I woke up on Friday to see a little girl in my room. I was a bit confused.
"Um hi." I greeted her.
"Mommy said that you were sleeping in here." She replied.
"You're Beth, right?" I asked. She nodded. "Where is your mommy?"
"She went to the store. She said that you would watch me." She stated. I would need to talk to her about this.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on my door. I opened it to see Sam.
"Now isn't really a good time." I explained. "I'm kind of stuck babysitting at the moment."
"How did that happen?" He asked me.
"Quinn left Beth with me." I answered. "We can do something later."
"Well I just wanted to tell you that the theme for next week is the 60s." He declared.
"Okay." I declared before I closed the door. I then looked at Beth. "So, are they any games you wanna play?"
"We could play hide and seek." She suggested. That probably wasn't a good idea.
"This is a big house." I explained. "I could be looking for you for a while."
"Well what do you think that we should do?" She asked me.
Before I could answer, the door opened and I realized that Quinn was back from the store.
"Hi Mommy." Beth said to her.
I decided to take Quinn out into the hallway.
"So how was she?" She asked.
"She was fine, but you can't just do that without asking me." I explained.
"I didn't think that it would be a big deal." She replied.
"If you need me to watch her, ask me." I declared. "It's okay to wake me up."
"Okay, fine." She agreed. "I'm sorry for leaving her with you, but I wasn't even gone for very long. So do you know what we're going to be singing next week?"
"It's going to be Songs of the 60s." I answered. "I've already picked out my song, even it's not technically from the 60s. The most famous version is, but the song is a lot older."
"Yeah, I don't know what song you're talking about." She declared.
"'House of the Rising Sun'." I replied. "It's an old folk song that was covered by The Animals in the 60s."
"I know the song, but I didn't know that it was a folk song." She stated. "I haven't decided what I was going to do yet."
After Quinn took Beth out of the room, I went to my dresser and pulled out my bikini and sent Sam a text to meet me at the pool.
I headed down the hall wearing my white bandeau bikini with a towel on my arm. I really didn't care if anyone stared at me. I was from Florida and I usually headed to the beach whenever I got the chance. In recent years, I was more likely to use Figgins' pool, but that was beside the point. When I got there, I noticed that Rachel was there with Kurt and so was Puck.
"Hey Pretty Lady." He greeted me.
"It's a wonder that you're single." Kurt quipped.
"Has Sam been here?" I asked.
Suddenly, someone came from behind and dragged me into the pool. I turned around to see Sam before I kissed him.
"I still think that this relationship is just a publicity stunt so they can make the final two together." Puck declared. I continued to kiss Sam, but raised my middle finger to him. I honestly didn't care what people thought about my relationship. I knew what was true and if we made the final two, it would be because we were better than everyone else.
On Saturday night, we got to go to the premiere of The Last Song which was a lot of fun because I got to meet Miley Cyrus, which was amazing. I loved her and I found out that she loved me too. I had heard teens loved me and I was happy about it.
On Tuesday night, we prepared to perform. I found out that I would be going last, which I was super excited for. It was possible that they thought that I had the best song.
"Good evening, everyone, and welcome to 60s night on American Idol." Jesse stated. "Tonight, the Top 11 will be singing songs that were released from 1960-1969. Let's meet our finalists: Mercedes Jones, Puck, Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, Brittany S. Pierce, Sam Evans, Santana Lopez, Blaine Anderson, Rachel Berry, Artie Abrams, and Faith Hudson."
Mercedes was up first and sang "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner. The song was famously Phil Spector's (back before he was a murderer) first big flop and funnily enough, it was also Mercedes's first big flop. I didn't think that she would go home, but it wasn't that good.
Puck then sang "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, and it was okay. It really wasn't a song that took a lot of vocal chops to sing. The judges didn't really seem to like it, meaning he could have been going home.
Quinn then took the stage and I noticed that she was a singing a fun song.
