Jessica Sanchez goes for the heartstrings on 'American Idol'

It's a great choice; we could have a moment, she's singing this for her dad, who's about to be deployed overseas for the third time.

Emotional performance from the get-go; just pure vocals spilling out. Her tone is perfect; she's playing with all the possibilities of the lyrics, not going too fast. It was a little too smooth, too polished maybe, but still effective.

Still, she can be even better....