Ben Mckenzie - Top 9 - Hide and Seek

[happyvinh]

I really like this. On of my favourites.

[VividReverie]

Love this. I still remember liking it 4 years ago, when I first heard it.

[thepweencess]

such good music choices on aus idol :)

[iMinsey]

imogen heap did this song great, with countless help from autotune voice modifications. whereas he makes this song not simply great, but beautiful.

[framjam44]

ruined the song.... i dont get why the crowd goes crazy when he gets louder...

[bizznotch101]

I'm sorry, he's a good singer honestly but he completely murdered this song...... I'm glad he didn't do the full song

[Rodda1983]

I like it better then the original great job.

[theorv29]

He looks like a lesbian... talented though.... Just looks like a lesbian.

[Jaglla]

@theorv29 you're funny

[blues405]

I love this song.

[dacasman]

oh my god he sucks so bad at singing.

[xoxbitchplease]

Mmmmmm Ben McKenzie <3

[ClownsDoScareMe]

He didn't live up to how good this song is, but he had just been recovering from tonsillitis, so he deserves a little bit of space to not quite hit the notes.

He didn't deserve to win this season, he had an amazing natural voice and didn't have to work, which in the end messed up his chances.

[Aislina123]

@ClownsDoScareMe incorrect

[ClownsDoScareMe]

@Aislina123 nobody asked you though ash the trainer :)

[grnoodleman]

There are at least 3 covers of this song on youtube that are better than this. Anybody else see anything wrong with that?

[JoshaLuke]

This is amazing. He really should have won his season.

[abenjaminfraser]

uuuh. I did a bad job of this song.

i will make it up to imogen heap one day.

*promises*

[MrTraintracks]

@abenjaminfraser No you didn't. I remember watching this on the day you performed it and I still come here every now and then to watch it again. One of my favourite Aussie Idol performances.

[VividReverie]

@abenjaminfraser You definitely didn't. To me, this is one of the most memorable Aust Idol performances.

[thehoebagged]

why is imogen heap wearing a suit?

[shortysk8er266]

Loved him.

[Danis2246]

He did such an amazing job at this :)

[AndrewHDVN]

they're talented, it's not easy to play instruments and sing at the same time.

Admired!

[TheRnbstar16]

ben mckenzie is ryan from o.c

[bttfbaj]

@TheRnbstar16 yeah, and this song was on the o.c

how ironic..

[Danis2246]

@TheRnbstar16 I know I noticed that too!

[crazycrackerspeach]

I really don't care for this version he did (or his voice on this song in general) but its just my opinion I guess.

[Danis2246]

I <3 this song. he just made it better. Bloody fantastic!!!

[razorback692]

holy shit ,,thats how you butcher a good song ,good job BEN.

[ajprincey]

check out the dunwell brothers band version of this song much! better than this

[elliennn]

best best best :)

i miss this kid.

[eimsbush05]

imogens version is MUCH better...this one sucks

[goldenarm009]

"Benjamin McKenzie" sings hide and seek. ironic and strange or do u think he did that on purpose.

[jumeau1]

sucks. sorry but it really does.

[nightshade191]

=( please dont rape good music mr. lipchap

[GREYDE2]

doesnt quite do the song justice

[nicck]

This kid doesn't give a shit about what he's singing.

[sillymilly171]

@nicck lol of course not, because you would know wouldn't you!

[nicck]

@sillymilly171 yes

[kiaradog123]

I want him to marry me (:

[superstaaaar1]

I thought it was benjamin mckenzie from the o.c. I was like Does he sing?

this song is played when Trey dies.. so sad

[darmokandgalad]

He doesn't die in the series but yeah it was a really good scene and a good song and I thought the same thing about it being Ben McKenzie from the O.C.

[superstaaaar1]

@darmokandgalad

oh my god, I can't believe I forgott he didn't die. I'm so mad at myself... I ment when Marissa shoots trey :P pretend that i never mentioned the whole death thing!

[darmokandgalad]

@superstar

LOL it's cool I kind of expected Trey to die in that scene. I think they only kept him alive in case they wanted to use him in future stories. . . unfortunately it seems that a coconut hit Josh Schwartz on the head sometime in 2005, hence making him forget how to tell good stories after season two ended.

[superstaaaar1]

@darmokandgalad

I know right? it's like the third and the fourth season is a whole diffrent show...It's the same with gossip girl, the third season pretty much sucked this season... not that ypu can compare gossip girl to the oc!

[superstaaaar1]

@superstaaaar1

when trey get shoot. because he doesn't die"

[supasexyshafee76]

its also the song thats played while everyone is driving to caleb's funeral, so, so sad.

[superstaaaar1]

NO, IT*S SO SO SO SAD

[tvvideos365]

@superstaaaar1 lam o i just though that trey dosent die though

[mattrat54]

Best cover i heard for this song

[loggie4eva]

He should have got a touchdown for this, very beautiful =)

[jana1817]

no he isn't he is not a singer

[trishmediasuks]

is this ben mckenzie .. from the OC?

:S

[24penny42]

@trishmediasuks NOOOO this is AUSTRALIAN idol..he is a singer

[jammnjudith22]

@trishmediasuks lmao that's what I thought when I read the title xD I was like wth?! He sings?? ahaha

[superstaaaar1]

no, i thought so too

[ageshero]

COME ONE AND ALL: to the side show,  The man with the plastic face.

[Well4QThen]

He looks like a 40yr old butch lesbian whose playing peter pan in a cheap pantomime where peter pan has scissor sex with captain hook.

But yeah lets be honest, fangirls put the whole' ahhh hes so cool' thing, this is shit. Imogen Heaps is soooo many times better. Theres no denying and even if there was denying than lets be honest an manufactured pop pawn couldn't write a masterpiece like this.

[ageshero]

I actually like a man's voice on the song better, this guy's isnt great. in fact non preferred.

And yes.  Butch dike.

I think i saw glitter on his face.

[Jdtunn]

Does BEN have an EP or full length album coming out soon? He has a very mature and rich voice.

[zane0butler]

@Jdtunn yeah, he has 1 song from an ep on his myspace page. he changed his name to benjamin fraser though, so check that

!!!

[jgirl9876]

haha thats ironice. ben mckenzie plays ryan on the oc and this song IS the biggest song on the oc other than hallelujah! loveee

[BlaineValentine214]

He's fckin' garbage. If Imogen heard this she'd totally cut his sack off dude.

[MajorMatthias]

@BlaineValentine214 I'm 99% positive she wouldn't do that.

[pinksockjoey11]

...like hes even gotta sack

[ashyashy1993]

:) hes so cool

[MindyIsCool18]

I LOVE ben mckenzie :)

[AustralianHalo]

It's absolutely amazing.

[playmobilmaennchen]

hmm, his looks also bear a certain resemblance to the original.

Great performance though

[Evaltia]

i thought this was a girl..

[TheSophl]

This is not Ben McKenzie -.-

[GeorgiaRoxBaby]

yes it is

[TheSophl]

@GeorgiaRoxBaby

Not Ben McKenzie from The OC

[bigfatnikk]

there's more than one ben mckenize in the world, retard.

[synastaabmx69]

Omg, the stupidity. Yes, this is Ben McKenzie. There happen to be two people called Ben McKenzie. This one happens to be from Australia, and got into the top 12 of Australian Idol.

[ohheyybethyx3]

(: this was really good in my opinion.

[jay2692]

parts of the performce was good but comon wats up with those gasp noises he could have done better

[stevemonna]

sucks, imogen is so much better

[bongchoof]

@stevemonna i have NO idea why your comment has so many thumbs down probably pissy fangirls. imogen heap's version is hauntingly beautiful and powerful. this version is sung well but that's it. hide and seek is the kind of song that NEEDS power, beauty, and a delicate touch all of which this version lacks.

[stevemonna]

Thank you, finally someone agrees with me! This is alright, but next to the original it is just awful. If someone is going to a cover you better do just as good, better, or change the song so much it is completely different if they don't want to be compared to the original.

[deannaferruzza1]

greatt song!

[Hitchy23]

If he was in Idol this season he'd go close to winning...

[pianokid100]

he sounds like an assy rod stewart

[adeng89]

he looks like imogen heap..

[ozzysman07]

imgen heap is a girl.. right?

[adeng89]

yep. shes a she

[olymania]

OMFG this guy is amazing! i didn't know he exsisted until today (10-1-09)

he's sooo good... and an awesome piano player :) OMG ! ! !

[Fxckyooforhavingthis]

super unique voice. Five stars

[LIGHTRONIX]

he should have used a talkbox or a voccoder. It would sound way cooler.

[MusicNotez191]

I thought this was like O.C's Ben McKenzie. Which is funny because i heard this song on O.C for the first time. Haha(:

[MrRobF]

Is Imogen big over there in Australia?

[weepingangels22]

yer shes fairly well known

[squidysam]

just tht song

[tarais18]

not really but O.C was back in the day

[chelfrie]

haha ben mekenzie and hide and seek the oc lol

[aimixrawr]

i first heard of imogen heap when ben sung this, i loved it. i looked her up and i was hooked. i love ben's voice. he's amazing and so so adorable :)

[BeachBumJac]

i wish the crowd would shut the fuck up. its not thatttt nessassary to scream in the middle of when he is singing

[wiweebaybee]

does anyone else find it funny that ben mckenzie shares the name with the actor from the o.c. and is singing a song that was on featured on the o.c. multiple times?

[coolm0di]

yeh i did. I though thats benjamin singing :S

[tastic88]

well only on one episode, but yeah it's weird haha. imogen's stuff was featured quite a bit on the show though. oh man i love that show. i'm gona go watch it now lol

[janejanejane15]

I adored this and ben mckenzie i still remember mad world a few years later

[Retlaxam]

I was so cut when he got voted out. Mad world, Wonderwall and Hide and Seek are 3 of my favourite songs

[blakerook]

he looks like ryan ross who used to play in panic at the disco.

[rabbitsarecutexx]

he should have won

[kimmmmm04]

matt corby was good too. they should've been top 2. i haven't heard anything from nat since idol.

