I agree about Nickleback...definately NOT a fan...so I hope that Lukas can rescue it! Interesting note, I heard "Creep" on the radio on the way to work this morning. I have to say that Lukas's version was just as good, if not better (that may be sacrilege to some..but he did give me goosebumps)

Zayra – Lluvia De Mar (original song)

I hate to admit it, but I'm actually looking forward to hearing Zayra sing an original song this week. I've thought for some time now that Zayra's accent is a major hindrance for me from enjoying her performances. So, if the accent doesn't work for the song, make the song work for the accent.

Storm – I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

This? This I gotta see to believe.

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Thanks for the list. Excuse my ignorance but what does "The stripped down week..." mean?

I didn't like the songs when I read last weeks list, yet it was the best episode so far. This weeks list looks great, so I am going to have to keep my expectations low so that I can again be pleasantly surprised.

Hope Zayra does well with her original song.

Magni - "Starman" should be good.

Patrice, "Message in a bottle is an easy song". I have a feeling that this will be mediocre.

Lukas - Should have no trouble with "Hero."

Storm - We never saw classy Storm coming so maybe Disco Storm singing "I Will Survive" will emerge.

Toby - I wonder if he can do "Solsbury Hill" justice.

Ryan - He is already spooky and "In the air tonight" is a spooky song.

Dilana - "Cats in the cradle" might be wierd when sung by a woman with a deep voice, but who knows.

PS: I miss Harry Chapin. Sigh.

Excuse my ignorance but what does "The stripped down week..." mean?

I believe this means that we won't see any 'heavy' rocking this week. Remember acoustic night from last season? I'm expecting something close to that.

Yes, this is what stripped down means. The band said last week they wanted all of the singers to do this for a performance to really show off their voices. Hopefully they will only do this once since I think we will all miss the Rock.

Funny, didn't Tommy say he wanted to see Storm rock out again this week? How would she do that with any of these songs, save for an original, possibly? Or did he say he "looked forward to " her rocking out again? I can't remember.

Anyway, I am looking forward to "In the Air Tonight". That is one of my favorite songs. I listened to a live CD of Phil Collins performing it and I was dissapointed, actually. He tried to make it sweeter and softer. I would love to see Ryan do it darker, grittier, and a little angry. I think Marty would have been incredible with this, but alas, that was last season.

Remember acoustic night from last season? I'm expecting something close to that

Thank you for the info. I enjoy the accoustic versions of many songs so this week might be a real treat for me. I'm still trying keep my expectations in check because they went through the roof after last weeks episode.

*yawn* Somebody had better surprise me this week because I'm already underwhelmed.

Interesting that only one of them is doing an original song. Why don't more of them do that?

I'm wondering if maybe there was one of the song choices labeled do an original song so only one person could choose it?

Seems that they only have as many choices as peeps so I would think that with the structure of the choose a song thing they might do it that way.

Is this the original lyrics they did to Supernova's song or a completely original song? That may effect the number they allow. The house band always sounds really well rehersed (unlike the AI band that often svcks) and I wonder if part of that is they have a lot of info ahead of time about a fairly limited number of songs. I know they adapt things based on what each rocker does with a song, but they don't sound to me like they are learning all those songs from scratch in the same time frame the rockers have from selection to performance.

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