Who will sing what tonight?

[dvm]

Per tonight's American Idol theme of movie soundtrack songs written/composed by Dianne Warren, which contestant will sing what? I must say I can't take credit for starting this thread because a dear friend of mine suggested that I should bring the topic to the forum. He was kind enough to locate a list of her songs located below (i'm not sure if this is a partial listing or comprehensive):

AND THE NIGHT STOOD STILL (DION)
BLAME IT ON THE RAIN (MILLI VANILLI)
DON'T TURN AROUND (ASWAD)
GIVE A LITTLE LOVE (ASWAD)
HOW CAN WE BE LOVERS? (MICHAEL BOLTON)
I DIDN'T WANT TO NEED YOU (HEART)
I DON'T WANNA LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (CHICAGO)
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME (CHER)
IF YOU ASKED ME TO (PATTI LA BELLE)
I GET WEAK (BELINDA CARLISLE)
I'LL BE YOUR SHELTER (TAYLOR DAYNE)
JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES (CHER)
LOOK AWAY (CHICAGO)
LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK (TAYLOR DAYNE)
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW (STARSHIP)
RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT (DE BARGE)
THE SAME LOVE (THE JETS)
THROUGH THE STORM (ARETHA FRANKLIN AND ELTON JOHN)
WALK AWAY (MICHAEL BOLTON)
WE'RE NOT MAKING LOVE ANYMORE (BARBRA STREISAND)
WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE (BAD ENGLISH)
WHEN I'M BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN (MICHAEL BOLTON)
WHEN THE NIGHT COMES (JOE COCKER)
WHEREVER WOULD I BE (CHEAP TRICK)
WHO WILL YOU RUN TO (HEART)
YOUR BABY NEVER LOOKED GOOD IN BLUE (EXPOSE)
ANY OTHER FOOL (SADEO WATANABE WITH PATTI AUSTIN)
AS LONG AS I CAN DREAM (EXPOSE)
BY THE TIME THIS NIGHT IS OVER (KENNY G. FEAT.PEABO BRYSON)
CHRISTMAS THROUGH YOUR EYES (GLORIA ESTEFAN)
COMPLETELY (MICHAEL BOLTON)
DON'T TAKE AWAY MY HEAVEN (AARON NEVILLE)
DON'T TURN AROUND (ACE OF BASE)
EVERY ROAD LEADS BACK TO YOU (BETTE MIDLER)
EVERYTHING CHANGES (KATHY FROCCOLI)
I WILL BE HERE FOR YOU (MICHAEL W. SMITH)
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME (CHER)
IF YOU ASKED ME TO (CELINE DION)
I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU GETTING OVER ME (EXPOSE)
LIVE FOR LOVING YOU (GLORIA ESTEFAN)
LOOK AWAY (CHICAGO)
LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING (CHER)
LOVE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS (CELINE DION)
LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK (TAYLOR DAYNE)
MISSING YOU NOW (MICHAEL BOLTON)
NOTHING BROKEN BUT MY HEART (CELINE DION)
NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW (STARSHIP)
RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT (DE BARGE)
SAVING FOREVER FOR YOU (SHANICE)
SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC (ROBERTA FLACK WITH MAXI PRIEST)
SWEAR TO YOUR HEART (RUSSELL HITCHCOCK)
TIME, LOVE AND TENDERNESS (MICHAEL BOLTON)
WATER FROM THE MOON (CELINE DION)
WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE (BAD ENGLISH)
WHEN THE NIGHT COMES (JOE COCKER)
ALL I WANT IS FOREVER (JT AND REGINA BELLE)
THE ARMS OF THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU (XSCAPE)
BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (THEME FROM 'UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL) (CELINE DION)
CAN'T FIGHT FATE (TAYLOR DAYNE)
THE DAY I STOP LOVING YOU (OLETA ADAMS)
FEELS LIKE FOREVER (JOE COCKER)
FEELS LIKE HOME (LEANN RIMES)
FOR YOU I WILL (MONICA)
HOW DO I LIVE (TRISHA YEARWOOD)
I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS (JAMES INGRAM AND ALVIN AND THE
CHIPMUNKS)
I DON'E WANT TO MISS A THING (AEROSMITH)
I'D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT'S THE TRUTH) (MEATLOAF)
IN WALKED LOVE (EXPOSE)
I'LL STILL LOVE YOU MORE (TRISHA YEARWOOD)
I'M GETTING USED TO YOU (SELENA)
JUST TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME (FAITH HILL AND TIM MCGRAW)
LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART (CECE WINANS)
ONCE IN A LIFETIME (MICHAEL BOLTON)
THE ONE I GAVE MY HEART TO (AALIYAH)
PRIVATE AFFAIR (THE JACKSONS)
REACH (GLORIA ESTEFAN)
SHOW ME THE WAY BACK TO YOUR HEART (BRIAN MCKNIGHT)
A SMILE LIKE YOURS (NATALIE COLE)
SOLITAIRE (LAURA BRANIGAN)
TAKE IT TO HEART (MICHAEL MCDONALD)
UNBREAK MY HEART (TONI BRAXTON)
WHAT IF (REBA MCENTIRE)
YOU ARE MY HOME (VANESSA WILLIAMS AND CHAYANNE)
YOU WERE LOVED (WHITNEY HOUSTON)

[fluff]

Were all these songs in movies?

Ugh, I can imagine Julia will go for "Unbreak my heart".

[lobeck]

I don't think all of these were in movies, Fluff, but I can't be sure...

[fluff]

Hmmm, I don't know either.

No offense to the composer, but there are some "dodgy" songs on that list imo.
Not my cup of tea at all. This could be a long show for me

[spegs]

Long show indeed...what are they going to do for 2 hours again? Please tell me they won't show us the contestant montages again. Please.

[dvm]

Hahaha! I don't think that these are all from movies either... I think that this list is just a sample of what she's produced throughout the years.

[dvm]

Kelly will be performing as well... they'll probably show them rehearsing with Dianne at the piano or something. Who really knows what they will be doing for 2 whole hours... maybe Ryan can do push-ups again.

[John]

It will be 2 hours, yes.

[Eden]

They aren't all from movies, although sometimes it's surprising just how many songs are used simply for credit rolls.

I can't pick a song for everyone, but some definite ones I'd like to hear are:

Corey - Rhythm of the Night
Kim C. - If I Could Turn Back Time
Julia - I Get Weak
Carmen - How Will I Live (From ConAir)
Trenyce - Love Will Lead You Back
Clay - Blue Eyes Blue (from Runaway Bride)
Kim L. - There You'll Be (From Pearl Harbor)

It's gonna be hard for the guys to get a lot out of these mostly girly ballads.

[dvm]

Good match-ups Eden! Kim C. could probably do Taylor Dane too though.