# American Idol week of 3/14 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314 "2006-03-14T14:38:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/241 "2006-03-17T01:21:56Z")
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill] It’s now posted on the official site that “songs of the 50’s” are next week’s theme. Barry Manilow is a guest… he just released a CD of 50’s songs. Let the speculation begin. Boy, we have some perfect setups here… [snip] Help me out here… [/QUOTE] I can picture Chris singing something by Elvis. Maybe “Heartbreak Hotel” or “Hard Headed Woman.” ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/242 "2006-03-17T12:42:27Z")
\*\*Ace: \*\*\*I Only Have Eyes For You \* - Flamingos \*\*Bucky: \*\*_Jim Dandy_ - Lavern Baker \*\*Chris: \*\*_Shout_ - Isley Brothers \*\*Elliot: \*\*_The Great Pretender_ - Platters \*\*Katharine: \*\*_I’m Walkin’_ - Fats Domino \*\*Kellie: \*\*_Your Cheating Heart_ - Hank Williams \*\*Kevin: \*\*_Only You_ - Platters \*\*Lisa: \*\*_In The Still Of The Nite_ - Five Satins \*\*Mandisa: \*\*_Fever_ - Little Willie John \*\*Paris: \*\*_Why Do Fools Fall In Love_ - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers \*\*Taylor: \*\*_Tutti-Frutti_ - Little Richard ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/243 "2006-03-17T13:33:56Z")
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill] Kevin “Don’t Be Cruel” [/QUOTE] [Here’s](http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs50s.html) a list of the most popular 100, for inspiration. Kevin: Love Potion #9, for the most “appalling” combo of singer and song. Someone (Bucky?) should do “Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” just for fun. And “Rave On” is upbeat and fun too. Barry’s album: 1. Moments To Remember 2. It’s All In The Game 3. Unchained Melody 4. Venus 5. It’s Not For Me To Say 6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 7. Rags To Riches 8. Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight (Duet with Phyllis McGuire) 9. Are You Lonesome Tonight? 10. Young At Heart 11. All I Have To Do Is Dream 12. What A Diff’rence A Day Made 13. Beyond The Sea ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/244 "2006-03-17T13:37:02Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] [Here’s](http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs50s.html) a list of the most popular 100, for inspiration. [/quote] I should say, _a_ list of the most popular 100, based on their criteria. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/245 "2006-03-17T14:12:19Z")
Looking at the list from Barry’s album, I think Elliot should try “Unchained Melody.” He really needs to knock one out of the park this week, and I think that just might be the song to do it. If he could do something interesting and unique with it, he’d gain a lot of respect. I hope someone does “All I Have to Do is Dream.” I absolutely love that song. ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/246 "2006-03-17T14:23:32Z")
Paris-- Take 5 (like at the audition!) The Pickler-- Crazy Elliot-- Mona Lisa Katherine-- Dedicated To The One I Love Taylor-- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Mandisa-- Since I Don’t Have You. Kevin-- Mack the Knife Chris-- Rock Around The Clock ---
**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 17, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/247 "2006-03-17T14:26:05Z")
I forgot Ace and Lisa! Ace-- Purple People Eater (suits his voice) Lisa-- There Goes My Baby ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/248 "2006-03-17T15:34:51Z")
So, which are they doing? Any songs of the 50s or just Barry’s album? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/249 "2006-03-17T16:38:18Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] The Pickler-- Crazy [/QUOTE] Oh, that could be good. LeAnn Rimes, Jr.! 😉 Hopefully “the 50s” is a genre she may have heard of. ---
**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 17, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/250 "2006-03-17T18:45:56Z")
I forgot Bucky too but I ain’t got nuttin for him. I do, however, wanna change my Mandisa wish to Heatwave. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/251 "2006-03-17T19:01:37Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] **ELLIOTT YAMIN** Big boys don’t cry. Please stop with the “I can’t believe I’m here” crap. Once is okay. But this is the fourth week in a row of some variation of wailing and gnashing of teeth. Have some confidence. [/QUOTE] I just remembered that I wanted to add further comment to this the other day but I forgot. Sure, Elliot may have been over the top when he cried at meeting Stevie. Still, I can understand how it would be an emotional moment for him. Stevie Wonder is one of his idols, and he loves his music and likely is well-versed in it. Compare that to the Pickler, who admittedly didn’t know any Stevie songs before this week. So what in hell was she crying about when Stevie walked into the room? That chick is seriously getting on my every last nerve. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/252 "2006-03-17T19:07:41Z")
[QUOTE=Biggirl] I forgot Bucky too but I ain’t got nuttin for him. [/QUOTE] Bucky: _It’s Alright, Mama_ by Elvis Hey, are Chris and Bullethead from the auditions the same guy? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/253 "2006-03-17T20:04:55Z")
I think _Crazy_ was released in the 60s. ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/254 "2006-03-17T20:20:52Z")
[QUOTE=koeeoaddi] Bucky: _It’s Alright, Mama_ by Elvis Hey, are Chris and Bullethead from the auditions the same guy? [/QUOTE] no, Bullet head was cut pretty early on in Hollywood, thank goodness. Chris is far less skeevy. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314/255 "2006-03-18T15:10:13Z")
I wish Simon would acknowledge that, for all his fawning over Chris’s real-world performances, he was the sole “no” vote at the audition. I notice that he’s dropped that dumb business about lacking “charisma” lately. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-week-of-3-14/348314.md?page=12)