Elliot Yamin (Open Arms)

[brownsuga91]

YASSSSS Elliott!! I don't think I've liked a contestant as much since his season.

[taratova]

Elliott can sing anything! And he did it on Idol each week which he always amazed me how he could sing it all and sound great. I never get tired of Elliotts voice because to be honest I get tired of hearing most artists after a few songs.

[becks56]

Elliott FTW. Vocal masterclass is right.

[VictorUeberbacker]

I like men singing this song but my favorite version is still in the voice of Mariah Carey, it has a different feeling

[elitestar]

only steve perry and arnel pineda can sing this song correctly.

[Timmyvirus1]

Lesson on American Idol: Just do not ever do a song Clay Aiken did, he did it better, you will lose.

[drahcir0018able]

wow ! ! ! i really love this song. .his really good at it. .!

[Gadgetsfolly]

Steve Perry is a legendary bitch. Journey hired a sound alike and goes on. Elliot is one of the best singers Idol has ever turned out. He just needs the right songs.

[taurusg32]

This would have made a great duet.

He would have made Mariah proud.

[Azulcrema1010]

Did he win?

[dto796]

This dude sucks. Period. End of story

[bellj1287]

@dto796

oh wow i didn't know you were the final authority on music

[dto796]

@bellj1287 wow, I never said I was. I just know what I like and what I don't like. I must have offended your authority and expertise. Oops

[BornBW]

That Elf doesn't impress me any. Elliot (The Elf) Yamin wishes he was in the same league as Steve Parry.

[badassmotherfuker]

so steve perry is a fucking fag, elliot rules BITCH!!!

[742512345689]

fuck you steve perry is a legend

[specialjr11]

Elliot got ripped off...he should have won that year.

[XxCoDaDDiiCTxX]

@specialjr11 I think Daughtry should've won

[dorian655]

i love elliott u rock and u sing good in this vid u are so cute elliott in this vid.

[dAnCinToNy87]

Elliot had the lyrics flipp-flopped during the chorus. But he fixed it..u could see he knew he messed up

[trap0001]

Elliot fucking who?

[cokiaxis]

Elliot fucking you bad time!

[idoletc]

I agree, Elliott is the best singer out there today..and seeing him "live" is out of this world!

[lamarsying]

I hate these comments. Why are people this ignorant even watching him. Elliot is hot. No one can even compare to him. He is one of the top, most gifted singers of all time. I just saw him live.

[JoshuaTaylor1992]

Elliott Yamin is a very very good singer :)

[GLMJE]

i like his version more than clays even tho clay has a better voice.great job elliot

[09tranm]

But still Journey sings it the best. The mariah carey version isn't bad either

[Nickspeak]

I heard a radio interview where Elliott talks about how bad he butchered this song, got the lyrics twisted, went flat and then they asked him if they should play it...and he goes SURE! LOL...he was so cool about it....as bad it was for him it still wasn't the worst thing that ever happened on that stage....Danny Gokey.

[idoletc]

Elliott is amazing!

[benjamm4]

i just got the fucking chillz,

elliot is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing :)

[singers333]

He has a good heart! Some of you need one!

[soSiccK]

Despite what this guy looks like...he's rich and 95% of you will never be. Oh and I should mention that with fame and fortune come throngs of beautiful women. Remember that Elliot Yamin could have slammed your g/f next time you look at her

[crazydaisybeckwith11]

he looks like a elf hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe­hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe­hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe­hehehe

sorry but he does

only in that video

[RazorbladeBigFish]

he's far more uglier...if that's possible...

[mohsinsamad]

he look like franck ribery.. lol..

[KT08dec88]

He does resemble him... its sad but true.

[esba86]

I love Elliot! <3 Greetings from Finland

[JennyG955]

i met him today he came to our school! hes rely goood!

[nedsdead]

hell yeah he's amazing, fuck taylor hicks i don't care if anybody says oh but he won I SAY FUCK HIM, elliot should have won. american idol is such bullshit.

[girliest644]

elliot's amazing .... I mean at that time It was a compitition ...there was huge preasure.. nervousness ... and to keep your mind off things and sing his heart out..he truely is an idol

[tsdm70]

Great interpretation E! I love the raspy voice btw.

This song always reminds me of my first love.

[cleigh23]

One of the best performances of AI!

[2polkastripes]

hes amazing<3

[Supermonkey22]

The arrangement is different because 99.99% of the singers on the planet can't sing in Steve Perry's range. That's the long and the short of it kids. All that being said....a really great job from a super talented guy, Elliot Yamin. Well done.

[suburbansusie8]

Not alot of time to get the songs sung, ever notice sometimes they seem shot? Must be tough. I like his version the best of all of them!

[IxLovexDavidxCook]

I don't know which is better, Elliott's or Clay's version of Open Arms. I like them both!

Lol, but no one can touch the greatness of Journey's original version ^^

[SMasta]

agreed

[girliest644]

or Mariah Carey's its amazing .. but Journey's legendary

[rhitzryan]

not a standard key...bcoz the standard is a higher one

[TheDragon292]

he messed up the lyrics in the chorus but w.e

[rolls283]

no he didnt, he has to change the arrangement to make it his own, and he must've felt that switching some of the lyrics around would make it sound more original

[TheDragon292]

i really disagree with that

[rolls283]

ok then :S

how can you disagree??

[TheDragon292]

i simply feel that that wasnt the reason he switched the lyrics up

[rolls283]

i guess everybody has their own opinions,

but, they have a lyric "prompter" that's directly below the main camera for backup, so I think that it was done intentionally

[icemancotour]

this guy is crap!

[ChasezsGirl]

his voice is amazing!

[optimumreader]

Does he have a recording contract yet??? I can't wait to hear him on radio and buy his CDs. Great singer. So underrated, tho.

[froggypimper]

I AGREE!!!

[rolls283]

yes he does

[UNSC]

He's the best singer ever in my opinion.

[pigwidgeonslittlesis]

Elliot's my homeboy.

[jevin49]

yeah i have cross like 30,000 of them im gonna find out wats with these guy's oh yeah about the vid very COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[sixtiesgirl56000]

He is the whole package

[CarpaDiem]

Guys you can make 1000 dollars by finding a job. WTF is wrong with all these comments about making money from some internet survey. I have come across like 100s of them.

[dennisbum]

his voice is so smooth....

lovely performance..

[PsychoTangerine]

Why was it so short? I think he got gypped. Everything Elliot sings is beautiful. I hope he gets his own CD and I hope it sells better than Kat or Taylor's.

[xmen2010]

Excellent. Definitely more interesting to have a Taylor/Elliot final.

[chicagosue]

Like Elliott's version much better than the original!

[DanRock86]

Are you crazy? Steve Perry blows this guy away!

[chunkemonke7]

he did this amazing.. incredible, and i cried that night he left.. i just can't believe this was the song that he went home on! it's beautiful

[Teapetal]

Why, America, why??? :'( 0.2%...just 0.2% away...

[cuppacup]

this is a difficult song...he nailed it so well!

[KillerQueen4]

awesome

[jevin49]

lllooooooooooovvvvee it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shadowman25]

Love this song and perf. !.

[jevin49]

cool vocal!!=)T__T