What Kristy Lee Cook Should Do Tonight

It's Idol Gives Back week on American Idol this week, which means tonight's theme is "Songs That Inspire You." We know it's too late for Kristy Lee Cook to choose a song—if she doesn't have a good one in the pocket already, she loses. But, we have a brilliant idea for her, even though we know Randy "The Dawg" Jackson wouldn't be too thrilled with us. Here's our suggestion for what our local cutie can pull off tonight and save herself a place in the Top 7:

"One Moment in Time," by Whitney Houston - Throw a lap steel on this song, and it instantly goes from Whitney-esque to great inspirational country tune. As long as she doesn't go overboard with the twang (we've heard her talk, and she isn't a twang-talker) and sings it straight-up, she could probably pull this one off. She already showed that she could nail the war-time anthem, why not go for a theme from the Olympics? Girlfriend can hit the notes when she lets her guard down and stops being so terrified.

(Gosh, this is a good song):