American Idol - Carly Smithson - Crazy On You

[mariacujo]

ann wilson is better and you cant do heart or nancy or ann songs because thats just ...so.....hurt..ful!!!

[jonstaskis]

Press 3 repeatedly... haha

[Haylie2610]

Carly did great! She's no Ann Wilson, OF COURSE, but she was amazing in this song. She's a huge fan of Heart, and as a HeartMonger myself, I can relate to her. I sing all the songs, not to try to beat Ann (impossible task, by the way), but to express my admiration for her. I'm guessing Carly did the same when she saw this opportunity.

[popp1259]

I wanted her to win, for this entire season:( isn't she Irish, too?:) haha

[sog88greg]

win for me

[sog88greg]

i love the titty bounching at 1.10

[LilSalsa145]

@sog88greg  lmaoo, perv :p

[DoblyTufnell]

Good job girl. 

[jleegivens]

Well, she's definitely no Ann Wilson. Ann just goes all the way with it...this girl's voice is okay, but she shouldn't try to song songs that were done by far better singers. Just sayin'.

[laurag333]

@jleegivens good point. i am doing this song for an audition this friday and im like O.o It is required, and Im like....dude, no body is as good as ANN!!!!! lol. but I m gonna do it anyway!! hopefully i can measure up just enough not to make a fool of myself. I'm no ann.

[jleegivens]

@laurag333 I say GO FOR IT! And I wish you the very best! :)

[airbender0203]

@jleegivens That's just a dumb thing to say. Of course we all know that NOBODY can sing like Ann, but if anybody is gonna do a cover of this, it would be Carly.

[THECARS7879]

Omg i love this song, and wanted to seee this done again on Idol !

[supersport22]

good example of how an obnoxious tattoo can really mess things up. She shouldn't have been showing it off...that probably turned many people off, including me........it shoulda been under some sleeves.

[tbraysfanforever]

@supersport22 What the hell are you talking about??????? How does that turn anyone off or have anything to do with her performance????????

[supersport22]

@tbraysfanforever all I'm saying is that everything being equal, the all-american boy/girl will always get more votes than the freaky, multiple-tattoo types. I agree that she is very good though.

[fannyfae]

Nancy Wilson can play rings around those lily-fingerd wusses! This woman can SING..but the AI band has got to be just one of the worst ever.

[MusicDaman3840]

1:28 to 1:58.....AMAZING!!!!

[drinkfloridaoj]

Terrible. Heart verison is so much better. This lady sucks at singing.

[MusicDaman3840]

@drinkfloridaoj Well I see that you're tone deff....This is F*ckin incredible!!!

[euroafricasian]

@drinkfloridaoj

Of course Heart is better. They are the original! but Carly did great. Not as great as she did singing"Superstar", but great nonetheless

[UndercoverCracker]

Better than the garbage they have right now.

[shoprat17]

think ill keep to my heart version on vynil and 8 track (in which cuts the song at abut 2/3 for the track switch...)

[soloist93]

Ohhh... wait... whuuuu? Was she singing a song? All I saw were a pair of sweet C cups bouncing around!!! Yum!!!

[durgaaa]

Nancy and Anne would be proud.

[persephone750]

This song fits her voice absolutely perfectly.

[Deckard439984r]

Technically good, but kinda... soulless...kinda like Sinatra.. This song is all about sex.. The wild crazy sex you never tell anyone about and it should be sung with passion.

[MR2LAK]

u gotta be hella good to try this....and a hella lot better than hella good to succeed...and i feel carly has passed that test

[nosfuractu]

I love Heart, she did this song great.

[xfragglexrockx]

my absolute FAVORITE carly performance. i STILL get chills listening to it

[sullyernafn]

damn she can sing

[malfitano1029]

I still believe she was the best one that season.

[lilAlFredo24]

She is now in a band :)

[Ravenadee2010]

great singer.

[elpelozzz]

This was one of her best renditions; and actually of the whole season to me!!! She's awesome!!!! :P I really think she did justice to that song :P Should have made it farther than she did in the competition :.(

[heart6056]

It's people like Carly who make the Wilson sisters' glad that they lend out their songs on American Idol. Also, I can think of Carrie Underwood singing Alone, that too. Carly has such an amazing voice. :)

[anino29]

Carly smithson might be the next big thing in American Idol... She's so talented and charismatic... this performance is her defining moment in the show, and I think Simon kinda got the wrong idea about her because she's not diva-like, she's not Kelly Clarkson or Leona Lewis...

[Kainosielu]

love it.

[quinchles]

I don't watch American Idol but a friend mentioned her... She is rockin. I like her voice and I like her confidence even more.

[Keruseyu326]

Sounds like karaoke to me

[Jeridiculous]

@Keruseyu326 American Idol is a contest to see who is the best at karaoke

[rparker91]

@Keruseyu326 Pretty damn good karaoke.

