Carly Smithson - The Show Must Go On - American Idol Top 8

[BBBananas1120]

i'm sorry guys, I'm the biggest Queen fan out there, but they HAVE to do covers on the show. Get over it

[JaimeinUK]

very good voice. she gests flipped out when overdoing it lol, the beginning is so much like Freddie's jeeezzz

[Clarasjogren]

how can you all be so mean?? she is actually very good. youre just jealous and i bet that no one of you can make this better then her. am i right?

and she not trying to make this better than the original bcz she's doing it her own way, cant u hear it?

[checkbuttlicious]

you people are dicks. she's not in any way trying to be better than the original. fuck off.

[unidan82]

check out Amelia Lily from UK X Factor singing this



[TheAlsala]

Horrible.

[anibaldk]

Clearly not the song for her.

[TheAlsala]

HORRIBLE LAME NO TALENT

[MrChasui]

Sorry,but.....F**CKING LAME

[TheGreatrafa]

she sing like a shi-t compare the the great freddie !!! when i listen to these losers i discover how much he was a legend !!!

[Clarasjogren]

STOP COMPARING to Freddie and Queen all the time!! They're the originals OF COURSE and we know no one can do like them but please stop writing that no one can beat them instead of listen to how great others are - Like her in this video! She is very good!! We have a lot of talented singers who are singing this song so listen to HOW THEY DO IT!!

And yes, I love Queen and this is like my favorite song (and I love how Freddie does it) but I think others do it very very very very great too!!

[Clarasjogren]

STOP COMPARING to Freddie and Queen all the time!! They're the originals OF COURSE and we know no one can do like them but please stop writing that no one can beat them instead of listen to how great others are - Like her in this video! She is very good!! We have a lot of talented singers who are singing this song so listen to HOW THEY DO IT!!

And yes, I love Queen and this is like my favorite song (and I love how Freddie does it) but I think others do it very very very very great too!!

[Furkin44]

@Clarasjogren I listened....it was bad.

[BarbwireHalo]

Isnt she the lead singer of we are the fallen? what a shame because that band really fkin sucks but shes so good....

[mark8748]

no no no. just... no.

[kommmeli]

The best live perfomance of this song

[FreddieMercury1994]

@kommmeli Yes, only because Queen never performed this live ;)

[FreddieMercury1994]

Paul Rodgers sing this BETTER, a lot better. And Freddie sings with a much higer voice register on this song, hitting B4 and D5. This cover is very short, and this woman can't sing this with the rigth emotion

[axon2011]

Бесят моменты когда она пытается драть свою глотку в перерывах между куплетами, якобы показывая свой "талант". Надеюсь она провалилась.

[axon2011]

Terrible

[cssitsme]

whoever said this is better than freddie is crazy. The pure tone isnt even close, nor is the pitch.

[Typhoon792]

What the fuck? She shouldn't have even been allowed to do this. Fucking terrible.

[beerndumplings]

oh no....

[RockPicard]

From 1.43 to 1.48 she's off key .

[LordBelomor]

piece of shit! she has no respect to original song!

[Novinte]

Amazing voice, amazing body, dumb career moves.

[RichLuckyMan]

Вау! Класс !!!

[Syvelocin]

It's kind of funny that the winners of american idol do shit music, and Carly goes on to be the lead singer of a rock band. Just saying XD

[sarystelle]

no mamsssssss!!! esa rolla es pa cantarse con huevos!!!! I don'´t like it!!!

[zainbak]

her studio version is much better,, u guys should listen to it

[RichLuckyMan]

ВАУ !!!

[smilesslovesyou]

Why didn't she win? This is amazing.

[khurzon]

bah...check erik sing this in swedish idol...100 times better

[SpiritMolecule1]

talentless shit people dont touch freddies songs, you are like horseshit in comparision

[Hutzjohn]

@SpiritMolecule1 Either you are gay and want to protect your brother or you are tone deaf. I just listened to Freddie and this is better, much more feeling and emotion in Carly's singing here.

