It’s inspirational song week, making me wish I would have conned Kris into doing this recap. Joy.

Michael Johns – “Dream On.” What’s with the ascots? And the man vests? And the Chinos? Bad, bad fashion aside, it’s a pretty decent of a very difficult song. Nothing groundbreaking here, but he should be safe.

Syesha – “I Believe.” She’s chosen to sing a non-hit of past winner, Fantasia. She’s not a really powerful singer, so this is an odd choice. It’s OK, but she’s not taking me to church. I think this could land her in the bottom 3 this week for sure.

Jason Castro – “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” I think this is the Sandals vacation commercial version. Needless to say, Jason’s frat-party performances have left me bored with him and firmly out of his corner. Nice vocals, but the song choice is so lame, I can’t praise him any more.

Kristy Lee Cook – “Anyway.” Well, the genius that she is, she’s chosen to sing a Martina McBride song. Martina is one of the finest country singers in the world, ever. Kristy, not. On a positive note, I like her top and hair. On a negative note, she’s still on the show and she sucks horribly.

David Cook – “Innocent.” Terrrible song choice, execution and jacket. I was hoping maybe for “More Than a Feeling” by Boston or anything recognizable as being remotely good.

Carly Smithson – “Show Must Go On.” Why people insist on ruining Queen, I’ll never know. She’s wearing a crazy Pat Benetar outfit and has a crazy look in her eyes. She also totally loses the pitch in the middle. This is awful and may send her rightly to the bottom 3 this week and hopefully home.

David Archuletta – “Through it All” Terrible and boring.

Brooke White - “You’ve Got a Friend.” It was OK.

Boot: Carly