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  • Chris and Tyga - Far Away, I love his single!

  • He's so much better than Justin G. from season 1!

  • the begining with his back to the camera was the best part of the song.

  • fucking screwd that song sooo bad... the band swung hard buy wheres his feel? Made it so hip and so cool? its not a hip and cool song, its a smoth mellow hard swung song. Get a better judging pannel? Americans...

  • Loved the fedora!!

  • My favorite Chris performance! His best, and in my opinion, the best of this outstanding Top 9 night. (It's difficult to top Melinda for me, but tonight, he did!) This definitely lands in my Top 10 of the season, as does Melinda's "I Got Rhythm". I miss this under-appreciated season!

  • ....when he was good he was really good.but what is he doing NOW ??

  • galing ltaga idol ko yan...

  • OMGEE. Definitely looks like JT.

    BTW, that's a big compliment.

    STILL LOVE YOU CHRIS!

    Its been a while.:))

  • My choir is singing this for our spring concert, but it sounds sooo different

  • esta canción es genial!

  • 4 the last comment; WOW ur stressed out. I really like his voice the problem is, is that he can only sound good with certain songs such as this one. But i still love his voice

  • probably one of his best

  • increible

  • soooo hott!

  • He's walking with charisma. :P

  • WOAH ok i totally screamed at his dance moves at the beginning...i've watched it about 7 times now haha LUV CHRIS!!!!

  • Chris R. is a good performer in his own way. And very good-looking too!

  • corey clarke the 2nd!

  • I love this kid he's a cutie and he's a really talented singer... Raw talent, luvz it

  • dreamy....

  • I love his little dance wit the music in the beginning of the song before he even sings

  • I sing this on choir

  • Dude I met him today I'm not even kidding!! I shook his hand!

  • dang he hit a high C @ 2:45.

  • the beginning of his performance was shmexy. Hahaha. :D

  • WOOO

    we sang this at our Honor Choir Concert. :)

  • he is HOT!

    good singer though as well, perhaps more importantly - maybe not! lol

  • YOu said that he didn't put his own style into a standard, but he ruined it by trying to modernize it? By trying to modernize it, didn't he put his own style into the song? You don't make sense..

  • Good Job, kiddo!

    You kept it jazzy and were confident the way you worked the tune out!

    GREAT!!

  • amen dudes, talk about butchering a quality ellington tune. This dude should stay away from jazz or at least listen to some before he preforms it.

  • I don't know what you people are making such a big deal about a simple song given a different tune. All songs now a days a being re-recorded using whatever tune the singer sings it in, and is no big deal!! Is just a song, a simple preformance. If you old guys, don't like the American Idol show's performers, then DON'T watch it, much less what are you doing listening to a young singer like Richardson. Have you heard 50 cents sing it in HIP HOP tune? NO?

  • haha, thats cool, but i'm 18 and hardly consider myself an "old guy". My issue is that this version of the song has completely robbed the original of all dynamic an musical qualities. Duke Ellington wrote songs to sound a certain way. He is one of the most if not the most theoretically advanced jazz/music composer that has ever lived. I think changing songs as complex as the ones Duke Ellington wrote is a huge task that the average musician can not pull off.

  • Whomever wrote this cover is more to blame than the singer. Bottom line, go listen to the original and you will understand what i am talking about. I don't hear any major 2nds in the chord progressions of this song, lol. Little technical quirks like that, that may sound wrong when playing by oneself are what make Ellington's music beautiful. When you hear it in the context of a whole big band, the masterpiece is easily recognized.

  • one more thing, this doesn't swing at all which is really annoying.

  • Then if that is the way you think, then go after all this hip hop singers that have changed lots of ald songs and have turned them into hiphop tunes with total success. Times have changed and we have to accept changes in life, whether we like it or not. I heard many songs given salsa and merengue tunes and have become instant hits. To me the originals are always the best, but so are the new sounds too. Some od then at least.

  • God I hate pop music. Duke rolls in his grave.

  • Probably should listen to a little jazz before he attempts to sing it. Turning it into a pop song = FAIL. Well, not as much pop as commercial jingle. I'm sure he can sing other genres just fine (I'm sure he won't be making any jazz albums anyway). However, I want to punch Paula and Simon for saying he made the song "cool" and "hip". It's a fucking Duke Ellington tune! What the hell is wrong with them? They need to listen to some jazz if they're supposed to be judging it.

