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  • This was a reprise. Watch the Top 5 performance of Katharine singing this. There is no justice here in this verison. During top 3, when she went home she blew out one of her vocal cords. She took cortozone to try and help the vocals. However, she took it before she sang, so it didnt have time to work. Plus she has improved dramatically since Idol. Check her out in Smash on NBC which starts on Feb. 6th, 2012 :)

  • KT Tunstall's song

  • SHE'S FINE!!

  • Love this song she did! I think this si the song that made her popular....1st!

  • Now give her a guitar a tambourine and a loop pedal and let's see if she can compare with the real deal...

  • god they should arrest her for performing this great song..

  • if your not not gonna use a loop pedal or a guitar ...theres no point in covering this

    this song is uncoverable

  • Great performance, I really thought she would go far in the Top 12, was disappointed that she didn't

  • @Doobie1975 for some reason I keep thinking it was Ayla who performed this song, my bad

  • You got to admit Katherine can sing! She has a big voice and she does this song very well. Enough so that people were asking about the song!

  • KT has publicly said that she owes her discovery pretty much to Katherine McPhee for covering this unknown song by a then unknown singer! It was suggested to Katherine by a English music journalist! KT had to license the song so it could be used! Lay off people! No one stole the song! KT says it helped launch her career!

  • As good of a singer as she is, what got her the votes is that she consistently provided the quickest and best boner of the week! Thank you Katharine for that generous gift.

  • Adam Levine from the voice jacked this routine for Casey Westons performance.

  • omg CINGULAR! way back when.

  • Worst. Version. Ever. Stop letting these reality TV fuckbags get near classic songs.

  • Holy fucking jesus christ on a stick, Batman. She completed raped this song and made me want to perforate my eardrums with hot needles.

    America, be ashamed. Yes, all of you.

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  • Respond to this video... she didn't rape the song you fool. She actually took an UNKNOWN song and made it a hit! Katherine's voice is Broadway and she is very good, so stop hating! Just mad because we got America all those years ago?

  • @maureenOWW

    Jesus, relax. You get that worked up over something like THIS?? I'd hate to see your reaction to an actual problem.

  • Caps lock = cruise control for "cool"

  • LOVE it Love it!! the Best she sang on IDOL!

  • Someone get a room for Misha and Crazy! Neither of you has said anything of merit about the performance. I liked it, but it's very different from KT''s--different styles, different voices. McPhee sings it more like an upbeat ballad, but has none of that nasty smokey alto sexiness that KT has. I really like the song, heard it from Casey Weston on "Voice" and didn't know it. Casey did ok with it too, but not as well as either K MP or KT. God Damn McPhee is a babe! She's honed her craft.

  • OKAY PEOPLE WHO HATE KATHARINE MCPHEE..KEEP ON SAYING BAD WORDS BUT YOU CANNOT TAKE THE FACT THAT SHE IS BEAUTIFUL...SEXY...TALENTED...­HUMBLE AND GOOD PERSONALITY...YOUR JUST INSECURE WITH HER BECAUSE SHE HAS EVERYTHING THAT ALL OF US WANT.. I LOVE YOU KATHARINE MCPHEE AND WILL SUPPORT YOU TILL THE WORLD ENDS..

  • WATCH SMASH PREVIEW...NEW SHOW OF KATHARINE MCPHEE...

  • she's good but nobody does it like KT Tunstall, simply because it's KT's song. ;)

  • @TheAshenQueen5139 and when it was covered by Katherine, KT was an unknown artist. KT says she hates these talent shows but this show indirectly helped launch her career in the states so it was good for something! lol

  • I LOVE HER!

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Of course it will. All it takes is for people to read the comments and see your colors. :)

  • @MishaAtreides Just let it go. You've proved your point.

  • @AnnabethDC Okay.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Evading. I said you were evading, being evasive. Contextually different.

