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  • I died

  • "by Maxwell" -- I think you need to get on Wikipedia...

  • search "thenhrec" for an amazing american idol video

  • Damn Mike Tyson can flat out SING!

  • Been watching the show forever and this is easily in the top 10 male performances of all seasons. Mike was a pro amongst amateurs on this night. Very talented man!!

  • wtf was ryan doin at the end lol

  • @blusuck How rude of him! He was trying to tell the audience that Mike had his own orbit!

  • @rodneythemodney *sigh* fine i will applaud that hahahhahahah

  • I love Big Mike. He's amazing. His vocals in this song is amazing. How he can hit those notes is something that is indiscribable. Good job Big Mike!

  • I thought he and Didi should have been in the finale.

  • Can you not say 'God' on American television? How bizarre! The irony is the superior version is of course Kate's, and if she was auditioning on a program like this, she'd never get through. thankfully she wouldn't touch this stuff with a barge pole and her art and integrity are intact and she's still making albums her own sweet way now for over 30 years, I doubt any of Cowell's stable will last as long, it's about short term gain and money, not real talent.

  • Can you not say 'God' on American television? How bizarre!

  • wow...kara's real dramatic

  • Its not the performance that brings out the tears... its the song!

  • A polished performance that was easily one of the best of the season. I think it was one of the best I've ever heard on the show period. Mike is a very talented guy. The ballads he sang while playing the acoustic guitar were very tasteful as well. America dropped the ball regarding Mike but that's never a surprise. Take a look at what just happened to Pia this past week. Without a doubt the most naturally gifted singer on the show and she's gone. An absolute shame. The show will suffer for it.

  • i love how simon pulls kara towards him . lmfaooo

  • Kara = Drama Queen

  • why the fuck didnt he win? so sad

  • I loved this performance.(:

    God, why do so many people have to be mean? Here's an idea.. tell Kara to grow up once you do. I ♥ her.(:

  • I love this song it touches my heart for a man to love a woman that much michael lynch did a great job.

  • Awesome lyrics, awesome vocals ... I can feel he's really proud of his kid and wife, and as a woman who biggest dream is having a baby, gotta say I kinda feel like Kara.

  • This is a stunning performance by an amateur vocalist. Anyone that doesn't appreciate this performance just doesn't get it. Maxwell's original is from another planet. To sing a cover of it that's even worthy is incredible. It was destined to bomb, but Mike took care of business here. The judges said it all. I had my doubts about big Mike. This put them to rest. Amazing!!

  • @SterlingRe The original is by Kate Bush, who wrote the song. That one is from another galaxy.

  • HAHAHAHA..... ITS AMAZING. YOU WERE AMAZING 

  • I really really thought that he should have stayed a little longer.. I mean, just hear his voice.. If he comes out with a CD, I'm definitely buying it

  • He keep it low and at the end he went in to higher notes the way he arranged the song was krafty and made it work for him , but I would like to hear a male do it in false voice all the way from start to finish , like sylvester R.I.P these Gong shows is ok but real artist we see rarely anymore.

  • He keep it low and at the end he went in to higher notes the way he arranged the son was krafty and made it work for him , but I would like to hear a male do it in false voice all the way from start to finish , like sylvester R.I.P these Gong shows is ok but real artist we see rarely anymore.

  • Great execution...this guy knows how2deliver....hope he makes it....

  • Your video is great. I like it. Thank you for your sharing.

  • This song should have more emotion and less histrionics, i'm not saying he hasn't got good vocals, i just prefer Kate bush and even maxwell's cover

  • u dont have to hate on this dude he's amazing have heard both kate and maxwell both there r great as well but saying that this guy is just good is like saying maxwell is better than kate It just not so they both do amzing job as well

    @asamuel22

  • excellent!!!

  • it's the song. it makes anyone cry. even in so you think you can dance, this song made the judge cry!

  • ya know I really have to disagree with who posted this video, what he/she wrote about Kara in the underbar was just distasteful. You don't know how that song affects her, or what she goes thru in her life. I myself cant have kids, that song affected me just about the same way it did Kara. I can't stand when people do that, saying someone was being over dramatic because of something like that. I mean really??

