# American Idol Mar 20/21 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486 "2007-03-18T22:11:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [March 21, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/41 "2007-03-21T00:30:37Z")
Stephanie isn’t doing this song justice. See, I’m not a good judge tonight because I remember Dusty and that wasn’t even close. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/42 "2007-03-21T00:31:00Z")
Steph is good, but I think she’ll get overshadowed by the heavyweights later. She’ll probably be safe. I disagree with Randy, I don’t think she was pitchy. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/43 "2007-03-21T00:32:57Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] Stephanie isn’t doing this song justice. See, I’m not a good judge tonight because I remember Dusty and that wasn’t even close. [/QUOTE] I totally agree. They talk about the dangers of covering Stevie or Whitney, but I really heard the difference with Stephanie. She gets major points from me for not smiling in a sad song, though. Unfortunately it’s a skill that seems to be rare on this show. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/44 "2007-03-21T00:32:57Z")
“Nightclubby” is a fair characterization but she didn’t suck. I think she’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/45 "2007-03-21T00:33:51Z")
I love that song, and I really like Stephanie. With that said, Nadia Turner did it a million times better. It was just not a great vocal. Hopefully she’ll survive this week and go back to being great. Does she have a black eye? Or did the makeup just go wrong on one side? ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/46 "2007-03-21T00:34:53Z")
I think Stephanie’s performance was competent, but we’ve seen her do much better. And I don’t like the “shoehorned into her dress” look, but that’s probably just me. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/47 "2007-03-21T00:36:11Z")
[QUOTE=KarlGrenze] The dress doesn’t seem to go with the song… [/QUOTE] I agree with this, about Stephanie. The outfit was too modern for the theme, or something. (The blue eyeshadow was spot on, though.) I also think this song was wrong for her, somehow – I can no more get 100% behind Stephanie singing this than I could get 100% behind Beyoncé singing it. Which, I guess, is my fundamental problem with Stephanie: who is _she_? She sounds like the lead singer in a Destiny’s Child cover band. And I kind of think she needs to unclench a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/48 "2007-03-21T00:37:10Z")
Someone better do a Beatles song. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/49 "2007-03-21T00:37:40Z")
[QUOTE=LilyoftheValley] Gah! Why did Seacrest raid my father’s 1980s closet for clothes tonight? [/QUOTE] Again with the closet jokes… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/50 "2007-03-21T00:39:19Z")
Ok, what is the topic for tonight? Oh, and I like Blake… ---
**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:** [March 21, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/51 "2007-03-21T00:39:50Z")
I like Blake. I really do. He’s just fun to watch. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/52 "2007-03-21T00:42:07Z")
I like Blake. The guy just has a charm to him. I think his vocals are only average (tho tonight was pretty good) but he’s a master of smoke and mirrors and he’s always memorable. I should find him gimmicky and one-trick-pony but I don’t. That was cool. ETA the dancing was pretty smooth too. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/53 "2007-03-21T00:43:51Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I like Blake. The guy just has a charm to him. I think his vocals are only average (tho tonight was pretty good) but he’s a master of smoke and mirrors and he’s always memorable. I should find him gimmicky and one-trick-pony but I don’t. That was cool. ETA the dancing was pretty smooth too. [/QUOTE] Could have written that myself. Except I would have added a line about how smokin’ hot he was tonight. Whew. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/54 "2007-03-21T00:44:05Z")
[QUOTE=KarlGrenze] Ok, what is the topic for tonight? [/QUOTE] “British Invasion.” I must admit I didn’t care for Blake’s performance. The beatboxing – and those ghastly pants – are a distraction. And he started in the wrong key. About a third lower, and he would have been balls-on, I think. It was just a little too high for him. ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/55 "2007-03-21T00:46:24Z")
[QUOTE=LilyoftheValley] Except I would have added a line about how smokin’ hot he was tonight. Whew. [/QUOTE] Blake’s clothes were terrible, but that’s not the only reason I had a strong desire to remove them…Oh, yeah, the performance was great too. Very smooth. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/56 "2007-03-21T00:48:02Z")
[QUOTE=KarlGrenze] Ok, what is the topic for tonight? [/QUOTE] British invasion, a.k.a. 60’s pop. Fortunately, everyone’s been choosing songs that I really, really like. I doubt that we will hear any Beatles - the rights are too expensive. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/57 "2007-03-21T00:49:46Z")
Oh, I like how this song starts… ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/58 "2007-03-21T00:49:46Z")
Oh, I like how this song starts… ---
**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:** [March 21, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/59 "2007-03-21T00:51:08Z")
Wow, Lakisha really benefited from the sylists. This song is too boring for her. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486/60 "2007-03-21T00:51:51Z")
Good song for Lakisha! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-mar-20-21/396486.md?page=4)