Tonight by popular demand,
the number one show in the country celebrates the number one band of all time.
We are back with the beatles.
This is "american idol.
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American Idol Season 7 Episode 22
Hello.
Thank you.Welcome.
Good to see you all.
Good to be with you.I'm ryan seacrest.
Welcome to the show where we bring the talent but you call the shots.
We have 500 people and they are ready to party tonight.
rickey and the band are ready to play!
all we need are your finalists.
Let's bring them out.
Say hello to amanda overmyer,
kristy lee cook,
david archuleta,
michael johns,
brooke white,
david cook,
carly smithson,
jason castro,
syesha mercado,
chikezie,
and ramiele malubay.Here they are,friends.
Good to see you.
Good luck to you all tonight.
We just brought you out.
We will send you back now to get ready.Okay?
Let's have a good show. See you in a few momentS.
just a quick refresher in case we have some new friends watching.
You will see 11 performances tonight.
We will ask you to vote for your favorite at the end of the show.
Whoever has the lowest number of votes will be eliminated tomorrow night live.
The judges are on hand to help you ouT.
Say hi to.are you yawning?
Oh,yeah.
This is the thing i do before we start.
I get it out,ryan.
The very fatigued randy jackson.
Paula abdul.
And simon cowelL.
So lennon-mccartney was last week.
This week it is the beatles.
It is the first time we have ever expanded on a theme.
Randy,you think the contestants learned valuable lessons last week?
Hopefully they pick the right songs,man.
There are a vast number of great songs in the songbook.
They will have to work extra hard to keep you awake tonight.
No,dude.I'm feeling strong.
Let's dance like there nois tomorrow.
Speaking of paula and her single, the contestants took some risks last week.
What do you expect tonight,paula?
Well,those.
they will continue to take risks.
As we saw last week,some of it really paid ofF.
Simon cowell.
The ladies do love you.
As a matter of fact,hold up that sign.
I don't know if we even have a shot.
Right there.
I see you are holding sign-making class at your house again.
Funny.Funny.
St la Week you made the point about a talent competition versus a popularity competition.
Where are we in the scheme of things in your mind?
50/50.
What do they have to do tonight for you to win you over?
- Sing well. - I knew .
It As you know,we are very happy to revisit the music of the beatles tonight.
If you wonder how big a band the beatles were,
take a look at this.
In 1964,john lennon,paul mccartney, george harrison,
and ringo starr touched down in america for the first time.
At that moment,the whole world fell in love with the beatles.
Their legendary performance on the ed sullivan show pulled 73 million viewers.
Igniting a frenzy never seen before.
The beatles made musical history.
Having the top five songs on the billboard chart.
The phenomenon was born.
And we were mesmerized.
In 1965,the beatles sold out their first ever stadium concert
at shea stadium in front of 5,000 screaming fans.
By 1966,the demands of touring took the band off the road and into the studio.
They delved deeper into their own souls.
Producing albums with astonishing variety and depth.
Their odyssey captured the essence of the time.
And then transcended it,touching the hearts of their ever growing audience.
Although the beatles disbanded in 1970,
the love affair never ended.Because their music and the magic live forever.
Tonight,"american idol" is honored to pay tribute to the beatles.
The songs are guaranteed hits.
The only variable is how our contestants will sing them.
Amanda overmyer is first.
My most memorable moment thus far was playing on the big stage.
A hell of a lot better than the flat-bed trucks we used to play on.
Being able to perform with the audience in front of me,
just having the ability to feed off the energy
that they give me and really connect with the audience.
Guess what?
You took a beatles song.
You brought it to,like,a southern club, a southern bar and rocked it ouT.
You are smiling.You are having fun. You look fantastic.
You are a star up there.
Tonight I'm singing "back in the ussR.
" I chose this song because it is very upbeaT.
I will be able to do a lot with it on stage and get the crowd into it.
It does have a blues element to it.
That is right at home for mE.
You know,I'll definitely put my little southern rock kick to it.
We are kicking it off tonight with "back in the ussr.
" Here is amanda overmyer.
Are you ready!
All right,amanda.
Paula and i were saying this was the perfect song choice for you.
We had a couple of issues with it.
When you started,you had that bluesy thing.
It was just a little pitchy in the beginning.
By the middle of the song, you started feeling the crowd,the energy.
You picked it up.It was really cool at the enD.
Just watch the pitches.
So for me,i give you a seven out of ten for that one.
But it was good.
It was a little sketchy at first because I also felt that besides pitch
that you weren't hearing the timing.
It was a little bit ofF.
Ahead of the beat.
When you connect, you are quintessential,authentic.
Who you arE.
And that is something that we look for in the competition.
Being uniquE.
You don't have to be different from who you are.
I would love to see you do a vulnerable ballad at one point.
I love you.
I think you will continue to keep going.
Amanda,you know,it was what it was.
It was predictable.
It was a bit of a mess in parts.
- The beginninG. - I think.
I'm sorrY.
You know,it is just the same thing week after week after week.
I think paula to a point is right.
You have to at least one week,
do what david did a couple of weeks ago with the lionel richie song.
Do something that is a surprise.
Otherwise,you are in danger of becoming actually a bit boring.
Amanda,boring is the word I'm sure is not used much to describe you.
Oh,no.
Ballads are boring.
You know,as a contestant, you have a choice on the stage.
You can listen to the judges or not.
I figure i have a minute and a half.
To show america what they would see if they came to my show and bought a ticket to see me.
You know,I have a minute and a half a week.
That is what I'm doing.
I want people to come and see and say "that looks like fun.
I want to see that show.
" Amanda,.
Amanda,i was just saying your tickets aren't on sale yeT.
Right?
So we might be jumping the gun a little bit.
Even if i need to sell out a local bar in lafayette,
- that's all I'm saying. - Okay.
You will have two hours to vote at the end of the show.
Thank you very much.
- We appreciate your honesty. - Thank you.
Good luck.
We are headed to a break.Don't go.
Kristy lee cook and david archuleta live so,
Welcome back to the show.
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Kristy lee cook is with us right now on the stools.
You know,being a part of this show, we take you away from your real life.
You are staying connected by these photographs.
- Right? - Yes.
What do you do with these books each night?
I look through my photo book every night.
It reminds me of homE.
It makes me feel like they are with me.
Don't get me all emotional before I go on stage.
Let's laugh then.
I was flipping through during the commercial.
What use your dog's name?
- Autumn. - Autumn.
You purchased in summer,I'm sure.
Then tell me why is the.horse making this face?
Vinegar.
That is the trick.
Let's see what your memorable moment is.
Good luck.
I have pretty been the last man standing on stage every elimination night.
Kristy,join me for a second.
America has decided,america has decided.
That is a lot of stress.
To stand up there.
Two people.One of you is going home.
It is really scary.
Kristy,you are safe.
Last week,I did a new song and it didn't go over so well.
But this week,i really like the song that i'm doing.
It is called "you have to hide your love away.
" It was written by john lennon.
I basically picked it from the title.
And I was like,that sounds like a good title.
I'll pick that one.
So I did.
I heard it for the first time today.
I think this week,people are kind of into the beatles mode now.
So I'm going to stand up there and sing with my heart and hopefully,america will like it.
With "you have to hide your love away," here is kristy lee cook.
All right.
That is one of my favorite beatles songs,i think.
I love that song.
An interesting arrangement.
I mean,at the end when you hit the high note,
i ws alike,yeah,that is what the whole song should have been.
A little more emotional from you