One of these people is your next american idol.
Three of them have already been number one in the voteS.
The competition is closer than ever before.
Tonight you must vote.
This is "american idol."
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American idol iSeason 7Episode 36
good evening.
Welcome.I'm ryan seacrest.Welcome to the shoW.
Four people left.
Just two weeks to go.
However you slice it up,it is a crucial time for american idol.
Anything can happen.
Nobody is safe.
And nothing is guaranteed.
Please vote at the end of the show tonight.
Your guiding stars are here to help you.
Say hi to randy jackson.
paula abdul.
And simon cowell.
good to see you three.
Now let's open up those doors for these folks.
your top four,america.
Good luck to all of you tonight.
They have learned the hard way that song selection is everything.
They had a lot to choose from this time.
The rock and roll hall of fame has opened its doors to us.
Roll the tape,guys.
Throughout the 1950's,a deejay from cleveland relentlessly promoted a new form of rhythm and blues
he called rock and roll.
In 1951,ike turner was on his way to sun studios in memphis
when an electric amp came off his car,crashing on to the street.
He recorded "rocket 88" with that busted amp,
one of the first rock and roll songs,
the sound we would all grow to love,distortion.
The sound,the technology,and the format had been set in place.
And there was no stopping the rock revolution.
Rock and roll took off,dominating the charts,
and redefining generations of music fans and american culture itself.
In 1983,the founer of atlantic records
had an idea to preserve this rich cultural heritage.
He established the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland,ohio
to recognize the talent of those contributing to the art form.
Honoring a handful of the most influential artists and contributors each year.
The hall of fame dedicated their firstniductees in 1986 which included elvis presley.
The museum houses artifacts,exhibits,presentations,
and concerts that helped tell the story of rocK.
Including a list of the 500 most influential rock songs to date.
And tonight your top four will give us their take
on this unique catalog and maybe one of them will end up right here.
Long live rock.
so let's get started.
The contestants have two phone numbers and two songs.
The judges will critique them after each performance.
-Everybody clear?-Thank you.
-Good,ryan.-Very good.
-We are good?-All right.
First up,david cook is going to give us his best simon le bon!
I will be singing "hungry like the wolf" by duran duran.
It came out in '82 which was the year I was born.
The more I listened to it,i could feel some changes that would make it work for me.
And so I'm excited about singing the song.
Hopefully,the audience will get behind it.
Dark in the city night is a wire,
steam in the subway earth is a fire do-do,do-do,do-do
woman you want me give me a sign
and catch my breathing even closer behind,do-do,do-do
in touch with th ground,
I'm on the hunt I'm after you
***i'm lost and i'm found,
and I'm hungry like the wolf
stalked in the forest too close to hide
I'll bee to hide I'll be upon I'll be upon you by the moonlight side
do-do,do-do
in touch with the ground,
I'm on the hunt i'm after you
scent and a sound,
I'm lost and I'm found and I'm hungry like the wolf
strut on a line,
it's discord and rhyme,
i howl and I whine I'm after you
mouth is alive,
all running inside and I'm hungry like the wolf
You know,I mean,one of the things I'm interested to see tonight is which songs you guys choose.
It is such a huge variety of songs to choose from.Such a great body of worK.
It was an okay choice and a solid performance.
I'm looking to see the mad hot vocals tonight.
That was okay for you.
That wasn't amazinG.
Just okay.Just okaY.
Well,i think your hung rye like the wolf has left me with a big appetite.
to watch you grow and flourish over the past several months has been truly remarkable.
It also makes me realize why i tolerate being the only girl in the boys club.
Boys club being questionable.
David,i thought it was good.
You know,I know where randy is coming from.
It was a little bit copy-cat.
You didn't do what you have done in previous weeks where you chose a song and made it your own.
Is it good enough at the moment to probably get through to next week?Yes.
Paula has the appetite tonight.
So for david,two numbers:
If you are with at&t,text the word "vote":
Some heat in here tonight.
More from david a little bit later in the show.
We will take a break now.
When we come back,syesha lets it all hang out.
You are watching "american idol" live.
Our contestants are singing songs from the rock and roll hall of fame.
Syesha is here with us right now on the stool.
I know you have been living in a bubble being in l.A.For so long.
But soon you begin the tour.
Oh,my gosh.I'm so excited about the tour.
What is the most exciting?
Being able to meet all of my fans and everybody who supports me.
just performing,too.
During idol gives back,i got really excited about the tour.
You can have backup dancers and you can run around stage.
You are not being judged.
There is no table of judges there.
Tickets go on sale,by the way,may 17.
Let's see what syesha is doing first tonight.Watch this.
So tonight i'm singing "proud mary" by tina turner.
This song has been covered over one hundred times.