    You were rude, arrogant, you called me names - and yet, after three days, you still are not capable of responding to my initial comment, of telling me why I am wrong. Fourteen comments from you, and not a single attempt of a rebuttal beyond more evasion and insults. To others reading, please look at my earliest comment to see this. :)

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Your thirteenth comment after calling me a moron and a douchebag. But still no argument/explanation/apology from you. Just more lies, BS and drama. lol. Pathetic.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 12 evasive comments and counting.

    All the bluster and big talk, and not even a single argument...

    Evade, evade, evade. lol.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Evade, evade, evade.

    Where is your argument? Two days and not a single argument?

    You insult people indiscriminately like you own the place, and act self righteous when you get a taste of your own medicine. lol. You're a riot.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Oh, really? lol. Could it be people just agree with me & find you equally obnoxious?

    Btw, what have you proven actually? Nothing. You're incapable of stringing any argument. Two days & not even a single counter argument. Not a single one.

    Everyone can see that. Your own evasiveness betrays you. lol. You're a joke, foul-mouthed girl. You are only capable of name callings & evading the subject.

    Now let's wait for yet another evasive, unrelated, comment, insults & accusations. :)

  • @CrazyIdiot44 So after more than 10 comments the past day, you have not even once attempted to counter my points. Instead, all you've been doing is trying to cloud the subject and lie. lol.

    The lesson here: Don't call people 'moron & douche bag' just because you disagree with them - especially since you can't even articulate your own point or rebut their points. People can disagree. This is after all a public forum. But insulting and calling people names out of the blue is uncalled for.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Of course men can. When did I say they can't? lol.

    In this instance, you were being foul mouthed.

    I proved you wrong. If I didn't, counter my argument instead of trying to change the subject over & over again.

    I wasn't even talking to you & I was expressing an opinion reasonably. But you burst in like a know-it-all, called me a moron, a douche bag. When I proved my point, you ran away from the argument & started to divert the topic. lol.

    You're foul-mouthed, a coward & a hypocrite

  • @CrazyIdiot44 No, I'm tired of seeing you evading to answer any of the arguments I make now that you've been proven wrong & a liar. lol.

    I started by making a simple comment, & you called me a moron, followed by 'douche bag'. You insulted me just because you did not agree with me. When I proved you wrong, & a liar, you did not even have the manners to apologize - but hey, we already established that you don't have manners.

    And how does calling you 'a foul-mouthed girl' sexist? lol!

  • @CrazyIdiot44 The explanation is there, but you're just being a coward and evasive - or do you still have trouble with your reading comprehension again. lol.

    If you're really a girl, then what a foul-mouthed girl you are.

    I'm done with you, and next time, think twice before pretending to be a know it all and start calling people names.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 lol. Typical. Don't have the courage the admit when wrong, no dignity to apologize for causing offense and possessing no manners. Run along now boy.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Oh, and I almost forgot. If you indeed have seen it, then you must be a liar or an ignorant. For all of McPhee's failing as an artists, she is an acclaimed mezzo-soprano with a very broad range

  • @CrazyIdiot44 And kid, since we've established you don't even know how to Google, let me help you out. KT's own words.

    "When she sang that song, less than 1 percent of the population knew it. I was doing quite well but it was a totally underground song at the time. Then she does it. And it worked. I have people at my gigs going, 'I heard Katharine McPhee play your song and I love your album and your gig was amazing."

    You're possibly the dumbest poster I've encountered yet on Youtube. Congrats

  • @CrazyIdiot44 lol. Cite my source? Are you serious, boy? Are you under the impression music is rocket science? Is it that hard a subject for you? lmao.

    You shoot your mouth off without even checking, without even knowing, & you dare call me a moron? Do you need to be taught how to use Google? Do you have trouble with reading & comprehension?

    Why are you correcting people, calling them names, when you know nuts?

    You're a pretentious, foul mouthed know it all, kid.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Hey kid. Big tough guy, eh, calling people moron over the internet. Why don't you argue your point with some class next time, eh, and save your keyboard warrior act.

    And while you're at it, perhaps you'd like to argue that with KT herself, since she admitted the very same fact and thanked McPhee for giving her the exposure.

    On a last note, if you've seen her live performances, we wouldn't even be having this discussion, Mr. Tough Guy Over The Internet. lmao.

  • @CrazyIdiot44 Try watching any of KT's live performances first, yes?

    And incidentally, even KT herself would thank McPhee for helping to launch her career in the States and internationally. KT's definitely the better artiste, but no one can deny McPhee has a better range.

  • Some years were bad years for idol, not that much talent to choose from, they had to go with someone. She wouldn't of had a chance with Haley, Lauren and Pia. People know the name Taylor Hicks but the teenagers in my house have never heard of her.

  • Quite funny that even though she's supposed to be one of the top singers in America (according to the show) she isn't even as good as KT Tunstall.

  • @Thenowhereman42 She isn't anywhere close to the cream of American singing talents, but you have to admit that she has bigger pipes than Tunstall. And for the record, I rate Tunstall highly as a singer/songwriter

  • She wound up more successful than Taylor Hicks, but that's because Taylor is from another time and his style does not appeal to the largest music consumer demographic. Casey Abrams will have the same problem: he's good but he won't be able to make it big.

  • megan joy was much better in my opinion..... i loved her version!!!

  • Katharine don't ever do this song again. Go do your pop crap for the Americans but leave KT alone.

  • megan joy did better in my opinion

  • wow i remember watching this!!! i so wanted her to win :/

  • I think she sounded the best on this song!

  • She sang with Chris Botti, she's very good!

    I didn't know her, but know I see her and I'm very surprised, that she took or takes part in "American Idol".

  • Better than KT's version for sure.

  • @SweetAwesome22 hell no.

  • oh she is cute and talentive

  • she looks so much better with brown hair....

  • She's talented, yes, but if you've ever seen KT Tunstall doing this song you'd have to agree there is no comparison.

  • @NigelCJones Yeah for sure! KT is amazing!:)

  • I like Kt's version better.....

  • I WAS DANCIN WHEN SHE SUNG DIS SONG:) GREAT

  • i love the simplicity she brought to it.

    But kt will cringe at the fact that she mutilated her song...

  • @TCt83067695 kt mutilated her own song. It sucks major ass...

  • @buffyrocz THIS sucks comparing to the original!

  • At least she didn't disappear forever like Hicks did

  • how did she get so ugly

  • this is a pretty face, KT is a freakin' genius with a loop board...

  • She needs to visit a plastic surgeon...

    so they can make a mold of her.

  • Folks, please watch the original KT Tunstall performance on Jools Holland, I swear you will be blown away.

  • does anyone else think she looks a little like Kelly Clarkson??? especially around the 1:30-1:40 area???

  • hmmm - have they actually listened to KT Tunstall?

  • Hi folks. Cute girl, nice song, great musicians ... by the way that instument comes from Peru they call it CAJON ( wooden box .. i think). Cajon was invented by peruvian black slaves in the 19th century. Glad to know that TK Tunstall is recognised by her talent.

  • Wow, she is such a babe.

  • Stefanie Heinzmann performs greater than her, Stef gets a lot more flavor to this song, Kath sound a little comercial

  • I don't expect to see a cover of this to top the original in my lifetime.

  • I'm glad she sung this song, at least people will start to recognise KT Tunstalls amazing talent!

  • she's cute

  • She's fit but thats bollocks

  • she ok but im sry there just some not right about sings that go on this kinda show, no soul to there music jsut a poor copy, if she only did the Right way make a demo and send it to a studio, it jsut all this kinda show promotes is you get something for nothing and most winers if not all winner fade into obscurity in about a year only those able to keep the merchandise rolling in stay in the lime light

  • did not know this woman, she is the max, very good, is famous for a long time ???????

  • @querogatamiope  Great Grammar!

