American Idol: Top 7

The American Idol contestants have been whittled down to the Top 7!

Opening last night's show, was a performance by the 6 contestants that have already been booed off the stage (of the original Top 13). In case you've already forgotten who their names, they are: Ashthon Jones, Karen Rodriguez, Naima Adedapo, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, & Thia Megia.

Their performance was nothing less than dreadful, serving as a true reminder of why we sent them home in the first place. Goodbye, and good riddance! Especially Naima. Lord knows, I never want to see her ugly mug again!

Now that that's out of the way, let's get on with the show!

American Idol Recap - Top 7: Songs of the 21st Century

How quickly the smiles shall fade to tears

Last night, the contestants performed songs from the 21st century. For you dum-dums out there, that's any song recorded in the year 2000 or later.

Before each performance, the producers of the show had the other contestants talk s#!t about the contestant that was about to perform. Naturally, I enjoyed these little snippets considerably.

Scotty McCreery: I would LOVE to see him go home tonight, if not sooner. (Update: Didn't go home. WHEN WILL THE PAIN END?!?)

Performed LeAnn Rimes' "Swingin'"
As usual, I found Scotty's performance quite unbearable. His voice is tolerable, but I cannot stand him. He positively reeks of douchebaggery. Not only that, but he has grown more dull with each passing week. Who knew that was even possible! BYE!

The other contestants were spot-on with their mockery of Scotty's mic-holding. Thank god, I'm not the only one who noticed! Click here for video
 
James Durbin: Winning.

Performed Muse's "Uprising"
Unlike Scotty, James gets better and better with each passing week. He started off good, and has grown into a completely amazing entertainer. I would definitely pay to see him perform, he always puts on a great show.

Were those Scottish golf pants he was wearing? Ha! Nice touch.
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Haley Reinhart: Bottom 3

Performed Adele's "Rolling In The Deep"
Her performance last night was pretty average. She seemed off-tempo in the beginning, and a little pitchy at certain points throughout the song. On top of that, she didn't really seem to have the right emotion for this song.

She's definitely in tonight’s bottom 3, and has a high possibility of going home, which is too bad, 'cause I was really starting to like her.
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 Jacob Lusk: Probably Safe, but these are uncertain times we live in.

(Update: Bottom 3)

Performed Luther Vandross' "Dance With My Father"
Apparently, Jacob’s father died when he was young (I think he said he was 12 years old). I almost started crying before his performance even started. 

Even if he hadn’t sang well, I would’ve loved it. For god’s sake, the man has no father! I’m sure America feels the same, and voted accordingly, but who knows, I have been wrong about the idiot voters before.
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Casey Abrams: Safe

Performed Maroon 5's "Harder to Breathe"
Is Casey losing weight? He looks good! His performance last night was great, as usual. He really is a brilliant musician, which makes me proud. I’m so sick of today’s “singers” who don’t have a real musical bone in their body.

I also love that Casey acts on any idea that might happen to pop in his head. That kiss on the cheek he gave to J.Lo? Just great. I bet Marc Anthony was super jealous.
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Stefano Langone: Bottom 3 (Update: Stefano went home. What a sad day. James cried. They're fwends. Best fwends.)

Performed Ne-Yo's "Closer"
Liked it. Didn’t love it. This wasn’t Stefano’s best performance ever, but I still really like him. He did something completely different from his previous performances, and I thought it was upbeat and fun. Good job, Stef-o!

I’m worried that he might go home tonight, but let’s hope he stays at least another week!
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Lauren Alaina: Safe

Performed Sara Evans' "Born To Fly"
I like Lauren, but she doesn't thrill me. She’s a cute girl, and has a great voice... but her performances are all so monotonous. Every week seems like more of the same. Oh well, America likes her, so I don’t think she has to worry about leaving us quite yet.
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See you after the show!