Video: Paula Abdul Returns to Say Bye to Simon Cowell

So how do you feel, American Idolators, after Lee DeWyze clinched the Season 9 crown in what Ryan Seacrest declared was a narrow two percent difference in amount of votes? Our poll in the right sidebar shows that the majority of you were supporting Crystal Bowersox. Personally, we were supporting the awesomeness that was Daryl Hall and John Oates performing "You Make My Dreams"! (Hey, it's better than Lee's lackluster cover of "Beautiful Day"—which is now available on iTunes, BTW.) After the jump: we've got all the performances of the night—Janet! Alanis! Carrie Underwood! Bret Michaels! GENERAL LARRY PLATT and [...]