  • PErsonally, I disagree. I like Katharines version better

  • she is good! too bad i didn't watch this season

  • Taylor Hicks was better in my opinion, and Figbomb. you dont need to be insulting to Taylor hicks just because you liked Katherine more.. You are really rude.

  • I can't be the only one that thought this was f*cking terrible... she just raped the song in the mouth and anus at the same time.

  • wow. she's beautiful and has great voice!! but honestly, i don't know her at all. besides, no matter who should have won, chris daughtry and elliott yamin are more famous than her and taylor!!

  • thumbs up if you just LOVE this woman:)

  • she's good but kt's version is better. chris daughtry should've won this season.

  • @1200randomgirl

    i dont think he needed to

  • Thissong is about a girl losing her virginity to a negroid, and a wannabe ghetto inverted bigot piece of trash singing it too, and all of the naive idiots and other self hating losers cheer it on. Thumbs down, way down to this trash. I'm just glad and surprised that she lost on american idol. At least some people have alittle dignity and sense

  • i liked this performace! :D

  • did i see a teleprompter in the back of the theater??

  • @bandboy1232 maybe, they did use it in season 9 because the contestants have to learn over 10 songs in a week, 3 performances and songs for the finale. And I liked Megan Joy better, but this is still better than Taylor.

  • @bandboy1232 - They always have one. That's nothing new. 

  • I have heard her sing before but good God she is so soulful!

  • shes got a nice ass. singing was ok though. What KT did was god.

  • Nice video. But yeah like memesofunny wrote, go watch the real KT Tunstall when she performs it live. That is AMAZING!

  • i dont think her voice is right for this song

  • She is not so bad, but she is not a quater as good as KT, Get a job!!!

  • I feel like she stole KT's song. Dont you think that if one person likes one song from her they should listen to the whole album??? Im talking about KT Tunstall of course. BIG FAN

  • her singing was fine, but i think american idols 2-minute-songs-rule and the guitarist ruined this song. The guitar needs to "funkier" and harder. the song just gets to pop and to sweet. this song should be more like rock n' roll, KT.

  • THIS is the song that got me hooked to Katharine McPhee.

  • This hurts my feelings. She ruined this song.

  • this is one of my fav's that kat did in idol

  • Christina Applegate? Who???

  • A voice to match the beauty!

  • how in the hell did he win oh my god

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  • This is garbage... yes she has a good voice but she can't nor should she touch KT's Music. Her Voice was too pop for the song. Not rough enough.

  • don't quit your day job Katherine

  • Katharine should have wonshe is so much better than Taylor

  • She's much too candy and sugar...

    This song has to hurt your soul into rocking and singing. She does it wrong.

  • @ilicicanita This version by no means is bad.

  • she is gorgeous!!!

  • LOL i love it

  • i used to like taylor hicks, but i also loved kat..hated her though when chris got out.. haha anyway, i was young then..she's a wonderful performer... think she's proven herself over the years.. :)

  • she should of won. she kicked ass

  • How catherine never won is beyond me!! Taylor ? C,mon!!

  • Great performance, I wish Kat and Chris Daughtry were in the Final Two that year, I didn't like Taylor very much either

  • Oh man she is so beautiful here.

  • I love this song and Katharine did such a good job! You should check out my channel. I just posted a song with my Dad singing Lucky! I just turned 12 years old! - NINA

  • She is so very versatile....She is going to go places !

  • McPhee is The Real Winner of Season 5

  • MEGAN JOY' version of this song was better !!! i dont why all of you guys loves kaths version, but Megan is greater than that why dont you all try to listen

  • I like the original version of this song, but the instruments are 10 times better in this version.

  • i thought she did fantastic!

  • megan joy's rendition of this song is more fantastic.

  • I meant: One of the worst KT Tunstall Covers I've ever seen!!!

  • one of the KT Tunstall covers I've ever seen!!!

  • I think you dropped something.

  • I lost a lot of respect for KT Tunstall when she failed to recognize 95% of the people who ever heard this song heard it from American Idol.

