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I’m really nervous tonight.  I know Josh could go home…and I don’t wanna see that happen!  I know the teenyboppers had the phone lines tied up for Phillip, and I’m not sure if Josh has as much of a fan base as Jessica.  If things work out the way they’re supposed to, Jessica should be going home. But as you know, I don’t have much faith in how America votes.

Here we are with another long, drawn out results show!

Adam Lambert and Lisa Marie Presley are performing. Lisa Marie Presley? What? Why?

The contestants perform “Got To Get You Into My Life” and I’m thinking that Jessica sounds better tonight that she did last night.

Next, Ford commercial. NEXT.

He calls Josh to the center of the stage.  They show clips from last night and rehash the judge’s reactions. Jimmy says he had a very good night. Not his best, but good.  He said the judges were generous. He gives his first song an 8.  About his second song, Jimmy says that Joshua is the most exciting showman on the show. He said Imagine is a simple song, and Josh had to overcompensate with riffs and runs. Not the right song choice.  About his third song, which was Jimmy’s choice, he says Josh needed a BIG moment. Jimmy says Josh did really well because he’s that good, but admitted that the song choice was wrong. Joshua needs a song with more melody.  However, Jimmy says he belongs in the finale. I blame Jimmy if Josh goes home!

Next we have a corny segment where JLO takes calls from Ice Age movie characters wanting tickets to the finale. OH..because JLO voices one of the characters.  I guess it’s “Promote the new Ice Age Movie” week, because now the vocal coach is showing off a song she wrote for the movie.  YAWN.  This clip includes Hollie, so it must have been filmed earlier.  They all take turns recording part of the song.

Lisa Marie performs her new single.  Her eyes scare me. I think she’s trying to dress like Stevie Nicks. I’m bored.  NEXT.

Jessica comes to center stage.  Jimmy says that everyone needs a shock and awe moment at this point.  He doesn’t feel she had that with her first song.  As for her second song, he says sometimes her voice reminds him of Michael Jackson at times, but the song wasn’t long enough for her to show her stuff.  He says he thinks she belongs on the Grammy’s, neatly sidestepping whether he thinks she should be in the finale. He said if she makes the finale, it’ll be all about song choice.

Ryan points out Rita Wilson and Carole Bayer Sager in the audience, and asks them about Donna Summer, along with Jimmy.  *sigh*  I loved her music when I was a little girl.  RIP.

Adam Lambert performs. I always liked him. The boy is SUPER talented.  Now…that’s a performance that doesn’t bore me to tears.

Phillip’s turn.  Jimmy should just say that he was awesome, and nothing else. Cuz that’s how I feel about it.  Jimmy says at this point, Phillip’s sound is becoming more original, and his first song was very good.  As for the second song, Jimmy says it was a total snoozefest. For the last song, Jimmy says he won the night with it, hands down. It was his best performance ever and the best performance of the night. I definitely agree.

Ryan calls Josh and Jessica over to join Phillip.  Now he asks the judges to ramble on about something.  And Jennifer rambles the MOST. Good LAWD, SHUT UP!

And then…a fruitin commercial break. UGH!

Now we’re back….aaaannd…..Jessica.  DANG IT…that means Josh is going home! *cries*

I knew it.  America, you suck.

He goes out singing “It’s A Man’s World”.  I am SO glad there is only one week, because I couldn’t watch more than that without him. Again he KILLS this song WHILE hugging everyone goodbye AND bringing his momma on the stage.

Yeah. America you SUCK!

I am now officially on the Phillip Phillips train.

Man…the season is almost over. I’ll have to find something else to write about!

When the contestants come out, I’m thinking it wouldn’t KILL Phillip to dress up a LITTLE bit.

We get three rounds tonight.  First round is Judge’s Choice. Second is Contestant’s choice. Third is Jimmy’s choice.  This will be interesting.

Josh is up first.  Randy chose “I’d Rather Be Blind” by Etta James. He’s got the vintage microphone again. I like this song because he’s showing his lower register. Good song choice, Randy!

Aaaand…the judges love it. Let the Standing O’s begin!