[BerLeigh]

i wish american idol was still this full of talent like this...

[racheal218]

i wonder how simon thought of this perfomance.

[Adrianaofficial]

shes had an AMAZING voice but that tatoo is very annoying sorry but it really is!

[DarnellSimmonsLouk]

This performance was amazing. There isn't any way she could have sang this any better.!!!!

[liliodine]

Nobody compares to Ann Wilson. And for good measure, none of these contestants should ever try Pat Benetar either. Sheesh.

[TristanandIsolt]

@liliodine I am a huge fan of both Ann Wilson and Pat Benatar and I am glad that people do their songs on Idol. This was a great performance as was Carrie Underwood singing Alone and Brooke White singing Love is a Battlefield. They don't have to be as good as the original they just need to be good.

[liliodine]

@TristanandIsolt Yeah, I know, you're right. We honestly can't expect these kids to be as great as the originals. Pat had an unfair advantage, since she had operatic experience. And the Wilsons...well, they're just epic. It does take a lot of guts to do a song like this. I guess I'm just burned out on watching that show.

[dhtango]

wow!! taking on ann wilson. that takes guts. pretty damn good.

[thesethingz]

Wow, not many women could carry this song next to the great Ann Wilson.

She did an amazing job!

[FM897]

Her voice is INSANE!! Love her  :)

[tannertehpianist]

daaaamn how come i forgot about her??

[Aaronic57]

Not bad. when ur being compared to the amazing Anna Wilson!

[whathelephant1251]

anna wilson sings it so much better.

[pEejch87]

I just love her and her voice. :)

[thunderchief1994]

I think this song was the best performance of any contestant on Idol....ever.

[32ROCKERCHICK32]

i almost had a heart attack when she got booted off

[copenhusker13]

I don't watch American Idol, so who won this season, as I'm sure it was her? This girl is amazing and does Heart justice. A very powerful voice!

[thydarktiger]

Nope. Carly Smithson didn't win Idol 7. That was David Cook.

[AgentJayZ]

Justice? She has energy, but sounds like she is reading the lyrics on karaoke night.

A powerful voice indeed. She's a 7 to Ann's 10

[Alex0821]

Heart is amazing, but I think Carly Smithson is a very good singer and if anyone on American idol is worthy of attempting Heart, it's her.

[louisthehitmangervas]

so we are the fallin no now its a good band and its what will be i know we love amy lee but get used to it

[surferchick76670]

wow anyone who actually digs this is spoon fed tasteless performance by American idot..my apologies..American idol is listening with def ears..this woman ruined that magically epic heart song!

[kristiegirl33]

one of my favorite carly performances. that girl can sing. :)

[SpatulaofDestiny1]

@kristiegirl33

I actually like her better than the origional O.o; That doesn't happen very often for me.

[jgirlmorrison]

@SpatulaofDestiny1 

[BettorOffSingle]

@kristiegirl33 Not as well as the Wilson sisters did this.

Some songs are third rails, not meant to be touched. This is one.

Her version adds absolutely nothing to this.

[cbotten106]

Sounds good to me.

[as435943]

Nothing bad but nothing special either.

Now go listen to any of the Heart versions and you can almost feel the music.

One of the most amazing ones is Woman in Rock 2000. Was turely special. Ann's voicals were nothing short of amazing at age 50.

[AciDXRaiN27]

where is the best guitar intro ever?!?!? WTF?

[BtArocks3133]

@AciDXRaiN27

This is pussy dude. Hence, no awesome guitar intro. Where did all of the good music go??

[ImaKickYuh]

@BtArocks3133 the purpose of the show is the singing

[arturesteve]

@AciDXRaiN27 That would've made the performance too long. The idea is not to focus on the whole song, just the voice...but yeah, it's pretty much the most badass intro ever!

[livelifeweird13]

@AciDXRaiN27 Well, obviously they had to cut it out because it's too long.

[shoprat17]

@AciDXRaiN27 ya? where is it?

[AciDXRaiN27]

@shoprat17 thats what im asking. they left out the intro. which in my opinion is the best part of the song.

[MuffoMan]

@AciDXRaiN27 I was about to ask the same question.

[Hutzjohn]

@AciDXRaiN27 Maybe they did not have anyone that could play it as good as Nancy did!

[AciDXRaiN27]

@Hutzjohn exactly ;)

[Hutzjohn]

I think Carly sang this almost as well as Ann but the band was sadly lacking.

[mikonte]

@Hutzjohn..... Sadly the band usually sucks on Idol. They need The Roots as the house band! Anyone remember RockStar INXS? Now that house band was fantastic!

[Hutzjohn]

I did watch the whole season 7, I don't watch anymore now thou, but I really think this was the best performance out of the whole season!

