Added: 5 years ago
From: derrick320
Views: 4,838,294
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (3,389)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Comment removed

  • Taylor Who? XD

  • beautiful voice but the original version is the best

  • If you want to see a competition, go watch Smash and watch her character compete with Megan Hilty's character. Two brilliant sopranos sounding AMAZING.

    You want to see garbage go search Taylor Hicks.

  • Here audition still gives me chills. What a voice!

  • Still scratching my head over Taylor Hicks.

  • she shoulda won

  • Daughtrey should have wont that year! who and where in the hell is Taylor "The American Idol" Katharine sang this song twice cause she got it the first time.

  • @mzdcassidy75 It's okay man. Unlike anyone else that season, he's still relevant in the music scene, lol. No doubt he's made more than a million by now.

  • HOT AS FUCK! WOW

  • finally this girl getting her props.....This, people... is a superstar.....right from the start. She has the ingredients.....beauty, softness and a voice that melts butter. With her new show, "Smash" about to air, the world will finally see her bloom......

  • i remember watching this when it aired, and damn is this amazing!

  • Katherine is so beautiful. She sings so well, but I think she is an even better actress. I can't wait for Smash!

  • A star is born , voice and looks WOW !

  • elliott was my favorite, katharine my second fave. how did taylor win???

  • Best American Idol performance, by far.

  • I still get upset over that Soul Patrol lunacy. This is the Idol of Season 5.

  • Great voice and control.

    I should know.

    I write and perform songs.

    Click my name in blue, DivaAnnFisher, here and have a listen.

    And I hope my original award winning counry song,

    "I've Got A Smile"

    will help you smile thru your not winning ... you sound like a winner to me!

    DivaAnnFisher

  • Very nice relaxed and intimate version of this song. Plus she looks absolutely beautiful.

    How can you not enjoy the song?

  • There was a guy back in the 80's or 90's who sang this song on a talent show, and did an absolutely amazing job at it. I wish I could remember his name. He was either from Texas or Oklahoma.

  • this sounds more like broadway to me. not exactly like a true artist.

  • @hayleyyerin Uh... Broadway artists are not true artists? Are you certain of this?

  • @philWynk there is a difference in a broadway voice and a voice that is recorded for their own album. broadway has more vibrato and sings their words with more pronunciation. thats how she sounded. i wouldn't buy her album, however i'd go to a broadway show to see her sing.

  • @hayleyyerin Pure, absolute bull crap, son.

    The difference is a difference in your tastes. Get a clue: yours is not the only opinion in the universe.

  • @philWynk yes, my opinion is just one person's opinion. so you don't have criticize mine just bc you don't agree with it. and also, many times have the american idol judges turned down a perfectly good voice because they weren't "american idol material", they were "broadway material". i'm not the only one in the universe who feels this way.

  • @hayleyyerin The judges are not saying Broadway is not "true artistry." They aren't saying Broadway is inferior. They would say the same thing to an opera singer, even though that is the most demanding singing there is. It's not that opera or Broadway isn't good enough to be 'American Idol' material. It's that it is the wrong style for a show that is looking to award a pop album contract to the winner and sell singles to the people aged 13-34.

  • @jsharp1701 i never said the judges didn't think Broadway wasn't true artistry. That was my opinion. I feel like Broadway is more for entertainment.. like there has to be stage presence for me to enjoy it. I said the judges believe Broadway isn't "American Idol material".. I also didn't say that that Broadway singers are not GOOD enough for it. It's just a completely different career. One is making albums and touring. The other is performing on stages with dancing and singing and acting.

  • best thing she ever did...

  • simon never fails to pick the best song for any one of his choice...

  • @cacay21 Except "On the Radio" for Vonzell Solomon. I honestly feel like he sabotaged her by not giving her something that showcased her talent.

  • @Odyssey1319 can't remember vonzel's performance... huge Carrie Fan since i heard her sing "I Can't Make You Love Me".. she's all i watched that season...

  • I remember this! I thought she would win for sure and was shocked when she got kicked off but look at now!!! Starring in the new show SMASH next month and that new song of hers; "You are Beautiful!" is as amazing as this one!! Way to go Katherine!!!

  • @maxisgirl64 Not a new song but a cover of Christina Aguilar's song "Beautiful"s cover. Never the less, she sang amazingly!!

  • 651 people who voted for taylor kicks

  • Best season Ever!!

  • cool

  • her problem is that she was always copy other artist like christina and others

    that was a big mistake! has to make her own image and sound

  • How come the first 34 seconds of the song are not that well known? I have the wizard of oz dvd collection and no where it tells about it

  • @lakelandchief go listen to Jane Monheit's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow...it's almost identical. In fact I heard talk that Katherine McPhee copied her...

  • @lakelandchief This is "old school" songwriting at its best when they knew how to do it.The chorus is the part that is famous with the title in the actual words of that part of the song.The first part is the intro & is typical of that era of writing.The "standards" which were first made popular by the greats--Frank Sinatra,Dean Martin,Doris Day--typically have an intro that is sung but not as well know to the listening public.If you pick up the sheet music this intro is included in the music.

