Dolly Parton Mentors On 'Idol'; Simon Is Mean To Everyone

Dolly Parton Mentors On 'Idol'; Simon Is Mean To Everyone

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
With Dolly Parton as guest mentor, the “American Idol” Top 9 turned out one of their most emotional weeks to date, pulling from her own songbook.

Brooke White was the first to take the stage on Tuesday and tackled “Jolene.” And though the song has been covered by other acts including the White Stripes, Brooke stuck to a fairly traditional version of the man-stealer tune.

Unfortunately for Brooke, while it got the thumbs up from female judge Paula Abdul, it didn’t work its magic on the male judges.

“What I think was lacking on that song was any emotion,” Simon Cowell said. “You were busking your way through that song.”

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