By Brandon Garcia, Idol Chat editor
Over the past week, the rumor mill has stated that tomorrow night’s theme would be 1) inspirational music (Thank God this didn’t come to pass); 2) Pop music (well that narrows it down); 3) and now the latest, Music Gwen Stefani Likes.
No joke.
The latest development would have left me empty-handed as far as song requests go, but I also came across these spoilers, courtesy of mjsbigblog.com. These aren’t confirmed, but that guy found out something like 20 out of the Top 24 before anybody else.
Blake Lewis - “Love Song” (The Cure) — I’ve been saying he should do a Morrissey songs for weeks, but this could be even better. Pointlessly Predicted Score: 8.5
Chris Richardson - “Don’t Speak” (No Doubt) — Chris apparently wants to be voted off. It’s never a good idea to do a guest coach’s song. Still, out of all her catalogue, he chooses what’s probably her lamest track. Pointlessly Predicted Score: 4
Chris Sligh - “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (The Police) — Constantine ruined this song a couple of years ago … will Chris S. do the same? As rad as Police songs are, no contestant has ever walked away unscathed trying to perform them on Idol. Chris has the voice but always loses it on the big choruses — like this song has. Pointlessly Predicted Score: 6
Gina Glocksen - A Pretenders ballad — … which is probably “I’ll Stand By You.” I always thought the Pretenders version was too long, which bodes well for Gina’s 1.5-minute version. Very melodic, fairly simple song. Gina should be back in form. Pointlessly Predicted Score: 7.5
Haley Scarnato - “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper — And so ends the torture that is Haley. She obviously didn’t understand the last thing we wanted was more of her beauty queen trifle. A great song she’ll never be able to handle. Worse, I don’t think this rendition will call for her to wear hotpants. Either way, she’s toast. Pointlessly Predicted Score: 3
Jordin Sparks - “Hey Baby” by No Doubt — Hmm. Very ballsy move. Could turn out either way. If it works, it’ll really work. If it tanks, well … she better hope next week is Disney Week. Pointlessly Predicted Score: Tough to call. Either a 3 or an 8.
Lakisha Jones - a Donna Summers song; and Melinda Doolittle - a Donna Summers song — No surprise that Season 6’s top two contenders, paradoxically the most talented and the most boring, have chosen from the done-to-death Donna Summers songbook. If it’s true, I hope they both end up in the Bottom 2 on Wednesday, just for being so stubbornly unadventurous.
Phil Stacey - “Every Breath You Take” by The Police — Ah, more Police. I think it’s going to be a good move for Phil, who would’ve been the Billboard star of 1985 on the strength of his pure radio-friendly sound. This song has of those dreaded lower notes, though … still, hopefully he’ll nail the big parts and make us forget. I’m not ready for Phil to be dispensed with this week. Pointlessly Predicted Score: 7
Sanjaya Malakar - “Bathwater” by No Doubt — Definitely the night’s riskiest song choice, and moves like this make me admire contestants … even Sanjaya. It would be the coolest thing in the world to see him nail this song and be the best of the night, the ultimate comeback story. But in reality … Pointlessly Predicted Score: 1
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