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  • Who else caught the 311 hand signal at the end? Legit!

  • Am I the only one who is slightly appalled that these judges who are in the industry, especially Randy who seems like he knows every song ever written, have never even heard of 311?

  • omg i remember this. i was 11 years old at the time and i was playing upstairs. all the sudden my mom and dad were like, "Nico! Come here!" i come down stairs and i see this guy singing this song.

  • hes butchering it!!!

  • STOP STOP STOP!! YOUR REWING THE SONG!!!

  • dude he is a faaaaggggg oh my god

  • I really like the way he censor's himself ... he has more talent than anyone else to ever be on Idol, but at the same time he is just not an "idol" ... I mean, he's great at what he does but he is just not "elvis" ... still an awesome performer that deserves every bit of fame he earns

  • gay.

  • I think I just menstruated, and I am a male, so that is not good. If you have to leave out "so just get up off your ass" and say "funk" then just choose a different song. Have some integrity. You do not have to cuss to be cool, but you do have to know the fucking words to perform the song. 311 would be happy to call this douchebag exactly what he is. A fucking poser, assclown and should be shot upon the lyric "because this is what style we bring." That is all.

  • @golfdogma

    311 posted this on MySpace the day after it aired with the title "Finally some good music on American Idol" and I agree with them. At least he was taking them something different.

  • @golfdogma You are an idiot, I am not even really a fan of his, but reading this just made me had to respond. He was trying to WIN a competition, the producers tell him what he has to do and change, he did an awesome job at doing so, have some integrity? Have you met you? 311 obviously gave permission to American Idol to cover their songs, and they got paid to do so. You are the douchebag, and you should be shot for breathing our (every other human's) air. That is all.

  • lollll if only this guy covered "Off Beat Bare Ass" or a more hardcore 311 song lol and of course no one knows the song 311 is the best underrated band of all time

  • i like the rap better with him singing it

  • Blake Lewis kind of sucks at singing this, but at least now I know what 311's saying in that song.

  • Mmmm...no. Lackluster.

  • i don't like it. i think this AI 311 was absolutely horrible. ... this song just doesn't work at all for him ... 311 doesn't work for him. his voice is just not rugged enough.

  • Not that great of a cover...

    The fact that he attempted to beatbox made it unbearable. And that he took out the swears. UnF***ing forgivable.

  • @Heven644 Wow get real Heven you're bitching cuz he didn't swear?

  • @88Sublime96

    Not that he didn't swear, that that stupid beatboxing he does sounds like someone's suffocating.

    Good cover, just not 311.

  • the band sucked on this song.....

  • i met him in october. he was nice. hope to meet him again.

  • Killed it dude ...u owned

  • fxckin owns

  • I remember that neither Randy nor Paula even knew song, even though it was 12 years old when this episode airs. Pathetic. Props to Blake for bringing 311 to the masses!

  • did he say "huck" the naysayers

  • The band does a terrible job.

  • ur retarted

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  • @iliveinpinckney You honestly believe the American Idol band does this song justice? Have you even heard the 311 version? And it's R-E-T-A-R-D-E-D...

  • @jklinecarguy srry dude i thought that when u said the band does a terrible job u meant 311. 311 is my favorite band, of course it doesnt coompare but its bring the good music to the brain washed wiggers

  • pretty good

  • aw hes so cute love this song pretty hard to cover 311 he did a great job <3

  • okay for all u ppl insulting blake.

    obviously 311 is better. its their song and its awesome

    but for a cover, its a rly good cover so shut the fk up.

    ive seen tons of horrible covers for 311, cuz their songs are rly easy to go off key if ur not a decent singer.

    so this is a rly good version for a 311 cover.

  • well duh 311 is better

    but this is better than any other AMU 311 cover

  • this guys not bad, and hes rep 311 so go fuck yourselves

  • oh my god....

    this guy is fucking horrible.

    someone shoot him please.

    i am in pain from hearing him fuck up this song

  • ILoveBlakeLewis...<333...blake­ lewis owns

  • its a cover of course the orginally is better so shut up and stop bashing him

  • My bad I wrote that totally wrong if they arent singing it, then its not good. Something like that.

