Randy: Yo, Clay Aiken, Baby, you know what, man? I gotta say somethin to you here. You know what? That song... I love that song... I hated this arrangement of it, but it just proves how great of a singer you are, 'cause you made it work, dude, with that arrangement, dude, you sang that, dawg, you sang it, very good!

Paula: Clay, I think, without a doubt, this performance, that song, is the best performance of the entire competition that I even know of. Unbelievable. UNbelievable!

Clay: Thank you, Paula.

Simon: Well, I wouldn't go quite that far... I mean it is the best song of all time... I thought it was a little bit over the top, but I have a suggestion based on *what I've said before*, all three of you being great, why don't we vote off Ryan Seacrest instead?

Randy: Brilliant idea, hey!

Ryan: I don't want to be voted off...

Simon: And then everyone's happy! Very good.

Randy: Ryan wants to be on the Tonight Show.

Simon: Very good, well done.

**what Simon said before after Kimberley's performance: Do you know what's weird... I've been involved in a lot of these competitions... this is the only time ever we've actually had three good people in the top 3 which wasn't the case last year. So I don't know which of you three will make it to the final... because I can honestly say all three of you deserve to make it.