Jennifer chooses “My All” by Mariah Carey. She’s doing an OK job.  I understand they’re trying show a different side to her, but those low notes are giving her problems.   Overall, it was just aight  for me, dawg.

Aaaand the judges love it.  Randy, of course, must remind us that he worked with Mariah. *eyeroll*

Steven chose “Beggin” by Madcon.  Never heard the song before, but Phillip starts it like he’s trying to win!  I like! If it wasn’t for Josh, Phillip would be my favorite.   This dude just gave a SUPERSTAR performance.

Aaaaand….the judges love it. Randy and Steven give the Standing O.

Randy said the round gives Josh a slight edge.  Jennifer says Phillip. Steven can’t decide.

I say: PHILLIP. oo…that hurts my soul.

We get to see Josh’s homecoming.  He said he sold out the arena there, and that has NEVER happened. He said “They are really acting like I’m Barack Obama!”  They go to church with him. He says he feels grounded again.  He surprises his little niece buy telling her he wants her to ride in the parade with him. They go to his old high school. I’ve never seen Josh this animated!  He gives a concert, and of course he sings “It’s a Man’s World”.  That place is PACKED!!

Josh’s choice is “Imagine”. No choir, just Josh and a piano. I wouldn’t have chosen this for him, but Josh has shown a knack for picking the right songs.  I got a high note and a beautiful run. I’m good. #TeamJoshua

Aaaand the judges love it. No Standing O though.  Randy asks him why he chose it. Josh said the song had a strong message and it wasn’t just about singing it the way he wants to sing it.

Jessica’s turn to go home. She says she was homeschooled and didn’t have a lot of friends, so it was weird and awesome to see all of those people. Of course she gets a huge reception.  They show her with her family. It’s very touching to see her with her younger brothers. They ride in the parade with her. She goes to her high school…well..not hers..as she was homeschooled, but you know what I mean.  She got the day declared Jessica Sanchez day.  Little girls LOVE HER. LOVE.  Looks like she’s on a Navy ship, and sings Dance With My Father for her dad, who is on the stage with her.

Her choice is “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” by Aerosmith. Not much to say. She sounds great, as usual.  But I wouldn’t buy a ticket to see her. I’m bored.

Aaaaand…the judges love it.

Phillip’s turn.  Somebody held up a sign  that says “Phillip, you still owe me $10!”  They’ve named a dish after him.  Wow. I though the little girls loved Jessica, but uhh….they ADORE Phillip. He goes back to the family pawn shop to see his dad.  His dad is Phillip Phillips SR. He’s very proud and emotional about Jr.  He causes Phillip to get teary-eyed. Then they ride to his house.  His mom “just cain’t wait to squeeze him!” , especially since it was Mother’s day weekend.  As Phillip rides through the parade, he cries at all the love he is being shown.

His choice is “Disease” by Matchbox 20. Phillip is doing what Phillip does. Nothing else to say.

Aaaaand….the judges love it.  Wait..JLO says it wasn’t the WOW performance we need right now, but it was good. Steven agreed.  Randy says he didn’t like it either.  He said it was too subdued, something Phillip could do in his sleep. He wanted a bigger moment.

This round was kinda ho-hum. Nobody was bad, but there was not one performance that stands out.That means I have to give it to Joshua!

Round 3:  Jimmy chooses.

For Josh, he chose “No More Drama” by Mary J. Blige.  Jimmy says that when Mary sang this at the Grammy’s, she brought everyone to church and that Josh can do the same. I believe he can too. I like that it’s a more contemporary song, but he can still show out. The boy KILLED it.  Came out of his jacket, lost his in-ear mic…and still KILLED it!

Aaaand…the WHOLE PLACE is standing. But not the judges.  Randy says it doesn’t matter what he does…he’s a natural performer and folk should just vote for him. Says he’s an amazing singer, and an amazing performer.  JLO says he has this knack for knowing exactly what he’s doing, yet letting loose at the same time.  Steven says it was over the top *in a good way*  I say, by Jimmy choosing this song, He LIKES when Josh screams. SO THERE!

