A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

"C'EST LA VIE," SAID THE OLD FOLKS; IT GOES TO SHOW YOU NEVER CAN TELL: While the NYT catches up with America on the whole what-if-an-Idol-is-gay? thing, we move forward. Isaac, Kim and I should have our Movie Week recommendations posted tomorrow, but until then our friend Watts has these suggestions:

With Quentin Tarantino being the the guest judge for "songs from movies," in my dream world the contestants are required to sing songs from HIS movies. This is a partial list of the songs available to contestants:

"Stuck in the Middle with You" - Stealers Wheel, "Fool for Love" by Sandy Rogers, "Hooked on a Feeling" - Blue Swede, "Coconut" -Harry Nilsson, "Magic Carpet Ride" - Bedlam, "Let's Stay Together" Al Green, "Son Of A Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield, "Lonesome Town" - Ricky Nelson, "You Never Can Tell" - Chuck Berry, "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" - Neil Diamond, "If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags)" - Maria McKee, "Flowers On The Wall" - The Statler Brothers, "Baby Love" - The Supremes, "La La La Means I Love You" - The Delfonics, "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" - The Delfonics, "Who Is He (And What Is He to You?)" - Bill Withers, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" - Nancy Sinatra, "I'm Blue" - Written by Ike Turner, Performed by The 5.6.7.8's

And here is how I would pair up songs and contestants:

First thing first - somebody has to sit on Lil Rounds and keep her from "Son of a Preacher Man." It will be her first instinct. But instead she should sing the hell out of "If Love Is a Red Dress" - show off a lower register (if she has one) and give it every bit of gospel training you know she has.

Effin' Danny Gokey, Matt Giraud, and Anoop can fight over the two Delfonics songs and the Al Green cut.

I think the judges would hate it, but Kris Allen has the goofy charm to pull off "Flowers on the Wall." Otherwise, let's see him give a stripped down, slowed down, slightly sad acoustic version of "Baby Love." I am not kidding about this.

Allison gets "I'm Blue" If you don't believe me listen to it in its original form by the Ikettes. It's not terribly well known, but it's got a great hook and she could really get some of that young goofy personality out, which she desperately needs to show. Plus, she could tear it up on the Gong Gongs.

And finally - Adam. Think the band is up to giving him one of those dance remix spins on "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"? Where it starts out all slow, like the original and then amps up into a disco song? If ANYbody could pull that off live on American Idol it's Lambert.

Anyway - that's how this Tuesday's show goes down in my personal fantasy world.

Welcome at this time are your most maudlin suggestions for Songs Hokey Gokey Could Sing To Remind Us How Much He Misses His Dead Wife; let's assume he's already well aware of Aerosmith's love theme from Armageddon and "Unchained Melody."