American Idol...Top 7 Perform...Mariah Carey mentors....

Last night on American Idol...Ryan commented on the Michael Johns getting the boot shocker and how very important your votes are...but, not once did he apologize for how incredibly mean he was before he gave him the ax last week. It was a shock, and after last nights Mariah Carey night, anything goes...I do feel that all the guys will be safe, as their performances last night outshone the girls by a mile.

The mentor and songbook to sing from, was Mariah Carey. I was really surprised to see her on the show, the fact that Mrs. Diva agreed to do it, was the biggest surprise of all. I like some of her songs, but I have never bought a CD or downloaded one of them. I am not that crazy about her..she's great..obviously...what with Five Grammys, 60 million Albums sold and has surpassed Elvis...how much more impressive could she possibly be? Anyway..she gave the Idol 7 some great advice...which they all put to use.

Let's recap:

First up...Baby David Archuletta...singing "When You Believe"...


Once again...David outdid himself...I am not a big fan, though..he is still young, he has some growing to do, if he doesn't win Idol, which I truly believe he will, he will still go on to do great things. I gave him five out of five stars.

Here are the judges thoughts:

Randy~I was a little worried about the guys singing girls' songs, but "That was the Bomb, Baby"

Paula~Mariah must be happy to hear your interpretation of this song...you have made her proud.

Simon~Very, very good. You have set the benchmark. Performed very well.

David will be safe once again...no worries there.

Carly Smithson comes out whining to Ryan about Michael being gone...


If you noticed last week, when Michael got the boot...she was hugging him and hanging on to him just a little too long...they are both married and I bet Michaels wife was none too pleased. Anyway, she proceeded to meet with Mariah and Mariah of course had to have been playing nice when she told Carly she was looking forward to meeting her.
Carly sang "Without You". I thought there were some wierd notes throughout..and it was way better at the end. I gave her four out of five stars...

Here are the judges thoughts:

Randy~I like that you challenged yourself with this song...but, you need to believe in yourself from the beginning. It was pretty good.

Paula~I liked that you shared some vocal restraint. I liked the way you swelled at the end...you just soared.

Simon~That was difficult. I wanted to hear you sing this song, but I don't think you pulled it off...it was just ok.

I see Carly being in the bottom three...

Syesha Mercado chose to sing "Vanishing"....Mariah was pleased with her choice...but for me, it just wans't memorable...I gave her three out of five stars.


Here are what the judges had to say:

Randy~You took on another big, challenging song. That was bold..but, overall you did a good job, all things considered.

Paula~It was smart to pick a song not many people know, so that they can't compare you with it as much. Overall, it was unbelievably magical.

Simon~It was very good indeed, but at this point in the competition, I'm not sure I would have chosen a song not many people know.

I was not at all impressed and I predict she will be in the bottom three....and the one to be sent home.

Brooke White...who missed her sisters wedding last week, due to the mentor part of the show being filmed on the weekends....took on Mariahs "Hero"...who originally wrote the song for Gloria Estefan.


Brooke just did ok last night....she seemed very nervous, some of the change ups she tried with the song, didn't work too well. I gave her three out of five stars.

Here are what the judges thought:

Randy~I liked the fast singer/song writer thing...I was digging it until the bridge, it got a little pitchy there...you seemed to have lost your confidence toward the end.

Paula~You had a few off notes, but it was good.

Simon~I don't think you had much choice to do anything but what you did. It was like getting a hamburger, without the meat...the part in the middle was missing.

The judges proceeded to argue over Simon's hamburger analogy..I kind of felt bad for Brooke, but she took it all in stride, like she always does...she will be safe to perform again, of that I am sure.

Kristy Lee Cook sang Mariahs "Forever"...I thought she did pretty good. She is definitely the one contestant that has shown the most improvement.


Mariah even told her that she could have a hit with that song...That it gave her chills. I think that was pushing it a little bit, but I gave her four out of five stars.

Here are what the judges had to say:

Randy~I didn't think it was like amazing...but, I have to tell you, you've definitely started stepping up.

Paula~You are getting better every week. I am like blown away...You could have a hit with that in country/western.

Simon~(in reference to Kristy saying it gave Mariah chills)..well, it didn't give me chills. It was a little whiny at times. It was just not an advantage for you...it wasn't great.

I think Kristy will be safe for another week.

This seasons rocker, David Cook...outshone himself last night, singing "Always Be My Baby"...Mariah was surprised he chose that song, and called his version of it "haunting"...he totally changed it up and once again, made the song his own.


I thought it was fantastic...He has true recording potential..I know a lot of my bloggy friends do not care for him...and that's ok...I like him...I like his edge and I like how he has been the only one that always takes risk, puts his spin on things....he may not win this, then again he might. Either way, he is this season's Chris Daughtery. I gave him five out of five stars.

Here are the judges thoughts:

Randy~I haven't stood up for anyone yet, but I am doing so now, Dude you are ready to make an album...(Randy then stands up and applauds David-very touching)that was the most billiant performance yet.

Paula~You could totally be in a movie sound track...and you will. That was awesome.

Simon~That was like coming out of Karaoke hell into a breath of fresh air. It was orignal, it was daring, it stood out by a mile.

Ryan, makes a point to note that David is getting all teary eyed...I got teary eyed for him...because it was deserving of praise...in my opinion, he deserves to win above all others. He is safe to rock again, of that I am sure.

Last, my least favorite performer...Jason Castro...he closes the show with "I Don't Want to Cry"...


He seems to have a bland on the run thing going for himself....I don't care what anyone else says...I do not think he is that talented....he is no Bob Marley...just another want to be, that will end up in the bottom three again tonight.

Here are what the judges had to say:

Randy~I didn't really love it. I felt like I was at a weird beach luau.

Paula~I would love to be at that luau...listening all night long. You were in the zone.

Simon~I have to agee with Paula..I liked it.

I give him three out of five stars..but, I must admit, in my opinion...it was better than last week.

Here are my picks for the bottom three:
Carly Smithson, Syesha Mercado and Jason Castro...

Syesha will be going home.
I don't think there will be any surprises like last week. Michael going home was a total shocker...hopefully, Ryan will be a little less, "go for the throat" with this this weeks elimination.

Dixiechick...out!