Two Haley songs cleared to sing on American Idol

[Haleylvr4evr]

Idol just posted this picture on facebook!

[Tusk]

(I do get a feeling of satisfaction knowing that we have Slezak firmly in the Halien corner though....just to piss em off a little every time he mentions her )

American Idol: 11 Terrible Ideas to Avoid in a Potential Season 13 Reboot
by Michael Slezak

#3
Don't Bring Back J.Lo!

Sure, the “Jenny From the Block” singer helped select the deep, varied talent pools of Seasons 10 and 11, but aside from her undeniable gorgeousness, she brought very little to the live shows other than an annoying catchphrase (“Goosies!”) and a commitment to the producers' agenda (waving the flag for the intolerable Jacob Lusk, while aiming her evil shark-eye at the amazing Haley Reinhart). Current judge Mariah Carey's intermittent stabs at valuable critique might get buried in layers of rambling niceties, but swapping her out for J.Lo would actually represent a step in the wrong direction.

#11
Don't Play Favorites

No more sneaky editing, special lighting, odd camera angles or sabotage-minded song shortlists. No nasty leaks to TMZ. No subtle sabotage from the judges. Get the best out of every single contestant and let the chips fall where they may. Promise to make that happen, and we promise not to tamper with our “Series Recording” setting over the summer.

[stairway2halien]

From last week:

http://www.americanidol.com/photos/seaso...es-round-2

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Haven't seen this before:

(I think that's from her visit to NY at end of May, 2011. At NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital)
http://www.americanidol.com/photos/tags/...20Reinhart

[Tusk]

Michael making up for barely mentioning Haley last season LOL

Candice Glover: “Somewhere” (from West Side Story)

But then, as she opened her mouth and began to sing a sublime, achingly patient rendition of the West Side Story chestnut that dialed back on runs and ad-libs — and relied more on the stunning ebb and flow of her instrument, as well as her ability to get inside a song and completely inhabit its lyrics — I realized something: Candice is simply too remarkable to go chasing whatever ridiculous formula has made Ke$ha a star while Haley Reinhart gets dropped by her label.

[Tom22]

Michael making up for barely mentioning Haley last season LOL

Candice Glover: “Somewhere” (from West Side Story)

But then, as she opened her mouth and began to sing a sublime, achingly patient rendition of the West Side Story chestnut that dialed back on runs and ad-libs — and relied more on the stunning ebb and flow of her instrument, as well as her ability to get inside a song and completely inhabit its lyrics — I realized something: Candice is simply too remarkable to go chasing whatever ridiculous formula has made Ke$ha a star while Haley Reinhart gets dropped by her label.

Ok .. I'll spare the editorial and while I think Candice sings it beautifully, to me she misses the lyrical nature of it...
... there is a lot of theme, variation , theme variation
ying yang, .. and somehow maybe some musical ironies are lost and words like "a" (there's "a" place) seem to glow and words like "forgiving" seem to be afterthoughts to the sentences ... and even with the scrambled eggs version "fly-fishing" say instead of "forgiving" needs to be said as if it were an answer/completion.. not necessarily a glory note, but an whispered "I do" at a wedding...said definitively. OOPs I'm editorializing.

At it's heart, West Side story is scored something like a ballet -- and while this particular song isn't typically a major dance number, the rise and fall of the whole script,, almost entirely sung ... flows lyrically ... its in 4-4 but sort of loops a bit like a waltz(maybe a slow foxtrot).

To be fair, Candice sings it more like Barbara Streisand who took a bit of that lyrical (like a harp.. lyre ) out ... but Barbara still had more allegiance to the score refferentially... the rise and fall in a flowing operatic force still underly babs (not shown).

Here are a couple I feel move me... and don't grate on me from being untrue to the flow of such a great score.



and below, from the movie...
(I find it illustrative of other preferences of mine... i'd prefer a far less strong voice any day of the week.. even perhaps with flaws in pitch, if things like feelings of trepidation, and wonder, and pain and hope all flow in whiffs of tone from the phrases....




We've heard many idol performers be able to move through mutiple nuanced feeligns . Hudson, and even Jordin Sparks in a few.. not to mention Haley.

I said.. sometimes familiarity with the music (I think I sat in with our school orchestra for a couple numbers when our high school staged the musical) I'm also so familiar with the full operatic interpretation of Gershwin's "Summertime" I can't really stomach the "cliff notes" version.. even if sung by Ella Fitzgerald --- and Baratimo was of course worst than that.. leaving me lurching for the stop button and looking for the real operatic verstion with the correct undertones etc.

Just exploring my preferences..

People have had interesting things of their own to share which helped me look into other fun things so .. thats my hope.. not to change any one else's enjoyment.

[HalienFromPH]

from Haley's visit to American idol set today

Haley Reinhart ‏@HaleyReinhart 17m

Met all the contestants today & stuck around for their dress rehearsals! Such sweethearts, w some really great renditions! It is Lennon/McCartney week.. You know I couldn't miss it

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posted by PJ

twerkinator. ‏@HaleysHart 13m

@HaleyReinhart Are you gonna be performing on Idol tomorrow night with Casey?

Haley Reinhart ‏@HaleyReinhart 11m

@HaleysHart gosh I wish, but I'm flyin to Arizona to perform for Celebrity Fight Night!

so I just notice that Haley is besides the TOP 2!

[Himm2]

^^ good observation. Haley knows how to hang with the best!

[Tusk]

PJ just noticed this... It's Nicki M's Twitter avatar

PJ ‏@PJ_HaleyRfan 19m
@HaleyReinhart @ChiaraKramer check out @NIckiMinaj 's icon #Reinharting #theft lol. Nothing beats the original x) pic.twitter.com/GLTrC79PvI

[Babbs234]

Wow! Did Nicki really copy Haley???

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

[Tusk]

I wonder how old that pic is and if it predated the 'movement'?

I'm no Minaj historian... actually I know barely more than what I see on Idol, but could it be that Haley was imitating Nicki? Was Nicki around over two years ago? I have no idea.

Haley doesn't appear to be a fan of Nicki's enough to imitate her, she doesn't say it, outright, but you can definitely feel the implication, when asked about the two in interviews. Haley is much more a fan of Mariah...

Maybe someone who knows more about Nicki and is familiar with that image, tell us if that's an old pic?

Probably one of those random coincidences... there is a ridiculous amount of similarity, though....enough to make you pause at least.