# American Idol 4/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996 "2005-04-12T17:41:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/1 "2005-04-12T17:41:19Z")
I just read that tonight’s theme will be Songs from the year you were born That’s gotta be better them last week. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/2 "2005-04-12T18:42:37Z")
Well, I think Bo is 29 so that would put the poor guy right into the disco era. I’m looking at hit songs from [1976](http://top40.about.com/library/weekly/aa1976a.htm) and I see “Play That Funky Music” which would at least be entertaining. I also see “Love Hurts” by Nazareth which would be a Bo type song and “50 Ways to leave Your Lover” which might fit him too. Wait a tick. There’s “Dream On” by Aerosmith. That’s a hanging curveball for Bo if ever there was one and he needs big , fat, balls out rock performance to make up for a couple of lackluster weeks. Other possibilities include a couple of Peter Frampton songs, “You’re My Best friend” by Queen and “Rock and Roll All Night” by Kiss. I don’t know how old anyone else is so I can’t research their years. I think most of them are going to fall into the early 80’s, though. ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/3 "2005-04-12T19:14:31Z")
Bo and Constantine were born in 1975. Nadia was 1977. Scott - 1976, Anwar-1979, Carrie -1983, Anthony -1985, Vonzell - 1984 It seems to put a lot of them with weird songs for them. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/4 "2005-04-12T19:19:30Z")
So no guest judges this year at all? McGrath and Simmons sitting in during auditions don’t count, exactly. Huge difference between hanging out to make witty comments for the camera and having everyone sing from your song collection, rehearsing the kids, performing with them, judging their performances etc. I’m kinda missing that. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/5 "2005-04-12T19:31:02Z")
> [@dragongirl](#): > > I just read that tonight’s theme will be > > Songs from the year you were born > > That’s gotta be better them last week. That’s odd. I was born in 1956, but I don’t see why they would pick that year out of the stack. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/6 "2005-04-12T19:33:27Z")
Quote I read on [eonline.com](http://eonline.com): > [@](#): > > “She had to be helped by a handler whenever she was walking.” > –An American Idol insider at a recent taping of the hit show, regarding Paula Abdul’s shaky perambulating in between camera shots. However, the slurring when Ms. A. speaks seems harder and harder to disguise. Maybe she doesn’t have a substance abuse problem. Maybe she has Parkinsons or some other medical condition? ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/7 "2005-04-12T19:41:02Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Wait a tick. There’s “Dream On” by Aerosmith. That’s a hanging curveball for Bo if ever there was one and he needs big , fat, balls out rock performance to make up for a couple of lackluster weeks. Other possibilities include a couple of Peter Frampton songs, “You’re My Best friend” by Queen and “Rock and Roll All Night” by Kiss. > [@dragongirl](#): > > Bo and Constantine were born in 1975. A quick check on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com) indicates that the Lynyrd Skynyrd album “Nuthin’ Fancy” came out in 1975. And just in case Bo was born in 1976, there is always “Gimme Back My Bullets,” which contains my favoritest Skynyrd song EV-AH. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/8 "2005-04-12T20:07:36Z")
Dear Constantine, First, let me say that you really seem to have found your niche. You’ve performed quite well recently, and I no longer cringe when your face appears on my screen. That said, I do need to make one thing perfectly clear: When you’re done with your song and they show your phone number, if you pantomime answering a phone and mouth “call me!” at the camera, then I will be _forced_ to fly to L.A. tonight and beat the ever-loving fuck out of you. Thank you, Hal ---
**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:** [April 12, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/9 "2005-04-12T20:11:23Z")
> [@dragongirl](#): > > Bo and Constantine were born in 1975. Nadia was 1977. Scott - 1976, Anwar-1979, Carrie -1983, Anthony -1985, Vonzell - 1984 > > It seems to put a lot of them with weird songs for them. OK, thanks. I was off on Bo’s year. Possibilities for Bo: **Black Water Cat’s in the Cradle You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Feel Like makin’ Love You Are so Beautiful**. Constantine: **Kung Fu Fighting, Lady Feelings Rhinestone Cowboy Fame** Nadia: **Best of My Love Dancing Queen Easy Barracuda Nobody Does it better Go Your own way** Anwar: **YMCA Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? I Will Survive Macarthur Park I Want You to Want Me Boogie Wonderland** Scott: **Play That Funky Music I Write the Songs Afternoon Delight Love Hurts (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty Dreamweaver All By Myself Convoy** Carrie: Who cares? Anthony: Ditto Vonzell: **What’s Love Got to Do With It? When Doves Cry Footloose Against All Odds Let’s Hear it for the Boy Girls Just wanna Have fun Jump** (Van Halen) **Jump (For My Love)** (Pointer Sisters) **99 Luftballoons I’m So Excited** ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/10 "2005-04-12T21:03:15Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > Maybe she doesn’t have a substance abuse problem. Maybe she has Parkinsons or some other medical condition? Or maybe she’s really a chihuahua. It did say, after all, that she needs a handler. 