# American Idol 5/18 to 5/19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921 "2010-05-18T18:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/1 "2010-05-18T18:48:59Z")
Casey, Crystal, Lee. ---
**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, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/2 "2010-05-18T23:55:22Z")
No spoilers tonight on the contestant’s choices that I can find. The judges chose… “Daughters” by John Mayer for Casey “Maybe I’m Amazed” by Paul McCartney for Crystal “Hallelujah” by damn near everyone for Lee ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/3 "2010-05-19T00:05:32Z")
Casey, if this is how you’re going to be as an artist, I’m really not interested. This was a total yawn. Also, the camera work was totally jacked. ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/4 "2010-05-19T00:09:44Z")
I’m working while watching and I may have turned my head a whole two times to see what he was doing visually. Nothing drew me in. It was truly background noise. And sadly, I’ve really liked him throughout the contest, although that’s waned over the last few weeks. Everything he does sounds pretty much the same. I like his voice and style overall, but it doesn’t hold up really well to repeated listening. ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/5 "2010-05-19T00:14:20Z")
Damn, I was hoping that Crystal would have chosen a different Melissa Etheridge song. She’s doing a competent job, but I don’t really like this song, she had a few bum notes, and it’s a bad idea to sing “I’m coming home” in this show. Also, the harmonica added very little to the overall performance. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/6 "2010-05-19T00:15:31Z")
Randy’s right, Ccrystal’s arrangement didn’t work. Something was wrong – too fast? Sucked the passion of the song out. ☹ ETA: And **Drain Bead** reminded me of my other complaint – the harmonica actually detracted from the song. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/7 "2010-05-19T00:21:07Z")
What did Casey sing? I came in late. ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/8 "2010-05-19T00:24:20Z")
I’ve got to vote Lee most improved over the season. ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/9 "2010-05-19T00:24:36Z")
I liked Lee until that last “if you can,” which was really off-key. Sounded like he was straining his voice and lost it at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/10 "2010-05-19T00:26:15Z")
And the three notes of harmonica at the end of Crystal’s song were just dumb. Nothing more than a prop, which makes me sad. She doesn’t need props. Agree, she should have picked a different song by Melissa ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/11 "2010-05-19T00:30:26Z")
I really wanted Crystal to do “I Want To Come Over”. Thought it suited her voice really well. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/12 "2010-05-19T00:32:48Z")
I cannot tell you how much I hate the song Daughters. Ugh. I’d rather listen to a whole night of Bryan Adams. ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/13 "2010-05-19T00:34:43Z")
I did not think Casey would do well with this song, but it’s actually pleasant. Although that little nodding episode during the chorus was creepy. And the bridge sucks. Guitar solo is nice, though. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/14 "2010-05-19T00:40:48Z")
Huh. Well, as I said, I hate the song Daughters, but as long as I didn’t listen to the lyrics too closely, that was fairly listenable. Casey’s voice seemed less goaty than usual. And (with apologies for repeating myself) can someone please tell me what the first song he sang was? ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/15 "2010-05-19T00:46:06Z")
Crystal did great but what’s with the sound production??? That was absolute crap. They didn’t support the song. And Lilly, sorry, I don’t know the name of it. I don’t think I’d ever heard it before. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/16 "2010-05-19T00:46:31Z")
Damn, Crystal. It was worth having Ellen on all season just for that song choice. Can you imagine Paula Abdul picking that? Amazing. Loved it. ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/17 "2010-05-19T00:48:23Z")
Crystal earned my vote for not changing the gender in the lyrics. I was so afraid she was going to do that Jem version. Did not know she had those high notes in her. That was really good, one of the better performances of the season. And most of the others are hers too. ---
**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 19, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/18 "2010-05-19T00:53:58Z")
Do not like background singers. Do not like Lee’s falsetto. Had he done it without both, this would have been amazing. ---
**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 19, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/19 "2010-05-19T01:00:00Z")
That may have been the most overrated performance of all time. OF ALL TIME! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-18-to-5-19/539921/20 "2010-05-19T01:00:19Z")
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