The Hills

The Hills final season (I say that loosely, it is Lauren's last season) premieres tonight. Tonight will be Lauren's Birthday party and Heidi comes, oh boy there will be drama. Check out how cute Lo looks in here photo above! Yes I am still Team Lo! Enjoy the clips below of bits from this season of The Hills:

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Top 8: Song Predictions

American Idol:

This week’s theme on AI is songs from the year you were born. Each contestant was born in the 80’s except Allison. Here is a list of Possible Song Predictions I found on rickey.org… enjoy!

1. Danny – 1980
• This Is It – Kenny Logins
• Stand by Me - Mickey Gilley (this would be a great choice)

2. Adam - 1982
• Tainted Love – Soft Cell (can totally see this)
• Centerfold – J. Geils Band

3. Lil – 1984
• Let’s Hear it for the Boy – Deniece Williams
• What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

4. Matt – 1985
• Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
• Take on Me – A-Ha

5. Kris – 1985
• Heaven – Bryan Adams
• Careless Whisper – Wham!
• Crazy For You – Madonna
• The Power of Love – Huey Lewis and The News

6. Scott – 1985
• The Search is Over – Survivor

7. Anoop – 1986
• Broken Wing – Mr. Mister
• Kiss – Prince and The Revolution

8. Allison – 1992
• Free Your Mind – En Vogue (I am obsessed with this song and would love is she sang it)


What other songs do you think would be good choices??

Taylor Hicks

Kent this is for you! I have gathered some of my favorite youtubes of Taylor Hicks and you should listen to all of them before deciding to hate him. PLEASE do yourself a favor and listen to the youtube of him singing “Ain’t No Sunshine” before he was even on idol (he rocks the harmonica) and the video of him singing “Hell of a Day” this was a song he wrote before he was on idol. I must say I think Taylor is one of the only Idols that really held his ground and stayed 100% true to himself. His first CD didn’t sell that many copies but he put HIS music on it and didn’t let them cheese him up as much. I think he is happy just making a living playing music.

Audition:



Trouble:



You Are So Beautiful:



Before he was on Idol singing at a bar in Alabama “Ain’t No Sunshine”



Taking it to the Streets: (I had to put one upbeat performance on here just to show Taylor’s crazy dancing)



Hell of a Day:



What do you think of Taylor Hicks??

Megan Joy

Ok so I decided to do something for my husband who really enjoyed Megan. Here are some great performances she has had this season on American Idol:


First Audition:




Top 36:




Wild Card:



Grand Ole Opry:





When she picked the right song for her voice she really was great!

"Christians" on American Idol

Ok so I have heard people say they are voting for Danny Gokey or Kris Allen because they are Christians. I am not going to get into the discussion of whether they really are Christians or not but I am assuming people think this because Danny is a youth music director at a church and maybe because someone read this about Kris. I hope they both are and think it is GREAT. However I want to share this info about my boy Matt Giraud... for those of you who might be interested check out Matt's CD on Amazon that is a christian/gospel CD.... Hmmmmm?!?!?!

http://www.amazon.com/Mind-Body-and-Soul/dp/B0015KJBYU/ref=pd_sim_dmusic_1

Does this change your opinion at all??? Just curious.

itunes Night: Top 9

Congratulations Ben! I know many of you don’t understand this but I have a friend that has been pushing Kris Allen on me (much like I have been pushing Matt on you) and he finally had the best performance last night so congratulations.

Last night should have been great, the contestants basically could choose almost any song and show us what they got, but it was NOT! Motown week was so good and I loved many of the performances, so I was pretty disappointed in this week’s performances.

Let’s get down to it:

1. Kris Allen – Kris is definitely playing his cards right and pulling out the right performances each week. Last week I said I wanted Kris to bring passion and soul to one of his performances and that is what I felt he was lacking week to week. This week he brought it!! I really like Kris and think he is a great musician, however his entire performance I was just thinking “what if Matt had done this song, it would have been AMAZING.” I know I know I am partial and Kris did well but seriously ya’ll think about Matt’s soulful voice on this song… WOW.

2. Adam Lambert – Once again Adam sang wonderful, he is just a good singer. However this performance was a little more boring for me, I don’t know if it was just predictable or what but I love when Adam wows me and this one didn’t do that but I can’t take away from his vocals because they were on par.

3. Danny Gokey- The judges really liked this one huh??? I don’t think this was Danny’s best performance I actually liked one of his auditions best (see below) and I liked when he sang Hero but he definitely did a good job on the rascal flats song and showed that he is “current” as Simon likes to say.



