David Archuleta tanked his version of The Beatles’ hit “We Can Work It Out” on last night’s installment of American Idol because his father scares the living daylights out of him, according to a scathing new tabloid television report.

Idol spies tell Entertainment Tonight that the seventeen year old frontrunner may was left nervously shaken after his “stage father” Jeff Archuleta at him during a recording session on Monday. David’s overbearing papa wasn’t happy with the teen’s singing and contined to chew him out until he was reduced to tears.

In an uncharacteristic moment of apparent stage fright, David stumbled through verses and even forgot several lyrics during his Tuesday night performance.