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While American Idol contestants are well inclined to make the US Billboard charts, so too are the songs that they sing. During the Hollywood competitions, the songs that gained the most search inquiries were "How Do I Get You Alone" or better known as "Alone" by the hot 80's group, Heart, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. Searches for "Alone" received "volcanic" inquiries following Tuesday night's American Idol competition. "Alone" is a song composed in 1983 by Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. It was first recorded by American rock band Heart in 1987, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Bohemian Rhapsody (help·info) is a song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song is in the style of a stream-of-consciousness nightmare, and has a very unusual musical structure for a piece of popular music (it has no chorus, instead consisting of various seemingly disjunct sections including operatic segments and an a cappella and heavy metal part). Despite this, it was released as a single and became a huge commercial success. In addition, the song is widely hailed as Queen's magnum opus, and it marked a decisive point in the band's career and setting them on the way to become one of the world's most popular music groups. We may even have a gambling theme going here with Queen of Hearts. And since we're on the subject of gambling, let's consider an important little American Idol tidbit. These songs were heavily searched probably because the individual or individuals who sang them stood out among viewers. Something to consider when contemplating future elimination bets Carrie Underwood covered Heart's "Alone" during one of the "Idol" episodes, and it was such an amazing performance that Simon Cowell said to her, "I'm going to make a prediction: you are not only to win this competition, but you're going to sell millions of records". "Alone" was sung by a British national who first had to overcome being turned down for a visa after moving on to the Hollywood round during Season 5. This year she discovered an allergy to her dog that makes the British singer's voice hoarse. A mask was worn around Fido to cure her voice and, apparently, it did the trick. Australian Michal Johns performed "Bohemian Rhapsody. Should Johns make it into the final 24, he could be earmarked by bookmakers as the favorite to win. Simon told him it was the best audition of the day. He got three yes votes. Foreigners were doing well with the competition as Irish girl Carly Smithson also got three yes votes. Also getting a vote of confidence was Asia'h Epperson. Gambling911.com is Your American Idol Betting Headquarters Here ---- Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com Originally published February 12, 2008 11:56 pm EST
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