Added: 4 years ago
From: ringgtoness
Views: 75,272
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (335)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • is it just me or does anyone else get cold chills when he sings?

  • Man I liked his version. That performance had actual spunk. Of course Randy and Simon wouldn't know considering all they do is make money off judging people, and Paula lost her career back in the 80s. They all sold their souls and then talked down to this guy like he's garbage. I'm glad they did this cause otherwise he wouldn't be where he is now.

  • I liked his version of this song :D

  • lol... trying to blame the band for him sucking.

  • @MrBobbyomurphy WTF man or madame

  • This kid is SUCH a stupid, cocky little douche bag! What the fuck? If you're gonna dismiss the band you'd better have something more than a bunch of off key caterwauling up your sleeve. Dumbass.

  • he's never gonna make it if he keeps crying like that....

  • is it just me? or is this cover actually really friggin good?

  • @MrMetallicFalcon I love it. talent-wise, it's not great, but his passion and emotion is so real, which is what makes it wonderful

  • this judges suck...

  • He wouldn't have been so bad if he hadn't dismissed the band. 

  • Look and see where he is now. He didn't need american idol.. He did pull it from somewhere else! Can't wait to see him live. <3

  • Josiah Isnt a Crybaby AT ALL! He's Just Super-Mega Emotional, Why You Think He Does So Well In Concerts And Live Performances?

  • Simon Is Such a Dickhead On This One..

  • @Paulsoriginals97 Not really. It was Simon that wanted to keep Josiah, but Randy and Paula didn't want to keep him..

  • He's alright, he's cool, I loved his Grace Kelly performance. Stand by me was just awful but he still has the talent and now he's making it, good for him. The only annoying thing about him is the fact that he's a crying bitch... haha

  • The crying is alittle bad :/ But hey, it's tough being up there, and I'd be emotional too dude. Yeah, I'm a girl, but it must be really hard to do that. I can't sing in public, so this would be bad for me xD But hey, he's UNBELIEVABLY talented, AND has a record deal AND a crap load of fans including me. So rock on Josiah <3 Silly American Idol judges...see what you lost now huh? :P

  • I was gonna bust it out that was funny

  • i loved stand by me but whatever i was so mad when he didnt make it but hes my most favorite artist

  • i met him and he`s great now ! forget american idoL !

  • josiah should have played her on that performance

  • i just hear whine, whine, whine all the time.

  • josiah is a fucking fake for real,theres no tears,he sings well but feel no sorry for this guy!

  • Aw this broke my heart.

  • JOSIAH IS WAYYYYY BETTER THAN IDOL.

  • judges really s*ck! she should have been there. david archuleta and josiah lemming should have been the top 2. like what they did again this year. Siobhan and Crystal should have been the top 2. f*k idol

  • LOL at the end was awkward. but hes a cutie!

  • LOVE josiah by the way. ALOT.

  • i think they're dumb to think that was a bad performance.. i LOVE this side of josiah. this is who he is , and i would never want him to change.

  • he has a rock singing voice

  • idol doesnt matter....he is with a record company and makin his music his way. and its amazing. gettin off of idol was better for him cause now hes doin what he wants. all he seriously cares about is makin music. and the reason he cried is because music is his life. he said if he cant sing and make music theres no point in living. check out his other stuff, idol was just ridiculous

  • That woman seems like a producer . Not a vocal coach. Her job is to gain his trust so she can mild him into whatever they want. My opinion, but I really get that feeling. He is an artist. This is why hollywood is fake. He is right. She is manipulative.

  • I love josiah lemming

  • no his instrument is his comfort,he got successful now becuase of himself and his instrument..if u notice the interview,he said he doesnt know what to do with himself alone,he plays instrument and he doesnt feel he likes or think good enough for his style..

  • Plus he can't really expect us to feel bad for him being homeless, since he CHOSE to quit school, move away from home and live in his car. Being on American Idol and getting this far is more of a privilege than anything else.

  • yea he fucked himself over there, i mean hes only 18, he got that kid attitude in him so hes still stubborn

  • I was a fan of his as well until he came off as a pussy and a bit cocky. He really didn't deserve to go through, as cool as that would've been because he is undoubtedly very talented.

  • As young as some of these people are, and as vulnerable as they are, it does take guts to get up there and show what you've got. It's true, he should be stronger, but it's all a learning process. It's pretty ignorant to make fun of his emotionality.

  • David Archuleta had to go through exactly what Josiah did and he didn't cry or complain one bit. Like Simon said, everyone has guts to get up on stage.