  • KMCP becam a stupid actress lol

  • I remember this performance very well. Afterward, Simon commented that it was the best vocal performance in the history of American Idol, and I agree. It has yet to be topped.

  • and people listen to Adele these days....SMH

  • @DrewEl2 adele is the bom and shes way better then this shit!

  • @bella28935 What is your problem? Can't both ladies be good singers? Can you live without cursing? Did I make you smile by commenting on your post? It is people like you that make me ill. Oops I made you happy again by saying that you made me ill. Now you have the urge to comment back and say more cleaver things. Get over yourself and grow up fast please.

  • My three year old daughter said she looks so beautiful! Great job!

  • Now she is being featured on a television show about broadway.

  • I wanted to hear the judges comments on this performance where can I find the full vid awesome performnace cant wait for her new show

  • lol hair stuck in her earring at 0:37... it happens to me everyday, so annoying!

  • Man she is incredible.....

    To look at and listen to.

  • Wow, I just don't understand how that Hicks guy could beat her out. Must of been a whole bunch of hicks voting that night. But seriously, she is so far superior to him.

  • SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE!!!!!

  • How did she lose she has such a beautiful voice.

  • She's adorable and VERY talented!!

  • I thought she was going to lay down and take a nap at the end.......that last few long notes wouldve worn me out too

  • This was the best performance on this show in my opinion.

  • 1:36-1:46 so heartwarming....

  • Maravilhosa!!!

    When it came to Brazill  do not forgert to visit Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul . Jesus keps you and protect you always

  • It was pretty powerful. I cried like a baby and I am a grown man. Her voice is like an angel.

  • Simply the best, Kat!

  • omg she is amazing i wish i sang like her!!:) lol i am an amazing singer but not compered to her:) lol

  • I always thought she was so amazing, I miss the old Idol days. my favorite year was with David Cook, though. such a good one.

  • haha cingular

  • if judy is still alive and knows how to use youtube, she'll hit the dislike button.

  • She should have won that year. She is in NYC this week filming her new show. Got very lucky yesterday and ran into her shooting and got a great pic of her. flickr.com/photos/easygoer/652­1303863/

  • @jasonm921

    i agree! she should of won

  • Comment removed

  • Again, Back to the Korean Kid

  • why did chris daughtry got kicked off??

  • I think this is the toughest season for the judges. because Taylor Hicks, Kat MCphee, and Chris Doughtry are all fabulous singers. And it's really hard to choose which one should win. Anyway, about Kathrine I think this performance deserved a dress. She should've worn a dress instead.

  • I hate that she gets so much credit for this...this is Eva Cassidy's version who also sings it WAY better....

  • THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. - Sorry, but this is not how this song was meant to be sung. Though I wouldn't expect AI fans to understand why.

  • she's not just talented, she's so pretty as well

  • XFactor > American Idol

  • @ClairvoyantD shut the fu*k up :2

  • @murphy4lyfe WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!

  • Charice killed this song in one of her performances with David Foster

  • I would like the see and hear her do SLEIGH RIDE. Kat has a great voice

  • Best rendition i've ever heard. Ms. McPhee is a pro.

  • WAIT...who is taylor hicks again?

  • I still can't believe she didn't win, but fucking taylor hicks did

  • @jaxichans Umm who is Taylor Hicks ?

  • WOW.....!!!!

    Great.....

    

  • she's beautiful

  • kunt Almost got away with it..

  • lol.... mcphee...

  • lovely, thank you for the share.. :)

  • lol just saw someone else posted that V lol

  • she sounds like a disney princess

  • Farce!! Eva Cassidy did this 20 years before this fraud..Flake American idol phony

  • @Barry855 AI is like a karokee contest!

  • Awesome Post!!

  • Forget Taylor Hicks!!! Kat McPhee is the DEAL!!! ?She's making megabucks just like Adam Lambert!! You don't have to WIN the show to be rich!

  • Taylor Hicks won and made 1 single. She didn't win and she is really famous now. Where are you Taylor Hicks?

  • @LiveUpNow1 - same story with Kris Allen and Adam Lambert! I absolutely LOVE Kat!!

  • Perfect! Why is it that the best singers, the future stars, rarely win on Idol?

  • she's gonna be on the show SMASH on nbc and if your into musicals and love marylin monroe and witty humor i suggest you watch. she's got an angels voice.. love you katie!!!!

  • This was the weirdest season of AI. Chris Daughtry got kicked off, Katherine loses to Taylor Hicks?????????? What the hell was going on with everyone that year??

  • @Lukesfan I've been trying to figure that out for years.

  • @Lukesfan but who is poplar now? actually i've never heard of that name Taylor Hicks in my whole life and i knew Katharine McPhee sense i was 13 years old and i'm 18 years old, and i never watched American Idol she is actually world wide Singer :)

  • @Lukesfan at least they're bigger stars now.. :))))

  • @Lukesfan you could have thrown this year out

  • Love this... beautiful, simple and so glad she's starring in SMASH! Can't wait to see what she does on the show!

