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American Idol Season 7 Episode 31
good evening.Thank you.
Welcome.
Good evening.
I'm ryan seacrest.
Good to be back with you.
We are still feeling the shock waves here
after last week's surprising departure by michael johns.
He wasn't ever in the bottom three.
So what happened?
Did a lot of people think he was safe enough without their support?
Remember,at this stage,every single vote is vital.
So tonight,please make sure you vote for your favorite.
Say hello to our judgeS.Mr. Randy jackson.
paula abdul.
and simon cowel
and keep it goinG.Here they are.
Your american idolS.
seven great performers.
Seven great songs for them to sing.
What do you think?
How is it going to go tonight?You ready for this?
We have a very special night.
Mariah carey is their metor.Take a look.
In the world of popumsic,few voices are as recognizable
and few careers as prolific as mariah carey.
This long island lady burst on the scene in 1990
with her astonishing five-oktive a range.
That was only the beginning of her cinderella story.
Since then,she has become an unstoppable force.
Dominating the charts,selling over 160 million albums worldwide.
And if her five gmaysm weren't impressive enough,she recently made history
when she surpassed elvis presley by having the most number one hits for a solo artist.
Today she releases "e euals mc squared."
Her new single is at the top of the billboard charts.
Having been guided by some of the big names in the industry,
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this week,she brought her own dog to meet our top seven.
Doing what I do is tough.
I know that "american idol" is like the boot camp of all boot camps.
I had to approach this as an artist,as a singer,and as a songwriter.
I feel weird about the whole judging people in general.
Look at me like whatever.
That is my friend that i met last week
who sings for a living and writes songs occasionally.
I'm glad i got to see these guys now.
Who knows what's going to happen?
We will see them hopefully,at the top of the charts.
now,interesting tonight.
Because the judges,
you often caution the performers
when they sing superstar songs like whitney songs and mariah songs
because you don't want to be compared to them when you are a singeR.
How do you judge tonight,mr. Jackson?
I think you judge it fairly.
Hopefully,they are not trying to sound like mariah.
I'm looking for identity.
Who are you?
I'm randy.
The production picked the theme.
Paula,how do you feel about tonight?
I think you have to listen to randy.
You think there is a lot of pressure on randy tonight
since he has done so much with mariah.
This is make or break for randy's career tonight.
Enjoy yourself.
I may even sing something tonight.Who knowS.
I have a feeling randy is itching to do this single "touch my body."
Yes,ryan.
It is david archuleta.Watch.
Meeting mariah carey was really scary just
because i thought I'm not worthy to be in her presence.
I listen to her music a lot.
David archuleta doing "when you believe" was really moving.
My only note is if you wanted to go up into your,
like,falsetto for two seconds,...
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The advice she gave was really helpful,actually.
You know,the stuff I didn't think about.
I didn't think i would be able to do it.
Don't be afraid.
Whatever you do,it is going to be real and authentic.
I'm really proud of him and you know,where he seems to be at as a person.
His singing is just beautiful.
Many nights we prayed
with no proof anyone could hear
in our hearts a hopeful song,
we barely understood
now we are not afraid,
although we know there's much to fear
we were moving mountains long before we,
we knew we could oh,
there can be miracles,
when you believe when you believe,
though hope is frail,
it's hard to kill
who knows what miracles you can achieve
when you believe
somehow,somehow,somehow,you know,you know,you know
you will when you believe
just believe
Check it out,david.
I knew,i was a little worried about tonight.
I was a little worried about tonight.
You know,boys singing girl songs and that kind of stuff.
You probably picked one of the toughest ones.
That was a great duet.
Dude,I have to tell you something.
I say it every time.
If you can sing,you can sing anything.
You can sing anything.
That was the bomb,baby!
It must feel great for mariah to be able to hear your interpretation of a song.
I know she was beaming because you made her very proud.
Thank you.You're welcome.
Simon?
I agreE.
I would bet a million dollars on you choosing that song in advance.
