So what was the first thing that Simon Cowell said to the American Idol hopefuls on tonight’s show was ‘Don’t forget the words!’ but of course many of them did.

We understand that the pressure must be intense up there, but completely forgetting your lyrics is a sure fire way to get yourself booted out of the competition pronto. The clip above is a hilarious montage of groups tackling Gwen Stefani’s “Sweet Escape.” It is a difficult song lyrically but these groups made it sound like complete gibberish. Why oh why, would they choose a song which they have no hope of covering well? At least it made the judges decision easier!