For Jessica, Jimmy chooses “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5. Wait…I’m having a Michael moment. *wipes tears*  Jimmy said he wanted  to give her song that brought her out of the teenybopper music, but still showed her youth.   She sounds good.   But you know what? I think Josh and Phillip outsang her tonight.

Aaaaand…the judges love it. Oh wait. Randy said it was OK, but he didn’t love it.  Randy is looking for a moment, and he’s not getting it. He said he’d have preferred if she had done MORE of the Mariah ersion.

Jimmy chooses “We’ve Got Tonight” by Bob Seger.  Jimmy wanted to choose a song that appeals to both guy and girl fans, and has a melody that Phillip would want to stick to.  Man…Phillip ain’t playin’ tonight!  It’s not the most exciting song, but he is doing a GOOD job on it and he’s not playing the guitar.

Aaaand…the judges love it. STANDING O.  He deserves it.  It was a great performance.

I have to give Round 3 to Phillip also.  So this is how they rank for me:

Phillip

Josh

Jessica.

At this point, it doesn’t matter…but I REALLY wanna see Josh WIN!

David Cook is performing tonight! I loveth him.

Jennifer Lopez is performing tonight. I’ll mute it. I don’t mind her dancing.

I have fully prepared myself for tonight. I know how I want it to go, but I realize that ANYBODY could go, including my beloved Josh.  In a way, I realize that he doesn’t NEED to win. He’ll have a career regardless. I JUST WANT TO SEE HIM WIN. I’m selfish like that.

To begin the long drawn out show, there’s a group number: California Dreamin’. *yawn*

I’m mad that my mom gave me her medical opinion on Phillip. I keep looking to see if he looks OK.

Next…behind the scenes at the Ford video shoot.  Then we get to see the video.  NEXT!

Ryan calls Phillip first. Jimmy says Phillip is finally coming into his true identity and voice….a good thing.  He says on “Volcano”, Phillip delivered on the promise we’ve been waiting for all year. Magnificent.

Ryan plays with our emotions and says that after 70 million votes, Phillip can go back to the couch and hang out. No result yet.

Hollie’s turn. Jimmy says on “Faithfully” that all of the things that normally concern him about her worked for her.  Jimmy says Hollie didn’t understand the core of “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and she fell behind the other three.

Ryan sends her back to the couch to hang out also. UGH!

David Cook performs.  Man..I loved this dude in season 7. Talk about making a song your own?  He was an expert at it.  I pretty much loved everything he did.  And I love him now.

Josh is up next. Jimmy says that Josh had the chance to show us another side with the California songs, but he didn’t. He’d try to talk him out of putting songs like this on his album. He said it could have worked if he hadn’t given it the gospel treatment. Jimmy wasn’t knocking gospel, just on this song.  As far as “This is a Man’s World”, Jimmy says it was so captivating and he wants to see it again and again and agai..and he hasn’t felt that way all season. Says that song should be on his album.

Josh goes back to the couch.

Jessican’s turn. Jimmy says she did a great job on “Steal Away” but that impersonating an older jazz/blues singer wasn’t a good idea. Says the growl is a predictable trick and he’ll encourage her to leave it off of her album.  As for “And I Am Telling You”, he says he brought all her artillery in the right proportion and it was flawless. Jimmy says Tommy Mottola emailed him and said he would be going to her first concert and that she’s the real thing.

Jimmy says he has NO clue who will make the final.

JLO is performing.  I can’t mute it, because Thing #2 is watching. Oh..the torture!

They drag it out more by having Ryan ask Steven how he’s seen Phillip evolve since he started.  Blah blah blah.

He asks Jennifer about Hollie.  Blah blah blah.

Randy talks about Josh. Blah blah blah.

Finally, results!

Jessica. SAFE.

Josh. SAFE.

Aaaaand a commercial break.  UGH.

Phillip. SAFE.

Hollie goes home.  As it should be.

She sings “The Climb again and sings it well.  As she’s singing, none of the others look happy, especially Josh who is crying hard.

America didn’t let me down this time!

