Rhiannon on American Idol
 

That Didi girl is doing an acoustic version of Rhiannon right now! (Ooh, she did the "dreams unwind, love's a state of mind" ending!)

~spoilers~

Randy: "a whole lot better than last week" but wasn't sure if there was a "wow" moment
Ellen: said she was nervous when she saw Didi was going to sing that song, but she liked what she did with it
Kara: said she thought Didi was "out of her mind" when she saw her song choice but said it was "one of my favourite moments of this show so far this season"
Simon: "I have to agree with Kara. I thought that was head and shoulders above anything else we've heard tonight" and said her "wow moment" was the entire performance, said it was a great choice of song.

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I saw it too. I LOVED it. In my eyes she made it her own without losing sight of the song and melody. I thought it was awesome.

Oof, that was bad. :distress: Some songs were just not meant to be sung with jazz inflections!

Don't get me wrong... I like Didi, but it's only because she looks so much like a young Rickie Lee Jones. But that's where the similarities end. This butcher job cannot be forgiven.

I agree it wasn't the best performance ever, but I did enjoy finally hearing a FM song not being totally butched on AI. IMHO it wasn't.

I hope it gets her through to the Top 12.

I kind of liked it actually.

I like her, but I thought it was too slow. And I think it would have been much better had she played piano instead of guitar.

Better than Taylor Swift :P

I'm not in love with it... but I thought it was okay.

Was she wearing platform boots?

It was yucky. Her voice sounded ok. But she treated the song as as something to hang her "OK" voice. That song is about desire and longing that threaten to sweep you away: a powerful moral Romantic vision. She reduced the song's meaning to a platform for her puny talent.

Actually, she and Siobhan should have switched songs.

I think it was BRILLIANT.:thumbsup:
MP3: http://www.rickey.org/?p=34846
Taylor who?:distress:

Well it was much better then Lacy who did Landslide. But it didin't thrill me

Mick

I liked it, it sort of sounded like she used Stevie's piano intro as the basis for her arrangement. I liked it slowed down like that, I've often thought that Stevie should record a full band version slowed down like her intro.

I thought it was decent, considering how difficult it is to pull off a FM/Stevie song.

I was so ready to hate it.
But as she sang, I found myself really quite liking it. It was a good re-working of it and as skuncles mentioned, it reminded me of the piano only arrangement Nicks used to do before rocking it out. Although Didi was working a guitar. Really nice job and one of the best covers of Rhiannon I've ever heard.

it was pretty good. I'm a bit surprised as I despise AI in general. ;)

Same here. I like the fresh spin on an old song, tho!

well i got great responses from my friends! "Oh Miranda, wasn't that song the same one that was performed on the Grammys?" - i got that question a lot.

But what i found out was that my friends really liked it, and not only downloaded Didi's version of it, but downloaded the Mac's version as well!

One of my friends, Sara(h), said she ended up on iTunes for over an hour previewing and listening to Fleetwood Mac's catalog! :nod:

She downloaded numerous songs, and to my surprise here are her favorites:

- Brown Eyes
- Running Through The Garden
- Sara (she was curious why it was her name)
- Big Love
- Blue Letter
- The Ledge
- Angel

so, not normal songs for a new Fleetwood Mac fan to like, but i'm just happy i got a new convert! Thank you, Didi!:blob1:

I liked it ALOT! Hope she makes the Top 12!
Was thinking.....with all the FM songs this season, what if they had a FM/SN night during the actual competition, with Stevie as the "mentor?!?"

Great selections!

None of your friends are already at least familiar with Rhiannon and Fleetwood Mac?

no not really, i'm 14. :( That's why i love talking to people here!

I was ready to hate it but actually really liked it..

Brooke White's version is SO MUCH BETTER. :(

I have hoped for this ever since American Idol started. And I watch in hope of our woman being a guest judge or mentor someday, but I am always let down.



AGREED!!!!

The audience seemed to really like it. they all stood after she finished. I thought she did a nice job

Are you serious? Actually, I had to think real hard as to who da fuk Brooke White is! Looked her up, watched a Rhiannon video of hers, then quickly went to the bathroom.

I was surprised. I thought, like the judges, that it would be a train wreck. I thought she did a good job with it.
One of the worst covers of Fleetwood Mac comes from someone I hold in the highest of esteem: Elton John and his cover of 'Don't Stop.' Go figure.