Sanjaya Malakar lives to try out another hairdo next week as Chris Sligh got his plane ticket home tonight.

Chris's exit was no surprise considering his butchering of "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" last night but he certainly had more talent than at least a couple of people who remain.

Phil Stacey and Haley Scarnato joined Chris in the bottom three. Phil's lack of star quality will keep him there until he delivers the performance of a lifetime. It is Haley's appearance in the bottom three that is most encouraging, however. Maybe America is finally ready to put her out of her misery.

Next week's theme is the songs of Tony Bennett which is akin to standards night. I cannot wait. Standards always seem to bring out at least one knock out performance. Remember Fantasia's "Summertime" or Chris Daughtry's "What A Wonderful World" or Katharine McPhee's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?

Tony Bennett has a catalog full of lovely songs that I hope someone gravitates toward - "Smile," "The Very Thought of You," "I Remember You," "Isn't It Romantic?" and my absolute favorite "The Way You Look Tonight."

But for those who can't find a single standard to their liking (and trust me, he's done ALL of them), the good news is that Tony Bennett has diversified over his many decades in the biz. He's done blues, jazz, swing and covered Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington among others. The challenge will be to pick the "perfect" song among so many great candidates.