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Paris Bennett - American Idol 5 - Final 8 - Songs by Queen

Paris Bennett
Song: The Show Must Go On Download 'The Show Must Go On' at iTunes Check out 'The Show Must Go On' at Amazon.com (Queen Download 'Queen' tracks at iTunes Check out 'Queen' at Amazon.com)

Paris Bennett lets loose as she sings Queen's "The Show Must Go On" on the American Idol Final 8 show.
It's clear that Queen's Brian May was totally blown away by Paris in rehearsals ("She's damn good!") and Paris in turn was blown away by singing with Queen ("...the highlight of my life"), but can Paris blow us away with her theatrical Queen number "The Show Must Go On"?
The answer is a resounding "yes".
Styled sexy and sleeveless in black with matching leather pants and diamanté draped belt, little miss dynamite enters stage-left, struts across the floor and commands our attention.
For most of the song everything about Paris is controlled and dramatic, but during the riff she releases all the tension, bobbing up and down and freestyling her vocals.

We absolutely love the performance, as does front row audience member and American Idol season 3 winner Fantasia, who stays up on her feet to applaud after Randy gives his approving judgement.

With an endorsement like that who cares if Simon calls the performance "weird". Paris doesn't, she just thanks Randy and keeps on smiling. I guess she knows... the show must go on!

American Idol Fantasia watches from the front row as Simon Cowell cryptically proclaims Paris Bennett's final 8 performance "a little weird"!

Panel-Bites:

Ryan Seacrest:  (Intro part 1) Just one more left before we open the lines. Here is Paris...

Intro clip...

Paris: (Singing in rehearsals with Queen) ¯ Empty spaces ¯ What are we living for ¯

Brian May: (Piece to camera, alongside Roger Taylor) The thing about Paris is she's damn good!

Paris: (Singing) ¯ The show must go on ¯

Paris: (To camera) Bein' on that stage was the best. They had the dim lights and when I said "Show must go on" big lights just clicked on and everything started rockin' and Brian has his curly hair and he's all like (Shakes her head all around)

Brian: I like everything about Paris. I think she's fantastic.

Paris: That was the highlight of my life, being on American Idol.

Ryan Seacrest:  (Intro part 2) With "The Show Must Go On", let's hear it for Paris Bennett...

¯ Empty spaces ¯ What are we living for ¯ Abandoned places ¯ I guess we know the score ¯ On and on ¯ Does anybody know what we are looking for ¯ Another hero ¯ Another mindless crime ¯ Behind the curtain ¯ Or the pantomime ¯ Hold the line ¯ Does anybody want to take it anymore ¯ Show must go on ¯ Hey! C'mon! Ha ha ha! ¯ Show must go on ¯ Yea-ee-ehhh-ayyy! ¯ Inside my heart is breaking ¯ My make-up may be flaking ¯ But my smile still stays on ¯ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies ¯ Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die ¯ I can fly, my friends ¯ (The show must go on) ¯ Hey-eh-eh-ee-ay-ay-ah-ay-ee-ayyy! ¯ (The show must go on) ¯ The show must go on ¯ I'll face it with a grin ¯ I'm never giving in ¯ On with the show! ¯

(Cheers and applause)

Randy Jackson:  Yo. I knew it was gonna be hard. I knew it was gonna be tough. It started out a little rough, got a little rough in the middle but you worked it out in the end. Yes!...

Paris: (Smiling) Thank you.

Randy Jackson:  ...You worked it out baby. (Cheers)

Paula Abdul:  The whole country and every single rock group is finding out that you are the powerhouse that you are. Keep on rockin'.

Paris: Thank you.

Simon Cowell:  I found it all a little weird.

Paula Abdul:  (Laughs - some audience laughter too)

Paris: (Keeps smiling) Thank you... Thank you Randy!

Ryan Seacrest:  (Greeting Paris onstage) Thanks for the help there Simon. (Gives out the voting numbers) (To Paris) Very helpful wasn't that?

Paris: (Smiles and laughs)

Ryan Seacrest:  (Continues with the numbers...) Good job Paris!

Paris: Thank you.

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