# American Idol 3/28, Songs of the 21st Century **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256 "2006-03-28T16:02:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 29, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/81 "2006-03-29T01:30:11Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] What is this screamy crap that Mandisa is singing? [/QUOTE] I’ve heard this song before. It’s originally a duet. That was not good. She’s not going anywhere though. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/82 "2006-03-29T01:30:13Z")
And I take it that Simon doesn’t like gospel songs either… ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/83 "2006-03-29T01:30:16Z")
This song does not do Mandisa justice. She sounded like she was the backup vocalist for a step team for half the song. Her voice is so much bigger and better than that. I’m afraid a lot of people are going to be turned off by the … oh, _Paula,_ you drunken little wackadoo, way to alienate the fundies! ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/84 "2006-03-29T01:31:44Z")
The commercials for this movie _American Dreamz_ remind me of something but I can’t put my finder on what. ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/85 "2006-03-29T01:32:56Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] Holy cow! Pauler is making sense to me. Am I drunk? [/QUOTE] I know, it scared me when she actually completed a sentence, and I agreed with her! I’m with Simon about the “pop school” outfit though. It’s like Taylor’s trying desperately to prove he’s not 45. I don’t believe him. I thought he did an amazing job on the song, though. Best so far by a mile. I do like Mandisa, but that was farking awful. Yes, Simon, I didn’t get it either. Also, all respect to big girls everywhere, but I don’t think jeans were the best choice. But that’s a minor quibble, she still looks pretty great. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/86 "2006-03-29T01:33:23Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] The commercials for this movie _American Dreamz_ remind me of something but I can’t put my finder on what. [/QUOTE] I wish they’d replace Simon with Hugh Grant. I _lurve_ me some Hugh Grant. ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/87 "2006-03-29T01:33:54Z")
It seems like everybody is just locking themselves in their boxes tonight and trying not to do anything challenging. Maybe “McPheever” can turn things around. ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/88 "2006-03-29T01:35:01Z")
I knew it. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/89 "2006-03-29T01:35:21Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] With the category being what it is, I fear the door is wide open for Chris to sing Creed. I know it has to happen sometime. I’ve been dreading it all season. I just hope “Arms Wide Open” came out before 2000. [/QUOTE] Ha, ha.[/Nelson] ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/90 "2006-03-29T01:35:35Z")
What is Chris singing? I notice they finally credited Live for the version he did last week. I haven’t heard this song before… ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/91 "2006-03-29T01:35:40Z")
_BAM_ Hear that? That was my brain exploding. Dammit. Oh Chris, oh Chris, why have you forsaken me? At least he doesn’t suck as much as Scott Stapp. ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/92 "2006-03-29T01:36:06Z")
Someone please make him stop. He’s losing votes by the second. ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/93 "2006-03-29T01:36:19Z")
It’s not that I don’t like today’s gospel. It’s pretty current and not at all old fashion-y. The orignal of that song is nice. Oh, Lordy! Just be glad you guys could not hear my son’s cry of agony when Chris said the word Creed. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/94 "2006-03-29T01:36:52Z")
Damn Dio. Good call. Can’t quite believe it. Chris is actually sounding worse than Scott Stapp. Not something that I thought was possible. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/95 "2006-03-29T01:37:21Z")
LOL… Creed won’t be shown on American Idol… ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/96 "2006-03-29T01:37:42Z")
Okay, but he did sound bad and the very end of the song. ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/97 "2006-03-29T01:38:18Z")
Simon’s finally saying what I’ve been saying the last 3 weeks. This show is not a good platform for The Rock and The Roll. I’m gonna stop typing and watch McPheever… ---
**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 29, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/98 "2006-03-29T01:38:32Z")
Simon is right. Singing Creed is crossing the line. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/99 "2006-03-29T01:39:49Z")
Yeesh. Did somebody slip something into their mandatory glasses of coke this evening? ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256/100 "2006-03-29T01:39:31Z")
Ok, is this weird? These are songs from the 21st century, and this is one of the worse nights for most if not all the contestants here… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256.md?page=6)