Adam Shows Us How It's Done

9:43 We’re back…Ryan announces that Alicia Keys will mentor the contestants through inspirational songs. He says you can see the list of songs on iTunes. It would be a first if it was there because that hasn’t worked all season…Ryan intros Adam to sing “Whataya Want From Me”…

9:44 Adam goes all dramatic, slowing down the first verse while standing in shadow in front of a bright green light while the audience goes crazy…After a terribly directed transition, we see him for the chorus in an Elvis like jacket. But when they pull back you can’t see him at all. What is up with that?...Now the song is back to normal…He sounds great, but the direction is totally ridiculous…That Siobhan, is how you scream in a song…

9:48 Ryan wades through the smoke and lights to get to Adam. Adam says the lasers were his idea…Ryan says that’s a big hit record. Um, Ryan. It hasn’t cracked the Top 10 yet. But I hope it will now. I LOVE that song, which I think is one of the best “Idol” singles ever released…Break…