Haley Reinhart’s Original Song Got Booted Because Of Bono And Spider-Man

Becky Bain | June 1, 2011 3:00 pm

Poor Haley Reinhart! First, the fan favorite gets voted off American Idol rightbefore the finals, then she gets mercilessly teased with the possibility of filling in for a laryngitis-stricken Lauren Alaina, and to top it off, her original song was shelved at the last minute due to the inclusion of Bono, The Edge and Reeve Carney’s performance of “Rise Above” from the Spider-Man musical. “That was going to happen,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter about debuting her original tune on the finale. “And then Bono came in and it was taken away.”

“I actually practiced three songs that I had already done on the show,” Haley says of being told there was a chance she would replace Alaina during the finals. “But I knew in my heart it wouldn’t happen. I didn’t even want it to. I thought, on one hand, it’s an honor to be able to get that opportunity and how it’s never happened before. On the other, it was hers to win or to lose. I already had my time to say goodbye.”

There’s no word on whether we’ll get to hear that original song, or whether she’ll release a single. “Probably not now, but it was an option when I was let go. They had said that it was going to happen, and like everything else in this business, it’s all subject to change. I was excited about it, but then again, I think I’d like to wait and come up with something that’s very me. Everything happens for a reason, so it’s all good.”

Not that we don’t appreciate Bono or anything, but anyone else out there agree that watching Haley perform a new song would have been infinitely more enjoyable than trying to drum up any excitement for a disappointing song from a terribly-reviewed musical?

[Via PopCrush]