'American Idol' meets the Rolling Stones by Magdalena Rosova

In the first round of finals Fox singing contest “American Idol” run a night of Rolling Stone tunes. The Tuesday night brought many surprising. The judged dismissed attempt of Tim Urban who decided for create his own reggae rendition of “Under My Thumb.” Judge Randy Jackson called the Urban's version “weird,” and for Simon Cowell it was a completely “crazy decision.” But the 20-year-old student disagreed and it seemed that he really liked the remake and was absolutely satisfied. "I tried to make it my own," he firmly said. All judges praised 20-year-old Siobhan Magnus for her interpretation of “Paint It Black.”! Associated Press called Siobhan “glass blower wailing into the microphone.” Jackson said the Magnus' singing was “hot,” and Cowell called it the “standout performance of the night.” Kara DioGuardi likened Magnus to last season's runner-up Adam Lambert. The panel was pleasantly surprised by some of the respectable renditions of Stones songs. The judges liked 17-year-old high school student Katie Stevens and her performance of "Wild Horses," 23-year-old waitress Didi Benami singing "Play With Fire," and 16-year-old high school student Aaron Kelly with "Angie." Paige Miles who overcame laryngitis also surprised the panel with her rendition of “Honky Tonk Woman.” The 24-year-old preschool teacher was ill and Tuesday night it was the first time she sang the song full out. She admitted that because of her illness she could not rehearse. Casey James and Lee Dewyze accompanied themselves with their guitar playing. James, 27, c! hose song "It's All Over Now" and DioGuardi called him a ̶! 0;rock s tar.” But Dewyze,23, did not get many positive comments for his remake of “Beast Of Burden.”

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