# American Idol 5/11 to 5/12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071 "2010-05-11T17:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/81 "2010-05-16T13:00:32Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > _Maybe I’m Amazed_ should just die. Hey, I like that song! And AI is at its best when it takes familiar songs and puts a fresh spin on them. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/82 "2010-05-16T20:51:46Z")
So this week the contestants went home, and video of the affairs are on youtube. Lee was boring. I didn’t see much from Crystal. But Casey’s trip was interesting. Rather than going to high schools and the typical AI stuff, he put his old band together and played a set at an old blues bar he used to play in. Man, this guy can play the blues. Here he is doing Tom Petty’s [King’s Highway](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ10-dZqeTk&feature=player_embedded#!). This totally rocks. Great guitar work. In another video you can hear him just ending a Dick Dale’s “Pipeline”. And here’s another video of him playing John Mayer’s [Gravity](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6vEw2kGWQ). Listen to the extended solo he plays in that song. Great taste, very intricate. I like him more and more. I like that he took his homecoming act to a little blues club. I like his guitar playing. But still, I’d pick Crystal over him. She’s got something special, whereas Casey is just really good. I honestly don’t think Lee belongs on the same stage as those two. Not that he’s bad, but now that I’ve heard some non-AI stuff from Casey and Crystal, I’m starting to think they’re two of the best contestants this show has ever had. But maybe Lee will surprise yet. Btw, _Maybe I’m Amazed_ is a good song. One of McCartney’s better solo songs. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/83 "2010-05-16T21:02:05Z")
I’m much happier with _Maybe I’m Amazed_ than _Hallelujah_. I am so sick of that song - it’s a downer, and the seriousness of it just seems forced and oh-so _important_… Yea for Paul McCartney! ---
**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:** [May 16, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/84 "2010-05-16T22:08:38Z")
According to MJ’s Big Blog, Simon now owns the rights to “Hallelujah”. So that makes sense. As I recall, it was one of the few Tim performances he liked–he probably wanted people to download it from iTunes. I guarantee you that no matter how badly Lee butchers it, Simon will say it was wonderful. Anyone care to speculate on how Crystal is going to handle the “Baby, I’m a man” portions of the song? Idol often makes people gender-bend the lyrics–I doubt Crystal will want to… ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/85 "2010-05-17T13:36:40Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Anyone care to speculate on how Crystal is going to handle the “Baby, I’m a man” portions of the song? Idol often makes people gender-bend the lyrics–I doubt Crystal will want to… 10 SD$ on “I don’t think she’ll change the lyrics at all.” ---
**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:** [May 18, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071/86 "2010-05-18T13:07:26Z")
I just saw a gender-bent cover version posted on the VFTW site that she might try to rip off. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jUw9LTCtR0g/hqdefault.jpg "Jem - Maybe I'm Amazed") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUw9LTCtR0g) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071.md?page=4)