American Idol 4/7/09 Songs From The Year You Were Born LIVE Recap Review

American Idol Fan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:23:32 +0000

Tonight’s theme on American Idol 4-7-09 is “Songs From The Year You Were Born“. We’re so excited to see what happens on American Idol tonight and find out what songs each of the Top 9 Idol contestants chose to sing from the year they were born. This is a LIVE recap/review of tonight’s Idol performances as it happens, bringing you the list of songs each Idol contestant performs, the judges comments and our own commentary and predictions of who we think we will be in the Bottom 3 after tonight’s American Idol performances. At the end of this post, you’ll have the chance to make your own predictions and tell us who YOU think should/will be voted off American Idol tomorrow night during the American Idol Results Show, Thursday 4/8/09. Are you ready? Here we go!

***UPDATE: Links are provided below to watch each Idol performance!*** American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest, reminds us of tonight’s theme being songs from year you were born, saying baby pictures of the Top 8 finalists and judges will be shown. Baby pictures of the American Idol judges were then shown. Awww, so cute.

First up to sing is Danny Gokey singing “Stand By Me” by Ben King. Randy Jackson said he didn’t like the arrangement, but loved the vocals saying “You’ve got some talent”. Kara DioGuardi loved Danny’s ability to make Stand By Me his own. Paula Abdul said the performance was “amazing”. Simon Cowell wasn’t impressed with the beginning or middle of the performance, but said “overall, it was good”. Danny Gokey sure can sing! I liked it alright, but I’ve heard him do better.

Next up is Kris Allen singing “All She Wants to Do is Dance” by Don Henley. Kris even played the electric guitar in the mosh pit. Kara DioGuardi liked that Kris chose an uptempo song but the song “lost a lot of its youth”. Paula liked that Kris changed up the song to make it his own. Simon said it was boring, indulgent and forgettable, saying it was a “stupid, stupid, stupid song choice”. Ouch!!! Randy agreed with Simon. Wow, the judges were pretty harsh, but I thought Kris did a pretty good job. He could have chosen a better song to sing from the year he was born, but Kris fans still love him.

Lil Rounds take the stage to sing “What’s Love Got to Do With It” by Tina Turner. The Idol judges reaction to Lil’s performance will be interesting. Paula Abdul said Lil is a “brilliant vocalist” but the performance became a “beautiful Karaoke rendition”. Simon Cowell said “we’re not looking for a second or third copy of Tina Turner”, and he feels “we’ve lost you” and advised Lil Rounds to choose better songs and make the song her own. Randy Jackson agrees with Simon and Paula saying “Tina is not you”, “it’s just not clickin” and that Lil hasn’t been listening to the judges advice. Kara DioGuardi said Lil’s lower vocal range suffers and that singing Tina Turner was not the best choice. We agree with the judges criticism of Lil’s performance tonight. It just wasn’t that great, she’s still pitchy on the big blockbuster notes and there was no WOW factor at all. I predict that Lil Rounds will find herself in the Bottom 3 during tomorrow night’s results show.

Anoop Desai is singing “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper. Anoop has a beautiful, smooth voice and his performance sounds wonderful. Randy Jackson said Anoop “can actually sing”, “props to you..I like that…I like that!” Kara DioGuardi congratulated Anoop on his performance and liked how Anoop made the song his own and feels it was his “best performance”. Paula Abdul liked it saying “Great choice of song, flawless…fantastic”. Simon Cowell said “One minute you’re down then you’re up…that was very good, but I don’t think it was fantastic”. Simon also told Anoop that he doesn’t need to apologize to anyone for what Anoop described as “overreacting” last week’s friction with Idol judge Kara.

Next up is Scott McIntyre singing “The Search is Over” by Survivor. Or, should I say attempting to sing but hurting my ears with his screeching. Kara said she wouldn’t have chosen that song, that there were some good parts and some bad parts. Paula Abdul described Scott’s attempts to reach the high notes as “screeching”. Simon said the song was “horrible” and “atrocious” and suggested Scott return to playing the piano during his performances. Randy said “it was all okay” but nothing special. I do believe that Scott is in trouble this week, and may very well find himself in the Bottom 3 (and maybe even voted off tomorrow night).

Allison Iraheta takes the Idol stage to sing “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt Blew. Paula said “You just hear one note and it’s undeniably Allison”, and that Allison did a great job making the song her own. Simon Cowell liked Allison’s performance but is still unsure who Allison really is. Randy compared Allison to Kelly Clarkson, saying Allison “can really sing” but needs to connect more with the audience. Kara said “let’s make a record right now”. Allison always sounds great, and I predict she’s definitely safe this week.

Matt Giraud is singing “Part Time Lover” by Stevie Wonder. Soft, slow, bluesy, very nice performance. Randy Jackson immediately said “one of the best of the night”. All the Idol judges like Matt’s performance with Randy Jackson saying “vocally one of the best of the night”. Kara next says “Incredible on every level”. Paula says “Two words…standing O”, and Simon said “A million times better than last week, well done”. What is it about American Idol that they can’t seem to pace the show properly and end up being so short on their comments for the contestants. Maybe if they were to stop wasting time showing stupid baby pictures and chit chat nonsense, they might actually have enough time to talk about the actual performances!

UPDATE VIDEO!!! WATCH ADAM LAMBERT SING MAD WORLD!!! Last but not least is Adam Lambert singing “Mad World” by Tears for Fears. Adam has pulled back this week on the vocals, remaining slow and smooth, and totally kicking ass with his performance of “Mad World”. Of course, since Idol is running late on time as usual, only Simon was able to say or do anything. Simon stands up and gives Adam Lambert a standing ovation! WOW!!! But geez, that’s all they had time for on tonight’s American Idol.

So, based on tonight’s Idol performances of Songs From The Year You Were Born, who was the worst? Who gave the best performance? Who belongs in the Bottom 3? Who should/will be voted off American Idol during tomorrow night’s American Idol Results Show?! Make your predictions in the comments below. Don’t forget to download your favorite Idol performances on iTunes…

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American Idol 4/7/09 Songs From The Year You Were Born LIVE Recap Review