by Jenn |
Here’s how the top 8 guys performed tonight:
Lee Dewyze – Fireflies by Owl City
- Simon – “There’s nothing to rave about after that.”
Alex Lambert – Trouble by Ray LaMontagne
- Randy – “I just wasn’t jumping up and down.”
- Ellen – “Don’t become a cocky banana. Nobody likes that.”
- Kara – “The only thing standing between you and winning it is you right now.”
- Simon – “You are so — still — concentrating on trying to deliver the performance, we’ve never ever seen you relax or having a good time.”
Tim Urban - Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
- Randy – “You walked in some pretty big shoes, and I think you did a pretty good job, Tim,”
Andrew Garcia - Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera
- Simon – “It really came over that you’ve been trying to work out what you should be doing, came up with the idea of Christina’s song. … It was a little bit desperate.”
Casey James -You’ll Think of Me by Keith Urban
- Ellen – “I thought it was great.” “I really liked it.”
- Randy – “I think it was a little bit of a safe choice.” “It was just alright.”
- Kara – “Kind of back on the Casey-train.” “You’re doing what you do best.” “I’m missing that spark.”
- Simon – “It was just second best.” “It made you sincere.” “You sounded great.”
Aaron Kelly – I’m Already There by Lonestar
- Ellen – “I feel like it’s real.” “You have the confidence of someone older.” “I just didn’t think that was terrific.”
- Randy – “Job well done, still some work to do.”
- Kara – “You give it your all.” “It’s not relevant to your life.”
- Simon – “It was the right type of song.” “It had emotion.”
Todrick Hall - Somebody to Love by Queen
- Ellen – “I commend you for singing that song.”
- Randy – “Todrick is back!” “You proved you could sing.” “I loved it.”
- Kara – “You can’t listen to that and say that wasn’t good singing.” “There were moments though that I didn’t know if to laugh and it or love it.” “The singing was good.”
- Simon – “He was good in parts.” “You told us who you are. You’re a Broadway singer, that is American Idol the musical doing Queen, silly gloves and the performing.” “At least you made an attempt to perform.”
Michael “Big Mike” Lynche – This Woman’s Work by Maxwell
- Ellen – “Oh, may God! That was so beautiful!” “You are the one to beat now.”
- Randy – “Really??? Yo, man, I have to give it to you again. This is crazy!” “That was HOT!”
- Kara – (Crying) “I’ve never cried after hearing something like. It’s amazing. You were amazing.” “It brought me to tears.”
- Simon – “This was so needed tonight.” “You 100% nailed it.” “It wasn’t just the best performance tonight, it’s the best performance we’ve had out of all these live shows this far.”