Tonight your finalists face their toughest test yet.
As we push them further than ever before.
Who will rise to the challenge?
Who will win your vote?
Live,this is "american idol."
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American IdolSeason 7 Episode33
hey,guys.
Welcome to "american idoL."I'm ryan seacrest.
As you know,it is earth day today.
Idol is doing its part for the environment by using green power at the finalE.
I just learned that.To that is good news.
Four weeks away.
However,tonight it is time to up the antE.
The top six are going out of their comfort zoneS.
As you can see,we have expanded the band section here on the stage.
Rickey minor and the band,ladies and gentlemen.
what do I do?all right
that is power.That is poweR.
Say hi to your judges.
Randy jackson1
Paula abdul1
And simon cowell1
okay,cool.Friends,here they are.
Your top six,america.
give them the encouragement they need1
Look at those faces.
They have a daunting task ahead of them.
Tonight's theme is the music of andrew lloyd webbeR.
And he is with us tonight.Good to have you with us.
Andrew lloyd webber,ladies and gentlemen.
Take a look at this.
Lord andrew lloyd webber very simply has transformed the theater as we know it.
He has come posed most of the important musicals of our time.
Born in 1948 in london's south kensington,
he began come posing at seven
and published his first piece of music at the ripe old age of nine.
At 17,he began working with tim rice,a celebrated lyricist.
A legendary partnership was born.
With a series of smaessh and every cobleivae award to his name,
andrew lloyd webber's music continues to live on.
No more so than through one of his greatest hits.
And this week,the contestants were in for a treat
when we flew them to the las vegas set of "phantom"
to meet with the legend on his home turf.
Welcome to the phantom theater in las vegas.
An extraordinary building.
I love working with young people.
And doing "american idol" has given me a chance to do something
that I have been doing now on television in britain for a couple of years.
Aim here too make things work for you guys.
Everything I tell you this afternoon is about trying to make the songs work for you.
To make words work for you.
Everything I do is story-driven.
And therefore,stories and what people are singing about is the thing that for me,
makes the performance.
I'm here to make things work for you.
Not the other way around.
I have to make you as good as you can be.
They'll all got something.
It is going to be a really interesting evening for me to see
which ones really come forward and understand the thing I always say.
Words,words,words.
good to have you with us tonight.
Now,randy,from a producer's point of view,
how hard are these numbers for the contestants?
You know,I have to say,
simon and i were saying last week
that this is probably going to be the toughest night of the season.
These are tough songs,man.
No pressure.
Paula,is it anyone's game still?
There are still a few that stand out.
I don't know that this week is going to make it any easier
for the ones who aren't in the forefront.
- That cleared it up.- Come on.
Don't start yeT.
It is not you,simoN.
Simon,in the past,you have said "that was broadway."
And it has a negative connotation to it.
Yeah,simon.No pressure.No fresh shumplt.
That is very good question for once.
I think somehow they have to make themselves sound memorable but also contemporary.
And colorful.That sums it up.
Let's get started,ladies and gentlemen.
They have two dedicated lines for you to call.
Syesha mercado is up firsT.
- ********-*********
One rock and roll too many.
- Interesting choice.- It is.
when I found out we were doing andrew lloyd webber,I was like...
finally,something where I show personality.
Being theatrical.
It is okay because it is andrew lloyd webber week.
Have a laugh with it.
- Can i be animated?- I hope so.
- *********- Let's do it two ways.
I want to see the unanimated version.
Okay.Now let's see the other.
Okay.We are going to do that one.
Great.Fantastic.Good luck.
I think she could well bring the house down.
Very funny.Very witty.
And be a completely different ingredient to the rest of the program.
One rock and roll too many,one night's
sleep too few too much ringing that bell
takes its toll out of you the sound's too loud,
the light's too bright my chains are too heavy,
and my pants are too tight one rock and roll too many,
takes its toll out of you,
one rock and roll too many
one more joint put out one more twist of the wrist makes you twist,
twist and shout too many straws and the laser beams,
we got too many nightmares and not enough dreams one rock and roll too many,
takes its toll out of you,
one rock and roll too many
I can't hear no more,what do you say i can't hear nothing,
what do you say I can't hear nothing I can't hear nothing,
i can't hear nothing,one rock and roll too many
takes its toll out of you
All right,check it out.
So this may surprise you.
But I feel tonight,not only is this your element,
I think you could be a huge broadway star.
It was your best performance to date right there.
Thank you.
I don't actually think it is surprising for you to heaR.
This is truly a big part of your love.
This is your happy place.
I didn't know that.
