Movie Week song choices [spoiler]

[King Gizzard]

It’s movie theme week and the remaining 8 acts are performing:

John and Edward – Ghostbusters by Ray Parker from the film Ghostbusters

Danyl Johnson – Purple Rain by Prince from the film Purple Rain

Stacey Soloman – Son Of A Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield from the film Pulp Fiction

Olly Murs – Twist and Shout written by Phil Medley and Bert Russell from the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Jamie Archer – Unchained Melody by Alex North from the film Unchained

Joe McElderry – Circle Of Life by Elton John and Tim Rice from the film The Lion King

Lucie Jones – This Is Me from the movie Camp Rock

Lloyd Daniels – Footloose from the movie Footloose

http://xfactor-updates.com/blog/x-factor-7th-november-songlist/

[King Gizzard]

Simon needs to steer olly away from being leon-esque

yes he ll perform these songs well, but they wont sell records with these types of songs

[Niamh.]

interesting choice for Jamie, would have thought he'd stick to a rock type song. I can't imagine it going too well.

I like Ollys choice and I think Danyl will do well with Purple Rain(it worked for Ruth last year!)

[Niamh.]

Simon needs to steer olly away from being leon-esque

yes he ll perform these songs well, but they wont sell records with these types of songs

He kind of reminds me of Will Young, his sort of stuff would be good for him I think

[setanta]

God Simon is dull in his choices for Danyl; he's giving him another big song that's been owned by previous contestants.

[Niamh.]

Good Simon is dull in his choices for Danyl; he's giving him another big song that's been owned by previous contestants.

I think he probably thought, it turned Ruths chances around last year, lets see if it works for Danyl! I think he'll do well with it though!

[Arneldo]

Ruth >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Danyl.

[setanta]

I think he probably thought, it turned Ruths chances around last year, lets see if it works for Danyl! I think he'll do well with it though!

He's always been giving him songs that other people have already performed so well. When he sang I'm Not Goin' and Feeling Good all I could think of was Rachel Hylton's versions. I think the same will apply to Purple Rain for me.

[Tom4784]

John and Edward – Ghostbusters: *facepalms*

Danyl Johnson – Purple Rain: Let's hope it backfires on him, he's a complete bore and his atitude's sh*t.

Stacey Soloman – Son Of A Preacher Man: Interesting choice.

Olly Murs – Twist and Shout: He'll do it well.

Jamie Archer – Unchained Melody: It's unexpected but Simon's great at making things work that you wouldn't think would.

Joe McElderry – Circle Of Life: It'll suit him well enough.

[Niamh.]

He's always been giving him songs that other people have already performed so well. When he sang I'm Not Goin' and Feeling Good all I could think of was Rachel Hylton's versions. I think the same will apply to Purple Rain for me.

Simon doesn't seem to put any effort into his acts anymore at all

[Niamh.]

Circle of life is going to be a seriousely boring one

[setanta]

Simon doesn't seem to put any effort into his acts anymore at all

He's trying to encourage us into thinking that Danyl has this amazing voice that can rival all the big guns that have been on the show before. He plainly doesn't have the vocals necessary for the job. Every performance has been ropey for Danyl cuz Simon is asking too much of him with these huge songs.

[Niamh.]

He's trying to encourage us into thinking that Danyl has this amazing voice that can rival all the big guns that have been on the show before. He plainly doesn't have the vocals necessary for the job. Every performance has been ropey for Danyl cuz Simon is asking too much of him with these huge songs.

Yeah, I hated that song he did for diva week, I still think he'll do Purple Rain well though, I think it'll really suit his voice

[mizzy25]

nobody ever will beat ruths version of purple rain heck i liked it even better than princes version. so will danyl do it well he will just scream like he normally does with his stupid mouth open 4 hours. dissapointed with joes song and i love joe hes my winner but i think this will be a bit boring. jamie will do that fab as he did with the christina agulera one. twins will be great as usual. olly hmmm crap i think. stacey shud b good she may even dance to this one

[setanta]

Yeah, I hated that song he did for diva week, I still think he'll do Purple Rain well though, I think it'll really suit his voice

Possibly, but by giving him the song Simon has automatically made us compare Danyl to Ruth. He's not in her league but Simon wants us to believe he has that kind of strength. There's so many other songs he could have chosen.... he's trying to force Danyl down our throats.

[Novo]

Great Song choices for Olly and stacey

[Niamh.]

Possibly, but by giving him the song Simon has automatically made us compare Danyl to Ruth. He's not in her league but Simon wants us to believe he has that kind of strength. There's so many other songs he could have chosen.... he's trying to force Danyl down our throats.

