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  • this is the single most jaw dropping moment on AI so far yet in 10 yrs!

  • THIS is why Bo should have won!

  • lol @ the background singer shaking her head at 3:41 .. "You aint gettin rid of me, No way honey!"

  • Check out that kid at the beginning in the right-hand corner. He's all smiles, then he turns and looks at the camera, and he's lost.

  • Every time i hear a good singer on american idol.. i think.. can they do what Bo did?? hmmm...

  • @halabrdave - props for the whatnottosing reference :D

  • LUUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV BO

  • Best performance on AI ever!

  • I still remember being psyched about hearing this song on mainstream TV, and being blown away by how well Bo Bice did it.

  • The light shining down on him looks like a cross and he looks like Jesus....wow.

  • This guy is the BOmb!

  • there is almost nobody better than ray gillen............but this song is done justice here

  • Love Bo....Great vocal's & I voted for him from the very beginning...I knew he had it all ....Great Performer...

  • the best male solo on idol ever!!!!!

  • I love Bo!!! This was amazing then and still amazing today!!!

  • Good Job Bo, R.I.P. Ray!

    

  • to me best performance ever on the show, he changed Idol. Then Adam Lambert shut it down, no one can compare to Bo or Adam.

  • I remember watching american idol and voting for bo bice faithfully that season. He should of won I remember crying because he didnt win, he deserved it so much he is so unique and his voice is so smooth, i mean how can you not love Bo Bice??

  • Bosse Bajs

  • This guy Rocked It!! Awesome voice, but where did he go? He won our hearts as a rocker..then went country. Come back to us Bo!!

  • Season 4: Bo Bice

    Season 5: Chris Daughtry

    Season 6: Blake Lewis

    Season 7: David Cook/Michael Johns

    Season 8: Adam Lambert

    Season 9: Casey James

    Season 10: Pia Toscano

    Those are the best from the seasons.

  • @JosephAdamDaniels I mainly agree with you with the exception of season 10. Haley Reinhart.

  • actually best performances of all time on Idol are Kelly Clarkson - Stuff Like That There and David Cook - Billie Jean. Of course then comes Bo Bice - In a dream.

  • time has shown the best artist won. But. But! This was a first and milestone on AI and will always be one of the best performances ever on the show because the degree of difficulty puts it in the top tier. Amazing. No one has dared to try a capella since. it's scary and no one should attempt it who is only pretty good.

  • loved it! gave chills then & now watching him

  • Just seen him live tonight and i gotta say he was completely amazing. I was right up by the stage and i have to say he is the best live singer ever.

  • i still do not undrestand that why carrie won that years !????

    maybe because carrie is a american sweathird

  • There is no reason that Bo should not be more famous than he is. After Idol he practically fell off the grid, and that is bullshit!

  • hmm maybe another TRAVIS TRITT? Kinda resembles Travis's ways

  • Beautiful

  • my brother met him...

  • omg , i remember back when me and my sister were little . we used to call him ; Bo Beautiful Bice <3

    lmfao . :)

  • This is the best Idol performace to date!

  • This is the season i started watching idol, and this was one of the first performances i saw. Few have been this good since

  • If he wasn't against carrie he would have won hands down

  • One of the best performances on AI ever. If he had saved that for the finale he might well have won that season.

  • holy. crap.

    amazing

  • Bo Bice is definitely one of the most unappreciated Idol contestants ever.

  • No one before or since has done this. This shows that Bo is a true artist and can sing. Bo is the best, loved him during the show and still a huge fan even 6 years later. Bo has very loyal fans! We love you Bo!

  • @mustangpatty51 Kris Allen did sing without the band on "Heartless" - he only had his acoustic guitar. But you are right in the sense that Bo is the only one putting on a performance entirely without the band and without other instruments than his own voice. They weren't allowed to use instruments back then, but I would imagine Bo would play the guitar too from time to time. :)

    Oh, and Bo did AMAZING on this. Such an idol moment.

  • I wish the kids on this year's show would watch some of these clips to see how it's REALLY done. Bravo Bo, one of the best performances ever.

