"The Singing Bee" 7/23- POSSIBLE CMT FINALE

Remember, this is the 50th first-run episode on CMT. The intro song's "Turn on the Radio" by Reba McEntire. Speaking of her, reruns of "Reba" will air on that network weeknights at 7 PM EST starting on the first night of August. 

Kim's brother Gary made Melissa a bee out of scrap metal as a potential farewell gift.


Pick Four:

1. "Country Girl, Shake It For Me" by Luke Bryan ('11)

PW: "For the crickets..."
Jody (male): "...and squirrels, shake it for the boom, shake it for my girl"
Amber: "...and the critters and the squirrels"

2. "Heart Like Mine" by Miranda Lambert ('09)

PW: "Christian folks should say I quit it"
Chelsea: "I just smile and say 'God Bless'"

3. 'You're So Vain" by Carly Simon ('72)

PW: "You're so vain"
Kimberly: "You probably think this song is about you"


4. "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland ('10)

PW: "Won't you do it..."
Reed: "...and do it one time"

Leroy's
the only PF leftover the whole season, can you believe it?


Bios:

Amber: Married to Danny for four yrs. w/ their two-yr.-old daughter Bailey
Chelsea: A Belmont University senior who wants to work in the music business & whose dog Riley once got struck by lightning on Easter Sunday, causing it to go blind in one eye (awww)
Kimberly: Met her husband Jim (who was a security guard) on a floating casino while she was dressed as a pirate
Reed: Considers himself a cat w/ nine lives because he's been in a lot of crashes & he's a bad dancer

Random Shuffle:

A
: "Country Boy" by Alan Jackson ('08)

PW: "Up city streets, down country roads"
Guess: "I can get you where you need to go"

C
: "Firework" by Katy Perry ('10)

PW: "You've just gotta ignite the light and let it shine"
Guess: "Just own the night like the Fourth of July"

K
: "So Small" by Carrie Underwood ('07)
PW: "Time's flying by, moving so fast"

Guess: "You can't make it count 'cause you can't make it last" (A: "You better make it count, 'cause you can't get it back")

R
: "Long Black Train" by Josh Turner ('03)

PW: "There is protection & there's peace the same"
Guess: "Burnin' your ticket for that long black train"

Singing W/ the Enemy:

A & C
: "The World" by Brad Paisley ('05)


Correct Lyrics:

A: 3 (20)
C: 3 (20)

K & R
: "Bait a Hook" by Justin Moore ('11)


CL:

K: 2 (10)
R: 1 (10)

Karaoke Challenge:

K
: "Take a Back Road" by Rodney Atkins ('11)- 13 (36)

R: "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me" by Billy Joel ('80; he's NOT happy having to sing this one)- 8 (26)
A: "Hard Workin' Man" by Brooks & Dunn ('93)- PERFECTO!
C: "International Harvester" by Craig Morgan ('06)- PERFECTO!

Chorus Showdown:

R1:

K: "Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift ('10)(eight lines)- BLANK OUT ON SECOND HALF
R: "Don't You Wanna Stay" by Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson ('10)(six lines)- WIN!!!

CHELSEA OGDEN'S FINAL COUNTDOWN:
1. "Down on the Farm" by Tim McGraw ('94)- 4
2. "Reality" by Kenny Chesney ('11)- 3
3. "Who's That Man" by Toby Keith ('94)- 2
4. "Troubadour" by George Strait ('08)- 1
5. "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" by Trisha Yearwood ('95)- GRAND SLAM!!!!!

EPISODE RATING: 10!