I am curious how David Archuleta got the best song and a song he knew and sang on a tv show when he was 13. While the others had to learn a new song, he gets handed a song he knows backwards and knows he can deliver. Favouritism at its worst. The producers must be careful of their blatant attempts at swaying the public, otherwise it could backfire on them.

Although enough can never be said about song choices, we also have to the consider the "Freakonomics" of the demographic split between the voting audience. There's a huge Country music demographic out there not being served this season. There's also a large Urban-Soul-R&B demographic with a many choices currently.

Lushington is a far better singer technically than Overmyer, but Lushington has to share her voting demographic with more contestants, so she gets split early.

In season 6, Stephanie Edwards was eliminated before Gina Glockson & Haley Scarnato. Edwards was a much better singer technically, but she was competing for votes with a few other voters in her genre, and suffered the demographic split.

I credit this more than the Vote For the Worst factor. Song choice is soooo important though.

Consider that Overmyer got a free week. For her, song choice is gonna be more important than for anyone from now on. Her lack of range and versatility makes her a specialist-- but only if she picks tunes especially right for her. She has no margin for wrong song choices, but she has a voting demographic which will carry her if she can nail tunes which fit her.

Christy Cook should go hardcore Country in order to survive, otherwise it's rockers and soul, and she can't compete in those genres with the current contestants. Robbie Carrico would have survived last night with a heavy Country tune.

Although Idol doesn't give us a weekly voting breakdown, you can Google the name of each contestant and count the results. Amanda Overmyer had the 3rd highest Google search results for the ladies as of 2/28. Although Google results shouldn't necessarily embrace voting results, attention is attention.

Don't they pick their songs?

Stratoblaster is exactly correct. If there are more than a few contestants singing the same type of song they do eliminate each other one at a time. Each one appeals to a certain group. I gues you would be ahead to be unique.

I am not surprised about the four who were voted off. But I could say that about several groups of four. There are a few I would be shocked to see go. But for now the voters are picking people they feel some attachment to (not always vocal)in a few weeks it will come down to real talent

Next week will be another one of the blondes.

That Ronnie rocker guy really pissed me off this week. He came off like a cheeseball with that comment you mentioned. Now he'll hit rock bottom like Brit.

This is very interesting. Many friedns I met on a dating site called meetingwealthy.com have the same opinion with me. We usually talk together.

Who sais these guys were the best so far. Last year was the bwest.