It’s Songs From The Movies Week and we were spared this year from Brian Adams, Aerosmith, and The Bodyguard soundtrack but that doesn’t mean it was good. This season has people with much better voices than previous seasons but they don’t do anything fun with the songs. They just sing them karaoke-style. I don’t know what the super team of producers is doing during the week. I think they just stand near Jimmy Iovine to make him seem hipper. Also, will.i.am needs to be in the Bottom 3 this week. He’s just not working.

Paul McDonald – “Old Time Rock And Roll” – Karaoke song number 1 of the evening. He upped the number of roses on his suit. He had a Lilly Scott lookalike on sax. He let the rhythm move his marionette body around the stage. It was a disaster. I think Paul is in trouble. I miss Hollywood Week Paul.

                        Nice saxin’

Lauren Alaina – “The Climb” – It bothers me that she came down the stairs to sing The Climb. Still, I think this was her best performance of the season. It wasn’t a “moment” like she needed but she buried Miley as she was instructed to do. Billy Ray will be digging for weeks. Pretty cool.

Stefano Langone – “End Of The Road” – He needed 4 more guys from Philly to help with the vocals. Watching it back, it was better the second time. I think I was too distracted by the ripped trumpet girl the first time. She could bend that trumpet in half. Then Stefano could drape a handkerchief over it and use it as a tent.

Scotty McCreery – “I Cross My Heart” – I wish he would have gone with “Everybody’s Talkin.” I finally figured out who he looks like: the love child of Alfred E. Newman and George Bush. It’s not one or the other. It’s both. See?

I did all of this so I wouldn’t have to talk about the singing. One thing is for sure, he is not country weak.

Casey Abrams – “Nature Boy” – I like that he stayed in jazz and I’m glad the judges talked it up because that performance will be lost. He is so talented and he has no shot of winning which is fine. All I ask is that America keep him around so I can enjoy him a few more weeks. I’d also like him to make jazzy versions of current songs.

Haley Reinhardt – “Call Me” – It felt messy. Her limbs were flailing out of time to the music. The singing was all over the place. She was dressed like Slutty Vanna White. Weird. She picked the wrong week to lose momentum. Could this make the streak of girls going home continue? Probably as the judges managed to give their only criticism of the night to her.

Jacob Lusk – “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – I can’t look at him without hearing that statement from last week. He was better this week but I don’t really care. He can go to the place he spends his life trying to avoid going to. No fish! Ever again! These fish are for someone who deserves them!

James Durbin – “Heavy Metal” – Is Idol ready for metal? No. Have we asked for metal as James said in his intro package? Also, no. Did we get metal? Sure. He screamed a lot. He bent backwards and screamed some more. He worshipped at the guitar solo altar with metal spirit fingers. Then more screaming. He succeeded in performing metal on Idol. You have to give him that. I just don’t know if that’s what the public wants.

Bottom 3:

1. Paul McDonald
2. Jacob Lusk
3. Haley Reinhardt

Going Home: Paul McDonald