Juanita Barber — What About The Children — American Idol Rewind

Sunday, January 27, 2008, 08:22 PM | American Idol
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Juanita Barber

When it comes to judge confrontations on American Idol, no one has “out Juanita’d” the legendary Juanita Barber.

After singing a dismal “What About the Children” with a video backdrop of a field of flowers (LOL), Juanita Barber unloads on the judges after some stinging criticism. First to Simon Cowell:

Juanita Barber: “I think America chose the wrong judge … How is that the wrong song, I’m singing that song to America and I’m aksing (sic) them what about the children? How is that the wrong song?”

And then in a classic moment, with Randy Jackson:

Randy: “Do you even know who I am?”
Juanita Barber: “Do you know who I AM? I’m Juanita!”

Classic!

In her where-is-she-now interview, Juanita Barber thought that American Idol viewers would be on her side if she attacked the judges. Clearly this is a tactic that doesn’t work if you are not the star you think you are. But now Juanita Barber lives forever on the Internets.

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5 Comments for Juanita Barber — What About The Children — American Idol Rewind

1

I never saw this on TV when it orignally aired. I just saw this on TV last night and I can’t this is a classic moment, they need to have more moments like this. I think the children died when they heard this song. I loved it when he went off on Randy thought because he harldy knows what he’s talking about anyway.

bigd13 on January 28, 2008 at 9:42 am
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The actual performance wasn’t as bad as I remembered (although it obviously wasn’t good!). Guess she got to eat some humble pie. bigd13 ~ lol at “I think the childred died whey they heard this song”!

Daisy on January 28, 2008 at 2:12 pm
3

Bad manners are just bad manners.

lotus on January 28, 2008 at 11:50 pm
4

A question: what group WAS she in? Who moved on from her group? I totally watched this season and I don’t know why I don’t remember her at all.

Izzy on January 30, 2008 at 1:33 am
5

Same night as Clay, Ruben and K-Lo – I think. I thought I saw Patrick Lake sitting by her somewhere and he was from that group.

Daisy on January 30, 2008 at 9:50 am