I Heart the 80s

OK, so all I can really blog about are the 30 minutes of Idol I saw tonight. (I've GOT to get TiVo -- ANTM is awesome this cycle!)
I'll just say I cannot wait until next week when we get to the 80s. These last two weeks have taken all of the Ohhhh! out of Old School. These kids -- most of whom weren't even a thought in their parents' minds in the 70s -- are just having a difficult time picking songs that aren't part of a tired 70s cliche. I love the BeeGees just as much as the next girl, but I'm with Simon -- some of those songs from the 70s were past their prime the minute they were released. I think they'll have a much better go at it next week, considering most songs from the 80s have been sampled in rap songs, so at least they'll be familiar to the contestants. Now anyone who knows me is aware of my love of 80s music. I continue to assert that 1984 (Purple Rain AND Thriller, c'mon!) was the best year for music ever. So if TEREE were picking songs for the contestants, here's what they'd be singing next week:

Carly Smithson (Pat Benetar, Love Is a Battlefield)
Syesha Mercado (Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance With Somebody)
Brooke White (Madonna, Crazy For You)
Ramiele Malubay (Tina Turner, What's Love Got to Do With It)
Kristy Lee Cook (Taylor Dane, I'll Always Love You)
Amanda Overmyer (Cher, If I Could Turn Back Time)
Alaina Whitaker (Sheena Easton, Morning Train)
Alexandrea Lushington (Kim Wilde, You Keep Me Hanging On)
Kady Malloy (The Bangles, Eternal Flame)
Asia'h Eperson (Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart)

Chikezie Ezie (Luther Vandross, A House Is Not a Home)
Michael Johns (Elton John, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues)
Jason Castro (George Harrison, Got My Mind Set on You --he can strum that %$&!? guitar)
Luke Menard (Lionel Richie, Hello)
Robbie Carrico (Bon Jovi, Wanted Dead or Alive)
Danny Noriega (Culture Club, Karma Chameleon)
David Hernandez (George Michael, Careless Whisper or One More Try)
Jason Yeager (Simply Red, Holding Back the Years)
David Cook (Reo Speedwagon, Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore)
David Archuletta (Michael Jackson, Rock With You)