Thank the tiny baby Jesus, it’s the last 3-night Idol week. Sorry I skipped out last night, but margaritas and a girlfriend’s birthday fest took precedence.

It’s 80s night. This should be less painful than the last few weeks.

’ – “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” No shocker here, it’s a Whitney song. Lucky for her it’s pre-super-singing Whitney. She looks cute and youthful. The tone is a bit weak, but overall, it’s not bad.

Kady Malloy – “Forever?” Pick a key and stick with it, Kady. And what the hell is song? It sounds like Jesus rock. This may indeed be the worst Idol final vocal performance I’ve ever seen. Randy Jackson says it’s a Queen joint and pretty good. I disagree. Paula’s also deaf, or having a lesbian fantasy which blocks out her ability to hear. Simon says it’s better than last week, but she’s like a robot.

Amanda Winehouse – “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” She kind-of reminds me of a less attractive version of Heather from “Rock of Love 1.” This may be the best song choice she could have made. I still think she sounds like a white-trash bar bitch, but at least she picked the right song for her. Best of the worst so far tonight.

Carly Smithson – “I Drove All Night.” I’m secretly hoping she sings a Sinead O’Connor song. Instead she’s chosen to ruin a Roy Orbison, Celine Dion, Cyndi Lauper and I forget who else covered this song, joint. But, she’s adding her special cruise-ship twist to it. She’s also got some wickedly bad pantaloons on and a super furrowed brow. Totally average and antiseptic.

Kristy Lee – “Faithfully.” Make no bones about it, I love me some Journey. I even did an a capella version of “Faithfully” in a hotel bar on the eve of my nuptials. This is a hard song to sing, Steve Perry is the man. If you’re not gonna sing it like Perry, you must rearrange it and sing it with soul, neither of which was accomplished by Kristy. I give it a C.

Ramiele – “Against All Odds.” I heart this song. I remember listening to syndicated suckbag Delilah dedicate this to husbands done wrong all over the U.S. I really like Ramiele, but I think this is a poor song choice. She’s still wiping the floor with the rest of the girls, but would have been better off with some Lisa Lisa or Brenda K. Starr.

Brooke White – “Love is a Battlefield.” Pat Benetar may have looked a mess, but she along with Celine Dion (God help me) were the two best female technical singers of the 80s. Brooke had the good sense to rearrange the hell out of the song and take all of the hard parts out, but that just makes it boring. I also think she’s been listening to a bit too much Natasha Bedingfield.

Syesha – “Saving All My Love For You.” Another Whitney song, unfortunately for Sy, it’s one of Whitney’s singing songs, so there’s a lot to measure up to. She’s doing pretty well, the “yous” are a bit hard to take, but overall she’s hitting the notes. She also wins the prize of not dressing like a reject for the night, which is priceless.

Best - Amanda (yikes) and Syesha
Worst - Kady, Carly