American Idol fans frequently want to know more details about the songs they hear their favorite contestants perform on the show. Check out the details on songs performed during elimination rounds by Paige Miles.
Early Songs
- Audition - "Give It To Me Right" by Melanie Fiona and "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
- First Hollywood Week Solo - "Mercy" by Duffy
- Hollywood Week Group - "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga
- Second Hollywood Week Solo - "Living For the City" by Stevie Wonder
"All Right Now" - February 23, 2010
Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
"All Right Now" was released by the rock band Free in 1970 and became their first and only pop top 10 single in the US. The band's lead vocalist Paul Rodgers later sang lead with Bad Company and an incarnation of Queen after the death of Freddie Mercury. The song was sampled in Tone Loc's 1989 hit single "Funky Cold Medina."
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"Walk Away" - March 3, 2010
Written by Kelly Clarkson, Kara DioGuardi, Raine Maida, and Chantal Kreviazuk
"Walk Away" was the fifth and final single from Kelly Clarkson's massive hit album Breakaway. The song was co-written by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. "Walk Away" has sold over one million download copies.
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"Smile" - March 9, 2010
Written by Charlie Chaplin
"Smile" was originally used as an instrumental in Charlie Chaplin's 1936 film Modern Times. Nat King Cole recorded a notable version of the song in 1954. Michael Jackson included a version on his 1995 greatest hits collection HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book 1.
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"Honky Tonk Women" - March 16, 2010
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
"Honky Tonk Women" was originally conceived as a country song and a more country version titled "Country Honk" was later released on the Let It Bleed album. This bluesy interpretation of the song was the band's fifth #1 pop single in the US.
"Against All Odds" - March 23, 2010
Written by Phil Collins
"Against All Odds" was released as the title song from the soundtrack to the film Against All Odds in 1984. It was originally part of the sessions for Phil Collins' 1981 album Face Value. The song was written in reference to a real life broken relationship with Phil Collins' first wife. It went to #1 on the pop singles chart for three weeks.
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