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Mr. Judges' Save couldn't secure a longer stay on "Idol."

Matt Giraud was sent home in Wednesday's results show. Before belting out his last tune on the stage, Matt talked about how he felt like a cat with nine lives on the show after the judges saved him from elimination a few shows back. He was one cool cat, that's for sure.

True, I wasn't crazy about his performance of "My Funny Valentine" during this week's Rat Pack music theme. I thought all the performances were stellar but found his to be the weakest of the bunch. Still, Matt from Michigan was fun to watch this season, especially when he played the piano and jazzed things up on the show. Overall, I like his style and hope he finds a way to keep performing in the future.

But the true shocker of Wednesday's show was the bottom three. Along with Matt, there was Kris Allen and Adam Lambert. Oh yes, you read that right, Adam was in the bottom three. I was stunned. While I am not an avid Adam fan, I was surprised that he was among the lowest vote-getters. I mean, the judges are always jonesing for Adam to take the stage. In their eyes, he can do no wrong. Plus, he seems to have a strong fan base. The other shocker of the night was that Adam was in the bottom two, once Kris was sent to the safe seats.

I've been saying for awhile that Adam will likely be one of the two finalists remaining but, after Wednesday, I am not quite sure. Perhaps his performance of "Feeling Good" was too flashy and over the top for many voters. Anyhow, the "Idol" game just got a lot more interesting after this development.

I will say this for all the finalists -- they were a hundred times better during their performances than this week's mentor Jamie Foxx was during his. What kind of musical mess was that? All that electronic enhancement to his voice during his song "Blame It" did nothing to improve the song. In fact, it made it worse.

Luckily, Natalie Cole and Taylor Hicks were on hand to offer up some terrific work. Natalie performed "Something's Gotta Give" and the woman has such class and talent. I loved her song. Also, former "Idol" winner Taylor took a rockabilly turn with his song "Seven Mile Breakdown." I enjoyed the energy that Taylor brought to the stage.

So, now we're down to the final four. I can't wait to see who will step up and step into "Idol" stardom.

Matt Giraud. Photo courtesy of FOX