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  • 10/10 !!

  • Still Excellent!

  • He should have won !! that is a voice !

  • As of today I still love every performance Clay has done! This one was my favorite! Love love Clay. 

  • me must be awsome is simon loves him...

  • WOW,JUST,'WOW'!

  • 1:24-1:25 Randy says "God damn"

  • @roger62383 It wasnt Randy, it was Simon and he said "wow, very good"

  • I love Clay Aiken :)

  • I used to call Idol "The Gong Show"

  • Clay's such an angel. NO ONE. NO ONE can beat his voice. Not even Adam Lambert.

  • @clayaikenfan1 Adam Lambert lol..........."not even" says that Adam could sing a little, he has only ONE thing...that's his fucking trash voice. Not more, not less. That's all.

  • If he came back in Season 11 .. he would blow all the others off the stage and win lol.

  • @Vegna24 That's why idol doesn't want to bring him back..he would steal the show.

  • To wonder freeeee.. yeaaah! listen :D

  • Wow, what a voice!

  • Clay sings with more power but I prefer Joe Mcelderry's take--among the talent show contestant versions. I don't get the Archuleta love. David seems nice but his voice isn't as solid and in fact doing this song he's often not in key, especially in the beginning.

  • @growcoconut no it wasnt lol not even close to clays version

  • @growcoconut shut up Clays version was the best ever on Idol. David Archuletas was good but not this good. Why do assholes like you always gotta call people tone deaf cause they dont think ur favorite is the better version. People like u make me sick.

  • Nobody can sing this like Clay Aiken can. Paula's right, when he sings, he draws people to him. He blows everyone else out of the water.

  • Had to come listen to Clay's version of this song again.  No one can sing it like him, IMO. He's the best! His recent tour was great -- and his voice is even better.

  • Still the best AI ever had and they are too idiotic to realize it.

  • sun "going down" on Clay?

  • Clay Aiken is no doubt, the best performer to ever hit american idol. His voice is perfect everytime he sings. Gay or not, Nobody will ever get the audience to their feet like Clay. Hats off to Clay, God gave him a talent, and the boy can use it.

    He can put them all to shame.

    Crestedwoody

  • Very impressive!! wow totally wow!

  • the best version of this song I've ever heard. He didn't sound like an amateur, better than Archuleta and Joe (X Factor)

  • so yeah, he shouldve won.

  • Simon was frightened by his overpowering attraction to Clay.

  • @soma1991girlSmily yes because blake lewis is really successful right?

  • What happened to Simon's opinion of Clay since this audition??? He clearly recognized his stupendous talent at that time, but has spent the last 8 years black balling Clay whenever possible. It's unreal, as Clay has a fantastic voice and personality.  Have seen him in concert, and he clearly sings better than anyone else I have ever heard live. What's with AI and Simon??

  • @debk4142 I honestly think Simon doesn't care for Clay's personality, mannerisms, look, and theatricalness. That's what I think. If you ask Simon if Clay is talented, he will say yes. If you ask him if Clay has one of the strongest, best vocals of any Idol contestant, he will say yes. That's not the problem. Simon judges everything, not just vocals. I don't agree with Simon by saying this, it's just what I think he doesn't like about Clay.

  • And that's not a bad thing to me, because I'm an 80's guy and I love Martin Short for the movies "the Three Amigos" and "Inner Space." I'm glad you saw it too, lol.

  • is it just me, or does he look like Martin Short a bit here?

  • @hillbillytenorino ha, ha, ha now that you mention it, he does.

  • the best idol ever. you all must agree to this eventhough you have your personal favourite.

  • Bar none! The best male singer to come off Idol!!!

  • Why has Clay never recorded this song??

  • The guy can really sing...damn good.

  • Just goes to show - you don't have to win #1 to be the one that becomes a star <3

  • @harlita

    so true! clay is to reuben as adam is to kris...

  • what an amazing voice! he's the best of all AI contestants and i just love him to bits.

  • I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS LIVE AND ONCE HE DID THE HEAD THING AT :54 SECOND MARK I KNEW HE WAS GAY LOL, BUT HE STILL SHOULD HAVE WON! WHERE IS RUBEN NOW? LOL

  • @ bubbil69 : I think u forgot Carrie Underwood :P

  • so amazing. gives me goosebumps every time he sings. I don't care if he didn't win anymore, he is still amazing and you don't need a title to prove that...you have record sales for that! go clay! <3

  • kelly clarkson, clay aiken , and adam best ones i think that came off this show.

  • I'm from Germany and I'm watching some Idol contestants on youtube... this guy is my favorite so far. Comparing him for example to Adam Lambert... Aiken hits the high notes so easily. Adam has a good voice, but he's sometimes screaming instead of singing.

  • I agree... He's absolutely great!

  • awesome talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This is good but Jorge Nunez sings it a LOT better. Just access it on YouTube and listen to it.

