Anoop Desai — Caught Up — Video MP3 — American Idol 8 Top 9

Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 08:13 PM | American Idol 8
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Anoop Desai sings Caught Up by Usher on American Idol 8 Top 9

Anoop gets the Matrix green lights again! Green is the new red! Oh no!

I’m so worried now.

Kara said Anoop looked like he was dared by his frat buddies to sing Usher. Omigosh! Nooooooo!

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117 Comments for Anoop Desai — Caught Up — Video MP3 — American Idol 8 Top 9

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I agree with Simon. That was a horrible mess! What a poor song choice for him.

DonMI on March 31, 2009 at 8:15 pm
2

he needs to go home

KrisAllenFanCom on March 31, 2009 at 8:15 pm
3

He backs his train wreck performance with some anoopatude for the judges… not sure how that will fly with viewers.

soundslike on March 31, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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Wow. They didn’t waste any time throwing poor Anoop under the bus. IMO, that was better than My Prerogative.

Gracienna on March 31, 2009 at 8:16 pm
5

Why are they throwing him under the bus Rickey? I thought his vocals were hot!!!

Julie on March 31, 2009 at 8:19 pm
6

wtf….dude he sounds really good.

CLEF_FAN on March 31, 2009 at 8:19 pm
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I love his voice! It is absolutely gorgeous. But I have to agree with the judges that that was not a good song choice. He has go to find his niche and stick with it!

Rhapsody on March 31, 2009 at 8:20 pm
8

Vocally, he was ok but I keep expecting more from Anoop. He seemed defensive with the judges.

Elena on March 31, 2009 at 8:22 pm
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that was no where as bad as the judges made it out to be. i thought it was fine, not good, not bad, just average. he sang it well. performance could have been a little better. why were they so hard on him? i think they are going to start targeting anoop, megan, and scott now to get them out of the competition next. they already know who they want to be in the top

Kat on March 31, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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I’m voting for Anoop, again, although I don’t understand why he chose that song.

Forever on March 31, 2009 at 8:24 pm
11

This was bad.he may go home

pastyann on March 31, 2009 at 8:25 pm
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I can appreciate Anoop’s love for R&B music. And, I support his wish to be a success in that genre. But, tonight, was not the time to showcase this particular Usher hit especially when Usher performs with precise dancing accompaniment.

However, his singing was good although the arrangement (including background singers) seemed uncoordinated.

aprylette on March 31, 2009 at 8:28 pm
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err… he was kinda flat o.O

coco on March 31, 2009 at 8:28 pm
14

I’m not an Anoop fan, but I really liked his song. I haven’t seen it yet so I’m just basing it on vocals alone.

Slamdunk on March 31, 2009 at 8:29 pm
15

danny was very good

pastyann on March 31, 2009 at 8:31 pm
16

What’s wrong with Simon? The judges clearly want him out. What do they think Anoop fans will start voting for Matt after he is gone? I am voting for him with all the phone lines I have.

samy on March 31, 2009 at 8:35 pm
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I agree – his vocals were hot – a hot mess. Time to say good bye. Usher is a “whole package” – the dancing, singing, swagger… Anoop just isn’t that. Poor choice of song, IMHO.

Jon on March 31, 2009 at 8:36 pm
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I just cannt understand the jugdes. Maybe cos He is not TCO.
I will vote for him like thousand times.
Go Anoop.

Amanda on March 31, 2009 at 8:44 pm
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The judges need to cool it down. Anoop didn’t do that bad. He did up to par or a little better than “My Prerogative”. I hope Anoop can stay another week and impress the judges…..he has to.

shadow25 on March 31, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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Ugh can this guy go home please? He’s mediocre at best and there isn’t room for mediocre. His “annopatude” is irritating too. Clearly he thinks he’s better than his actual ability.

bxstrb on March 31, 2009 at 8:50 pm
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The more you listen to the same song sung by anoop, the better it sounds every time. You don’t get tired of it and you begin to get addicted to it. That all that’s needed for the “whole package” bullshit.

