[Nancy1999]

My take on the show was that the judges wanted Adam to win. I think they wanted someone who would appeal, not just to American audiences, but would have worldwide appeal. I think that’s why they picked a song that was clearly out of Kris's range, I think they thought it would show the vast range of difference in the qualities of the voices. The problem was the song wasn't that great of song, and I thought Kris's version was almost humiliating to watch and he hit some really bad notes, however, I didn't particularly like Adam's version either, he did hit the notes though. Simon seems to forget, that people don't particularly like him either (althought I do), and when he cuts someone down, they often get a huge back-up vote. Also, people are more likely to vote if they think their favorite "needs" the vote, so declaring Adam the winner, didn't really do Adam any favors. Even in Kris's words, "It feels good, but Adam deserves this," I don't think he was being modest, I think he really believes this, and so do I. I just wonder how many of Kris's fans would watch a whole hour of Kris's songs; I absolutely know I would love to see a whole hour (and more) of Adam!