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Scott MacIntyre Not a “Survivor” on American Idol

Published April 9th, 2009 by Karen

Scott MacIntyre is the latest contestant to be sent home on American Idol. For some reason, the doomed singer chose to sing a Survivor song other than “Eye of the Tiger.” (Who knew Survivor had another song?)

Following a night of Idol hopefuls singing songs from the year they were born, Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai and MacIntyre found themselves in the bottom three, but it was MacIntyre’s rendition of Survivor’s “The Search is Over,” that earned the lowest number of votes.

The judges could have saved MacIntyre by using their newly declared power to rescue one contestant from elimination, but they didn’t.

With seven singers advancing to the next round, audience favorite Adam Lambert seems to be winning over the judges more and more each week with unusual performance selections such as this week’s pick: Tears for Fears’ “Mad World” (although, he actually covered Michael Andrews’s and Gary Jules’s melodramatic 2003 version of the song, not Tears for Fears’ original 1982 version).

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American Idol Michael Jackson Night? No Thanks.

Published March 11th, 2009 by Karen
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Tuesday night on American Idol, the judges thought it would be a good idea to have the remaining top 13 contestants perform songs by Michael Jackson.

Why Jackson’s popularity endures is beyond us. He is creepy, his vocal range is limited at best, and his dance moves are getting pretty tired.

At any rate, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell , Randy Jackson and the other judge (Kara Who-cares) set the kids up for an excruciating night of music by the King of Pop. We’re not sure why American Idol keeps inflicting this type of cruelty on its loyal audience.

Two contestants will be eliminated during tonight’s post-Jackson episode, although, honestly, we could name at least half a dozen singers that should go home now (if their parents still want them back, that is).

Seriously, Megan Joy Corkery performed “Rockin’ Robin.” MJ recorded that song when he was like 7 years old, seeing a grown woman sing it is just weird–kinda like those beauty pageants for toddlers. Just weird.

Also during the show, blind pianist/judge fave Scott MacIntyre performed an obscure Michael Jackson number called, “Keep the Faith.” He said he picked the song because he wanted to do something artistic, which caused Simon to bluntly point out that, “It’s fine being artistic, just not on this show.”

Good point, Simon. This is glorified karaoke, not art.

Check out Tuesday’s American Idol Playlist to find out which Michael Jackson song each of the contestants performed on the show.

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American Idol Playlist: Michael Jackson Night

Published March 11th, 2009 by Karen
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In case you missed the horror of Michael Jackson Night on Tuesday’s American Idol, we’ve got the complete list of songs performed by the Top 13 contestants. It doesn’t seem nearly as scary (or boring) on paper as it was during the performances though.

Tune in tonight to see two contestants get eliminated (we’re hoping it’s Danny Gokey and Megan Joy Corkery, but it looks like Corkery might stick around for a while—she’s the new favorite at vote for the worst).

American Idol playlist for Michael Jackson Night
Kris Allen—Remember the Time
Megan Joy Corkery—Rockin’ Robin
Anoop Desai—Beat It
Matt Giraud—Human Nature
Danny Gokey—PYT
Alexis Grace—Dirty Diana
Allison Iraheta—Give in to Me
Adam Lambert—Black or White
Scott MacIntyre—Keep the Faith
Jasmine Murray—I’ll Be There
Jorge Nunez—Never Can Say Goodbye
Lil Rounds—The Way You Make Me Feel
Michael Sarver—You are not Alone