Poor, poor Sanjaya... and Sundance, too

The thing we don't know about Sanjaya Malakar is.... oh, there are just so many jokes, especially with that hair, but I'll let it go. What we don't know about him is that he can hula. I think the possibility exists that he's beginning to morph into his sister, who was cut during Hollywood week. He's quickly losing any chance of being taken seriously as a guy's guy. Last week's ponytail, this week's sleek new do and now the hula dancing.... c'mon.

He sings John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change." OK, so I have to admit, I've been singing along to this song in my car for weeks now, not knowing who sang it. I'm a little surprised it's a John Mayer song, but I'm not really familiar with his music, so I'm giving myself a break on this one.

Unfortunately for Sanjaya, I cannot offer him the same break. He's just not good this week. I feel like he's been getting worse every week and while he was in tune throughout the song, his voice just sounds so thin to me, like there's no real depth there, you know? It sounded like some young kid singing karaoke at a sweet sixteen or something. I don't know - I just feel like compared to the other guys, he just doesn't fit.

Randy says it didn't really have an energy and that when they first saw him, they saw something special, but that they haven't seen it since. He says it wasn't that great. Paula tells him to get out of his comfort zone but to keep the sincerity in his voice - huh?? Simon says it wasn't as ghastly as last week - but mentions his hula dancing and weird hair - thank God - I thought I was the only who found it ridiculous.

Sundance Head lets us in on a little secret - he says we would be surprised to know that he's really thin in real life - that he wears a fat suit on the show so that he can live a normal life as the super sexy, thin guy that he is, without being recognized, when he's at home. How funny is that? I chuckled, so at least he entertained me for a few seconds.

He sings "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam and I have to say, it's not great. He's trying way too hard to be a raw and hard-core rocker. Last season, Chris Daughtry did it with such ease, it's just that much easier to recognize an act now.

Plus, he's out of tune in some spots, clashing with the backup singers, and he's not really keeping time well. I feel bad for him - he's been up and down and up again... Hope he's prepared to fall one more time.

Randy says it was pitchy, but that he liked how he put in a Southern rock thing into a Pearl Jam song - that he appreciated him trying... Paula says he did really, really well. Simon said he lost his charm and that he went from being very good last week to being a very generic bar singer. Couldn't agree more... with Simon.