# American Idol 5/23, This Is It! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936 "2006-05-23T18:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/21 "2006-05-24T00:22:33Z")
Taylor wins the first round easily. He sang better. His overall performance was better. The jacket kicked ass. He’s just more fun. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/22 "2006-05-24T00:27:36Z")
When Randy talks, he doesn’t say anything. I can’t wait for him to finish whatever-whatever-doging so I can see what strangness will come out of Paula’s mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/23 "2006-05-24T00:29:19Z")
He keeps talking about yo-yos. I can’t wait to see Randy walking the dawg pound. Ten yo-yos baby. That’s a hot one. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/24 "2006-05-24T00:30:12Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > When Randy talks, he doesn’t say anything. I can’t wait for him to finish whatever-whatever-doging so I can see what strangness will come out of Paula’s mouth. You’re referring to vodka fumes, right? Or is it scotch? ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/25 "2006-05-24T00:30:28Z")
OK, Kevin Bacon is really hot. That Hanes commercial with MJ was more interesting to me than Kat’s performance. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/26 "2006-05-24T00:32:00Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > You’re referring to vodka fumes, right? > > Or is it scotch? They should give her a breathlyzer test during the commercial breaks and post her numbers. ---
**Author:** ![bowler\_girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@bowler\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bowler_girl)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/27 "2006-05-24T00:33:00Z")
> [@KSO](#): > > I think Elliott’s fans either aren’t going to watch or are going to go with Katharine. > > I hope I’m wrong . . . This Elliott fan is watching and will be voting for Taylor. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/28 "2006-05-24T00:34:31Z")
OK, I can dig him going for the Bible Belt. Don’t know how else you can compete with Kat’s Over The Rainbow, which again was beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/29 "2006-05-24T00:39:45Z")
I thought Kat’s Over The Rainbow was better than the time she sang it. She seemed to tone it down a bit and just go with the melody. Still wasn’t crazy about the arrangement though. Taylor’s Levon was more subdued than his other performance of that song. So now I guess it just depends the schlockyness of the “debut single” song. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/30 "2006-05-24T00:41:16Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > OK, I can dig him going for the Bible Belt. Don’t know how else you can compete with Kat’s Over The Rainbow, which again was beautiful. I don’t think he has to compete with Over the Rainbow. It’d be a stretch for him to beat it. All he had to do was not lose any votes. I think he did that. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/31 "2006-05-24T00:44:23Z")
Is it me, or is Kat really, really off? ---
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/32 "2006-05-24T00:44:54Z")
She sounds awful to me, Taylor has to win! ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/33 "2006-05-24T00:44:56Z")
Boy. This song is low and on the outside of her range. Not a good song for her. ---
**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 24, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/34 "2006-05-24T00:45:23Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Is it me, or is Kat really, really off? It’s not just you, she’s off. And the song sucks too. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/35 "2006-05-24T00:46:14Z")
Please be Katherine. Please be Katherine. My wife and I can’t stand Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/36 "2006-05-24T00:47:39Z")
To any Futurama fans: you know that lovey-dovey Valtentine bear species? I’m pretty sure they write all of these finalist songs for AI. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/37 "2006-05-24T00:47:45Z")
The song itself was horrible. She sang the first half well and then went completely off the rails. Terrible overall. ---
**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 24, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/38 "2006-05-24T00:54:32Z")
This song stinks too but he’s doing about thebest that could be expected with it. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/39 "2006-05-24T00:55:17Z")
He should win in a landslide. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936/40 "2006-05-24T00:56:44Z")
Kat’s song was horrible and so was she. She was off key for most of it, there was a part where she hesitated and I think she flubbed the words. Taylors song was a little better. It sounded like it had some of the same elements as Kat’s, but Taylor performed his song much better. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-23-this-is-it/357936.md?page=3)