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- Show: American Idol
- Song: "I Should Have Known Better"
- Songwriter: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Original album: The Beatles
- Theme night: The Beatles
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American Idol Top 11 contestant Ramiele Malubay sang The Beatles song "I Should Have Known Better" on the March 18, 2007 episode of American Idol. It was the first night in the program's two week dedication to the John Lennon and Paul McCartney songbook.
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Judges' Comments
Randy Jackson said he wasn't jumping up and down, but he liked it. Jackson felt it was time for Malubay to show confidence.Paula Abdul agreed that it was better than last week's performance.
Simon Cowell said it sounded like Chikezie was on harmonica. While he admited to rooting for her, felt believed her rendition sounded amateurish. It wasn't the best of her ability.
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I Should Have Known Better Ramiele Malubay News and Video
- Google Video: Ramiele Malubay sings "I Should Have Known Better" (Time: 2:03)
- The Beatles Version:
- Topix: I Should Have Known Better Ramiele Malubay
- iTunes: "I Should Have Known Better" Ramiele Malubay
- Google News: I Should Have Known Better Ramiele Malubay
- Idol Chatter: I Should Have Known Better Ramiele Malubay
- Ramiele ends it and is in need of a showstopper. (So is the show, for that matter.)
- Great, the songwriter contest is back. That worked out well, didn't it?
- I Should Have Known Better -- well, it's not a ballad. Finally, some of that delightful charm I thought I dimly recalled about her. Not spectacular, but, well, fun, captures the spirit of the early Beatles, kind of like Petula Clark covering a Beatles song on an old variety show or something. Could save her.
- Randy likes the confidence but is somehow unmoved on the fun tip. Paula likes it better than last week, but wants her to sing ballads. Great advice, Paula. Too early for Simon -- he doesn't like those '64 tunes. Harsh
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