David Archuleta killed Neil Diamond... in the worst way. Jason Castro didn't do much better either.

Seriously someone needs to take a dart gun of some kind to that kid so he stops murdering great songs in the name of 'tweens'.

Neil has a special place in my heart. He is on the soundtrack of my childhood and the Jazz Singer is still one of my favorite movies (even if it is awful). Seriously the idea of being in the same room as Neil makes me a little weak in the knees. Yes I know that's tragic in a Saving Silverman kind of way (yes I also love that movie).

My favorites from idol this year: David Cook and Syesha Mercado. They took Neil and made his work perfect for them without murdering it.