You may have noticed that the contestants' heights aren't the only things that have changed this cycle on America's Next Top Model.

For one, the schedule of events seems a bit out of order, which Tyra seemed to have down to a science in the 12 previous cycles. Last week the 8 remaining models went on go-sees, which seemed a bit early in the season, compared to other cycles. And next week, each of the final 7 will try her hand at a Covergirl commercial.

Maybe Tyra just decided that the show needed some shaking up. That might explain why the host/executive producer/shining star of the show changed the final song that airs after each model is eliminated. We now hear the show-inspired R&B tune "Top Model", instead of the instrumental "Free For All" to which we've become accustomed over the years.

I know I wasn't the only one to arch my brow in surprise (not smeyes) when I heard my familiar end credits scored with the words "Top maaaawdul, top maaawdul" at the beginning of this season. Maybe I just fear change, but I'm still missing the old ending song!

After the jump, listen to both America's Next Top Model elimination songs, and tell me: which do you like better?









This isn't exactly my expertise, but rumors on the web are saying that the writer of the song, Marvin Fequiere, is the husband of model Stacy Ann (Cycle 10), and he wrote the song for his wife, who showed it to Tyra, and... voila! A new song to accompany the teary-eyed departures of failed models was born.



-Meghan Carlson, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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