Preemptive Australian Idol Round-Up: Well, CAN You Feel It?
It’s almost that time again, and while everyone is crapping themselves over the Olympics, Channel Ten has been taking advantage of people flipping channels for respite viewing by pummelling them with a sneak preview of this year’s bunch of hopefuls, singing The Jacksons’ Can You Feel It. Given that I only managed to watch it last night, you too may be in the dark – hop over the jump to witness their warbling and we can compare notes.
* Good choice of song – and good choice not to dick it up with a remix or weird new Bobby Flynn-esque arrangements. Exciting, anticipation-building, etc.
* Lady at 0:02 looks suspiciously like Hayley Jensen.
* I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, CHAP AT 0:13, BUT YOU ARE ALREADY MY WINNER
* Girl at 0:17, put the Revlon Red down and step away from the makeup mirror…
* Ranga at 0:25, welcome to the Ben McKenzie club of awkward young boys who will be praised until the judges turn and decide you’re too “weird” and need to get some “experience”
* Bloke at 0:27, LULZ
* Lady at 0:49, you may also already be my winner. Odds on her singing something by either Aretha Franklin or, let’s see, Aretha Franklin are 3/1.
In conclusion, well done Channel Ten, I am actually now quite looking forward to this season of Idol. Curses!
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In my house, the Ranga is simply referred to as such or “Bloodnut”. Him and 0:27 make me laugh so hard and I hate the version of the ad that cuts them out!
The kid at 0:34 is the one we’ve pegged for this year’s Ben McKenzie. The girl next to him has been named “Contestant Most Likely To Bore Me To Tears”
I have also deduced, from less than a minute of footage, that girl at 0:42 is going to give me the shits. I predict she’ll be the “rock” idol, coming on every week to slaughter Led Zeppelin.
i would bet $10 that most of the voices you are hearing are backup session singers rather than the idols themselves. There doesnt sound like a lot of vocal processing going on, so its probably session singers.
Are we expected to believe that its really them? Not a single past idol WINNER can sing like that unaided, on pitch and live. Let alone these hopefuls before the 3 months of intensive lessons they get to improve their mediocrity.
Every time I see that clip I can’t help but laugh hyserically at bloke 0:27.
Ditto, Bastow! ( has a poetic ring, n’est ce pas?)
Also- lady at 0:30 is our odds on favoutite, just because of the moves she’s bustin’.
Lady at 0:49- prepare for some “big voice, full bodied, red-hot mama” type of comments from the judges.
My favourite part is the reaction from the chick at 0:28 to the bloke at 0:27. SHE R SERIOSE CUNTESTINT. THIS ARE SERIOSE TALUNT KWEST.
I’m looking forward to this one as well, it’s gearing up to be a ripper. For those that want a bit more info on who these contestants are, I’ve posted a list of there names, as well as the “making of” this video, where each contestant introduces themselves, over at my Australian Idol blog.
Beg to differ, phil spectral. A certain Mr D Leith can sing on pitch LIVE, ta very much.
As for the ad however, I also doubt the veracity of the recording. “Tis slightly exciting though, must admit..but ANYthing would beat last season…**uuuuurrrrgh***