Phillip is up first.  They show his initial audition in Savannah.  Phillip never expected to make it through.  I’m concerned about Phillip. My momma is a nurse and she says every time she looks at him, she thinks he looks VERY ill and that he needs to be in the hospital.  He sings “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival.  I’ve never heard the song. No guitar today.  Wait..Phillip is wearing blue instead of gray!  What’s going on?  He gives his usual Phillip performance.  He keeps my attention, which is a good thing. I love to see him perform.

Aaaaand…the judges love it. Randy said something that may have been constructive criticism, but he loved it in the end. I’m tired of the judges.

Hollie gets the same treatment.  They showed when they didn’t choose her for the finals in Season 10, and then how she made it this season. She’s singing “Faithfully” by Journey. She sings it well, but I’m bored.  And that’s all I have to say about that.

Aaaaand…the judges love it. Of course, Randy has to remind us about his time working with Journey. *eyeroll*

Joshua is up next. He also didn’t make it last season. The judges encouraged him to come back this year…and here we are.  #TeamJoshua He’s singing “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban. Ya’ll know he can do NO wrong with me.  He gave a mature, restrained performance, a run from heaven and I’m sold.

Aaaaand….the judges love it.  As they should.

Jessica is next.  She’s singing “Steal Away” by Etta James.  She’s much better than last week.  I could have sworn Jimmy said she needed to sing younger songs. What does she know about stealing away?  I guess that’s the Momma in me. I don’t wanna hear her singing this!  LOL  Even so, I have to give her credit: she did a great job.

Aaaaand….the judges love it.

Josh and Phillip do “This Love” by Maroon 5.  This is SO much better than last week. They look like they’re enjoying this one. I liked it.

Jessica and Hollie do “Eternal Flame” by the Bangles. Their harmonies are nice.  I don’t get the giant swings made out of fabric that their swinging on while they sing.

I don’t care anything about what the judges say about either of them. MOVING ON.

They just spend like 10 minutes talking to some dude about the new “Rock of Ages” movie…now there’s a group number. COME ON.  This dragging out the show is ridiculous!

Finally, it’s time for the singing.

Ryan asks Phillip how he’s feeling and how his health is. He says he’s making it.  My momma doesn’t think so.  The song he wishes he would have written is “Volcano” by Damien Rice.  Jimmy says last week he was nervous about Phillip, but this week he’s found a song that’s a bullseye. Jimmy says it’s the first time he doesn’t sound like anyone else. I think Jimmy is right.  I LOVE this performance. And if ya’ll don’t keep the teenyboppers off of the phone, he’s gonna slide through again! LOL

Aaaaand the judges love it.

Hollie is singing “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt. Jimmy says Bonnie sings with so much feeling, and Hollie’s problem is that people don’t see her feeling it. Jimmy says she has to be MAGNIFICENT, otherwise, no chance. Of course, she sounds good. But…not enough feeling.

Aaaaand…the judges don’t love it.  IMAGINE THAT.

Josh is singing “It’s a Man’s World” by James Brown. He’s killing it from the first line.  KILLING IT.  That’s all I have to say about that.

Aaaaand…the judges love it and stand. As they should.

Jessica is singing “And I Am Telling You” by Jennifer Holiday. Jimmy loves it.  Jessica says she’s not ready to go home.  I don’t think she should.  She KILLED.  So I’m looking forward to a Josh/Jessica finale.

Aaaaand…the judges love it and stand.  As they should.

Joshua and Jessica ruled the night.  Phillip was good. Hollie was good…and technical. So I’m gonna go out on a limb and say Hollie goes home.

What did you think?

I had choir rehearsal tonight. I got home just as Coldplay started to sing. After the performance, I see that Hollie and Skylar are the bottom two.  Of course, the night Hollie does the best, she’s in the bottom. Quite frankly, that sucks. But she’s been on borrowed time for a while now.  I say, based on last night, Skylar should go.  Hollie actually had her best night of the whole competition.

After 60 million votes, Skylar goes.

And that’s the way it should be.

I KNOW a LOT of you disagree.

Good Night!