I wouldn't say Danyl isn't in Ruths league, I mean tbh, that was the only song I thought she sang amazingly. Danyl has a completely different type of voice to Ruth but I think he's just as good

[setanta]

I wouldn't say Danyl isn't in Ruths league, I mean tbh, that was the only song I thought she sang amazingly. Danyl has a completely different type of voice to Ruth but I think he's just as good

But you know what I mean right? He just wants us to believe that Danyl has this incredibly powerful voice, which he doesn't. It's a mistake to be giving him all these songs that other performers have owned on the show. Give him a fresh song - there's so many others from movies he could have chosen.

[Adamw92]

Why does Danyl keep getting songs that were done last year? he will never outdo Ruth with Purple Rain!

[Niamh.]

But you know what I mean right? He just wants us to believe that Danyl has this incredibly powerful voice, which he doesn't. It's a mistake to be giving him all these songs that other performers have owned on the show. Give him a fresh song - there's so many others from movies he could have chosen.

I do think Simon should spend a bit more time learning what songs will make the most of each of his acts voices absolutely.

[setanta]

I do think Simon should spend a bit more time learning what songs will make the most of each of his acts voices absolutely.

No, I mean Purple Rain is a song that's definitely suited to him but it's just it's association with Ruth that I don't like, although Simon is probably counting on that fact to sway the audience into believing in the "greatness" of Danyl. I can already hear the spiel he's going to come out with after the performance.

[Niamh.]

No, I mean Purple Rain is a song that's definitely suited to him but it's just it's association with Ruth that I don't like, although Simon is probably counting on that fact to sway the audience into believing in the "greatness" of Danyl. I can already hear the spiel he's going to come out with after the performance.

Yeah, Simon in particular is annoying me this year. I mean it's fine for him to not judge Rachel on her performance last week because she's not popular but it's a whole other story then for Danyl who clearly is very unpopular as well!

[alc09]

As said before, Danyl is only unpopular amongst 13 year old mongs on here.

[Niamh.]

As said before, Danyl is only unpopular amongst 13 year old mongs on here.

Well, I wouldn't say that, after all the bad press he's been getting, I think he's unpopular with alot of age groups who believe it. I mean his best week he was in the bottom 2

[30stone]

Stacy i cant see doing that well nor Jamie.


As for Joe... BIG song not sure he is capable to pull it off.

[setanta]

Stacy i cant see doing that well nor Jamie.


As for Joe... BIG song not sure he is capable to pull it off.

I think Joe's song is absolutely perfect for his voice.

Stacey's is a song that needs heart and soul, which might be difficult for her as she's not the most natural of performers.

[Crimson Dynamo]

John and Edward – Ghostbusters - Epic

Danyl Johnson – Purple Rain - dreadful dirge of a song so should suit

Stacey Soloman – Son Of A Preacher - epic

Olly Murs – Twist and Shout - dreadful choice, shouty

Jamie Archer – Unchained Melody - zzzzzz

Joe McElderry – Circle Of Life - epic

[Twilight]

John and Edward – Ghostbusters - Epic

Danyl Johnson – Purple Rain - dreadful dirge of a song so should suit

Stacey Soloman – Son Of A Preacher - epic

Olly Murs – Twist and Shout - dreadful choice, shouty

Jamie Archer – Unchained Melody - zzzzzz

Joe McElderry – Circle Of Life - epic

I agree with all of this post<3

[30stone]

I think Joe's song is absolutely perfect for his voice.

Stacey's is a song that needs heart and soul, which might be difficult for her as she's not the most natural of performers.

To many big notes, very passionate song, i cant see him pulling it off, if i am wrong i will like it though as i like that song.

[setanta]

To many big notes, very passionate song, i cant see him pulling it off, if i am wrong i will like it though as i like that song.

There's actually not that many big notes in it and they're all within his range. I'm sure he'll do well with it, especially with his butter wouldn't melt personality... he's perfect for that kinda schmaltz. But yeah, the final couple of lines might test him a little.

[mizzy25]

IM

[mizzy25]

im not 13 nor a mong im a 42 year old woman and i cant stand danyl i want joe to win

[Crimson Dynamo]

As said before, Danyl is only unpopular amongst 13 year old mongs on here.

The word mong should not be used as term of derision here or anywhere. shame on you for using it. :nono:

[Dr.Gonzo]

The word mong should not be used as term of derision here or anywhere. shame on you for using it. :nono:

Our moral compass has spoken :crazy:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Our moral compass has spoken :crazy:

I think your emoticon has a sty. rubs its eye with a gold ring.

[Niamh.]