  • chris rich is my cousin really seoriosly!!!!

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  • ...has a swing. catchy. love his voice!

  • that hat on him is dead sexy!

  • I Want that hat so bad!

  • well I'm not here to judge

  • this guy is the hottest american idol kid!!

    xoxo nicole

  • eccentricXXX, what a DUMB idea to compare Chris to Duke Ellington. Chis is a young singer, he is NOT an OLD GUY, much less a jazz singer. He can sing anything, and it will sound GOOD, no matter what you THINK.

  • LMAOOO.. first of Lori. show some respect to the great Duke Ellington. He's not a singer for your fucking information he's a Pianist, Composer, Bandleader and Arranger. know your fucking jazz history before going on an ignorant rampage. I bet you don't even know who Duke Ellington is ..do you?!?.. you fucking uneducated piece of shit. Chris is a young amateur singer and that's what he is..just because he can sing doesn't mean he can pull off a Duke Ellington classic.

  • eccentrixxx WASH YOUR FILTHY MOUTH, DUMB ASS.,

    I KNOW MORE ABOUT DUKE ELLINGTON THAN YOU. AND I DID NOT SAY THAT ELLINGTON WAS A SINGER, I SIMPLY COMPARED THE AI RICHARDSON TRYING TO SING A DUKE ELLINGTON JAZZ SONG. STUPID.. LEARN TO READ, ASSHOLE, BEFORE YOU START INSULTING PEOPLE, JACKASS. SO FUCK OFF!!

  • right..you know more about Duke Ellington than i do...lol. don't try to turn yourself around now that i caught you in your careless mistakes dumbass. next time think before you respond...stupid ass.

  • eccentricXXX, SHUT UP, Go back to your POPRN SITES. hahaha. Your names says it all you are X rated. YOU ARE THE DUMB ASS!! Go back to watching PORNS ASS HOLE!!

  • eccentricxxx, O

  • wow bitch you just don't know how to shut the fuck up .. do you?

  • HerecomesLori = stupid misinformed fan

  • fantastic!!!!!!!

  • Chris is fun to watch and listen to. I will get his record when it comes out, but I don't know if it is out yet or not.

  • The problem with that is in an interview with him, he stated that he'd rather write songs than sing them. Heck he already had written songs for Melinda and Jordin before he had to go. I wouldn't be suprised if most of the songs on Melinda's Jordin's and Blake's albums were written by Chris.

  • He's sooooo hoottttt, I love his style, and I love his voice, and he is so sweet.

  • I met him as well. He's so nice! I have a pic with him & I.:)

  • I met him a few weeks ago and I took a picture with him. In the picture thought I'm not looking at the camera I'm looking at him! I was looking at the camera but I looked away and that's when it took the picture. He was sooo sweet!

  • Wow how did you meet him? Do tell?

  • I meet him when the idols came to a concert. I meet him before the show. He came outside and was signing autographs.

  • omg hes sooo hott!!!! and i luuuuuuuv this song!!! its da bestest!!! JAZZ RULES!!!!!!!!!!! ♥

  • i met him too! and he kissed me! ughh so amazing =)

  • thats dumb advice though..I mean of course he's gonna wanna learn the lyrics....

  • my favorite performance of his!!!

    i met him too and i cried haha - he is so amazinggg!

    <33

  • :] I got to meet him 2 days ago!! he was SO cute, I asked him if I could have a picture, and he grabbed my camera and took it himself! :D SO CUTE!!!!!!!! :D

  • he looks so cute when he smiles. <3

  • He is soo Hott and I just went 2 see him in concert a couple of days ago and he was awesome!! I was screaming the whole time!!!!!

  • hehe at Chris and Paula doing the "im watching you" gesture.

    HES SO CUTE!! sooooooo talented too.

  • Aren't his cheeks so pinchable!! Love Chris <3

  • Which ones?

  • i love this perfermance!!!! he is so amazing&hearts;

  • I LOVE CHRIS&hearts;

  • damn it he looks so good..lol

  • omg i saw him at the american idol concert...his eyes r so much more beautiful in person!! hes really sweet 2

  • i know, i met him too!!! i love his eyes!

  • He may have strained himself hitting that high note at the end but other than that, he did a spectacular job.

  • he DOES look liek justin!!! he looks gorgeous though. but not as gorgeous as BLAKE!!!