  • @Pam4Rob psh,, its freakin tv and american idol is retarded .. she cries all the time, even just once is all the time for tv. they are there to judge the singing performance not how it relates to you not having kids or whatever .. things like pitch, good use of vibrato, stage presence and over all performance .. this over dramatic crying shit is just a distraction

  • @Pam4Rob Shut the fuck up. You sound like a bitch who needs attention as well. If you have internal problems, You Solve them in your personal time, not cry about it to the entire world. She was a Judge, so she should be telling him how good he was. not about Blah Blah Blah. You females need too much attention and emotional sympathy.

  • Thats from the heart... respect for singing your soul to us Mike

  • fuck. why didn't he win.

  • utter crap.

  • gah shit i hate it when i try to pause and i end up being liked to someones subscription page.

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  • fuck you bitch. stop putting a fucking link right in front of the video you douche bag.

  • wow sucked.... dnt sing anymoreeee

  • this was an AMAZING and OUTSTANDING performance and seeing Simon comfort Kara it was so sweet:) Big Mike did a really good performance and it made me start to cry:D it was just so great ALL together! <3 that boy WILL go places.

  • great great great.... beautiful voice:))))....

  • hahaaa.. Simon kept pullin that girl back into his arms...lol

  • How are you black with your last name being Lynche?

  • That was amazing.

  • I loved this version if it was released in the UK I would go out and buy it. I've got the Maxwell version but in my personal opinion BiG MiKeS version is better....

  • Not that great. Decent performance.

  • What in the world are the judges thinking?? That performance completely sucked compared to Maxwell's version. Ughh!

  • Where is the second preformance vid?

  • I love this...what talent!

  • ~I would buy this version today - SO BEAUTIFUL CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO IT. GREAT VERSION LOVE IT X

  • aww she's so sweet kara

  • hes amazing omg!

  • @r4wmaterial Your priorities are so screwed up. It's the millions of viewers like you that causes our talents like Siobhan to be bumped off. I bet if Mike looked like Usher, you'd vote for him. Mike should win, but because of your line of thinking, he probably won't. And if Lee or Casey wins, I'm done with this show. I was pretty much done when Siobhan left but am hanging onto Mike to save the day,

  • @r4wmaterial what the hell are you talking about you obviously kno nothing about music or singing first of all hes black so where does the "too white" cum in 2ndly that song is not ghetto AT ALL n its hard to hit them notes n for your information some of the greatest singers off all time have been twice the size of him..go get urself educated read a book or something before you make yourself look like a fool in public AGAIN

  • This is the worst top 4 of this season, and some of the biggest upsets. Idol lost a ton of votes when Siobhan got bumped off. Casey over Katie and Siobhan? Unfortunately, the fan base is three quarters young girls voting strictly for the Casey and Lee types. As a result, we lose great female talents. My guess is between Mike and Crystal.

  • I don't think he is THAT good I mean he's ok.......

  • he is good!!

  • mike

  • You guys are dumb! He is a great singer!! Fucking dumb asses.

    Can you do better or what??

  • I think he's boring..Yeah he can sing but he doesn't DO anything BUT sing sappy.

  • amazing

  • he sucks ass

  • damn that man can sing..

  • Lynche sucks.

  • Michael Lynche is awesome! What a voice.

  • I love his voice,he's really good...He brings tears into my eyes... :)

  • Im going to make an acusation here... I propose...someone or some organization has found a way to manipulate the voting system!!!! I dont know a lot about computors , but im willing to bet, someone has found a way to use random numbers to be called from a computor or system to rig the vote ......motive??? ....money!! probably some sort of betting scam ?? Think logically.....it just does not fit into any reason whatsoever that michael was voted off so suddenly?? Sorry.... I just dont buy it!!!

  • @brettotrx No conspiracy theories, please. It's just a question of fan base. A Michael Lynche fan is going to be someone a bit older, into adult contemporary, etc. They are not the type who will sit & vote for 2 hours. They have other things to do. A Tim Urban fan is a high school girl who will vote repeatedly. It beats doing homework. Really, it's that simple. That having been said, he should not have been saved by the judges. His singing style is just not that distinctive or interesting.

  • @EdiblePlanets.... Ahhh come on.. dont be naieve..its been done before.. this is just a way bigger scale. I think you'd be surprised to learn just how much money rides on the outcomes of these reality shows..As to your other comment on Michaels singing style...Yes im a fan ...not only of michael but of several others still in the comp as well. and in my opionion [in this competion at least] he remains one of only a few standout performers left.

