I'll say here and now that I dont think a second Beatles night was the best choice. The contestants butchered enough of the sacred Lennon/McCartney songbook last week, and I wasn't in any hurry to endure a second night of torture (in fact, I'm pretty sure prisoners of war don't even have to suffer that much). There were a few standout performances, I'll admit: Syesha sang "Yesterday", and it was pretty. Opie Archuleta waaaaaaay redeemed himself from last week's hideousness with "The Long and Winding Road". And as much as I hate admitting this, I actually liked David Cook's performance of "Daytripper"....tho I half-expected Peter Frampton to join him on-stage for the voice box bit in the middle (like a second Geico commercial....yes! That woulda been awesome!). And thats it.....only three people impressed me. Three performances that I even semi-enjoyed. Count 'em: one, two, three. The rest just.....well, again, they sucked. Seriously, guys......stop sucking! Its not that hard! (And Kristy, that goes out to you in particular....no "blowing the socks off" Simon or Randy or anyone else, for that matter! Geez!)

Oh, and contestants, dont think I didn't notice that none of you had the cajones to take up my challenge and sing "Strawberry Fields". Tsk tsk. I'm very disappointed in all of you. What, was Holly running amok backstage again and distracting you from making good song choices this week?? What's your excuse? Are producers secretly chaining you to the walls and making you listen to Paula's "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" on loop?? (Oh God, that would be an almost unthinkable punishment, wouldn't it?!) Next week, I expect more than a 1/3 of you to present to the world a modicum of vocal ability. Don't make me change the channel to that creepy Lifetime show where kids dirty dance with their parents. Ewwww.