# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/81 "2008-03-26T01:10:30Z")
I love how Randy just said “I don’t know the song” and immediately followed up with “Oh, that guy, yeah, great singer.” Yeah, sure Randy. I couldn’t watch, how’d he do on the lips? He sounded okay, even though I’m thinking Simon’s right again and it was a bad song choice. ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/82 "2008-03-26T01:10:48Z")
I liked the song okay, but I agree with Simon – that was a theme park performance. Of course, the young ones who are busy squeeing over David wouldn’t care if he sang Old McDonald, he’d still end up on top of the rankings. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/83 "2008-03-26T01:10:52Z")
I know that song from 1986, but whatever. When I found out what he was singing, I was a little nervous for him. It’s a big song for him and I’m not sure I liked the performance. John Farnham has a much bigger, higher voice than David’s husky voice and I kept comparing it to the original. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/84 "2008-03-26T01:10:52Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] I’m dating myself; I’ve never heard this song David is singing. Who did it originally? [/QUOTE] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You’re\_The\_Voice](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You're_The_Voice) I don’t really feel any better off. I do think it’s lame that so many people are doing songs that aren’t really from that year, just somebody else happened to do them that year. Seems like the spirit of the thing would be to pick a quintessential song from that year. Carly gets points for that at least. ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/85 "2008-03-26T01:14:00Z")
I have an irrational hatred for Archuleta. I hate how he always sings “message” songs, I hate how they’ve already put the crown on his head. I’m SO glad Simon dissed him–it was absolutely spot-on. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/86 "2008-03-26T01:14:18Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] Never heard the song. I thought it was kind of odd. [/QUOTE] Living near the Canadian border, I only heard it on Canadian radio stations. It never made the charts in the US. My husband had never heard it either. John Farnham used to sing for Little River Band. ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/87 "2008-03-26T01:14:32Z")
Well, that was very “Up With People.” But I could almost buy it. Almost. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/88 "2008-03-26T01:14:44Z")
Oh, god. I’d forgotten that Kristy Lee is still hanging around. ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/89 "2008-03-26T01:15:40Z")
God Bless the USA? OMG, how f\*\*\*ing lame is this chick? Haaaaaate her!! ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/90 "2008-03-26T01:15:51Z")
I want to puke. I guess she figured this was her last hurrah. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/91 "2008-03-26T01:15:51Z")
Oh no she di’int. Bwah. No. Um, I’m typeless. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/92 "2008-03-26T01:15:54Z")
Oh. my. gawd. “Someone please make her be quiet.” ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/93 "2008-03-26T01:16:07Z")
God I Hate This #@!ing Song! ---
**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 26, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/94 "2008-03-26T01:16:11Z")
Oh lord. So does it mean we hate America if we don’t like this performance? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/95 "2008-03-26T01:16:15Z")
Kill Kristy! ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/96 "2008-03-26T01:16:39Z")
I refuse to watch that. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/97 "2008-03-26T01:16:51Z")
Oh. My God. Ew. Ew. EWWWWWWWWWWWww. Someone make her stop! Can’t wait to hear what Simon is going to say. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/98 "2008-03-26T01:17:04Z")
Gah. I got nothing else to say. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/99 "2008-03-26T01:17:05Z")
My God, I thought I couldn’t possibly hate Kristy any more, then she goes and does the worst song ever written. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/100 "2008-03-26T01:17:24Z")
[QUOTE=Mama Tiger] Oh lord. So does it mean we hate America if we don’t like this performance? :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] No. I’m quite confident our forefathers didn’t anticipate this song when they wrote the First Amendment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745.md?page=6)