Call it a confluence of wishful thinking, poor song selection and irony.

LaKisha Jones’ rendition of “Stayin’ Alive” is most likely the main reason she is no longer in the running for this year’s American Idol.

As I predicted last week, LaKisha was sent LaPacking. Singing a song about “surviving” didn’t help her in the least. The judges didn’t like her performances. Neither did I, and neither did America apparently.

Not that LaKisha was the worst this week. I actually thought Blake Lewis was more deserving to be shown the door.

It seemed to me on Tuesday that Blake was the judges’ choice to go home too. But his beatboxing is proving to be the equivalent of shadowboxing. Randy, Paula and Simon all threw their best verbal punches — but none landed in the minds of Idol fans.

Actually, Blake should have been sent home just for wearing that stupid faux-tuxedo shirt. Seriously. Maybe they should give the judges some sort of override power. If I was LaKisha I might even file an appeal.

On a side note, I thought Pink’s performance wasn’t bad at all. But I have to be honest, when I see someone like her, I wonder if she would even make it this far if she were a contestant on American Idol. And I like a lot of her songs! Perhaps I’m saying more about the competition than Pink’s talent.

On another side note, Barry Gibb — Holy cow! Was he singing or lip-synching to a raccoon with laryngitis? Seriously, Jimmy Fallon could have sung that one better.

Turning back to the Idols, LaKisha’s elimination leaves Blake, href="http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/melinda_doolittle/" target="_blank">Melinda Doolittle and href="http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/jordin_sparks/" target="_blank">Jordin Sparks to battle it out. The top three now look like an A.I. version of Three’s Company. But the same way everyone secretly watched that show for Suzanne Somers, I think there’s one clear standout here too. And her name isn’t Melinda or Blake.

Two years ago, I took some flack from people when, weeks before the Idol finals, I said I thought Carrie
Underwood’s victory was a foregone conclusion. But I was right then, and this year has the same feel. Jordin Sparks is just amazing!

So forgive the puns, but here are my predictions:

• Next week: Blake will be beatboxed to a pulp.
• In the finals: Doolittle will do little.
• Winner: Sparks fly! There’ll be no crossing Jordin off the list.

Video: Can Jordin Become the Next Idol?

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