David Cook sings “Baba O’Riley” by The Who in this May 6 American Idol video clip.

Randy said he’s the resident rocker dude and he was great; Paula said she wants more; Simon said welcome back, David Cook.

David Archuleta sings “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King in this May 6 American Idol video clip.

Randy said he brought the hot vocals; Paula said he’s seasoned; Simon said it was a very good choice at song, but he struggled a little at the end.

Syesha Mercado sings “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner in this May 6 American Idol video clip.

Randy said she’s in the zone; Paula said she made it happen; Simon thought it was a bad, shrieky version of Tina Turner.

David Cook sings “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran in this May 6 American Idol video clip.

Randy said it was an okay choice and a solid performance, wasn’t amazing; Paula said it left her with a big appetite; Simon thought it was good, a little bit copycat.

Jason Castro sings “I Shot the Sheriff” by Bob Marley in this May 6 American Idol video clip.

Randy said it was really karaoke, just okay; Paula said he performed more to the audience than he ever has, but she wasn’t crazy about the song; Simon said it was atrocious.

Hey, this is kind of cool — American Idol castoffs Carly Smithson and Michael Johns sing “One” on the May 6 Ellen DeGeneres. Check out the video clip. For the record, I like Michael Johns in this duet more than Carly Smithson.

The latest American Idol finalist to get the boot, Brooke White, appears in this May 5 Live with Regis and Kelly video clip.

Brooke White performs “You’re So Vain” on Live with Regis and Kelly — sounds great with guitar, by the way — after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Sweetheart American Idol castoff Brooke White stops by for an interview and performance (“You’re So Vain”) on the May 5 Ellen DeGeneres in this video clip. Oh, and Ellen cuts Brooke White’s husband’s hair. Very cute!