# American Idol 3/25, 26 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745 "2008-03-25T23:59:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/181 "2008-03-26T18:35:10Z")
Michael Johns, dammit. All the boys are not named David. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/182 "2008-03-26T18:42:30Z")
Except for the ending, I thought Carly did a good job with her song. I was surprised that the judges hated it so much. It made me wonder if Carly being in the bottom three last week affected their judgment ā€“ that they need to show theyā€™re in touch with the voters. But that canā€™t be, because they were all over Kristy. I wish Kristy would have chosen a different country song. It wouldnā€™t surprise me if she ends up in the bottom three again, despite the ā€œpatrioticā€ song. Believe me, many country fans recognize that song for what it is ā€“ a quick paycheck for Lee Greenwood. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/183 "2008-03-26T22:19:55Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] He received unanimous praise from the judges (and a standing ovation from the crowd) for his _Shop Around_, which is decidedly up-tempo. [/QUOTE] Medum-tempo, I would say, but I see your point. Regardless, the guy has done more slow-to-medium tempoed songs than anyone, it seems to me. It is becoming his schtick. I donā€™t hate him (yet), but I am not as big a fan as I was the first few times I heard him. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/184 "2008-03-27T01:04:52Z")
Does anybody have the scoop on whoā€™s leaving? ) I checked Dial Idol but didnā€™t want to believe what I saw there.) In a spoiler box, of courseā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![simply\_cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/185 "2008-03-27T01:10:54Z")
A few Wednesday night points, but first- I love David Cook, thought he was brilliant last night. When he held that one note foreverā€¦ then, when a mere mortal would have faded out, he kicks it up an octave stronger than ever. Awesome. Love him to pieces. Nowā€¦ for the little group thing this evening. I love Jason, though I agree lately he has been underwhelming. But let me tell youā€¦ all I could think was how ā€œBradyā€ he lookedā€¦ and I hesitate to call it thisā€¦ dancing during the group thing. Peter Brady, to be specific. Made me giggle. And now that we have had our mini-infomercial for iTunesā€¦ please carry on šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/186 "2008-03-27T01:16:13Z")
Yeah, Jasonā€™s dancing is pretty painful, isnā€™t it? His talent clearly is limited to sitting behind a guitar and singing. And smiling, and melting the little girlsā€™ hearts. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/187 "2008-03-27T01:30:18Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] Yeah, Jasonā€™s dancing is pretty painful, isnā€™t it? His talent clearly is limited to sitting behind a guitar and singing. And smiling, and melting the little girlsā€™ hearts. šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Oh, the whole group sing was pretty painful. Dance around! Act like itā€™s spontaneous! Pointy pose! Ryan credited Chris Cornell again today, and he said that Chris has told him earlier that he really liked Emo Davidā€™s cover. Rock on, dude!! _devil horns_ Personally, I think he should probably win. The Chris Cornell-type stuff is what heā€™ll be singing if he wins, and Idol could do a whole lot worse. (Hell, it might even get me to own an Idol contestantā€™s song someday. Oh, the shame!) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/188 "2008-03-27T01:34:22Z")
[QUOTE=ShelliBean] No. No you are not, sir, or madam, as the case may be. I think it so much that I think he should get inserted into the F\*king Ben Affleck video. [/QUOTE] No way. ā€œIā€™m F\*king David Archuletaā€ is not only way too many syllables but would get Kimmel arrested for statu Oh, I understand now. I have honestly thought of him as ā€œMini-Grobanā€ since the first time I heard him sing. Or Broadway, either one. Am I the only one who thinks that David Cook is (to ā€œcoverā€ a line from Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil) a ā€œwalkinā€™ streak of sexā€ when heā€™s onstage? Heā€™s far from the prettiest (that would be Jason ā€œDude, whereā€™s my range?ā€ Castro [here seen skinny and [shirtless](http://www.realitytvscoop.com/gallery/jason-castro-no-shirt/) and as stoned as usual) but thereā€™s just something about Cook thatā€™s incredibly ā€œhave him brought to my rooms, leave wine and lamb and assorted flavors of oils, then take the rest of the night offā€ to me. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/189 "2008-03-27T01:42:01Z")