That is a lot.
I was a little scared at first to even attempt to do this song.
Because there is a lot of choreography,you know.
So I was scareD.
But I looked in the mirror and I looked at myself and I was like,
syesha,just do iT.
Just have fun with it.
And that is what I'm going to do.
Left a good job in the city
workin' for the man every night and day
but i never lost one minute of sleepin',
now worryin' about the way things might have been
big wheels keep on turnin',
proud mary keep on burnin' come on y'all!
Rollin',rollin',
rollin' on the river
left a good job in the city,
workin' for the man every night and day
but I never lost one minute of sleep,
worrying about the way things might have been
big wheels keep on turnin',
proud mary keep on burnin' rollin',rllin',rollin'on the river
rollin',rollin',rollin' on the river
all right,oh yeah oh yeah
oh yeah oh yeah Well,you know,I'm laughing.
Because what a difference a couple of weeks make.
I mean,listen,this is the third week in a row that syesha has showed up and she is in the zone.
Nice going!
You know what?
You got pretty good timinG.
You are showing the heat late in the competition when you need it.Icry ne,very nice.
Not only did you show up,but you looked like a star.
- I mean- .thank you,paulA.
You started this competition as a pretty girl with a big voice.
You have turned into this beautiful woman with magnetic voice and presence.
F and you know what?
You looked in the mirror,you said "I'm going to do it."
When you do it anyway,magic happens.
- You made that ham.- Thank you,paula.
Okay.Syesha,i'm sorry to put a slight damper on things.
It is okay.
For me,i thought it was just a bad shrieky version.
come on Let me finisH.
A bad impersonation of tina turner.
No.
- I was trying to have fun.- well okay.good
I didn'T.
I'm sorry.
Randy,how can you and cowell be in such an opposite place after that song?
Let's see.
He is from englanD.I'm from louisiana.
We are different places,come on.
A lot of distance.
- You are a beautiful woman up there.- thank you
They said you made a lot of progress over the last couple of weeks.
I have tried to have more fun and just get comfortable with being on stage
and just try to be myself and more and show people who I aM.
Like,I like to have fun.You know?
I think your hips are very comfortable.
Excellent move.
Syesha's numbers:
- Thank you,syesha.- Thank you.
We are going to take a break.
When we come back,jason and david.Hang on.
Welcome back to the show.
The audience gets more creative with every year.
Itunes is the only place to head to for clips from tonight's show.
As well as the full-length recordings by your favorite contestants.
I will give this back to.
this belongs to you?
Take it.
Anybody tell you you look just like one of our former contestants?
let's see what jason is going to do this week.
This week,there is a few songs on the list that I knew.
So I'm singing one that I have known for a while that i liked.
I have never performed it.
It is a song by bob marley.
Go figure.
Yeah,i'm singing "i shot the sheriff" tonight.
It will be a good one.
All around in my home town,
they're trying to track me down
they say they want to bring me in guilty,
for the life of a deputy
for the killing of a deputy
but I say
I shot the sheriff where was the deputy
it was I who shot the sheriff
but i swear it was in self-defense
freedom came my way one day,
and I started out of town,yeah all of a sudden,
i saw sheriff john brown aiming to shoot me down
so i shot,
I shot,i shot him down and I said,if i am guilty i will pay
Jason,oh,man.Listen,dude,okay,look.
For me,that was a really karaoke boB.
i mean,I don't even.
Dude,it was okay.
At this point,you guys have to show you deserve to be in the top in the finals now.
It is not about doing a song that is good enough to have some fun.
It is like,that wasn't good for me.
I didn't get it.
Well,I will say on a positive note,
I have never seen you perform more to the audience as you did.
but here is the deal,jason.
I wasn't crazy about the performance or the song,actually.
But you know,you are so real.
You are genuine.Your art usry the..
that is who you are.
You have won me over just for that.
Jason,stand back.
That was utterly atrocious.
sorry.
That is a song you do not touch.
- The arrangement was atrocious.- Weird.
The performing and the singing was as bad as I have ever heard.
This was like honestly,a first-round audition massacre.
Honestly.
I don't know what you are thinking.
I was thinking bob marley!
I almost feel like randy and you simon also are ticked off.
Well,at this point in the show.
i have to be honest with you,ryan.
I'm surprised.The only similarity was the hair.
Yeah,exactly.
I mean,that was it.You can't do that.
Especially at this point in the show,ryan.Come on.
Okay.Let's stop it now.
- He is going to do another song.- He is going to do another song.
What advice can you give him?
I'll give you advicE.Don't do bob marlly.
Exactly.
I'm serious.
Paula?
Jason,you are good.
You don't need anything.
ok Hang tight.
See you later in the show.
