Week 3 - Love Songs

[Allison Iraheta]

Song - "Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Elvis Presley (Norah Jones cover)



I chose this song because so far in this competition I've done upbeat songs but this time I wanted to tone it down and show some emotion in my performance. The version of the song I'm doing is beautiful and you can really feel the love. It's probably my favorite song I've chosen so far.


Are you lonesome tonight,
do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?
Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day
When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?

I wonder if you're lonesome tonight
You know someone said that the world's a stage
And each must play a part.
Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart.
Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance
You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue
Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange
And why I'll never know.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me
And I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies
Than go on living without you.
Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there
With emptiness all around
And if you won't come back to me
Then make them bring the curtain down.

Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?

[Kara DioGuardi]

For me that was such a weird song choice? I mean it was awesome! But the choice was so strange. But it worked and that is how you know you can sing. You choose a song no one knows and make them love it. Great Job!

[Randy Jackson]

It was a beautiful song choice. I liked that you changed it up. Great performance.

[Simon Cowell]

Im not as pleased as the other 2 but it was still pretty good

[Allison Iraheta]

Thanks you three! I really wanted to try something new