American Idol

"Bee Gees Week"

An alternative title might be "Bee Gees Weak," because nobody came out looking very good after the final four contestants performed a program of songs by guest mentor Barry Gibb.

LaKisha Jones said goodbye Wednesday after coming in fourth in a viewer poll that recorded some 45 million votes. In true "Idol" style, she strutted off stage singing "Stayin' Alive," continuing the eerie trend of competition songs that impress the audience most when the singer is on their way out.

Blake Lewis's signature beat-box scatting wasn't working for him. Singing "You Should Be Dancing," you'd think he had a bad case of Saturday Night Fever; he couldn't stop jive talkin'. As for his stage presence? He should have been dancing, yeah. And singing, oh yeah.

Melinda Doolittle had a mixed review Tuesday. The judges savaged her performance of "Love You Inside and Out," but she redeemed herself later when she sang "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" Doolittle may be vulnerable, but don't count her out yet.

Jordin Sparks made the best song choices, and came closest to good performances. She performed "To Love Somebody" and "A Woman in Love." Simon Cowell thought the 17-year-old Sparks sounded "old fashioned" and "pagenty" with the second number, which Gibb wrote for Barbra Streisand. Randy Jackson called her singing "pitchy" (did anyone ever hear that word before "American Idol?")

Look for Blake Lewis to be voted off next week.

And the winner? Confidence is not high.