Top 11 - Again!

Okay Idol..the Casey thing was sooo last week!

Let's move on. Elton John week...


• Scotty McCreery – Country Comfort
• Naima Adedapo – I’m Still Standing
• Paul McDonald – Rocket Man
• Pia Toscano – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
• Stefano Langone – Tiny Dancer
• Lauren Alaina – Candle In the Wind
• James Durbin – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
• Thia Megia – Daniel
• Casey Abrams – Your Song
• Jacob Lusk – Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
• Haley Reinhart – Bennie and the Jets

Top 11 Perform

Motown Week. Typically dated performances...but we shall see...

* Casey Abrams – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
* Thia Megia – Heat Wave
* Jacob Lusk – You’re All I Need to Get By
* Lauren Alaina – You Keep Me Hanging On
* Stefano Langone – Hello
* Haley Reinhart – You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me
* Scotty McCreery – For Once in My Life
* Pia Toscano – All in Love Is Fair
* Paul McDonald – Tracks of My Tears
* Naima Adedapo – Dancing In the Street
* James Durbin – Living for the City

The Top 12

Now we are at the Top 12. Let's see how they do!

Here we go...

* Naima Adedapo – What’s Love Got to Do With It
* Paul McDonald – I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
* Thia Megia – Colors of the Wind
* James Durbin – I’ll Be There for You
* Haley Reinhart – I’m Your Baby Tonight
* Stefano Langone – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
* Pia Toscano – Where Do Broken Hearts Go
* Scotty McCreery – Can I Trust You With My Heart
* Karen Rodriguez – Love Will Lead You Back
* Casey Abrams – Smells Like Teen Spirit
* Lauren Alaina – I’m the Only One
* Jacob Lusk – Alone

I think the better song choices are as follows:

Naima - acoustic Borderline by Madonna
Paul McDonald - Missing You by John Waite
Thia - Crazy for you by Madonna
Haley - Black Velvet by Alannah Myles
Karen - Here We Are by Gloria Esteban
Casey - Unbelievable - EMF
Lauren - Deeper and Deeper by Madonna
Jacob - Don't Disturb this Groove - The System

We shall see!

The Top 12

Now we are at the Top 12. Let's see how they do!

Here we go...

* Naima Adedapo – What’s Love Got to Do With It
* Paul McDonald – I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
* Thia Megia – Colors of the Wind
* James Durbin – I’ll Be There for You
* Haley Reinhart – I’m Your Baby Tonight
* Stefano Langone – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
* Pia Toscano – Where Do Broken Hearts Go
* Scotty McCreery – Can I Trust You With My Heart
* Karen Rodriguez – Love Will Lead You Back
* Casey Abrams – Smells Like Teen Spirit
* Lauren Alaina – I’m the Only One
* Jacob Lusk – Alone

The Top 13

Here we go!

* Lauren Alaina – Any Man of Mine
* Casey Abrams – With a Little Help From My Friends
* Ashton Jones – When You Tell Me That You Love Me
* Paul McDonald – Come Pick Me Up
* Pia Toscano – All By Myself
* James Durbin – Maybe I’m Amazed
* Haley Reinhart – Blue
* Jacob Lusk - I Believe I Can Fly
* Thia Megia – Smile
* Stefano Langone – Lately -
* Karen Rodriguez - I Could Fall In Love
* Scotty McCreery – The River
* Naima Adedapo – Umbrella

Remember to play Fantasy Idol and vote for you favorite!

The Top 24 Contestants

The live show. I am curious to see how the judges really do live and if they remain as good as they did on the taped portion. Changes so far? Live band now instead of waiting until the Top 12. You can vote online, which is now really easy!!!.

So here we go...

This is the Boys singing order and song:

Clint Gamboa – Superstitious
Jovany Barreto – I’ll Be
Jordan Dorsey – OMG
Tim Halperin – Come on Over
Brett Loewenstern – Light My Fire
James Durbin – You Got Another Thing Comin’
Robbie Rosen – In the Arms of An Angel
Scotty McCreery – Letters From Home
Stefano Langone – Just The Way You Are
Paul McDonald – Maggie Mae
Jacob Lusk – House Is Not A Home
Casey Abrams – I Put A Spell On You

This is the Girls singing order and song:

Ta-Tynisa Wilson – Only Girl
Naima Adedapo – Summertime
Kendra Chantelle Campbelle – Impossible
Rachel Zevita – Criminal
Karen Rodriguez – Hero
Lauren Turner – Seven Day Fool
Ashthon Jones – Love Over Me
Julie Zorilla – Breakaway
Haley Reinhart – Fallin’
Thia Megia – Out Here On My Own
Lauren Alaina – Turn on the Radio
Pia Toscano – I’ll Stand by You