The glare of the spotlight and the pressure of
constant exposure have already taken their toll on some.
Will anyone lose their cool tonight?
Who will win your vote?
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American idol Season 7 Episode 35
good evening.
Hello. Welcome to the show.
I'm ryan seacrest.
We are still reeling after last week's drama.
Carly is watching from home tonight.
Say hi,rly.
Please don't let your favorite go the same way.
You have to vote,vote,vote.
We have a very tight show to jam into one hour.
So let's get started.
Say hi to your judges.
Mr. Randy jackson.
Paula abdul.
And simon cowelL.
And i know you want to make some noise for these peoplE.
It is your top five,friends!
there they are.
Now,we are all about twos tonight.
Each contestant has two phone lines for you to call.
They will each be singing two songs.
It is a good thing our mentor has such an extensive catalog to raid.
It is neil diamond.Watch.This.
In the world of music,few stars have shrinedded as brightly as neil diamond.
His career spanning over four decas began as a songwriter.
He scored several early hits of his own
like "solitary man," "sweet caroline," and.
As a performer,diamond's artistry is legendary.
One of his greatest successes came with the film "the jazz singer."
In addition to his starring role,
his multi-platinum soundtrack prodeduc some of his best known hits.
This grammy-winning artist has sold an astonishing 120 million records worldwide
with over a dozen top ten hits.
As one of the top selling touring artists of recent years,
his live concerts have broken records across the globe.
A relentlsis mucal,
he is set to release his 26th studio album.
"Home before dark" on may 6.
With this week's mentor standing by
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it was time for our top five to say hello again.
- *** - *******
For me,it is the chance to encourage the singer,the performer,the musician,.
Every artist so needs encouragement.
I'm anxious to hear you sing my songs.
We are nervous.
Don't be nervous at alL.
They are written to be joyful and for you to enjoy singing them.
To turn your music over to somebody else and to listen,i like it very much.
Especially when they find their own path,when they find their own direction.
They are all good.They all bring something to music.
The contestants will be judged after their second song.Okay?
Jason stro is up first.
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Jason did "forever in blue jeans."
And "september morn."
Two completely different songs.
Right away,i started singing.
I'm like,i don't know these words.I looked down.
It was the lyrics for the next song.
Oh,boy.
I think jason will do great when he gets on the stage.
He will be more familiar with the songs.
He will feel more comfortable with them.
And i think he will bring them both very well.
Money talks but it don't sing and dance
and it don't walk as long as i can have you here with me,
I'd much rather be forever in blue jeans
honey is sweet,
but it ain't nothing next to baby's treat and if you'll pardon me,
I'd like to say,we'd do okay,forever in blue jeans
maybe tonight, maybe tonight by the fire all alone you
and I nothing around but the sound of my heart
and your sighs
money talks, but it can't sing and dance
and it can't walk as long as i can have you here with me,
i'd much rather be forever in blue jeans,babe
as long as i can have you here with me,
i'd much rather be forever in blue jeans
Jason castrO. All right.
Let me roll these numbers ouT.
Two numbers:
We are making it easier to get thrugh with those lines.
We will see what the judges thought after his second song tonight.
We will take a break.
When we come back,david cook and brooke white are on.Thank you,jason.
Welcome back.We are live.You are watching "american idol.
" Neil diamond songs tonight.
David cook all set to go in a second.
Cook,how did you prepare for this week?
Actually,i was going to ask you the same thinG.
- How did you prepare? - For the phone numbers or neil diamond?
Neil diamond.
I sing with a hairbrush in front of my mirror.
When I was a kid,I used to listen to neil diamond.
You know the station wagons,you sit in the way back.
I would sing neil diamond songs and make faceS.Too much information.
Anyway,thanks for asking.
- ************ - *********
- *** - ****
Tonight I will be singing "I'm alive."
And "all i really need is you."
David went to two songs that most people have not heard before.
I got goose bumps.
- Really? - yeah
A good choice.It is a very gutsy choice of song.
Thank you.So so much.
He has the right material.
He has the right attitude.
He has the right voice.
He will do great.No doubt about it.