- It is like,wow.- And you are real good at it.
- Really good.- Thank you.
Andrew lloyd webber was right.
You brought the house down right at the very beginning.
Syesha,that was very sexY.
the whole kind of michelle pfeiffer lying on the piano.
I agree with randY.
I think this was one of your strongest performances so faR.
I thought you were...
you showed personality which we haven't seen before.
I don't know if you will take this as a compliment or not.
Randy is right.
You are definitely more comfortable in this area.
- That is okay.Wait.- ********
- One thing.Yes.- *******
Ms.Abdul.
It didn't hurt your performance at all by having rickey minor.
- By the way...- **********
Rickey,you are conducting,you are not a member of the pussy-cat dolls tonight.
The whole thing was greaT.
Syesha has two numbers:
You have two hours to vote at the end of the show.
Way to start us ofF.Thank you very mucH.
we will take a quick intermission.
When we come back,jason castro sings "memory" live.
You are watching "idol" live.
We are celebrating the best of broadway with the music of andrew lloyd webbeR.
Say hello to jason castro,ladies and gentlemen.
first time in a suit on the show,isn't it?
I believe some.
We met jason in dallaS.
He was a drummer at the time,you know.
This week,we tell him we are going to do the music of andrew lloyd webbeR.
What reaction did you have in that moment?
I saw the list of all the work.
I recognized it alL.
I'm embarrassed to say i hadn't seen any of the musicals.
I got kind of nervous.I was like,oh.
And yeah,it was kind of...
Up until noW.
Let's see if he can overcome his ahH.
Take a look at the workshop.
I never thought
I would ever see a man singing "memory" with dread locks.
It was quite a little bit of a jolt.
When it is sung in te musical "cats" by an extremely ancient old glamour puss.
He kind of understood it,i think.
I didn't know a cat was singing it.
I think you really have to let yourself go in a way
that perhaps you have never done before.
Ever in a sonG.
Jason has made a brave choice in taking this song.
I'm not sure I would have done it.
I'm really nervous.
This is kind of a popular song.
I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't ignore every single thing I tell him and as a result,
does rather better than i could have...because he is him.
Memory,all alone in the moonlight,
i can smile at the old days I was beautiful then
I remember the time i knew
what happiness was let the memory live again
burns out ends of smoky days,
the stale cold smell of morning,
The street lamp dies another night is over,
another day is dawning
and touch me
it's so easy to leave me
all alone with the memory of my days in the sun
if you touch me,
you'll understand what happiness is
look a new day has begun
You know,i do like one fact up herE.
I thought musically,vocally,for me,just for me,
it was a little bit of a train wreck.Right?
I do like the fact that you with the dreads singing that kind of song.
I'm sorry.It is not your thing,dude.
I can see you singing a jack johnson song with the guitaR.
This is too big of a sonG.
Too much melody for you.
I'm going to try to say this.
I think a lot of people are so used to hearing this song by a female power balladier.
And that is not who you arE.
But i think it was a very wise choice for you to do this song.
Once again,it allows you to put your influence into it.
it further identifies your unique being as an artist.
In many ways,it waS...
it sounds like a pop ballad.
Like the joe cocker,"you are so beautiful."
This is how i felt the song came off.
He is a beautiful guy,though.
Jason,it felt to me,and I'm sure to you,
probably the longest two minutes of your life.
Right?
The reality was it came over as a young guy being forced by your mum and dad
to sing a song at a wedding you didn't want to sing.
No.I could see that.
It did.Id diD.
You were miserable throughout.
I was partly miserable throughout.
It is not your style of musiC.
It is what he chose to dO.
It was a struggle.
I like the song,yeah.
Er So let's...
just for a second,go back to our own resident glamour puss.
Simon,in the context of this week and this theme,i'm voting at home.
How do i vote for jason?
You give him a break considering...
Everyone has a choice.
It is a democracy.
It is america.
You can vote for whoever you like,ryan.
It is america,thougH.
This is "american idol," ryaN.
You have a choice.
We say it every week.This is "american idol."
Jason's numbers:
Please dial carefully.Jason,good luck.
- Thank you.- Thank you.
We are takina break now.
When we come back,brooke white singin tfromhe heart.Hang on.
If you want to down-load tonight's performances,the only place to go is ituneS.
Isn't that right,betty?
Yes,yes.Yeah.
Whatever he said.
Brooke white is up next.
Hi,brooke.Nice to see yoU.
Brooke is singing "you must love me,"
a new song that tim rice and i wrote for a movie.
I don't think that girl had a clue what she was singing about.
