This week's American Idol theme was Dolly Parton songs, and Dolly herself appeared as a guest star to coach the contestants individually on their songs.
David Cook sang "Little Sparrow" and pulled it off beautifully, as usual. He's really shone the past few weeks and has demonstrated an enormous amount of creative talent.
Carly Smithson, another stand-out, sang "Here You Come Again." Dolly said the song was made for a voice like Carly's, and she was right -- it was a great fit.
When David Archuleta sang "Smoky Mountain Memories" in rehearsal with Dolly, she was so moved that she said, "It's all I can do to keep from crying, and I'm trying to hold these fake eyelashes in place!" He did do an amazing job with it, and his fan base is large enough that he can probably continue to coast for awhile.
Syesha Mercado took on "I Will Always Love You," which sounded really good, but Simon wasn't a huge fan of it. It was definitely a way to catch people's attention with a powerful song and to show that she has the voice for it.
Predictions: Ramiele Malubay will probably go tonight. Simon said her performance of "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" looked like something you'd see on a cruise ship, and he was right on the money. Dolly thought it was a good choice for her because it was upbeat, but it came off a bit too kareoke. In a night where everyone performed extraordinarily well, it is really damaging to be even slightly mediocre.
Tune in tonight to see who gets the boot.
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Why Dolly Parton? Aren't there about a million better, more talented artists to put on idol? probably. makes no sense to me, but neither does 35 million people watching American Idol.
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