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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Contestant #5190
Akilah printed out instructions on how to train a gospel singer from the internet. These printouts had many biological diagrams and instruction on manipulating various parts of the body such as the trachea, larynx, and diaphragm. As Akilah read these sentences to the camera, she read off various items such as:
- glotissal irritation
- muscles of the quartilages
- helium of the left lobe
- trashea
- larnux
- lozenge
- lyginical quartilegs
Akilah sang her original song Make Sweet Love. Simon said that the song was not very good, so she sang Aretha Franklin's (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. Akilah completely missed a note and Simon stopped her. Akilah asked for one more chance because she came "from the wrong rectum." The judges got riled up at this point, and Randy asked about how you could have more than one rectum.
Akilah continued to beg for another chance, so Paula hugged her and walked off. Kara finally got up, hugged Akilah, told her it was time to go, and escorted her toward the door. Kara then got upset that Simon let her go on and on while he usually cuts contestants off too quickly.
Even in Akilah's post-audition interview, she rambled on and on, even so far as to continue rambling after she walked off-screen.
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Contestant #3289
Dean was convinced that his "jacket of life" alone would pass him through to Hollywood. Take a look at the picture provided here and you be the judge of that.
Before his audition, Dean described himself as a "failed entrepreneur", but later he divulged the details to the judges: "I had a special event production company, but apparently the events weren't too special so, uh, it came crashing down a couple months ago."
Dean sang Simply Red's Stars in an over-the-top fashion, including a few interesting facial expressions that Randy mimicked.
Simon complained about his wardrobe, his "weird hair color", and his singing. Randy and Kara didn't have a problem with the hair, and then Dean offered up the TMI comment of "the carpet matches the drapes, I swear" causing Simon to cringe, Randy to shout, and Paula to cover her face. Dean started unbuttoning his coat to show the judges . . . who knows what? They cut him off quickly and issued four "no" votes.
Dean's parting comment: "Life goes on."
If only Corky were there to agree.
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Contestant #3647
Nick got on the stage and started doing the age-old beat-box-while-semi-singing routine. The only audible lyrics seemed to be "Your mother".
Tried and true at college keggers, this act never gets far with the judges.
While Nick was beat boxing, we see an image of Randy with his jaw dropped.
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Contestant #3325
Tatiana is a Puerto Rican who is "a full time singer, and musician, a songwriter, writer, assistant director, model, film actor." She talked with her psychic friend, who told her that she would make it through to the top 12.
Tatiana also has an infectious laugh — not the kind that makes others laugh, but rather the kind of infectious like the Ebola virus.
She gave her press kit to the judges. Simon looked at one photo and commented that they were "quite naughty," and Tatiana promptly thanked him.
Tatiana belted out Aretha Franklin's I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) for the judges. Simon told her that he thought she could "do a lot of things very well, but not singing." After that comment, Tatiana started singing Whitney Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight. When Simon started to give her his advice, Tatiana put her hands up to her chest and gave him a look with attitude.
Simon started to accuse Tatiana of simply copying various R&B singers, but she interrupted him with a boisterous section of I Never Loved a Man again.
At this point the judges started arguing amongst themselves. Paula gave her a "yes" because she had a voice and was fun. Simon complained that she was too overdramatic. Randy admitted that Tatiana's voice wasn't strong enough, but then flipped and gave her a "yes" vote because she was wild. Kara didn't like her vocals either but liked her vibe, so Tatiana was passed through to Hollywood.
Hopefully Tatiana lasts long enough for us to see her trying to work with others in a group. Now that should be fun.
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Contestant #71859
Michael brought with him a medal he won in elementary school for "Best Vocalizing in Music Class". On the back of the medal, he pasted a fortune cookie's fortune reading, "A person with a determined heart frightens problems away."
Michael sang an original song he wrote for his mother that goes:
There's so many times I've thought about you
but in my heart I feel that you're going away slowly
but if you love me, you'll stay with me forever.
I want to build a bridge to cross over
so I can hold your heart forever
Michael mentioned that he also had a song he had written for his grandmother, and he promised the judges that the chorus was more cheerful than the first song:
I'm never saying goodbye for as long as I live
'cause something deep, something deep keeps telling me
that you're still here by my side
The judges quickly pointed out that they were practically the same song, and that they expressed more of a BF-GF relationship that a mother-son relationship.
Simon gave a Paula-esque suggestion that he write greeting cards for Hallmark, but Paula derided Simon because that's not what Michael wanted to hear.
Outside after his audition, Michael broke down and cried because his dream had been crushed.
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Contestants #77039, 77028, and 77029
Andrew was preceded by two cheerleaders wearing red and white "Andrew" uniforms.
Andrew sang the Temptations' My Girl but was not good enough to win over Simon. After singing another song, he lost the votes of the other three and was turned down.
Andrew took the rejection in stride, but his cheerleaders started crying because he didn't make it through to Hollywood.
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Vaughn English seems to be as weird as his name.
Vaughn came into the audition room and sang Tally Hall's eccentric song Banana Man as Randy looked at the spectacle with a dropped jaw.
And when you're going to sing a banana-related song, what better color to wear than bright yellow?
Simon asked, "Hang on, what is this song???"
Randy asked, "What is going on here, man?"
And that was that.
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