😃 **Hal** , maybe if you’d just call Constantine already, he’d stop doing that. It’s obvious that he wants you. (On second thought, give him a good swift kick in the nuts for me too, will you?) ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/11 "2005-04-12T21:21:35Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > Or maybe she’s really a chihuahua. It did say, after all, that she needs a handler. 😃 Bwahahahahaha! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/12 "2005-04-12T22:06:27Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Macarthur Park Oh, I don’t think I can TAKE it! 'Cause it took so long to BAKE it! And I’ll never have that recipe AGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN! Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! _[Thanks for the earworm, **Dio** , you ass. 😃]_ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/13 "2005-04-12T22:12:18Z")
Dio, I think Feel Like Makin’ Love would be an excellent choice for Bo! I do wish you had done Carrie, though. I like her, and all your suggestions were very good. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/14 "2005-04-12T22:20:49Z")
More rumors, song choices: Carrie to sing “Love is a Battlefield” Connie to sing “Bohemian Rhapsody” ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/15 "2005-04-12T22:37:08Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Carrie: > > Who cares? Me. Some '83 possibles. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Culture Club Up Where We Belong, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye (That would shake things up) We’ve Got Tonight, Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton Gloria, Laura Branigan Don’t Let It End, Styx How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, Laura Branigan Straight From The Heart, Bryan Adams You Look So Good In Love, George Strait The Closer You Get, Alabama Not a great year for her, but it has some interesting songs that could stretch her some. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/16 "2005-04-12T22:39:17Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Constantine: > > \*\*Kung Fu Fighting \*\* Ok, now that would be even funnier than **I think I love you** was. I’m giggling like a fool just picturing it! 😃 > [@](#): > > Nadia: > > **Best of My Love > Dancing Queen > Easy > Barracuda > Nobody Does it better > Go Your own way** Those would be great choices, if she had the range to sing half of them. Dancing Queen and Barracuda, for _Nadia_?! No way, no how. Girlfriend owns the stage and is a great performer, part of which is being able to select songs that showcase your talent and minimize your shortcomings. She just does not have the vocal spectrum to try Heart. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/17 "2005-04-12T22:40:02Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Dio, I think Feel Like Makin’ Love would be an excellent choice for Bo! I do wish you had done Carrie, though. I like her, and all your suggestions were very good. Well, it looks like we have a spoiler for carrie but here are some other suggestions from her birth year: **Sweet dreams** Hungry Like the Wolf Sexual Healing Mickey 1999 Faithfully Beat It\*\* And just to be complete, some options for Anthony: **Wake me Up before You Go-Go Every Time You go away Everybody Wants to Rule the World Shout Sussudio Raspberry Beret One Night in Bangkok Summer of '69 I’m On Fire Born in the USA We Are the World Like a Virgin** ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/18 "2005-04-12T23:43:00Z")
I was Carrie fan early on, but now, meh. I’d like to see her do “Islands in the Stream’” written by Barry Gibb and made into a huge country/pop crossover hit by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, she’d have the best of all worlds. But put some feeling into, girl! ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/19 "2005-04-12T23:50:21Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Well, I think Bo is 29 so that would put the poor guy right into the disco era. I’m looking at hit songs from [1976](http://top40.about.com/library/weekly/aa1976a.htm) and I see “Play That Funky Music” which would at least be entertaining. I also see “Love Hurts” by Nazareth which would be a Bo type song and “50 Ways to leave Your Lover” which might fit him too. Wait a tick. There’s “Dream On” by Aerosmith. That’s a hanging curveball for Bo if ever there was one and he needs big , fat, balls out rock performance to make up for a couple of lackluster weeks. Other possibilities include a couple of Peter Frampton songs, “You’re My Best friend” by Queen and “Rock and Roll All Night” by Kiss. > > I don’t know how old anyone else is so I can’t research their years. I think most of them are going to fall into the early 80’s, though. Dream On would have been faaaabulous by Bo. I’m pouting now that we are being told he was a little too late for that. I could see ConstantCheese doing Bohemian Rhapsody. This sounds as if it will be far more interesting than Broadway musical night was. **Queen Tonya** , at the beginning of the season they said they were going to do the guest judging in the preliminary part of the competition. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996/20 "2005-04-13T00:00:34Z")
Oh my head, this first performance is terrible!! … oh, wait, that’s just Seacrest. Well, he sucks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-12/298996.md?page=2)