Top(ish) 3

The final three will be performing three songs. One chosen by the judges (which will be lame), one chosen by Jimmy Iovine (which will be fantastical), and one chosen by themselves (which will be lame for Haley, fantastical for Scotty, and really could go either way for Lauren).

They all went home. They were very happy. Lauren even used an old school video camera to record it. Strange.

Sidebar: I officially enjoy the Voice more than I enjoy American Idol. Also of note, I absolutely cannot, cannot, cannot wait for the arrival of the X-Factor complete with Mr. Simon Cowell and Ms. Paula Abdul as judges. Reunited. And it feels SO good.

Priscilla Presley is in the audience. That is strange.

Lauren looks like a Power Ranger in that top. Haley was attacked by an ostrich. Scotty looks normal.

Beyonce is going to help the contestants with their song choice. They are doing a montage of her songs/performances and Paul may or may not be singing along with "Single Ladies."

Scotty is up. He's going to sing "Amazed" by Lonestar. Beyonce finds him charming. Scotty. Fantastical choice, my friend. He is probably the smartest Idol contestant ever, besides David Cook. I stole that from Paul. Beyonce also agrees that Scotty is clever. Oh this is so sappy and sweet. HA! There are people in the audience holding up the letters of Scotty's name. Except they're spelling out S-C-O-T-Y-T. Paul says it's the angle. I say they're rednecks. I can say that. I are one. BWAHAHA!!!! Upon further review, there is one dude holding up the Y and the T. So evidently, there's only one redneck in the group. Steven Tyler tells Scotty he just keeps getting better and better. Jenny from the Block (who is sporting strange hair) thinks it was great and thinks girls love him. Randy Yo Dawg tells him he produced that song with Boyz II Men a couple years ago. And then gets to the point and tells him he knows where his lane is and he chooses great songs.

Lauren is up. She is singing "Wild One" by Faith Hill. Her ears are sprouting some sort of plant. It's unsettling. This is a fun performance. I don't particularly care for the song. It wasn't lame. It wasn't fantastical. It just was. Jenny from the Block calls her their little baby. She thinks Lauren created a moment. Randy Yo Dawg tells her she had fun and needs to be fearless. Steven Tyler tells her she's having fun and he loves the way she sang it.

Hailey is up. She is singing "What Is and What Should Never Be" by Led Zeppelin. Fail. The coolest part of this is that her Dad is playing guitar with her for this performance. How cool for him. OH MY GOSH. She just ate it on the steps and stood right back up and started singing. Mad props, for that, Miss Hailey. Seriously and for real. Randy Yo Dawg tells her she slayed it and it was one of her best performances ever. Steven Tyler tells her it was superb. Jenny from the Block tells her she did great and knows what she's doing.

The judges say Hailey won that round. Agreed.

We're rewatching Scotty's audition. Hilarious.

Jimmy Iovine is having Scotty sing "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not?" by Thompson Square. Never heard it. But ok. Scotty looks much less awkward with a guitar. This is good. He's going to do well in the country scene. He really is. Steven Tyler tells him he never heard him deliver a chorus like that before. Jenny from the Block tells him there were moments that she loved in it. She also asks him to shave his hair for the finale. Randy Yo Dawg tells him Jimmy picked a good song for him. Duh. He felt like Scotty approached Garth status. Namedrop 2 this week. Scotty is in it to win it. As are they all.

Lauren is up again. We're watching her audition too. She was wearing Silly Bandz. Blech. And her aunt was there. What happened with her aunt? Has she been here this whole time? Jimmy chose "If I Die Young" for her to sing. OMGravy. Wow, she missed her key change. What is happening? Even though she had that crazy mistake, it was still good. That song is just strange. I never know whether to cry or love that song. Jenny from the Block tells her she has the best tone of any of the finalists. Watch out. And she points out the mistake. Helpful. Randy Yo Dawg also points it out and tells her she did great. Steven Tyler loved it.

Hailey round 2. Jimmy Iovine is having her sing a Stevie Nicks song. I have no idea what the title is. "Rhiannon" possibly? Anyway, it was good. Even with the wind machine. Randy Yo Dawg says she did a good job. Steven Tyler says she reminded him of why he loves Stevie Nicks. Jenny from the Block thought she would go a little further at the end. But she did not.

Round 2 goes to Lauren. In my opinion. 2/3 judges think Scotty won it.

Round 3 Scotty. I'm tired. Judges chose "She Believes in Me" by Kenny Rogers. I'm finishing this tomorrow or something. I'm out. Ok I'm back. Jenny from the Block apparently knows this song because she's singing along. This is actually very nice. Steven Tyler tells him he's never sang a chorus like that yet. Didn't he just say something similar to him last song? Yes he did. Steven Tyler is high again, apparently. Jenny from the Block tells him he showed them he could do it. Randy Yo Dawg will probably tell him he's in it to win it. Nope, just that it's very nicely done, dude. Awww..he's asking his Daddy how proud he is. Daddy says words can't describe it. So sweet.

So You Think You Can Dance starts soon. Hallelu.

Lauren Round 3. She's going to sing "I Hope You Dance" by LeeAnn Womack. It'll be great. She's wearing a pretty dress. The only problem I have with this is it reminds me of that terrible girl who sang this song, ruined the lyrics, and still somehow made it through Hollywood week. It was pretty. Not really a "moment," but pretty. Jenny from the Block tells her that the standing ovation she got is not for sale. Randy Yo Dawg says LeeAnn is a good friend (namedrop) and probably enjoyed it. And she looked pretty. Steven Tyler says she owns the Grand Ole Opry. I'm gonna go ahead and say that, I dunno, someone else probably owns the Grand Ole Opry. Like Crystal Gayle, or Merle Haggard, or someone who's been doing Country music a lot longer.

Hailey Round 3. Her last chance at the finale. She's singing "You Wanna Know" by Alanis Morissette. I have no idea if I spelled that correctly. This is a terrible song choice for her. Or at least a terrible key for her to sing in. And also, the lyric changes are laughable. Just pick a song that doesn't require lyric changes. She managed to run up the stairs without falling this time. Randy Yo Dawg says she's in it to win it even though her rhythm was off in parts. So a bad singer should win then?? I don't understand this show. Steven Tyler says the chorus was great. She nailed those. Just those though. Jenny from the Block says no one can match her with how high she can go and how much power she puts behind the growl. Really? No one? How about CASEY ABRAMS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! AGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still predict the final will be and should be Lauren and Scotty.