>>.too much like Joplin - ick<<
I believe you may be the first human being to put “(Janice) Joplin” and “ick” in the same sentence.
You could do worse than channel Joplin. And Crystal’s interpretation was very unique while respecting the original material.
But to each his/her own.
We know if they're too shocking, the judges will use the save.
5 minutes in--The return of the Group Song.
It's a medley of Beatles & solo Beatle songs.
"Got To Get You Out Of My Mind", "All You Need Is Love", "She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" etc.
It's okay. Anything that takes away from Seacrest filler is okay.