Tears for Fears had a string of big hits in the late 80's including Sowing The Seeds Of Love that peaked at #2 in 1989. All 24 contestants took the stage to perform a hippie love child group rendition of the song. It must have been rough for four of them, who will likely be shedding quite a few Tears of their own.
Six of the boys were gathered on stage. One by one Ryan let them know if they were safe or not. Brandon, Sundance, Christopher, Nick, and Blake were all safe leaving Paul on stage by himself. Ryan broke the news to the barefoot boy that he is the first one to be sent home. Paul Kim sang Careless Whisper once again and even with his shoes on this time around, it still wasn't very good.
Six of the girls then needed to stand center stage. Jordin, Stephanie, Sabrina, Leslie, Melinda and Antonella all got the safe signal from Ryan. Then Ryan asked Amy to take the stage by herself to let her know she was going home. Her performance last night wasn't enough to make us love her, but still we had to listen to her sing I Can't Make You Love Me one more time.
Season Three Miss American Idol Fantasia graced the stage to perform the song I'm Here from the musical The Color Purple. Turns out she's going to be opening on Broadway to perform the song every night. Good for her. It's a style of music that is a perfect match for her. Her rendition of Summertime is still at the top of the list of the best American Idol performances of all time.
The five remaining girls then needed to hear their fate. Haley, LaKisha, Gina were all safe. Nicole and Alaina were the final two on stage and Ryan announced that Alaina is safe. Nicole's performance was even more weird the second time around. What was she singing? What was she wearing? Since she's going home, these questions may never be answered.
The final six boys now had to hear the good or bad news. Chris, Phil, Jerod, AJ all recieved good news leaving Sanjaya and Rudy. The bad news was given to Rudy. It's a shame that this nice guy has to leave so soon. He has a very nice voice, but he chose the wrong song. He sang his cheesy version of Free Ride again and it was a guilty pleasure - just not the makings of an American Idol.
I only got two of my four predictions right. Amy and Paul were no surprise. As for Leslie and Sanjaya, well, looks like we're gonna have to suffer through their second attempt to impress next week. Brace yourselves...
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