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American Idol 2006--Live Thread (Part II)
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| 3-25-06
Posted on 03/24/2006 9:00:43 PM PST by silent_jonny
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To: SirLinksalot
No. As long as there is no manipulation of votes, the market rules ( theoretically ). No one really knows, do they, if the votes get manipulated.
I suspect they most certainly do.
5,661
posted on
04/17/2006 3:23:44 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: FreedomForce
oops...that would be "she" to "he"
"There is somebody I'm longing to see,
I hope that he
turns out to beee...
someone who'll watch over meee...
5,662
posted on
04/17/2006 3:45:12 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: FreedomForce; All
Just realized, isn't that what liberals want?
Government to be that "Someone"...
5,663
posted on
04/17/2006 3:54:11 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: retrokitten
Multi-glitter fonts in one post!! Sensory overload!!It's the same kind of rush you get when you eat a handful of peeps :)
Hey--my peep pic disappeared ... The site I hotlinked it from must have deleted it. Here's the thumbnail.
I'm getting a rush just looking at it :)
5,664
posted on
04/17/2006 4:03:18 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
To: I'm ALL Right!
How was your Easter? Unseasonably warm--90 degrees! But other than that it was fine :) Hope yours was as well.
5,665
posted on
04/17/2006 4:04:19 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
To: Wolfstar
Hi, Wolfstar :)
Have the final four already been chosen?
The magazine editors probably chose the four most popular or most recognizable singers for the cover.
5,666
posted on
04/17/2006 4:06:37 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
To: SirLinksalot
Is Simon Cowell Trying To Keep Taylor Hicks From Winning American Idol? Nah, Taylor's accomplishing that all by himself.
5,667
posted on
04/17/2006 4:09:26 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
To: doodlelady
A lot of people agree with Simon. Is that so bad? Not to me. I agree with him more often than not.
5,668
posted on
04/17/2006 4:11:54 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
("Do you hear that sound? It's me screaming in horror." -- Retrokitten)
To: silent_jonny
5,669
posted on
04/17/2006 4:12:38 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: doodlelady
I suspect they most certainly do.I couldn't disagree more.
Justin, Reuben, Fantasia, Chicken Little. I rest my case.
5,670
posted on
04/17/2006 4:22:56 PM PDT
by
AmusedBystander
(Republicans - doing the work that Democrats won't do since 1854.)
To: AmusedBystander
5,671
posted on
04/17/2006 4:26:41 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
They can't change it, they can't use a different version????
That's correct. They cannot change the arrangement. We'll see Chris sing a song "as is" this week, for the first time. I'm betting he surprises and knocks one out of the park.
To: silent_jonny
SINGER/ACTRESS MANDY MOORE IS A FAN OF TAYLOR HICKS
See here :
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http://movies.about.com/od/americandreamz/a/dreamzmm041206.htm
EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE MOVIE, AMERICAN DREAMZ :
In American Dreamz Mandy Moore is one of the finalists, but in real life Moore says she doubts she’d make it that far. “I’ve never really entered a real contest before and I think I would have auditioned for American Idol, but I don’t think I would have made it too far,” laughed Moore. “I don’t want to say I don’t know if I have what it takes but I think I would crumble under the pressure. Like watching every week I marvel at how these people who really have no experience performing, get up on stage and just own it and do their thing. I mean it’s shocking to me and that’s I think what keeps people tuning in each week.”
Moore’s an avid fan of the series. “I’m pulling for Taylor Hicks. He has my vote big time. I love him. I love that he’s original. I love his song choices and his style. He’s really soulful. He seems very unlike any other Idol contestant in the past.”
To: SirLinksalot; FreedomForce; doodlelady
Hi to the three of you...I happened to notice your discussion of 'Someone To Watch Over Me.' Surely one of the top 10 or 20 popular songs ever, it was written by George and Ira Gershwin for the musical 'Oh! Kay!', which opened on November 8, 1926 at the Imperial Theatre, New York. Written for Gertrude Lawrence, the "Kay" in the musical, the song was originally sung from a female point of view.
ASCAP has listed the top five love songs of the 20th Century by decade, and 'Someone to Watch Over Me' was #4 in the 1920's.
'Someone To Watch Over Me' has been sung and/or recorded by literally hundreds of singers, both male and female, worldwide. Almost everyone who's anyone in popular music has done his or her version.
I'm a little disgusted with the AI producers using classic popular songs for a "Rod Stewart genre." I really enjoy Stewart, but the standards he's been recording in recent years are not his songs any more than they are the songs of hundreds of other recording artists who have done them before. I would much rather AI use Stewart's original material -- but I suspect he won't let them.
5,674
posted on
04/17/2006 5:15:52 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(As long as I have you, though there be rain and darkness too, I'll not complain, I'll see it through)
To: Wolfstar
Thanks for the history lesson!
So 'Someone to Watch Over Me' was originally written for a woman!
It does seem more female friendly.
5,675
posted on
04/17/2006 5:21:06 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: SirLinksalot; FreedomForce; doodlelady; silent_jonny
PS to my 5,674: In 1926, society expected men to take care of themselves. Women needed someone to watch over them. In 2006 I think this has been totally reversed. Otherwise how do we explain all the weepy, "metrosexual" guys around these days?
5,676
posted on
04/17/2006 5:22:16 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(As long as I have you, though there be rain and darkness too, I'll not complain, I'll see it through)
To: doodlelady
So 'Someone to Watch Over Me' was originally written for a woman! It does seem more female friendly.You're welcome and yep, it was written for the great star of Broadway musicals, Gertrude Lawrence.
Once upon a time, the idea of a woman looking for someone to watch over her was quite normal in our society. I think, 80 years later, given the sissification of our men, the song might suit an Ace more than a Katherine or Pickle, or even young Paris.
BTW, many Gershwin songs would be great for Elliott to sing since much of Gershwin's material is jazz.
5,677
posted on
04/17/2006 5:26:55 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(As long as I have you, though there be rain and darkness too, I'll not complain, I'll see it through)
To: Wolfstar
Otherwise how do we explain all the weepy, "metrosexual" guys around these days? ...and the ditzy dames all-too-willing to let them get by with it!
5,678
posted on
04/17/2006 5:26:56 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: doodlelady
...and the ditzy dames all-too-willing to let them get by with it!Grin...have you noticed how many of today's young women are very tall and almost Amazon-like? These days women are more likely to be tough-as-nails and more hard-bitten than any Dashiell Hammett detective. The very idea of young women today looking for someone to watch over them is laughable.
5,679
posted on
04/17/2006 5:31:18 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(As long as I have you, though there be rain and darkness too, I'll not complain, I'll see it through)
To: Wolfstar
the song might suit an Ace Ew.
If Chris wins, it'll be because he's a manly man, and a man's man, and a good family man to boot.
5,680
posted on
04/17/2006 5:34:44 PM PDT
by
b9
("the [evil Marxist liberal socialist Democrat Party] alternative is unthinkable" ~ Jim Robinson)
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