Finale week. Thank God. Tonight there are three rounds- round one is contestants’ favorite from the season, round two is producers’ choice, and round three is the coronation song. And Crystal Bowersox won the coin toss and will be performing second.
 
Lee chooses “The Boxer” as his favorite song of the season. Really? Why? This wasn’t bad the first time around, but there are several songs we would have preferred to see again instead of this one. He sounds… okay. Not a big standout, but it’s good, we guess. Our rating: 7/10
 
For her favorite song, Crystal chooses “Me & Bobby McGee.” We had totally forgotten she did this song, so it goes without saying that we wouldn’t have wanted to see it again. And it’s really pretty obnoxiously bad this time around. Our rating: 5/10
 
The producers apparently want Lee to lose, because they make him sing “Everybody Hurts.” The arrangement is pretty much unrecognizable, and the vocals are just okay. We’re not impressed. Our rating: 5/10
 
And speaking of bad choices, the producers make Crystal sing “Black Velvet.” No, no, no, no and no. This is such a terrible choice! Further proof of just how far out of touch this show has become. Oh, and she sounds bad too. Our rating: 2/10
 
Apparently, the Idol gods have decided they’re not even going to bother writing original coronation songs any more, because Lee’s is “Beautiful Day” by U2. A really bad rendition of it. Sigh. This has been the worst finale ever! Our rating: 4/10
 
Crystal’s coronation song is no better: “Up To The Mountain.” So slow. So boring. Not a chance this would be successful on top 40 radio. And again, it sounds terrible and she screams most of the time. Our rating: 4/10
 
Well, that was a train wreck. Tomorrow night, the winner is crowned. We don’t really care at this point.