  • my name is chis richardson lol coz me id name is cjr9 - [C]hris[J]ohn[R]ichardson then nine is me fave number CRAZY!! people were sayin to me at school if i was related to him at school lol

  • He's no Blake..but he's a cutie

  • i love u babe!

  • I love this song and I love Chris!!

    Great Performance, Richards!!!!!!!!

  • Him and jordin were my favorite this season!

  • love him so much. I can't wait till he comes here for the A.I. tour.

  • AHHHH!!! did u c him in the beginning!!! i luv him!!!

  • i liked the first part of when he just started. he is so smooth

  • HE IS AMAZING!!! and TOTALLY gorgeous :) can't wait to see him on tour.

  • This was my FAVORITE performance of the entire season. I am VERY disappointed that I can't get this video off of the idol website. I'd give anything to own this!!!

    THANK YOU FOR SHARING!! (Where did you find it??!!)

  • This was a GREAT performance !

    He's so cool.

  • Chris like perfomance...

  • He looks like a jailbird.

  • I miss Chris..

  • OMG he's SOOOO HOT! Man look at his body and his eyes!! LOL

  • I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY MISS CHRIS!!! hes hot and has the best voice in the WORLD!!! I STILL LOVE YOU CHRIS!!!

  • I LOVEEE CHRIIIIS... te amo chris richardson.. you're the best for me.. el es muy sexy! (L)(L)(L)(L)xD

  • he is my husband

    monica michelle richardson he is so hotttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • he is so HOTE!!!

  • secondd love of myy lifee foreverr babee

    ** danielle richardson timberlake

  • im from VA like him....i am SO gunna meet hm one day..hottest contestent ever!!! love his biggest fan <33333333

  • omg ur just jealous cuz ur probably an ugly fatass...

  • aww hes so hott i love him so much love ya chris

  • me encantaaaaaaaaa =)

  • HES HOT,AMAZING,TALENTED,EVERYTHIN­G. even if he left he beter get a record deal, like ryan secret says "he`ll be just fine"

  • HE IS SOOOOOOOOOO HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!iiLOVEHiiMSOOO­OOOOOOO MUCH! HES AMAZING

  • oh i love him i love him, he is soOoo hot :X

  • fuck no he not are you kidding me???lol he looks like a squirrel

  • ah hell no you didnt just say that about chris richardson. i love him. so dont diss him

  • Are you BLIND?????? Or jealous?

  • miss um baby cakes. you can shut up because hes freaking amazing. 3000x better than JT

  • super JT wannabe uglyass!!

  • Yeah, Chris is such a JT wannabe, beatboxing, going falsetto all the time, singing hiphop and dance pop songs, dressing all gangsta, he's basically JT performing on Idol. NOT!!

    Chris immediately set himself apart from JT the moment he took on a country song and pulled it off. Chris is a much better vocalist than JT and really knows how to choose the right song for his voice and make the song modern. He should've beaten out Lakisha.

  • ITA, Chris should've made it into the top four.

  • He doesn't beatbox, that's Blake

  • Exactly, plus this performance proves how different Chris is from Justin. I prefer Chris WAY above Justin because I like the style of music Chris likes singing as opposed to the annoying music that Justin spews out.

  • all your performances are really superb! atta boy!!

  • I'm so excited I have to sing this song for a show choir audition! <33

  • uff he drives me crazy

  • you are so stupid!

  • He looks like something farted on his face and is a justin timberlake wannabe thats all

  • you are so stupid!!!

  • i absolutly love him!!!! he is one of my favorites. if melinda doesn't win, it's all chris.

  • I hate how he was in the bottom 3 last week. He has a really unique style and a great personality. He's really humble, and he does a great job in this song. I really want him to be in the top 3.

  • Lol, Chris is hot and can sing. Now why is Sanjaya still on? He's not either...

  • OMG its justin timberlake LOl he looks like him lol

  • chris alll the way hes great pretty much at all the songs he sings hope he wins

  • okay he's cute!

  • Love it! I hope he keeps getting better like this and may end up going further than some people thought initially. Go Chris! =D

  • if u try 2 listen 2 the original versions of the songs which he is singing,they r different.he gives the song a better version & his style.try 2 watch his performances on AI.u cant help but 2 listen 2 him again & again because his voice is one of those which u cant get enough w/.listening 2 him a couple of times would make u even appreciate his voice & peromance more.this is very rare for a singer.dont forget to vote for him, because he is a real idol.

  • agreed very much!

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