Overmyer leaves Simon Cowell speechless on American Idol

Simon Cowell speechless?

This was the case after Amanda Overmyer performed live on American Idol tonight on Fox.

Mulberry's own 23-year-old "rock 'n' roll nurse" wailed on a bluesy, guitar-driven version of "Baby Please Don't Go," originally by Big Joe Williams but later covered by the likes of Bob Dylan, The Doors, Muddy Waters and many others.

After raves from judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, Cowell was uncharacteristically at a loss for words before finally saying "I really like you" and "I hope you stay around for awhile."

Millions of viewers waited in anticipation for judge Cowell's critique due to his comments about Overmyer's sound perhaps not being broad enough and relying too much on her Janis Joplin-style of singing in earlier episodes.

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