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It's Andrew Lloyd Webber's fault Carly was cut

Carly SmithsonOkay, well maybe. Certainly he talked Carly out of her original song choice of The Phantom of the Opera's "All I Ask of You" and into the more controversial "Superstar," from Jesus Christ Superstar. The New York Times reports that Carly Smithson's song choice may have spelled her doom from American Idol this past week. Many fans were none too pleased with her performing that particular number, sounding off online against the singer.

Surely Webber recalls the furor the album and subsequent stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar wrought from some religious groups when it first came out. While, as the Times piece indicates, the sensitivity over its controversial nature has waned in the passing decades, it has not died out. Just as many say Kristy Lee Cook's rendering of "God Bless the USA" rallied a certain sect of the population to vote for her and keep her around longer, it's certainly possible that Carly's "Jesus Christ Superstar" had the exact opposite effect.

Her performance was lauded by the panel as one of the stronger ones of the night. So if it was the choice of song that spelled Carly's demise on American Idol, and Andrew Lloyd Webber essentially pushed her into singing that song, then logic dictates it's all his fault. Right? Or was it the tats? Or the failed former recording career? Or the funny faces she made? Or was it just her time? Hey let's find out all official-like what you all think it was.

What do you think led to Carly's elimination?

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