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It seems like every celebrity has been revealing who they would put on the Mount Rushmore of various pop culture fixtures, from Disney Channel stars to WNBA players to Sigourney Weaver movies. Now, \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d judge Paula Abdul is weighing in on the conversation.<\/p>\n
PauseRewind\u2019s Kevin Zelman asked the choreographer who she would put on her \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Mount Rushmore, but she didn\u2019t have a quick answer. \u201cYou can\u2019t do this to me!\u201d she responded. \u201cThat\u2019s a very difficult one because it would have to go by seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Instead, Abdul decided to answer the question she\u2019d rather be asked. \u201cHow \u2018bout Mount Rushmore from when I was growing up?\u201d she offered.<\/p>\n
Her answer to her own question? \u201cStevie Wonder. Michael Jackson, the Jacksons. Carol King, and Joni Mitchell.\u201d<\/p>\n
You gotta hand it to her, that\u2019s a pretty solid Mount Rushmore.<\/p>\n
Zelman then informed Abdul that Ryan Seacrest recently answered the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Mount Rushmore question<\/a>, saying, \u201cWell, it\u2019d probably be the original team. The original panel.\u201d That would be Seacrest, Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson.<\/p>\n Abdul agreed with Seacrest\u2019s list. \u201cI mean, how can anyone deny that?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n Today, \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d has a very different group of judges, with season four winner Carrie Underwood being joined by Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. But for the first eight seasons, it was the OGs, and they produced winners like Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, and Jordin Sparks, to name a few. It\u2019s hard to beat a legacy like that.<\/p>\n Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind <\/a>for all your pop culture obsessions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n