Take a walk,you can hardly breathe the air look around,
it's a hard life everywhere people talk
but they never really care on the street,
there's a feeling of despair but every day,
there's a brand new baby born,and every day,
there's the sun to keep you warm and it's all right,
yeah,it's all right I'm alive
and i don't care much for words of doom if it's love you need,
well,I've got the room it's a simple thing
that came to me when i met you
I'm alive all i need is moeone to share it with,
i've got love,and love is all i really need to live,
I'm alive I'm alive
I'm alive
All right.
David's numbers:
We will see what the judges think after your second song live tonight.
right now,it is time for brooke white.
Tonight I'm going to play two instruments.
I'm going to play guitar on "I'm a believer."
Then "i am,i said" is a little more introspective.
I felt it was more appropriate to play piano.
You are arizona born and raised.
Maybe you could put that word in there and make it your song.
It is a difficult song to sing and to make genuine.
And she was able to do it.
So I was very pleasantly surprised.
* I thought love was only true in fairy *
* tales meant for someone else but not for me *
* love was out to get me,*
* that's the way it seemed disappointment haunted all my dreams *
* then I saw your face,*
* now I'm a believer without a trace,*
* of doubt in my mind I'm in love,and i'm a believer,*
* i couldn't leave ya if I tried *
* I thought love was more or less a given thing *
* seems the more I gave the less I got what's the use in trying,*
* all you get is pain,*
* when i needed sunshine I got rain and then i saw your face,*
* I'm a believer without a trace of doubt in my mind say,*
* I'm a believer,yeah,yeah,yeah,i'm a believer *
thank you!
There is brooke white.
All right.We are jamming to get this all in this hour.
Numbers:
More from brooke in a little bit.
When we come back,david archuleta and syesha.
Hang on.
Back with you on idol.
If you like what you see tonight,
you can download performances
as well as the complete studio tracks exclusively on itunes.
Think about it.
You could own a pie of archuleta.
How about that?
I love your advice on the songs.
Okay.I'll do the best I Can.
Tonight I'm going to sing "sweet caroline" and "america."
David is a little uncertain about how to end the song.
You can hold that note a little longer.
He is kind of a prodigy.
And with a little guide answer guidance and a couple of suggestions
which I hope he takes to heart,
I think he will be great on the night of his performance.
Where it began,i can't begin to knowin'
but then I know it's growin' strong hands,touchin' hands,
reachin' out,touchin' me,touchin' you sweet caroline,
good times never seemed so good I've been inclined to believe
they never would they never would sweet caroline,
good times never seemed so good I've been inclined to believe
they never would sweet caroline
David archuleta!
All right.David's numbers:
More from david later.
Right now,let us see what syesha has choseN.
HellO.
Hi,syesha.
Basically,this week is just going to be a mini concert.
We are doing two songs.
Syesha sang "hello agaiN."
I thought she did a beautiful,beautiful job on it.
And thank the lord for the nighttime" which she also did very well.
It is infectious.
You can't help but clap along and join in with that.
I think she did a wonderful job.
She will do great in the actual performance.
I was very,very pleased.
Hello again,hello just called to say hello
I couldn't sleep at all tonight and i know it's late
but I couldn't wait hello,maybe it's been crazy
and maybe I'm to blame but i put my heart above my head
we've been through it all,
and you loved me just the same and when you're not there,
i just need to hear hello,my friend,
hello and i know it's late but i couldn't wait hello,ooh,hello
Syesha!
The numbers:
Thank you,syesha.
Let me bring out all of the idols.
Are they ready to come out for one second?
Okay.Bring them out.Bring them out.Come on,quickly.
this show is so tight.
We ended round one.
I want to go to randy and get your quick opinion on round one.
Jackson,go.
Round one.
Jason,i thought it was jus okay,man.
It was better than last week.Just okay.
David cook,very good.
In the zonE.Very strong.Doing your thing.
Brooke,better than last week,still a little karaoke for me.
Archuleta,the bomb.
syesha,you definitely kind of were in the zone,too.
It was strong,nice vocalS.