I just knew that was the one from the opening line.
I thought it was very,very good.
I don't think we are in for a lot of laughs tonight,though.
But you know,look,at least you are smiling.
Look,you have set the benchmark.
I think the guys are going to have an easier time than the girls,interestingly.
There is not the comparison.
You sang it very well.
Actually,I had a number one with that record in the u.K.At christmastime.
I know the song very welL.
I have to tell you,you performed that very well.
Very nice.
Mr. David archuleta.
And you know,
what's interesting about david is on performance night,
sometimes he doesn't even eat because of the nerveS.
Did you eat today in.
I ate today.
I managed to eaT.
OkaY.That is very important.
If you want to vote for david:
Thank you,david.We appreciate it.
We are taking a breaK.
We'll be right back with carly smithson live.
Welcome back to "idol."
Tonight,we are celebrating the music of mariah carey.
Live results tomorrow with a live performance from mariah carey.
Now,carly is with us.
So you were really emotional last week when michael left us.
I was.Even was.
It was such a sad moment.
We all weren't expecting it at alL.
He was fantastic.
And i don't know.
It's been really boring this whole week without him.
He,i swear...
are you saying the other contestants don't have personalities?
No,they are.
But like,i don't know.
We did our ford shoot on sunday.
It was not the same.
He was a big goofball.
We were all kind of sitting there like,
who's going to crack a joke now?
Yeah.It was pretty...
It was a fun day.
But it was weird without M.J.
Yes,okay.
Let's take a look at you anD.Manic.
Watch this.
Carly,hi.
Nice to meet you.
I have been loving watching what you are doing.
Carly doing "without you," it is a classic.
She is more than doing it justice.
I think she is doing an amazing job.
I tried to forget that she was there.
But she is just so cute and she is like a big sunshine ray.
I think that carly has a powerful voice.
I think she made a wise decision in terms of the notes
that she went to to complement her range.
Do you.
Be confident about what you are doing.
I'm excited now.
You should be.You sound really good.
That was ridiculous.
It was like a complete dream come true.
That was amazing.
No,I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving
but I guess that's just the way the story goes
you always smilebut in your eyes
your sorrow shows, yes it shows
i can't live if living is without you
i can't live,I can't give anymore
i can't live if living is without you
I can't give,I can't give anymore
i can't live, if living is without you
I can't give, i can't give anymore
I can't live, if living is without you,
i can't give, i can't give anymore
Check it out,carly.
Check this out.
I liked that you challenge yourself with this big song
because I think you have those big old vocalS.I say this each week.
Once you hit the middle of the song and the power parts,it was cool.
The only thing is you have to believe in yourself.
You have that low range,too.Support it.
The low,the first beginning was a little not quite for mE.
But it was pretty good.Pretty good.
Thanks.
I actually think that i liked
that you showed some vocal restraint at the beginning of the chorus.
And then swelled.
That is what i loue abt your voice.
And it is choosing different parts and making it your owN.
Especially for a great artist like mariah careY.
Thank you,paula.
Simon?
Well,carly,i really wanted to hear you sing this song.
Even before mariah week.
So it is the difficult part now.
We now have a direct comparison.
Could you pull it off on the night?
And I don't think you diD.
It was all right,though.
What a surprise to hear you not booing.
Sorry,carly.
I think you are capable of it.
You are overthinking everything.
I still think you are wound up.
I think you were holding yourself back at the end too much.
And I thought it was an okay versN.
You have to trust yourself.
Believe in yourself.
You can do it.
I know your strategy going into that song tonight was to really focus on
just being back at the bar singing and not being in front of 30 million people.
Did you feel like you got distracted by the show?
No.I had a good time.I enjoyed myself.
You look happy.
If you want to vote for carly:
Dial carefully.Thank you very much.
We appreciate that.
Time for another break.
We'll be right back with syesha mercado live.
Welcome back to "american idol" live.
