Simon Cowell thought Danny Gokey was “outstanding”

Danny Gokey on American Idol Top Five

The theater was alive with the sounds of Vegas circa 1965.

We didn’t get a look at any ol’ blue eyes, but American Idol‘s Top Five exceeded expectations on Rat Pack night, a tribute to standards made extra popular during the mid-’60s, when Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and their entertaining cohorts reigned in Sin City.

Jamie Foxx played mentor tonight and, thankfully, he left the vocal theatrics to his talented charges.

Paula Abdul stopped just short of declaring Adam Lambert the future winner of “American Idol.”

Instead, she compared him to a certain Olympic swimmer.