CLEF_FAN on March 31, 2009 at 8:51 pm
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Clef-fan I agree.

samy on March 31, 2009 at 8:56 pm
23

I hought Anoop was bad, But then every single one of them that came after were worse.

Manny on March 31, 2009 at 9:00 pm
24

He sounded pretty darn good. That’s not an easy song to sing.

silentmac on March 31, 2009 at 9:03 pm
25

His voice sounded good. Yea it wasn’t his most outstanding performance ever, but it was what the judges asked for. Last week they said they wanted a fast energetic song. A fast energetic song isn’t going to be able to show his vocals off compared to a slower ballad song. He is still great though and I will be voting for him.

Ren on March 31, 2009 at 9:13 pm
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Adam sucked

Manny on March 31, 2009 at 9:15 pm
27

Point is he sounded excellent. But maybe because he wasn’t as good a performer as usher, simon thought he should bash him today (since he can’t seem to bash him in slow songs, well he doesn’t get that opportunity to, because Anoop owns in that category). I think simon is still a little deceived by anoop’s act during his performance of my prerogative. He’s not trying to sell himself as this geek that has a wild sound that could perform all crazy on stage. He’s a ballad/R&B dude. And he could sing other types of songs but he just can’t perform too well.

CLEF_FAN on March 31, 2009 at 9:21 pm
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RICKEY……SAVE ONLY ANOOP. Kris won’t have to sorry. You don’t need to save Scott. Or anyone else. ANOOP!!!!!

shadow25 on March 31, 2009 at 9:25 pm
29

actually he got a weak voice
how can he keep singing uptempo song??

Matthew on March 31, 2009 at 9:31 pm
30

meh, that was a total disaster performance

Abs on March 31, 2009 at 9:45 pm
31

Oh no! Anoop needs to stop becoming cocky. It’s like his college buds in the audience were egging him on to be a tough guy or something.
Besides the judges definitely have an agenda. They keep promoting the same 3. Why did Randy want Anoop to dance while singing..ridiculous, not as if the others were dancing much. they ask him to sing something upbeat and then slay him.

noopy on March 31, 2009 at 9:50 pm
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The judges were so unnecessarily harsh! It wasn’t the best performance ever and kind of awkward without choreography to fill in the gaps but it wasn’t terrible at all.

WE HAVE TO SAVE HIM!!

doroshmoro on March 31, 2009 at 9:56 pm
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His performance was good. R&B is his thing. The judges( Simon and Kara) don’t like him coz he’s not living up to their stereotyped image. They want him to be the geek, but Anoop’s not one. If a black guy had sung this song, they wouldn’t have called him a ‘wannabe’.

mnm on March 31, 2009 at 9:58 pm
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Vote like crazy.

samy on March 31, 2009 at 9:58 pm
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Quote:

There have been a lot of theme weeks in American Idol’s long and prosperous life. Some are difficult, painting the singers into uncomfortable and unfair corners. Some are wide-ranging, allowing for a diverse group of contestants to sing a diverse group of songs. The theme that American Idol’s Top 9 will have to adhere to next has (kind of) been leaked onto the internets, and it is somewhere in the middle. It was initially though that the nine American Idol finalists would have to choose a song from ITunes current Top 100 Song Downloads. 100 seems like a lot of songs to choose from, but when you take a machete to the list and remove all the hip/hop and dance tunes that make no sense for the finalists, you’re not left with much. No one is going to sing any Kanye West or Eminem. However, Paula Abdul said on a radio show a few days back that it will not be the current list of Top 100 Downloads, but the All-Time Top 100 ITunes downloads. Now, there is no confirmation on this. When your only source is Paula Abdul’s whiskey-soaked voice, you’re going to want to wait for real confirmation from somewhere else.

