‘American Idol’: We Rank the Top 5!

I was hardly cheer(io)y leading up to tonight’s British Music night. American Idol, why give our contestants yet another opportunity to butcher Adele like she was part of Lady Gaga’s wardrobe? Why not let Amy Winehouse rest in peace at least one year before asking her to roll over? (And why hand over a genre that so clearly favors our resident brit Hollie Cavanagh?) But blimey! Our Top 5 actually managed to resist any ill-advised urge they might have had. That’s not to say they made surprising choices: The Bee Gees should have been banned from Idol after Clay Aiken’s red leather jacket-clad “Grease” (no matter how much Joshua did them justice), and Blake Lewis already scored (yes, you heard me right) with his “Time of the Season” in season 6. But how did our Top 5 fare? And was their second song, from the 1960s, groovy? See below for my rankings of the evening, and check back later for my full recap!