Having not seen much success since covering Paula Abdul's Straight Up, Andrew Garcia tries to make lightning strike twice, choosing another danceable pop song from a woman -- this time Christina Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle. "Paula felt good -- this one felt good the same way," he tells Ryan. "No stress, no overthinking it."  He starts with just him and the acoustic guitar, shooting out the lyrics rapid-fire. He's broken it down to its most basic form, and it's paying off for him. It might have been better with the right arrangement from the band -- maybe something with a Latin feel -- but Andrew's wise to make it about him. It's a bit on the one-dimensional side, though. If the judges have thoroughly soured on him, he could be in trouble.  Randy wondered if the cover would work. His reaction? "It was a good idea, it didn't quite work for me." He said Andrew made the song sound like it was just about three notes.  Ellen thought it was a great song choice, but she thinks the genie came out of the bottle too late, at the end of the song.  Kara notes that he peaked so early, "and you've been chasing it ever since." She says Andrew was fighting with the rhythm of the guitar. She's disappointed.  Simon's with Kara. "For me, it really came over that you've been trying to work out what you should be doing, came up with the idea of Christina's song. ... It was a little bit desperate." He says Andrew's still going backward.  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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