The word mong should not be used as term of derision here or anywhere. shame on you for using it. :nono:

Well said LT

[Kerry]

John and Edward – Ghostbusters ~ Yawn

Danyl Johnson – Purple Rain ~ Yay, can't wait

Stacey Soloman – Son Of A Preacher Man ~ Too low for her I think

Olly Murs – Twist and Shout ~ Will suit him but his 'swing thing' is starting to bore

Jamie Archer – Unchained Melody ~ Interesting

Joe McElderry – Circle Of Life ~ Boring just like him

[King Gizzard]

updated with Lloyd and Lucies

[Niamh.]

updated with Lloyd and Lucies

Camp Rock Oh God No!! Lucie would've been better with Staceys song and I can't picture Lloyd doing Footloose

[setanta]

Lloyd is going to be an absolute disaster and Lucie is really going for that teeny bopper rock chick thingy...yawn.

[30stone]

Someone should have done HSM :nono:

Lucie would have it down to a tee.
She was gabriella in her school play so will know all the song lyrics already and how to sing them.

[King Gizzard]

Seriously - cheryl is a terrible mentor when it comes to having poorer acts as Tom once done a thread about

Her song choices are terrible

[Niamh.]

Seriously - cheryl is a terrible mentor when it comes to having poorer acts as Tom once done a thread about

Her song choices are terrible

Yeah, I agree, of all the songs picked hers are awful. Joe's one is boring and too old for him and footloose is too old for Lloyd too come to think of it, she should be doing what Simon did with Eoghan and give the HSM type songs

[Chantel]

Lloyd singing footloose :laugh2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Seriously - cheryl is a terrible mentor when it comes to having poorer acts as Tom once done a thread about

Her song choices are terrible

correct

but why should they be anything but

She was picked for a band due to her looks alone and really she has no talent or experience. Its like getting any bird from newcastle of her age to do the same

[CaraRawr]

Lucie D:

[King Gizzard]

Her Joe one from 2 weeks ago was awful, song didn't suit him at all

[Twilight]

OMFG Lucie will kickass

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lloyd may as well pack his bags.

Lucie will do well with that

But really its all sooooo dated. Its like their dad's are picking the themes. shocking.

[Firewire]

Lucie will be great.

And so will Joe and Stacey.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lucie will be great.

And so will Joe and Stacey.

is the correct answer:dance:

[MissChelle]

Danyl should do well with Purple Rain, won't be anywhere near as good as Ruth last year though, she was AMAZING at singing that song.

JEdward will be errrm entertaining I guess, if you can call it that as this point.

Don't think any of the other song choices are that great tbh, Lloyd's is terrible, Joe's is cliched, Lucie - meh, Jamie singing Unchained Melody?? Stacey's voice won't cope with her song I don't think, Olly will probably pull off Twist and Shout but why are they picking such OLD songs for them all? Simon always bangs on about making them current.

[supernoodles!]

I think most of those song choices are kinda lame,the majority have been used before I`m sure?

[Tom]

Part of the appeal of Ruth's version is that everyone still saw her as this years token bimbo singer in the 25+ category with a crap voice and would come out and do massive songs, NOONE expected that performance. We all know Danyl can do the shouty bits so it instantly loses its impact.

[Sam!]

I love Lucie and everything but why a song out of Camp Rock :| wtff.

[teabag.]

OMG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
twist and shout is possibly THE best song to give olly! and from one of my all time favourate films! Ferris buelers day off! Get in!

[Crimson Dynamo]

OMG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
twist and shout is possibly THE best song to give olly! and from one of my all time favourate films! Ferris buelers day off! Get in!

that song is what Essex boys bawl out when they get kicked out of nightclubs in Basildon. It is tired, sung to death and possibly one of the worst songs that anyone could give to Olly


Who thought it up, the guy who murders his hair each week?

[teabag.]

that song is what Essex boys bawl out when they get kicked out of nightclubs in Basildon. It is tired, sung to death and possibly one of the worst songs that anyone could give to Olly


Who thought it up, the guy who murders his hair each week?

are you actually being serious?
its sungin a husky way and olly does that so well, he will hopefully make it amazing as per usual anyway

[Crimson Dynamo]

are you actually being serious?
its sungin a husky way and olly does that so well, he will hopefully make it amazing as per usual anyway

oh brother

[teabag.]

cor blimey, noone can really judge any of the song choices anyway because you dont know how there going to perform them
lets just take a chill pill about the song choices just twist and shout is one of my best beatles songs anyway and olly is singing it, even better

[BigSister]

good choice for ollie and stacey
Joe im not quite sure about Lucies im kinda confused by as well. Jamies is a bit strange as well
Lloyd im sure it be a good performance but if hes still got his sore throat then it could be a bit meh singing wise

[xDramatick]

Lloyd's song choice <3

[Jords]

Im so excited for Stacey & Joe's performances - love the songs and think they could be good choices!

