It was another night of (mostly) outstanding performances on American Idol Wednesday night, but Haley Reinhart and rocker James Durbin led the pack with superb interpretions of two of Elton John's classic songs, as his music took center stage.

Bluesy beauty Haley -- perched atop a piano-- belted out a rousing rendition of Bennie and the Jets, prompting judge Randy Jackson to declare it "the best performance of the night."

Master showman James also won raves from the judges for rocking the house with his rousing rendition of John's classic song, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting, complete with fire shooting out of the piano.

In a shocking turn on American Idol, fan favorite Casey Abrams was voted off the show Thursday night, but the judges wouldn't hear of it, and in dramatic fashion, they used their one save of the season to keep him on the show -- a move that nearly led to Abrams fainting, and RadarOnline.com has the dramatic clip.

Abrams -- a doughy, bearded 20-year-old Seth Rogen look-a-like from Idyllwild, California -- was one of the last two remaining contestants with the lowest viewer votes, along with Stefano Langone. After Langone was granted a week's clemency, it was up to Casey to save his spot with a final performance, and he nervously launched into a rendition of Ray Charles' I Don't Need No Doctor.