  • Best performances of all time:

    Bo bice - iN a dream, Clay Aiken - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Clay Aiken - Mack the Knife, Fantasia Barino- Summertime, Ruben Staddard - Superstar, DAvid Cook - hello

  • @chelllll andd adam lambertt mad worldd <3

  • @chelllll

    Bo Bice - In a dream, Bo Bice - Vehicle, Bo bice - Whipping Post

  • beautiful :D

  • why can't american idol have singers like them again? i miss the old american idol.

  • @xatane, yeah i miss the old seasons too man, idol havent been good since bo and daughtry was on there, the rest of the seasons have suck, it time for them to take idol off of tv

  • Back when people voted based on voice, and not stage theatrics.

  • <3 him and miss he and Constantine!!! Bo should have won !!!!

  • this is really good...however there's a band called one less reason and they did this almost acapella cover,,,just the lead singer i think, so i dunno who did it first but it sounds sooo familiar!! This guys voice is lovely to listen to tho!

  • This and A. Lambert's Mad World - two best Idol performances ever!

  • @richiensandi i could not agree with you more!

  • Nobody on the current season would have the gall stones to try and pull this off. Would like to see one of them try but it is the boldest move one could ever do. Bo pulled it off because he could sing with no pitchy problems cause if you try this and are pitchy ya got no band to cover you up. Love how this still gives me chills. Best Idol Moment!

  • Without a doubt ,my all time favourite performance on Idol

    I love his voice.

  • Anyone know where the original Badlands version can be downloaded? Can't find it anywhere!

  • one of, if not, the finest american idol performance

  • "You may have just put 34 musicians out of work."

  • the show isn't the same without Simon, i miss simon!

  • @avrahlevine, yeah i miss simon too, the show not good anymore, they need to take idol off of tv, american idol have had it run it time for them to take this show off of tv please

  • @ldyantebellum16 Just don't watch the show if you don't like it,it's as easy as that.

  • this is one of the most memorable perforamances ever on the show.

  • Still the BEST performance of any season of AI.

  • I can never get enough of this performance. No one has done it before or after Bo. He owns the best performance on Idol in my opinion.Bo your Peeps love you.

  • His losing is the reason I quit watching American Idol. 3 years in a row of them getting it wrong is too much for me.

  • This is probably my favorite AI performance ever. Had Bo been in any other season, he would have won. Carrie was just too commercial to beat.

  • Bo would have won just about any other season of Idol. Easy one of the best talents on the history of the show.

  • I had to come back for some more Bo after watching the train wreck that is American Idol these days...

  • @TMWTim You lead a very sad and pathetic life.

  • Very confident to sing without Backround !!! he sounds a bit like Scott Stapp ;-)

  • Sounds great, without a band or backup, those can cover mistakes and a poor singing voice, this shows how good you are

  • I have a feeling he could make ANY song better

  • I never needed to watch Idol again after Bo sang In A Dream

  • I still can't believe how amazing this is. I have had it on my IPOD for ages now, and thankyou Bo for singing Acapella on the show! AMAZING!

  • Whenever a song is covered on a show like this, the folks who know the original will come out in support of the original artist and there is nothing wrong with that because Ray Gillen was an amazing singer. However, the huge majority who have seen this performance did not know of Ray Gillen. I salute Bo for taking a chance on a song very few have heard and paying tribute to Ray on that stage on the biggest night of his life. Bo helped keep Ray's name alive and I will always admire him for that.

  • He does Ray Gillen proud. Amazing song. Bo you nailed it brother.Ray likes it 2!

  • Pure, vocal performance. Awesome.

  • spiritual, inspired, deeply soulful. honest, pure...................BRILLIA­NT

  • Now THAT deserves a standing ovation.

  • what is paula ever talking about?

  • @ldav0702 you know...that he's a gift.

  • @smorgdonkey wtf r u talking about? it was good

  • paula didn't say anything

  • @chazphenom did she really ever after season 1

  • Yes, the orginal version is great, but you have to remember that Bo did this in front of 30 million people on national television. No contest ever did anything like this on this show. Took guts! He sounds awesome!

