USA Today top 10 memorable performances - 美國偶像

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USA Today 選出的本季最令人印象深刻的表演Top10


10. Casey Abrams, I Put a Spell on You

Abrams competed in the semifinals with a song choice so out of left field, a
performance so wacky, that it made him an instant favorite. But the performance
also held the seeds of his downfall: The grimacing and growling weren't just
part of the act for a song made famous by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who used to
come on stage in a coffin. Turned out, Abrams would sing like that every week.


9. Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams, Moanin'

Abrams and Reinhart may never have gotten romantically involved, as was rumored
for weeks, but this Bobby Timmons cover, sung on results night, showed that
they sure had chemistry.


8. Pia Toscano, All By Myself

A big diva ballad in the old-fashioned Idol tradition. Unfortunately for
Toscano, the Idol audience has moved on from those kinds of performances. And
as she proved in the following weeks, she really couldn't do anything else. Or
at least didn't want to until it was too late.


7. Scotty McCreery, You've Got a Friend

This Carole King number was one of the first signs that McCreery could sing
more than midtempo country numbers. He downplayed his twang, changed up the
arrangement and proved that he was willing to put in the work needed to improve
himself.


6. Lauren Alaina, Candle in the Wind

The judges praised Alaina so effusively early in the season that what was
actually a series of remarkably consistent performances sometimes seemed like
coasting. But when she sang Elton John’s song about Marilyn Monroe, she
sounded vulnerable even as her voice came into its own.


5. Haley Reinhart, House of the Rising Sun

Reinhart looked like she was on the ropes after the judges ripped on her for
covering Lady Gaga's then-unknown You and I. But she came back with this folk
song, starting it a cappella a la Siobhan Magnus and finishing strong enough to
stick around for two more weeks.


4. Jacob Lusk, A House Is Not a Home

Every performance was a high-wire act for the gospel-based singer. Some weeks
he was breathtaking, other weeks he fell hard. During the semifinals, he gave
this Burt Bacharach/Hal David song a nuanced, subtle reading. It was like
watching a tightrope walker work without a net or a balance bar.


3. James Durbin, You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’

Durbin served up more surprises than any other contestant this season: a drum
corps, a flaming piano, heavy-metal guitarist Zakk Wylde. But was anything more
shocking than hearing him bring Judas Priest to a show better known for its
Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston covers?


2. Haley Reinhart, Bennie and the Jets

This Elton John cover marked a turning point for Reinhart, who had spent two of
the first three weeks of the finals in the bottom three. A perfect vehicle for
her voice, Bennie let her swoop and slide and growl to her heart’s content.
She sang it even better as she exited last week.


1. Scotty McCreery, Your Man

This wasn’t a full-blown performance, simply an audition with a reprise during
Hollywood Week. But the North Carolina teen did more to galvanize his fan base
and define his image with just four words — “Baby, lock them doors ...” —
than any other contestant did with entire songs.


冠軍是Scotty在audition唱的Baby, lock them doors XDDD
USA Today選的是Memorable，不是The Best，
所以我覺得這名單還算合理。:P

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