Itunes is the only place to go for performances from tonight's show.
Plus full-length audio recordings by your favorite contestants.
Syesha is up next.
Hi,mariah.
Nice to meet you.
I thought that syesha made a really excellent choice with the song "vanishing."
I was a teenager writing this song
that really ended up being still one of my favorite songs.
That was good.
I was trying to give her little pointers.
She really took her time to show me that,you know,
I can make the song my owN.
I feel really confident.
I thought it was amazing.
I thought that syesha was really cool.
I thought she was very come posed.
I thought she did a great job.
"vanishing"
* If i could recapture all of the memories *
* and bring them to life surely i would,*
* hear the distant laughter wasn't it *
* you and me surviving the night *
* you're fading out of my sight swiftly you're vanishing,*
* drifting away you're vanishing,oh,you're vanishing,*
* drifting so far away oh,vanishing *
All right,yo.
So for the last couple o weeks,
I have been saying you always pick like the toughest song.
That is probably the toughest song of the night vocally as well.
I like that you are bold and you really,like,go for all of it every weeK.
I tell you what,I mean,i was afraid.
But I have to tell you something,you did a good job on it.
All things considered.
because it is really hard to sing.
There were a couple of pitchy moments.
Good job all things considered.
This week i think you have been extremely smart.
And when you are singing songs of someone
who is so unbelievably brilliant like ma rye,
yeah you are smart to pick this song that not many people know.
And you are not compared to.
Because people haven't really heard that song.
You are knowing how to change up your voice.
And use the beautiful soft part of your voice.
I think overall tonight was unbelievably magical for you.
Thank you,paula.
And you look good.
Simon?
I think once again,technically,it was very,very good,indeeD.
Having said that,I'm not sure at this stage in the competition,
i would have chosen a song which not many people know abouT.
So,so,you run a risK.
It is all right for heR.
You disagree.
People loved it.
It didn't matter if they knew it.
So it is no secret that randy has worked on a lot of these songs,simoN.
There are times throughout the years where you are a little negative
when it comes to selection and the themes.
How do you feel about tonight?
I feel somewhere in the middle.
So far,david archuleta has stolen the show.
And he is the one to beat.
And syesha.
A lot more to come.
Syesha's numbers:
Do not vote until the end of the show.
Thank you very much.Good luck.
When we come back,we have brooke
and kristy as they battle it out after the break.
Thanks for save thing with us live.
Mariah carey night continues.
Brooke white,ladies and gentlemen.
Over the weekend,when we take the mentor piece,
you missed something very important in your life.Didn't you?
I did.
You were kind of bummed about it.
I was really bummed about it,yes.
My sister got married on saturday.
You know what?
Why does everyone act like it is sad?
Oh,she missed iT.
I thought you were sad about the marriage.
No,he is a good guY.
You know,it might be a shocker.
I cried about it.
No.
You know,it was great.
She was very understanding.
She sent me a text,"I'm glad you are there."
A cord cutout of brooke at the wedding.
NobodY...
they couldn't find any place to make one.
So they didn'T.
Let's see how you did with mariah.Watch.
I wrote "hero" for gloria estefan initially.
I loved brooke.
I thought she was really genuine as a person.
I think you should go for the...
Like you did.
Is that what you did?
I went for the big one.
It sounded good.
I felt like you meant the words from your heart.
She said "just sing how you are feeling in the moment.
Be in the moment."
And be real.
I think it was a good choice for her.
I hope that people will listen to it as something brand new
that is really coming from her heart.
"hero"
* There's a hero,if you look inside your heart,*
* you don't have to be afraid of what you are *
* there's an answer *
* if you reach into your soul and the sorrow that you know will melt away,*
* yeah and then a hero comes along,*
* with the strength to carry on and you cast your fears aside,*
* and you know you can survive when you feel like hope is gone,*
* look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth *
* that a hero lies in you oh,lord knows dreams are hard to follow *
* but don't let anyone tear them away hold on,*
* there will be tomorrow in time you'll find the way *
* and then a hero comes along,with the strength to carry on,*
* and you cast your fears aside,*
* and you know you can survive when you feel like hope is gone,*
* look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth,*
* that a hero lies in you *
Brooke white,brooke white in the house.
