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Monday, February 19, 2007
2/19: Favorite Atlantans on Idol
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This season, for the first time, “American Idol” is not featuring any finalists from the metro Atlanta area.
Here’s a list of locally connected contestants from previous seasons who made some waves. Pick your favorite:
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2/20: Chris Sligh’s favorite songs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This list of 100 favorite songs were on Chris Sligh’s blog before he took it down last week. He readily admits some of the songs are “crappy.” So brace yourself for Celine Dion (he liked “Because You Loved Me” so much, he listed it twice), that horrible “Armageddon” Aerosmith theme song and oodles of Bryan Adams ballads circa 1993.
My 100 Favorite Songs of All Time
EDIT: Hey guys, a lot of people are ragging on me because the songs I’ve picked…some of them are pretty crappy. However, I should’ve noted beforehand that these are songs that I love from my whole musical journey. The music that I listen to now on a regular basis is vastly different from what I did 10 years ago. However, many of those songs from years ago still have a place in my heart b/c they brought me to where I am now. If the same songs came out now I probably wouldn’t even hear them since I rarely listen to the radio anymore. So, hopefully that explains choices like Celine Dion, BoyzIIMen & Michael Bolton.
or my favorite recordings of songs
or songs that you should go buy from iTunes if you don’t have them
Runners up:
Why Cry by The Panic Channel
When a Man Loves a Woman by Michael Bolton
100- Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion
99- Knockin’ on Heavens Door by Guns & Roses
98- Remix to Ignition by R.Kelly
97- Recipe for Love by Harry Connick, Jr.
96- Open Arms by Mariah Carey
95- No One Love Me Like You by Jars of Clay
94- Rain King by Counting Crows
93- Until the World by the Afters
92- Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
91- Landed by Ben Folds
90- Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan
89- Dr. Dre Song by Ben Folds
88- Can’t Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones
87- Hallelujah I Just Love Her So! by Ray Charles
86- Wartime Prayers by Paul Simon
85- Home by Downhere
84- Walk Down This Mountain by Bebo Norman
83- Tennessee by Arrested Development
82- Nothing to Say by Andrew Peterson
81- Can’t Stop Loving You by Phil Collins
80- Answering Bell by Ryan Adams
79- Colored People by DCTalk
78- I’m Not Sleeping by Counting Crows
77- And So It Goes by Billy Joel
76- On Bended Knee by BoyzIIMen
75- Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson
74- Amazed by Desperation Band
73- Tiny Dancer by Elton John
72- Helter Skelter by the Beatles
71- St. Robinson & His Cadillac Dream by Counting Crows
70- Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
69- AM Radio by Everclear
68- Boys of Summer by the Ataris
67- Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion
66- Change the World by Eric Clapton
65- Look After You by the Fray
64- With a Wink and a Smile by Harry Connick, Jr.
63- Only Living Boy In New York by Simon and Garfunkel
62- Your Body Is a Wonderland by John Mayer
61- Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye
60- Love Song by Five for Fighting
59- Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
58- Show Me How to Live by Audioslave
57- I Think About You by Bryan Adams
56- All Along by Blessed Union of Souls
55- Song for the Asking by Simon & Garfunkel
54- Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
53- Jolene by Ray LaMontagne
52- Hackensack by Fountains of Wayne
51- I Could Not Ask For More by Edwin McCain
50- Crazy by Aerosmith
49- Don’t Lie by the Black Eyed Peas
48- Hard to Handle by the Black Crowes
47- End of the Road by BoyzIIMen
46- Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John
45- Without Me by Eminem
44- Cigarette by the Graham Colton Band
43- Crazy by the Gnarls Barkley
42- Love is Only a Feeling by the Darkness
41- Come Back to Bed by John Mayer
40- Senorita by Justin Timberlake
39- Golddigger by Kanye West
38- This Love by Maroon 5
37- Hey Julie by Fountains of Wayne
36- Some Folks Lives Roll Easy - Paul Simon
35- When You Were Young by the Killers
34- Carrying Cathy by Ben Folds
33- Ophelia by the Band
32- If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel is Dead) by Counting Crows
31- Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith
30- God Only Knows by the Beach Boys
29- Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles
28- Killing Me by the Graham Colton Band
27- Bright Lights by Matchbox20
26- Elevation by U2
25- Gone by Switchfoot
24- Always on Your Side by Sheryl Crow & Sting
23- Somebody to Love by Queen
22- Brick by Ben Folds Five
21- Memory by Sugarcult
20- With Imagination by Harry Connick, Jr.
19- You Are Here by needtobreathe
18- Move Along by the All-American Rejects
17- Save Me by Queen
16- Learning to Breathe by Switchfoot
15- Kiss from a Rose by Seal (The song he sang during his first audition for Paula, Simon & Randy/Rodney)
14- Trouble by Ray LaMontagne
13- City of Blinding Lights by U2
12- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
11- Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman by Bryan Adams
10 Army by Ben Folds Five
9- Typical by MuteMath
8- Stockholm Syndrome by Muse
7- Yellow by Coldplay
6- Please Forgive Me by Bryan Adams
5- Blackbird by the Beatles
4- Long December by Counting Crows
3- Butterflies & Hurricanes by Muse
2- Control by MuteMath
1- Hysteria by Muse
2/19: Top 24 Yahoo searches
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m surprised Leslie Hunt is doing so well in the searches department and single-mom Lakisha Jones is doing so poorly.
Top American Idol Searches on the Final 24 according to Yahoo! Buzz
According to Yahoo! Buzz, Antonella Barba has an early commanding lead in the pack: The bikini cheesecake montage during the New York auditions helped, plus the double drama of her being better than musically trained best galpal, Amanda Colucci, and destroying San Antonio audition favorite Bailey Brown. Commercial with a Capital C can’t match two Jersey girls.
Here is a list of the top 24 in order of most searches done on Yahoo!
Antonella Barba, Point Pleasant, NJ. She didn’t bring the most searches from the New York audition (that honor belonged to the bearded Sean Michel), but natural talent and not Machiavellian techniques (per Simon’s rec), got her into the top. Um, plus the bikini.
Chris Sligh, Greenville, SC. Will he get his chance to make David Hasselhoff cry? His curly mop and dry wit have made him popular among his fellow competitors and the public.
Sundance Jason Head, Jason Sundance Head. He aced the Memphis auditions, then biffed Hollywood… but still managed to score a seat. Besides checking his musical lineage, people may be searching for Sundance to see how he got so lucky.
Paul Kim, Saratoga, Calif
Sanjaya Malakar , Federal Way, Washington
Blake Lewis, Bothel, Wash
Jordin Sparks, Glendale, Ariz
Chris Richardson, Chesapeake, Virg
Leslie Hunt, Chicago, Ill
Melinda Doolittle, Brentwood, Tenn
Haley Scarnato, San Antonio, Texas
Gina Glocksen, Napierville, Ill
Nicholas Pedro, Taunton, Mass
Phil Stacey, Jacksonville, Fla
Rudy Cardenas, North Hollywood, Calif
Alaina Alexander, West Hollywood, Calif
AJ Tabaldo, Santa Maria, Calif.
Brandon Rogers, North Hollywood, Calif.
Nicole Tranquillo, Philadelphia, Penn
Stephanie Edwards, Savannah, Georgia
Lakisha Jones, Fort Meade, Maryland
Sabrina Sloan, Studio City, Calif
Amy Krebs, Federal Way, Wash
Jared Cotter, Kew Gardens, New York
SOURCE: Yahoo! Buzz http://buzz.yahoo.com
