The List of Cleared Songs for American Idol 11

Posted by thefunnystone on Thursday, February 09, 2012 at 10:46 PM EST

The Idol Pad has posted something fun: the complete list of cleared songs for American Idol 11. We're assuming this list is for the entire season, so it'll be interesting to keep checking this out. VFTW recommends the following songs on the list if any of the season 11 contestants are looking for our votes (yes, these songs are actually on the cleared list). And we don't want them done in an "acoustic, ironic" version: that shit is tired.

  • Anything by Britney Spears, Katy Perry, or Ke$ha
  • Take On Me - A-Ha
  • I Love You - Barney
  • Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy - Big and Rich
  • Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
  • I Touch Myself - Divinyls
  • Like a G6 - Far East Movement
  • Smile - Lily Allen
  • Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
  • Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
  • You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids on the Block
  • Your Love - Nicki Minaj
  • Straight Up - Paula Abdul
  • I've Got No Strings - Pinocchio
  • Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls
  • I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
  • S&M - Rihanna
  • Wannabe - Spice Girls
  • Supermodel - Taylor Dayne and RuPaul
  • No Scrubs - TLC

Betty Buckley Thinks Randy Jackson is an Idiot

Posted by thefunnystone on Monday, February 06, 2012 at 11:47 PM EST

You know how Randy Jackson has made it 11 seasons on American Idol without doing anything noteworthy? Well, this still isn't that big a deal, but we'll let the dawg have his day. After Randy criticized yet another singer on Idol for being "too Broadway," Tony award winner Betty Buckley had enough and responded angrily on Twitter:

"OK, I just have to say this: I am sick & tired of Randy Jackson bashing what [he] thinks is Bway singing! It's soo ludicrous! With respect, 'Dog,' your opinion is whack & uninformed! [Broadway] is not a 'style'. On any given night in any given theatre, the shows, the voices, the music is widely variable."

She then goes on to complain about the melisma-fying of music and how obnoxious it is. We're kind of loving this Betty Buckley woman now. Can she guest judge Idol this year and say more true things?

Adam LambertRemember how awesome Queen was back when? Well, you're not going to like this. Desperate for attention, Queen has decided to tour the country with American Idol 8 loser Adam Lambert. Seriously. Apparently neither side thought about what a bad idea this is. The surviving members of Queen clearly don't realize Adam Lambert has basically no fan base and no hit songs, so this will draw in next to nobody. And Adam Lambert didn't realize that the only people more washed up than he is are the former members of Queen, who need to pull stunts like this to capture anyone's interest. Freddie Mercury would be rolling over in his grave, but he's too busy plotting the demise of his former band members after hearing this news to do so.

We're sure this news will provide some fun fodder to point and laugh at in the coming months.

EDITED TO ADD: Oh, for fuck's sake. Adam made the entire thing up to get some publicity for his new single and he's saying a reporter "misquoted" him. This douchebag is beyond pathetic.

Julissa Veloz - Very Brady Day (Acoustic)

Posted by thefunnystone on Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 7:01 PM EST

Julissa Veloz released a video of an acoustic performance of her new single "Very Brady Day." What do you think? It seems like a somewhat new direction for her, though we don't know what the full version sounds like yet.

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