AI Season 8: Top 7 - Week of 4-14-09

[Moonshot]

This thread will contain real time SPOILERS! If you don't want to know what happens please read the thread after the show premiers in your area. All discussion related to the show should be contained in this thread so as not to ruin surprises for the different time zones.

The parties will start when the show starts at 8:00 PM Eastern time.

1: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. You are allowed to discuss opinions in a reasonable manner but you can not attack someone if they like or dislike a particular contestant.  Please respect your fellow posters.

2: There will be no personal bashing of any contestant. You can say you don't like the contestant for their performances or because you just don't like their personality but please do not personally attack the person. No name calling will be tolerated.

3: Please do not post pictures in the thread.  Some people still have dial up and the speed of the thread is impacted with the number of pictures posted. In other words, it takes a long time for their thread to load.

4: People come back and read the thread after the show is over, we're going to try to do our best this year to note who is singing and what for each show. When referring to a contestant, if possible, please use their names so we know exactly which contestant you are referring too.

5: Remember our Claymaniac friends on the West Coast and don't post AI information in community threads. Keep discussion and spoilers here.

6: Also asking you not to post Dial Idol results. Many people don't want to know who may or may not be voted off until the show airs.

[Moonshot]

The Top 7 Contestants are:

Adam Lambert - 26, Los Angeles, CA

Allison Iraheta - 16, Los Angeles, CA

Anoop Desai - 21, Chapel Hill, NC

Danny Gokey - 28, Milwaukee, WI

Kris Allen - 23, Conway, AR

Lil Rounds - 23, Memphis, TN

Matt Giraud - 23, Kalamazoo, MI

[Moonshot]

***THEME THIS WEEK: SONGS FROM THE MOVIES***

Contestant song choice isn't limited to the following list; it is listed solely to give an idea of what they might choose

American Film Institute's List of  Top 100 songs from American Cinema:

1 Over the Rainbow THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939
2 As Time Goes By CASABLANCA 1942
3 Singin' in the Rain SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952
4 Moon River BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S 1961
5 White Christmas HOLIDAY INN 1942
6 Mrs. Robinson THE GRADUATE 1967
7 When You Wish Upon A Star PINOCCHIO 1940
8 The Way We Were THE WAY WE WERE 1973
9 Stayin' Alive SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER 1977
10 The Sound of Music THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1965
11 The Man That Got Away A STAR IS BORN 1954
12 Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 1953
13 People FUNNY GIRL 1968
14 My Heart Will Go On TITANIC 1997
15 Cheek to Cheek TOP HAT 1935
16 Evergreen A STAR IS BORN 1976
17 I Could Have Danced All Night MY FAIR LADY 1964
18 Cabaret CABARET 1972
19 Some Day My Prince Will Come SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 1937
20 Somewhere WEST SIDE STORY 1961
21 Jailhouse Rock JAILHOUSE ROCK 1957
22 Everybody's Talkin' MIDNIGHT COWBOY 1969
23 Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID 1969
24 Ol' Man River SHOW BOAT 1936
25 High Noon HIGH NOON 1952
26 Trolley Song MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 1944
27 Unchained Melody GHOST 1990
28 Some Enchanted Evening SOUTH PACIFIC 1958
29 Born To Be Wild EASY RIDER 1969
30 Stormy Weather STORMY WEATHER 1943
31 Theme from New York, New York NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1977
32 I Got Rhythm AN AMERICAN IN PARIS 1951
33 Aquarius HAIR 1979
34 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off SHALL WE DANCE 1937
35 America WEST SIDE STORY 1961
36 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious MARY POPPINS 1964
37 Swinging on a Star GOING MY WAY 1944
38 Theme from Shaft SHAFT 1971
39 Days of Wine and Roses DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 1963
40 Fight the Power DO THE RIGHT THING 1989
41 New York, New York ON THE TOWN 1949
42 Luck Be A Lady GUYS AND DOLLS 1955
43 The Way You Look Tonight SWING TIME 1936
44 Wind Beneath My Wings BEACHES 1988
45 That's Entertainment BAND WAGON 1953
46 Don't Rain On My Parade FUNNY GIRL 1968
47 Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah SONG OF THE SOUTH 1947
48 Que Sera, Sera THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH 1956
49 Make 'Em Laugh SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952
50 Rock Around the Clock BLACKBOARD JUNGLE 1955
51 Fame FAME 1980
52 Summertime PORGY AND BESS 1959
53 Goldfinger GOLDFINGER 1964
54 Shall We Dance THE KING AND I 1956
55 Flashdance…What a Feeling FLASHDANCE 1983
56 Thank Heaven for Little Girls GIGI 1958
57 Windmills of Your Mind THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR 1968
58 Gonna Fly Now ROCKY 1976
59 Tonight WEST SIDE STORY 1961
60 It Had to Be You WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 1989
61 Get Happy SUMMER STOCK 1950
62 Beauty and the Beast BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1991
63 Thanks for the Memory BIG BROADCAST OF 1938 1938
64 My Favorite Things SOUND OF MUSIC 1965
65 I Will Always Love You THE BODYGUARD 1992
66 Suicide is Painless M*A*S*H 1970
67 Nobody Does it Better THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 1977
68 The Streets of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA 1993
69 On the Good Ship Lollipop BRIGHT EYES 1934
70 Summer Nights GREASE 1978
71 Yankee Doodle Boy YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 1942
72 Good Morning SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952
73 Isn't it Romantic? LOVE ME TONIGHT 1932
74 The Rainbow Connection MUPPET MOVIE 1979
75 Up Where We Belong AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN 1982
76 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 1944
77 Shadow of Your Smile SANDPIPER 1965
78 9 To 5 9 TO 5 1980
79 Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do) ARTHUR 1981
80 Springtime For Hitler PRODUCERS 1968
81 I'm Easy NASHVILLE 1975
82 Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939
83 The Rose THE ROSE 1979
84 Put the Blame on Mame GILDA 1946
85 Come What May MOULIN ROUGE! 2001
86 (I've Had) The Time of My Life DIRTY DANCING 1987
87 Buttons and Bows PALEFACE 1948
88 Do Re Mi THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1965
89 Puttin' on the Ritz YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 1974
90 Seems Like Old Times ANNIE HALL 1977
91 Let the River Run WORKING GIRL 1988
92 Long Ago and Far Away COVER GIRL 1944
93 Lose Yourself 8 MILE 2002
94 Ain't Too Proud to Beg THE BIG CHILL 1983
95 (We're Off on the) Road to Morocco ROAD TO MOROCCO 1942
96 Footloose FOOTLOOSE 1984
97 42nd Street 42nd STREET 1933
98 All That Jazz CHICAGO 2002
99 Hakuna Matata LION KING 1994
100 Old Time Rock and Roll RISKY BUSINESS 1983