[SpiritMolecule1]

@Hutzjohn stfu you stupid retard! THIS is better than FREDDIE????? how fucking stupid are you??

[kuhnmartin]

@Hutzjohn If you think this has more emotion than Freddie's, then you do not have a good ear for music or talent. First of all, when Freddie recorded this with Queen, he was living the lyrics of this song. He was dying of AIDS, in his last year of his life, he knew it, but continued on with working and recording. Freddie's vocals are so far superior to this woman's and the fact that this has to be explained to you show's your lack of knowledge on this subject.

[zzkzion10009]

@Hutzjohn you are such a sad troll

[26Helianthus]

Nice. The German Idol 2009 sang The Show Must Go On, too. ( Daniel-Show must go on 2008)

[101badsinger]

i wanna see adam lambert sing this

[Withinscars]

Great version, but Freddie is intouchable,

[darkdark123]

watch?v=FPN9iS2QINs

[amygoo123123]

i like her version, but no one could top freddie

[xxCrazy101xx]

give her props that was not bad you cant compare her to freddy its just not fair

[misia554]

she's very good but original is the best !!

[yovlad12]

almost it makes me laugh at her performance when i know that i heared freedie singing...she sings pretty fine but Freedie was godness!!! The best ever!

[CarlyLovesGlee13]

Will you haters shut the hell up? If you don't like her version, then don't listen to it. She is amazing, and if you cant handle that, then don't listen. Yes, she will never beat Freddie's version because he is the KING of rock, but don't judge her. She sang is pretty damn well.

[poo72]

Not bad but one always automatically compares to Freddie who was the all time greatest singer. R.I.P.

[annnanas1991]

pitch changes...THE proof that no one can ever sing that song except Freddie

[maria1mateus1singer2]

truthfully for me I didn't like this one bit...I found it too...over the top...she didn't control herself, mostly her voice but all those pitch changes were unnecessary.

[NationalMan]

did her voice just die at 1:52?

[cherylwens]

Singing is more than rhythm, lyrics and melody.

[YoliBuru]

Hahahaha!!!So funny how she doesn't control her voice...

I think she wants to much, and then her voice goes out of control, catastroff!!!

Though it's nice young people like Freddy, he will never die!!!!

[nhadz16]

No one comes close to Freddie...

[jueland94]

no one can beat Freddie's version.

[jeroen315]

@jueland94 Celine Dion does.

[MyCommentsMatter1]

@jueland94 No where did she say she was trying to though. She was trying to make it to the next round of the competition and that was the theme and she picked a good song that fit who she was as an artist that respects the week theme.

[john3948]

@jueland94

Amen!

[novatodeguitarra]

shit

[lolhejxD]

Yeah.. check out erik grönwall.. better than this

[31danielx]

i dont really like her version. But i always like originals so its probably just me

[Mashyny]

very good orchestra, singer kind of sucks ^^

[neta5555]

Yes I really want you to see Erik Gronwall

Swedish Idol 2009. He's just amazing

[zaladen]

Yea, he's way better than this actually. He's like the only person I've ever seen on Swedish idol who's actually as good or even better than some contestants on American idol.

[dictator4rent]

the song itself isn't really inspirational, but it is inspiring in that freddie mercury was able to record it in one take when he could barely walk and was about to die

[MrPopidol]

This was ok but if you want to be amazed check out Erik Grönwall in the Swedish Idol when he sings The show must go on!

[MrYodudester]

Indeed. Very impressive..

[sanj004]

wasn't the theme on this week songs of inspiration??? if so that was a weird song choice! lol

[lurifaxable]

I think the queen song is about inspiration to be honest ... even though the chips are down, the show must go on ...

[sanj004]

Ahhhh okay i see what you mean lol. i guess just listening 2 the song by itself the tune lacks a little inspiration... at least i think so lol. but i get what you mean... still another great vocal from carly either way :P lol

[BadGirlRockstarNo1]

Wow... Talk about being dissapointed... That was pretty bad... =/

[diezombee]

Woah... this song was butchered... sorry :(

[underwear90s]

this is ok, but she tried too hard

[craazyonuu]

Favorite Carly Smithson song of life. :) <3

[alemon22]

cool girl! check my singing pls, be honest!

