Week 5 (Love Songs)

[Celine Dion]

Song: "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees (Originally by Roberta Flack)

This week was tough for me mainly because I really couldn't decide between two songs. The other was really similar to what I did last week so I decided to go with "Killing Me Softly". The original is rather old so I decided to go with the Fugees version because I love the beat of it and it allows me to show I'm relevant to the current music scene.





**NOTE** (The little rapping part between :40-:58 will not be included)

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him, to listen for a while
And there he was, this young boy, a stranger to my eyes

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

I felt all flushed with fever, embarassed by the crowd
I felt he'd found my letters and read each one out loud
I prayed that he would finish, but he just kept right on

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly

He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
But he was there, this stranger, singing clear and loud

Strumming my pain with his fingers
Singing my life with his words
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Killing me softly with his song

[Paula Abdul]

Hi, Megan you look wonderful tonight

Im not so sure on the song this week you did sing it good, something is missing for me cant put my finger on what it was. Are you nervous tonight something is not right for me


it was just OK for me

[simon]

Megan, I'm sorry.......

























but this song did NOT work in your favor at all. You might have had a better shot with the other song, but truth behold this just didn't work.....I'm sorry this was perhaps one of your weakest performances to date, if Randy does save Mandisa, I'm afraid to say that you might be going home.

[Kara DioGuardi]

I'm agreeing with..





















Paula, I did think the song could have worked for you but the version provided was not good. It was just alright for me this week.

[Jason Mraz]

Oh, Megan! What happened to you? Your performance these past few weeks were great! I'm always looking forward what you will do every week. I know you're such a great singer, but this song doesn't really worked for you. I think there are better songs out there that will fit your voice. Sadly, your performance tonight might put you in danger.