  • @brettotrx I'm usually cynical, but if it was really fixed why did noncommercial people end up as big winners (Ruben Stoddard and Taylor Hicks), and big sellers such as Daughtry & Clay Somebody end up losing? (Don't know all the names, sorry) Doesn't make sense. I think there was also a winner named Fantasia who went nowhere. As for this season, Lilly was the best performer BY FAR and she is long gone. It's not fair, but it's not fixed. It's just how people feel at the moment and who votes.

  • @brettotrx Also, if it was fixed and they wanted Michael off the show, why did they save him?? That one really makes no sense whatsoever. My take on who is left: Lee and Shioban are the best singers. Andrew is talented but seems lost. Casey and Crystal have appeal, but their routine is getting very predictable. Michael, for me, is boring, and nothing special. The remaining teen-aged contestants have no business being there . .kids are voting to keep them on.

  • @EdiblePlanets,,, Hello again,yeah.. I think I havent made myself clear..I was insinuating the "fix" so to speak, was put in to "remove" a possible favorite from the bookies books??like I said, there would be huge money riding on the outcome of this competion. I wasn't suggesting [in any way whatsoever] that idol had anything to do with michael's sudden near demise.

  • @brettotrx Thank for the clarification. Anytime you have money riding on a competition, you have the possibility that someone will try to manipulate (or "fix") the outcome. American Idol just counts the votes that come in; where the votes come from, or why the votes are cast, are beyond their control. Therefore, like I said, you cannot expect the results to be "fair". I guess we are basically saying the same thing.

  • @EdiblePlanets ..Yes based on that explanation, I agree we are basicly saying the same thing...as a singer myself,I find im 99% of the time almost word for word in my post performance "prior" critique to the judges...ellen excluded:] no offence intended Ellen but im not sure what your doin there:] Except Simon has this annoying tendencacy to sometimes wander completly off the range

    [so to speak] but yeah..just to reiterate..I have no problems whatsoever with Idol.

  • @brettotrx.. In fact regardless of these outcomes over the years..Im proud of them, "Idol" And they can be well proud themselves! giving these kids a chance to display their talent that they otherwise would have had no hope .and like all things good, given the chance and regardless of voting outcomes...the cream will always rise to the top!! :]

  • @EdiblePlanets ..what i dont buy..if you follow the theory of young voters just picking the "good looking contestants" how come michael hasent even looked at bottom 3 before,and the other [questionable's] have been up nearly every week since??

  • @brettotrx I respect your choices of performers remaining,although I have a little problem with lee ..to me, his only solid performance was last wk,he tends to be either nervous or...maybe {vocally] lazy?? not sure about that one?even if you dont like michael,youd have to agree, his vocal performances have been very solid[compared at least to the "questionable's" remaining in the show.

  • @brettotrx As to Michael. I don't know the actual votes from prior shows. He might have been close to the bottom 3 before this week. This week his performance was not as good as prior shows (that's according to Simon . . . do you agree?) ; therefore he probably got less votes than before. The teenagers tend to vote for their favorite whether they have a strong performance or not. The adults may be more "honest" about their votes.

  • Somethings not right!!...... think logically it just does not make sense michael voted off! .......Sorry I just dont buy it!!!

  • This guy will NEVER be as good as Ruben Studdard.

  • great job Michael.  14 year old girls need to vote for Michael!

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    Excellent use of the save, Michael so deserved it. Then again he shouldnt be in the damn bottom 3

  • Of the three versions I've heard, I have to say Michael's is the best, even with the little mistakes I heard... He should do a studio version of it.

  • he kills this song

  • Michael did a good job. But to me, the best version of the song was sang by Maxwell (and yes I've heard Kate Bush's original version).

  • i would like him to sing just one Luther Vandross song

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  • Beautiful job!

  • W/e about kara - she is sort of trying 2 b Paula but maybe she was being genuine. I liked the performance but I felt like I couldn't really understand what he was saying.

  • Kara is married? What if they were both single!!? lOl

  • Genuine or not, Kara was a bit obnoxious. Everyone always expects the female judge to be overly sensitive, so when they actually are, then it's a bit obnoxious.

    Also, leaning all over Simon was in bad taste. You can see how uncomfortable Ellen looked. She has (jokingly) mentioned on her show that Simon and Kara talk a lot during the performances and she doesn't know what they're saying but she knows "that kara is married and simon has a girlfriend."

  • this is BS, he messed up Maxwell's song.

  • hey , retard kids stop being silly. listen carefully ... listen to the incredible sounds, look at tht facts

  • @sigmakia3 It's not Maxwell's song, it's Kate Bush's song.

