Do Not Enter the American Idol Songwriting Competition

Posted by thefunnystone on March 27th, 2008 at 12:58 PM
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The lame songwriting contest is back on American Idol this year. Should you enter? Of course not! AmericanIdolExposed has a great site that explains just why you shouldn't waste your time. Among the reasons:

  • The contest promotes itself as finding "amateur" or "undiscovered" songwriters, but that isn't the case. The winners of the contest last year, Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody, had already written 14 number 1 hits and 20 top 10 hits for artists like John Tesh, Jaci Velasquez, and Rebecca Saint James.
  • 10 different songwriters who made the short list last year had prior working relationships with either American Idol judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, American Idol bandleader Rickey Minor, American Idol Host Ryan Seacrest, a former American Idol finalist, or Fox Television.
  • Idol made $ 250,000 last year by charging each of the 25,000 entrants a $10 fee. Why charge a fee to enter a contest that's rigged for professional songwriters anyway?

Notice how when the voting starts up, the songwriters aren't listed? How have the plants infiltrated everything associated with American Idol? Isn't it about time American Idol stops blatantly lying to its viewers?

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barelybeagle
Posted: March 27, 2008 - 9:31pm
Joined: 27 Mar 2008

Guess we shouldn't be surprised that this part of AI is rigged as well. I find it pretty hard to believe that "This Is My Now" was really the best fucking song out of 25,000 entries.

everydayangel
Posted: March 27, 2008 - 9:54pm
Joined: 10 May 2007

If I ever needed another reason to hate Idol and its producers . . . FU!!

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Mulishass
Posted: March 27, 2008 - 10:10pm
Joined: 27 Mar 2008

All this outrage can only mean one thing: The surge is working!

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elvenjewel
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 12:39am
Joined: 29 Mar 2007

When I read this, I was tempted to make an entry, a real Worster entry, because I can write a shlockfest steamer of a song with the best of them. :)

But then I read the part about having to sign a contract...and a joke isn't worth that.

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elvenjewel
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 12:41am
Joined: 29 Mar 2007

Wow, you should share that with US!

Sounds like it has real potential. :)

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elvenjewel
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 12:54am
Joined: 29 Mar 2007

Okay. *ahem* My entry for the songwriting contest (lyrics only, orchestrated recording with Celtic backup singers to follow):

As The Eagle Flies (So Shall I Love You)

Forest streams...with wildflowers...and butterflies...
Rabbits hide...they know that eagles are in the skies...
Oh, I was a rabbit until I met you
And now I've come out of hiding to fly...

Eagles...love me while you soar in the sky...
I know that we will be one, you and I...
Soaring in the sky...

(orchestral interlude, harp, Celtic women background singers)

I don't know why you chose me; how lowly I am!
Or why I prefer feathers to fur
You say I'm delicious, look good enough to eat
And I tremble, twitch and demur...
The look in your eyes...
Somehow we'll be in the skies...

Eagles...love me while you soar in the sky...
I know that we will be one, you and I...
Soaring in the sky...aye aye aye aye...

Oooohhhh oohhhhhh

Eagles...we will be one in the sky...

Mmmmmm.

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Mulishass
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 6:12am
Joined: 27 Mar 2008

It's a good thing you didn't enter for reals because you totally would have won.

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tantrum
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 7:00am
Joined: 29 Feb 2008

They should not waste their time. "We're Brothers Forever" will be better than the crappy song they will pick.

runuts251
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 9:12am
Joined: 07 Jun 2006

I shouldn't be surprised but it still pisses me off. Especially since "this is my now" has got to be one of the worst songs in history. Ever. If these people are professional or semi-professional why the hell can't they come up with a better song? This does seem to be a theme with Idol. They are shoving these plants down our throats and they suck too. Seriously, would it kill the producers not to be assholes?

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elvenjewel
Posted: March 28, 2008 - 12:02pm
Joined: 29 Mar 2007

LMAO!! Thanks. I tried really hard to make it completely sucky!

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