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Lee DeWyze – Simon Cowell chose “Hallelujah” – Ha they show Lee reading his choice on the plane. I heard he had a major bitch face when he heard the choice. Simon says he chose the song because he’ll earn a pretty penny because he thinks Lee could have a “moment” with the song. Lee is playing acoustic guitar. He’s got strings on stage. Here comes the choir. I didn’t really need another version of “Hallelujah” on Idol, but having said that–this was pretty good. A much bigger production than Jason Castro’s with the strings and choir. And vocally, Lee goes big on it. I’m sure Simon coached him. The crowd is going crazy. Randy says, “I was waiting all season to see who would throw down the gauntlet…I think this was your biggest moment…unbelievable dude”. Lee thanks Simon, he said he wasn’t crazy about it at first, but realizes Simon was right. Ugh. Ellen says, “There’s really nothing more to be said. That was stunning.” Kara says, “This is what this show is all about. You are the heart of the show this season. You just owned the entire night. ” Simon says, “I’m very proud of you. This show has given you a break…you proved that you are a fantastic and a great person. I really hope that you make it next week.” Well. Lee sure as hell isn’t going home. Lee says the song pulled everything out of him. The moment was just amazing he says, tearing up. |
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Yep I think the judge succeeded in pimping Lee  |
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kalo tak der bakat...pimping mcm maner pun tak guna |
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Post Last Edit by bedah_kg_pisang at 19-5-2010 09:39
aiyoyo i dah dengar lee punya hallelujah kat rickey. org
very good, very passionate |
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Post Last Edit by sweetmm at 19-5-2010 10:49
Reply 1964# jpl_fan
Masaalah pimping ni ada bahaya; takut pengundi menyampah, tak pasal2 lose vote.
Padan muka depa if tau2 Crystal jadi mangsa |
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aiyoyo i dah dengar lee punya hallelujah kat rickey. org
very good, very passionate
bedah_kg_pisang Post at 19-5-2010 09:37 
awat ko gelak2 D |
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kalo lose vote....konpom2 crystal mng.......
casey leh lakon dlm lost...sawyer no 2....tp ...
jpl_fan Post at 19-5-2010 11:04 
At the moment lee leading in votes so strategy AI menjadi; tapi Crystal very2 close to Casey.
So keberangkalian Crystal out memang besar.
Next year ambik jer 12 male semua |
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kalau crystal eliminated....
all male top 2 lagiii....3 tahun berturut2 |
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At the moment lee leading in votes so strategy AI menjadi; tapi Crystal very2 close to Casey.
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sweetmm Post at 19-5-2010 12:10
aku tak follow last season sgt...aku bace kat forum lain yg simon pimping adam utk mng...tp voters plak vote utk kris...tul ker? |
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Nampak gayanya kena lah akur Casey will not make the finale. Dia pun terlalu santai mcm tak nak pun masuk finale. 
It's gonna be a miracle if Casey does go to the final. |
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Reply 1974# jpl_fan
Aku practically sorang2 je yg backing Kris masa tu. |
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Reply 1965# bedah_kg_pisang
choir mhoir tu kenalah nak cover vocal weaknesses. Tengok mcm Jason Castro, him and his voice jek. Now that's artistry. Anyway, aku pun tgh sour grape pasal judges bagi lagu pada Casey yg boring. Lagu pilihan sendiri pun orang tak minat. Sah sah nak kalah mamat ni. |
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Yep, that's right ...
Simon Cowell Plays ‘American Idol’ Puppetmaster One Last Time
by Maura Johnston
May 18th, 2010
Tonight’s ‘American Idol‘ showcased the Top Three, with each of the remaining finalists performing two songs and getting some face time both with Ryan and in their hometowns. This night had lots of guitars, lots of emotion, and a healthy dose of Simon Cowell trying to manipulate America into picking a winner before the Top Two had even been set in stone.
ROUND ONE
1. Lee DeWyze. “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd is something of a no-brainer for Lee, who took this track and knocked it out of the park. It was a Lee song in every possible way — big-voiced, tender, “rocking.”
2. Crystal Bowersox. There were a few things off about Crystal’s take on Melissa Etheridge’s “Come To My Window”; it was bookended by some superfluous harmonica bits that reminded me of Alanis Morrisette’s “Hand In My Pocket,” and her voice felt like it was being swallowed by both the house band’s big arrangement and the song itself. (Kara noted post-performance that Crystal was lacking the rasp possessed by Etheridge, and it’s true; while that’s not a bad thing in most cases, tonight it made the desperation of “Window” seem a bit lacking.)
