 During the 1970s themed week Archuleta sang the John Lennon song " Imagine " , omitting the earlier verses in favor of the last one . Los Angeles Times columnist Ann Powers speculated that he wanted to avoid singing " no religion too " because of his faith . " As a Mormon , he 's unlikely to espouse the song 's agnostic ideal " , she wrote . However , he did sing the entire song on Good Things Utah when he was thirteen . When asked by judge Randy Jackson why he didn 't sing the first verse , Archuleta said the third verse was his favorite because it has " a great message . " 
