The Judges finished their rankings for Round 19: School of Rock. This challenging Round asked the would-be FAN Idols to choose two songs that fit an assortment of themes inspired by school subjects. The judges, dressed in letterman jackets with "FAN" emblazoned on the front, with one judge wearing a tasteful miniskirt, returned to the staging area, one judge with a Horse Head mask handing the Host a yearbook that contained the rankings inside.
KingOrangeTyger: Contestants, the competition will only increase in difficulty as FAN Idol Season VIII moves forward. Without the benefit of the Save, we will have no choice but to say goodbye to another promising contestant after each Elimination Round. While sad days are on the horizon, let us celebrate the victory that is presently at hand. With six judges' weighing in, I feel confidant that the correct rankings have been issued. Due to the Round's structure, expect astronomical scores that yet, at times, resulted in rankings that were only separated by the thinnest of margins. With such a difficult Round, I hope the two contestants pitted against each other in the Elimination Sing-Off will dust this verdict off and give the performance of a lifetime as their Season is on the line. Now to announce the Winner of Round 19: School of Rock:
Scoring an unprecedented 160 points is a contestant who has managed to shrug off earlier lows to bring to the competition a most formidable pair of songs. Earning 1st place and winning Round 19: School of Rock is...
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Sloth Spartan!!! who showed that he's one pretty fly guy who will be difficult to stop as the Season progresses, picking The Offspring's Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) and Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy) by horror maven Rob Zombie!!! Great job Sloth and the perfect time to net your first Round win!
Not far behind in 2nd place, taking home a lusty 149 points, is a fierce contestant who never compromises with their song choices. Such a high ranking is all in a day's work for...
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The Anonymous GM!!! who enjoyed a FAN Idol rebirth this round, selecting Phoenix's 1901 and going oo-la-la with Art vs. Science's Parlez-vous Francais?!!!
Rounding out the top three, close behind with 144 points, is a contestant who has been coming up strong as of late in the competition. Nailing this Round's difficult theme and decisively moving on to the next Round is...
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Spiderfab4!!! who keeps his hopes for FAN Idol superstardom burning bright with the Bangles Eternal Flame and Murray Head's One Night in Bangkok!!!
Snatching 142 points, just two points out of a tie with 3rd, and carving out 4th place is a contestant who's heart seems to be tuned in with good ol' fashion rock and roll. Round 19 saw another stellar performance from...
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Knalsic loves to Boogie!!! who recited Living Colour's brash history lesson, Elvis is Dead and taught us a thing or two about the birds and the bees with Tom Petty's Honey Bee!!!
Safe at 5th place is another rock solid contestant who has, at times, dominated this Season with an array of ballsy if effective musical picks. With 136 massive points, 5th place is for...
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Roxie Daggers!!! who rocked us like a Hurricane with Florence and the Machine's Hurricane Drink while bringing us a delightful musical bouquet by way of the Grateful Dead's Scarlet Begonias!!!
Coming in at 6th place with an impressive 134 points, just two shy of a tie with 5th place, is a contestant who needs a little bit of momentum. Sit back and prepared to be educated by...
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Dammit Cage(King)!!! who created a lesson plan around Nas's affirmative I Can and the Sounds' big slice of apple pie, Living in America!!!
Showing off 130 points, only 4 shy of a tie with 6th place, is a contestant who's dominated this Season at times and looks to retake his place among the leaders. Docking in at 7th place is...
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fw91!!! who went over a bit better than a lead balloon this Round, choosing the Goo Goo Dolls' Black Balloon and taking the field with John Fogerty's Centerfield!!!
Jazzman. Stinger4Christ. Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%h. Please Stand forward.
One of you will be moving on now, while the other two contestants will battle out in the Elimination Sing-Off. All three of you have proven yourselves to be FAN Idol mainstays and each contestant now at risk possesses the ability to go all the way to the finals and be crowned FAN Idol Season 8's winner. Earning 126 points, the contestant who is assured a spot in Round 20 is...
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Stinger4Christ!!! who showed his artistic acumen by choosing Don McLean's Vincent and wistfully recalled The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by the Band!!!
That means that Elimination Sing-Off #8 will pit:
Jazzman!!! who earned 124 points by choosing Volare by the Gipsy Kings and Joe Satriani's Crowd Chant!!!
against
Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%h!!! who received 104 points by choosing 2ge+her's U + Me= Us and Vanessa Williams' Colors of the Wind, as well as Ace of Base's Cruel Summer!!!
Remember, the Save has already been used and one contestant will go home. Two powerhouses will go at it and, regardless of who moves on, this Season will surely change in a dramatic way!!!