3. Casey James. Casey’s ascent this season has been sort of a fluke, so it’s probably not too surprising that his first song of the night was Eric Hutchinson’s “OK, It’s Alright With Me” — a laid-back, coffeehouse-ish ditty that he seemed to be 100% comfortable with. Of course, his performance confused the judges, who had never heard it before and who proclaimed that in order to Make A Song Your Own, you needed to pick a song that the judges knew. Is that how things work now on ‘Idol,’ or were the judges just trying to ease Casey under the bus? Hard to tell, especially given the events that transpired during the second half of tonight’s show!
ROUND TWO
Ah, the judges’ choice round, the last safe harbor for shenanigans by the ‘Idol’ powers that be. Simon Cowell, clearly seeing tonight as his last chance to pull the ‘Idol’ puppet strings before his end-of-season departure, gave Lee the Leonard Cohen track “Hallelujah,” which we have heard before this season (thanks to Tim Urban) and during seasons past (thanks to Jason Castro). And not only that — Lee also got a full string section and a timpani and a gospel choir to assist him in his Officially Sanctioned Before It Even Happened ‘Idol’ Moment. Simon said before Lee took the stage that this night pretty much belonged to him, and the producers certainly pulled out all the stops on that front. The judges of course ate it up, with Kara saying that he was “the heart of the show this season” (really?) and Simon saying that he was both a “fantastic singer” and a “great person.” Has this show become ‘American Nice Guy Who We Want To See Win Because He’s Relatable’ while I wasn’t looking?
Strip away the bells, whistles, constant cuts to signs being hoisted by audience members, and winking by Simon and what you have is a fine, if overwrought, performance of a song that has pretty much become at this point all about its transcendence-triggering chorus. (I prefer Jason’s sweet version, which sent Jeff Buckley’s take to No. 1 on the all-sales Hot Digital Tracks chart in 2008 and is probably what made Simon see dollar signs dancing around this song in the first place. But I digress.)
I am averse to ranking Lee against his two competitors in this round, what with him being given every in-performance advantage that could possibly have been handed to him with the exceptions of on-the-fly AutoTune and a giant neon sign behind him that said “Vote For This Guy, We Really Want Him To Win” in blinking hot pink letters. So I will instead just say that the other judges’-choice performances were good, too: Casey whipped out the ‘Top Scallop’ routine for maybe the last time with some sweet guitar work on a tender performance of John Mayer’s “Daughters”; the instrument-less Crystal barreled through one of my favorite songs ever, Paul McCartney’s sweet “Maybe I’m Amazed,” and while she sounded pretty good for most of it, I kind of wish she’d been able to go longer with her performance because that song is one that builds to its climax quite gracefully.
WHO I VOTED FOR: Crystal.
WHO SHOULD GO HOME: Casey, who had a bemused smirk on his face as Ryan read out his phone numbers. Think he figured that the judges’ tepid response to both his performances was a sign that he knew he wasn’t among The Chosen Ones?
WHO VERY WELL MIGHT GO HOME: Then again, as Kara noted after his performance of “Daughters,” Casey has a fanbase of women and girls — and they’re very motivated when it comes to the calling and the texting during the post-show glow. Could they send him to the final on the basis of his good looks and sweet licks at the expense of Crystal? This season, anything is possible!
JUDGING THE JUDGES: They all loved the songs they picked for their chosen contestants, that’s for sure. The best moment of the night was probably when Kara got defensive over picking “Daughters” for Casey, a selection that Simon found a bit “limp.” She seethed for pretty much the rest of the night after that, although I found her critiques to be on point more often than usual this evening.
NEXT UP: OMG JUSTIN BIEBER OMG — yes, the windswept Canadian heartthrob will make his long-teased ‘Idol’ appearance tomorrow. (No word on whether it’s the performance that was taped weeks ago, or if he’ll be freshly in-studio tomorrow night.) Plus someone goes home, thus setting the final two in stone. And in even worse news, we have to sit through an appearance by the technicolor-haired Internet scourge Perez Hilton, who’s been given the filler space to plug some ex-boybander who he’s decided to hitch his music business horse to. (Whither Sliimy, Mario?) Man, do I hope that Fox’s announcement that next year’s ‘Idol’ elimination shows are only going to last half an hour stays true, because this right here is what I’d call really rancid filler material. |
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Due to the explicit nature of this article, I shall only highlight the link
http://www.votefortheworst.com/blog/665979/top-3-recap-the-best-performance-in-the-history/ |
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Reply jpl_fan
Aku practically sorang2 je yg backing Kris masa tu.
nanu_nanu Post at 19-5-2010 13:51
erkk..aku ingat ko peminat adam |
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Post time 19-5-2010 09:09 AM