It wasn't amazing.But it was strong.
Paula?
Oh,gosh.
We have never had to write these things down fast enough.
Jason,the first song i loved hearing your lower register which we never really hear.
The second song,i felt like the usual charm left me empty.
Welcome back to the show.It is live.
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for details about where they land.
This is one gig you won't want to miss.
Back to neil diamond.
Jason castro with his second song."September morn."
* Stay for just a while,
* stay and let me look at you
* it's been so long,i hardly knew you
* standing in the door
* stay with me a while,
* i only want to talk to you
* we've traveled halfway round the world,
* to find ourselves again september morning,
* we danced until the night became a brand new day
* two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
* september morning still can make me feel that way
* september morn,do you...
* We danced until the night became a brand new day
* two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play
* september morning still can make me feel that way
* september morn
Dude,check it out,man.
I don't know.
I don't know what's happening really tonight for you.
But it was just okay.
I keep thinking this is a singing competition
where we are trying to find the best vocalist we can find.
That was another okay performance for me.
) Crowd booing snfld definitely not the best.
I felt like you took kind of the same liberty on both songs now.
I feel like it's safe and you need to get outside your comfort zone.
Come on.Come on.
I kind of started choking right before it started.
It threw me off.
Were you eating a sweet like last week?
Jason,come on.
We don't recognize you at the moment.
For the last two weeks,this is not the jason we put into the competition.
There was no attempt to make the arrangement your own.
You struggled through both songs.
They were both,in my opinion,forgettable.
I think you are going to look back tonight and go,
i don't know who this person is.
Sorry.
Okay.
Come over this way tonight.
good luck,my friend.
Thank you very much.
Now it is time for the rocker's second outing with "all i really need is you,"
say hi to david cook again.
* After all these years,
* after all these tears between us
* still i couldn't find someone half as right as you
* and each time I stop to think
* what it is I really need girl you know it's true,
* all I really need is you
* just say what you want to say,
* you don't have a chance in the world
* can i,knowing how I've tried still come close to losing you when you are my world,
* have I spent so many years tryng but in vain to tell you,
* girl you know it's true, all i really need is you
David,check it out,babY.
C you know check it out.
You know what,man?
I'm a huge david cook fan right now.
Because again,you rocked the house again tonight with that.
That was blazing.
Blazing!
David,I'm so proud of you.
You not only picked two songs that are less familiar.
Then*****
You are the only one that was able to pull that ofF.
I feel like I'm already looking at the american idol.
I really do.
David,I'm going to be honest with you.
I thought the first song was okay.
I thought the second song was brilliant.
you actually made that feel like that song was written this year.
That was the point i was trying to make to jasoN.
You changed the arrangement.
You made it work for yoU.
That was smart.Well-done.
David cook!
The numbers,ready!
Thank you very much,siR. I know you are stoked.
Thanks.
We will take a breather.
After the break,brooke and david archuleta go head to head.
Hang on.
Thanks for staying with us on "idol."
Brooke is up next.
I want to go back to what simon said after the first round.
He said and I quote,"it was a nightmare."
What is your reaction to that?
I said no it wasn'T.
Maybe it wasn't,like,his dream come true.
But a nightmare?
- ****- I had a great time.
How do you bounce back?
- Well,I have to go and do my best. - Okay.
This is the lyrics you are worried about.
Palm trees grow...*******
After last week,it is kind of scary.
Here she is singing "I am,I said."
Please welcome once again brooke white.
* L.A.'S fine,sunshine most of the time,
* the feeling is laid-back palm trees grow and the rents are low
* but you know i keep thinking about
* making my way back
* I'm arizona-born and raised
* but these days I'm lost between two shores
* L.A.'S fine,but it ain't home arizona's home but it ain't mine no more
* I am,i said,
* to no one there
* and no one heard at all not even the chair
* I am,i cried,
* i am,said i
* and I am lost and I can't even say why leavin' me lonely still
thank you so much.
Thank yoU.
Thank you so much.
Very vulnerable,showing the flaws and everything.
That is one of the tougher songs to sing i think,tonight.
