LIVE IDOL! Two Words: Samantha Fox

Dear Amanda Overmyer: You know when you're driving (um, sober), and your El Camino starts to skid, and you're supposed to turn into the skid, just go with it? Well...we're on some wicked ice here, honey. You already have the DUI arrest; plus there might be nudie shots on the way. So this is what we're gonna do tonight when the American Idol girls honor the '80s: You're gonna go raunchy. The guys were a buncha wussies Tuesday. How can eight dudes do '80s covers and not one of them busts out Motley Crue? Or Van Halen? Jeez, I woulda settled for a little Journey. Buncha lame-os.

But you're gonna right their wrongs, Amanda Overmyer. 'Cause you're going to cover Samantha Fox's Naughty Girls (Need Love Too). You heard me. Embrace your inner-wild child! TURN INTO THE SKID AND ACCELERATE, YOU CRAZY BIKER NURSE!!! That's your only move at this point. You do that, and I promise you're in the Top 12. You'd also be safe with Lita Ford's Kiss Me Deadly. Or that geisha song by Berlin. My Forever Fiancee says you should do a Pretenders tune (Middle of the Road, ha!), and that would work, too. Whatever the case, do not play it safe. Trust me. No one wants to be Kristy Lee Cook. Love, Sean Daly

The American Idol chat starts here tonight at 8 p.m. (If you're here for the Steve Spears intervention, that begins immediately after.) Please join us for constant zingers and only the freshest snark. The buzz is telling me this could be the most glorious chat ever. See you tonight! And go Amanda!

Comments

SD, I have a Samantha Fox story. It's not brush with greatness or a stalker story. Well, I guess it could be a stalker story. Not mine but a friend from HS.

Well he was a member of Sparky's Geek Patrol. I was kind of like of like the Michael Anthony Hall of my HS. Well one of my minions had a thing for Miss Fox to the point of having her picture plastered over his walls in his room, his locker and had the Pa Vanity plate SAM FOX 1. I know he still has the vanity plates but not sure about the posters. I'm afraid to ask.

God I hope that one of the girls pulls out a Joan Jett or Stevie Nicks song.

[Jeff in Cuba]

As usual, I'll be counting on my Pop Life brethren to talk me through the show.

Don't leave me hangin'!

[Bassnote]

Unfortunately I will miss the festivities again tonight. Please get in a few zingers about Danny sitting at the side looking bored and thinking, "I'm twice the woman she is."

[DoctorDrew]

The real question is who's gonna sing "Total Eclipse of the Heart?" Required Idol singing every year.

And why didn't David H. or Danny Montanny sing "It's Raining Men"? I forgot that was from 1982.

Do you think someone will massacre "True Colors"? How bad would that sound? It has to happen right.

But, my ultimate dream is to see someone sign "Straight Up." Then have Simon say, "This is a singing competition and you go and pick something that really isn't a singer's song."

Hey, sparky, did your friend have "Samantha Fox Strip Poker" on his Commodore 64?

[sparky]

Per Vote for the Worst, here is the rundown for tonights show.

1) Asia'h: I Want To Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

2) Kady: Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen

3) Amanda: Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett

4) Ramiele: Against All Odds - Phil Collins

5) KKKristy: I"m Forever Yours (we're assuming Faithfully by Journey)

6) Brooke: Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar

7) Carly Plantson: I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper

8) UPDATE FROM JOESPLACE - Syesha: Saving All My Love For You - More Whitney... Joy

Amanda singing Joan Jett, at least the girls rock.

[jane]

... and sparky beats me to the punch with the latest song info...

Amanda is singing my fave bad a*s*s chick song of all time. I'm thinking she might do right by it *crosses fingers*

Two Whitney tunes... not surprising.

[DoctorDrew]

I Hate Myself For Loving You - bad choice; I think that is actually has a little softer edge for the Cowardly Lion. She should sing, "Do You Want to Touch Me" (?censors) - that is right in her wheel house. At least she didn't try "Crimson and Clover".

Will pictures of a Chrysler Pacifica be projected onto Carly's naked body?

[Marissa]

Sean, did you see my comment on Steve's blog before writing that letter to Amanda? I said someone needed to sing "Naughty Girls Need Love too" this morning.
Hmmmm

[sparky]

Why do girls always try to sing Whitney. And I do stress try.

