American Idol Top 7 Perform Inspirational Songs For Idol Gives Back Theme Week

Written by on April 15, 2010 · 3 Comments

The American Idol Top 7 remaining contestants will be performing Inspirational Songs next week for Idol Gives Back. Alicia Keys will serve as mentor for the Idols, and Alicia will perform for the Idol Gives Back charity event along with other notable celebrity stars including: The Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone, Annie Lennox, Mary J. Blige & the All-Star Band and Sir Elton John (Elton John AIDS Foundation).

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has also joined IGB as a not-for-profit partner for the Idol Gives Back special charity event airing Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET Live/PT Tape Delayed on FOX.

The Top 7 Idol contestants will choose songs from a list of Inspirational Songs previously performed by many talented artists. Let’s hope the Top 7 choose the right song and make the upcoming charity special the best night of Season 9.
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Smokey Robinson Joss Stone “You’re The One For Me” Lyrics and Video

Written by on March 30, 2009 · 5 Comments

Just like you, I’ve been searching the net for the “You’re The One For Me” lyrics from Smokey Robinson and Joss Stone’s appearance on American Idol Motown results show Thursday, March 26. Since the “You’re The One For Me” lyrics can’t seem to be found anywhere online quite yet, I took the time to listen to “You’re The One For Me” a hundred times or more, writing down the song lyrics as the song played.

There were two lines in the lyrics to “You’re The One For Me”, where Smokey started singing in the duet with Joss Stone, that I had trouble figuring out. I’m once again posting the “You’re The One For Me” YouTube video with the lyrics I’ve written down. UPDATE: The two questionable lyric lines have been cleared up, and the complete/correct lyrics are found below.

Listen to Smokey Robinson and Joss Stone sing “You’re The One For Me”, and if anyone can decipher the two questionable lines in the lyrics, please leave a comment and I will edit the song lyrics accordingly. Don’t forget to download “You’re The One For Me” by Smokey Robinson, and you can choose to download the song with just Smokey singing, or you can download the duet performance with Joss Stone. The two lyric lines in question are highlighted in bold and italics.
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Joss Stone Smokey Robinson You’re The One For Me Video American Idol

Written by on March 28, 2009 · 1 Comment

joss-stoneJoss Stone and Smokey Robinson sang “You’re The One For Me” on the American Idol Motown results show on Thursday, March 26th and we’ve got the YouTube Video! Smokey Robinson and Joss Stone debuted “You’re The One For Me” from Smokey’s album entitled, “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun”, tentatively scheduled for release in May 2009.

Watching 69-year-old Smokey Robinson sing a love song to soon-to-be 22-year-old Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on April 11, 1987) seemed a bit strange to some Idol viewers, but I thought the performance was beautiful. Maybe some viewers didn’t like the performance because they lack chemistry, but Smokey’s voice is still amazingly smooth and beautiful to listen to, with or without Joss Stone or other female singers Smokey has performed with.

A bit about Smokey Robinson’s biography: Smokey Robinson, born William “Smokey” Robinson, Jr. on February 19, 1940, is one of the primary key figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company’s founder, Berry Gordy. Smokey Robinson earned the title “King of Motown” due to his countless hit songs and contribution to the Motown record label. You can read more about Smokey Robinson and his sparkling green eyes on the Smokey Robinson biography profile page on Wiki.

English soul singer Joss Stone came to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, “The Soul Sessions“. Joss Stone songs and albums have sold over ten million copies worldwide, winning one Grammy Award and two BRIT Awards. In 2005, Stone and Melissa Ethridge did an incredible tribute to Janis Joplin during the 2005 Grammy Awards singing “Piece of My Heart” that brought the house down, and was considered to be one the highlights of the Awards show that year.

Here’s the Joss Stone and Smokey Robinson YouTube video of “You’re The One For Me” on  American Idol March 26.

What did you think of Joss Stone and Smokey Robinson’s performance on American Idol? Who is your favorite American Idol contestant on Season 8?

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American Idol 3/26/09 Idol Results – Who Got Voted Off American Idol?

Written by on March 26, 2009 · 1 Comment

Who got voted off on American Idol’s results show on 3-26-09? Who was eliminated and who is safe on American Idol? Who were in the Bottom 3? American Idol fans enjoyed some amazing Idol performances and some Idol duds. Motown greats Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy appeared as mentors to the Top 10 finalists, giving Idol contestants encouragement and constructive criticism about their chosen Motown songs.

“Over 36 million votes came in, more votes than previous American Idol shows”, says Idol host Ryan Seacrest. Seacrest reminded viewers that the “veto vote” save is still in play, but will the save vote be used tonight?

In celebration of Hittsville USA, the Top 10 finalists sang a Motown songs medley of “Set Me Free”, “You’re All I Need” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, for Idol viewers. It sounded pretty good, don’t ya think?

After the “Pocketful of Sunshine” car video was shown, Ruben Studdard hit the Idol stage to perform his hit song “Together”. I’ve haven’t followed Ruben close enough since he was a past American Idol contestant, but he sounded great!

Joss Stone and Smokey Robinson sang “You’re The One For Me” together, and my interest in Joss Stone and Smokey Robinson’s music is even greater now. Didn’t they sound great? The audience and judges sure enjoyed it!

Who are the bottom 3 Idol contestants this week? Who was voted off American Idol on 3/26/09? The results are in!
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