  • @missnunziata

    You must be tone deaf. Just found that on YouTube and Jorge has about 1/10 the natural talent as Clay. Jorge is not bad, but Clay has a rare natural gift.

  • He's definitely has THE BEST and purest voice ever to be in idol. He may not be the best selling artist in this era but he definitely has the best voice.

  • gay as george michael .

  • I HATE NEWTUBE

  • Better than the recorded version, and I heard this one with Joe from X factor and Michael and nope.... this ones is waaaay better!

  • man looking back on all his performances he picked the perfect songs one of the few true artists to be on this show

  • I agree. Great voice and one of the best voices on IDOL. Yes, he should have won that year.

  • The irony is Clay Aiken is hoping everyone's son goes down on him

  • @myusernameistaken23 lmao omggg!!

  • @myusernameistaken23 really how immature

  • @MistaRichardz You must be gay

  • @myusernameistaken23 no but I'm just saying there was really no need for that.

  • there was texting back then? LOL

  • AHHHHHH I LOVE HIM

  • Clay used to be so cool. Now he's nothing but a gay southern diva. -sigh- memories...

  • Clay's not a diva.

  • @sodapop81

    Is too. After he bashed Adam Lambert in a

    jealous fit like a teenage girl, I was done

    with him

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  • @veglia2nd Come on. He only apologized because it would ruin his image (further) if he didn't. Adam's comment, I believe it was somewhat taken out of context, and even if it wasn't, I've tired of him a bit anyway.

  • Clay's entitled to his opinion too.

  • @FollyxXxFallen what did he say bout adam?

  • @Dallas3212 I don't know, something about he sounded terrible and that his ears were bleeding after he watched him perform.. I thought it was really rude

  • Simon ALWAYS told him the same thing...that he didn't look like the conventional pop star...kinda annoying

  • Still the absolute best performance EVER on Idol

  • Clay and Kimberly were my favorites by FAR in season 2...i still think Ruben winning was an unfair outcome, the finale should have been Kimberly Locke and Clay Aiken....

    either of them winning i whould have been thrilled...

    and so what if Clay is gay..arent sum of the best male singers EVER gay....John Elton, Freddy Mercury and George Michael just to name 3

  • I'm not a huge fan of Clay Aiken, but i must say his vocals are amazing.....

  • My most favorite. Wish he would have recorded it.

    Hope to hear some new recordings soon from Clay. My favorite.

  • @conchett He did make a recording of this song. If you want my email I'll give it to you.

  • he made the complete version

    u can search it in u-tube

  • What a voice... he's simply amazing. ♥

  • I love this version, he is so clever to sing the ending in the way he did. Fantastic :)

  • incredibly powerful voice. i think this was one of the best vocal, if not the best, performance on american idol ever :)

  • i agree with you.. i also like eliot yamin... he had one of the best EVER voices on AI

  • effortless! amazing!

  • best american idol performance ever.

  • FLAWLESS

  • he's so talented! he should have won IDOL! but see the thing is that he is more successful then Ruben is.

  • @Sanjayas1andonly in his genre and the media maybe. ruben wanted to do gospel, its alot less mainstream and by your definition of successful he might be less than clay in that aspect. but as far as staying true to yourself and keeping his faith strong, ruben is by far the most successful. SEACREST OUT

  • @deer75 You are sooo wrong. Clay doesn't record songs like the ones he used to. Clearly at the beginning of his career he sang songs that were pop-ish...like Invisible and Perfect Day. Now he went to singng things he wanted to sing, like jazzy type songs. I respect and love Ruben and Im not trying to put him down. BUT Clay doing things that arent played on the radio and "staying true to himself" STILL has kept him more successful than Ruben is. Once again, I adore Ruben also, he's amazing.

  • This is awesome, love his voice. Can't wait until 2010 when we get a new album! Woooooo...

  • He looks like a younger version of barry manilow....

    Hell yeah he can sing, you will do elton john proud with that proformance clay!

  • just what i have been thinking !!! he has that presence and confidence and the voice to go with it, a truely rare combination

  • Love you Clay!

  • There is no way to deny.. He has absolutly 1 of the best voices to ever grace the IDOL stage !!

  • @dellynda922 Right on! This is like I'm watching him 7 seven years later in 2010, and his voice is still quite unsurpassed. Randy keeps repeating like, "Man, where's that voice coming from?" I'll have to say, "From Barry Manilow!". This video shows Clay at the highest resemblance. This son won't let old Barry down for sure.

  • @dellynda922

    Agreed. 

  • @dellynda922 Definitely! I have to agree by far. No one will ever top him.

  • @dellynda922 True, him and Chris Daughtry

  • lovely and amazing! never got 2 see his audition before. I love this!

  • wow, he did that like.. effortless (: amazing voice!!

  • This is one of my most favorite songs by Clay.

    I just love him and I wish he could do a cd with this song on it. Please do another cd

  • the greatest singer of all times!!! luv his voice! =DD

  • such strong voice!! amazing

  • best!