  • I have to say that was good, the original song was great as well as maxwells I think Maxwells live cover on mtv unplugged in the summer around 96 0r 97 was incredible cause thats a song by a woman and for a man to create the emotion of womans song is powerful listen to what Simon said thats a hard song to sing even if you do it your own way like Big mike did

  • I wasn't really a fan, but that was a good performance. He's a sexy teddy. It was great.

  • If you want to hear the most amazing singer to ever hit idol, in any country. Try searching stan walker, purple rain, mans world, any of those songs. The most unique voice with the most amazing range, you will be left speechless.

  • dude there are 5 american idols each year that beat that guy's mediocre voice, are you being serious?

  • I agree almost entirely if were taking your standards herer is the top 12 then 1. Kelly Clarkson 2. Guy Sebastian 3. Carrie Underwood 4. Chris Daughtry 5. Cosmia De Vito 6. Stan Walker 7. David Cook 8. Natalie Gauci 9. Alison Iraheta 10. Tamyra Gray 11. Katharine McPhee 12. Will Young
  • Couldn't agree with you more toffie12! I had never heard of the Maxwell version...like wtf! This Woman's Work" is written and performed by the British singer Kate Bush. The song was released as the second single from her album The Sensual World in 1989 and peaked at 25 in the UK singles chart[1]. Google it, and you'll love the original version.

    Great though Mike.... assholes out there who don't get it... he was awesome!

  • You're right Kate Bush was the first with this song. It came out in the early 80's

  • Checkout Maxwells version if you havent already its from around 96 0r 97 MtV unplugged he gives props to Kate bush that remake bolted him to farther stardom not many people knew who this guy was and he turned it out

  • @MarcRogerBourgeois u've NEVER heard Maxwell's version?!?!? o...m...g....every1 cries everytime that song comes on, smh.

  • Wow. Dude got hops! I mean vocals :D

    DAMN! So many people cried xD

  • Come on!!! Good job Michael Lynche, I wish you the best. Greetings from Peru in South America. Keep doing that spittin' fire Soul!!!

  • why you all hating on big mike? he's great

  • They should have the contestants write their own song for one episode and sing it!! That'd be awesome!

  • @destinysmommy08 I was thinking the same thing , this is like copying master works of other artist I like the soul of a real artist not just a singer the world is full of singers but creative artist is a rare thing that is where the soul of true music and art comes to life is in the artist not just a singing head...with a pretty face.

  • michael lynche is an uncle tom

  • Don't try and compare the the song to how others may have sung it.

    Did Mike sing it well? I think so!

    Did he sing 'It's a mans world' well?

    I think so!

    He isn't kate Bush or James Brown, he is Mike and he sings fine!

  • scott james - this woman's work.

    Enough said. LOL @ this joke.

  • Simon kept pulling Kara back to him like 5 times lmao. He wants to fuck the shit out of that.

  • I don't get it, Its a good vocal, But I don't get the crying? There's like a million & one of these vocals, all over Detroit and LA... IDK, Maybe I'm jus jaded & need to move out of LA for awhile so these things surprise me... I thought that little guy Alex had a more emotional tone of voice... Sorta Van Morrison, John Lennon-ish, Not as theatrical as this guy, but a better and more unique vocalist.. But I read in the comments he didn't make it.. Maybe I don't understand how this show works...

  • I really hate that everyone thinks Maxwell made this song. This Woman's Work is a song by Kate Bush and no cover is half as good as the original.

    Maxwell sucks!

  • Well for one, Maxwell always gave Kate respect b/c its her song. 2, he performed the hell out of that song live ... so stop being a bitch.

  • OMG.... knew I knew the song, had no idea it was Kate Bush!!! Mike you were fantastic though! LOVING YOU!

  • the fact that nobody mentioned kate bush makes me want to slit my wrists. she wrote the damn song (and in my personal opinion, sang it a lot better than either this guy or maxwell). and the judges supposedly have some sort of knowlege on music?.. bullshit

  • @juniorsquad87

    After hearing this joke, I think Kate wouldnt mind slitting her own wrists.

  • he's my american idol...this performance gave me goosebumps and yo, the way he sang is really amazing!!!

  • Awesome performance!

  • this guys amazing i love him bareeee

  • I loved it!!!!! defenitely the best performance, great song choice, and love the chemistry, i loved it!!!!