Ah Danyl doing Purple Rain, bit predictable but if he pulls it off as well as Ruth did, and remains uncocky, think I might be able to let myself like him :) Just the face expressions then! Baha.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lloyd's song choice <3

yes, that unpopular 80s classic that sounds crap now and would never be heard apart from at some Burnley working man's karaoke



great choice:elephant::elephant::elephant:

[MattBlake]

Joe and Lucie will be the best ;D

[Spike]

Some interesting choices. I find Jamie's choice a little weird, it either going to be brilliant or just awful.
Joe and Lucie will struggle I think and could be contenders for the bottom 2, especially Lucie
John and Edward will be the highlight of the evening

[teabag.]

the song choice for lucie is a bit awful really

[Crimson Dynamo]

the song choice for lucie is a bit awful really

ideal target audience material.


as for Llyod?

lets sing a song that all of his fanbase have never heard of...perfect

[Patrick]

Lucie Singing Camp Cock instead of HSM?

Oh this will be a disaster, the Jonas Dicks, come from Camp Rock < Fail

[Patrick]

Someone should have done HSM :nono:

Lucie would have it down to a tee.
She was gabriella in her school play so will know all the song lyrics already and how to sing them.

Agree completely mate, Was looking forward to Lucie doing a HSM song and being fantastic at it.
Danni obviously picked this song for her, Terrible really.

Camp Rock is so ****, Young People and even Older Viewers know HSM its abit weird that even John and Edward arent singing it.

[Deirdre]

Lloyd doing Footloose?
Is Cheryl gone mad?
I think she just wants him to go at this stage.

[mizzy25]

i have no idea wot the song is that lucie will be singing im not that keen on her anyway. Lloyd singing footloose will put him in the bottom 2 i think.

[Princess]

Part of the appeal of Ruth's version is that everyone still saw her as this years token bimbo singer in the 25+ category with a crap voice and would come out and do massive songs, NOONE expected that performance. We all know Danyl can do the shouty bits so it instantly loses its impact.

Completely argee. It's obvious that Simon is trying to get his popularity up with this song.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lloyd doing Footloose?
Is Cheryl gone mad?
I think she just wants him to go at this stage.

its the only logical reason?

[Marc]

Looks like a welshy is leaving this week

*fingers crossed*

[King Gizzard]

Confirmed that these are the deffinate songs by the Official site. http://xfactor.itv.com/2009/news/viewer/item_100211.htm


One change, stacey is doing Mad World from Donnie Darko

yet more just standing there ffs. ''walking'' last week was hardly hard

[BigSister]

aww i prefered the first choice she was doing

[Beastie]

cant wait for tomorrow night :D its going to be a good show :thumbs:

[King Gizzard]

Me too - I would of looked forward to it - something different, bubbly, suits her character


Just another stand still boring song for her

[Dom:)]

Oh they all sound really good can't wait til Danyls preformance:)

[Stacey.]

gooo jedward... they will sooo rock it out!!!! lol :D
go boyzz xxx <3 love yhoo!!!

[Tom]

Stacey doesn't really have a strong voice to pull it off though, I mean would she be able to top this from series 2?

Q3e2wEz4MzI

I love Mad World, she'll do that brilliantly.

[Jordan.]

Joe singing circle of life will be so cheesy xD

[Jords]

Im a bit disappointed, I wanted Stacey to do the other song, would have got her moving! But this song is good.

[LemonJam]

WTF @ Danyls song choice?

If I were Simon I wouldn't even think about letting a contestant near it after Ruth basically claimed it.

[Christina]

This is real, this is me, i'm exactly where i'm supposed to be now.. gonna let the light shine on mee (8) haha!

[Braden]

i don't think jamie will do that well tonight

[setanta]

Confirmed that these are the deffinate songs by the Official site. http://xfactor.itv.com/2009/news/viewer/item_100211.htm


One change, stacey is doing Mad World from Donnie Darko

yet more just standing there ffs. ''walking'' last week was hardly hard

Mad world is easier to sing... you have to have soul to perform Dusty's song. And yes, she'll just stand there as per usual.

[Niamh.]

WTF @ Danyls song choice?

If I were Simon I wouldn't even think about letting a contestant near it after Ruth basically claimed it.

I don't know, I think he's going to do really well with it

[teabag.]

Jamie
Crying - Roy Orbison
Lloyd
Stand By Me
Stacey
Son Of A Preacher Man

others are the same

[Marc]

yay for stacey and much better for jamie

[teabag.]

im glad stacey has a bit more of a uptempo song, hopefully she'll move a even more this week
made me laugh last week the vt before her song making a big thing about how she is going to move

[King Gizzard]

Last minute song change

Jamie is now doing Crying by Roy Orbison

[King Gizzard]

Woops didnt look lol

[Beastie]

Joe singing circle of life will be so cheesy xD

I remember when G4 sung it. They were amazing!

[setanta]

Last minute song change

Jamie is now doing Crying by Roy Orbison

Damn, I wanted him to sing the other cuz it would have been an absolute disaster. Having said that this might be just as bad. The chap can't sing and is a one trick pony.