[Marissa]

HA! I think one of the gals needs to throw caution and taste to the wind and pull a Samantha Fox song out: "Naughty Girls Need Love, too"

Posted by: Marissa | March 05, 2008 at 09:08 AM

There's my post, Mr. Daly. Do great minds think alike, or what?

[DoctorDrew]

A poor imitation of Whitney

[Spears]

I'm just now watching. There was a "drink malfunction" here in Bachelor Manor. But I shall overcome.

[sparky]

Well next week somebody can sing I Touch Myself, Miss Ris.

[jane]

Meh on Asia'h. I was more distracted by trying to figure out whether or not l liked her outfit. That's not ideal in a singing competition.

[Sean Daly]

Alas, I did not, Marissa. But I'm with you on the great minds part. (Did I just hear Amanda's doing Joan Jett?)

[sparky]

Maybe it will be Danny?

[Spears]

I've seen worse Whitney impressions -- like Sean in the men's room earlier after Hot Wing day in the company cafeteria.

[sparky]

Yessir SD. Amanda is taking on the Rock song/

[DoctorDrew]

Hated the pseudojumpsuit on Asia'h

[Marissa]

Ah, Sparky. I can only dream someone would totally botch that.

[Jeff in Cuba]

OK, I'm here and I'm loaded with snark.

Somebody point me in the right direction!

[Marissa]

ACK!!!!!!!!! I didn't realize what the heck this chick was singing until the chorus. MY EARS ARE BLEEDING

[sparky]

Kady is AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dog just buried his head under the couch.

[jane]

I'm not going to bother dragging myself into the other room to hear Kady attempt Queen.

[Marissa]

Dear Kady,
Have a nice trip home. I hope it didn't hurt when the door smacked you on the butt on the way out.

[jane]

And it looks like that was the right decision on my part. I could heat the caterwalling through my thick-as-hell plaster walls. Yikes.

[sparky]

Pretty good. Does Randy need a hearing aid battery. Paula drink more, her best performance. And Simon calls her the fembot. NEXT VICTIM

[Marissa]

I'm curious. Should I start worrying that my mind is on track with Sean's?

[DoctorDrew]

Fembot sings Queen. Haven't heard it in a while, did she mix up the arrangement a little? If so, Brian May would be upset.

[Spears]

This just in: Freddie Mercury has been awaken from beyond and is currently in route to Hollywood to strangle whatever half-dead cat he finds mangling one of his signature songs.

Please Amanda kick some rock in this show. So far this is really bad.

[Marissa]

DUI! Amanda. Just say DUI! She's so skanky she looks like she'd be sticky.

[sparky]

OK Janis Joplin sings Joan Jett not good.

[Marissa]

I had a kidney stone a few years ago. I sounded just like Amanda when it was passing.

[DoctorDrew]

Amanda, good choice letting the backup singers drown out your Camel and bourbon beaten voice.

[Marissa]

Dr. Drew. You are the bomb! So glad you're here and we're on the same page.

I think this will be where Sean and I no longer think alike.

[sparky]

Am I a sick person that I really miss Sanjaya?

[Spears]

I love Amanda. I really do. And with any luck, Sean and I will be doing a love-fest interview with her soon. And then Amanda and I are headed to Lucky Lane Cottages in Key West for a week of bourbon, conch fritters and hot love in a hammock.

But she hasn't sung a decent note since the first two weeks of this show.

[Jeff in Cuba]

So let me get this straight, after dodging last week's bullet Kady steps in front of this week's speeding bus.

Will anyone notice she's gone?

[Marissa]

Ugh, Steve. I think I just threw up ... a lot.

[jane]

Color me less than thrilled with that rendition, Amanda. Weird notes and totally mechanical stage presence. Feh. Meh. Boo.

[sparky]

The only thing that could save Kady is if two more of the girls are singing their songs in sign languange or doing duets with William Hung.

[Marissa]

AH! I looooooooooove this song Carly is singing. Not the crappy Celine version, mind you. Ms. Lauper kicks it right in the hiney! LOVE. LOVE!

[sparky]

Well here we finally have a singer.

[Spears]

Carly -- after hearing your performance, I have only one question...

Ever seen Key West?

[Marissa]

lol Sparky, you are on fire tonight!

[sparky]

Ris, I must say if you haven't seen Cyndi, she is a must see and plays this song everytime. Mrs. Sparky and myself have seen her 3 times.

[Spears]

Oh Marissa, you know I'm not canceling that reservation for you and me at Lucky Lane. Amanda, she means nothing to me!

