Show’s over, Ryan. (Instagram.com/americanidol)

American Idol has been cancelled, friends, and frankly, that’s an announcement that came about 14 seasons too late. But before it became a tired, Stevie-Wonder-medley-singing, Steven Tyler(?!) featuring vanity project, American Idol was a pop culture pioneer. And as we say goodbye to the show (it’ll be a long goodbye – the last season is in 2016), here’s a little something if you’re in the mood to wax nostalgic on a Monday: