"The Top 11 Taken on..."

"...Songs of the Grand Old Opry"

ie: Country night... this year's twist is only Opry Member's songs are available. I usually love country night on Idol (check out "Memory Lane" at the end of this post), but this Tuesday should be pretty interesting without our patented country singer!

Who's gonna step up to the plate? Who's gonna fall flat?

I think Kris, Michael & Alexis will fit to country music seemlessly... even if Michael insists he's not country and might be able to pick up a whole voting block!

I can see both Danny & Scott relying heavily on the "tender lovelorn ballad" to get them through the night.

Adam or Lil will probably pick "I Will Always Love You"... they're both such divas! Although I might be interested in seeing Adam take on Johnny Cash.

Matt is probably wishing Keith Urban was a member of the Grand Ole Opry right about now, I know I sure am... he (and Kris) would have killed with a little "Tonight I Wanna Cry" or "Making Memories of Us" or whatever his current single happens to be.

Megan will fall flat on her face, but the judges won't care because she's quirky!

Anoop & Allison also ran a great chance of failure, but could completely stand out by making a song their own... I think Matt will actually end up in this category as well, with the best results!

Tuesday will bring a mentor session with Randy Travis, while Wednesday brings a Carrie/Randy Travis duet on her newest single "I Told You So" and a performance from Brad Paisley! It's not a good sign that I more excited about Wednesday than Tuesday is it? oh well...


"Country Night Memory Lane"
Season 2:
- Clay Aiken: "Someone Else's Star" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6MV6yMVSc
- Kimberly Locke: "I Can't Make You Love Me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IT2kzep3SA
Season 3:
- Diana Degarmo: "Broken Wing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amMGwh_eqQ4
- LaToya London: "Ain't Going Down Till the Sun Comes Up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRDbnVqmr7I
Season 4:
- Carrie Underwood: "Bless the Broken Road" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWNzv9TvC0
- Bo Bice: "Great Day to Be Alive" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvoKuO3T7f0
- Anthony Federov: "I'm Already There" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3610anBos08
Season 5:
- Katharine McPhee: "You're Bring Out the Elvis in Me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4mnjBy7Jo
- Chris Daughtry: "Making Memories of Us" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSGU_dW-Ze8
- Kellie Pickler: "Fancy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VslZpOjTDWY
Season 6:
- Jordin Sparks: "Broken Wing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUia6XNnJgs
- Melinda Doolittle: "Trouble is a Woman" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmfYDcW2xBU
Season 7:
- David Cook: "Little Sparrow" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlbnhxK43Gs
- David Archuleta: "Smokey Mountain Memories" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAPjhA4ymBo
- Jason Castro: "Travelin' Thru" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t19eDtAqEaA
- Carly Smithson: "Here You Come Again" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9e4aoJ_6oY
- Michael Johns: "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQF6ChK5fY