Right now,david archuleta is coming up next.
I'm singing "stand by me" by benny kinG.
It came out in 1960.
That has always been a fun song for m to sing.
I always sing it in my room to myself.
To.I don't know.My dog or something.
It's never been a song I sang in public before.
So this will be fun because i have always wanted to sing this song.
When the night has come and the land is dark
and the moon is the only light we'll see no i won't be afraid,
no,i won't be afraid just as long as you stand by me so darling,
darling,stand by me stand by me won't you stand by me so darling,
darling,whenever you need a friend when you're feeling lonely,
stand by me and all you beautiful girls
stand by me won't you stand by me
david!Check it out,baby.
What I'm so happy about sitting here right now,there is four of you left.
At least there is one guy that hits the stage every time he hits the stage,
trying to win the whole thing!
Hello.
This is the competition.
Put putting the best vocals on the line.
He brought the vocals,paulA.
I loved it,dude.It was hot!
You know,we all forget that you are way beyond your years.
I mean,being 17 in this competition.
It is harD.
It is really hard what you guys are doing.
I really admire one thing.
I admire lots of things.
What I do admire,though,is a couple weeks ago,
andrew lloyd webber said communicate with your eyes.
The audience wants to feel the joy you are feeling on the stage.
You delivered.You really delivered on this.
You are taking in everything that we are saying good
and bad and throwing out what you don't need.
-And you are seasoned already. -Listening to us,yeah.
Well,the truth is,david,you could have whistled a song
and it would have sounded better than the last song.
You were very welpll-aced.
And very good choice of song.
I thought you strugled a little bit at the end of it.
No.
A little bit.
Little biT.
But look,okay,in the ground scheme of things,
i'm going to call that as the best performance so far.
I always feel like you are about to lose your breath and pass out when they are talking to you.
What's going through your mind?
I don't know.
Their faces scare me.
After I sing,they are all just like.
what are they going to say?
I have no idea.
I'm with you.
I really appreciate that.
I think you are going to pass out every time.
I feel like that.
OkaY.
Stand up straight for three seconds.
Your numbers are:
Thank you very much,david.
That is it for round one.
Everybody sings again.
We come back live after the break.
Thanks for coming back.
We are live and halfway through our celebration of rock's finest songs.
David cook set for song number two.
Now,I would think this would be your zone.
You would be in your element this week.
Yeah.
And honestly,i was really excited about this week.
Once we got closer to it,.
thank you.
As we got closer,I kind of realized,like,
the par i set for myself this week is higher than any other week.
I don't know.The last song,the judges were right on.
I could have done way more with the song.So...
What did you think the last few minutes?
I tried to erase the last song from memory and get ready.
Let's see what you have chosen for numbeR.Two.
Tonight I will be singing baba o'riley by the who.
1971 albuM.
I chose this song because it is just one of those iconic rock songs.
It has never been performed on the show.
And I think those two things together kind of put it in this really cool context.
Hopefully,i will be able to do it my own way
and see you guys another week.
* Out here in the fields,*
* i fight for my meals I get my back into my living *
* I don't need to fight to prove *
* I'm right i don't need to be forgiven,*
yeah,yeah don't cry,don't raise your eye
* it's only teenage wasteland teenage wasteland *
* it's only teenage wasteland teenage wasteland,*
* yeah teenage wasteland *
* they're wasted teenage wasteland *
All right.So check it out.
You know what?
I mean,i don't know.There was something a little different going on with you tonight.
That is more like the david cook that I have grown to love right there.
I mean,you know,you are the resident rocker dude.
Man,just go and live that out,man.
Have fun with it.
Shake whatever off.Just be you.
You were greaT.
I just want more.
I want more.
I want more dave cook.
I'm humbled to be here and watch yoU.
Welcome back,david,cook.
All righT.
He pounces back in round two.
Cook's numbers:
Lines open at the end of the show.
Nice work,my friend.
We will take a quick break.
When we come back,syesha and jason.Next.
Welcome back to "american idol."
Rascal flat is in the house watching tonight.
Say hello.
Good to have you with us.
If you want to down-load any songs from tonight's show,head to itunes.
All the tracks are there for you.
Now it is time for round two.
Randy,paula,andismon.
It is syesha for you.Here we go.
Tonight I'm singing "a change is going to come" by sam cook.
It was released after his death in 1965
during the civil rights movement which was a very pivotal time in history.
Now I'm singing it during a pivotal time in my life.
Top four.
Amazing experience.
I went home after the results show and cried my eyes out.
I'm so thankful to still be herE.
And this song took on a totally different meaning for me.
