American Idol 4/7/09 Theme: “Songs From The Year You Were Born” Idol Theme Next Week

american-idol-season-8What is American Idol’s theme next week? The American Idol theme for April 7 will be Songs From The Year You Were Born, according to American Idol judge Paula Abdul. In a radio interview this morning on the Phoenix KISS radio station John Jay and Rich show, Paula Abdul revealed that next week’s Idol theme will be all about music from the 80′s, and a tiny bit from the early 90′s.

Since next week’s theme is “songs from the year you were born”, the songs we’ll be hearing on American Idol next week will range from 1980 to 1992, with a bunch of songs between 1984-1986.

Here is a breakdown list of the Top 9 Idol finalists as it stands right now, in order of their birthdates:
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American Idol 3/31/09 Top Downloads iTunes Recap LIVE Review-American Idol Fan Site

american-idol-top-downloads-itunesAmerican Idol 3-31-09 Top Downloads iTunes Recap and LIVE Review of American Idol Top 9 performances March 31, 2009. The Top 9 American Idol Finalists were allowed to choose ANY song they wanted to perform, as long as the song is a “top download” on iTunes.

First up is Anoop Desai singing “Caught Up” by Usher. Idol Judge Randy Jackson didn’t feel the song was right for Anoop, but said the vocals were good. Kara DioGuardi didn’t like the performance one bit. Paula Abdul said Anoop needs to work on showmanship, and didn’t agree with the song choice either. Simon Cowell said Anoop’s performance “was a complete and utter mess” and it gave Simon a headache. We didn’t care much for Anoop’s performance either, but we’ll see what happens with the votes.

Next up is Megan Joy singing “Turn The Lights Down Low” by Bob Marley. Kara DioGuardi said the song choice was wrong, wrong, wrong and that Megan’s vocal registry “became irritating”. Paula Abdul said she didn’t like it either. Simon Cowell said the song choice was “indulgent and boring”, “no one would like that song”. Randy Jackson said the song choice and performance was “like watching paint dry”. Ouch! I couldn’t agree more with the judges negative review of Megan’s song choice and performance.

Danny Gokey then took the Idol stage singing “What Hurts The Most” by Rascal Flatts. Paula Abdul said “this is where you thrive”. Simon Cowell said “it was the best performance so far”. Randy Jackson said “tonight’s show starts right here”, but Danny needs to “keep the swagger” and it was a “very nice” performance. Kara DioGuardi said “you moved everyone in this room emotionally, and it’s hard to do”.
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Smokey Robinson Joss Stone “You’re The One For Me” Lyrics and Video

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

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?

Allison Iraheta “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” Motown Songs – American Idol Fan Site

Allison Iraheta sang “Papa Was A Rollin Stone” and she killed it! Allison rocked it tonight on American Idol’s Motown celebration of “50 Years of Motown“, and if you missed it or want to watch Allison Iraheta sing Papa Was A Rollin Stone, well hear ya go!

The quality of this YouTube video isn’t the best, but Allison Iraheta’s performance was awesome!

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