Last summer three people took a chance and auditioned.
A high school student,
an actress,
and a bartender.
One of them is on the brink of superstar come.
All of them are at your mercY.
This is "american idol.
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American Idol Season 7 Episode 39
what's up in the back?
Good evening,good evening.
Welcome to idol.
I'm ryan seacrest.And this is it.
It is the pivotal moment in the lives of our three finalists.
The way they perform and the way you respond
can truly affect the closest race this show has ever seen.
So keep that voting up.
Let us say hi to our judgeS.
I'm trying to figure out what you are wearing over there.Looks like the sky.
Randy jackson.
was that inspired by don ho?
The lovely and talented and glittery paula abdul.
and the man that hasn't aged a bit since we started,simon cowell.
simon held up a sign that said "applaud.
The judges have each chosen a song for the contestants to sing tonight.
Our producers have selected something suitablE.
We have let the contestants choose one.
Here they are.
Ladies and gentlemen,your top three!
one of them is the next american idol.
Good luck to you guys and girl this evening.
They have just flown back from their hometown visits where they were mobbed by thousands of fans.
We will start with the judges' choice.
Here is mayor snarr from murray city,utah.Mr.Yor?
David,this is from a very special friend of yours that really loves you.
Please tell david that I have chosen the song "and so it goes"
by billy joel for him to sing this coming tuesday.
Thank you,forever your girl,paula abdul!
Randy,that could be a look for you next season.
The mustache.
Paula,what was your thought process on choosing this song for david?
Well,showcasing the amazing vocals that you have.
It is a beautiful song that shows the level of difficulty in the melodies.
That of which i know you can handle.
It will exploit the beautiful voice.
How did you feel about this?
I was excited.It is a really pretty song.
So let's do it.Singing "and so it goes," mr.David archuleta.
in every heart there is a room
a sanctuary safe and strong
to heal the wounds from lovers past
until a new one comes along
so i would choose to be with you
that's if the choice were mine to make
but you can make decisions too
and you can have it
and every time I've held a rose,
it seems i only felt the thorns
and so it goes and so it goes
and so will you soon i suppose
and so it goes,and so it goes
and you're the only one who knows
David,check it out,baby.
You know what,man?
You know what I'm happy about for you at this momenT.
Paula chose a dope song for you.
I mean,you can sing anything,dude.
The billy joel thing works well on you.
I would love to see you on the piano.
It don't matter,dudE.You are in the zone.
You are in it to win it,baby!
I have to tell you,david,
it was a pure and stunning performance.
And tonight,i really felt you are a storyteller.
It was a beautiful performance.
Yeah,it was very good.
You know,no surprises.
A bit predictable.
Good,though.
Not really a criticism.
You know,I mean,it was good.
I don't think it was outstanding.
oh,you are now judging,right?
I don't think so.
Anyway,good.
Good.
Did you at home think that song was dope,as randy said?
The numbers:
More from david later in the show.All right?
when we come back,we will see what randy and simon picked for syesha and david cook
live.Stay with us.
What's up?What's up?
What the deal?
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Please make sure you get there in time.
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I'll do this one.
Now we are heading to tampa with some breaking news for syesha.
Here,quick.
Oh,my gosh,guys.
I just got a text from randy jackson.
It says "syesha,you are doing "if I got you" by alicia kies.
My favorite artist,of course.
I love that song.
Thanks,randY.
Randy,why did you choose this one for syesha?
Well,listen,i know she is really,like,
young,hot,unbelievably talented,in charge.
I had a feeling that she loved alicia as much as i did.
I think this is the kind of record she could make and be successful with.
Shall we do it?
Syesha.
Some people live for the fortune
some people live just for the fame
some people live for the power,yeah
and some people live just to play the game
some people think that the physical things define what's within
I've been there before bu that life's a bore
so full of the superficial
some people want it all
but I don't want nothing at all
if it ain't you baby,
if i ain't got you baby
some people want diamond rings
and some just want everything
but everything means nothing if I ain't got you
everything means nothing
if I ain't got you
I thought that would work really well on you.
You did an amazing job on iT.
I could see your heart beaming and smiling all the way down here.
I have to tell you one thing for you,man.
I'm so happy that you are peaking at the right time in this competition.
That is why you are staying in there at number three.
Thank you so much.
Very proud that you are the last lady standing there.
