# 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:** 7
**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, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/121 "2008-03-26T01:26:29Z")
I thought David kicked ass on that. And he’s annoyed me since the beginning. ---
**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, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/122 "2008-03-26T01:26:47Z")
Well. That was not a karaoke version, Mr. Cook. I think I liked it. Took about 2/3s of the song not to hear the original, but by the end I think I liked it. ---
**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, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/123 "2008-03-26T01:27:17Z")
I guess I wait another weak for everyone else to be as bored by slow, shouty covers as I am. (Particularly when they’re covered note for note off of other covers.) ---
**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, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/124 "2008-03-26T01:27:57Z")
[QUOTE=Queen Tonya] Okay, I love David Combover for comparing his baby pics to a Marvel super-villain. Well at least they can’t accuse him of copying the original, who’s cover is he covering this week? [/QUOTE] I think it was Chris Cornell. That was great! The best of the night and my favorite of his performances so far. It’s no wonder they had him close the show. ---
**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, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/125 "2008-03-26T01:28:12Z")
I didn’t hear the original at ALL. ---
**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, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/126 "2008-03-26T01:28:58Z")
That was Billie Jean? No it wasn’t. What was that? Cannot stand Emo Boy. I think Romulan will be gone. ---
**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, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/127 "2008-03-26T01:30:58Z")
Good- Captain Combover, Syesha Points for effort- Michael Johns, Carly, Brooke, Chikezie Probably alright but personally unimpressed- David A, Jason, Kristy Needs to go home now- Ramiele ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/128 "2008-03-26T01:31:01Z")
I kind of love Emo David. I haven’t had a favorite yet this season, but I think that’s changed. A Marvel supervillain. That’s awesome. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/129 "2008-03-26T01:31:24Z")
I thought Cook was pretty good. Miles better than the Greenwood song anyway. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/130 "2008-03-26T01:31:50Z")
What number was Brooke again? I can’t rewind. ---
**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, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/131 "2008-03-26T01:32:04Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZnYo4tKBG9s/hqdefault.jpg "Chris Cornell - Billie Jean [04-14-07]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYo4tKBG9s) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/132 "2008-03-26T01:32:37Z")
Oh my God! Billie Jean gave me chills. I am so hoping that is his own arrangement. ---
**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, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/133 "2008-03-26T01:32:48Z")
So I am not his biggest fan, he can get too emo for me and has in the past struck me almost as a one trick pony who specialized in emo-izing songs of yesteryear, but I thought that was really good. It was really interesting, and definitely not grounded in the 80s. ---
**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, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/134 "2008-03-26T01:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=cricetus] [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZnYo4tKBG9s/hqdefault.jpg "Chris Cornell - Billie Jean [04-14-07]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYo4tKBG9s) [/QUOTE] Wow. I hope he at least gives credit where credit is due. ---
**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, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/135 "2008-03-26T01:35:29Z")
He hasn’t given credit so far, all his arrangements are rip-offs of stuff S, P and R wouldn’t know. ---
**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, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/136 "2008-03-26T01:38:10Z")
I would have liked it more if there was a shred of originality in that. It actually was note for note the original melody – changing the background made it sound completely different – but since we now know it wasn’t his (thanks, **cricetus**!), it just doesn’t seem all that amazing. Why am I always doomed to disappointment any time I think someone on this show might actually do something original? ---
**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, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/137 "2008-03-26T01:39:44Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] Wow. I hope he at least gives credit where credit is due. [/QUOTE] Not giving credit for ripped-off arrangements on Idol didn’t hurt Chris Daughtry’s post-Idol career any. Why is everyone calling David Cook “emo”? Isn’t he more of a Daughtry-lite, which is Nickelback-lite, which is Bon Jovi-lite? I guess when I think of “emo”, I think of Dashboard Confessional\*. \*Actually, at first it was Emo Phillips until about 2001 or so. ---
**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, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/138 "2008-03-26T01:41:21Z")
[QUOTE=Nutty Bunny] Not giving credit for ripped-off arrangements on Idol didn’t hurt Chris Daughtry’s post-Idol career any. [/QUOTE] Actually, he did. After the fact, perhaps, but I distinctly remember him giving credit to “Live” for his take on “I Walk the Line.” ---
**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, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/139 "2008-03-26T01:43:04Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] Actually, he did. After the fact, perhaps, but I distinctly remember him giving credit to “Live” for his take on “I Walk the Line.” [/QUOTE] Only after he got a week of internet shit for trying to play it off like his own arrangement the week that he sang it. ---
**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, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745/140 "2008-03-26T01:45:29Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] Only after he got a week of internet shit for trying to play it off like his own arrangement the week that he sang it. [/QUOTE] Yes, that’s what I recall, too. I’d rather see someone on Idol admit to copying an arrangement while they’re up on stage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-25-26/442745.md?page=8)