Does James Durbin need to ask the entire world if you will still love him tomorrow? No he certainly does not. We loved you “yesterday”, we love you “today” and we will definitely love you “tomorrow”!!

With him “bringing it on” this week with Carole King’s beautiful, soul-searching ballad-of-a-song entitled “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”, he took on the persona of a heartbroken young man reaching out to his “one and only”. And once again with this “heartfelt” performance made even more prominent with his guitar-strumming, he succeeded in “connecting” to me and the rest of the world. I’m a sucker for guys like him. Yes, my man James Durbin “rocked” the night away, once again!!

It’s now down to 6 and I will surely be missing “American Idol” once the winner is declared. I wish it would just go on and on. Couldn’t the “powers-that-be” come up with a show which features all our Idol “favorites” – just to fill in the time gap before the next season of “AI” is upon us once again? Yah, wishful thinking on my part as always.

I think the fact that I can’t get enough of James Durbin is because he’s not only a fantastic singer but a really, really adorable guy. When he’s not performing on stage, he’s still “performing”. Just look at the way he reacts to Ryan Seacrest or whoever he’s with when the camera is upon him. He’s like the guy you wanna pal with and have around you for the rest of your life. Sigh!! He’s such a “hottie”!!

Okay, snap out of it girl!! There are 5 more contestants to review. Lol!!

Well I must say that this week, Scotty McCreery brought forth a different look altogether. He is beginning to look really cute. Give him a few more years and he’ll have the ladies (and not just the teens, tweens, whatever) fawning all over him. Yup, mark my words. Tonight emerged a “new” Scotty, one that will break a million hearts in the future. When he took on “You’ve Got A Friend”, I felt for the first time that this young boy possesses a really romantic streak in him that’s yet to be uncovered. Yes win or lose, he’s got it made.

Surprisingly this week on “Carole King Night”, it was pretty darn good as far as song choices and performances go. I enjoyed Lauren Alaina’s take on “Where You Lead” (theme song from “Gilmore

Girls”?). Tonight she looked and sounded more “real” than she’s ever done for a long time. Perhaps the little visit from Miley Cyrus did some good to boost her confidence? I’m glad she sounded great tonight. Anyone noticed her eye make-up? It really highlighted her beautiful eyes. Was there a change in make-up artist?

Casey Abrams was the “showman” of the evening. Sporting a fedora and a “cool” swagger, he began his number by pounding a couple of notes on the piano’s keyboard and then proceeded to pace the stage filled with brass band musicians. His unusual “personality” brought about the best of the song “Hi De Ho”. I personally feel that he’s more an “entertainer” than a “singer” if you were to compare him with the rest of the competitors.

This week Haley Reinhart looked stunning but unfortunately I did not enjoy her rendition of “Beautiful”. I felt that her voice was somewhat drowned by the resident band. But she looked radiant in her little outfit and those beautiful “locks” of hers certainly shone tonight. A change in the hairstylist?

And Jacob Lusk’s choice of “Oh No Not My Baby” was again not my “cup of tea”. And what is he wearing?? I could still remember one particular week when he did justice to the song he sang but since then, he’s become mediocre and “irrelevant”. I guess this year’s crop of “youngsters” could not handle the pressures of competition, more so in some than in others.

Duets were sung in between the solo numbers and although they were “entertaining” enough, the performances were not “polished”. I suppose they did not get enough rehearsals.

Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart belted out “I Feel The Earth Move” (although the earth beneath my feet still felt solid), Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina came away with “Up On The Roof” (which was a tad much better) and James Durbin and Jacob Lusk ended with “Something Good” (I loved the way these two used the song to “fight” over J.Lo).

To end this article, I’d like to dedicate the following videoclips (by James Durbin and Scotty McCreery) to all the girls out there. These two songs had a huge impact on my love life decades ago and Carole King songs being evergreen and such would certainly still be a part of future generations of “love-struck” teenagers.