Lauren Alaina Songs - American Idol Season 10
11. Scotty McCreery - "Up on the Roof" (Drifters)
Duet number two during Top 6 week of American Idol season 10came from Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina. While they did a decentjob of singing "Up on the Roof," there was a spark missing from the songthat caused it to be less than memorable. "Up on the Roof" hit the popcharts in two different forms during the sixties and the seventies. In1962, doo-wop group The Drifters took a decidedly R&B version of "Upon the Roof" to number four on the Soul chart and number five on thePop chart. Almost twenty years later, James Taylor covered the song in amore folk-pop arrangement and took the song to number 28.
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12. "Flat on the Floor" (Katrina Elam)
American Idol season 10 mentor Jimmy Iovine brought Sheryl Crow in for Top 5 week to work with the contestants, and she provided somestrong feedback and suggestions for all five singers. Her advice for Lauren Alaina was to stand her ground and just sing the song. Unfortunately, LaurenAlaina did not heed that advice, and her vocal delivery was a bit weakerthan one would expect from the powerful singer. While American Idol season four winner Carrie Underwood recorded "Flat on the Floor" for her Carnival Ride CD, the song was originally recorded by Katrina Elam, who took the song to number 52 on the Country chart in 2007.
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13. "Unchained Melody" (Righteous Brothers)
There are a few notes in pop music that everyoneknows, recognizes and expects whenever they hear the song. One of thosenotes is the high note in the last minute of "Unchained Melody," and when people hear that song, they want to hear it. Unfortunately for American Idol season 10's Lauren Alaina, she did not hit that note when sheperformed the song during Top 5 week. Whether it was nerves or stress orsome other reason, it hurt Lauren Alaina's standing at acrucial moment in the competition. Although most people associate"Unchained Melody" with the Righteous Brothers from 1965, the song wasactually written for a movie called Unchained in 1955 and hit the pop charts several times in the fifties.
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14. "Anyway" (Martina McBride)
While Scotty McCreery's song choice for Top 4 week of American Idol season 10 may have been appropriate for the country's mood, Lauren Alaina chose a song that had a more personal meaning. With lyrics like "Onestorm can come and blow it all away," Lauren Alaina used the words ofCountry singer Martina McBride's inspirational "Anyway" to express herfrustration with the storms that had raged through her hometown only twoweeks earlier. Martina McBride co-wrote and recorded "Anyway" in 2006,and the song hit number five on the Country charts and number 14 on the Adult Contemporary charts the following year.
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15. "Trouble" (Elvis Presley)
Lauren Alaina's second song on American Idol season 10's Top 4 was achallenge not from a vocal standpoint, but rather from a lyricalstandpoint. Lauren Alaina confided to mentor Lady Gaga that she wasconcerned about singing the word "evil," but she fortunately got over herhangup and turned in an entertaining performance. "Trouble" was neverreleased as a single, but it did appear on Elvis Presley's King Creole album,which served as a soundtrack for the movie of the same name in 1958.Contemporary pop audiences would know "Trouble" best from Britney Spears's use of the song's lyrics as the intro to her 2007 MTV Video Music Awards performance of "Gimme More."
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16. "Wild One" (Faith Hill)
Guest mentor Beyonce picked up on Lauren Alaina's insecurities immediately during theirsession together on Top 3 week and encouraged her to be confident knowing she could doit. Unfortunately, Lauren's performance of "Wild One" had some wobblymoments in a song that she should have owned, lending more doubt to herability to perform under pressure. "Wild One" was Faith Hill's debutsingle in 1993, and she made the most of it by spending four weeks atnumber one on the Country chart in January 1994.
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17. "If I Die Young" (The Band Perry)
Nerves continued to get the best of Lauren Alaina during American Idol season 10's Top 3 week causing her to miss a key change on "If I DieYoung" toward the end of her second song and marring what would haveotherwise been an impressive performance. "If I Die Young" is yetanother single from a Country act that became that act's first numberone hit and platinum single. Family trio The Band Perry took "If I DieYoung," written by lead singer Kimberly Perry, to the Country chartpinnacle in December 2010.
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18. "I Hope You Dance" (Lee Ann Womack)
While the judges' choice for Scotty McCreery on Top 3 week maynot have been ideal, their pick for Lauren Alaina could not have beenany better. Lauren Alaina took "I Hope You Dance" and made it her own,hitting the power notes and adding her own twist, leaving her first twoshakier songs in the dust. "I Hope You Dance" was a number one Countrysong for Lee Ann Womack in 2000, as well as a number 14 hit on the Billboard Hot100 chart. The success of "I Hope You Dance" led co-writers Mark D.Sanders and Tia Sillers to write a book of the same name based on thesong's theme of living life to the fullest.
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19. "Flat on the Floor" (Katrina Berg)
Rumors abounded in the hours prior to American Idol's season 10finale airing that Lauren Alaina would not perform due to losing hervoice. While she made it to the stage and performed through the fullhour of the show, her vocals appeared a little rough but not enough tosay she did a poor job. In fact, Lauren Alaina's vocals on "Flat on theFloor," a song she also performed in Top 5 week, had a grit to them from her strained vocal chords that fit the song well.
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20. "Maybe It Was Memphis" (Pam Tillis)
It probably wasn't much of a surprise to anyone that Lauren Alaina selected Carrie Underwood as her idol to choose a song for the American Idol season 10 finals.Not only did Carrie Underwood select a great song in the form of "MaybeIt Was Memphis," she picked a song that fit Lauren Alaina's voice betterthan any other song she sang all season. Pam Tillis took "Maybe It WasMemphis" to number three on the Country charts in 1991.
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21. "Like My Mother Does" (Kristy Lee Cook)
While Scotty McCreery's final song on American Idol season10 wasn't a perfect fit for him, Lauren Alaina could not have asked fora more appropriate song. "Like My Mother Does" incorporated everythingthat the producers had tried to convey about Lauren Alaina all seasonlong as a small-town girl growing up in front of America. With a melodythat sounded like it was ripped from a Martina McBride song, LaurenAlaina would have been hard-pressed to find a song that suited her voicebetter than "Like My Mother Does." Fans of Kristy Lee Cook from season seven may recognize this song from her debut CD.
22. Other Songs
"Unchained Melody" - Righteous Brothers (1st Hollywood Week Solo)
"Some Kind of Wonderful" - Soul Brothers Six (Hollywood Group)
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith (Final Hollywood Week Solo)
"Hello, Goodbye" - Beatles Week
"Unchained Melody"- Righteous Brothers (Top 40)