Steven Van Zandt from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is the mentor tonight.

Hollie is first. “River Deep, Mountain High“.  mmm…OK. Steven tells her from the beginning: Don’t try to please people. Jimmy says if she keeps thinking she has to entertain, she’s dead. I’m just mad that she’s singing Tina Turner, but she did a good job.. I really can’t complain.  She took Steven’s advice. My 12-year-old said she sounds weird. Steven says thank the Lord she showed she has the blues in her.  Jennifer says it was really good.  Randy loved it too.

Phillip is doing a song called “The Letter” by the Boxtops. Steven and Jimmy disagree over the way Phillip did it. Jimmy says it wasn’t exciting; Steven says “Leave him alone. He’s good!” Phillip is doing what he always does. I think at this point, he might need to show something different. Every time he sings, it really sounds the same. I LOVE him….but I’m bored. Jimmy was right.  However…Randy says he made it his own. I would have no idea. Randy loves it. Jennifer admits she doesn’t know the song, and that it lacked a little melody. But she says he’s such a dynamic performer. Steven says he missed the melody, but Phillip can get away with it. Randy loves that Phillip strives to be original.  They show Phillip’s girlfriend in the audience.

Skylar originally tried “Knock On Wood” but it didn’t work. I think the title of the song she eventually chose is “Fortunate Son”. Jimmy says she’s gotta have a jet pack on tonight because she was in the bottom last week. I think he means she needs to have the performance of her life. I don’t think she’s having it. Sounds like a whole lotta screaming with a twang. Of course all of the judges love it. What else is new?

A Josh/Phillip duet?  This could be interesting! They’re singing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”.  They sound good. This song has always bored me, no matter who sings it. LOL@Josh moving away when Phillip tries to put his arm around him at the end. I know he’s thinking, “Man..the song was fruity enough! Get away!”  LOL!  Anyway, I liked it because it was them, but it was mostly boring.  Judges love it. I wanna know who chose that song for them so I can punch them in the throat.  Those two are capable of so much more.

Jessica is doing “Proud Mary“. I don’t think this is a good choice. But maybe she’ll surprise me.  Steven loves her voice. She has no clue what he’s saying. LOL  I don’t like this performance. It’s like a karaoke performance for me.  It was just aight for me, dawg.  Jennifer says she was a little of Tina and a little Beyoncé. I so do NOT agree.  Steven loves it.  This is like a broken record. Randy says it was barely ok for her. He says Jessica took on the biggest dragon of the night and it didn’t quite sit with him. Jennifer says you can’t compare a 16-year-old to Tina Turner. I say, if you can’t come close, DON’T SING IT.

Josh is doing “Ain’t To Proud To Beg”. Steven agrees with the choice. Steven says, “If you happen to sign him..” Jimmy says “Happen? We’re making a record!” HA!  Josh comes out with 4 girl background dancers and does Temptation-like moves. He dress the part too.  He makes this look EASY.  Then he takes us to church at the end.  #TeamJoshua, PERIOD.  He’s was more exciting than everyone else.  Steven says he’s one of the top 2 best idols of all time.  Jennifer says that he’s a throwback from another era and she enjoys every time he sings.  Randy says he reminds him of Terence Trent D’Arby and that he has the voice to bring R&B back.

For Round one:  Randy and Steven say Josh, Skylar and Hollie were the best.  Jennifer just says Josh and Hollie. I’m going to have to agree with her.

Next Round is British Pop.

Hollie chooses “Bleeding Love”.  Oh my…she better connect, cuz this song is boring. Hollie realizes that she HAS to connect.  Steven told her to make it intimate, not to sing to the world. Jimmy says that if she does what she did in rehearsal, she’ll be fine.  Hollie is doing a good job, follows the advice. I’m bored. Judges love it. Of course.

Phillip is doing “Time Of The Season” by The Zombies.  I like when he slows it down, and this will be the song to bring the teenyboppers back to the phones for him since they learned that he has a girlfriend. Good job on this one. Judges love it.

The girls are going to sing together.  Bet they got a better song than Josh and Phillip. The girls like to mimic each other. Skylar mimics Hollie, Hollie mimics Jessica.

They sing “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me  Higher”. Better song than the boys already. Until Skylar brings in the fruitin twang.  Dang…I think I prefer Josh and Phillip.

Aaaaannnd…the judges love it.

Skylar sings “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me” by Dusty Springfield.  Jimmy wants her to make it country…bu I don’t!  However, I don’t think she can help it. The twang has a mind of its own. Skylar is talented and she does a pretty good job.  Aaaaaaand…the judges love it.

Jessica’s song choice is “You Are So Beautiful”.  She turns it into a beautiful ballad and sounds great.  I love Jessica, but she’s more boring than Hollie was. It’s like she can only do one thing. Aaannd….the judges love it!

Josh was gonna do a Tom Jones Song, but Jimmy suggests something else. Steven  is thoroughly impressed when Josh takes 15 minutes to acquaint himself with the song and then comes back and gives an awesome performance. Josh does “To Love Somebody”.  Classic Josh. He tears it up. He is clearly the BEST.  He gets the ONLY standing O of the night!

I’m picking a top TWO: Josh and Hollie. They had two good performances.  The rest just didn’t measure up to these two.  As far as who goes home?  I’d worry if I were Jessica or Skylar.  The teenyboppers will keep Phillip in.

Before we begin, I’ll remind you that my bottom three are Phillip, Hollie, and Elise, with Elise going home.

Katie Perry and Stefano Langone (from last season, which I quit watching EARLY) will perform.

The Queen Extravaganza performs “Somebody To Love“. Do. Not. Like.  NEXT!

Ford video. NEXT!

We see a montage of the contestants going to TMZ for media training.  Funny!

Ryan calls up Jessica and Elise.  Jimmy says that Bohemian Rhapsody was a plain old mistake, and he was scared by the three heads of Jessica in the background during the song.  He does give hearty approval to Dance With My Father. As for Elise, he says she picked the wrong Queen song and it didn’t move him.  As for the Jimi Hendrix song, second bad choice. He says she’s a great singer, but makes bad choices. It’s not the first time we’ve heard that.

Jessica is safe. Elise is in the bottom.

Tickets for the Tour go on sale May 11. First show is Detroit, MI.  Casey from last year is asked to give the contestants advice about the tour. He says their a rambunctious group, so they should look out for pranks.

Stefano performs a song called “I’m On A Roll“. I remember him having some talent, but I hated the talent pool last year and quit watching very early. I have no clue what happened on that season.  He’s not bad at all. Very energetic performance.

Back from the break, Josh and Hollie are already next to Ryan.  Jimmy says he wonders if Hollie choosing Save Me was a subliminal message to the audience.  He says she was a B+ and the The Climb was good. He hopes it’s not too little to late.  About Josh, he says he was very impressed with Crazy Little Thing Called Love. It shows that he knows how to crossover and interpret a song.  He loved Ready For Love, and says that if Josh gets voted off tonight, there is something wrong with the show, the competition, and the whole ball of wax.  India Arie tweeted and she thoroughly enjoyed his performance of Ready For Love.

Hollie is in the bottom. Josh is safe!

Katy Perry performs. I’m not paying attention. Playing Bejeweled Blitz until she’s done.

Just looked up tour dates. My Josh is coming to Pittsburgh on August 14. MUST GO.

Skylar and Phillip on stage.  Jimmy says she did a very good job on the first song, but the second song was a little self-indulgent.  It needed to appeal to the entire country, and he doesn’t think it did.  Jimmy said the judges felt she won Round 1, but he thinks she got knocked out in round two.  As for Phillip, he says he’s having a rough time and it’s starting to show.  He says health problems are sapping his energy.  He also said that singing Dave Matthews was a mistake.  He said Phillip left an opening from someone other than Phillip to be in the finale.

But Jimmy is wrong. Skylar is in the bottom. Phillip is safe.  Ryan immediately tells Skylar she’s safe.

58 million votes later……..Elise is gone.