  • huh... dont get me wrong that was beautiful.... but even with all the embellishments that wasnt a difficult song.

  • Who won her year?

  • @fishoutofwater16 taylor hicks won :( 

  • I agree jlf356.. He doesn't look good blonde. It isn't her..

  • she did an amazing job and got hosed ..... that's why American Idol is a fucking joke !!!!!!!!

  • She sounds like a disney princess.

  • @MacKenzieLea123 she looks like a disney princess. 

  • so I just wanna have fun with you

  • what a nice voice :)

  • A beautiful version - such lovely tones!

  • the christmas special^^

  • She is a class act, she was the WINNER hands down !

  • man hätte ihr wenigstens ein stuhl geben können :)

  • Possibly the best next to Judy Garland.

  • Is me... Or she is the girl who sing "Connected" of Barbie and the diamond castle? e.e

  • I like this version the best

  • toooooo boring

  • How is she so gorgeous?

  • @cutejassy Because she is made of sugar and spice and everything nice! Sorry had to say it. lol

  • Ich wünschte, wir hätten in Deutschland auch solche Sänger

  • 635 people need to go over the rainbow

  • Got chills at 1:38 :')

  • OMG CINGULARRR. lol

  • It should have been her and Daughtry. Hicks was terrible!

  • haha it says Cingular!! instead of at&t

  • Katharine sings Eva Cassidy's version

  • I'm disappointed. This wasn't what I was expecting. D:

  • linduh

    

  • I lost my beloved sister at 35., five years ago. this was the last song we shared. We loved this song growing up and this is the song we last got emotional over together!!! Means soooo much to me!! took me five years to finally listen to it again!!! Thanks so much Katherine for a beautiful version and a beautiful memory I will NEVER forget. I will always know that somewhere over the rainbow is a beautiful place!!!!

  • Birds fly over the rainbow, but sometimes they land on stage and fill the world with wonder. Nicely done!

  • Yeah it was travesty that Taylor Hicks won over her. Hes totally off the radar now and has been not long after he won.

  • connie talbot 10x better

  • How did Taylor beat her and Chris!?!?!?!!

  • i'm falling in love with her <3

  • She was such a beautiful girl.

  • lovely! :)

  • that "me" was a bit shrill, but she transitioned it nicely. All in all, i love it. :)

  • She has got a beautiful voice. FUckin haters

  • Beautiful.

  • At 0:55 that "r" on "heard" is WAY to hard.

  • Yes she should of won that year. I voted for her. But what has me upset is what they did to her and she went along with it and dyed her her blonde. Blondes don't always have more fun. They should have just left her looks alone. They were beautiful enough. They did not need no more working on.

  • @jlf1356 but she already dyed her hair brunette again...hmmm i guess you werent "following" her recently

  • @dccg26 Sorry to say have not seen her in the last couple of months. Have in laid up in hospital and at home, so that is my bad. (lol)

  • @jlf1356 how do you know that wasn't her decision?

  • @jlf1356 I think it's because in a new show called Smash it is about a new musical centering around Marilyn Monroe and Katharine's character got a call back for the main role, and if she did get the role which is indicated to me, then that explains why her hair is blonde. Unless if you are talking about something right after American Idol, then I have no idea about that.

  • @MissFueledByCoffee Maybe that is the reason, I really don't know. As stated before, saw her on Idol with dark hair, then saw her with blonde hair. Most women don't change their hair just for the fun of it. So it could be what you suggest or maybe someone wanted to see how she looked as blonde. Please don't be upset with me.

  • this song sux.not her voice just the song

  • she should of won for that year.. :/

    who won that year btw??

  • @TheUjay Taylor Hicks... who just didn't compare to her. He sings better NOW, but not as good as her. He was terrible in comparison to her, Katharine, he was just more entertaining to watch, which is why he won.

  • i love her voice it's beautyful name

  • @amberbrown1192 meat her voice i meet sorry not name her voice lol

  • I STILL to this day dont understand why she didnt win! lol its sad really!

  • Of all the performances on Idol, I have not seen another close to this one. If you could bottle this, it could cure cancer.

  • @truittbill You're either an idiot, or just a little kid. This is nowhere near the best version. It fails in comparison to Israel's, Eva Cassidy's, and Judy Garland's...Everyone knows that

  • @truittbill ...

    Not even Fantasia's I Believe or Summertime?

  • @truittbill adam lambert's mad world. THE BEST!

  • She reminds me of my ex, must be why I had quite the crush on her when I was younger.

  • gorgeous, as usual

  • probably the kast American Idol with excellent singers, excellent in every way, Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks. I guess since then it went south.

  • very superficial.....

  • I like the way she sings "fly" on "birds fly.."

  • how did she not win? Nobody ever listens to Taylor Hicks music, seriously!

  • im sry why did she not win? shes doing better than TAYLOR HICKS. nobody listens to him now...

  • Really didn't think this was very good :/

  • @angelab1993 I think you have to be totally tone deaf and a complete moron to think this is not very good

  • i love katherine mcphee great job im going to sing this for my next vocal lessons

  • Aweful.