Manny on March 31, 2009 at 9:59 pm
36

it was okay… it was not very good, but it was okay.
it wasn’t awful

besos on March 31, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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Judges were definitely harsh on him. But seems like he wil be safe because rest of few were way below him with even vocals.

pks on March 31, 2009 at 10:06 pm
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Anoop is in danger!!! We all need to SAVE HIM!!!!!! Seriously. He’s in deep danger.

shadow25 on March 31, 2009 at 10:12 pm
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Vote like MAD for Anoop…. He was great tonight. The judges are wrong in the piano player singing Billy Joel was good…. sorry, but he wasn’t. And I am sick of Adam shouting, sticking his tongue down his throat and over performing the song….. GO ANOOP, someone with some intelligence!!!!!

chris on March 31, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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The judges clearly have an agenda tonight..Anoop did great on that song…he sounds better in ballads but he’s spot on with this song…which is hard to do in fast songs

daphine on March 31, 2009 at 10:18 pm
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I really like this, I keep watching it over and over again. I don’t understand how they could say this was bad then say Scott was great…I completely spaced out during Scott’s performance! It was really boring!

Cera on March 31, 2009 at 10:26 pm
42

2 words – GO HOME

Denim on March 31, 2009 at 10:34 pm
43

He’s a great singer. However, I am noticing a pattern. He picks songs by hugely popular artists whose stage presence he can never match. He always ends up looking like a copycat performance. He needs to stop picking artists whose personality are bigger than their songs.

Mesothelioma on March 31, 2009 at 10:47 pm
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yeah i cannot understand how they can say scott’s was good and anoop’s wasn’t…are they deaf? or just plain biased…

daphine on March 31, 2009 at 10:50 pm
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Randy told Anoop to sing a very upbeat song for this week, he got his wish… lol. Anoop you need to stay on Idol… please save him!

Joe on March 31, 2009 at 10:53 pm
46

He did great on that performance. What were the judges thinking?

annsue on March 31, 2009 at 10:56 pm
47

Add Usher songs to the list of songs that American Idol contestants should stay away from – too specific in style, and, I don’t know what my problem was, but I could not get a handle on the melody of that song. These contestants need to pick songs that stand the test of time. No offense to Usher fans, but unless it is Usher singing that song, I don’t think that song will stand the test of time at all. Anoop has a really fine voice, but he is awkward on stage, and this song did not do his voice justice. That said, I hope he gets another chance.

canzonetta on March 31, 2009 at 11:01 pm
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Why did the judges didnt like Anoop performance…he really has a nice voice and i like him for that and it’s not a disaster you know why when anoop singing an up beat song they didnt like it but when he sings ballad they want him to sing up beat song what’s the matter with the judges…for me for all the performance anoop is the one of the best in tonight’s performances….go vote for anoop…save him..maybe they just don’t like him to win ai because of his race….maybe

jlink on March 31, 2009 at 11:15 pm
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i hate kara.

i can see how dancing could’ve made for a better performance but whatevs. it’s so annoying how the judges keep telling the contestants who they should be. it wasn’t as bad as they made out.

i don’t know how cocky he’s being. he’s a little defensive but some of their comments were stu.

amber on March 31, 2009 at 11:20 pm
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Amber Kara deserved that answer. I am not defending Anoop but I would have slapped her for that comment.

samy on March 31, 2009 at 11:28 pm
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Don’t get me wrong, I loved his “My Prerogative,” but I didn’t get Anoop’s vibe this week. He’s been doing fantastic with his slower choices, but I still think he was too close to the original version, and I don’t even think he pulled that hope.

Crossing my fingers and hoping he makes a comeback next week! I wouldn’t mind a Save either!

Alistair on March 31, 2009 at 11:39 pm
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This year is the only time I voted. And that vote went to just anoop 10 times every week. I think I’m going to vote until the lines close this time. I mean he didn’t deserve those comments and he doesn’t deserve people to not vote for him because of those ridiculous and idiotic comments. HEY I SAW ONE OF THE CLEF DUDES IN THE AUDIENCE.
GO ANOOP DESAI
NOOP DAWG

CLEF_FAN on March 31, 2009 at 11:41 pm
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yeah i mean he’s a little snippy, but the judges are not being very constructive. i think sometimes it’s just a facade when the contestants say “thank you” to whatever the judges throw at them. i know it can be a turn off for the idols to be too resistant to the judge’s comments, but it has not been an even playing field this season so they have my sympathy.

amber on March 31, 2009 at 11:43 pm
54

The drunken frat boy was back.

druzilla on March 31, 2009 at 11:44 pm
55

Why does he suck singing an uptempo song? He isn’t so versatile. He is only good at slow, boring songs, he reminds me of David Archuleta last year.

Very one-dimensional.

He or Megan deserves to be eliminated tomorrow.

Denim on March 31, 2009 at 11:50 pm
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He tried to do what te judges told him to do last week. Atleast Randy was honest about his vocals. But Kara- what was she smoking?

samy on March 31, 2009 at 11:51 pm
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reminds you of archuleta? what a bizarre thing to say.

amber on March 31, 2009 at 11:52 pm
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almost all current r&b songs are for him. It wasn’t the wrong type of genre he touched, but more of the wrong type of song. I mean the more u hear it the better. But when you hear it for the first time its kind of a weird funky song. But its a song that’ll attach and latch onto you after hearing it more than once. And especially since anoop’s singing it. I bet if this song wasn’t covered by usher but the artist anoop instead, it would have been more of a hit cuz it sounds nicer when noopdawg sings it

CLEF_FAN on March 31, 2009 at 11:52 pm
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Well that was a trainwreck… Sure looked like amateur night.

vroom on March 31, 2009 at 11:56 pm
60

Denim go listen to anoop singing “kiss kiss” by chris brown on youtube. Or go hear him singing “buy you a drink” by t-pain. He doesn’t suck at uptempo songs. And in the 30 second part he has in the song “Hot in here” he sounds amazing. I say he has a better voice than chris brown, but he’s not the better performer. At least he doesn’t bite a lady’s ears off….sorry i just had to say that. Denim don’t make us noopdawg fans “chris brown” you.

CLEF_FAN on March 31, 2009 at 11:59 pm
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That was good! What are the judges smoking? GO ANOOP! ALL DAYY ANOOP!!!! Im voting for him!!

tbsecrets on April 1, 2009 at 12:01 am
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damn if this was that bad….why all the comments. I mean already this song has more comments than last week’s song when he was supposedly good. HE WAS GREAT. Well partly it has to do with me. This is like my 50th comment

CLEF_FAN on April 1, 2009 at 12:04 am
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Oh Clef I love your comments. Go Anoop.

samy on April 1, 2009 at 12:09 am
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This is so funny, all of you have got to see this:

The judges critique of Anoop (totally different league):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMlq8_3Igf0

Hahahaha!

Denim on April 1, 2009 at 12:44 am
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i think Anoop should of have done t-pain’s buy you a drink, Anoop would of have sounded better recording this song (caught up)on a studio, I felt like it was honestly the wrong song choice

Personally, Anoop should just stick to ballads from here on out, cause whenever he tries to follow the judges comments, he just ends up looking like a douchebag infront of America

Best tonight where Kris and Allison, Matt Giraud’s was pretty good too, one of those songs that would definately be good hearing on the radio as a studiorecorded song

bigralph55 on April 1, 2009 at 12:47 am
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I am so disappointed with Anoop. He is diappointing all his fans. He hasnt sung any good songs from his clefhanger background (Only one for me, I will make love to you, Kiss Kiss etc) even though he has had so many opportunities. Instead, he makes bad song choices singing with horrible background singers. I am not even voting for him tonight. Starting to think of it, I think Sanjaya was a better singer than Anoop, just he didn’t have a strong voice.