[boydie40]

Not as good, average cover of a great song.

[TheReaganRevolution]

HORRIBLE HEAVY BREATHING! Such great VOICE nevertheless.

[PocketJaces]

I know it's so distracting!

[audic88]

miss him

[kkkaaattt96]

and mm what cha say

hes adorable :)

[AlwaysAlexa]

i think this is funny cause this song became really famous on the oc and the lead of the oc's name is ben mckenzie ... i just thought it was ironic lmaoo... he is really good singer though

[LilMissTess12]

This Brought Tears To My Eyes Haha He Is A Good Singer I Was In Luv With Him!

[no1phantomfreak]

was?

[CJ9M]

It was almost possible to hear the piano in this. Pretty good.

[ElleBee81]

Gorgeous!!!

[THEMAN080]

his voice will break and he'll be kicked out on his ass :/

[taylorraehilson]

i loved this version

[LYSRATHBONE]

i looove him ! does anyone know where i can dowload his songs?

[polijke]

convert it from youtube :)

[Gonzey88]

I love how he made his own version. Brilliant!

[dunks3892]

This dude is awesome. Keep in mind he was 16 at the time. Go BEN.

[TheDollargirl]

you are the best!!!!!i love him, i cry when i look this video......you are an artist very very compliments

[silverulv]

Imogen Heap's version is the best version, no doubt, but I actually liked this rendition. It was original, it was emotional and for a song that's sung purely with vocoders, it wasn't horrible. So yeah, go this guy.

[peanutbutterdisco]

his voice is very odd

[brookiebaby04]

yeah its kindof breathy

[dunks3892]

it's worse when you hear him speak. but hey, it's odd but I kinda like the sound of his voice

[delfiukasS]

very sweet and kind version.. i liked it ;)

[DaniBabii13]

he's like hyperventelating over the mic.

[popwatchdog]

is this kid gay ?

not that there is anything wrong with that

[lorenallred]

PITCH

[thtcaitygirl]

awsumest! i love him!

[calebbird]

i don't understand why every one pays out matt corby an calls him a she-man when they say NOTHING bad about this kid, when this guy is everything ppl call matt?? like i don't not like this kid, i think he is good...it's just matt is copping all this slack an this guy gets away free when matt is better an this guy is a bit of a pansy..

well thats just what i think..

[ForeverImmature]

this is probably the best cover i've heard

the arrangement is decent and he has a good voice

[ShannonHildebrandt]

the original is airy anyways.

so..

[mcgravybiscuit]

uhg... typical too airy pop voice... and his face looks plastic... it would be a great rendition if he lost some of the air, and ... idk, but it was decent.

[Emmahloserface]

i was in the phone to my friends when he got voted off..

i was crying..

i wanted him to win so bad,

i refused to watch the rest of the season.

[whatsupfizznugget]

u were "in" the phone?!?

lol jk jk....sorry...lame i know.

[xSarbearrox]

rofl.

dw. i laughed a bit when i read that :}

[Emmahloserface]

Wooops.  ON *

Rofl.

[whatsupfizznugget]

haha.

[SexxMond]

That was excellent... fantastic.

[tkstucy]

this version is ok but hes shouldnt have done what he did at 1:20-1:22

[chrismj1982]

thats the best part!

[zachpowell]

I dont know how to feel about this.. The original is one of my favs of all time, but I like his arragment. He just on sacred ground you know..

[monnielle]

how did he not win?

best vocals around ;)

[ForeverImmature]

this was ssssso much better than i thought

his voice is legit

[hhelbys]

They found a gem when Ben auditioned for idol. It was a pleasure listening to him sing every week, especially Mad World and Wonderwall.

Glad to hear him again after a time.

thanks for the playlist. I hope he has gone on to do great things. thanks.!

[ageiiGIRL]

like you could do better

[ashyashy1993]

I LOVE HIM XD

[AffaandAnda]

Wow... simply amazing.

[MorbosDevilGrinder]

i hate these clean, teen voices... are feelingless even they are beatiful and good singer, but are all the same...

[nanouk5]

Love Ben. I didn't know this song but this performance of Ben drovce me look up and listen to the original.

[AUSSIE01MBK]

that was fuken shit, worst cover, he twist on the song sukd balls,

[SonoHanazaki]

he butchered it D;

[pandappotamus]

Ruined?

[ellabella270]

hate his facial expression.

good voice, good song, just over acted.

[eyobg16]

i agree

[realife999]

it didn't look like it to me, it just looked like he was tired. people usually have to sing with an expression on their face, because otherwise it wouldn't have any soul, and it would show in the singing

[stargirlxmcflyxlover]

i have heard the original and i actually prefer this version. don't get me wrong i love the original but there is so much emotion in his voice in this song.

[domeafavour01]

funny cos this song were used on the oc and one of the actors names is ben mckenzie. haha.

[vali92]

thought the same :D

[ocbaby7]

haha i know when i saw this i thought he was gonna be singing and i got rele excited

but this was still good

[gravitied]

quite the contrary, actually.

let's see someone else sing this song

as well as he did. he sang it great. maybe

not imogen heap-esque, but definitely

nice.