What should the Idols sing for Lennon-McCartney night?

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• Elizabeth
  Tue 03/11/08 12:27 PM

  Thanks for the Ken/Michael segment – nice surprise on a dreary Tuesday. I don’t have my hopes up very high, because (a) the songs will have to be edited for time – and that’s not a great thing and (b) you know someone will sing your favorite (if you have one) song – and it will probably be your least favorite contestant. (Like Syesha or Kristi Lee singing “Hey Jude” or “I Saw Her Standing There” for me).
  I wonder if this will go the way of the anti-Whitney/Mariah angle, where contestants are encouraged not to shoot themselves in the foot and “run out of talent” while trying to tackle some good songs. This might become a one-shot theme.

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• Kathleen
  Tue 03/11/08 12:40 PM

  Amanda should sing “Oh! Darling,” totally.

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• Jen
  Tue 03/11/08 1:02 PM

  I want to hear:
  “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
  “We Can Work it Out”
  “Penny Lane”
  “Revolution”
  Don’t really care who sings what.

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• Kerri
  Tue 03/11/08 1:30 PM

  I would love to hear Jason Castro sing “Here Comes the Sun” or “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-a”. Both are happy upbeat songs that seem to fit his personality. David Cook could probably do something fun with “Eleanor Rigby” or “Revolution”. David Archuleta would do a great job on “The Long and Winding Road” but it’s another slow one…He should do something uptempo this week like “She Loves You.” I would love to hear Brooke’s take on “Yesterday.” Amanda should also try to slow things down a bit, maybe with “In My Life”??

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• Kerri
  Tue 03/11/08 1:32 PM

  Sorry…”Ob-la-Da”

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• Amber
  Tue 03/11/08 1:32 PM

  I agree Slezak, Amanda should totally sing I Want You (She’s So Heavy), it would really suit her. I wouldn’t mind seeing Jason Castro singing a slowed down version of Girl (in the same vein as Jim Sturgess in Across the Universe). I see Michael Johns doing With a Little Help From My Friends, and Brooke doing I Will. Lil’ David should do something like Michelle and Carly should do You Never Give Me Your Money.

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• RTA
  Tue 03/11/08 1:42 PM

  Actually, with a catalogue so saturated with fantastic songs, it’s more a matter of what NOT to sing. Here’s a short list:
  Yellow Submarine
  Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da
  Run for your Life
  Happiness is a warm gun
  Why don’t we do it in the road
  I’m sure there’s a few more but I’ll let others add on to this list.

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• Warren
  Tue 03/11/08 1:47 PM

  “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)”

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• Chris G
  Tue 03/11/08 1:55 PM

  Jason should sing Lovely Rita and Michael Johns should sing Come Together and David Cook should sing Lady Madonna.
  I think Brooke would be good at I’m Looking Through You.
  and Kristy Lee should sing Being for the Benefit for Mr. Kite, because i hate that song!

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• aaa
  Tue 03/11/08 2:03 PM

  I would love to hear Jason sing ‘Blackbird’ although that might be a tad predictable. I could see Amanda doing ‘Helter Skelter’. I hope David C takes a slow song and does his thang with it again, maybe this time ‘Let it Be’. On 2nd thought, that might be a disaster.

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• anon
  Tue 03/11/08 2:06 PM

  Sidebar: Can somebody fix the error on the first page that states India Arie has an album out called World War 4? It is Erykah’s album not India’s

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• Catherine
  Tue 03/11/08 2:10 PM

  To RTA: I’m with you on Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da, but what is wrong with Happiness is a warm gun? It could be interesting!
  What about Because for Brooke. Jason should sing I’ve just seen a face.

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• AB
  Tue 03/11/08 2:12 PM

  I don’t envy these kids tackling such a huge and well-loved songbook, although I’m sure most of the teenybopper audience will have no appreciation for it. What a shame.

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• Susan
  Tue 03/11/08 2:14 PM

  Dear God, please stop this from happening.

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• all
  Tue 03/11/08 2:15 PM

  David C could totally rock out ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’.

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