Kannon on April 1, 2009 at 12:47 am
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This was really bad. I think him or meghan should hit the road tomorrow night!!!

chris on April 1, 2009 at 1:07 am
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it was good not great but I think the way he acted w/ Kara is gonna cost him. it was a little disrespectful. Grade= B

rayato on April 1, 2009 at 1:10 am
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rayato it was the other way round. Kara was disrespectful to him.

samy on April 1, 2009 at 1:16 am
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seriously..u guys think this performance is good??? WTH..he is flat and his gestures appear to be trying so hard..its a real mess!!!

josh on April 1, 2009 at 1:41 am
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“He is diappointing all his fans.”

DO NOT speak for us all

nikki on April 1, 2009 at 2:26 am
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The judges were WAY too OTT with their comments. At some point it stops being constructive and just becomes simple criticism and insults. No, it wasn’t his best performance, but others who did worse than Anoop tonight got a tongue-bath in comparison. The blatant agenda that TPTB have this year is sick.

Kaleigh on April 1, 2009 at 2:31 am
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if i just heard this song without watching him perform, i’d think this was a pretty good version. i think he’d actually sound nice on the radio unlike other contestants.

mae on April 1, 2009 at 3:19 am
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I’m a fan and I’m not disappointed. He’s really good. If there’s anything that disappointed me it’s the judges comments. They clearly have an agenda.

rochlem986 on April 1, 2009 at 3:34 am
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There are people hating because they’re envious of Anoop!! Why the hate? Why the jealousy? We know it wasn’t his best performance of the night, but hey, it wasn’t bad or anything. He did what he could and with his outpouring supports from his fans, he’ll be at least safe to prove the judges and the haters WRONG!! WE LOVE YOU ANOOP!! KEEP YOUR HEAD HIGH!! Best of luck!

Melissa on April 1, 2009 at 3:48 am
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The judges are just getting vile. Kara is such a fake hack. If she is so great, why isn’t she sporting an amazing career in singing?

Anoop sounded great tonight. This pimping of certain contestants and throwing of others under the bus is getting very old.

We love you, Anoop and voted like crazy tonight! Don’t let these morons break your spirit. You’re awesome and you have a HUGE fanbase of dedicated people who will refuse to let the BS sway our votes and support. You’re gonna release an awesome album in the future, and I can’t wait to buy it! <3 <3 <3

ANOOP-GATE ‘09!

Bobbi on April 1, 2009 at 4:16 am
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Geesh people are just swayed by what the judges said. He sounded great, and I know he could have done better. But he performed better than other contestants and he was far from being the worse. But I have faith in him. I voted like crazy tonight. Kara, I only liked you because you wrote Archie’s CRUSH and TBWY. Why are you even a judge any? You totally disrespected Anoop. BTW Go Heels:)

Sarah on April 1, 2009 at 4:55 am
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You have to vote for this guy, withough him AI would sorta get boring…the only reason people will watch is for adam. Anoop must stay, plus he’s got killer vocals.

Phantom_§hikhi on April 1, 2009 at 5:23 am
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That was hot…you gotta vote!!!

FACLONX on April 1, 2009 at 5:31 am
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LOL. Just last week I thought he should sing this once…
He wasn’t as great as I expected, but he was very good… still have to wait for the judges’ comments… but they are funny – sometimes they tell people who are good that they sucked and then somebody who is just mediocre that they were good… whatever… Anoop’s got enough fans to keep him in the game I think – Scott and Megan should go.

@whoever commented about bad backgrlund singers: I didn’t know they can actually choose their background singers…

Miljan on April 1, 2009 at 6:01 am
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Kannon, it’s all fine to say that Anoop should sing something from his Clef days and whatever. But just a little FYI, they give the contestants a LIST to choose from, and those songs you would like him to sing ARE NOT ON THAT LIST. He can’t sing just any song he wants. If you’re disappoints, sorry about that.

For me he sounded really good tonight, but his performance was a little stiff. I’d love to see him just sit back into the song and relax, without trying to please the judges. He’s got such a great voice, and I’d bet my last dollar the studio version of this will sound fantastic.