  • Can we say "Priceless"....You are an orginal....a true blessing to us all...that are your "True Peeps"

  • i am straight but id turn gay for this guy man lol Shit what a gift!! I can just imagine the wetness in the audience lol

  • Very cool performance by a very talented guy... However, still prefer the original version and Ray Gillen's voice and style. And how come the original "In a dream" is not found on youtube at all?

  • @adryatube

    It's not a very well known song, although it is by one of the most infuential yet unrecognized rock bands of the 80's-90's. The original features a dobro and is in a much higher key.

  • he was amazing, not to take away from carrie she was great too but this rocks

  • I just tried texting the number to vote for him.

  • He looks like a homeless person.

  • @v0rxxx

    he looks like jesus

  • @TheWillLockwood OMG. I was just thinking this. Then I saw your comment

  • @v0rxxx Makes more money then you

  • those eyes he won me over with that song omg

  • This performance was BRILLIANT......

  • Great singer, but to be honest, he's got nothing on Ray. Miss Ray Gillen, one of the best rock singers of all time, unfortunately one of the least recognized..

  • Like always. My favourite singer always are 2nd,3rd or 4th place.

  • Perfection? Brave & bold??? Jesus, It ain't that good. Check out the original for some real pipes.

  • @RJNStudios : I would if I could find the bloody thing, man, ha-ha =)

  • Brave. Bold. Beautiful.

  • That's pure talent, great voice, I wish I had seen more performances like this

  • GOT TO GET THIS AMAZING SONG TO 200,000>> You so deserve it ..A real talent then and today with your NEW album "3"!! LOVE U BO!!!

  • Best American Idol performance of all time, period. It still kills me that he didn't win. :(

  • The best performance ever. Still gives me chills after all these years.

  • *sigh* This performance should have won him AI.

  • bo should win that season

  • check out me singing this song at my channel! please subscribe :)

  • This really makes me miss Ray Gillen (R.I.P) of Badlands.

  • this is honestly one of the best ive seen in any season other than this last one with Lee Dewyze. its amazing, and i doubt anyone will ever try to do another song acapella ever again.

  • Amazing. I seriously wanted both of them to win! But this performance knocked my socks off :)

  • This is amazing. I think it's possible Bo's the better singer but Carrie is much more marketable, hence, why she won.

  • cant compete with this...

  • I have watched every season religiosly. This performance is hands down the best the show has ever had. No question.

  • Bo bice lost to carrie underwood by 70ish votes. Vote for the Worst cast over 200 votes, pushing carrie to victory. Carrie was clearly less talented. Deal with it, american idol faggots.

  • Sweet talented Alabama's Bo.

  • LOVE it!

  • This is probably the most moving performance in AI history...

  • i can close my eyes and listen to this, makes me feel soooo at peace...i love it!

  • Ha check out the back up singer chick to the right at 3:42. Unimpressed with Simon's comment, ha!

  • That's awesome that he knew this song. I'm a huge Badlands fan but I'm surprised when anyone else knows who they are because they didn't exactly get alor of radio play back in the day like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and AIC did. Very nice!

  • I LOVE his hair!

  • one of the best idol proformances of all time. Love it!

  • I remember this on AI. Awesome! Just picked up his new cd yesterday! The man can sing anything.

  • I stopped watching after season 6 because after the talent of season 5 everything else just seemed pathetic...but of all the seasons I watched, 2 through 6, this was still the best performance. Period.

  • and he didn't win after this? yeah i'm still pissed

  • That was wonderful!!!!!

  • The original is by a group called Badlands and it is from their album Voodoo Highway from 1991. You can find the CD on E-Bay for about 25 bucks. They only did 3 albums and they were very underrated but if you like blues influenced hard rock then you should like them.

  • who sang the original?

  • @inurxDreams Badlands was the name of the group, but finding information on them is tough for me. I'unno why, either.

  • I still get goosebumps hearing this from him!

  • so so good. how he didnt win i dont get. ppl have no taste. he is wonderful and hot...

  • This one of the singing performances that gives you goosebumps when you hear it. One of those songs that you can feel.

  • That was excellent. I've never seen this before. I love the soulfulness. I wish Allison, Kris or Adam would have song a capella once on idol.

  • Wow, could imagine any of this year's crop doing anything this great!!!

