(01-13-2014, 09:10 PM)Tusk Wrote: I think Moanin' was not only memorable but, also refreshingly unexpected, perhaps worthy, even moreso, of the 'memorable' descriptor because it was unlike the normal Idol contrived and unimaginative song list...
The Scatting & Jazz boundaries were broken in 2007 with negative results when Leslie Hunt tried it with "Feelin' Good" where she ended her swansong changing the Lyrics to "Why did I decide to scat? America don't care for Jazz". It's about the only swansong I can recall where the other contestants were
"Moanin' tears uncontrollably at a competitor's demise:
Most Memorable??? of Haley Reinhart's performances I remember more distinctly her last non-swansong she sang "What Is & What Shall Never Be" (complete with the trip recovery) and the song she got beat up the most for: Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" that I truly love every time it comes up on my ipod.