# American Idol - 5/17 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 16, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128 "2005-05-16T20:34:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/21 "2005-05-18T00:02:21Z")
I must have a bad ear, cause they usually sound good to me, I guess I’m not good at tellingwhat notes are "on"or not. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/22 "2005-05-18T00:06:19Z")
Didn’t Clay sing this song too? Bo is doing a good job with what he has been given – and he actually sounds sort of late Elton-esque, which is not too bad – but dear sweet Jesus, this song is terminally boring. ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/23 "2005-05-18T00:06:54Z")
Bo-better sunglasses this time. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/24 "2005-05-18T00:08:31Z")
Sounds like Clive likes Bo … Randy too … Paula with her usual mumbledy muck … wow, even Simon. But isn’t Elton sort of “rock” too? I mean, in his way, and in his day. (Now he just sings old people songs, but what do you expect from an old person?) Where is everyone? ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/25 "2005-05-18T00:09:40Z")
> [@rockle](#): > > Bo is doing a good job with what he has been given – and he actually sounds sort of late Elton-esque, . With quite the southern accent, though. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/26 "2005-05-18T00:08:45Z")
Awesome performance by Bo but I wish Simon would quit trying to steer him away from doing rock. ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/27 "2005-05-18T00:10:14Z")
Bo is so yummy, I want to clone him. I wouldn’t actually want to steal him from his girl friend. So yes, cloning is the answer. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/28 "2005-05-18T00:12:38Z")
I didn’t care for Carrie’s performance. I think she did a good job, but I felt like something was missing. I would have liked the falsetto, too. Still, she was much more emotive this time. Kudos are definitely in order. I wouldn’t buy the single, but then again, I’ve paid good money for worse. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/29 "2005-05-18T00:14:57Z")
> [@Ravenous Lady](#): > > Bo is so yummy, I want to clone him. I wouldn’t actually want to steal him from his girl friend. > > So yes, cloning is the answer. Where can I place my order? ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/30 "2005-05-18T00:17:29Z")
I feel bad for Vonzell because it seems like Carrie and Bo really outshined her (on the first song). Carrie really knocked “Crying” out of the park, and Bo will forever be my boyfriend because he pulled off a song that made me roll my eyes when I heard he would sing it. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/31 "2005-05-18T00:19:54Z")
Good Lord, I am a horrible rotten nasty cynical old person, because any time anyone except Aretha tries to sing this song, I feel like it is a bad karaoke imitation. And Vonzell is doing a great job. But this song is canon and nobody but 'Retha should touch it. (Ditto for anything by Chaka Khan.) Randy, are you on crack? This is a good song, and it was a good performance, but it is NOT the best song ever performed on this show. Maybe on this _particular_ show (i.e., TONIGHT), but not EVER. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/32 "2005-05-18T00:20:28Z")
And I also want to say that even though Kelly Clarkson is a hot cookie, I think Vonzell is the cutest female to ever compete in AI. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/33 "2005-05-18T00:26:18Z")
Bo just won this competition. That was the coolest, ballsiest thing I’ve ever seen on this show. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/34 "2005-05-18T00:26:34Z")
Whoa! An “Acapulco” rendition. Ballsy. I am glad someone finally did it. This is his best performance yet. I hope the band isn’t mad at him. But there is nothing like … _nothing_ … to showcase the power of one’s instrument. Bo rocks my socks. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/35 "2005-05-18T00:26:44Z")
Forget nextweek… Bo wins!!! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/36 "2005-05-18T00:28:28Z")
And, if I may, this look of Bo’s, right now? Fucking HOT. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/37 "2005-05-18T00:28:42Z")
Yeah, Bo’s probably the best IMO after that, but I’ll still think of Carrie when I play with myself (sorry, Bo). ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/38 "2005-05-18T00:29:08Z")
Diogenes, so true, so true. That was haunting. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/39 "2005-05-18T00:30:40Z")
Well, maybe I was premature. That was her best performance since Alone. She’s great with cheesy 80s music. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128/40 "2005-05-18T00:31:04Z")
Carrie, Carrie, _Carrie_. Air Supply? I am really trying to like you, you know? And why are you screaming at me? I thought glory notes were supposed to be pretty … She’s got pipes, but she’s so damned insipid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-17/304128.md?page=3)