All right,check it out.
Brooke,I like the fact that you brought a whole singer-songwriter to the thing.
I thought that was kind of cool.
I was really digging it and really down until the bridge.
Then the bridge kind of threw me a little bit.
Vocally...
It is out there for me.
I admit thaT.
You know what?
You started likE...
i could feel you starting to lose the confidence.
You know what?
I thought it was pretty good.
Thank you,randy,so much.
Every ounce of you is totally authentic to who you are.
And that is the beautiful thing.
You are identifiable.
I think that this unplugged version was a very brave thing to do.
I think that you sounded really good with the exception of a few off notes.
Don't ever let that beat you up.
That was the only thing.
I just thought,though,you know,it must be challenging.
For you,it didn't seem so.
Brooke,i don't think you had much choice other than to do what you diD.
Having said that,it was a bit like ordering a hamburger and only getting the bun.
In other words,in other words,
the vital ingredient,the bit in the middle was missing.
The important part.
Because I don't think your voice is strong enough to carry that sonG.
The meat was in the bun.
The bun was off.
No tomato or onions.
Randy,where would mariah say the meat was in the song?
The meat was definitely there.
I mean,listen,she is the singer-songwriter.
The tomato,onion,and relish,theN.
Where's the beef?
There was no mustard and mayonnaise and all of that.
If you like o'order takeout,call:
Where's the beef?
I love you,too.
Thank you very mucH.
Beautiful song.
Out here next,it is going to be kristy lee cook.
I really enjoyed kristy lee doing "forever."
Because a lot of people don't know that song.
And b,she really delivered it well.
I got goose bumps when you sang this.
Really?
I think this could be a big hit for you.
I can't believe i gave mariah carey goose bumps.
That is amazing.
I like how you sang it better than mine.
Thank you so much.I'm turning red.
You did a really good job.
Can I give you a hug?
I want to connect to this song.
I'm going to try to get emotionally connected with the song and give it my best.
"forever"
* Those days of love are gone,*
* our time is through still I burn on and on,all of my life,*
* only for you from now until forever,and ever,*
* my darling forever,you will always be the only one *
* as long as i shall live,*
* I'll hold you dear and i will reminisce of our love *
* all through the years from now until forever,*
* and ever,forever,you will always be the only one *
All right,you know,I have to tell you,man,
i didn't think that was amazing.
There were a couple of pitchy notes in the first part.
But listen,listen,i have to tell you,
you definitely started stepping up towards the end.
That note at the end,i was like,whoa.
Everybody is going to step up tonight.
You know...
You know,it wasn't just the end.
I think you are a very smart girl.
Because you have this,like, all worked out in your plans.
It is like,i'm going to step it up.
Sing the right sonG.
Kristy lee cook,oh,my goD.
I'm like blown away.
You know what I loved most?
Is that...
How the arrangement was done.
You could have a hit with it in the country western world,I do believe.
Also,it shows mariah what a legacy she leaves.
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I'm so proud of you. That is what i'm trying to say.
- Okay.Okay.I'm proud of you. - Thank you.
Simon cowell?
Well,you probably weren't jumping for joy,
were you,when you heard it was mariah carey week.
I was just happy.
I gave her chills.
- Really? - Yeah.
You didn't give me chills.
You know,I think you managed with what you could.
It was a little bit whiny at times.
Oh,come on.
It wasn't ever going to be an advantage for you.
So I think you were quite smart.
I don't think...
it just wasn't great.
There is nothing more...
By the way,yes,it was.
You look beautiful.
All the girls look beautiful tonight.
All the girls.
Kristy lee.
Do not vote until the end of the show.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
Appreciate it.
