American Idol finale

Last night I was flipping the channels, and was able to see the last 45 minutes, more or less, of American Idol's season finale.  I was very curious because I haven't seen this in many years, and man was I disappointed.

Too much self-congratulation, and in Bette Middler's case, WTF?  She sang "Wind beneath my wings", but she was sprinkling stuff like "God bless", and "bless you".  I don't think the original version had those words in it.  Why do we need proselytizing on a talent contest show?  I was kind of disgusted.