  • I really didnt like it. It was decent but if nick and S.A. aren't singing its better and that beat boxing? WTF is that?

  • absolutely amazing cover

    blake owns =)

  • 311 version is better.

  • i miss 311. :(

  • omg he makes this song totally gay

  • dude really fucked this up huh

  • he toataly ruined a really good song dude dont mess with a clasic 311 is the best band ever, and he sucked at covering that song

  • i thought he did a good job. he doesnt have hexums voice, but he totally nailed the vibe, and thats what 311s about anyway.

  • you are completaly deaf my friend, he did an excelent job with the song and the performance was also super!

  • I agree 311's version is better.

  • 311's better, but then he did a good cover...

  • i love 311, and that was damn good. I only wish SA could do scratching that mimicked what blake did.

  • i bet if that was this year simon would say it was a "nightmare". lol

  • the cover is pretty good bros

  • horrible cover

  • puck the neigh sayers cause they dont mean a thing

  • I love how hes repping my fav band 311!

  • i like how they didnt censer fuck, but they censered ass

  • when did he say fuck?

  • fuck the neigh sayers cause they dont mean a thing... duh

  • oh...so-rry

  • actually, he says PUCK...listen again...

  • yeah, he does now that i listen to i, hah

  • HE KILLED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • why why why would he do this?

  • couldn't agree with you more.

  • pizzacat311's right. 311 isn't meant for singing contests. it was kinda funny when it was actually on tv and paula abdul said she had never heard the song before hahaha

  • they cant say ass on fox? gay. ya i hate this show but love 311.

  • i bet you 311 watched this and laughed their asses off. why all the negative commenents on here. the true 311 fan's are right. maybe he has a great voice, but 311 were not meant to be covered by contestants on American Idol.

  • that's really funny that you say "true 311" fans.

    because actuallyyy, Nick went to this taping because he loved Blake and the fact that he remade their songs and said, "so i was rooting for him and he came in 2nd so that worked out good".........................­......

    but no hatin' man i was surprised too.

    and seriously he did nott do this justice.

    but yea to repeat, nick loved it.

  • The original way better, but you can blame the guy for trying!

  • i knew this song was gonna be a hit when i heard the beqat, and then heard him sing, i was like.. I'm in LOVE.lol he's awesome! lol <3

  • It doesn't sound like the original but I still like it.

  • I like his vocals on this song.

  • this is actually pretty tight, I thought I was going to be disapointed

  • Blake <3

  • I have really good advice for everyone that goes to a video just to bitch about what there watching... If you don't like a song or an artist and don't feel like making an ass of yourselves don't comment! I however like 311 and I like this performance.... and I like Blake so yea.

  • one of my fave performances by Blake.. i listen to it almost all the time! =)

  • he freakin stabbed 311 in the heart. That was terrible.

  • i agree

  • So he can't say "ass" in the song, but can say, "she keeps me coming?" This is honestly horrible. "PUNK the naysayers???" Wow.

  • I know right?? PUNK??? He's crazy!

  • so he made all mixed up homo as shit....no one can reproduce the funky psychadelic music 311 makes...so anyone that thinks differently isn't a true 311 fan

  • i think all ya'll are stupid. well all those who said blake sucks he did amazing i love him so much. if you dont have really anything nice to say or u dont like him why come on here and watch it. because maybe u do like it!!

  • shut up , he is not a poser, and how could you want something so sexy to be dead, evidentally you people dont have eyes ar ears

  • I always felt American Idol was making no sense. But after this song, it's just a waste of time. The guy messed up on the lyrics, and did he HAVE to add the 'scratching' in there? Lame!

  • this guy ruined the song for me

  • Sexyness =) Love this , keep singing it all the time

  • i can't think of anything good or even okay about his performance, so i am just going to be nice and say nothing.

  • Why its like so amazing! like you could do Better! [probley sounds like some fucking whore on the side of the road dieing!]

  • omg, hey if you cant say anything nice then SHUT UP!

  • I want him dead

  • why would you want such a Sexi thing DEAD?!?!

  • he killed 311

  • This confirms that everyone on American Idol are tool bags! How do you not know who 311 is!? And they all acted like it was refreshing and new - shit bithces, thats old skool 311, they have been doing that for years!!! Buy a clue douches!!! Fuckin 311 is the best band in the universe! Oh yeah, his version - whatever his name is - wasn't too bad.

