# American Idol 5/5 to 5/6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 5, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461 "2009-05-05T21:31:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/21 "2009-05-06T00:24:09Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > It might have seemed better if I hadn’t watched and just listened. I actually can’t watch him perform; the way he opens his mouth reeeeeeeally wide and sticks his tongue out while hitting the upper register squicks me out. ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/22 "2009-05-06T00:26:20Z")
What was that stupid, cheesey pose that Gokey and Kris were doing right before the break? Like an exaggerated shrug thing. That’s exactly the kind of thing I hate about this show. The stupid, cheeseball bullshit. ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/23 "2009-05-06T00:29:33Z")
Neither of these guys can do the higher register necessary for this song. Kris just butchered his part. ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/24 "2009-05-06T00:29:47Z")
And now, after two great songs, we take things rght into the shitter with a Styx duet. Wow, Danny sounds like shit. Bitch can’t rock at all, man. Kris sounds bad too. Jesus, this is a trainwreck. I feel sorry for Styx, and I don’t even like Styx. ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/25 "2009-05-06T00:30:31Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > Allison was way better than the judges are giving her credit for. I think she’s more interesting than Adam. Yep. Agree. Danny got off track pretty bad in that duet. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/26 "2009-05-06T00:30:38Z")
I counted at least three mistakes in the lyrics of ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS EVA STOP SCREWING IT UP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/27 "2009-05-06T00:31:20Z")
That Kris/Danny duet was a disaster. Yeah Paula, it was compelling…it compelled me to leave the room ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/28 "2009-05-06T00:31:48Z")
Listen to the judges lying through their teeth to save Gokey. Allison’s performance was WAY better than that. Danny was marginally better than Kris, but he still wasn’t GOOD. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/29 "2009-05-06T00:33:06Z")
IMO, the judges should not be reveiwing the duets. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/30 "2009-05-06T00:34:33Z")
[commercial hijack] Um…what? Did that commercial really just say that? “You can’t underestimate the power of giving.” AT&T, I do not think that means what you think it means. [/hijack] ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/31 "2009-05-06T00:39:23Z")
Is the mic cutting out on Kris or is his enunciation all weird? ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/32 "2009-05-06T00:39:58Z")
Enunciation is weird. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/33 "2009-05-06T00:45:50Z")
Wow Paula is channeling me… (I wrote post #5 before she said it, not that saying Allison could play Joplin is that brilliant a thing to say) ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/34 "2009-05-06T00:46:38Z")
How did we get to 8:45 already? Does this show seem to be going by extra-quickly? ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/35 "2009-05-06T00:47:50Z")
This song choice could be Danny’s undoing. Danny Gokey has no Elvis in him. Did Kara say she saw him doing early Aerosmith, like “Cryin’” or “Crazy”? ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/36 "2009-05-06T00:48:59Z")
This song choice could be my _hearing_’s undoing. ---
**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 6, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/37 "2009-05-06T00:49:30Z")
Aerosmith karaoke. Nothing I haven’t heard from a million bar band singers. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/38 "2009-05-06T00:49:42Z")
Wow. That was…horrible. I have no words. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/39 "2009-05-06T00:49:43Z")
Send Okey Dokey home. Please…AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHhh! ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461/40 "2009-05-06T00:52:02Z")
Time for Gokey to go home, even though I’d really like to see Alison go before him. Also, yay Simon for the horror movie comment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-5-to-5-6/495461.md?page=3)