Last night, "The X Factor" headed South, to the land of grits and Brit(ney). And while only three auditioners made it through, there is still much for me and my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield to discuss today, as it was a real quality-over-quantity situation. The North Carolina contestants truly turned on the Southern charm.

photo: Fox"The X Factor" headed to Britney Spears's homeland, the beautiful South, on Thursday night. And while only three Greensboro, North Carolina contestants actually made it through during the hour-long episode, they all laid the Southern charm on thick--as thick as the grits Simon Cowell was forced by "X Factor" producers to eat in the episode's opening scenes, or as thick as that terrible Southern "Hee Haw" accent Simon kept using during the auditions. The word "y'all" certainly sounded more natural coming out of Britney's mouth than Simon's.

Season 10 "American Idol" alum Casey Abrams has just released his first music video, for "Simple Life," and it is, for lack of a better adjective, adorably Abrams-esque.

The video features the scruffy sixth-place jazzbo jamming in a park, partying in the woods with friends, hanging out with hippies, and playing at least three different musical instruments. It's just Casey being Casey, and as a Casey fan, I could not ask for anything more.

Check out "Simple Life" below: