Idol, 4/7

PICK: SCOTT

Theme: Songs From the Year the Contestants Were Born

Was really hoping Scott would walk off the stage. No luck.

Danny: Gokey is still a bit too cheery for someone with a dead wife. "Stand By Me"... He looks mildly retarded. What a dumb version. Just atrocious, butchering the song. Gokey is doing good, I guess. Nothing incredible or even memorable. Or even good, really. Lots of cheers. Randy: "You're an amazing singer... you got some talent!" Kara: "What kind of arrangement is this?" Paula: "Brilliant." Simon: "Overall, great!" What...

Kris: Kris's dad looks like a stand-in. "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"... Kris essentially just has a good allure, a good total package. His voice out of someone else's mouth would be meh. But he looks like a Calvin Klein model, so he sails through the Idol gauntlet. This is just a catchy song; he's not really doing anything with it. There are a million girls around him. Kara: "Music class." Paula: "Uniquely your own." Simon: "Indulgent, boring." Randy: "I lost you."

Lil Rounds: "Lil Rounds" is apparently her real name. Excellent work, Mom. "What's Love Got To Do With It"... Lil Rounds looks like a different person every week. Atrocious stylist. I can hear it already -- "Why o why did you pick Tina Turner?" Not very good, in my opinion. Paula: "AWFUL." (In the way that she phrases it.) Simon: "Third-rate Tina Turner." Good, Simon makes the point that she changes every week. God, go away. Awful. Randy: "Tina is not you." Kara: "You're struggling right now."

Anoop: This needs to be his last week. There is no universe in which he could become a music star. "True Colors"... Haha, Cyndi Lauper. This isn't bad, actually. I will admit that he is becoming exceedingly difficult to hate. He does not really have any range. The soft, low thing is his beat, and he does it well. That was pretty decent. Randy: "Dude, you can actually sing." Kara: "You controlled the song." Jesus, Kara is a fucking idiot. Paula: "Flawless." Simon: "This week was very good." Anoop looks mildly speechless.

Blind Scott: He wanted to be a train engineer. "The Search Is Over"... What the fuck. He has a guitar, and he's standing up. Amazingly awful. His blindness only makes it worse. Kara: "I'm not sure I would have picked that song." Paula: "I give you credit for stepping away from the comfort zone of the piano." Simon: "Uh, I would suggest you go back to the piano next week." LOL. Jesus, Simon just raked him over the coals. Randy: "It was all okay."

Allison: It's reassuring to know that she was an ugly child as well. "I Can't Make You Love Me"... It's not bad, but it kinda feels as though she's just going through the motions. No real marked effort on her part. Atrocious outfit, as usual. Paula: "That's a gift that you can't put a price tag on." Simon: "That was very good." Randy: "[Kelly Clarkson] could sing her face off and so can you!" Kara: "Believable and young."

Matt: This guy is technically very good, he's just so unattractive and such a clumsy moron. "Part Time Lover"... He would be helped immensely if he could dance. At all. But he really can't. Good performance though. Randy: "Vocally, one of the best of the night." Kara: "Unbelievable." Paula: "Standing O." Simon: "Well done."

Adam: "Mad World"... Nice choice for him. This is really good so far. Great performance. Normally, I'd expect lavish, lavish praise, but they have to rush this because it's already 9:05. Simon: "Standing O."