  • Sure, that's exactly what I'm saying. It all takes guts to possibly make a fool of yourself on a national broadcast. In that regard, it's hard to make fun of someone who does show what they've got. Some people deal with emotional damage differently than others, that's all.

  • stop fucking crying

  • haha i cried too!

  • me too haha :(

  • I remember crying once he didn't make it....

  • Lol at ryan seacrest's manly-hug-shoulder-pat-handsha­ke.

  • I Love His Song Angels Undercover Its Amazing!!!!!!!

    If You Havent Herd It Go Look It Up

    :)

  • I think he's talented and I can live with his crying but what I can't stand is his disrespectful overconfidence.

  • ur jus jelous ur not even close to his talent

  • You deserve to die.

  • he seems to cry a lot.

    but i love him.

    he's so adorable.(:

  • This guy is like a male version of Tatiana del Toro. The sobbing everytime something didn't go his way. He needs to get some composure and mental preparedness!

  • really well he signed a huge deal with warner bros. records which i know is more than you will ever do

  • It is indeed a record deal, but not a 'huge deal'. And an ad hominim/non sequiter attack does not lend credence to your argument or debunk what I said. And by the way, I am working on an album right now, and already have connections in the music business.

  • he is so cute

  • I was surprised to read that Simon wanted him to continue but Randy and Paula did not. I didn't get that impression from watching this.

  • I think his crying makes people like him in a way it shows hes not stubburn and his music makes people be okay with his crying.

  • so weird how he was on here... He is way better as his own artist now. especially in his song "angel's undercover"

  • Lol.... Dude Angels Undercover hands down is the best song!

  • he cry more sing less why.......

  • Simon is right anyway,he just cross his limit n he thinks he's in,no matter what?then he is definitely terribly wrong.....I advice this guy to be always humble in all

    ways..He's talented,but his over confident

    attitude could bring him down!!!!

  • ohh he's not gone down...he didn't need idol. he's incredible now.

  • they are such an asshole, i think that when he sang was amazing, stupid judge >=(

    now josiah is going to kick asses when he record with warner bros

  • he always cry i want to hug him <3

  • i cry alot people some people have been through stuff and are scared that is the way i feel all the time do you even know what thats like people are so mean.

  • watching again... he has a sad story.. hes all by hinself, .. so alone... thats why needs to take the attention from other people... making people feeling pain for him is the way to have some tender... he needs a family...and needs to go to a doctor...

  • ummm think he's not normal..he should takes a psycology test.. ... he cries constantly... he looks like he has like a double personality... umm the judges made him a favor... cause i cannot imagine him in the top 20 in front of a lot people knowing that millions are watching him.. he can sing... just saying hes not strong enough

  • well he has signed a huge contract with warner bros records at this time he was homeless and scared

  • fucking stop crying

  • Omg.. this video is the reason why this guy is ridiculous. WHY DO PEOPLE DEFEND AND LIKE THIS GUY!? He was clearly incapable of working with the band, he cannot sing well, he tries to play the "poor me" act even though he CHOSE to live in his car, and HE CRIES! What am I missing here?

    If you're one of those who think that this audition was good, then you do not have a musical ear, so please never talk about music again.

  • no this audition was bad but he is now with warner bros records and his stuff is amazing

  • i think they actually do him an educational favor...

  • who cares if he cries. hes fuckin good anyway.

  • gee this kid kid cries a lot!!! what the hell? control yourself!

  • he is so beautiful

  • thats why I don't watch idol no more the show got dumb to let talent walk out the door stupid stupid american biggest mistake now he's doing well for himself

    good luck josiah

  • Comment removed

  • i was actually surprised && disappointed when he didn`t got through

    i really liked him

  • What a pussy.. If ure gonna try out and u make it, be sure to not create drama but new SONGS!

  • its awkward to watch it mihihihihihi

  • Okay, this legit made me cry.

    Shit .. I missed his dismissal last season. I didn't know it was that bad. I was pissed, I loved him. So, so much. He deserved to go all the way.

  • i can't believe they said yes...

    but ya~ i always love seeing people giving the others pity points :D

  • the worst cut american idol ever made

  • he's kind of a sissy la la

  • Terribad

  • The first time I watched this video, I thought, what the hell is he singing, but after listening to his music and the songs he's written, it actually makes a lot of sense.

  • he needs his family seriously...he has to go back....