It moves around a lot,the melody.
Nice job,baby.
Thank you,randy.
Brooke,I think what you just did,you did have fun as opposed to the first song.
You came back with this song,it shows your vulnerability.
It is how you connect to the audience.
Everyone loves who you are.
And that works.
Brooke,i really,really hated the first song.
Because it was sort of like a girls' night out at the karaoke baR.Wasn't it?
This,as the guys just said,this is the brooke we like.
Sitting behind the piano.
Singing a very good song.
It wasn't incredible.
But it was a million times better than the first song.
Well-done.
Way to turn it around.
Brooke's numbers:
Good luck,brooke.
Thank you,thank you,everybody.
Back for a second shot,singing "a a second shot,singing "america," david archuleta.
* everywhere around the world,they're coming to america *
* every time that flag's unfurled,*
* they're coming to america got a dream to take them there,*
* they're coming to america got a dream they've come to share,*
* they're coming to america they're coming to america,*
* they're coming to america *
* my country tis of thee,sweet land of liberty,*
* of thee I sing of thee I sing today *
* let freedom *
ring Dude, all i can say,man,for a young man,
dude,you are definitely in the zone right now.
Another good performance,baby.
This was the absolute perfect song for you to sing.
David,your voice is so on point.
I just want to see that joy and that spirit.
I love you.I love you.You are brilliant.
Have fun.
Well,david,that was a smart choice of song.
I have to hand it to you.
That was clever.
American idol.America?
I mean,look,your audience,,
it means,it was absolutely the right choice.
Check,check,check.Very good.
David archuleta.
Thank you very much,david.
All right.We will take a break.When we come back live,syesha closes the show.
Stay with us.
Welcome back to "american idol."
Remember,there is only one place to download the performances from tonight's show
as well as the full-length tracks.
You have to go to itunes.
That is the place.All right?
Okay.
Okay,cooL.
Go on a virtual shopping spree.
Now,for the lat time tonight,with "thank the lord for the nighttime,"
here is syesha mercado.
* daytime turns me off and i don't mean maybe nine to five,*
* they're taking me where I'm bound *
* when it's done i run out to see my baby *
* we get groovin'when the sun goes down *
* I thank the lord for the nighttime,*
* too forget the day a day of uptight time,*
* baby chase it away i get relaxation,*
* it's a time to groove snolt I thank the lord for the nighttime,*
* I thank the lord for you *
* I thank the lord for the nighttime,*
* to forget the day *
* I get relaxation,it's a time to groove i thank the lord for the nighttime,*
* i thank the lord for you *
* I thank the lord for you *
All right.You know what i'm loving about you in this moment?
I think you finally realized who you are.
That is also in the zone.
I mean that,could have been on broadway.
Still that carry-over for mE.
This is where I like you.
Thank you.
First song,i thought that vulnerable side as i always say that,
texture to your voice is absolutely beautiful.
That is your magic.
Having said that,on your second song,it shows a different side.
And you are...
that is your performance,theateR.
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Thank you.
You love her.
I love heR.
By the way,this is officially the strangest show we have ever done.
It is.
I don't know.
It is kind of a bit chaotic tonight.
I think what you demonstrated there,again,syesha,
is that you are a very good actress/singer.
I think,however,you may be in trouble tonight.
Oh,no.
Why?
I'll tell you why.
Because there is only five of you left.
So it was a calculated guess.
She is a brilliant vocalist.
I don't think you had a really memorable second song like some of the others tonight.
We will see.
Syesha.Come on over.
If you want to keep her in,you have to dial:
Thank you very much.
Good lucK.
I'm still smiling.
W will open up the lines in a second.
Check out the numbers one more time: The lines are open.
Remember,they are 866 numbers,not 800 numbers.
You will have two hours to vote.
You don't have to call bth numbers for your vote to count.
Get those votes in.
Coming up tomorrow night,check it out live.
Neil diamond and natasha beatenfield join us.
Of course,the results.
At 9:00,8:00 central.
Look at these faceS.
Who will be the next american idol?
One of them wins this competition.
Remember to vote for your favorite.
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