  • she should've won american idol. taylor hicks was horrible!

  • @figbomb

    There is no doubt of this. She had such an incredible run on AI that it was a crime for her to not take it. I figure some of the results are rigged and by the time the show's end draws near, it's predetermined who they want to push and they make it happen. They barely promoted her after the show and she's clearly the most natural performer of her season (like clarkson was) and should reach the widest market. ...instead it's Hicks. give me a break.

  • @figbomb i know!!

  • @figbomb Just asking if so many people thought she was so great why is it we haven't heard about her since AI? Really I thought she was very pretty but just an ok singer like a Vegas act or on a cruise ship. I know her single version on over the rainbow sold ok but any thing else?

  • @msjosephine2 She's had 2 albums that have had moderate success. She's also done a few film/tv projects here and there but her most prominent one is probably coming next fall in NBC's primetime musical "Smash".

  • @msjosephine2 YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE AMERICANS JUST LOVE LADY GAGA AND JUSTIN BIEBER THATS WHY MANY TALENTED SINGERS ARE NOT SUCCESS..YOU SEE BEYONCE HER COMEBACK IS NOT THAT BIG BECAUSE AMERICA ARE JUST FOCUSING TO GAGA AND BIEBER

  • @figbomb I so must agree with you 100%!!!

  • I think she did good at this song. i also got to meet her at the amercian idol concert. in 2006. and all of the idol's. i think she is very pretty too.

  • Well listen to the last 4 people and you can do a better job. I would suggest, you stop flapping your gums and do a better job. But hey opinions are like arseholes we all have one.

    Leg

  • i dont like how she sang that

  • i HATE her for ruining a kt tunstall song.

  • Ugh she's nothing on KT Tunstall :/

  • well, her voice didn't come out in this song, well actually, throughout the competition, her audition is her best performance

  • beautiful. Her husband is one lucky bastard.

  • She was so sexy and should have won this. Now she gone blonde she lost all her appeal for me.

    That ass in those jeans...Damn I need a cold shower.

  • No offence, but i dont really like this version.. she adds a kind of personality that doesnt suit the song, she's good, but i like the original better :)

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  • Thank you Katharine for introducing this song to the masses. No one heard of this song before Kat sang it on idol.

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  • i thought she was REALLY good..

  • She has a new album out now. Way different then her first album :)

  • LOVE IT!

  • you should hear aly and aj do it!

  • NOO no no she cannot sing this song right..

  • fuck no that song is not ment for this ones commercial, heard that a 1000 times voice, no edge, jus shite. Sorry kath fans

  • ouch, this wasn't very good :/ they just completely removed all of the groove in the song and made it into a country soul song! this is like playing mozart on a glockenspiel, doesn't really have any potential from the start :p

  • You're a dumbass. Learn how to spell and maybe your insults would make more sense.

  • Katharine McPhee should stick to this Native American music and stop singing songs that are TOOOOOO big for her.

    Seriously, what was she thinking singing "I Have Nothing", "The Voice Within", "Who Wants To Live Forever" and so on.

    Oh and her blonde hair makes her look like Jessica Tandy. Look her up

  • Her new album UNBROKEN comes out TOMORROW!

  • I loved watching Katherine when she sang this song on "Idol". She has a terrific voice, a great personality and is a gorgeous gal. She and Chris D. were the best of the best on Season 5. Thank you for posting. - Paula

  • oh man if you think this is good, you MUST watch the original KT Tunstall live performance. You will be blown away !!!

  • @memesofunny just did and thanks for the tip all i can say is WOW

  • @memesofunny This version *is* good, but the original is absolutely mind-boggling. KT Tunstall is just incredible.

  • @memesofunny: You're completely right, McPhee's voice is made for pop music but not for a KT Tunstall song.

  • @memesofunny wow is all i can say to the original! thank dude!

  • This was so awkward. She shouldn't have gone this route.

  • no 1 even knew this song till she sang it the 1st time.