It is difficult to do a song that is so identifiable.
I applaud you.
You look absolutely stunning.
Thank you.
I have to say you sang that very well,syesha.
I just wish that randy had chosen something for you where you weren't going to just,
you know,try and sound like the original.
Actually,if you listen back,she changed quite a few notes.
Not enough,in my opinion.
Listen,overall...
You look gorgeous,by the way.
Now,to their point,some might ask,have you been holding back
so you can bring it on at this point of the competition?
- I don't know. - ***
I have been so nervous.
I think I'm kind of over that now and I'm trying to have fun.
And you are comfortable?
Be myself,you know.
Thank you,syesha.
See you later in the program.
now we are heading for kansas city where--
shocker-- cowell manages to get himself on the air.
We were all just chatting here.
We are having a good time.
David cook is herE.
I didn't turn my phone off.
I just got a text from simon.
Interesting.
Hello,david.
I have chosen "first time i ever saw your face" by roberta flak for you to sing on tuesday.
Really?
That is what it's going to bE.
Are you going to really sing roberta flak?
Apparently so.
Mr.Cowell,why did you choose this one?
Well,first of all,it is one of the great songs of all time.
And unlike randy,I wanted to do something different.
So you know,david has a chance to show some originality.
It is a very,very,very tough song.
You know what?
I think you are going to do well.
And I love the title.
The title of the song you have chosen for david.
So many girlfriends have said that this song...
that i inspired the lyrics.
That is one of the reasons i chose it.
Simon chose it for david.
It is called "the first time ever i saw your face.
Exactly,ryan.Exactly.
David cook,ladies and gentlemen.
the first time ever i saw your face,
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
and the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
in the dark and endless skies my love
the first time
ever I saw your face
your face,your face
Dude,check it out,baby.Check it out.
I have been a david cook fan since day one.
Loved you since day onE.
You can sing anything.
You can sing the phone book,too.
I loved the high note at the end.
But I wish simon would have picked something that wasn't as predictable as this older kind of song for you.
Because I want you to rock,baby.
You are a rockeR.
You are a rocker.
I needed more rock from it.
I knew you went big at the end.
I love him.
It is so funny about the two of you.
It is actually about you.
About you.
That is one of my favorite songs.
Now you are the second favorite person who sings it.
Thank you.
Well,david,this may sound a little bit biased.
I thought it was one of your best performances to date.
I do.
I thought you were...
Let me finish.
This is what makes you brilliant because you take risks.
It is original.
Round one goes to cook and cowell.
And i think for a lot of people at home,
debby our stage manager had a tear down her cheek as you were singing that song.
So did your mom.
Happy belated mother's day,by the way.
To all the mothers out there.
David's numbers:
- David,thank you very much.- Thank you.
Thank you,judges for the selections.
When we come back,we will see our contestants' choices.
Don't go away.
Welcome back to the shoW.
We are live,down to three.
David archuleta is here,friends.
so this song was your choice.
What did you choose?And why?
I chose "with you.
By chris brown.
I thoughT...
I just,you know,it was something I haven't done yet.
It was worth a shoT.
Was it easy for you to learn?
It wasn't,actuallY.
I haven't done it for a while.
All the older sounding stuff,I thought i would give something new a try.
You get set for the song.
And we will start the performance in one minute.
You should head over there.
Okay.All right.
This is all choreographed.
Sings "with you," now he is ready and in position.
David archuleta.
I need you boo,i gotta see you boo and there's hearts all over the world tonight,
said there's hearts all over the world tonight hey little mama,
ooh you're a stunner hot little figure,yes,you a winner I'm so glad to be yours,
you're a class of your own ooh little cutey,when you talk to me,
i swear the whole world stops you're my sweetheart
and i'm so glad that you're mine you are one of a kind,
and you mean to me,what i mean to you and together baby,
there is nothing we won't do I don't need money,
i don't need cars,girl you're my heart
i'm into you,and girl,no one else would do,
with every kids and every hug you make me fall in love,
and now I know i can't be the only one
I bet there's hearts all over the world tonight
with the love of their life who feel what I feel with you
with you,with you,with you,with you
David,check it out,baby.
So i applaud the fact that you are trying something new and young.
Because I think that's really kind of the record you should make.
I'm not sure that was the right song.
Seeing you singing "my boo" is like...
I didn't believe it.
I couldn't believe it.