I was born by the river in a little tent and just like that river
I've been running ever since it's been a long,
a long time coming and I know a change gonna come oh,
yes it will it's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die
cause I don't know what's out there beyond the sky it's been a long,
a long time coming and i know a change is gonna come yes,
I know a change gone action come
Well,all right.
So for me,the first song i loved.
This one I did not love as much.
Here is why.
All right.Check it out.
I felt first of all,I didn't like the arrangement with the music.
I didn't like the vocals.
You pushed out things.
You were trying for things that weren't there.
This sam cook is one of the greatest singers ever.
It is the greatest melody.
You don't need to do anything different,special,different.
It felt all disconnected to me,
trying to be something that it wasn'T.
It fell flat for me.
I just want to hug you.
I want you to know that how you orchestrated your vocals,,beautiful.
You utilized everything I was hoping you would use.
You turned this into a superstar performance for me.
I have to tell you,singing the song "a change is going to come," you have changed.
Welcome to your dream,syesha.
This is it for you.
Syesha,,syesha,i have to be fair.
And I'm going to agree with paula.
Tell me what's so overwhelming,darling.
I think randy,with all due respect,
got that completely and utterly wrong.
I thought you sang that really,really well.
It is a matter of opinion.
That is what's great about the show.We disagree.
It meant a lot to me.
I loved the first song.
You made her cry.
Before I sang the song,i actually researched it
and i found out so much information about it.
Why it was written.
It came out during the civil rights movement.
And it just meant a lot to me.
And it took on a totally different meaning
when i started listening to it after the last results show.
I couldn't stop crying.
I feel like I have changed a lot.
Do you have a tissue?
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Randy,thanks for the buzz kill.
It is totally okay.
I love the song.
I love syesha.I loved the first song.
Randy,you have made her cry.
I love sam cook,as i said.
I do,toO.
Randy,we are running out of time.
"Hell's kitchen" is going to start.
Syesha's two numbers are:
Thank you.Thank you for being honesT.
Now,mr.Cowell,it is time for jason's second performance.Here we go.
So tonight i decided to stick with the boB.
You can't go wronG.
My second song is a bob dylan song.
It is mr.Tambourine man.
It is a cool song.
The whole folk rock movement back in the day.
I very much relate to.That I like it.
A good classic rock song.
Hey,mR.Tambourine man,play a song for me I'm not sleepy
and there is no place I'm going to
Hey,mR.Tambourine man,play a song for me I'm not sleepy
@@###$%%^
though I know that evening's empire has returned into sand vanished from my hand,
left me blindly here to stand,but still not sleeping
my weariness amazes me,
i'm branded on my feet I have no one to meet
and the ancient empty streets too dead for dreaming
hey mr.Tambourine man,play a song for me I'm not sleepy,
and there is no place I'm going to
hey,mR.Tambourine man,play a song for me in the jingle jangle morning,
I'll come following you I'll come following you
All right.So tell me,man,what do you think?
How did you think that was?
Well,i lost some lines in there.
Lost some words in there.
Jason is not in the zone tonight.
I don't know what's going on,man.
You know what?
Jason,you know,it is what it is.
At this point in the competition,you guys have solidified your niche.
You know,obviously,it didn't blow us away.
- But you blow me away.- *********
Jason,i would pack your suitcase.
Let's roll with the numbers:
You have two hours to vote at the end of the show.
If you want jason to stay in the competition,you must vote.
Archuleta after the break.
Back with you live on "idol.
" David archuleta is up xt.Take a look.
This week is rock and roll hall of fame.
There is a lot of different artists to choose from.
I picked elvis presley,"love me tender.
" And he was inducted into the hall of fame in 1986.
I looked up "love me tender" because I didn't know it too well.
I looked up some of the versions they had on there.
I thought this would be a fun song to sing,a cool song to sing.
Because I haven't sung a really romantic love song on the big stage before.
This will be an exciting week.
Love me tender,love me sweet,
never let me go
you have made my life complete
and i love you so love me tender,
love me true all my dreams fulfill for my darling,
i love you and I always will love me tender,
love me true all my dreams fulfill for my darling
I love you and I always will
Check it out,baby.
Another great performance for you.
I like how you were so tender and you caressed each worD.
Dude,you have it going on right now.
The hot vocal of the night right there.
That was one of my favorite performances from you.
I felt your heart.
It was fantastic and very beautiful.
David,you didn't beat the competition tonight.
You crushed the competition tonight.
David archuleta,the numbers:
Good job,crusher.
Take a look at these numbers one more time: There you have it.
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There you have it.The lines are open.
Remember,this is the week where we lost tamyra
and daughtry because people thought they were safe.
Again,your vote is crucial tonight.
Tomorrow,results live.9:00,8:00 central.
Thank you all for being here.Thank you for watching.
Good luck,guys.Good luck.
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