[rEtRoStArEmO]

I like the "My soul is painted" til the end song.

[rEtRoStArEmO]

I'm a fan of Carly Smithson. I like her version of the song BUT, I do not like the 0:55 part.

[curlingiron7658]

Yeah, it was a very sharp attempt at that note.

[xXxkRiStaYxXx]

i dont like her version =/

[BeanieBasstard]

Not a good one I'm afraid, the song its too powerful for her to sing, Freddie didnt use a falsetto. But good try.

[arjenperry2008]

Paris's was better ,to me, but Carly's overall was good.

[nonameninja]

We are the fallen is an awesome band and Carly rocks it like the pro she is go listen to Bury me alive

[tensixteen36]

they did not break up,, amy lee does not know what she wants to do,,

[Keepo711]

lolz

Evanescene is crap without Ben Moody and Amy Lee. I wonder if Ben Moody can do better music than Amy Lee did without him. I love Carly so i'm eager to hear this :)

[GoldenSun96]

Without Ben AND Amy Lee, it wouldn't really be a decent band.

[HoratioCaineFan]

They broke up

[indepmogirl]

I just heard that Evanescence has broke up and that Carly is the lead female now. In a group called Fallen

[HoratioCaineFan]

yup yup. their song is really good. :D

[Prillyfied]

Fave performace of Carly !!

[englandrockss]

i wanted her to win love her vocie

carly smithson is wicked :) x

[jj0032003]

she was deff one of my favs,

but david cool had always been the true winner.

[nelsonscola]

TrueMinhaMusic you should go top the hell..... Carly was and is one of the best contestant in all seasons...... so fuck yourself.

[underwear90s]

carly was definatly the best,

way better then archuleta and cook, they both sucked shit balls,

[esstherssitha]

is she david archuleta's girl? D: ¬¬

[TrueMinhaMusic]

omfg, i'm a HUGE fan of queen, and i thought that she was gonna kill this song, but i loved it :)

[justandhumane]

.where can i hear the full length version of her new single entitled let me fall.?

[cbotten106]

Carly will debut her single on Idol Extra, the Fox Reality channels American Idol behind the scenes show, sometime in the next few weeks.

If you don't get that channel then keep checking Youtube because it is bound to be uploaded.

[SweenyTodd98]

awesome performance, love Carly, love Queen, loved this performance.

[Tatiebibi]

ben c'est à dire que parfois...ben c'est pas...heu..génial..

[ant8tfive]

carlys career must go on

[mrlancifur]

this is one of my favourite performances throughout the entire season. i love her and her amazing voice! i couldnt believe they didnt like it that much

[oceanmist15]

Carly's studio version of this song is awesome!

[rbdancr401]

idk why everyone doesnt like this performance.....i think its awesome!!=]carly is amazing!<3

[curlingiron7658]

Bad, but not horrible for me, deserved to be in botom 3, but not bad enough to go home, thats what we had Kristy around for!!!:)

[jerh80]

I loved Carly she was awesome.

[rockonfucker72]

yes freddie did it better than that shit whore celine dione

[moesalim88]

that was good

but after hearing Celine singing this song

no one can do that level of prefiction

[osahju914]

celine did this number?

[dolcejuice]

I still think she deserved to go further than she did. She has an amazing voice.

[matters9319]

HOLA PEOPLES! I thought I'd let you know I am a very dedicated musician and have a great ear. I'm telling you, in this whole song, i heard like 2 or 3 pitch problems. Thats it, IT! David Archuletta has more pitch problems in 4 words then Carly had in the whole entire song. Simon is just being harsh to Carly because she is the best vocalist in the competition, and has AMAZING potential.

[itstheapocalypse]

Okay, insulting David Archuleta isn't going to help people agree with you. There are fans on this page.