He had me walk around the piano.
And he told me about the background behind the song.
She is dying and she knows it.
She is saying "you must love me,please."
He looked into my eyes and I got it.
I was quite pleased.
Because she was singing as if she meant it.
Terrific
It probably was one of the most powerful moments I have had on the show so far.
You are a wonderful,natural actresS.
This is the question.
Is this girl going to be able to keep that up?
I don't knee.
But if she can,I think she has something there
that perhaps hasn't been seen before.
Where do we go from here,
this isn't where we ..........
Where do we go from here,
this isn't where we intended to be we had it all,
you believed in me and I believed in you
certainties disappear,
what do we do from our dream to survive
how do we keep our passions alive,
as we used to do
deep in my heart I'm concealing
things that i'm longing to say scared to confess
what I'm feeling frightened you'll slip away,
you must love me
you must love me deep in my heart I'm concealing,
deep in my heart I'm concealing
things that i'm longing to say
scared to confess what I'm feeling,
frightened you'll slip away you must love me
All right.Check it out,dawg.Check it out.
For me,i mean,this wasn't great.
There were parts of it that were good.
Once you got starteD.
But the one thing that i did like that you did,
at least you listened to andrew lloyd webber.
The most important thing you guys can take from this night.
You need to believe what you are singing.
I kind of got the vulnerability and everything for you.
Vocally,it was a little tough.
You must never start to stop.
This is the biggest show,the biggest platform,no matter what.
You are strong enough and great enough as an artist to pick up the pieces.
You didn't overact.You were you.
You did sing the song.
Anything that became part and parcel
and that was broke an little bit vocally was a emotional strength of yours.
This is why i love live tv.
I mean,it was so dramatic.
The beginning,you know?
The trouble is,brooke,it completely threw you.
At that point,you were so intense trying to remember the song,
your voice was straining in the middle of it all.
It actually became quite uncomfortable.
So this is a tricky one.
I think you are going to be disappointed when you watch this back.
Brooke white,ladies and gentlemen.
so going back,what happened,what went wrong?
Why did you start over?
I lost the lyric.
First time I have done that on this show.
And paula's advice to not stop and start again.
Simon,if it were you?
What would you have done?
I would have done exactly what she did.
If she had forgotten the words.
I thought it was actually a very brave thing to do.
You know,it is your opportunity.Why not?
Your heart must have been racing at that time,huh?
Brooke,you are such a believable artist.
Your strength is there.
People love you.
You could have sang anything that felt from the heart.
You did the right thing.
Stop and start again.
Brooke,come on over here.
Let's give out the phone numbers.
It is live.
You never know what's going to happen.
Good luck,brooke.
- Thank you.- Thank you.
When we come back,it is time for david archuleta.
Welcome back to "american idol."
The british lord of broadway is with us tonight,
andrew lloyd webber on the show.
And david archuleta here,too.
come herE.Come on.
You are sisters.Come on,girlS.
Get it over with.Go ahead.
Give him the big hug you want to give him.
There it is.
All the girls down the street at the school,
here to see david archuleta.
Okay.All right.
Back down with your mom.
Hurry,hurry,hurrY.
Except for you,of course.
All right.Let's take a look at your master class.Good chat.
Very nice to see you.
I couldn't wait to hear how he was going to sing it.
I simply could not imagine how a boy could sing that song.
Singing the song to him a different way
from how he composed it was a little nerve-racking.
I never thought i would hear "think of me" sung like that.
He had his own idea about where he wanted to take a song.
That is so rA.
E we should all be saying bravO.
Two piece of advice i would give to yoU.
The first is open your eyeS.
And second is open your eyes.
The eyes have it.
Litt The eyes have it.
****
Little david has a real musical soul to him.
He must keep those eyes open.
I can't watch somebody who's got their eyes closed all the time.
Think of me,think of me fondly when we say good-bye remember me,
once in a while,please promise me you'll try
when you find that once again
you'll know to take your heart back and be free
if you ever find a moment stop and think of me
think of all the things we've shared
and seen don't think about the things which might have been
think of me please say you'll think of me,
magine me,trying too hard to put you from my mind
please think of me,please say you'll think of me,
whatever else you choose to do there will never be a day
when I won't think of you
All right.Check it out,dude.Check it out.
What is really cool is that you are exactly what this show is about.
If you can sing,you can sing anything.
I knew this would be a big night for you.
You put your own personality into it.
Dude,it was the bomB.
This boy is the one to beat1
I think it was absolutely perfect,daviD.
I do.And the reason why i think it is perfect is
you took a risk with a known theatrical song.
