Well, AI has come up with a never before used theme….and it’s a doozy.
Next week top 11 perform in a Teen Idols-themed week. SERIOUSLY! This sounds like the most interesting theme in AI history….or the biggest train wreck.
lol. So this must mean, Brittney Spears, the Jonas Brothers, Nsync, Miley, Beiber, etc. Could this mean teen Teen Idols as far back as Donnie Osmond and David Cassidy, The Monkees, or Leif Garrett?? It must, right? Michael Jackson, was he a teen Idol?
I could see Andrew singing Brittney’s “Hit me Baby”. That would actually be pretty good. ANDREW: See Marty Casey’s Version of it.
Katie could do Taylor Swift, Siobhan could do Hanson, Casey could do some Rick Springfield’ “Jessie’s Girl, Lee could do Davey Jones “Morning Girl”and Crystal could do “I Think I Love You” by David Cassidy, and of course Aaron could do Justin Beiber. What do you think the Idols should sing for teenie bopper week?
Justin Beiber’s album hits next week. Think this theme could be for the sole purpose of having him on the show?
And because I had to find that Marty Casey Rockstar Song, I had to watch this again (It’s my ringtone):
God, Rockstar was SO MUCH better than Idol is. 
Anyway, here’s a list of the top 25 Teen Idols of all time, to give us some Ideas (However, I am not sure what teen idols AI will approve):
25) 98 Degrees: I remember when a friend of mine was telling me about these guys. His daughters were really into them. But he kept calling them 38 Degrees and I kept wondering what was the significance of being six degrees above freezing.
24) Tiffany: We just featured Tiff in our “Where Are They Now?” column and she’s still out there remaking herself as a danceclub diva. But back in the 1980s she was the girl next door singing at the mall, raking in the money and making you wonder why your band couldn’t get that gig. After all, you didn’t need Tommy James covers, you’d written an entire concept album called The Mind Of Walter.
23) Brandy: I went looking to find out more about this wonderful singer and came across this information: “She is the sister of singer and actor William Raymond Norwood and a cousin of blues singer Bo Diddley and rapper Snoop Dogg.” Is this true? If so, is everyone in the music business related? I’ve heard we’re each other’s brother and sister, but this is taking things too far.
22) New Kids On The Block: These kids were huge in their day and these days they can’t even get a reality TV show, can they? I’m told they released a new album this year. Did anyone notice? I’m told the album debuted at #1 on the charts and has gone Gold. But who bought it? Teens? Fully grown adults who remember them back when? Who are these people?
21) Frankie Lymon: His life was tragic. “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” guaranteed him success and then his voice changed and the people who managed him weren’t very good to him and he was introduced to heroin and he died of an overdose at 25. Sometimes success isn’t exactly success. Hey, Artie Lange, keep an eye on yourself (we went to high school together, this is true!)
20) Shaun Cassidy: His amazing version of “Da Doo Ron Ron” remains one of pop music’s all-time classics and certainly everyone should own a copy. If you don’t, do not pass Go, do not collect $200 and go directly to jail!
19) Debbie Gibson: Deborah to us now. And recently featured in my “Where Are They Now?” column. She was the cleanest, most wholesome of the lot and then she poses in Playboy to shatter our image of her and to promote an album called Naked. You expect certain folks to do these things, but not our Little Debbie! (Great snack food, too.)
18) Ricky Nelson: From The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet to more than 50 Top 100 Hits to “Garden Party” to siring two sons who would go on to ‘80s rock fame as Nelson, Ricky had done it all. He set the standard for others and yet never quite got the respect that many other less successful artists received. He should’ve filed a petition!
17) ‘N Sync: I guess any band with Justin Timberlake and Lance Bass should be considered a “Supergroup” of sorts. I mean, even I’ve heard of them and I wouldn’t know these guys from Backstreet Boys, who I’m ranking higher because they have a better name, or 98 Degrees, who I ranked lower because of their lamer name. It’s not an exact science, folks.
16) LeAnn Rimes: It’s a shame she grew up because she made a great teenager. But we all knew it was bound to happen. We saw it happen with Alyssa Milano. So there was previous proof. She’s currently 26! And she continues to have success–proving she wasn’t just some teen flash-in-the-pan, but a force of a nature.
