Casey Abrams
Casey's beard has been mowed down to stubble. Looks better, less homeless.
His first choice is Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy".
Jimmy and the guys aren't impressed. "What else ya got?"
Casey tries Phil Collin's "In The Air Tonight". They like that more. But Casey isn't sure. He changes back to "Nature Boy" the next day.
Jimmy: You gotta take advice and Casey chose not to.
THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SET-UP. By bad-mouthing Casey's choice, it makes Casey look brilliant.
The song is okay, but of course it is. This the kind of song Casey does. The upright bass even returns. None of this is new, but the judges will gush all over it.
for the song
for the blantant manipulation.
Casey is verklempt.
J-Lo: At the beginning I was nervous. You don't have to be a pop star. I hope America got that.
Randy: We have real true artists on this show. A Grammy kind of performance. This guy is a jazz kind of artist. I thought it was brilliant. Absolutely genius. The world can not live by pop stars alone.
Steven: You are an artist in the truest since of the word. You took a song that my mom sang to me as a baby, blah blah (liked it)