Kara, you need to go away. Far away. WTF with the Frat Boy comment, and then the producers panning over to his friends? Nice one, guys. We know you want Anoop gone, but JHC, you are just vile.

Joss on April 1, 2009 at 6:59 am
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He kinda did do bad. : (
But he’s still in 2nd place as my favorites!
1.Adam.
2.Anoop.
3.Allison.
I think he should have chose like Buy you a drink by t-pain
or can’t believe it.
or even mad by ne-yo he would’ve done better.

olivia on April 1, 2009 at 7:11 am
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OK it isn’t HIS best but certainly far better than Adam Danny Scott Megan LIl .i loved it ,very entertaining .love the dorky dace.ADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORABLE

manu on April 1, 2009 at 8:12 am
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I liked Anoop’s voice. I believe that Anoop has a hard time playing along with the AI judges/games/manipulation. IMO, Anoop is a smart guy and will be a success as a businessman or singer. I wish him the best of luck and hope that he makes it through tonight!

supershopper on April 1, 2009 at 9:02 am
85

He was actually good.. just not good enough for American Idol because it wasn’t at all different from Usher’s. Why would I buy’s Anoop’s copy cat version if I could buy Usher’s. And if we’re buying a video, I would definitely buy Usher’s. Usher is really a very very good dancer who can actually sing. So although I love this song, it’s really Usher’s dancing that really hooks you at first. So when Anoop delivers an almost exactly the same version, and doesn’t deliver in the dancing… of course, its going to pale in comparison.

BUT… he didn’t deserve such comments. His vocals were still great… although a bit copy cat in his performance.. no originality too.

leslie7622 on April 1, 2009 at 9:20 am
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Its so clear that the judges have an agenda. They gave him the worst spot. His vocals were better than few who gre getting pimped from day one. I am done with this show atleast this year if Anoop goes home to night. And HE didn’t disappoint me at all. Also I hate Kara.

gemini10 on April 1, 2009 at 9:55 am
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When you listen to the song and the vocals without watching the video, Anoop did a lot better job. It really doesn’t matter this week. He won’t even be in the bottom 3 because his fan support (probably half of India is tuning in) is formidable. He’s too good right now to be put to the curb.

Joeysan on April 1, 2009 at 10:08 am
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MEHHH. He sounded good. He definitely didn’t deserve the comments.

Ish on April 1, 2009 at 10:31 am
89

I think that was actually a good vocal performance. It must be that he doesn’t fit the stereotype of who should be singing that type of song–American Idol is full of prejudice. What? Do they want him to sing some Bollywood music?

Patricia on April 1, 2009 at 10:33 am
90

I agree!!! Save only Anoop!! Kris does not need the help!! I can’t help but feeling that we still haven’t seen him rock the mic like he can.

Eliane on April 1, 2009 at 11:01 am
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india can’t vote.

amber on April 1, 2009 at 11:40 am
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I agree, supershopper. Anoop is educated, smart, secure, and shows he isn’t so desperate that he would play the AI marketing games. I think AI and the judges want him to be something else, and he knows this. He has a great R&B vibe, but the judges slated him as the “Clay Aiken” of the season. Whatever. Go Anoop! BTW, Kara is bugging me. She definitely has a chip on her shoulder.

April on April 1, 2009 at 12:30 pm
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I was just watching this performance again, WAS THE MALE BACKUP DANCER SEASON 6 CONTESTANT BRANDON ROGERS?!?!?! I THINK SO! Wow, I guess Simon was right about him.

