if i was on american idol mix...

ok... indulge me.

let's pretend i had a good singing voice and made it on american idol.

here's a mix of some of the songs i would sing in no particular order (see itunes links to sample and purchase songs)

"wurlitzer prize" by waylon jennings. i love norah's pacing on this one. and if i have to do country night, i'm gonna sing real country music, not the modern pop with a steel guitar crap that passes for country today.

"who put the bomp" as performed by me first and the gimme gimmes. for 50's night. don't discount this band, the lead singer actually has a great voice.

"time after time" written by cindi lauper, as performed by eva cassidy. i'm comfortable enough in my own manhood to say that i nearly cried the first time i heard eva cassidy's version of this song..

"come together" written by the beatles funked up by the meters. because i wouldn't be there just to sing, i'd be there to blow people's minds.

"miss saturday night" by townhall. slow and earnest then funky and fun, just like me.

"possum kingdom" by the toadies. because i want to rock for once in my life.

"loves me like a rock" by paul simon. this song makes me smile when i sing it.

"soul man" by sam & dave. i've always loved this song. i karaoked (sic?) this one at a friend's wedding and had all the elderly black women cheering.

"someone to watch over me/our love is here to stay" by george gershwin. two of my most favorite gershwin songs, not a fan of elton but i really love this one.

"gavin's song" by marc broussard. for when i want to get acoustic.

"more than words" by extreme. the basic message is the time-honored "put out or get out" but for some reason most women think it's sensitive and romantic. ?!?!?!?!?

"house where nobody lives" by tom waits. a beautiful melancholy song with a profound ending verse.

my three-tiered plan is this: 1/3 classics with a twist, 1/3 funky, goofy songs, 1/3 emotional ballads that aren't celine dion.

what do you think?

enough of my friends and family are obsessive/compulsive enough to give this some serious thought.

what would your picks be? (this is noah begging for feedback)