The girls were back on top, and the boys are safe another week after Lennon/McCartney failures. By James Montgomery Michael Lynche Photo: FOX “American Idol” in 60 Seconds has fast become an MTV News institution, but it goes by so fast that it’s not always easy to catch every golden nugget. So, here we present to you Jim Cantiello’s bite-size recap of this week’s “Idol” high jinks. The Lennon/McCartney songbook took the “American Idol” season nine snow globe and shook it vigorously. Thanks to surprisingly strong offerings from Katie “Connecticut” Stevens and Casey “Goldilocks” James, what was down was now up and what was left was now right. (Not everything changed, mind you: Andrew Garcia was still a frustrating disappointment, sort of like Lennon’s and McCartney’s post-Beatles solo careers. Way to honor the theme, Garcia!) The two front-runners — Crystal “MamaSox” Bowersox and Lee “I Secretly Hope People Write Fan Fiction About Me and Andrew Garcia” Dewyze — had an interesting strategy this week: Share