*****
I think it fits perfect,right in the right tone of your voice.
I think you should be singing songs like this.
You are so used to singing ballads.
But this is another part of who you are.
I would work on getting more right into it, not extending the phrases and shortening up a little bit.
I think you did a great job.
Look,david,I applaud you that you didn't do a ballad which I expected.
However,it was a little bit like a chihuahua trying to be a tiger.
In so much as it is not really you.
It was all a bit awkward,the dancing.
It is not quite you.
Why are you shaking your head?
he's going to take it personally.
Listen my boo,david's numbers:
You will have two hours to vote at the end of the show.
More from david a little bit later.
Thank you very much.
now let's pick up with syesha.
Who had a good start.
This is contestant's choice.
So syesha,which route are you going?
I'm singing "fever" by peggy lee.
The guys are going woo!
I like the vibe of the song.
And i wanted to use a chaiR.
Tell me about the chair and what you are going to do with the chair.
Can we get a shot of the chair?
It is in the center of the stage.I know it is dark and they are setting it uP.
It is a classic chaiR.
You know,going to work it a little bit.
Fever fun.Happy.
Fever,fever,fever.
Ladies and gentlemen,syesha mercado.
She is going to head over to her prop.
it is "feveR.
Syesha on "idol.
Take it away,darling.
Never know how much I love you,
never know how much i care
when you put your arms around me,
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
you give me fever
when you touch me,and fever when you hold me tight
fever in the morning,fever all through the night
everybody's got the fever,
that is something you all know
fever isn't such a new thing,
fever started long ago
when you kiss me,when you hold me tight
fever in the morning and fever all through the night
now you've listened to my story,
here is the point that I have made
chicks were meant to give you fever
be it fahrenheit or centigrade fever,
fever,when you kiss me,fever if you live and learn
fever,I'm on fire,what a lovely way to burn,
what a lovely way to burn
Yo,a very interesting song choice at this point.
What I will highlight to me,you sang it amazingly well.
Again,a great performance.
Well,you look lovely tonight,syesha.
I have to tell you,
out of all the songs that you chose to sing,I'm surprised...
i'm surprised you picked this song.
Because I feel like it is an interesting choice.
I'm not sure it shows me who syesha is as an artisT.
Okay.
-Syesha... -It is okay.
Syesha,I think you will probably regret that decision tomorrow.
Because you had a chance to prove that
you are a contemporary recording artist with your own choice of song.
Instead,you did quite a lame cabaret performance.
All right,syesha's numbers:
Keep trying if you can't get through the first time.
Thank you,sirnlt we will take a break.
When we come back,david cook makes his choice.Stay with us.
Welcome back.
It is tuesday night.
That means it is idol time.
Say hi to david cook.
I will use syesha's prop over here.
It is more comfortable than that stool.
So your choice,you went with "switchfoot.
Tell me about the thought process.
You have heard of it.All right.
No lyricly,for me,it wrapped up this whole experience.
Welcome to the planet.
Everyone is here.
Just coming from,like you said earlier,being a bartender.
You know,I don't know.
It seemed like the appropriate song for the appropriate moment.
Why don't you get set for this appropriate moment.
Now singing "dare you to move," here is david cook.
Welcome to the planet,
welcome to existence,
everyone's here,everyone's here
everybody's watching you now
everybody waits for you now
what happens next,what happens next
i dare you to move i dare you to move,
i dare you to lift yourself,lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move,i dare you to move
like today never happened,
today never happened
today never happened before
Yo,great,great song choice.
Produced my friend john fields.
I love that band from san diego.Switchfoot.
The performance wasn't your best tonight.
A little pitchy,baby.
As an artist,I know how hard it is to try to get,
like,a three-minute song into,like,a minute and 30.
The challenge is to get the audience feel like
they got the beginning,middle,and end.
xxx
I feel like,you know,
you just got through the beginning when it hit the end of the song.
I wanted more.
You know,david.There is not much I can add to it.
It was what I expected.
It was not the best me lolic...melodic performance.
xxx
We have one more round to go.
David cook.
All right.
David's numbers:
One more for mr.Cook a little bit later.
Now we are moving on to songs our producers thought
would test the contestants and test their range.
Here with "longer" by dan fogelberg,archuleta again.
