Eight o’clock snuck up on me this evening, and I missed the first singer of the night on “American Idol.” But I’m going to talk about the rest of the performances now, so consider yourself warned.
That’s right: Spoilerish stuff ahead!
I cringed a bit last week when they said they’d be doing Lennon-McCartney songs this week. I really like the Beatles, and I’ve heard a lot of songs butchered on “American Idol.” For the most part, though, the contestants didn’t do a bad job. In fact, some of them were really good.
I don’t know that I’ve ever heard “She’s a Woman,” but Chikezie performed it really well. His voice was strong, and he was entertaining. Well done, Chikezie.
I’m not a Ramiele fan. She has a decent voice, but she doesn’t have much personality on stage. Her version of “In My Life” was forgettable.
When they said that Jason was going to sing “If I Fell,” I was worried that he was going to head down the Ramiele path. And he sort of did. He did a fair enough job with the song, but it wasn’t fantastic.
I think Rockford and Simon have crushes on Carly. They both thought her take on “Come Together” was awesome. I didn’t.
Speaking of little crushes, I was a little concerned at the start of David Cook‘s “Eleanor Rigby.” It was a weak beginning, but he pulled it together for the chorus and ended it nicely. Rockford says David Cook wants to sing for Audioslave. What’s wrong with that?
Brooke is just the sweetest thing. She didn’t bring anything new to “Let It Be,” but she did a nice job.
I don’t remember what David Hernandez sang, but I do remember that he sounded like a bad wedding singer.
Amanda sang “You Can’t Do That” — another Beatles song I don’t know. I’m not crazy about her, but it was a good song choice.
I love “All Across the Universe.” I also love Michael Johns. 
Even though he wears a headband when he gives tennis lessons. The fact that he had a Vegamite sweatshirt when he was a kid makes up for that. And even if he hadn’t worn a Vegamite sweatshirt, I’d totally sign up for tennis lessons if he lived around here. The point is, he did a great job tonight. And I love him.
You know who I don’t love? Kristy Lee Cook. She tried to take “Eight Days a Week” to the “Grand Ol’ Opry” tonight, and I don’t think I can forgive her for that. It was terrible.
Little David Archuleta said he didn’t know any Beatles songs. But he did know Stevie Wonder’s version of “We Can Work It Out.” He botched the lyrics at the beginning of his performance and never really recovered. Unbelievably, Simon was the only one to even mention it. I guess it isn’t so unbelievable, though, since Paula wants to keep him in her pocket like a little puppy.
I’d like to know what was going on in judges’ row tonight. At one point, I thought we might actually see some fisticuffs between Paula and Simon. And what was Ryan saying to Simon just after one of the commercial breaks? When Simon looked all shocked and dismayed? It was odd.
Anywho …
I think Kristy Lee Cook ought to be going home this week.
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