Well, it couldnā€™t last forever. After two very entertaining weeks in a row, looks like weā€™re back to the old hot-'n-mostly-cold AI. The heck with comprehensive analyses; Iā€™m too tired. Hereā€™s the four I most want to stay: 1. Ramiele Magulbay - Okay, I gotta pull for a woman here, and I really hate endless generic power ballads and soul. Besides, I want one of the vanilla blondes to go first. 2. David Archuleta - Yeah, I know, too young, too inexperiencedā€¦listen, he sounds really nice, heā€™s humble enough to learn from his mistakes, and he doesnā€™t give the same 'ol same 'ol all the time. Thumbs up as far as Iā€™m concerned. 3. Jason Castro - Love him or hate him, you can usually count on him doing something just a little offbeatā€¦something AI desperately needs most of the time. And hey, if enough guys with weird hair make a good run, maybe we can finally stop constantly freaking out about it! šŸ™‚ 4. Chikeze Hardtorememberlastname - Smooth, easy-on-the-ears male soul is a rarity here, and Chick hasnā€™t looked bad yet. Heā€™s the first person all season I actually look forward to hearing perform, and itā€™d be great for the showā€¦and future AIsā€¦if he went a long, long way. And the five ABSOLUTE WORST SONG CHOICES of the week: 1. Carly Smithson (Total Eclipse of the Heart) - Aside from being an incredibly overrated song (and from my understanding, a vast part of it is due to the video), notice how repetitive the opening is? In a competition where ā€œboringā€ is the kiss of death, thatā€™s not good. 2. David Cook (Billie Jean) - _Sigh_ā€¦Look, I know it seemed like a good idea at the time, but thereā€™s a difference between ā€œoriginalā€ and ā€œjust plain weirdā€, and IMO this was way in the latter category. And do you really want to do a song tearing down a girl in a show like this? 3. Michael Johns (We Will Rock You Slash We Are The Champions) - Car-ly SMITH-son! [clap clap clapclapclap] Car-ly SMITH-son! [clap clap clapclapclap] Furthermore, the whole _reason_ the two songs were spliced together was because Queen thought they were _too short_ to play individuallyā€¦meaning that either uncut wouldā€™ve been the perfect length for AI! Pick one or the other! Jeez! 4. Kristy Lee Cook (American Blarghfest) - Ugh. Pretty much agree with everything thatā€™s been said here. All I really got to add that in terms of clueless, oblivious, absolute-zero stupidity, not realizing that the 9/11 well is completely dry, George W. Bush and his war are both utterly despised, and diehard chest-thumping patriotism right now is going over like Penn Jilette in ski boots completely blows the doors off of anything Kellie Pickler ever did. 5. Brooke White (Every Breath You Take) - The stalker song? You kidding me? THE STALK-FRICKINā€™-ER SONG??? (Am I really the first person to point this out? Yikes.) I have a hunch that this Kristy is going down hard. Remember, she was in the bottom 3 last week, and she just dug herself deeper. She honestly looks like she doesnā€™t have a clue in the world, and while America can be dumbly patriotic, there is a limit. If not her, probably Carly Smithson, David Cook, or Syesha Mercado. Iā€™m seeing a Bo Bice scare for Chikeze or Archie, but not this week. ---
**Author:** ![simply\_cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/190 "2008-03-27T01:43:57Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] No way. ā€œIā€™m F\*king David Archuletaā€ is not only way too many syllables but would get Kimmel arrested for statu Oh, I understand now. I have honestly thought of him as ā€œMini-Grobanā€ since the first time I heard him sing. Or Broadway, either one. Am I the only one who thinks that David Cook is (to ā€œcoverā€ a line from Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil) a ā€œwalkinā€™ streak of sexā€ when heā€™s onstage? Heā€™s far from the prettiest (that would be Jason ā€œDude, whereā€™s my range?ā€ Castro [here seen skinny and [shirtless](http://www.realitytvscoop.com/gallery/jason-castro-no-shirt/) and as stoned as usual) but thereā€™s just something about Cook thatā€™s incredibly ā€œhave him brought to my rooms, leave wine and lamb and assorted flavors of oils, then take the rest of the night offā€ to me. [/QUOTE] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is exactly what David C does for me as well. As usual, Sampiro, your words are brilliantly accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/191 "2008-03-27T01:53:46Z")
Well, at this point we have in the bottom three: Chikezie, Syesha, and Jason and sent back to the couches as safe is: Jason I have to admit that this would NOT be my choice of bottom two at this stage; I think Ramiele and Kristy belong there, not the ones who are there. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/192 "2008-03-27T02:01:42Z")
It was: Chikize Ezie I agree. Nice and pretty talented, but not that special. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/193 "2008-03-27T02:05:38Z")
I would have preferred to see tonightā€™s loser for at least a few more weeks; but I agree the winner will be someone else. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/194 "2008-03-27T02:09:27Z")
Damn. Color me surprised. Was not expecting that at all. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/195 "2008-03-27T02:14:56Z")
Dammit. Iā€™m so sick of Kristy still being there. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/196 "2008-03-27T02:18:31Z")
Glad Rami stayed. She is a little ā€œunseasonedā€ but I think she has potential. Sorry to see Chikeze go, I would have booted Sayesha. Sheā€™s a good singer but (IMHO) not soulful. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/197 "2008-03-27T02:19:40Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] Dammit. Iā€™m so sick of Kristy still being there. [/QUOTE] Sheā€™s the VFTW pick now that Amandaā€™s gone, so she may be around a while longer than she should. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/198 "2008-03-27T02:46:08Z")
I second what \*\*Reloy3 \*\*said. Quite insightful and, in retrospect, accurate. Iā€™m ā˜¹ about tonightā€™s decision to Send home Chikieze, he ā€¦may not be the best, but I can think of a few Iā€™d prefer to have gone home first. This week David Cook, who has been the main target of my irrational hatred, finally won me over. Cribbed arrangement or not (which, frankly, never bothered me when Daughtry did it), his choices are brilliant and his voice holds up. And I was just happy he put away the guitar for a week. I still think Jason C. is the prettiest thing ever, but Iā€™m finding it harder to get past the whole dumb-as-a-post thing. Aw, who am I kidding? I followed **Sampiro** ā€™s link! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/199 "2008-03-27T02:56:26Z")
[QUOTE=Ice Cream Man] Oh! Did anyone else notice Simonā€™s comment about how David Archuleta probably didnā€™t choose the song himself? Could that have been a veiled reference to his allegedly stage-y dad? [/QUOTE] I definitely think so, and I completely agree with Simon on the song choice. It reminded me of those Jon-Benet ā€œLittle Missā€ pageants where 5 year olds are singing ā€œWhat I Did for Loveā€ or a 9th grade Tevye singing _Chavelah_ in the school play- just ā€œhe knows itā€™s emotional but doesnā€™t know whyā€. He needs to sing things that are more 16ish and fun (and the "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh"s were just too theatrical). The song does sound a lot like a song a middle aged stage-dad thinks would sound deep, however. Perhaps if David fantasized about being an emancipated minor with plenty of money heā€™d have the joy and outlook necessary. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/200 "2008-03-27T04:07:25Z")
[QUOTE=cricetus] I would say that about the ā€œWe Will Rock You,ā€ but ā€œWe are the Championsā€ has a brilliant and challenging lead vocal. [/QUOTE] I thought _We Are the Champions_ was the second half of _We Will Rock You_. I still think that, and I get annoyed when they play just _We Will Rock You_ on Radio Disney. This does not amuse Michaela. BTW, Iā€™m not really following the show this season, and since Michaela is out of the house for the week, the only reason Iā€™m looking at this thread is to find out for **kaylasmom** whoā€™s gone and what song they did. Perusing the thread, I have not found one of the report cards **Lib** did so well last season. Would someone be a bud and spoil the losing song for me, please? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745.md?page=11)