  • I thought Kara crying was sweet and Simon putting his arm around her was soooooooo sweet and cute!!!!!!

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  • the preformance was terrible by kara but amazing by Mike, Kara can cry without tears comeing out of her eyes.

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  • Thanks for leaving a positive comments.

  • no prob. Im just sick of reading everyone's negative comments about how her crying was fake. It was not fake

  • Thanks. I thought it was real though maybe there was a bit of anger mixed in because of Simon´s comment...But she really seemed touched and maybe she wanted to come across as such so she doesnt seem as a cold b.. all the time..and she really isn´t..whoever can write emotional songs like that must be very sensitive.... For me, the performance was good I wouldnt cry over it however there has been songs that have made me emotional for reasons others would not understand ...

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  • @smileyfan16 Obviously it wasn't fake, they are all just jealous of her because she is beautiful and has a great husband when they don't! I just bet if they ever met her they sure wouldn't be saying that to her face! ;)

  • @Mixsweet67 yep

  • For those who aren't impressed with this vocal, may I suggest you watch it at least twice. He starts with a pure falsetto, moves effortlessly into his head tone, then rocks it for a bit, then holds that pure belt and finishes with a crystal clear note that even Randy couldn't believe. You don't catch all that the first time around.

  • I don't think this was such a great vocal. He can be good, but I'm not sure if heis great.

  • Mike's song was utterly perfect!

    The only draw back was Kara's Stupid act!

    :(

    it just stripped him from the proper glory :(

  • The thing about Big Mike is he's a good performer but his voice is so common. There are a lot of artists with that same tone as he does. If this song were playing on the radio, I wouldn't even know who's singing it. Technically, he's an OK singer but there were some off-key moments there (listen carefully before you protest). As to Kara, please spare me -- I've heard and seen more moving performances than this.

  • Kara is such an actrees, I didn't believe she had cried.

  • I hate Kara. Shes a Cougar and hits on Simon and Casey and shes MARRIED!

  • @freakyandrew1 I agree with you. Kara should not be an AI judge. She's a flirt and no sense of decency.

  • hahaha......

    i got that clear...

    ya Im really enjoying watching AI live via satellite...

    nothing else more-thank you!!!!!

  • I cried....That was beautiful. Prays Michael takes his talent all the way. God bless him and his beautiful family.

  • hope some people here, if they've got nothing good to say, would jut shut their mouth..this is the reason why there is hatred in the world because we cannot just start to like each other but instead we try to malign, and bad mouth other people.you criticize people badly and when you're criticized this way i am sure you will retaliate.tsk.tsk.RESPECT..let us just respect each other and BE HAPPY for someone's success.and HELP those who failde

  • hello american people, witch country are you going to attack now ??

  • uh is Kara on her period or something because who cries over a song..like that..?

  • people with emotions...she isn't the only one who cried on this song, come one now

  • yeah i agree with anistonaniston1. ai is really bad this year, except this performance. it didnt bring me to tears from crying, it brought me to tears from laughing at kara. hahaha. i loved when simons comforting her & she's trying to pull away, but he keeps pulling her back. hhahaha

  • American idol is very bad this year .. Very very bad ... but i like this performence ...

  • fuck you from paris

  • i dont like the way he sings ... hes got a very tough vibe he sings like hes going to hurt somone that kind of singing doesnt match welll with a singing competition

  • i <3 himm!!!!

  • WOW that guy right there now he can sing

    out of all the people on idol I KNOW he will be there next week! he did Awsome!

    PS. I cant belive kara cried!, wow,well he

    is defently someone I would pay money to see.

  • He WILL win. He gave me chills. It will be a crime if he doesn't win.

  • you said it

  • @fujimorimomoyia ur a retard then cuz this is not a performance u can give respect for

  • Kara is an attention whore :P

  • really? really?? it was that good? did i miss something?? really?? really?

  • Guacalaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • @EatMyShit...

    You're really that retarded? :p

    I'm not an American, but damn, you're sooo pathetic, really, and just by your reaction, I see that people with low intelligence DO exist!

  • @davidoske000 yea there are aloot of them millions of them

  • @blindnation0 Haha, yeah probably, and I see you're one of them? looking at your comments, c'mon guys, why can't you just shut up if you don't like something, this guy can sing, so if you don't like it, then.. sssssttt

  • Kara is fake.

  • They see me trollin' they hatin'...

  • ahahahahahaha keep on hating means we're doing something right