'80s night

Last night "American Idol" returned to a kind of '80s night, as the top ten contestants sang songs released during the year each of them were born. All were born in the 1980s, except for David Archuletta, South Floridian who we realize is Vincent's age. Michael Johns surprised us with a very good rendition of Queen's "We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions." The judges had mixed feeling about Brooke White's cover of the Police's "Every Breath You Take." But we even thought Archuletta and country girl Kristy Lee Cook were OK. But just stunning last night was David Cook's moody, almost unrecognizable, but sizzling rendition (pictured above) of the first good song released, 25 years ago, from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album: "Billie Jean." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Ke1zCWgI8
It took me a whole verse to recognize it. There was no moonwalking, nothing even like that - but it was truly amazing. (Sadly, tonight, "Idol" voters dumped Chikezie (pictured earlier).)