I'm hearing that Elliott Yamin was originally going to perform "I'm In the Mood for Love", before he changed to "It Had to Be You". I have no information on why he switched. But I am hearing that several Idols are rehearsing tunes that aren't their original choices.
Apparently, some of these songs are not being cleared. Rumor has it that Paris Bennett finally had her 5th song cleared yesterday with less than 24 hours to prepare.
I don't really like Paris but that is patently unfair...
Found this at a Taylor Hicks forum
There is some specualtion on a few of the boards that a number of first choice songs aren't being cleared and that a few of the contestants have had to make last minute changes.
If this is true, it seems a bit odd. First, they assign these ridiculous catagories then they limit the choices in those catagories???? They only had 55 songs to choose from in the first place this week. If this turns out to be true, it seems awfully suspect behavior on the part of the producers.
Looks like it could be another crappy night. They shouldn't even give them a list of songs unless the songs have ALREADY been cleared.
If this is the case, I honestly think that there will be a big backlash. Last year it seemed like there was a list of approved songs to choose from because I remember Bo saying he was really happy to see Vehicle for 70's week.
If this rumor is true, it really stinks. I also hope Paris NAILS it to the wall if she's only had a very short time to learn it. She really could have blown the competition out of the water this week at least among the females.