  • This Guy is a fucking poser and deserves to die in a firey car crash...

  • Shut the hell up hes is so not a poser he is just doin what he dose! being so damn sexi and BEATBOXING!

  • what makes this sooooo original???????

  • Anybody can be like Jordian but Blake has the origanaliy that no1 can be like. I can sing like Jordian and I'm ten!

  • omggg >.> you shouldn't expect it to be EXACTLY like the friging 311 version..Blake makes it his own..that's whats awesome about him!

  • thats right!! i mean, who really is going to sound just like Nick? come on, people...Blake is fresh and great and he will have success without a doubt! I'm a blake fan all the way!

    He is my American Idol! *alongside chris daughtry, of course!*

  • this is true!! lol

  • Thank you at least someone fuckin understands me!

  • man this guys sucks..... he ruined this song he can't sing like Nick

  • Blake is the first Idol contestant that was contemporary! All of the others sing safe, boring OLD songs. Nobody wants to buy a cd filled with old songs. I would buy his cd and enjoy every new song. Jordin is too much like all the others. She is a wannabe Mariah. She always sang boring ballads as well. 17? Come on, what 17 year old even listens to that stuff? Blake will be a huge success and people will forget about Jordin very soon.

  • I agree with you. I was a Jordin fan at 1st but frankly as good as her voice is, they bored me. I wish her the best however, I would not buy her CDs. I looked forward everyweek for Blake. He knows how to entertain. I'm in my 50s I Blake can make each song his own and contemporary and I'll buy his CDs.

  • This guy is a true performer with a fresh sound, the girl who won is about as generic as you can get. Why would anyone listen to her when they can listen to Mariah Carey? I'm sure this guy got enough exposure to get a record deal tho, so no worries.

  • Blake was the only contestant this year that could even do justice to this song!

  • so sad the judges have never heard 311, typical

  • We have 4 hours to vote as many times as possible tonight....VOTE FOR BLAKE!

  • this guy completely killed hexum's beautiful song. 311 is not pop BLAKE!

  • he sucked. u can judge this unless u heard the song n 311 is my fav band n he ruined the song for me

  • Wow.

    Just..wow.

    I don't even know what to say.

  • I love 311 but oh my fucking god that was horrible, please never again

  • shut up!!! he did awesome!

  • are u blake lewis?

  • I concur with everyone bashing this guy. American Idol is one of many reasons I dont watch TV anymore.

  • he maks it sound all rap like nothing like funk like it should be...i give this song 1 star

  • i WAS having a good day. crap.

    only good artists should even attempt to cover a 311 song.

    crap.

  • I think everyone one of these kid bop people should go out and buy Transistor, Grassroots, or Music.And REALLY and I mean REALLY listen.

    Blake did not do any good to this song.

  • this is fucking trash he took all the fucking funk out of the song he turned it into some crappy pop, r and b, fake out. and wat the fuck is he trying to do beat box!??! fuck you buddy

  • im a 311 fan too...and I think I like Blakes version better..Blake or Melinda for the next american idol!!

  • It sounds like some shitty lounge act version. He should stick to the Virtual Insanity bullshit. Fuck American Idol. Much respect to the Hive and the 311 Nation.

  • who is this tard fucking up a great 311 song, maybe kidz bop will put it on the next album

  • Blake is soo SEXY!!!! He is a HOTTIE with a BODY!!!

  • Wow, I agree, I think he should perform Rock Your Body. That'd be a good song choice and I'd like to see how he'd pull it off. Chris has more of the Justin voice, but I think Blake would make the song more interesting.

  • I wanna see him sing Rock your Body by Justin Timberlake. He blew this out of the water. u go boy!

  • Nobody does it better than 311.

  • i am not a blake fan as he bores hell out of me, but this is my fave performance of him, and gotta say he did do it better than 311.

  • ya, that fat black girl who just stands there is more entertaining! ...bores the hell out of you? You are strange

  • its not my fault he sux at life

    and he is a fag

  • shut up u asshole.

  • I never heard of this band untill he sang a song from them and know I like them he is sooo great one of the finalists all the way!!!!

