Last Night on American Idol

So, the theme was Songs from the Movies.  With such a broad category, all of the contestants should be able to pick a song that is well-known, but not too well-known, right?  Not so much...

We started off the night with Paul singing Old Time Rock and Roll.  It was okay, but he looked even a little crazier than ever.  I think he could have chose a better song.  How about some James Taylor or some Simon and Garfunkel?  I don't know...

Next after a really long commercial break, we had Lauren, who sang Miley Cyrus...I hate Miley Cyrus.  Not least because she changed her name to Miley...  Anyway, Lauren sang The Climb.  It wasn't anything new or exciting.  It was a solid performance, but she did do this funny run thing that sounded awful.

Stefano sang some song by Boyz II Men.  It was fine, but he did that whole hold the microphone and close his eyes things.  Not great.

Scotty sang Cross my Heart by George Strait.  Never heard of it.  I think he could have killed Everybody's Talkin', which is what Jimmy Iovine championed.  As it was, it was the same ole Scotty.  Nothing new, nothing exciting, and I am getting more and more annoyed by the way he holds the microphone.  Don't hold it with two hands and especially don't hold it like you are going to break it.  It just looks weird.

Casey broke out the upright base and sang Nature Boy.  Jimmy Iovine wanted him to sing some other song, but Casey stuck to his guns(not the only contestant to do so last night).  It was a good choice.  I love Casey.

Haley sang Call Me.  It was so good, although I wish that she would have changed up the arrangement a bit.  But still, it was fun and we got to here her raspyness.  Wonderful.

Then we had Jacob.  Now, I don't like Jacob, never had...never...oh wait.  He sang Bridge over Troubled Water and I finally got his voice.  It was wonderful.  His voice is so well suited to singing Art Garfunkel.  From now, he should only sing those songs.  His best performance ever.

And we ended with James...singing a song called Heavy Metal.  Which did not show his range and did not give me a new side of James.

It seemed like a lot of the singers were playing it safe.  The only ones that didn't were Jacob, Casey, and Haley.  And they were the best performances of the night.  Coincidence?  I think not.