4. Allison Irehetta – I was really excited when they said Allison was singing No Doubt and thought it would fit her perfectly but I was somewhat disappointed. I thought the first part of the song was awesome but agree with Simon that towards the end she was yelling (but it was still in tune).

5. Matt Giraud – I know a lot of people wouldn’t rank him this high and YES I am partial to him but I think the reason we all think Matt did so badly is because we expect so much from him. We ALL know he could have brought more if he would have only sang Gavin DeGraw, One Republic, Justin Timberlake or even Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone, but I actually didn’t think it was as bad as the judges made it out to be. The beginning was REALLY bad but once he got into the song I thought he did well and the piano was awesome. I think Matt needs to understand what he does well (AWESOME) and stick to it!

6. Anoop Desai – Once again I didn’t think he was that bad. His vocals were pretty good and I like his stage presence but I am just going to be honest these last few contestants are in a different playing field than the other five. Anoop can’t hang with Kris, Adam, Danny or Matt, but I like him as a person and think American will keep him around a couple more weeks.

7. Lil Rounds – Is anyone else super bored with her??? This song was “old fashion” and boring! Also I thought she sounded flat almost the entire song.

8. Scott McIntyre – I might should have ranked Scott higher but even though it was one of Scott’s best performances I didn’t think it was a good performance overall. Scott just doesn’t have the chops to stick around but he is probably safe tonight.

9. Megan Joy Corkrey – Megan frustrates me so badly for a couple reasons: She picks awful songs, last night was her night to sing Amy Whinehouse, Duffy, Adele, or even Gwen Stefani and she choose Bob Marley???? I don’t think Megan understands her instrument at all, she keeps picking songs out of her range and where it seems so forced. Megan is in trouble tonight and should be. The other thing that annoys me is her remarks “my fans liked it” “the audience felt it”…I hate those kind of comments she should say “I hope my fans liked it” It just sounds arrogant and rude.

I am definitely worried tonight about my boy Matt. For some reason America is not taking to him and last night he picked a bad song which won’t help him. However I think maybe since he was in the bottom last week, he may have sparked more people to vote this week (I SURE DID). I also think Megan, Allison and Anoop are on the chopping block. It is definitely possible for Scott to be in the bottom again tonight but I doubt he goes home.

FYI: Buddy TV's Ranking (which obviously I disagree with but atleast they had Matt higher)

1. Kris

2. Adam

3. Allison

4. Matt

quote from website:

The judges are dumb. There's nothing wrong with Matt going back and forth between genres. If he stayed in one, the judges would ask him to switch things up. It's no-win for Matt. He better not go home tonight.

5. Megan

6. Anoop

7. Lil

8. Danny

9. Scott

http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/american-idol-8-top-9-performance-rankings-75127.aspx

Who do you think should pack their bags? Who had the best performance last night?

A Dog, Really?!?!?

One Tree Hill:

I have to mention the craziest scene I think I may have ever seen on TV and surprise surprise it was on One Tree Hill. OTH often consists of cheesy, silly, and often stupid scenes but this one took the cake. Two episodes ago Dan was sitting in the hospital waiting on his heart transplant… Seriously if he was waiting to get a transplant would he be waiting in the waiting room or getting prepped for surgery??? And the Medic trips over a dog leash and drops the heart on the floor, in the waiting room, where a dog proceeds to eat the heart!?!?! And I repeat SERIOUSLY A DOG, REALLY????

I love OTH and have watched every single episode and I am an avid fan even through all the cheesy story lines but come on writers this is simply ridiculous. I hate when people watch shows and say “oh that would never happen” or “that is so unrealistic” but I have to say it this time THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN!!!

Calling all doctors: Would they seriously be running a heart through the waiting room??? Would a dog really be allowed to sit in the waiting room??? Would a medic not be watching so carefully where he was going when carrying a heart??? Would Dan not be getting prepped for surgery??? These are only a few of the obvious questions that need to be asked.

Now I understand that the story line is suppose to be stupid. Dan was so evil that he doesn’t get a heart because a dog eats it…ha ha take that Dan! However this was simply elementary and I felt dumper for watching it!

Also, I am ready for this Dan/heart thing to be done. I know it sounds evil but either kill him or give him a heart and let’s move on!

What are your thoughts on the transplant story line? Did you enjoy when the dog ate Dan’s heart?