# American Idol - Feb 19, 20, 21 (Open Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290 "2008-02-19T19:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/181 "2008-02-21T02:09:09Z")
Did she just do Ryan? How many times a season does he say those exact words? ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/182 "2008-02-21T02:09:13Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] This one has good stage presence and a pretty good delivery but it’s not a great song choice. If you’re going to do Otis Redding, do “Dock of the Bay,” not “Spinning Wheel.” [/QUOTE] I’m familiar with the Blood Sweat and Tears version, so I thought it was a pretty bold choice. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/183 "2008-02-21T02:09:51Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] 1991 TLC had a yard sale and Alexandria went crazy. At least she was in tune. [/QUOTE] I was thinking she looked like Blossom. ---
**Author:** ![simply\_cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/184 "2008-02-21T02:10:34Z")
Tuning in later, here… but I did like Alex. One favor, though. Judges, can we please strike “relevant” from this season’s vocabulary? Thanks. Barring that, perhaps a drinking game? For the real hardcore drinkers, we’ll give you Randylogue… drink up whenever someone says “dog or man.” Double shots if Randy calls the same person both “dog” and “man” on the same night. I’m thinking that the word “relevant” this season is going to lead to some hard mornings. ---
**Author:** ![LilGypsyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilGypsyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilGypsyGirl)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/185 "2008-02-21T02:11:16Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] Otis Redding did Spinning Wheel? Jeez, where have I been? I’m missing all this good stuff. [/QUOTE] What she just did sounded like the Blood, Sweat & Tears arrangement. I wasn’t aware Otis Redding did “Spinning Wheel,” either. Not sure if I was born yet (hello, 1974!) but I think I missed Otis Redding’s version by a few years. I DO remember my mom dmacing around the kitched to the Blood, Sweat & Tears version, though. I liked her. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/186 "2008-02-21T02:13:49Z")
Oy Vey. Another blonde. ::yawn:: ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/187 "2008-02-21T02:14:17Z")
I said this before and I’ll say it again. She sounds just like Britney if Briney could sing. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/188 "2008-02-21T02:14:30Z")
I think I might actually be wrong about Otis doing “Spinning Wheel.” For some reason I had it in my head that he wrote it. It’s quite possible that I just pulled that from my ass, though. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/189 "2008-02-21T02:15:24Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I think I might actually be wrong about Otis doing “Spinning Wheel.” For some reason I had it in my head that he wrote it. It’s quite possible that I just pulled that from my ass, though. [/QUOTE] Damn! That would have cool. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/190 "2008-02-21T02:15:38Z")
God, these blondes are all the same. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/191 "2008-02-21T02:16:31Z")
_Groovy Kind of Love_. She’s doing the Phil Collins version of this song and country-frying it…badly. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/192 "2008-02-21T02:16:57Z")
IU want to see her impersonate Jenna Jameson. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/193 "2008-02-21T02:22:02Z")
That was OK. It’s tough to take on Janis, and she survived. ---
**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/194 "2008-02-21T02:22:24Z")
This season, the guys seem to be more impressive the first week than the girls. I can’t say I’ve heard a standout like Melinda or Kiki among the girls at all so far. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/195 "2008-02-21T02:23:06Z")
She really needs to stop pimping dead daddy. I’m a sucker for big voiced black girls though, so I liked 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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/196 "2008-02-21T02:26:05Z")
Asia’h was pleasantly surprising. I like how she kept just enough Janis in there to not butcher the original, but infused her own personality and style into it. Kinda wish she’d had the gonads to hit the high note, but oh well. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/197 "2008-02-21T02:28:16Z")
So are the ‘12’ guys on strings in the background and they have to stand up for every performance? Are there little electrical zappers in the seats? I thought I noticed some girls doing that last night but thought they were freaky fans but now realize they were the ‘12’ girls. Whose lame idea was this? Or am I the lame one and this is what happens on idol all the time? This is the first time I’ve watched past the initial quals. ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/198 "2008-02-21T02:28:53Z")
I really dug the Spinning Wheel - Alex seems like a pretty good performer. Something about Asia’h bugs me - like her voice takes a half-second to kick in on each note and that kind of annoys me. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/199 "2008-02-21T02:31:18Z")
I am amazed that voice comes out of Ramiele’s body. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-19-20-21-open-spoilers/438290/200 "2008-02-21T02:32:19Z")
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