  • I wish Adam Lambert would have sung acapella so he could have topped this performance, because I think his voice is clearly better. This performance, however, tops anything Idol has ever produced. There's been at least 3 seasons I can think of where the clear cut most talented singer hasn't won. Rock singers are just plain better. There are millions of choir boys and girls out there that can sing like 75% of the Idol contestants. It really brings the show down.

  • @travz21 in what way is adam's voice "clearly better"? who says that? they are two completely different singers/musicians who both bring sth completely different to their music. and how ridiculous is the statement that "rock singers are just plain better"? ehmok. so I guess fred durst is better than stevie wonder? jon bon jovi better than marvin gaye? come on

  • @xelaras I didn't mean if you're a rock singer, you're better than every other type of singer by default. The best rock voices are just plain better than any other type of great vocalist. I'm not stating this as fact. Take it how you will.

  • he looks like a serial killer, and its kind of hot....is that weird?

  • If Badlands was a bigger band, he would have won.

  • Absolutely beautiful!

  • I am from Alabama like Bo and to me noone can beat this from him!!!

  • I LOVE Acappella - I didn't watch this Season, but clearly I should have ;) I love that gruff strong male voice singing acappella style (you hear it a lot on traditional Irish/Celtic songs - Bo Bice is a Viking, so that's close enough).

  • how could he not win. he sang this a capella at this point in the competition, and completely rocked it. Carrie, should not have won. period.

  • I have yet to see anything surpass this. With maybe an exception for Daughtry or the showmanship of Adam Lambert. This gave me goosebumps on top of goosebumps!

  • If I were one of those judges, I would give him standing ovation immediately after watching this performance. FANTASTIC!!!

  • @fobt90 The best thing next to Ray Guillen!!1

  • that was unreel!

  • If you think about it....Idol has kept true to itself...those who don't win, with exception of Carrie who perfectly gits corny country, has had stars who do not win. Vice, Daughtry, Dolittle, whats her name that was huge in "Dreamgirls", Lambert have all out classed the competition...but were not the run of the meal stereotype artist...Bo and Adam are my favs...true artist.  It is a shame that Vice had heath issues that prevented him from riding his wave of success on Idol.

  • This has never been topped!!!! Wish I could download it on my Ipod! Idol hasnt been this good since Bo left the show!!! True raw talent!

  • One of the 'moment' in idol history. Cook 'Always be my baby'. Adam 'Mad World'. Castro 'Hallelujah' Clay 'Solitaire'.

  • agree with sidewayslove everyone sucks this year.

  • Good version but doesn't come close to being as good as the original with Ray Gillen and Badlands. Listen to it and you'll agree. This is the best thing that has ever been sung on that show but there is only one Ray Gillen. RIP Ray

  • @troy984 where can i find the original ??? ..... can't find it on youtube ....

  • Season 4 is untouchable. Bo and Carrie, and the rest of the Top 10, can beat anyone else.

  • The following night on the results show there was such an overwhelming response that they had Bo perform this song again. I have never seen that happen anytime else on Idol. Best Idol ever!

  • @TheMjwebs Actually all 3 had to perform and encore during that results' night.

  • wow simon looks weird here

  • It's ridiculous that the people on this season of Idol couldn't even BEGIN to be as good as this is.

  • This was amazing

  • Easily one of the greatest performances in the entire running of the series.

  • Wonderful and beautiful hair! Greatest singer of all!

  • This has to be in the top 5 all time American Idol performances.

  • Can never hear Bo's version of this song often enough. Perfect.

  • Still gives me the shivers. Carrie's ok but I really hoped Bo won then.

  • This was PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!

  • I got chills when I saw it the first time...still does it to me. I didn't watch last season and I'm not watching this season though. The show's become a big commercial for has-beens trying to sell new albums and it's sad

  • That season, in my opinion, had the most talented final two competitors in Bo and Carrie.

  • @dicksanders24 bo should have won imo

  • remember Mario Vazquez quits before the top 12 too...

  • @dicksanders24 carrie only good to suck dick

  • @dicksanders24

    Bo shoud have won that year. I quit watching Americdan Idol after that. I could not believe that he didn't win. Looking into his eyes while he done this number made my heart jump with love for this song. Bo rocks!