"God Bless the Child" on Idol?


Anyone catch Jacob Lusk's performance of this Billie Holiday classic last night on American Idol?

It was truly one of the most earth shattering performances I've ever seen on the show.

BH herself would have been proud.

Can't wait to hear what this guy does next.

There seems to be a fair abundance of real musical talent on Idol this year so far it seems!
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Tonight may be the end for Jacob.

I see him, paul and Casey in the bottom three.

Paul would be my pick to go.

james, Casey or Scottie are my current picks to win though I doubt casey has a chance.

Srephano is not my cup of tea but gotta admit he has come on strong of late.

lauren and haley are both good but I don't see either winning unless the really pour it on from here out.
My take:
Top performer (by a mile): Casey
bottom three (three of these four): Paul, Stephano, Lauren and Haley.
Worst performance (by a mile) and hopefully going home: Paul
Frontrunner and guy to beat: Scotty

Interestingly, this season is evolaving into a competition between genres as much as performers (pop, jazz, hard-rock, gospel, country). Sadly missing is R&B.
I feel Haley's vocals were not her best last night but my lord, her performance was her best yet, she sure pulled me in!

Loved Casey and James' performance the most but my feeling is nothing has changed since last week with James and Scotty still the ones to beat.

Bottom 3 guesses - Paul, Casey, Jacob
I like Casey, but last night I thought he did a mediocre job on the wrong song. I suspect that he's gone. Sadly.

In my book, the guy in the rodeo costume can't get kicked off soon enough.

When Jacob finally learns that a little bit goes a long way, I think he might be terrific. Right now, it's still too much for my taste.

I like this group in general, but none have consistently nailed it.

Just one more opinion.

Marty