We'll be back in a few minutes live right here with david cook.
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You don't want to leave this show.Do you?
You are just hanging.
You can go to itunes for clips from tonight's show
as well as full-length songs by your favorite idols.
*********Like david cook.
I was surprised that david chose "always be my baby."
I didn't know what he was going to do with it.
I think I'm taking another step outside the box with this song.
It is a huge pop hit.
I thought that he did something really different.
And it made me proud as a songwriter.
Like,oh,this song can stand the test of time and also,like,a male perspective.
It just sounded really pretty and haunting.
The way you were singing with your voice.
It would be a hit for him.
Not from a selfish point of view
but from the point of view of wanting to hear it as a listener.
We were as one,babe,for a moment in time and it seemed ever lasting
that you would always be mine
now you want to be free,
so I'm letting you fly cause i know in my heart,babe,
our love will never die you'll always be a part of me,
i'm a part of you indefinitely girl, don't you know you can't escape me,
ooh,darling,cause you'll always be my baby and we'll linger on,
time can't erase a feeling this strong no way you're never going to shake me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
you'll always be a part of me,
I'm a part of you indefinitely girl don't you know you can't escape me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby we will linger on,
time can't erase a feeling this strong no way you're ever going to shake me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
always be my baby
All right,yo.
You know what?
I think more than almost anyone on this show right now,
you are ready to make an album.
You are a hot recording artist.
I thought,i have never...
that was the most brilliant performance yet.
That is pretty awesome.
That song could be on a movie soundtrack right now.
It really could.
And who knows?
Maybe it just wilL.
Yeah.
You are it.
You have the whole package.
Well,david,it was like sort of coming out of karaoke hell into a breath of fresh air.
because that was original.
It was darinG.
It stood out by a mile.
And this is the sign of a great potential artist.
Someone who takes risks.
Congratulations.
David cook!
All right.
I never thought in a million years we would hear david do mariah careY.
Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to vote for david:
Don't vote until the end of the show.
- You have tears. - Yeah
He is in tears right now.
Congratulations,man.
We will take a break.
When we come back live with jason castro.
Back with you live on "american idol."
Don't forget to vote on our song-writing competition.
Head to americanidol.Com for details.
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Hold that up higher.
I thought jason doing "i don't want to cry" was interesting and different.
For somebody like jason,
it is about expressing the song and people's hearts.
She gave me a cool melody.
She said "i think you would like this."
I loved it.
I like that.
I love it.**********
I'm looking forward to seeing jason's performance
and seeing if he chose the little ideas I had.
********Hopefully,he will do great.
He is really uniquE.
I enjoyed working with him.
Once again we sit in silence
after all is said an done
only emminess inside us,
baby,look what we've become
we can make a million promises
but we still won't change
it isn't right to stay together
when we only bring each other pain I don't wanna cry,
i don't wanna cry,
nothing in the world could take us back to where we used to be
and I've given you my heart and soul,
i must find a way of letting go
cause baby,i don't wan action cry,oh,
no i don't wanna cry I don't wanna cry I don't wanna cry
All right.Check it out,baby.
You know,for me,i didn't really love that.
I felt like I was at a weird...
I felt like i was at a weird beach luau and somebody was playing music in the distance.
It was weird for mE.
I didn't get it.
What?
- Like at a beach. - A luau?
Jason,i would love to be at that luau listening all night long.
I'm not kidding.
You are getting so confident and so in that zone.
And it is lovely to hear you.
Again,I'm so proud of everyone tonight.
They have done a great job.
You are amazing.
Jason,i am going to have to agree with paula.
i thought that wasn't the best vocal of the night.
Wasn't the best vocaL.
Having said that,it was identified with you.
It was a cool version.
I have to tell you,by the way, the guys completely won the night.
Apparently,randy is craving a coconut tonight.
Dude,you know.
He wants a beach.
Yes,mr. Cowell?
HurrY.We are running late.
He wantS...*****
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