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Songs

[Sundancer]

100 Old Time Rock and Roll RISKY BUSINESS 1983

Oh! Oh! I wanna see Adam do this one!

In skivvies.

[woodstock2]

  everyone as you get here!!!

[Moonshot]

Welcome everyone! Time for the Top 7 and Movie Songs.  I'm a little  about movie night, it's all about song choice and the contestants aren't always that great at it.

[Moonshot]

Quentin Tarantino is a big time movie maker. Has no singing ability, he's just a HUGE fan of the show. So yes, by all means, let's have him "mentor" singing contestants

Quentin Tarantino - Actor/Producer/Writer/Director...but not singer

[WilsonClaymate]

   Hey Everyone

I hope they pick good songs tonight because they have sure got a lot of good ones to pick from.

[claydevotee]

Good evening, one and all!   

First observation:  Lil has extensions or else she has been consuming large amounts of Rogaine!

BARBARA, I'm with you.  so many good songs to pick from!!! 

[wisconsinmaniac]

  Everybody!

They spent too much time telling us that they don't have much time!

Let the songs begin  

[Moonshot]

Maybe if the judges would quit all their stupid crap and Ryan learned to shut up the show wouldn't run over.

[claydevotee]

I wonder where Allison buys her clothes???? 

[claydevotee]

oops.....A big diss to Lil from Simon!!!! 

[Moonshot]

Allison Iraheta - I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith - movie: Armageddon

I don't know why she didn't pick a more uptempo song, she does better with them. That was a hot mess of a performance.

***To save time the judges are alternating and only two will critique a performance at a time.***

Paula - I noticed tonight you possess the same special sauce as Adam...authenticty; you are one remarkable, talented young lady

Simon -it was BBQ sauce Paula was referring to - hot and spicey; you are the girl's only hope in this competition; you're getting stronger and more confident; tough song to sing, haven't heard a girl sing it so well as you; we could see you through to the end.

[woodstock2]

wow!!!  I Love her.  I hope she makes it to the finals.  I've got my voting fingers ready....

[Sundancer]

Quentin Tarantino is a big time movie maker. Has no singing ability, he's just a HUGE fan of the show. So yes, by all means, let's have him "mentor" singing contestants

Quentin Tarantino - Actor/Producer/Writer/Director...but not singer

Um, yeah, what the heck?

How did he help Allison? By sitting in a chair?

[Marilyn]

I actually really did NOT like that rendition.  She is good, but it just seemed off, somehow

[Moonshot]

Quentin Tarantino is a big time movie maker. Has no singing ability, he's just a HUGE fan of the show. So yes, by all means, let's have him "mentor" singing contestants

Quentin Tarantino - Actor/Producer/Writer/Director...but not singer

Um, yeah, what the heck?

How did he help Allison? By sitting in a chair?

He told her to sing the song more than once. Gee, is that all they have to do?

[Sundancer]

Maybe if the judges would quit all their stupid crap and Ryan learned to shut up the show wouldn't run over.

Yep. And if they could actually say something useful, rather than talk in metaphors, the singers might be able to learn something. What the heck was Paula going on about? Special sauce? Good grief.

[WilsonClaymate]

The judges know what causes the time problem but they don't seem to be able to shut up.  I think they forget this is about the contestants -- not them.  Of course, I think Paula's problem is that she just can't get the words to come out of her mouth right.