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Tonight’s American Idol were the hits of Motown or the Best of Smokey Robinson…whatever you want to call it. Expectations were high for certain singers but could they deliver? Hey, I sound like Ryan Seacrest! THIS… is American Idol.Matt Giraud – Let’s Get it On - Loved it. Everything about the performance was great from the piano in the beginning to his soulful falsetto. Kris Allen – How Sweet it Is - I like Kris a lot. He’s just fun. I don’t think he’ll win. I doubt he’ll last more than maybe another 3 weeks but until then, I’ll just enjoy him. I think he deserves to get further than others on this show but I’m just not sure he’s got the fan base to pull him through. His song tonight was a perfect fit for him. Scott MacIntyre – You Can’t Hurray Love - Yeah..I didn’t like this that much. In the little video montage they showed he seemed to sing this song better but to hear it live, his voice was shakey…the back up singers were distracting. But Scott has built himself a fan base that will keep in the competition albeit for not that much longer.Megan Joy Corkrey – For Once in My Life - Words cannot express how much I dislike her singing. Megan Joy is very pretty even though like Carly Smithson last year, she has utterly destroyed herself by vandalizing the right side of her body with that hideous tattoo. I really wish she’d cover it up. The only thing more hideous is her singing. Like, Scott she sounds different in the video montages when she sings for the star mentors. It’s still warbly but it at least sounds controlled. Get her on stage and she’s the opitomy of suck. Seriously, why is she still here? She won’t be much longer.Anoop Desai – Ohh Baby Baby - Anoop just keeps getting better and better. He’s got such a pretty tenor voice. He’s so pleasant to listen to. But then where is the “star quality” in him? I don’t know if he can find it. He still looks like the guy who sits behind the desk programming C++ all day. That’s shallow to say but I am not sure  how they can fix that about him. But I am rooting for him because his performance tonight was really good!Michael Sarver – Ain’t Too Proud to Beg - The only thing that will save Michael this week is if millions of people hated Megan as much as I did. Michael took the advice that Smokey Robinson gave him to heart and he gave it the ol’ college try. He growled his way through this song and although, he sounded much better than some past contestants who have gotten to this point, this was just not his week. He will be in the bottom 3, if not go home this week.Lil Rounds – Heatwave - It has been one disappointment after another for me with Lil Rounds. This was supposed to be her week and if she can’t deliver a stellar Motown hit, then she is not deserving to go much further. She screached Heatwave and forced the song so terribly that it just let me wondering of all the gazillions of songs she could have chosen from WHY did she pick this one? Yeah, it’s got more energy but so what? This was just a huge mistake. She should be in the bottom 3 this week but she may be edged out by Scott or Megan.Adam Lambert – Tracks of my Tears -AI gave us a peek at Adam as they cut to commercial break. I think the gasps heard around America were clearly audible because I emitted one myself. I think it was more of an OH MY GOSH instead of a gasp. And my shock turned to disgust because this gimmick was going to work for him. I just knew it. And the judges were going to fall all over themselves and they did. I was just ready for it to be great and it was. And that pissed me off because I have dedicated this season to hating him. I still don’t think he’s got enough to be a star. Yes, his star will shine for a while after the show ends but let’s get real…Adam belongs on stage – on a BROADWAY stage. He’s so theatrical – so over the top. I feel like I am watching some sort of Drag Queen competition whenever I see him. It’s really bugging me. The judges call it artistry but I call it self-indulgent crap. That being said, I am thankful he didn’t scream this week. I think playing it straight was a good thing. His falsetto was fabulous. And him actually looking like a guy kinda made him cute except for his gayness which he kept in both of his pierced ears. Blech. He’s not going anywhere.Danny Gokey – Get Ready - Hmmm. The vocals were strong. He gave a typical Danny performance. It was good…but not great. I would have rathered hear him sing something more soulful and gritty, like Matt did. He needs to get some sex appeal because he’s got the women watching. He has their attention but he’s got to keep it before his schtick gets old. He’s already courting controversy because some viewers feel he is being unjustly “pimped” by the show. Like that’s his fault…. they judge him for completely the wrong reasons and I will quickly come to his defense whenever someone complains about the dead wife being talked about. To those idiots, they don’t know jack about being widowed. So they can stuff it. In the mean time, Danny Gokey can get his inspiration from where ever he’d like. I just wish he would have channeled it this week. He’s safe, though.Allison Iraheta – Papa was a Rolling Stone - This girl is bi-polar. Either that or being stuck between being a child and a woman is just doing a number on her. They interview her and she’s barely coherant. It’s like listening to a lil’ Paula.. But then get her on stage and she starts to sing and thankfully she does NOT sound like Paula. Allison is by far the best singer of all the girls left. She delivered another stunning performance this week that should keep her in the competition. The problem is that she’s got that other personality that grates on my nerves and I think the public isn’t having it either. I don’t know how they change that other than to make sure they do no more interviews with her. Or if they do, maybe she should sing her answers. I dunno. She should be ok this week but I’m not sure she can turn the personality around to save herself in the week’s to come.Bottom 3… Megan, Michael and Scott. Michael will go home but Megan SHOULD go home. Teetering on the fence of suckage is Lil Rounds. Kris and Anoop need to build up more of a fan base if they expect to make it in to the top 5. They deserve to be there but they need to step it up. The ones to beat, in my opinion are Adam, Danny, Matt & Allison as they are the strongest vocally. Judges save…will it be used this week? I think only if Allison, Matt or Lil Rounds get sent home. And I doubt that they will.