15) Silverchair: I’ve already been taken to task for not realizing that these guys still had a career going after their first initial success. Damn. I should’ve known something was up when I saw they worked with Van Dyke Parks. That’s not someone you call upon when you want a hit. That’s who you call when you want prestige and to sell no records whatsoever. Unless you’re the Beach Boys, then you call him because you want to get weird–and annoy Mike Love.
14) Hanson: Who didn’t think these guys were the best? They always looked uncomfortable and awkward and you figured the little drummer boy in the back would eventually become a terror. They had to know that “MmmBop” wasn’t going to help them be taken seriously. Catchy tune. Big hit. But it’s kind of like farting on your first date. Everyone remembers, but not everyone is impressed.
13) Backstreet Boys: Given the 13th position strictly because I like their name. They’ve sold over 120 million albums but not one of them to me or anyone I know and I assume that most of those albums–CDs?–are now sitting in a landfill somewhere alongside my old computer and my Atari 2600. Damn, I miss that thing.
12) Jonas Brothers: I’ve been to Wyckoff, New Jersey, so there’s a chance that I once ran into these guys when they were little tykes probably trying to run me over with their tricycles. These days, they could buy and sell me. I just hope these talented young men are putting away their money into smart, retirement plans because even though right now the horrors of old age may seem to be in the distant future it will come sooner than they think. But, hey, for now, let’s celebrate!
11) Taylor Swift: Maybe Joe Jonas can dump her in 27 seconds on the phone, but just for that we’re putting her one spot ahead of those guys–to teach them a lesson! We here at List Of The Day will not stand for guys breaking up with girls over the phone. That’s what the mail is for!
10) Menudo: What I liked about this group was how you got kicked out after you got too old. It didn’t matter what you had contributed, it was time to move on. Imagine if we could do that to all those old, senile high school teachers who keep reading from the same yellowed notes year after year. Or to the mail delivery person who no longer can remember which box is which and keeps giving my mail to the neighbors. Forced retirement at age 17 might seem a bit extreme, but reality burns sometimes.
9) Donny And Marie: She was a little bit country and he was a little bit rock n’ roll, and we do mean a little bit. These two had their own variety show that if I remember correctly was on Friday nights, which served as a reminder that you were HOME on a Friday night. They had so many teeth there should’ve been a dental inquiry.
Lulu: I’m including her because of her name. It’s a great one. And she was a teen star. And I’m figuring about 3 per cent of my reading public remember her. And the rest will just ignore this entry and move on to the one about Michael Jackson or maybe Avril. Our attention spans are like that.
7) Tanya Tucker: These days young ones are so much more commonplace but back in the 1970s, it was always as if they had “blue laws” stopping youth from happening. Tanya took over the country world with “Delta Dawn” at 13 and “Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)” was among her hits that caused people to raise their eyebrows and wonder where the world was headed. They would’ve shuddered to learn about Gangsta Rap, that’s for sure.
6) Michael Jackson: Michael wasn’t even a teen when he started his career. He had so much of a head start on everyone else it practically wasn’t fair. That it turned out he had actual talent must’ve been a surprise to everyone. I mean, when a kid is nine, you can’t map out what he’ll be doing at 20 or 30. Weathermen can’t even figure out what’s going to happen in three days!
5) David Cassidy: Another one of these guys who was a little old by today’s standards. But he had that show–The Partridge Family–and maybe he wasn’t always crazy about performing on the show but I’m pretty sure Willie Aames would’ve killed for the opportunity to perform regularly, as his band only got to perform once on Eight Is Enough, which was a show that starred Dick Van Patten, an absolutely legend here at Y! Music.
4) Avril LaVigne: She made skater kids go mainstream and took the punk she found at the mall and went for it. I don’t imagine she’ll ever be teaming up with the guys from Fear or Black Flag, but then who knows? Weirder things have happened. And often do–if you live long enough.
3) Miley Cyrus: I can’t get over how much more teenager is left in this girl. It seems like she’s been popular forever. I can barely remember a world where she wasn’t dominating the lunch box market. But then I can barely remember where I put my shoes.
2) Britney Spears: Her songs have always been catchy. Which when you’re performing pop music really helps. And she’s been controversial, which when you’re performing pop music really helps. And she likes attention, which when you’re performing pop music really helps. And we here at Y! Music really like her too, which when you’re performing pop music really helps.
1) Davy Jones: This is where my own bias has to show. It’s impossible to really determine a #1. So, considering his A-1 performance of “Girl” on The Brady Bunch and his agreement to attend the prom with Marcia, well, what a swell guy. He did attend the prom with her, didn’t he?
