1. David Cook: Cookie sang two songs that, tragically, were over right when they were getting good: Switchfoot's "Dare You to Move" (his choice) and Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing" (producer's choice). His performances were strong on these, and I wanted more! His Roberta Flack tune, however, fell flat for me. Can't believe Simon Cowell picked "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" for him, when he's always saying he prefers Cookie's grittier song stylings.
2. David Archuleta: His Billy Joel song, "And So It Goes" was the aural equivalent of David trying to fit into a grown man's tux. Awkward! Of course Paula loved it -- she picked it! He fared much better with Dan Fogelberg's "Longer," the producer's pick for him, but his choice of Chris Brown's funky "With You" was ill-suited to him. He should stick to adult contemporary stuff with an R&B bent, not necessarily venture deep into R&B territory.
3. Syesha Mercado: "If I Ain't Got You" was nearly devoid of any of the emotion Alicia Keys imbues into it -- bad pick, Randy! Syesha's choice of "Fever" reeked of musical theater auditioning, and I awaited the arrival of dozens of penguins to dance along to the producer's pick of "Hit Me Up," (from Happy Feet) which would've been an improvement to her pitchy performance. She was pitchy all night, actually, and none of these songs did her any favors.
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