My job here is done.  *drops mic*

Yes, I’m starting off complaining.  The themes this year stink. ABSOLUTELY.  Give these kids songs they can relate to!  I’m sure we’ll hear a lot of, “You need to FEEL the music.”  BOOO!

Of course we hear about last week’s “shocking”  Colton elimination. Man…give it a rest.  You let America vote, that’s what happens.

We get a montage of Queen, and Ryan says they’re performing tonight. They show two of the band members sitting down with the contestants, answering their questions and giving them advice.

These same two perform as the contestants perform a Queen medley.  Moving on.

Each contestants sings two songs: one of their choice and one by Queen.

Jessica sings “Bohemian Rhapsody“.  I don’t really listen to Queen, so I can’t tell if she’s doing the song justice or not, but she sounds good as usual.  By the crowd reaction, I guess she did it justice. Steven says Freddie Mercury would have been proud. He says that he would never say rock is her forte, but she sounded good. Jennifer says the vocal was beautiful, but she expected more of a rock performance during that part of the song. Randy said it was great…and was happy that she didn’t do any runs.  Ha.  He advises her that when she sings rock again, she should channel Tina Turner, and says that Jessica should watch her videos.

Skylar: Ryan talks to Skylar and we find out that she is also a songwriter. She hopes to be able to sing her own song on Idol one day.  She is singing “The Show Must Go On“.  She’s really hitting her stride. This is a good performance…and she didn’t add the twang!  Really showed off her vocal ability.  Steven says it was fabulous. Jennifer got goosies. *eyeroll* Randy says it was incredible and one of her best performances to date.  I agree.

Josh: “Crazy Little Called Love”.  This might be the only Josh performance I’m not feeling. I don’t know why. He didn’t sound bad.  Maybe it was too much screaming.  But I’m still #TeamJosh ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. He gets a standing O from Randy and Steven. Randy says it was unbelievable. Randy says he just has it all.  Jennifer says that the Joshua part of the show is her favorite part of the show because she knows she’ll get an inspired vocal and an amazing performance.  I’m mad at her for saying that because who wants to vote for the “teacher’s pet”? If he goes home this week, I’ma be after her!  Steven says he has a classic style that sounds like nobody else and he loved it.

Elyse does “I Want It All”.  She sounds good. She looks like she’s tired though.  But it was a good song choice and a good performance. Steven says he really enjoyed it.  Jennifer says she was in her element and it all came together. Randy says each performance tonight, including Elyse’s, unbelievable.  He says it was one of her best performances to date. And I agree, although if her duets with Phillip count, those were her best.

Phillip is singing “Fat Bottom Girls”.  Sounds good, but not the most original performance. I mean, there was nothing that stood out. Phillip did what Phillip does. I, for one, like what Phillip does.  Steven starts saying something about fat bottom girls, and I’m hoping that they are on a delay so they can bleep him. He loves Steven’s performance.  Jennifer says we get a different side of him every week. Randy says he liked it, but didn’t love it.  He says it was good, but not “Oh My God!” I’d have to agree with him.

Hollie is singing “Save Me“. So appropriate, because if she doesn’t do well this week, she could be going home. I do believe she’s feeling the song, but I’m bored.  Maybe I just have an anti-Hollie bias because I think she should have been gone at least 2 weeks ago.  Steven says she did  really good job.  Jennifer says she felt like she felt it in the middle of it, but she also went a little off at that point. She also wants to see her enjoy it more and that she’s still “thinking”.  I think Jennifer is over-analyzing this time.  Randy says it was a good performance, but she could have taken more chances. She needs to have a moment where people listen and think “She could win.”, and that she didn’t have that this week.

Ryan says that concludes the first round. Jennifer says Skylar won.  Randy agrees, but adds Josh and Elise. He says that Hollie needs to step it up.

Now on to the part of the show where they chose their songs.  and wait…I haven’t seen Jimmy yet?  What’s going on? I miss him! Anyway, I hope they chose well, because Queen wasn’t doing it for me.