  • He is really emotional, he doesnt cry like 5 times per hour but he is stressted I think some of that has to do with Simon but I would be a reck if I was in his position

  • i liked it.

    i wish i couldve heard it with the band.

    but i think the judges were wayyyy off.

    he shoulda made ittt!

  • Wow, this guy does NOT stop crying.

    He's just a kid and he invested his life into a singing competition. Seems to me he tried to mask his fear of failure with ridiculous confidence.

    You don't have to win American Idol to benefit from participation. From a few clicks I've made it looks like he's well on his way. He took the competition way too seriously for a guy his age.

  • you shouldnt say that, because if oyu think about it, David Archuleta got really far in A.I and he was only 17 years old. So saying that the competition is way too seriouse for a guy his age is just saying that there was no point for David Archuleta to have been trying out the A.I . David Archuleta might not have won but he was still also a kid, in-fact he was younger the Josiah... so what u said was wrong

  • You misunderstood. By "the competition" I meant the actual show, not the other singers.

  • i don't even think it was that bad at all...i like him even more tho that he's making it on his own and not giving up

  • ignore everything and practice, practice, practice... don`t waste your time on tears, on thinking what was how... work on your dream. If you will do so... and do and do and do... you simply have to get what you want... So... calm down and work...

  • i didnt think it was that bad till the end

  • men .. im crying lol ... now he's gonna get back to his car.. poor guy

  • actually he's got a deal with warner brother records and already has his first cd out

  • you cry to much ...instead you should spend more time practicing your singing ,thats how you make ,not with tears or symapthy

  • it also

    just breaks my heart when i see him so upset at the end.

    but happy cause hes doing awsome now, without AI

  • i must be crazy but,

    i thought it was good until about 2:55,

    then at 3:00 it went down hill!

    but im so happy for him that he didnt stop,

    didnt let a stupid reality show stoph im.

    hes getting there with his dreams as he said!

    way to be josiah!

  • no one pitys him you fool. we are happy that he is becoming successful

  • This guy just wanted pity. Everything that has happened in his life is his own fault. he left school and his home all on his own will. the people who pity him shouldn't because he doesn't deserve it.

  • well if he wants to sing his own songs and b original... idol is not for him.

  • I bet you anything most of the other contestants cried a lot as well on camera, but the producers just decided not to air it. They wanted to show Josiah as a crybaby, soften him up, then boot him off the show. There was absolutely no reason to kick him off the show; he was one of the best there. As he had said himself, the producers didn't like him because he wanted to sing his own songs and be his own person.

  • well he doesn't need american idol

    he is on the right path of becoming an artist and not some wannabe like 99% of American Idol contestants.

  • I think that was awesome. I can relate to him. I almost could here what was going on in his head

  • oh well..this soo proves that the judges hav a heart and that they really care abt ppl..

  • If anyone really knew what they do on TV has no clue. TV is so good at cutting clips out and using it to their advantage. I know I work in a production company. What sells best is what clips they use.

    If anyone took the time out and researched his background story maybe, then maybe you would understand why he is so emotional.

  • I guess he is not afraid to show emotion. He is also not afraid to go after his dream. What's wrong with that ?

  • i totally agree with u!

  • Guys cry but not as much as this guy,baby stuff.and wats more "on TV". But he sings well

  • after listening to it a couple times

    it might have actually sounded ok if he wasnt freaking out and studdered the entire time

  • he doesnt have to cry on TV! sheesh..

  • Just he was unlucky and it's not the right time for him. I believe he'll be back next year in AI and he'll be absolutely much stronger. Keep it up, Josiah!

  • Why do people feel sorry for this guy? He had an opportunity to go to school and he dropped out. He had a home and he left. These are his choices. The life he had before American Idol was due to the choices he made. He's stubborn. I think he was looking for pity votes. He's also 18, so that would make him an adult.

  • That's what I'd call "following your dreams"

    those guys are just heartless and totally

    fake if they didn't notice the LARGE vocal

    range Josiah has... I mean.. I've never heard

    something even close to this.. and there's no

    need to have a band... that going SOLO

    Stupid American Idol judges.. they couldn't

    see talent even when it was right in front

    their faces.. and who won that Record Deal at

    the end? I bet nobody knows him/her.

  • i agree, plus, he sucked at this song

  • He has done what many wish they did, but are too scared to do it.

  • He's crying for sympathy... Fake.

  • Poor guy,it must be really hard living in your car and it all kinda gets to you at some point

  • it was his fault, I dont feel sorry 4 him

  • dude u guys dont realize how much hes been through... shit happens and hes not crying only because he got kicked off american idol but what he has to go back to..

