Something rare and amazing happened last night on "American Idol": The notoriously tough-to-impress judge Simon Cowell rose out of his chair to give ADAM LAMBERT's "MAD WORLD" a standing ovation. The remaining eight contestants on the Fox singing competition sang songs from the year they were born on last night's show. All but 16-year-old Allison Iraheta were born in the 1980s.
Lambert performed a haunting rendition of the 1982 song "Mad World" by Tears for Fears, though the version he sang was more like composer Michael Andrews' interpretation recorded for the soundtrack for the film "Donnie Darko."
That version is also featured in a commerical for the video game "Gears of War." The performance - along with the consistent praise Lambert has received - make him the clear frontrunner as the pool of possible winners dwindles.
So far - he's the one they see as (in the words of judge Kara DioGuardi) an "artist."
They liked Iraheta's choice of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me," and applauded Matt Giraud's take on Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover." Anoop Desai got props for his vocals on the Cyndi Lauper song "True Colors."
Lil Rounds, on the other hand, continued her downward spiral with a karaoke version of "What's Love Got to Do with It" and Cowell called her a second or third rate Tina Turner.
Check out Lambert if you missed him last night and then tell us if you agree with Cowell's standing O.
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