He went away and you hung around
And bothered me, every night
And when I wouldn't go out with you
You said things that weren't very nice
My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble, (Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
You see him comin' better cut out on the double(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
You been spreading lies that I was untrue(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
So look out now cause he's comin' after you
He's been gone for such a long time(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
Now he's back and things will be fine(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
You're gonna be sorry you were ever born(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
Cause he's kinda big and he's awful strong(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
(Hey he knows I wasn't cheating'!)
(Now you're gonna get a beating'!)
(What made you think he'd believe all your lies?)
(You're a big man now but he'll cut you down to size
My boyfriend's back he's gonna save my reputation(Hey-la-day-la my boyfriend's back)
If I were you I'd take a permanent vacation(Hey-la, hey-la, my boyfriend's back)
Know he's comin' after you(La-day-la, my boyfriend's back)
Because he knows I've been true now
I really liked it. I thought it was some of that 60s bubblegum pop that people seemed to ignore.
Kurt then sang "Something" by the Beatles, even though it was more of a George Harrison. It was a pretty good performance. I thought Kurt might be able to have a career if he could find the right demographic.
Brittany was up next and sang "Happy Together" by the Turtles, and as hard as it was to believe, 60s throwback might be what she was best at because I thought that she sounded great.
After she was done, Sam began to sing while he played his guitar.
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeah
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
I thought that it was sexy. I could just imagine Sam without his shirt on like Jim Morrison's famous pose. It really turned me on, even though I wasn't really ready to have sex with him. I was pretty sure that they didn't want us to do that in between performances, especially since I still had to perform.
Santana followed him by singing "Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass and I thought it was pretty solid. She definitely had a set of pipes on her, but she needed to make sure that she used them right to advance in the competition.
After her was Blaine who sang "Hold Me Thrill Me, Kiss Me" by Mel Carter and I was surprised at how bad it was. Blaine was usually on point, but he just tanked. I figured that he could be in trouble.
Rachel sang "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbara Streisand and it seemed like she had been singing that song her whole life. I had never heard the original, but she sounded amazing with it.
Artie was next and sang "I'm A Believer" by The Monkees. I personally liked the Smash Mouth version better because it had a higher energy, but Artie's version was nice and he was good with his guitar.
I headed to the stage and a video played where I basically explained the origin of the song. No one knew who actually wrote it and it was long forgotten until the Animals covered it.
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gambling man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drug
Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery
In the house of the rising sun
Well I've got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm going back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Well there is a house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
And God I know I'm one
And God I know I'm one
"That was unbelievable." Will told me. "That's one of the best performances I've ever seen on this show."
"I love that song, but I can't believe that you knew all that about it." Emma replied. "You were perfect."
"You know there are some performances that define a season of this show and I think that might just be one of them. Up before now, I didn't think that you stood a chance of actually winning this competition, but you surprised me. I think you might just be the dark horse."
I was pumped as soon as they finished.
"If you want to vote for Faith dial 1-866-IDOLS11." Jesse replied.
On Wednesday, we began with yet another number. They were becoming easier because we had less people singing.
What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
What do I do when my love is away
Does it worry you to be alone?
How do I feel by the end of the day
Are you sad because you're on your own?
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, get high with a little help from my friends
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love
Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you but I know it's mine
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody?
I just need someone to love
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Yes, I get high with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends
Jesse then told Kurt, Santana and I that we were safe before sending Mercedes to the Bottom 3. I was a bit surprised even though she probably belonged there because of her performance. She was later joined by Blaine and Puck, which seemed to be about right. I thought maybe Brittany or Artie could be there, but I wasn't surprised. Puck was the first one sent back to the couch.
"And the person that is in danger of leaving us tonight is…Blaine." Jesse replied.
"Look, I can tell you right now that there is no chance that we're gonna save you, but you can sing if you want." Sue stated.
He actually sounded pretty good, but it wouldn't be wise to use the save this early. If he was voted off this early, he probably wasn't going to win anyway, so it was probably the right decision to make.
So Blaine went home and we got to meet Beth finally. Faith is on her way to being a frontrunner. The songs are "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels, "Light My Fire" by The Doors, "House of the Rising Sun" (Animals Version) and "With A Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles. Please don't forget to review.