  • hahaha he should do a tissue tv ad.

  • i like him but hes a little bitch

  • Hey is a good singer the song hey sanged from Mika- grace kelly was great but than the song after was just flad out nothing but i wish for josiah that hey can get a nice contract and a cool carrier as a singer

  • i love his eyes!

  • Yep... he's just so cute...

    And whoever hates him...

    is just jealous that every girls

    is falling for him...

  • The band was cool. The kid needs to grow some nuts and stop crying.

  • fucking cry baby

  • He is a fucking baby cry!

    Stop being a bitch Josiah!!!

  • poor little guy...makes me want to hug him :(

  • my hot videos get removed and hers don't?

  • He's got soul*. He's going to be more successful than any of them.

    *not to mention a record deal with Warner Bros.!

  • What's the song at 05.00?

  • I would buy his music in a heartbeat

  • i agree with kaylijanice

  • i can see why he dismissed the band tho.

    he didn't practice with them and he wasn't comfortable.

    hes not very good at singing tho.

    but theres no doubt he's talented.

  • he's great.. he got an amazing voice

  • Ok? easier typed than done..

    If you really think he sucks, lets see get on the top 24, lets hear you sing then..

    Most of you guys put people down when not a tad bit better than them.. not even close!

  • im so sick of looking at all these nasty comments that people are putting on here! he was young and he is in very rough circumstances! he didnt even have a home guys! come on!!!!! im mean seriously!!!!!!! like every vid, if you dont like him then dont watch his vids!!!!!!!!

  • wesayboo, he's a self-pitying wuss who left home rather than take any responsibility for himself or his family. His whole 'loner on the road' image just reflects his arrogance. Cowell saw right through him, which is why he failed.

  • Actually Simon Cowell liked him he wanted him through it was Paula and Randy who voted him off...

    And after Josiah signed with Warner Bros. Simon was quoted in an interview saying that he guessed right now everyone can see that Josiah will prove everyone else wrong....

  • imagine if he did rehearsed before performing to the judges..he would get be on the top 24 and maybe win the title..

  • why do you like putting everyone down....watch something else if you hate it.

  • this is total bull!

    joisah is way better than those last two contested!!

    oo god did they make the biggest mistake of their lives!!!

  • david archuleta sang this song sooo much better!... this guy killed the song! only david archuleta can sing this song well..

    i mean josiah is good dont get me wrong... but this song is not for him

  • geez. people are so mean to him.

    listen to his music now.

    IT IS AMAZING.

    and stfu. he isn't a crybaby.

  • you're damn right.

    He was so RETARED?

    wait. that's not a word.

    nevermind. but a good try.

  • ur retarDed 2 obsessed with spelling :P

  • he should be careful wen doing high notes..he's talented but he cant take much pressure..!

  • WOW

  • he's annoying, i didn't like him at all. They probably told david archuleta to sing stand by me during the competition so AI wouldn't get sued for butchering that song. BTW josiah, love the hairdo at :22

  • hahah, emo ?

  • i like how david cook is sitting back there with his hands in his pockets probably thinking, "man, i hope this kid doesn't try to hug me."

  • ha!!! But, i dont c david in there.

  • at 9:10, in the background, you can see him look ing...

  • o i c haha funny. thx

  • man, y is this a bad comment y do i have so many red things, god?!

  • DUDE You spelt his name wrong it's LEMING!

  • lol so true

  • i guess they liked his uniqueness, but in the end, they are looking for technically-good singers. josiah got by with the whole indie/emo song thing, but with stand by me, a standard, he showed that he's not up to par with the people who have traditional singing voices. i think that they might have felt sorry for him and let him go along for the ride, so he'd get some exposure. this is a nice thing to do on the part of ai, but josiah is not cut out for a contest of technical singing.

  • i know that my comments will probably get a billion thumbs down, but even then, josiah lacks the versatility that traditional singers have. those comments that were given to david archuleta about if you can sing, you can sing anything are true. people with untraditional voices can't get away with singing everything. i wish that people would stop feeling sorry for him though. i mean, he doesn't deserve to win just because of his financial situation; it's a talent contest. you can spam these now.

  • hes only 18. what do u want him to be. hes still a kid fully grown ppl cry in his place

  • josiah was my favorite on american idol and when he wasnt picked i screamed at the tv he is so CUTE!!!!

  • this performance wasnt as good as his other performences but i think he has talent i had to admit