[DoctorDrew]

She's a pro. Missed the projection of pictures on the naked body, though.

[sparky]

Not a great song! Simon is wearing his thong too tight.

[Marissa]

yes! fabulous! I know who my fave chick is.
Simon, shut the hell up! Get off the stupid Celine fixation. ARGH! Jeez!

That song was kickin!

And Steve ::sniffle:: I've never seen Key West.

[sparky]

Steve Perry done by a chick is not going to work. Unless Danny sings it.

[Spears]

Cyndi Lauper is playing here in Clearwater at Ruth Eckerd Hall in June -- part of the True Colors tour. (with the B-52s too). Not to be missed.

With any luck, I'll be blogging live from backstage that night.

[Marissa]

Oh Sparky, I am so jealous. I haven't had the supreme pleasure of seeing Cyndi perform live. I love her. That song is one of my all time favorites -- I even like the original by Roy.

[Jeff in Cuba]

After looking over the playlist, Carly's is the only song I'm really sorry I can't hear.

Actually, her voice would work well with a number of 80's tunes.

[sparky]

If you went with Spears you wouldn't see anything in Key West either.

[DoctorDrew]

By the way, my 6 yo picked Carly when we watched the results show last week. I think he liked the ink. I am trying not to be frightened.

Why is KKKristy yodeling?

[jane]

She came, she saw, she kicked some a*s*s. Go Carly.

Although... I know that high waisted pants are in right now, but I'm not diggin' them styled like we've seen tonight.

[Marissa]

She's quite a, uhm, fool, that Fembot #3

[jane]

Not dragging myself into the other room to listen to whoever the hell that is butchering Journey. My walls are getting an acoustic workout tonight.

[sparky]

She could have farted Journey and Randy would have liked it.

[Marissa]

Jeff, the videos are usually available on youtube the following day. Fear not. I'll put the link up just for you.

[Marissa]

haha Sparky. I wonder what I would see in Key West, eh?

[Spears]

Come on Sparky! You know Daly and I are talking about organizing a drinking trip to the Keys sometime. You can join us. A little Irish Kevin, a little Red Garter.

[sparky]

My poor dog. I betting right now he wishes he was deaf instead of blind.

[Marissa]

Now Sparky, SEan doesn't like that F-word. It's a brown word.

[sparky]

Guys trip to Key West????

[Carla]

Ok, So my mom taught me, if you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all... But I think that If I can't say something nice about someone... I'm welcome HERE on the blog!

Maybe it was me, because it was a Journey song... but she sucked!

[sparky]

Ris that was the PG-13 version of what I was thinking.

[Spears]

Nobody worships Journey like the Spears-meister. And I didn't hate that. I'm surprised there hasn't been a country version of that tune already.

Tomorrow on the Stuck in the 80s blog: Every blog item will have a Journey song title for a headline.

No, not really. Just more references to Key West instead -- to totally baffle the newcomers.

(I'm actually wearing a Green Parrot Baar t-shirt right now --- on the back it says, "See the lower Keys on your hands and knees.")

[sparky]

Kady's chances are slipping away with her personality.

[Marissa]

Why do people think that doing insane vocal gymnastics makes the song 'their own'?

[DoctorDrew]

I did not think it possible for me to like this song less, but Ramiele has done it. Thank you.

[sparky]

If I went to the Keys without Mrs. Sparky I may have to look for a new Mrs. Sparky.

[Spears]

I like how Randy said, "Perry -- Steve Perry."

As soon as this show is over, I'm queuing up "Journey Escape Tour live in Houston" on DVD.

[Marissa]

Uhm, Steve. What does that mean?

And that Paul guy from Steve's blog needs to wollop Paula with his didgeradoo. She's babbling ... AGAIN!

[Jeff in Cuba]

Riss,

I'll see the show on Armed Forces Television tomorrow, but I'm thinking I should skip the first 20 minutes or so.

[Marissa]

Ramiele must be only about 4'2" because Ryan is towering over her.

[jane]

Maybe it's the fact that I'm on margarita #2 tonight and no dinner but this show tonight. High on the Meh factor. Almost boring.

[sparky]

Jeff, I'm thinking Raul might jam the transmission so you guys don't freak out all the animals on your end of the island.

[Marissa]

Ah, I gotcha, Jeff. Truly, just watch Carly.

[Spears]

Come on, Sparky. You won't be going to the Keys. You'll be going to a "professional seminar somewhere south of Fort Myers."

