Crystal Bowersox's Pre-Idol Busking: A Star Pulling Out of the Station?

Tomorrow's American Idol showdown may have a new frontrunner in the momentum-accruing Lee DeWyze, but no one can claim GrizzLee Bore deserves the win, right? Crystal Bowersox, Lee's resilient competitor, has given so many great consecutive performances that many voters are just used to her talents. Thus, the brigade to ensure Crystal's victory begins here, with these two videos of Mama Sox performing next to an open guitar case at a Chicago train station. Unlike Lee, she's still just as much of a star even when a Metra is passing behind her at 100 MPH.

First, in "Saved by Grace," Crystal belts a raspy anthem in perfect pitch. Watch her agility as she kicks open her guitar case without skipping a single lyric. To paraphrase Tyra Banks, "An American Idol needs to multitask."

The trains' volume outmatches Crystal here, but she still turns out a powerful rendition of the Counting Crows' "Round Here." With or without a wall of Rickey Minor sound behind her, Crystal emanates the same confidence. Let's throw a couple hundred million votes in her case, shall we?

'American Idol': Crystal Bowersox Busking in Chicago Station [Zap2It]