rayato on April 1, 2009 at 12:32 pm
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Anoop, you did good! You dont have to apologize for being what you are. If people dont like you for what you are, that’s their problem! As long as you can sing, there will be people to vote for you! And nobody can complain about your vocals!
Kara needs to shut up and stop acting like she’s so hot and her comments are sooo hot! Simon’s just being Simon (which means he was being a jerk that made no sense)

arona on April 1, 2009 at 2:14 pm
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That frat boys comment was soooooooo irritating. It meant that simon has watched his youtube stuff. I like paula more, despite her whackiness because she’s the kindest of the bunch. Kara reminds me of those know-it-all ‘i am so proud of who i am’ kinda person. So full of herself! Also reminds me of a very bad teacher i had in grad school.

arona on April 1, 2009 at 2:18 pm
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Also, i am wondering why anoop should be thrown under the bus for “copy cat performance” as they claim. Why???? Now they have to compose music too?

arona on April 1, 2009 at 2:21 pm
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Hey…I like kara better than paula. I mean she doesn’t seem to be scared of what she says like paula and thats sexy. However yesterday the “frat boys” comment is suggesting they do have an agenda. The judges seem to be hinting that he shouldn’t sing R&B. R&B music is for anoop. The more you listen the more you realize his voice is made for it. He should be smart enough not to be pressured to become an artist he’s not. HOW THE HELL IS HE SUPPOSE TO SHOW ARTISTRY IN SINGING A R&B song, WHEN HIS OBJECTIVE IS TO SOUND R&Bish. He did the best he can to add more riffs and “highs and lows”(quoting kara), if he did any more, the judges would’ve complained how he OVERDONE it. This is complete bullshit. Anoop should sing R&B and/or upbeat R&B songs all the time and if american idol producers kick him out for that he still would have the attention of A&Rs from major record labels and i bet they’re just dying for him to get kicked out so their company could sign him.

CLEF_FAN on April 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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I thought he did a great job!

He does need to dial down the attitude with the judges, but I like this guy!

dmr on April 1, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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i dont like kara…reminds me of an oversmart woman…sorry! and i dont think she’s sexy either…pbbbtttttt…!
i however do agree that anoop should stick with what he has…They are just trying to shake him up a bit…! And they shouldn’t succeed at that anoop…You’re good!!! Just take everything with a pinch of salt and give your best shot! God be with you, buddy!

arona on April 1, 2009 at 3:02 pm
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Too bad india can’t vote, else this contest would’ve been OVER a long time ago! Go Anoop! Be what you are…WE LOVE YOU!

arona on April 1, 2009 at 3:04 pm
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Kara is not sexy. This is the best I read about her on AI boards today- She tries to act like Simon and dress like Paula.
And yes Anoop we love you.

gemini10 on April 1, 2009 at 5:43 pm
102

Amen!

April on April 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm
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i like anoop when ai started. but now he’s becoming an a**hole.

mark on April 2, 2009 at 12:29 am
104

i think the whole persona he takes on when he performs these kind of upbeat songs is just his performing attitude. the way he acts when he’s singing doesn’t means he’s COCKY, because he really doesn’t seem to be during interviews and such. it’s just his way of interacting with the crowd, and wants everyone in the audience to have fun with him. and that’s not a bad thing…

mae on April 2, 2009 at 1:39 am
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Listen to the mp3, this is an excellent song sung by him. And to the person who said he has a “weak” voice…ahem? Who according to you has a strong voice? I haven’t heard such a sensitive masculine voice in ages! And he doesn’t shriek or shout or scream either! Whew! I am tired of the american stereotypes!

arona on April 2, 2009 at 11:49 am
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I agree with mae. He aint cocky! I am sure there aint a cocky bone in his body. I think he’s just been picked on so that he gets eliminated fast. NOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! You’re gonna go all the way, Anoop! AI is a roller coaster ride in any case. One day you are up, the next day you are down in the dumps. His performance has been consistent. I think that gokey guy needs to go!

