Boy, You're Gonna Carry That Weight....

Well, 1 singer down, and Idol is destroying some of the best songs ever written. Tonight, the final 12 are opening up the Beatles music for the first time. I'm gonna hold these kids' feet to the flames. Tread lightly. The judges put it pretty straight (Paula to be exact - who never makes sense actually did...). These songs have excellent melody. Sing them how they were sung, and you'll be all right. Mess with the arrangement.....beware - YOU BETTER HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT!

Sayesha (please forgive for not being able to spell how that sounds) just ruined a great Paul song from Revolver. "Got to Get You Into My Life" sounded like it was being done for the lounge on The Loveboat. I'm not sure who caused this problem - the singer or the band - it all sounds like 70's GARBAGE!

Dear God! Chikeezie is making "She's a Woman" into a Celtic/Deliverance jam that has now veered into Roger Daltrey stutter singing for any 70's rock band - huh......? - wasn't awful, just bizarre, at least better than Sayeisha (sp) - for those keeping score: Paul - 2 John - 0 - How Safe....

AH, here's a John song..."In My Life" - pretty straightforward stuff from Rameal (again spelling, what?). no risk taken and perhaps no reward......BOring (J - 1 P - 2)

Jason Castro is coming up - I have faith in this kid. Anybody who pulls out the Lovin' Spoonful (he sang "What a Day for a Daydream" a week or 2 ago), is alright in my book. Here we go...."If I Fell in Love" - that is a great song (John also) - BUT it really is missing the Paul/George harmony at the chorus. regardless, pretty good rendition from the guy is stoned for his interviews. Paula wants this kid.....OH and there are the Kardashians (Whitney's new favorite family - they're a class act....) in the audience.

Carlie rocks through "Come Together" predictable, but good...

David Cook goes into "Eleanor Rigby" (which personally, I think is risky in the vein of In mu Life - slow and borderline depressing - great song, though) - well, it's better than I thought - I love it when Scott Stapp sings the Beatles.....

Brooke White does a very straightforward and safe "Let it Be" - good, in a wispy way

here's where things get rough

the Hernandez male stripper guy cheesed up one of my favorites, "I Saw Her Standing There" - yuck...I'm blocking this from my memory - otherwise, I'll think lap dance when I hear it...

Amanda Obermeyer - wow, if only she didn't look like she sounds...."You Can't Do That" was barely recognizable....Randy was ever so prophetic, "Yo, dog you made that sound like a southern bar romp....." (you know. the same thing she does to every song)

Michael Johns.....disappointing.....not the biggest fan of "Across the Universe"...not a bad job, just blah

Kristy Lee Cook....whew....this is the butchering that Sanjaya, I mean Sayesha, brought to light earlier. "Eight Days a Week" could be country if it was slowed down not sung at the same pace as the original with double timing the kick drum to make it sound like Robert's Country Western World.....just bad all over...

David Archuletta, I forgot about you. you get a qauzai-pass for being like 12, but saying you really don't know their songs.....really? oh, "We Can Work It Out"? "Stevie Wonder sings that song, I love it!" shoot yourself, david.

In the end, I'm disappointed (shock). Self fulfilling prophecy I guess. I just new there would be some weak versions of obvious songs like Yesterday, Hey Jude, and All You Need Is Love. (Im glad there wasn't) I really wanted someone to roll out with a harmonica and jam out to "I should have known better"...but whatever. Chikeezie had the vibe I wanted in the beginning of his song - except I wanted harmonica like this

there are so many songs to do...i probably never would have been satisfied - I really just wanted one George song...but they repeatedly said it was Lennon-Macca night - George must have his songs secure (unlike John and Paul - thanks MJ! though, you had to sell them to sony to get out of bankruptcy...) sad...