  • i LOVE this guy. he is so different from any1 whos done ai. although i still havent heard him do a slower song, where he just sings, that i like. i think he has a nice voice but it better suited for 311/ sublime stuff(ya know kinda reggae/ska stuff) and he should leave the singing to other people

  • kswan4christ you are right

  • i want him.

  • A star is born! Am I right ladies? :)

  • he ruined the song

    fag

  • Leave it to a 13-year-old to drag the word "fag" into the argument.

  • I LOVE Blake Lewis. He's got true talent. (and truly good looks,lol but thats not the only reason why) I Think he will go far. I also love Jordin Sparks!

    I think the top 4 will be: (no order)

    Blake Lewis

    Jordin Sparks

    Melinda Dolittle

    Chris Sligh

    ROCK ON AI!!!!

  • I just find him so delicious

  • Is he off pitch? Regardless, I love his voice, even without him Blakizing it so I hope he wins.

  • "blakizing"?

  • One of the judges used that Diana Ross week.

  • HE SHOULD WIN SO SHUT THE FUCK UP

  • totally agreed

  • i love 311. he ruined this song. no offense. he never deserves to win. BOOOOO

  • shut up

  • How mature. *rolls eyes*

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  • OMG He'll win! watch itt tonight!

  • fuck you man i like 311, give this guy props... he is decently good, would have no music career if it wasnt for american idol... he is promoting 311 in a way, hate to say it

  • He was sharp for most of the song. His "...the naysayers" was super lame. Don't do a song with lyrics you can't sing. He is lame, his performance was lame, and he should be ashamed of himself. It was like hearing Barry Manilow sing a Sinatra song. If he would have done it well, I would have appreciated it because I'm a huge 311 fan. Fact is he didn't...just because it's on TV doesn't mean its good to all of you 15 year olds out there.

  • You would rather want him to say "Fuck the naysayers?"

  • No, I'd rather him pick a song he can sing on key and one that might be a bit more appropriate. He might be your favorite, but American Idol isn't quite all about talent, is it? And Def, I'll ignore your unwarranted insult, and agree that he *is* promoting 311, which is good.

  • Uhhh I'm pretty sure American Idol is all about talent.

  • Uhhhh *I'm* pretty sure that 20 years of vocal music study tells me that this kid is off pitch. And if he's performing in front of the world, and can't carry a tune in a bucket- explain to me where the talent is?But whatever...I don't even watch the show. I just like pissing off people who post on internet comment forums.

  • Your post confuses me; it wasn't even directed towards my last comment which says, American Idol is all about talent. Okay he is off pitch but that had nothing to do with my comment. And who cares, seriously, its his FAVORITE band, of course he is going to wanna sing it.

  • My point was that if he is a strong contender, and can't stay on pitch, it seems that it is more about marketability as opposed to talent. Staying on pitch is a major component of talent, you would think. Maybe I'm wrong...

  • If it really were all about marketability, Taylor Hicks wouldn't have won last year, since R&B/Soul isn't very popular with young people today. Considering the fact that Taylor's only sold 650,000 copies of his debut album to date, I doubt it's mostly about marketability.

  • It definately isn't about marketability, and MadCow Mark, i'd suggest you find something better to do than just piss people off in forums. You are basing Blake on just one performance and if you watched Idol often you would see he is an incredible talent. In a mediocre season where nothing makes sense (how the hell does Sanjaya stay, he's the weakest performer?!!) Blake is the top male vocalist hands down!

  • I think that Chris Sligh is the best singer out of the males, BUT I like Blake more because I find much more originality in the way that he sings and performs. I am NOT a fan of hiphop, beatboxing, reggae, but Blake makes me listen to it and like it, which is something a great singer/performer should be able to do. Him and Jordin are my two favorites this season and I do hope to see them in the finale (Melinda's great also ^^)

  • pretty sure i'm in love with this guy!

  • ok....

  • weeee 311 rox!

  • This just rocks, I love this guy.

  • so he pretty much came to my chior concert cause he went to my school. he's amazing. he better win!

  • BLAKE IS SOO AWESOME

  • This wasnt his best but he is still awesome!!

  • i was soooo happy that he was the first one they called i cryed!