[DillonTjernlund]

I have a ton of respect for anyone on Idol willing to sing some Classic Rock, its turned into sort of an alternative genere but still rocks the house!

[bonzaipeter]

WOw greatlyyy singed... cheers from Slovakia..and i am not a youngster... just like that old sing and she really did not blame on this!!! It was great

[LovingAnnAndNancy]

Carly is great! Killer voice!

But no one should ever sing Ann's parts. I'm sorry. It will NEVER compare and therefore should not even be attempted.

[JohannaEm]

This sounds very karaoke...

[tifarno]

No one will ever come near Ann wilson Ever...... But this as near as it will  Very very Good....Good luck to her

[ksari6000]

Sounds like the real thing. Very nice.

[dcm1419]

Okay that was horrible! I sorry but she didn't push herself on any of the hard parts. On every major vocal point she numbed it down so she was sure not to mess up, but if you want to win you have to be risky and show the world you're just as good as the original famous rocker. I wish I could hear her actually try harder.

[dergru]

let's see u do any better....no? stfu then.

[yesse12345]

I agree completely. Annie Wilson has a very VERY rare and raw voice. Push yourself or don't do it at all.

[chinzebo]

She IS is best!!

[UB44K80]

There is a market for good female rockers and see need to pursue it. She should start by winning American Idol.

[guitarfreak990]

bullshit she isnt amazing, if this isnt amazing there nothing is. she has an extremely strong voice and is soooo versatile, hitting notes most people could only dream of. i was completely in love the day i heard that voice!

[beatlesfanatic5]

she was definately my favorite. i love her voice.

[zoso1975page]

Damn Good! I love it

[eblanaken]

just shows mentally awesome Heart were.

[12345carlyfan]

Carly really kicks ass on this song. Can't wait for the We Are the Fallen album so we can hear more of her amazing vocals!!!

[arturesteve]

I know! I'm dying! I've already burned Ultimate High and the Idol performances. We need more, new Carly!!!!!!!!!

[cbotten106]

Karaoke done right! Now, let's get some more original We Are The Fallen music out.

[KrissyLovesUnicorns]

Wow, she has talent!

[ashnaytay]

i hate her shes a amy lee wanna be and they replaced amy lee with her thats y i hate her

[iknowjaret]

youre a bit of a moron, arent you?

[ashnaytay]

not a moron mabey phyco but not moron

[Lethkhar2000]

I don't think this girl's amazing, but seriously? She in a completely different league from Amy Lee. Amy Lee's a loser who plagiarizes Lacuna Coil.

[ChildOfTheLotus66]

@ashnaytay It doesn't take much to replace Amy Lee. She's not that great of a vocalist.

[Frostflame29]

Not even close to Ann

[thunderchief1994]

I listened to both Carly and a live version of Ann with Heart doing the Midnight Special.

It's a toss up man, I love em both.

[12345carlyfan]

This is my favorite Idol performance of Carly's.  She rocked this song-love it!!!

[cbotten106]

Carly said on Twitter last night (9-25-09) that this was the third take because the band was off the first two takes. It also explains why she is so out of breath at the end.

[berre30]

Quite a decent performance, although she does not reach the highest notes here.

Also a nice ann wilson imitation, those eyeworks at the beginning.

[bluenicole25]

very nice voice

[Sandrata13]

SHE SUCKS !!!!

[oneopinion2003]

I love her. She is AMAZING!!!

[segould]

I don't know why she got snubbed. She should have won!

[cbotten106]

RCA knew that they wanted to sign David Cook, that is why she "got snubbed". The goal is to build up the people who the label thinks they can market successfully and tear apart everyone else.

[12345carlyfan]

I love it too. What a voice. Carly rocks!!!

[curlingiron7658]

I love her wailing out those big notes!!!

[oneopinion2003]

I love her, what a voice. Amazing!!!

[BunzSudz]

Awesome!!!

[cbotten106]

Carly kicks ass on this old Heart material. Actually, ALL of her Idol covers were pretty fantastic. I liked her pop voice from Ultimate High and her new We Are The Fallen song too. Hopefully, this new gig/band is finally the E ticket for this gal..

[jerrywo8able]

You should never compare her to Ann Wilson, Ann is one of the best ever but this girl will also be someday. Great voice.

[12345carlyfan]

This is my favorite performance from Idol. Loved it!! Carly's voice is amazing.

[cbotten106]

Mine as well. Here You Come Again is a close second but the problem with that song is it isn't Carly being Carly.

[rainbowbrite8918]

She's got one hell of a voice!

[dragonfitter]

anne wilson is about a million better

[teilorhaylee]

i think the name was "we are the fallen" its like the same as evenesence but i think with carly i bet it's better

[TwiWitchMuse]

shes good not heart but good

[curlingiron7658]

I dont think she wants to be Heart good, she wants to be her own unique style of god.

