Funny that so many here (and the judges last night) are certain that Anthony sang the 2nd song better than Carrie. I think Carrie's performance was much better in that she showed feeling and emotion, as well as the fact that her voice is always more pleasing to listen to. You could actually believe she was singing the song to a real person. Anthony might have been technically OK, but the song was boring. I would like to know what the songwriters of the actual song who were in the audience thought. I bet they liked the first one better. Also Carrie's Dixie Chicks song almost made me turn on her. I thought it was a terrible rendition of a pitiful song from a treasonous group.
Feeling and emotion? A wind-up doll has more feeling and emotion than Carrie does.