arona on April 2, 2009 at 11:51 am
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What tough guy? ryan asked him to respond, they keep disrespecting him, kara with a smart comment, and simon weeks back with i regret bringing you here, Ryan need to stop, anoop was gonna walk off with his mouth shut, its all fixed, now people hate him, now hes cocky, jesus in the most polite way he answered. And are you guys deaf, weak vocals look at his clef videos he hasn’t performed one song that he has before except for angel of mine, i know what hes capable of, if your gonna rank on vocals alone, im going for anoop. Listen to his singing, listen to his voice dont buy into the judges plan, and if you think scott deserved to be in the top 5 according to dial idol then america is a poor judge of talent scott is by far the worst singer really poor Meghan.

matt on April 2, 2009 at 6:38 pm
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Anoop is not an a$$hole. At least he is smart enought to be able to watch his previous performance and admit that it wasn’t great. Anoop needs to relax and sing like he does with his buddies. He’s at his best when he’s not trying so hard. He should stick with the college guy “look” -it’s HOT. His voice is awesome.

April on April 2, 2009 at 10:21 pm
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you know what all you haters are SHEEP,just litsen to his studio version,you won’t be able to stop.i am telling you it’s better than usher.i’ve never heard such smooth manly voice.GO ANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP.Judges obviosly don’t want him there,hence the nasty comments.good for anoop giving KARA what for.

baby1 on April 4, 2009 at 4:56 am
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i agree, his vocals are unbeatable. And kara needs to stop the hot shit. No R-E-S-P-E-C-T for people and the efforts they take…But that’s the situation in all fields i think.

arona on April 4, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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I guess, ryan was trying to set him up. He was polite and he answered it in a manner any self respecting person would. The judges can be anyway they want and the participants need to grovel at their feet? Nice, America! Great way to treat people! The top shots can behave as they please, eh? Eerie parallel with wall street and all other fields. Whatever happened to give and take respect? Or, one has to BE nice to expect nice things.

arona on April 4, 2009 at 5:15 pm
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Ryan always asks anoop tricky questions ,i feel like he is trying to mock him by asking question such as “do u think u can win?” WTF .he’s been taunting anoop for a while now ,they’re purposely trying to downgrade him.I never liked Simon’s Hero To Zero comment .Anoop was never a zero.Now this week according to simon He was a WANNABE.Excuse me simon but anoop is the only real thing on that stage.
it’s obvious he is not wanted on the show anymore they just wanted him to make the tour.he gets underpraised for his great perfomances & overcriticized for not so great ones.sadly he is doomed no matter what he does.

baby1 on April 5, 2009 at 2:36 am
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yeah, i agree! But i’m gonna keep voting for Anoop. Because his vocals are unbeatable. And because i have found my idol already! I love his songs and his tall, gangly dancing.
They give tooooooooo much attention to adam and gokey even for unimpressive vocals. Adam and his cheesy dancing and gokey and his “emotional” stuff. As if they can do no wrong…oh, puhhleeeaze!

arona on April 5, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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I hate how kara contradicted something she said to him before…. how randy gave him misleading advice that was to open and left anoop with a small guidline picking this song, how simon didn;’t say anytihng thing that could have helped him, and how paula touched anoop’s hand and said he didn’t have the stage presence!

dani on April 5, 2009 at 9:08 pm
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The vocals were fine — much better than Danny Gokey. But this type of song doesn’t suit him — he does much better when he does a ballad.

krbcan on April 6, 2009 at 12:27 am
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They are just giving him a hard time cos he aint the american stereotype. Well, this is the first time i am even remotely interested in AI and that’s because of anoop. Am voting for him because he deserves it. I have never been a fan of reality TV promoting bad manners and behavior. AI never gelled with me cos of the judges. But, anoop has made ‘normal’ cool. He has made politeness, and good manners cool. Plus, his voice is Golden and Sexy. I could listen to the vocals without it giving me a headache. The rest of the bunch would need the visuals very badly. So, there!

arona on April 6, 2009 at 12:50 am
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Arona ,YOU SAID IT ALL HONEY.that’s exactly why i vote nonstop everyweek for him. knowing everything i still wish they’d treat him with a little respect.

baby1 on April 6, 2009 at 4:29 am