Meuse ‘merely rapped a single’

Jess Meuse performs Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sounds of Silence” from the movie “The Graduate” Wednesday night on “American Idol.” Photo courtesy of FOX

For the second week in a row the judges as well as music critics were not entirely thrilled with Jess Meuse’s performance Wednesday night.

The top 11 vocalists performed songs from cinema to which Meuse relied on an old favorite. The Slapout native picked Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” from the movie “The Graduate.”

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