The Boobie Invasion

Last night's American Idol featured songs from the British Invasion, though I'm not sure if Bond songs or songs from Oliver! really count. It also featured a copious supply of boobies, most notably from Haley, whose chestal area seemed to be dancing to its own tune during her performance. Her top was also backless, and she was wearing very short shorts. Clearly, she knows what's going to keep her on the show. A month from now she'll be out there doing the fan dance.

Not sure if it was the surprising usefulness of Peter Noone and Lulu or just the general quality of songs not written in this age of Pro Tools, but there were very few bad performances. Notable in that context was Stephanie, whose performance I can barely remember, and Sanjaya (of course), who I would like to forget after his laughable version of "You Really Got Me." As bad as it was, it was probably his least annoying performance to date.

The best part of the episode, though, was the pre-teen girl who was blubbering from Sanjaya's performance on. She's occasionally lapse into bawling. She's going to be seeing these clips for the rest of her life. It's going to suck when she turns 100 and an animatronic Willard Scott congratulates her by showing her the footage. On the plus side, she may not remember.

Anyway, while Sanjaya should go - nothing new there - I'm thinking it'll more likely be Stephanie, who is clearly finishing last in the diva battle. Phil is a possibility, though this was easily his best week to date.