Yesterday the final 5 contestants of American Idol 2008, picked songs from Neil Diamond's song book.
Every contestant had to sing two songs and would listen to the judges critics after both performances.
Jason Castro was the first to go. He sang ''Forever in Blue Jeans'' and then ''September Morn''.
David Cook was next and he chose to sing ''I'm Alive'' and ''All I Really Need Is You''.
Brooke White was third to perform. She did ''I'm a Believer'' and ''I Am...I Said''.
David Archuleta came up next and he sang ''Sweet Caroline'' and ''America''.
The last one to sing was Syesha Mercado. she sang ''Hello Again'' and ''Thank the Lord for the Night Time''.

One of the most interesting things to happen last night was when Paula Abdul has some memory loss or was seeing into the future and thought Jason Castro had already finished both his performances!
That's when Ryan Seacrest told her: "You’re seein’ the future baby, you’re seein’ the future!" Funny!

Back to the contestants' performances.

- Jason Castro wasn't so great in both songs. He didn't make them his own and didn't give them a special twist to make them memorable!
- David Cook does good. He presents his usual, which is great! He even makes "All I Really Need is You" into a rock ballad! Simon thought it was brilliant.
- Brooke White didn't forget the words this time, Thank God! She didn't do good though. it seems she's not progressing and is stuck somewhere.
- David Archuleta was very smart with his choices. He did good as the songs were perfect for his voice. In the words of Simon: Check-check-check!
- Syesha Mercado did good in both performances. She's picking up her act and is trying her best. But Simon said something strange after her performance: "I think you may be in trouble tonight."

I think the two in danger are Jason and Brooke! They didn't do well and they were the weakest last night.