fans don't want cook gone

Last up in producers' choice round? David Cook.

Song: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

Me: Sigh. An AI standard. Fortunately, unlike contestants of years past, he does put in some originality -- turning the song into a orchestra-backed power ballad. Cook sells me in the end, but I wish producers would have given him something a little less sappy. Or at least something with a little more room for him to wow us. Not bad, though, and fans will inevitably love it.

Randy: "It was OK for me. Very predictable for me."

Paula: "See ya in the finals."

Simon: "David Cook wins the night."