How about going back even further? – Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Bobby Darrin, Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, etc.
And you do know that even mentioning Rockstar and American Idol in the same article (or website) is a sacrilege? Can we start a petition to bring Dave Navarro and his crew back?
Whose list of the Top 25 Teen Idols was that? Davey Jones on the top of list? Myley Cyrus at #3 (that right there invalidates the whole thing)
Where’s Elvis or …?
Just looked it up. You should have posted a disclaimer informing us that the list was just the “opinion” of one relatively unknown writer expressing his opinion on Yahoo Music.
Wow..this is kind of broad. I mean, can’t you technically consider any performer that has ever been popular with teenagers a “teen idol?” The producers should really just limit this to performers that are associated almost exclusively with teen culture and didn’t really develop a significant audience outside of this demographic. I know that Elvis, the Beatles and Sinatra had rabid teenage followings, but I just don’t consider them in the same category with boy bands, David Cassidy, Leif Garrett, Bobby Sherman, Donny Osmond, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, etc.
Without knowing the parameters here, I’m a little hesitant to make a guess at song choices (I know if I had the option of picking a Lennon/McCartney song over Britney Spears, I’d probably take it). I will state, however, that Siobhan is almost guaranteed to pick a Hanson song (she has their lyrics tattooed on her arm, ffs). If I’m Siobhan, though, I would probably avoid singing “Weird.” Also, if I’m Crystal, I’d use this week to have a little fun with myself. She’s running the risk of appearing dour and humorless; maybe taking a page out of the Andrew García playbook would be good for her? I think that Crystal would actually kill with a version of “Baby One More Time” (and it would keep it out of Andrew’s filthy hands- LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!).
Crystal choosing “Oops, I did it again” just flashed across my mind.
Oooh. Thanks for those links!
Marty´s version is pretty good.
OMG I just still love JD Fortune.. Wow. He was sooo good. All those Rockstar guys were too good to ever be on Idol.
Oooh. Thanks for those links!
Marty´s version is pretty good.
OMG I just still love JD Fortune.. Wow. He was sooo good. All those Rockstar guys were too good to ever be on Idol.
The big reason why Rock Star was so much better is that those singers were professionals and cast for talent. Idol is cast for type and ratings.
What a strange theme.
I appreciate this list, but something tells me that it will be limited to “current” “commercial” “young” etc. Teen Idols, like Miley, Jonas Bros, Taylor Swift…I can’t even think of any more at the moment. I hope it’s more broad, but you know idol. They make dumb choices all the time.
I used to love New Kids on the Block, and NSync! hahaha, it would be funny to hear one of their popular songs redone.
Jonny Lang recorded Lie to Me when he was 15 , it would be a perfect song for Lee.
Teen Idol Week was probably just a bad rumor (didn’t it just come from one tweet – and from no one we knew?).
The AI official site is saying, “Billboard #1 Hits”.
And I’m really surprised that none of the major AI blogs posted any verification of “Teen Idol Week”. All I saw was that this leak came from one tweet from an unidentified source. But then all the blogs ran with the news like it came from Ryan or a contestant.
Then, once the official AI site listed “Billboard #1 Hits”, everyone is upset about the “change”.
What change? Looks like everyone just chased the “Teen Idol” news like lemmings without verifying the leak.
I think it would be fun for Siobhan to do Little Peggy March’s “I Will Follow Him”….it would suit her powerful voice. That’s really reaching back – ’60s – and technically she wasn’t a ‘teen idol’ but apparently that theme was just a rumor. Anyway, “I Will Follow Him” was #1 in 1963, so it would qualify for this week’s theme.
Or Crystal could sing it…now THAT would be interesting. =)
Didn’t we just go through three freakin’ weeks of Billboard #1 Hits? Let me guess: Michael Lynche will sing “Against All Odds”, Casey James will sing “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” and Katie Stevens will sing “My Heart Will Go On” (quite possibly the three most overplayed songs in “Idol” history). What a boring, played-out theme. Yes, the rumored “Teen Idols” theme was cheesy (and a potential epic train wreck), but it at least had the potential to be interesting and fun. This is just…ugh…
What no teen week. dagn I am so disappointed. Was so looking forward to it.
I was really looking forward to some Partridge Family.
David Cassidy was da bomb. He was. Get over it.
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