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Amanda Overmyer – Back In The U.S.S.R. – Meh. Pretty much what you’d expect from her.

Kristy Lee Cook – You Got To Hide Your Love Away – Meh. Her arrangements just never do it for me. Nice girl, but it’s time to say goodbye.

David Archuletta – The Long And Winding Road – Straight up crooning. Good voice. Nailed it.

Michael Johns – A Day In The Life – Tough song to truncate, so the arrangement was a little awkward. Mostly good vocal with some glaring bad spots.

Brooke White – Here Comes The Sun – My girl Brooke. Another good vocal. It’s all right? It’s better than all right. :-) Oh, but gosh, stop being soooo nice to those judges. That exchange went on too long.

David Cook – Day Tripper – Rockin’ guitar back. He’s never been my cup of tea, but his style works well with this arrangement of Day Tripper. Not sure if I cared for the Frampton voice box gimmick, but it was minimal enough. My personal favorite of his work thus far.

Carly Smithson – Blackbird – Takes a chance with a ballad. Borderline. Looked a little pained.

Jason Castro – Michelle – Safe (except for having to learn a little French). Adequate.

Syesha Mercado – Yesterday – My girl Syesha kicked it up a notch or two. Very emotional. Really took ownership of the song this week. Loved it!

Chikezie Eze – I’ve Just Seen a Face – Wow, it’s like two different songs with the harmonica break. Chikezie’s callin’. First part OK; Second part was better.

Ramiele Malubay – I Should Have Known Better – Goes with a hat and more up-tempo song. Adequate. Best notes are the ones she belts out. Walking was a bit awkward.

My rankings for tonight
1. Syesha
2. Chikezie
3. Brooke
4. David C
5. David A
6. Michael
7. Jason
8. Carly
9. Ramiele
10. Amanda
11. Kristy Lee

My rankings overall
1. Brooke
2. Syesha
3. Chikezie
4. David A
5. Carly
6. Jason
7. Michael
8. David C
9. Ramiele
10. Amanda
11. Kristy Lee