Jessica is singing “Dance with My Father”.  She says she is a huge daddy’s girl.  All of the other idols describe her.  They can’t figure out how she is so little, has to do schooling and sings like that.  Phillip says she might be an alien. It’s obvious that she loves her dad, because she’s put more feeling in this song than any other before it.  Good performance.   Jennifer says that it may have been the best rendition of the song that she has heard.  Steven says he doesn’t think she could sing a song bad.  Randy says she is truly amazing because her musical tendencies are so natural, and with the feeling that he was waiting for, there was NOTHING wrong with it.

Skylar: The contestants say she’s full of fire and something takes over her when she gets on stage.  Phillip says she can’t stop talking or singing. They say she’s thick-skinned and tough. They don’t announce the title of her song, so I don’t know what it is. But I do know that it’s a country song.  No surprise there. Something about “Tattoos On This Town”.  Baby Reba does her thing.  She sounds good. I’m bored.  Randy says he’s a ginormous fan of hers. I just noticed he has on a pin that says YO.  Funny. Jennifer is talking, but she says too much. All I know is that she liked it.  Steven concurs.

Josh:  They say he’s loud and crazy.  Skylar says his real daddy is an alien because his voice is not of this world. Elyse says he’s always singing.  Hollie says he’s messy.  Josh says Pot, meet Kettle. They show his room, and we find out that he’s a typical 20-year-old boy. LOL!   He’s singing “Ready For Love” by India.Arie. No screaming or yelling. Just a beautiful rendition. That run at the end? GLORIOUS!   Ya’ll know I LOVED it!  Another Standing O from the judges! That’s all that needs to be said!  Oh wait… Steven says he smells the finish line with Josh.  YES! So do I!

Elyse:  Skylar says she laughs after everything she says.  Jessica says she uses her had when she does her runs. Phillip says she’s always pointing at a note like a sniper. I have no idea what she’s singing. What – did Ryan take the last half of the show off?  I need titles! I think she’s saying “Bold As Love”.  It was hard for me to understand what she was saying, but she didn’t sound bad saying it.  Steven says he loves the Janis Joplin in her and he loves the Jimi Hendrix tune. But he says she has to do songs that people know.  Jennifer says she understand what Steven is saying, but she slayed the song so it didn’t matter.  Randy says he’s a huge Hendrix and Elyse fan, but he didn’t think it was the right song for her.

Phillip: They all make fun of how he moves when he’s performing.  They joke and say that he’s faking being sick all the time.  He’s singing a Dave Matthews song….and I have NO clue what the title is. I’m wondering if it’s wise to sing a song by an artist to whom you’re constantly being compared.  In this case, I don’t think so, cuz I’m BORED.  EXTREMELY BORED.  Jennifer didn’t even clap.   Steven says it was typical Phillip: very entertaining and very off the wall.  Jennifer says it was a little to obscure and artsy, especially at this phase of the competition.  Randy disagrees with Jennifer. He says Phillip showed his true colors: He’s an artist and will always be himself.

ROFL at Ryan’s girlfriend getting giddy over Phillip!  HILARIOUS!

Hollie: Skylar says Hollie’s her bestie.  Phillip says she’s like a little mouse. Josh says she definitely talks funny.  Hollie says she does NOT have a speech impediment. She’s singing a Miley Cyrus song. Ya’ll know I don’t know a word Miley Cyrus sings except for the Hannah Montana theme song.  I’m guessing the title is “It’s a Climb”? Ya’ll let me know.  She sounds really good. And I’m mad about that, cuz that means she probably won’t go home! She gets what might be her first Standing O! RAndy says that’s the Hollie Cavanaugh that we love! Jennifer says it was perfect.  Steven says it was beautiful.

Ryan asks who Randy is worried about.  Randy says he doesn’t know. Jennifer says the same.  He asks Steven who he’s most impressed with. He says Skylar.

Watching the recaps, I say Elyse is in danger.  In my opinion, the best three were Josh, Jessica, and Skylar. So that would leave Phillip, Elyse and Hollie in the bottom.  I don’t think there’s any way that Phillip goes.  Hollie had a better night than Elyse tonight.  So if the teenyboppers are kept away from the phones, she’ll be going home.

We’ll see what happens tomorrow!