Judge's Rankings:
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1. Sloth Spartan- 160
Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)- The Offspring (Art)
G-17, J-3, O-21, P-4, SB-18, WP-2= 65
Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)- Rob Zombie (Art, Science)
G-19, J-14, O-17, P-16, SB-19, WP-10= 95
2. The Anonymous GM- 149
1901- Phoenix (History, Geography, Math)
G-3, J-19, O-11, P-21, SB-14, WP-16= 84
Parlez-vous Francais?- Art vs. Science (Foreign Language, Phys. Ed)
G-16, J-20, O-13, P-9, SB-6, WP-1= 65
3. Spiderfab4- 144
Eternal Flame- The Bangles (Science)
G-12, J-16, O-8, P-20, SB-17, WP-20= 93
One Night in Bangkok- Murray Head (Geography)
G-7, J-10, O-1, P-12, SB-8, WP-13= 51
4. Knailsic loves to Boogie - 142
Elvis is Dead- Living Colour (History)
G-11, J-15, O-10, P-7, SB-13, WP-15= 71
Honey Bee- Tom Petty (Science)
G-9, J-9, O-18, P-14, SB-10, WP-11= 71
5. Roxie Daggers - 136
Hurricane Drunk- Florence and the Machine (Science)
G-6, J-21, O-14, P-18, SB-4, WP-19= 82
Scarlet Begonias- Grateful Dead (Science)
G-10, J-5, O-6, P-17, SB-7, WP-9= 54
6. Dammit Cage(King)!!- 134
I Can- Nas (History)
G-2, J-18, O-20, P-2, SB-9, WP-14= 65
Living in America- The Sounds (Geography)
G-15, J-12, O-5, P-19, SB-12, WP-6= 69
7. fw91- 130
Black Balloon- Goo Goo Dolls (Art)
G-18, J-11, O-12, P-15, SB-11, WP-17= 84
Centerfield- John Fogerty (Phys. Ed)
G-1, J-2, O-7, P-8, SB-21, WP-7= 46
8. Stinger4Christ- 126
Vincent- Don McLean (Art)
G-13, J-13, O-3, P-10, SB-3, WP-21= 63
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down- The Band (History)
G-20, J-7, O-4, P-11, SB-16, WP-5= 63
9. Jazzman - 124
Volare- The Gipsy Kings (Foreign Language)
G-5, J-8, O-15, P-13, SB-2, WP-18= 61
Crowd Chant- Joe Satriani (Phys. Ed)
G-21, J-17, O-16, P-5, SB-1, WP-3= 63
10. Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%h- 104
U + Me = Us- 2ge+her (Calculus)
G-4, J-1, O-19, P-1, SB-20, WP-8= 53
Colors of the Wind- Vanessa Williams (Art)
G-8, J-4, O-9, P-3, SB-15, WP-12= 51
Cruel Summer- Ace of Base (Science)
G-14, J-6, O-2, P-6, SB-5, WP-4= 37
Song Rankings:
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Song Rankings:
1. Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)- Rob Zombie (Art, Science)
G-19, J-14, O-17, P-16, SB-19, WP- 10= 95
2. Eternal Flame- The Bangles (Science)
G-12, J-16, O-8, P-20, SB-17, WP-20= 93
T-3. 1901- Phoenix (History, Geography, Math)
G-3, J-19, O-11, P-21, SB-14, WP-16= 84
T-3. Black Balloon- Goo Goo Dolls (Art)
G-18, J-11, O-12, P-15, SB-11, WP-17= 84
4. Hurricane Drunk- Florence and the Machine (Science)
G-6, J-21, O-14, P-18, SB-4, WP-19= 82
T-5. Elvis is Dead- Living Colour (History)
G-11, J-15, O-10, P-7, SB-13, WP-15= 71
T-5. Honey Bee- Tom Petty (Science)
G-9, J-9, O-18, P-14, SB-10, WP-11= 71
6. Living in America- The Sounds (Geography)
G-15, J-12, O-5, P-19, SB-12, WP-6= 69
T-7. Parlez-vous Francais?- Art vs. Science (Foreign Language, Phys. Ed)
G-16, J-20, O-13, P-9, SB-6, WP-1= 65
T-7. I Can- Nas (History)
G-2, J-18, O-20, P-2, SB-9, WP-14= 65
T-7. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)- The Offspring (Art)
G-17, J-3, O-21, P-4, SB-18, WP-2= 65
T-8. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down- The Band (History)
G-20, J-7, O-4, P-11, SB-16, WP-5= 63
T-8. Vincent- Don McLean (Art)
G-13, J-13, O-3, P-10, SB-3, WP-21= 63
T-8. Crowd Chant- Joe Satriani (Phys. Ed)
G-21, J-17, O-16, P-5, SB-1, WP-3= 63
9. Volare- The Gipsy Kings (Foreign Language)
G-5, J-8, O-15, P-13, SB-2, WP-18= 61
10.Scarlet Begonias- Grateful Dead (Science)
G-10, J-5, O-6, P-17, SB-7, WP-9= 54
11. U + Me = Us- 2ge+her (Mathematics)
G-4, J-1, O-19, P-1, SB-20, WP-8= 53
T-12. One Night in Bangkok- Murray Head (Geography)
G-7, J-10, O-1, P-12, SB-8, WP-13= 51
T-12. Colors of the Wind- Vanessa Williams (Art)
G-8, J-4, O-9, P-3, SB-15, WP-12= 51
13. Centerfield- John Fogerty (Phys. Ed)
G-1, J-2, O-7, P-8, SB-21, WP-7= 46
14. Cruel Summer- Ace of Base (Science)
G-14, J-6, O-2, P-6, SB-5, WP-4= 37