  • OMG he is so talented with a great voice

  • i cant get enough of listening to him. amazing power

  • he def should've won...

  • This guy is a natural born singer,he is one of the BEST singers i've evr seen by today in my life.Again i wish him luck on his career

  • Thast so screwed up! Just because you are mad at something someone says doesnt mean you should call him retarded. Grow up

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  • i cant get enough of clay :D hes a fantastic singer, and i dont get why they are all commenting on his looks. yeah, he looked like a giant nerd at his audition, but now he's CUTE. so cute im sad he's gay :<

  • Back in the day, Simon always had to comment on a performers physical appearance. You don't look like a popstar. Thank goodness we have our Clay Aiken's and Susan Boyles's. By the way, they are both very attractive, charismatic people.

    No more supposed photogenic popstars that have their own concerts lipsinced cuz they can't sing.

  • @joant1221 It is funn you mention Clay and Susan , they are my favorites....

  • @joant1221 It is funny you mention Clay and Susan , they are my favorites....

  • He sounds amazing on this song.

  • Amazing he should have won american idol! hes sold more albums than ruban ever will

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  • so that fact means that it doesn't care he didn't win

  • i love that guy......

  • Great!!! BTW, Clay chose not to sign with RCA. His decision!

  • whats RCA

  • HE WAS ROBBED!!

  • better he came in 2nd, if u win they get a lot of the money u make, he makes more money as the runner-up prolly

  • Is this this season (2009) ?

    Cause I didn't see him on the try outs.

  • Not from this season. Clay was a contestant in season 2003. He was runner-up, but definitely should have won. Clay's the best ever on Idol!!!

  • clargdorp:no its on american idol 2 man nubah 2 good guess though

  • Whether you love or hate this guy, this performance was flawless. It showed the power in his voice and let's not forget that this was LIVE. There is no voice male wise in Idol that can sing this powerful. Anyone who thinks otherwise is lying to themselves. Listen to his work and you will see that he can hit notes others can only dream about hitting.

  • he looks so professional <33

    and he´s so cute there!! Now, he´s haaaawt <3 I love Clay Aiken <3

  • hes gay m8

  • so what if he´s gay ?

    He can be cute anyways !

  • i think hes so cute here :)

  • I love this performance and I think that Clay has exceptionally good voice. He is amazing!

  • Clay has nailed this song. No one should even dare to sing this song anymore, it's a very big risk. Anyways, I love Clay! His version of this one will always be the best.

  • Something funny, until this comment, I was pretty sure he was the originator of this song, this song pretty much is synonomyous to me with Clay Aiken, lol I'm gonna go see who sang it before him, but yeah, nailed, completed, mastered, and untouchable.

  • Quite surprisingly, Jorge Nunez sang it again in AI 8 and lead him to the top 13. I thought Alex Wagner was the one who would sing it, but he didn't and failed to be on top 13.

  • WOW! so............. NATURAL!!!!!!! good job!

  • Randy and Paula gave Clay more standing ovations that year than anyone else EVER in ANY season. That was before they jumped on the "hate" train with Simon.

  • holy heck!!! what a powerful performer and entertainer!!!! we love ya Clay!!!!!

  • WOW! His voice just goes right through you!! I get chills hearing him sing.

  • Clay's the GREATEST!!!

  • His life changed forever on that night.

  • wow! ur soo right! i totally did. and someone should tell him that

  • He is so good.

  • great performance..Love you Clay

  • He is just a complete NATURAL. He has total control over his voice. Superb. I wish I had a gift like that. I'd go around singing to myself all day. :)

  • We love you so much Clay!!! You are the best ever.

  • This is the way this song should be sung, of course you have to have Clay's pipes though!!!!

  • I love Clay's rendition of this song. I am an Elton John fan--but I like Clay's version even better.

  • Wow, love hearing this fabulous voice again on this, one of my fave performances -- thanks for sharing!! Clay, when you're ready to do another concert, we're right here waiting...

  • great control

  • Holy crap!! He's cute!!!

  • Amazing voice! NEVER off key on any of his performances!!!!

  • Now that's a singer! Beautiful voice

  • You are right, LettieC, nobody does it better!!

  • Nobody does it better!

  • Happy 6 year Anniversary today, to all we Claymates. This man is beautiful. Hey Clay, We're Still Here, after All these years. :-)

  • Bravo! Unbelievable! This is one of his best performances ever. He is one incredible performer! Miss him terribly. WHAT a voice!

  • Fantastic performance.

  • Clay was so gorgeous in this video, the voice is not bad either! LOL

  • There just has not been another voice like his!! I need him on my TV again!!!

  • The most amazing thing - Clay's voice has just gotten better and better with age. The guy is amazing!

  • I love him!!!

  • Gosh What a great performance this was!

    Love Clay Aiken's gorgeous voice xoxox

  • What a performance!

  • Clay's The BOMB!!!

  • That voice still sends shivers up and down my spine!!! What an awesome entertainer!!!

  • Something very special about his voice.