[elamberg2010]

Wow I loved this great song

[debzeppeliniv]

she's no Ann wilson

[kittyluvr1]

Carly is great but, Fergie really put the end to the Wilson sisters.....they were looking at her as if they were saying to themselves, "OH SHIT"!!!! And I'm not a fan of Fergie...but I was immpressed

[devorahacts]

I wasn't impressed with Fergie at all. She could stand up to Ann when she was still recovering from having her lap band removed, but that's about it. She lacks the artistry. Have you heard her version of Barracuda? She could at least have bothered to make sure the guitar line had a decent level of quality to it. She missed the nuances altogether. Lost punch.

[cbotten106]

I agree with you and you said it with a bit more finesse than I could muster.

[ravenharlow]

Great version of the song!

[xoxellevexox]

I used to be an Evanescence fan but I'm not sure about Carly. Curiosity is what will make me listen to the new band more than anything else!

[arifriedgut]

are they getting a new lead singer for evanescence?

[Clakproductions]

No, the old members are just using Carly as a lead singer for THEIR new band, and it's just a total copy of Evanescence.

[arifriedgut]

so what happened to evanescence, and what's the new band called?

[Clakproductions]

The new band goes by the name of "We Are The Fallen"

And Evanescence is releasing a new album by 2010 apparently

[dragonfitter]

is that because amiee lee is a miserable cow at the best of times

[Clakproductions]

I don't know, have you met her?

[lakebodom123]

boooooooooooooo

[rarakiri]

I'm also looking foward the new band but only for curiosity.

Because I used to be a real fan of Evanescence but I'm no longer...

[paolamusso]

i feel REAALLYY bad for youu. (:

[cbotten106]

You aren't alone in that, Open Door sort of shut the door for a lot of fans.  Carly really kicks ass on rock songs and that is what she really wants to do.

[johndkling]

look for THE FALLEN her new band

[zorky101]

lol. her voice is very similar to Ann's, my dad herd it and he didnt know it wasnt Ann at first lol.

[SMcSee]

She's the first good thing to come out of the glorified karaoke competition.

[ledheadlover]

agreed

[jerzkid87]

shes realy good for an american idol contestant. but seriously she doues a little jugg jigg. im gay and i still noticed it lol

[TheHolmesFactor]

Probably my favorite AI contestant ever.

Love Carly.

[Heartfanforever]

i thought it was good she could of kept he rnotes longer if she wasent going to scream it but lets face it nobody can beat ann wilson. Over all good job

[Sudschick610]

I love her! I think she's terrific! I'm a big fan since the first time I saw and heard her.

[deonoxivar]

She shouldve made the top 3!!! =(

[Forestski]

She did a great job on this song. It's not an easy song to sing (let's face it, Ann Wilson is in a league of her own).

[12345carlyfan]

I love it too. My favorite performance of hers on Idol. She sings her butt off here. Go Carly!!!

[meebee514]

God I love this performance! I like it even more than the original. Carly rocks.

[12345zman12345]

LOVE HER

[zirstoren]

great cover!!!!

[silvercrystal918]

wow! i like her look, i like her voice, she's amazing!

[angelbrandi]

Yep the same thing was said about jennifer hudson...don't hate!

[12345carlyfan]

I agree-Carly is amazing and she should have won last year. Love this song!!!

[angelbrandi]

In my opinion she deserved to win. Her voice is so amazing i think we made a big mistake as with jennifer hudson.

[jimmyboyd]

AI voters suck! Some of the same people going nuts over Adam didn't even like Carly. Listen to this performance. Carrie Underwood CANNOT sing this well, and I think Carrie is good. I am convinced it's all about image.

You may have talent, but that won't get you the win. You have to have a certain image to go along with it to build enough of a fanbase. Will never get over the fact that Carly is dissed to this day by people saying she "screams" while some of the same people love Adam. Bizarre.

[cbotten106]

The key is that the image of the people signed has to be easily sell able to a popular radio audience because pushing the songs on radio is really how Idol moves the units and creates "Idols", good old fashioned payola. Luckily, Idol has deep pockets that allow them to create stars of whomever they choose.

[gexxy47]

well she's not screaming but that's how the song's meant to be sung.... lol so idk what all these people that are dissing carly are talking about.

[underwear90s]

By the way, you still didn't explain how i'm paranoid! And also, i bet everyone is voting for him because they want a gay american idol, just like obama. They all voted for him just because he's black!

[budapest49]

I always loved Carly's voice and in my opinion she is one of the best female singers if not THE best to be on Idol. I like her voice much better than Carrie Underwood, maybe country is just not my style. I would love to hear Carly singing with Adam! Wouldn't that be phenomenal?

[amberroxurworld10]

Love hhherrr

[perriwinklefruit]

SHE'S SO AWESOME.

[robbowen04]

she did a great job-good for her.