Idol Chatter -- The Top 8

Tonights episode made me contemplate. Which song would I have sung from the year I was born if I were a contestant on American Idol. I came up with a few ideas:



*I Write the Songs (Barry Manilow)

*Love Hurts (Nazareth)

*Turn the Beat Around (Vicki Sue Robinson)

*Show me the Way (Peter Frampton)



But I think my winning choice would be the Celine Dion version of Eric Carmen's song "All By Myself".



Anyway.....onto the REAL contestants:



1) Danny -- "Stand by Me": I can't tell you how much I completely love this guys voice. His vocals were perfect, and while I thought the arrangement started out slow, I really liked it overall.



2) Kris -- "All she wants to do is Dance": I couldn't tell whether he was just flat or if it was the arrangement that sucked, but either way I hated it......(and I'm starting to think that "indulgent" is Simon's word of the year this season)



3) Lil -- "Whats love got to do with It": See now to me, THAT was indulgent. I thought she was boring, flat and shouty. I totally agree with Kara that she is weak in her lower range.



4) Anoop -- "True Colors": For the most part I liked the vocal side of this song and I LOVED how he went up on the last note. I didn't really care for the arrangement though. He should have done it a bit more like Phil Collin's version.



5) Scott -- "The Search is Over": I LOVE his song. I think he made a big mistake however, using this particular song to break away from the piano. He went a little flat on the final bridge, but overall I liked the vocals. I do agree with Simon though, that the electric guitar didn't "go" with the song.



6) Allison --"I can't make you love Me": I LOVE this song too. This girl is just amazing. Completely and utterly amazing. Fantastic performance.



7) Matt -- "Part time Lover": For the most part, I liked it. It wasn't anything fantastic. I wish he would have gone up on the notes like the original song did. But he was a fantastic showman. I think though that the judges were a tad generous on the praise they showered him with.



8) Adam -- "Mad World" So many songs I LOVED tonight. I thought that he was fabulous. The arrangement was a bit different but I thought the melody was absolutely haunting. (In true Adam style) And for Simon to stand and clap is a true testament to how wonderful this performance was.



I personally think the bottom three this week should be Kris, Lil and Scott with Kris going home....but there is still the possibility that Anoop hasn't done enough and will end up in the bottom three again.