When I heard what Danny Gokey was singing on last night’s American Idol I had real doubts about his song choice. PYT (Pretty Young Thing) is by no means a well known Michael Jackson song and rarely does an obscure track help an American Idol contestant. The song started off a little weirdly but once Danny got into his grooved he really rocked it.

Danny would probably need to take some dance lessons if he wants to keep moving about the stage the way he does and he should probably have a word with his stylist about the geeky red glasses but all in all I thought Danny gave a great performance last night.

My favourite thing about his pre performance VT was the fact that he didn’t go for the sympathy vote even once. He talked about his family’s love for music but not once did he mention his late wife.

Judges comments:

Randy – “What is so amazing is for you to do this up-tempo thing, the dancing and the singing, I loved it all.”

Kara – “You have joy when you step on that stage. You should thank your parents for making you sing your homework.”

Paula – “The true mark of an artist is when you can hear somebody and even with your eyes closed, you know exactly who they are. You possess that quality. I am going to go out on a limb and say you are headed for the finals.”

Simon – “I thought the vocals were brilliant. You are one heck of a singer. You remind me of Michael McDonald, a white guy with a soul, but the dancing was hideous.”