Two Must Go!

This is the night that the "save" produced -- The night two go home. I believe the two packing thier bags will be Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai. Disco was the theme last night, and there were some impressive performances for sure. It's gonna get tough from now on.

The top seven spent the day getting choreography tips from Paula Abdul herself, which were applied to the group song, "Shake Your Body Down To The Ground" by the Jacksons. Wow. They actually sounded and looked pretty good together. Rare for the weekly collaborative effort.

Let's get started. . . .

Lil Rounds was the first to be called up. She, not surprisingly, went to the stools. Here comes the shocker. . . Lil didn't even have to wait. She was immediately eliminated and sent packing. She sang the Chaka Kahn song for her swansong and sounded just as bad as she did last night. The judges thought she was better and said the obligatory "you have a great career ahead of you blah, blah, blah".

Will there still be a bottom three? Stand by. First, 60's and 70's diva Freda Payne stepped out on stage and sang her hit "Band Of Gold." Dang, she must be 100 years old, but still worked it! Good for her! Then, Thelma Houston sang what Billboard Magazine declared was the number one dance tune of all time -- her smash him "Don't Leave Me This Way." What a treat! If that wasn't enough, Harry Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band came out and sang the disco anthem, "Get Down Tonight." It's just a plethora of disco diva-dom! It was cool to see these old-timers shake thier booties again.

But, alas, underneath all the glitter and spectacle, gloom and doom await one more of the remaining six.

Here we go: Kris stood up first. The judges loved his acoustic version of "She Works Hard For The Money." America loved it too, and Kris plopped his butt back down on the safa.

Adam was next to be scrutinized. Of course, all the judges loved him, and he got to sit back down, too.

Danny's "September" divided the judges opinions. Simon didn't care for the performance, but the others thought it was great. Danny was also safe, and sat back down.

Anoop sang "Dim All The Lights." He thought he could have done it better, and so did the voting public. To the stools with Anoop.

Allison sang "Hot Stuff," and Matt sang "Stayin Alive." The judges liked both of the performances. Matt is safe, and Allison joins Anoop at the stools. Once again, this reporter correctly predicted all of the lowest vote-getters. Mmmm kay?

Before we learn the results, David Archuleta performed his song, "Touch My Hand." One year hasn't done much to change his lack of stage-presence. Who wants to see him in concert? I found the performance to be boring. If this song becomes a hit, I'll be surprised. He's too young to be singing in the genre of Adult Contemporary. Leave that to Phil Collins, and let's get on with the show. . . .

So here we are. . . . Over 45 million votes. And the loser is. . . . Anoop Desai. Allison is safe. As good as the final seven are, the public is getting it right week by week. Those who are left are definitely the ones who deserve to be there. With only five left, the FIERCE competition begins NOW!

See ya next time!