Ban This Song on American Idol: "Come Together" by The Beatles

Posted by thefunnystone on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 9:36 PM EDT
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Speaking of The Beatles, this list wouldn't be complete without mentioning "Come Together." Once it became a choice in season 7, the Idols couldn't keep the hands off of it. First Carly Smithson screeched it out, then Kris Allen did a more timid version, and then Crystal Bowersox carried it into season 9. Each year, the performance is one of the least memorable that each of the contestants pulls out, so why should we bother allowing them to keep singing this song?

While we're at it, let's just retire The Beatles on Idol. Period. It was a strange experiment but it's time to call it quits. And no Beatles performance will be as funny as Haeley Vaughn's "I Want To Hold Your Hand." Most of them are boring. So let's let the 2 dead Beatles rest in peace and stop destroying their music on Idol.

groverjones
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 10:10 PM Reply with quote

Only two of the Beatles are dead - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are still with us, while John Lennon and George Harrison have both departed the scene.

NoirFan01
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 10:26 PM Reply with quote
Location: Daly City, CA

Who is the third dead Beatle? Just saw Paul in concert in July and Ringo in concert in August. Maybe it's a joke on the ol' Paul is dead rumors from 1969.

NoirFan01
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 10:32 PM Reply with quote
Location: Daly City, CA

Does Carly say "fuck-it finger" during the second verse? I listened three times and that's what it sounds like. I don't mind this screeched version of the song but she does botch it at the end of the first verse (you can see her smile when she catches herself) and she seems to say "fuck-it finger" for "crooked finger."

thefunnystone
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 10:59 PM Reply with quote
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Quote "groverjones":
Only two of the Beatles are dead

Carly Smithson ate Ringo Starr.

BenSundown
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 11:01 PM Reply with quote

Aw, Dave, why'd you have to change it? I thought the "3 dead Beatles" line was clever, some people just didn't get it.

kirbyhyper
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 11:04 PM Reply with quote

I agree that they should ban every single song by the Beatles; they just keep spamming that theme to hell >.>

Also if I can suggest another song to ban, 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine'.



Last edited by kirbyhyper on 8/16/2010 at 11:05 PM
thefunnystone
Posted: 8/16/2010 at 11:18 PM Reply with quote
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Quote "BenSundown":
Aw, Dave, why'd you have to change it? I thought the "3 dead Beatles" line was clever, some people just didn't get it.

I saw 20 pages of "Why did you write 3 dead Beatles?" coming Laugh

fieldmi
Posted: 8/17/2010 at 12:08 AM Reply with quote
Too Deep For You Location: Hiding in a Fox hole

@thefunnystone - if you count Stuart Sutcliffe as the 'fifth Beatle' then his death counts as the first of three Beatle deaths.

visaman
Posted: 8/17/2010 at 1:35 AM Reply with quote
Location: Vancouver

Quote "NoirFan01":
Does Carly say "fuck-it finger" during the second verse? I listened three times and that's what it sounds like. I don't mind this screeched version of the song but she does botch it at the end of the first verse (you can see her smile when she catches herself) and she seems to say "fuck-it finger" for "crooked finger."

No, she says "Monkey Finger".

ShutTheDuckUp
Posted: 8/17/2010 at 10:09 AM Reply with quote
Location: keepin' cool mah babies

Yes, no more Beatles week. Nobody can do them justice, especially not the hacks on Idol. While we're at it, no more Rolling Stones week either. Or 60s week.

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