[matters9319]

I'm not insulting david fyi, im comparing him, and saying the judges were unfair

[xrvg]

matters9319, you have the right to express you're opinion, which obviously those lame archie fans cant handle, you have potential, trust me friend, lots of us noticed, simon was actually harsh on contestants who he thinks is not 'marketable' in other words, who has the less votes in which archie/jason/brooke have this advantage,so, simon was easy on them, if you watch the show often, you would know that simon only favored marketable contestants not 'talent',in w/c cook has both talent/popularity

[osahju914]

simon wasn't easy on brooke? brooke/carly shoulda been top 2. that woulda been interesting...folk v. power

[osahju914]

me too, and i agree...with it all

[cbotten106]

Simon knows who is popular with the demographic that his label will be trying to sell music to, so he pretends that they are better than they really are to create the illusion that they have found "a superstar".

Phenoms, like Carly, need to be attacked and brought down to ensure that the obviously inferior performances of the chosen aren't overly scrutinized.

At the end of the day, it is reality TV. Shocker eliminations make very good television, even if the cast isn't as good afterward.

[caker1boy]

it was one of the best performances on AI TO DATE! THAT WAS HOT, BABY! BLAZIN' HOT! [/Randy]

but seriously, it was amazing! i absolutely loved that! i got was Simon said BUT WHO THE HECK CARES?!?!?!?!

it's a BIG song and i think she putted off very well

[osahju914]

true

[ezefan1991]

man this is kinda scary. lol

[cbotten106]

Her intensity is kind of scary, at times.

[osahju914]

thats her trademark

[bobthebuilder625]

she has a very powerful voice, she is awesome!!!!

[sillygurlie1115]

I love this song!!

[Revelation181]

Carly is going to be around for quite a while because she is ORIGINAL! Great voice and personable... We love ya, Darlin'!

[irishsweetheatx]

I totally agree with lakshmi313..

Guys, she is incredable. So what, she had one weak performance. She is still in the top 2 vocalists in this compition. And, she is not a "phony" she is the sweetheart she shows herself to be. She is the best in this compition, of course with the Davids she will be in the top! So if you guys are real dedicated fans you would understand that even really talented singers have there flaws.

[osahju914]

this was not even bad, its anger was just off kilter with all the happy bullshit that made up the rest of the night.

[cbotten106]

Carly is a versatile singer. She can sing soul or classic rock (her Heart covers are awesome). This one wasn't the best outing for her but it was solid, much better than the three judges allowed. Trying to sing a Freddie Mercury song LIVE on Idol is always a crap shoot.

[Sergio022s]

what in the world were she thinking? she is a soul singer. jesus.

[osahju914]

a soul singer?

[JustAnotherWeasel7]

Thank god she didn't just leave...

I was nervous for a second.

She's may fave! :D

[notmyselfusee]

news flash to all you people..they don't pick their clothing or do their own makeup

[lakshmi313]

What?  Then what the heck was Simon talking about?

[millel1986]

I prefer Paris version. I didn't like it at all this one,it was horrible! she's going to be voted off of the competition

[pkvelins]

She stole the arrangement from Bulgarian Idol. check "Nevena Coneva(Music Idol Bulgaria)-The Show Must Go On". I think Paris Bennette's version was the best on Idol.

[cbotten106]

Enough with the fashion advice. Archuleta and Brooke need a fashion intervention in the worst way and NOBODY has said a word from the judging panel about their attire. Clearly, the judges have two standards the other-Idol standard and the Carly standard. This was actually a knock-your-socks-off performance that YouTube hardly does justice to. This rocks and all the talk about "pitch problems" "lost control" "not connected" is merely a way to criticize without really having anything to say.

[PinkFrostyDonut]

Carly: You have to improve your IMAGE to get to the top two. Wear long-sleeved sexy clothing to cover your tattoos. Lay low on the dark eye shadow. You look more sexy with less dark eye shadow. Put more body on your hair. What ever you do, make yourself very pretty, sexy without showing any tattoos.

