written by lee jeskeAmerican Idol's Top 8 girls took on the songs of the '80s during last night's competition.
Asia'h Epperson started the show with "I Want to Dance With Somebody." Randy JacksonPaula Abdul added, "You nailed it." Simon Cowell brought Asia'h back down to Earth by saying, "At best, it was second-rate Whitney Houston." said, "That was hot."
Kady Malloy belted out the Queen song "Who Wants to Live Forever" from the Highlander movie. Randy thought it was an interesting song choice. Paula said, "To date, this was your best performance." Simon slammed her. "I'm still having issues with your massive lack of personality. You're like a robot when you sing."
Amanda Overmyer impressed all the judges with her rocking version of "I Hate Myself for Loving You." Randy said, "Well done, baby." Paula said, "You found your niche." Simon gushed, "I thought it was fantastic. You absolutely nailed that song... It was one of my favorite girl performances of the entire part of this competition."
Irish singer Carly Smithson sang "I Drove All Night." Randy said, "You keep smashing it every week. Dude, another great performance." Paula likened Carly to a "dependable dog" for her consistently solid performances. Simon took issue with her choice of song. "I didn't like it. You're a million times better than that song."
Kristy Lee Cook did a country version of Journey's "Faithfully." Randy liked the arrangement. Paula said, "That could be a hit for you in country music." Simon wasn't impressed. "I still think your problem is you're forgettable. At best, I can see you coming in 10th."
Ramiele Malubay fell flat with a version of Phil Collin's "Against All Odds." Randy said, "I thought it was a pretty good vocal, but find that confidence again." Paula, after much rambling, said, "You deserve to be in the Top 12." Simon thought it was old-fashioned and predictable.
Brooke White did a folky take on the Pat Benatar song "Love Is a Battlefield." Randy said, "I don't know if you brought anything new to the song, but it was definitely interesting." Paula thought it was a very wise choice. Simon said, "Once again, two weeks running, you've done a great performance."
Syesha Mercado closed the competition with "Saving All My Love for You." The judges didn't have much to say, but liked what they heard. Randy said, "Good, good." Paula said, "Sophisticated. Lovely." Simon said, "Predictable but good."