And you turned it into a pop ballad.
I think that is perfect.
Thank you.
David,i thought it was pleasant.
One of your weakest performances...
it is not one of those performances you are going to remember.
It is absolutely going to get you through to next week.
It is all a bit forgettable for me.Sorry.
Come over here,david.
Thank you very mucH.Good luck.All right?
We'll be right back live with carly smithson on "idol." Hang on.
Welcome back to "american idol."
Visit itunes for clips from tonight's show
as well as the full-length songs by your favorite idolS.
Time for carly smithson.
I started singing "all i ask of you"
and he literally cut me off after the second verse.
That is not the song for a girl with a great big voice.
She is a big singer that,girl.
Let's give this other song a whirl.
After i started singing "superstar," I came alive.
It was more my vibe and personality.
You are a completely different girl.
Completely.
For goodness sake,you have to go for a song that suits your voice.
A song you can live in.You can inhabit.
She kind of got it.
A girl with this on her arm has to do "jesus christ superstar."
I have a really cool dress.
This song has me written all over it.
I'm going to go out there and have,like,the best fun i have ever had.
The irish eyes had it.
She was smiling and a happy girl.
Every time i look at you i don't understand
why you let the things you so out of hand
you'd have managed better
why you let the things you so out of hand you'd have managed better
if you'd had it planned don't you get me wrong,
don't you get me wrong jesus christ,superstar,
what have you sacrificed jesus christ,superstar,
do you think you're what they say you are
tell me what you think about your friends at the top,
who did you think besides you was the pick of the crop buddha was he
where it's at is he where you are could mohammad move a mountain,
or was that just pr don't you get me wrong,
don't you get me wrong jesus christ jesus christ jesus christ superstar,
do you think you're what they say you are jesus christ,
superstar do you think you're what they say you are
It is no surprise to me that the bigger voices in the show this year are doing better tonight.
Because these songs are hard songs to sing.
They are rangey.
I mean,i don't know if it was your best performance.
It was definitely good.It was definitely good.It was definitely good.
And i like the outfit.
The outfit is kind of fly.
I love so much that it was so unexpected.
And i thought it might be too high of a range for you.
I love what you did in the choruS.
Thank you very much.
Thank you,paula.
Other than the fact that it got a little bit shouty in the middle,
it was actually one of my favorite performances of the night.
For carly:.
Yeah1
Do you like it?
This week,the parenthetical.
That is appropriate.
After the break,david cook live.
Welcome back.Just one more before we open up the lines.
Are you ready for david cook?
I'm actually singing "music of the night" from phantom of the opera.
I grew up doing musical theater.
Andrew lloyd webber is the dude.
"The music of the night" is probably the most sensual,
the most sexy song I have ever written.
You are supposed to be singing to the most gorgeous girl
that you have ever seen in your life.
Regrettably,I am not that person.
You have to imagine that I am.
Don't laugh.
It is supposed to be a serious message here.
I'm a gorgeous 17-year-old girl from the court.
It was a little strange.
Having to stare longiny into lord andrew's eyeS.
If david can get some of that raw passion and yet that sophisticated passion
that the phantom also brings to it,he might just bring this off.
If he really allows himself to speak,maybe it will work.
Slowly,gently,night unfurls its splendor grasp it,sense it,
tremulous and tender turn your face away from the garish light of day
turn your thoughts away from cold unfeeling light
and listen to the music of the night
let your mind start a journey through a strange new world
leave all thoughts of the world you knew before let your soul take you
where you long to be
only then can you belong to me
falling floating sweet intoxication touch me,trust me,
savor each sensation let the ream begin,
let your darker side give in to the power of the music
that I write the power of the music of the night
All right.So I have said it before.
I have said it before,i will say it again.
In fact,i said it earlier tonight.
If you can sing,you can sing anything.
Dude,that was an amazing vocal performance.
unbelievable.
Another hot,molten hot lava bomb tonight1
Right there1
This song just proves more and more that you are so well-rounded as a performer.
And you have a beautiful instrument.
And I thought it was fantastic.
Thank you.
David,I think you have made the most of the sonG.
This is not the side of you i like.
I much prefer the grittier more raw.
It was too rounded off.
- ou made the most of the song you were given.- Thank you.
David cook.
All right.If you want to vote for david:
David cook,thank you very much.
Here are the numbers yu will need,america.
Watch one more time.
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The lines are officially open.For at least two hours.
Andrew lloyd webber,ladies and gentlemen1
I love working with you guys.
An improvement down here at the table.
See you here tomorrow night live,9:00,8:00 central.