Lordie!! It's LORD Andrew Lloyd Webber!!

And the mentor tonight is. . . LORD Andrew Lloyd Webber. Why?? How are they going to NOT sound Broadway, singing Broadway? Or, should they be presumptuous enough to CHANGE music written by one of the most prolific songwriter/lyricists known to man??? Talk about between a rock and a hard place. . .

And watching the montage for Lord ALW I felt a little sorry for him. He started out as a rather unfortunate looking child, morphed into an awkward pre-teen, then into a rather cute teenager, then a fast downhill slide into the caricature that is today's Andrew Lloyd Webber.

On to the contestants who were charged with an impossible task this week. . .

Syesha bravely (and wisely) chose “One Rock and Roll Too Many”. Brave because she totally ignored any of the advice given her by Lord Webber, wise because it was one of his more obscure pieces. She looked gorgeous, Simon pronounced her sexy, and technically her performance was great, but she didn’t bring the feelings and emotion into the song that I think she could have.

Jason was up next, singing “Memories”. I love Jason, but I knew he was in trouble when he admitted that not only had he never seen any of the musicals the songs were pulled from, he didn’t even know the context of the song he chose. Someone get him a computer and show him “Google”. First, I can’t believe someone could be into music and not have a wider knowledge of music in general. Second, I can’t believe that he wasn’t even aware of the origin of the song (I’ve never seen “Cats”, either, but I know full well where the song comes from and what the play is about.) Third, I can’t believe he wouldn’t have researched it before he performed. I hope it’s not too late for him to have learned that lesson.

At this point in the show, I was wondering how many time we would hear the ridiculous comment “it’s not your style of music”??? Come on. . . how many of these kids would have CHOSEN to sing a Broadway tune?? With all the talk of having to prove themselves as a pop idol??? Make some sense, here, folks!!

Brooke provided the best Lord ALW comment of the night. (And, by the way, I loved him, because he didn’t hold back, didn’t try to be so BLOODY politically correct and nice to everyone. If he wasn’t sure how someone would do, he didn’t candy-coat his comments. Must be the British influence.)

We had to put the show on “pause” when he said: “I don’t think that girl had a CLUE about what she was singing about.” He was correct, even when Brooke commented that she “got it” after their piano chat.

Her song choice was “You Must Love Me”. Once again, Brooke’s nerves got the best of her --- she started, then realized several phrases into the song that she had forgotten the lyrics, stopped the orchestra and asked them to begin again. Brave? I think so (as did Simon). But this debacle caused Paula to utter the first ever absolutely honest, un-whitewashed comment ever heard from her mouth: never, never stop and start over. Naturally, after having to begin again, Brooke lost sight of what the song was about, she never stopped shaking and the performance was a complete disaster.

I don’t think Brooke has what it takes to be a professional performer --- too, too overly sensitive.

Lil’ David was in his element --- the only performer brave enough to change up the music. He kept the feeling and the theme of the original, yet made it appealing to a broader audience. This kid could make Broadway “cool” to a whole new group of music lovers!! Fabulous and fierce!!

Carly came out in a fantastic outfit that not only suited her personality, it made her look like a star!! She chose “All I Ask of You” but was persuaded to change to “Jesus Christ Superstar” by Lord Webber. Thankfully, she listened. It was an excellent choice for her and an excellent performance.

David closed the show with “Music of the Night” and also with the surprise (to me) that he had participated in musical theatre most of his life. Somehow, I didn’t see him as the theatre type. Boy, was I wrong!! David’s performance: I loved it, loved it. P.S. I loved it.

I feel he truly delivered not only the technical part of the song but the emotion. Almost at the end, when he opened his eyes to look directly into the camera, an audible sigh was heard in our living room. He was absolutely dreamy last night!!

My choice for Bottom 2: Brooke and Jason. I’ll be shocked if I’m wrong. And Brooke should be sent home. She just doesn’t have what it takes. She could be a coffeehouse singer, in front of small groups, with lots of family and friends telling her how great she sounds. She’s not capable of taking the reality of having a music career.