No problem. I got all bases covered.

[sparky]

This is over at 9 right. I am not hoping for an extended play tonight.

[sparky]

Actually they are talking about transferring me to Florida. So maybe I can call it an advanced scouting trip.

[jane]

Jeff, I'd just watch Carly on youtube and save yourself an hour tomorrow night. Tres boring.

[sparky]

Kady pack tonight and save time. This version is kicking tookus.

[Marissa]

Juice Newton sings Benetar. Interesting.

[Marissa]

I'm bored. Sorry. I'm gonna need a pinch to wake up.

[Spears]

In an American Idol first, the entire judging panel has consumed more alcohol than that one 80s blogger who's so obnoxious.

[DoctorDrew]

Well that was so much better than I thought it would be. I was expecting a train wreck with her and this song.

[sparky]

I have to agree with Simon. I am scared.

[Marissa]

Pat DID an acoustic version of it with her hubby. There's video of it! She need not take credit for being original. UGH.

[DoctorDrew]

Juice Newton - HA snorted beer on my laptop Marissa

[jane]

Well, that shook me a bit out of my tequila haze. Liked Brooke's take a lot. Pure and stripped down.

Holy mother of madeline -- could Randy and Paula name drop any more? Good grief. We get it. We get it. Enough.

[sparky]

I have to say Kady & Kristy are going home tomorrow as it stands now.

[Marissa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEHJqxJX0bc
There. hmmph

[Spears]

Add Pat Benatar to the list of 80s greats I haven't seen live.

Here in Meerkat Manor, there's a crisis. There's certain type of Wild Turkey that has suddenly become extinct!

[sparky]

Spearsy, did Randy wear a sequined jumpsuit when he played with Journey?

[Marissa]

OH crap! another Whitney debocle. What the hell is wrong with these people.

They've said for 6 years NO ONE CAN DO WHITNEY SO DON'T BOTHER.

[sparky]

Are they doing 90's next week or are they having a guest singer.

[jane]

sparky, this might answer your question:
http://www.mendelsonarchives.com/Photos/randy-jackson-1986.jpg

[sparky]

They said I couldn't fly when I was a kid too. So I jumped off the roof with a towel as a cape. And guess what, I couldn't

[Spears]

Bite your tongue, Sparky. No member of Journey has ever worn a jumpsuit.

Now, tux tails and animal print shirts is another story. And I think if Randy kept calling Neal Schon "dog" -- that's another story entirely.

Still trying to get Neal on the podcast.

[Marissa]

Oh man, Sparky. haha. woooo!

[sparky]

Pretty darn close. Thanks Jane, I think.

[jane]

I've heard (allegedly) that next week (allegedly) is Beatles week. (allegedly.)

Don't quote me on that, though. Alledgely.

[DoctorDrew]

Great commentary from the judges for Syesha. "Good" At least Paula shut up. Someone needs to get the thorazine in her drink ealier in the night.

Solid performance. Boring but solid.

[sparky]

Why don't you guys try to reunite HSAS for the podcast.

[Marissa]

Amanda doesn't look up when she sings. Do you think it's a balance issue? Perhaps a reminder of walking that fine white line of proof of sobriety?

[sparky]

So which Beatle are they going to get. Sir Paul or Sir Ringo.

[Marissa]

Amanda looks like she'd smell so bad that you could actually taste her at a 5 foot distance.

[jane]

I'm thinking Sir Ringo's calendar might be a wee bit freer than Sir Paul's. Plus -- no pesky, long-drawn-out divorce hearings!

[Spears]

Next week is definitely Beatles week. Sean Daly and the all-knowing Sharon swore their lives on this afternoon.

[sparky]

Good night folks, that was an hour of my life shot to hades.

[Marissa]

Michael Johns sings "I am the Walrus"

[DoctorDrew]

Hey Riss,

maybe that is why Amanda is always far away from the others? They want it that way.

did Ryan just say Huey Lewis?

[sparky]

Who is going to bucher Paperback Writer.

Maybe Danny could do Helter Skelter since he is sooooooo edgy.

[Marissa]

Two Words: Rancid Patchouli

[jane]

I hope that someone does something from the early Beatles catalog -- some of that happy poppy stuff.

[sparky]

I'm guessing Crocodile Dundee is going to do Sgt Peppers

[jane]

Might also like to see a stripped down version or two -- something like "In My Life" or "Here Comes the Sun."