[lakshmi313]

Maybe not her best but it was far better than Brooke for example. It is suppose to be about singing talent not how cutsie one acts.

Carly has an incredible voice!

[x0LiveLaughLove0x]

I disagree. Brooke does well for her style of singing. Carly is no Freddie. It sounded like her head was ready to pop. Shes not a bad singer by any means but this song just showed that shes mediocre when compared to Freddie Mercury. Why she would want to show how she pales in comparison is beyond me.

[notmyselfusee]

your takin shots at BROOKE about being cutsey.. are you kidding? Thats freakin Kristy. Brooke is more of a folky sound than mainstream. Carly has an awesome voice though.. I think this is the best idol to date.

[lakshmi313]

Please~~~Brooke is ALL about cutsy,goo-goo acting,pouty lips and all. Kristy is just a smart ass who should have left the top 10 on week one, two, three and certainly before Michael. Yes, Brooke IS folksy but doesn't compare in voice range and quality to Carly.

That's all I meant. One bad song shouldn't send Carly packing. It should be about more than "our" music preferences.Right?Isn't the extent of the talent what counts even if sadly the votes don't always reflect that, as in Michael's case.

[tnksfrthmmrs]

I can't stop listening to this! < 3

It's awesome!

[ginainct]

Freddie Mercury...

Why are you gone?

You could have shown them what REAL talent is.

RIP

[sandy78]

Terrible.

[amazingranda]

i LOVED this!! Carly rocks & i think she was very passionate with this song.  i think a lot of people just arent familiar with this song & that's why they dont like it.

[camilafzulli]

Bad, very bad

[ragedimonyo]

she's the next to go. She is a good singer but she just performs she doesn't have a heart.

[caker1boy]

ok, i'm the ONLY ONE who liked it???

cuz for god sake, she wasn't THAT bad how

ppl are saying ¬¬

[cbotten106]

I thought she sang this song about as well as she could have in the limited time with this arrangement. Carly Smithson's range, control and gorgeous tone is manifest in every performance that she has done on American Idol, including The Show Must Go On. Let me recommend that you stop listening to Simon and company if you have problems with thinking for yourself because I see a lot of comments which amount to "What he said..." around here.

[lvu16]

it was bad

[pkvelins]

Not better than Bulgarian Idol check "Nevena Coneva(Music Idol Bulgaria)-The Show Must Go On"

[kevsmit00]

problem with pitch and overall just ok

[MarkHale1]

I love her, She's gorgeous

but really bad tonight.

[kittycatgotyourback]

Not! Very talented...still hasn't found out how to win this competition...don't know what's missing...she is very talented

[gaypod]

I have a hard time voting for someone who isnt American...awful song btw

[RJN416]

she did amazing. brooke did amazing. Syesha did beautiful with I Believe. Jason did amazing with Somewhere Over The Rainbow. David Cook wasn't at his best. David Archuleta is only popular, he's so-so, tonight's was good. Kristie is ok. Michael Johns is really starting to impress, tonight? i don't know. Carly did beautiful, this is going on my ipod, amazing job! bottom 3? David C. Michael? Kristie?

[jendakub]

really bad ...

[pkvelins]

Not better than Bulgarian Idol check "Nevena Coneva(Music Idol Bulgaria)-The Show Must Go On"

[kaitu1412]

wow. when she hit that high not before it end, it somehow sounds like Kelly Clarkson. And she even looks like her in the video...

Simon is right...she also reminds me of the first American Idol.

[MamaMia4545]

OMG, Kelly is not ugly like that.

[jharrington15]

I thought she was really good. What were they listening to?

[xXcyndil006Xx]

awesome she is soooooo good

best preformance of the night

[you2b2cme]

Think pretty much everybody should be afraid being booted off. Only David Archuleta and Michael Johns were good.

[mariev06]

not good

[ebertsche]

Alright...this gave me chills down my spine!

I can't believe she got panned