Hey, I love Brooke, but I gotta tell you, as a singer myself, I thought she was the weakest of the evening.

Whether you love or hate Syesha and Kristie Lee, they at least demonstrated that they have some vocal range. Brooke was off-key, sounded screechy as she tried to climb to the higher notes, and then appeared to rush the song to get it over with.

I really love the singer-songwriter vibe she has, and my personal tastes are more along the indie folk lines, and I thought Jason, the other folkie, managed to do his "thing" with a Mariah Carey song (and I for one am no fan of her music, but boy was she sweet with those kids tonight!). He showed off his falsetto and hit some high notes and made it both original and interesting. Brooke was original and dull, dull, dull. She is starting to seem like a one-trick pony.

I actually thought Syesha did a very good job, and while I'm no KLC fan, she showed she had some guts up there. All the girls looked fantastic, but poor Carly: here she covers her arms, takes on a very difficult song, and Simon trashes her per usual.

Oh, and please, I think I'm going to have to quit my job, abandon my husband and kids, and become a David Cook groupie. He is DIVINE. And watching Simon bring him to tears (in a good way) knowing his very ill brother was out in the front row to witness it could have resulted in the very movie script David's performance provided the soundtrack for. Paula was spot on there, folks. Clearly Simon holds all the power with these kids. When he praises them, they know they've done their jobs.

One more thing, I thought David A. was AWFUL. I love the Prince of Egypt and that song (although I much prefer the Ofrah Haza/Michelle Pfeiffer rendition and not the Whitney/Mariah **** contest version that rolls with the credits. It really was the perfect song for David and he should have just sung it straight. I'm sorry; it was BAD. (Still love the kid, though!)

About: Idol Live: David Cook will now always be my baby