person in this competition.
Forgetting the lyrics, it gets a little tougH.
You can never let it show on your face.
Never let it show on your face, my dear.
It is okay, thougH.
We love you.
Okay.
David, we have 12 people here.
All in the same position.
All want to win the competition.
I'm going to treat everybody fairly.
That was a mess.
All right?
You stumbled over the lyrics from the beginning.
Randy is quite right.
You should not have done that version.
It was all over the place.
At this point in the competition, I expect incredible performances.
It wasn'T.
It was your weakest performance so far.
David archuleta.
David, you have gotten good reviews from the judges each week.
This was tough for yoU.
How sure were you of the song before you did it?
I wasn't too sure.
You know, I gave it my best shot.
I had fun.
Paula had great advicE.
If you make a mistake, keep on going through it.
Don't let it show. Right?
You have never made a mistake, though, of course.
Never.
Oh, right.
I'm not simoN.
I admit my mistakeS.
David's numbers:
Thank you, daviD. Good lucK. Okay, buddy?
The phone numbers, all of them coming at you one more time.
Here they are:
These are the faces you are voting for, america.
The lines are open.
They will be open for at least two hours.
Make sure you vote for your favorites.
Tomorrow night, it is our live results show.
We reveal
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