Longer than there's been fishes in the ocean,
higher than any bird ever flew,
longer than there's been stars up in the heavens
I've been in love with you
i'll bring fire in the winters,
you'll send showers in the springs
we'll fly through the falls and summers
with love on our wings
through the years as the fire starts to mellow
blurring lines in the book of our lives
though the binding cracks and the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you,
I'll be in love with you
Once again,an interesting song choice for me for you.
Listen,dude,you can sing the phonebook.
You are in the zone vocally.
Another hot one from you!
Hot,hot,hot!
A lovely performance,david.
I expect nothing more.It was very lovely.
Thank you.
Look,david,I'm not going to criticize you.
Because I think you sang the song very well.
However,i thought the song and the lyrics was absolutely horrible.
I mean,it was so gooey and...
It is gooey.
You know,it is something you choose for,like,a 90-year-old.
And you are 17 years old.
Having said that,i do think you have done enough to get into the finals next week.
No voting yet.That is it for daviD.
-Good luck to you,siR. -Thank you.
When we come back,it is syesha live.Hang on.
Welcome back.
Remember,it doesn't stop when we crown the winner.
Your top ten will be appearing live on stages across the country.
The american idol summer tour.
Tickets go on sale this saturday morning at 10:00 A.M.
At 10 a.M.You are buying your tickets.
You guys are going together or with dates or whatever the situation is.
I know who it is,syesha's dad.Relax.
Check out americanidol.Com for details.
Now it is the last chance for syesha to make it to the finale.
Our with "hit me up," here is syesha mercado.
I did cause a commotion,
i can't help but make a scene
i ain't looking for something permanent to get at me
tell you what it's gonna be,
you better step up your game before you can step with me
maybe i should turn it up a little bit more
I can't help but feel responsible,
for what the girls hate and the boys adore
come hit me up,come hit me up,
say hey party with me tonight
baby,baby just a little bit,
baby,baby,just a little more baby
walk to me,talk to me,handle me right
come hit me up,come hit me up,
say hey party with me tonight
baby,baby just a little bit,
baby,baby,just a little more baby
walk to me,talk to me,handle me right
You know,yeah,i could see you doing a song like that.
It was just okay for mE.It was all right for me.
Well,it was from the "happy feet" soundtrack.
I like that soundtrack a lot.I like the movie.
The song about penguins.
It is a movie about penguins.The song is in it.
-The song is not about penguins. -It is.
Syesha,you did the song very well.
Again,i just want to tell you that as much as i like you,
i don't know if it is the top of song that defines you as an artist.
I don't know if it is going to be good enough to get in the finals of american idol.
I love you.
Syesha,you know,look,it was better than the second song.That is for sure.
If I'm being honest with you,you had your best moment last week with the sam cook song.
I don't think anything this week has topped that.
And I think the problem with that song because it is a song about penguins,
it is a little bit forgetbling.It is fun and young.
It didn't give you the defining moment I would have liked at the end of this shoW.
Thank you very much.Good luck.
We'll be right back with david cook.Hang on.
With the party people back on the show,
there is only one place to head for exclusive footage from tonight's show as well as full-length recordings.
It is itunes.
Remember those songs are only available until the night of the finale.
Get them while you can.
Now singing "I don't want to miss a thing," here is david cook.
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
watch you smile hile you are sleeping
while you're far away and dreaming
i could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
where every moment spent with you is a moment,i treasure
I don't want to miss one smile,
i don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you right here with you just like this
I just want to hold you close,
feel your heart so close to mine
and just stay here in this moment for all the rest of time
don't want to close my eyes,
I don't want to fall asleep cause i'd miss you baby and I don't want to miss a thing
and even when i dream of you,
the sweetest dream will never do I'd still miss you baby,
And I don't want to miss a thing
All right.Check it out.
For me,i love the song.It was okay for me.
very predictable.Very predictable for mE.
Excuse me.This is where the beginning and the middle and the end iS.
You have a songwriter like diane warren right here who makes great music here.
-Amazing songwriter. -David,see you in the finals
That is what I predict.
David,one of the great songs of all time.
I have to tell you,david cook wins the night.
That's got to feel good.
They are on their feet in the house!
All right.Thank you,david.Good luck,man.
David working harder than ever before.
They need your support like never before.
Here are the phone numbers one more time.Then you vote.
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The lines are open.Vote for your favorite.
These guys were within one million votes of each other last week.
"Hell's kitchen" starts right now.Good-bye.