Tonight’s theme on American Idol is ‘Disco Night’ and it should be ripe for Adam Lambert to hit it out of the park.  Here are my live thoughts about each contestant as the night unfolds.

Lil Rounds - ‘I’m Every Woman’ - The Memphis native started with Chaka Khan’s disco hit.  For the fifth straight week Lil’s hair has grown several inches from the week before.  She is out tonight with a lot of funk and attitude, which should serve her well with the judges.  Lil is better than she has been in recent weeks and seemed in control of the performance, but I don’t think it was enough to get her through to next week.  Grade: B-

Kris Allen - ‘She Works Hard For the Money’ - An acoustic touch to Donna Summer’s 70’s hit by Kris.  He will get points for being original tonight, but I am not sure how well he will measure up against the favorites tonight.  Kris was able to transform a disco song until an acoustic tune, but I just think something was missing from it tonight.  It was very unique and Kris is still on path to a finals showdown with Adam.  Grade: B+

Danny Gokey - ‘Dancing in September’ - DG is always good if not great, but almost always near the same, which will likely hurt him.  He has the most soul of any contestant in the contest.  Gokey brought it on disco night and in my opinion is one of the three best contestants.  Danny is the sentimental favorite for most of America, but still a huge underdog to Lambert.  He is a bit goofy, but not any goofier than previous winners.  Grade: A-

Allison Iraheta - ‘Hot Stuff’ - Another song from Donna Summer.  Wow, she came out all sexified and spandexified tonight.  Kinda reminded me of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Funky Space Reincarnation.’  Allison has such great star potential and is going to be a very famous musician for a long time regardless if she wins AI or not.  It might actually be in her favor not to win.  When you compare her to Lil Rounds, the difference is night and day.  Iraheta was pretty amazing tonight, not perfect, but pretty darn amazing!  Grade: A

Adam Lambert - ‘If I Can’t Have You’ - I am not a fan of Adam, but he is the most diverse singer in the contest.  He is trained and well practiced, but if they allow that in the competition, as they have, then he should probably have the best shot at winning.  He is strong once again tonight, but a bit whiney.  Paula has already sold her soul to this guy, as she melts and cries every single time he performs.  Adam is the one to beat and to be very honest, that is going to be a very tough chore for Kris, Danny, or Allison.  It is kind of hard to catch a frontrunner when they never slip up.  Grade: A+

Matt Giraud - ‘Staying Alive’ - Matt is back and came out on fire tonight with his Bee Gees tune.  He didn’t seem to improve as the performance went on. He seemed to be grunting and moaning more than Master P on one of his dud albums.  Matt brought a lot of energy, but he seemed to lose focus as he got caught up with the crowd and the song.  He will very likely be in the bottom three once again.  Grade: B-

Anoop Desai - ‘Dim All The Lights’ - Anoop’s swan song tonight, and he is going out with yet another Donna Summer song.  Was she the only disco singer?  I didn’t think so, but oh well, she will at least get a bump in her residual check this month.  Anoop is so boring and dull tonight.  His song title is very appropriate for this his final performance.  It will be a miracle if Anoop is back for another week.  With two contestants going home, the lights will be dimmed for Anoop.  Very unmemorable, boring, and blah boo!!  Grade: D+

Disco Winners: Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen

Disco Losers: Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Lil Rounds

Going Home Tomorrow Night: Anoop Desai (100%), Lil Rounds (50%), Matt Giraud (50%)

Disco Night Elimination Results