The "American Idol" emotions got all spun around tonight.
The group number proclaimed "tonight's gonna be a good, good night." Danny Gokey -- hugely upbeat, even by Danny Gokey standards -- sang "my best days are ahead of me."
Still, we knew that for four people, the best days are behind them and tonight was going to be a bad, bad night. Departing were:
-- Michelle Delamor, proving anew that beauty is not a deciding factor. The two most classically beautiful women -- Ashley Rodriguez and Delamor -- are among the first four voted out.
-- Haeley Vaughn, a nice, cheery kid who -- at 16 -- can't get inside the emotions of a song like "The Climb."
-- John Park, way too bland. It's probably no coincidence that Northwestern University students rarely dominate "Idol."
-- And Jermaine Sellers, despite his own prediction. He had said he would stay because God is with him; then he was voted out.
Frankly, I think Jermaine is a terrific singer who should have stayed. Maybe God has another plan for him .... Or pays too much attention to what Simon Cowell says .... Or missed "Idol" this week because of post-Olympic fatigue. Or maybe God is simply focusing on NBC, where help is deeply needed.