Danny Gokey went back to Milwaukee and got a text from Paula Abdul, whose choice for Danny Gokey is “Dance Little Sister” by Terrance Trent D’Arby. Randy said he had a lot of energy and sounded good, it was “dope”; Kara said it keeps him in his money tone but thought the dancing was too gyrating; Paula said he did really good; Simon said the dancing was a bit desperate, but vocally it was very good.
Kris Allen goes home and Kara/Randy text the song choice “Apologize” by OneRepublic – Randy really liked it; Kara said at this stage he needs to be hitting it out of the park and wanted him to make it his own; Paula said she’s proud of him, despite a bum note that was loud; Simon said it was a competent version of the original, but got a dig on Kara for accusing Kris of not making it his own.
Adam Lambert gets his hometown text to sing “One” by U2 – Randy said he’s hot and in the zone, but didn’t love so much him coming off the melody, but said he’s really talented; Kara said he proved you can do a song in a completely different way and make it unbelievable; Paula said something about “one” american idol she’s staring at; Simon said it was a brilliant song choice and brilliant performance.
Danny Gokey’s song choice was “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker .
Kris Allen’s choice was “Heartless” by Kanye West.
Adam Lambert sang “Cryin’” by Aerosmith.