Season 8, Episode 4
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Contestant #13776
Rebecca appeared for a brief interview on the local Fox affiliate's news piece surrounding American Idol. Paula even recognized her from the news as she entered the room.
Rebecca sang Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats. Speaking of cheating, she had a cheat sheet around her left arm because she was afraid of forgetting the lyrics. Rebecca started off singing confidently but with almost no singing ability. A few lines in, Rebecca paused and had to look at her arm for the rest of the lyrics.
Kara cut Rebecca off and the discussion went like this:
Kara: "Wait a minute. She was voted Most Humorous in high school."
[uncomfortable silence from Rebecca and the other judges]
Kara [smiling nervously]: "That, that wasn't . . . ?"
Simon: "Are you saying this was a joke?"
Kara: "I, yeah, wasn't it?"
Simon: "Was it?"
Rebecca [quietly]: "No."
Kara: "Oh, boy. It did say 'Voted . . . most . . . '" [trails off]
Long story short, Rebecca left the audition room in tears and Kara asked Paula to hit her for being mean.
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Contestant #14281
Aaron immediately separated himself from the rest of the crowd with his high-energy "Whoo!" that echoed through the building. A seemingly endless ball of energy, Aaron was bouncing around and continually screaming, "Whoo!"
Aaron declared that he was going to sing Creedence Clearwater Revival's Have You Ever Seen the Rain? but three of the judges jumped at least an inch and Paula literally spun around in her seat as Aaron screamed the lyrics at the top of his lungs. Randy described it as "the primal scream audition" and Simon said that it was like the fire alarm going off. The raucous singing was so loud, Ryan heard it from outside and headed in to see what was going on.
After being served his rejection from all four judges, Aaron turned into a much more somber, calm mood and there were no more "Whoo"s heard that day.
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Contestant #16059
Ross Bradley Plavsic considers himself an academic. One of his geekier endeavors is organizing Chinese characters based on visual similarity so that they are easier to learn. I suppose this might be similar to rearranging the alphabet so the letters "b" and "d" are next to each other and so that "p", "q", and "g" are next to each other, but I fail to see how that helps.
Ross chose to sing Jay and the Americans' Cara Mia in a range too low for himself.
Ross blamed his poor performance on the dry air and having a scratchy throat, so Paula asked him if he'd like some water. Ross accepted the offer. To Paula's dismay, Ross grabbed her water cup and started sipping through her straw.
Ross started singing Love Me Tender, but Simon quickly pointed out that the water hadn't helped. As soon as Ross left the room, Paula demanded a new drink and a new cup.
Post-audition, Ross sang one parting song, with slightly altered lyrics: James Ingram's Just Once:
I did my best
But i guess my best wasn't good enough
'Cause here I am
back where I started
So apparently being on the dean's list three times just isn't enough to get you through on American Idol.
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Contestant #25442
Just to be sure Patrick got his name out there, his t-shirt had a huge "PATRICK" on it. Not too subtle, but effective.
Patrick started out with a couple of Michael Jackson's patented moves before breaking into a flat rendition of Billie Jean. The basic problem comes with the fact that Patrick is the size about about five Michael Jacksons.
To truly appreciate Patrick's moves, you really have to experience his Jackson-esque dance moves. Here is one of his special moves:
Patrick had more moves, including a full spin or two.
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Contestant #25328
Ryan is the contestant I pointed out pre-season in my list of worst American Idol pictures and described his look as if "a 1980s couch sprouted a Kiss head and is trying to sing now."
Keeping true to his outfit, Ryan sang Tori Amos' Mr. Zebra:
Hello, Mr. Zebra
Can I have your sweater
'cause it's cold, cold, cold.
I don't know about Mr. Zebra's sweater, but I guarantee you that Ryan did not get a golden ticket.
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Contestant #20879
Mark is a descendant of Samuel Mudd, the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth's leg after he jumped from the balcony after shooting Lincoln. To this day, the descendants of Samuel Mudd are trying to defend his name because he was seen as a traitor for helping the man who assassinated the President Lincoln. Luckily, this audition would not be in Ford's Theatre, but in Louisville's Churchill Downs.
Mark sang George Jones' country song White Lightning, complete with sound effects for the lightning.
Paula told Mark that American Idol wasn't the right competition for him. Simon suggested that the right competition for him might be Wheel of Fortune.
As Mark left the stage, he told the judges, "Take care, and be careful." When asked what he said, he clarified, "Be careful in whatever you do." Paula explained like a kindergarten teacher that you don't tell people that.
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Contestant #16597
Tiffany is a high school graduate and told the judges that her goal was to get on American Idol. If she didn't make it she was going to go to college.
Tiffany sang Mariah Carey's Hero in a weak, warbly, and off-key voice. Simon told her, "The good news is, you are going to college."
Post-audition, Tiffany sang the song she really wanted to sing: Kelly Clarkson's Because Of You. Though her mother swayed in the background, this song did not have any better results, with sound effects of dogs barking and horses neighing in the background.
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