Syesha Mercado - Proud Mary (5-6-08)

[sheba092586]

Tina Turner actually revised Creedence Clearwaters version of Proud Mary. No Tina Turner did not write Proud Mary.

[Mark6024]

@sheba092586 Thankyou! About time some one said it. These kids think life began when they were born.

[mustbesilver]

she is amazing! but, why is she following me on twitter? this is me feel important :')

[MrPetejames2]

those of you who dislike this i think youre jealous of her voice :p

[MaryRSaunders]

great singer but voice is too strong for this song...

[Clemsonshawty]

@MaryRSaunders thats crazy to say when you think that Tina Turner originally did it..... and TIna has such a powerful voice

[MaryRSaunders]

@Clemsonshawty umm not crazy when Tina Turner didn't have a "strong - whitney houston-deborah cox like" voice like syesha so don't get your point but thanks for trying i guess. fyi wasn't talking about power in the vocals, i know Tina has that

[Clemsonshawty]

@MaryRSaunders well I guess the confusions lies in your choice of words because generally power is related to how STRONG SOMETHING IS.... so power/strength are one in the same. So maybe me and the rest of the world is confused based on choice of wording...

[sergiudariusxxx]

who is singing this version of Proud mary original? pls

[LDalegaard]

@sergiudariusxxx The original singing is Tina Turner if i am not mistaken :)

[MiKebEnJiSlOvE1230]

@sergiudariusxxx

Queen Tina Turner

[joaooo222]

I love her!

[MrMetthias]

how she ended up in the bottom 3 each week is beyond me. she's AMAZING..

[stikboy1717]

effortless

[ShaeAogiri]

legs for miles. Nice. Great voice to boot

[MrCrayonInk95]

How was she not in the finalie????????

[k8k92]

Syesha it's amazing i love this song

[DatBitch009]

She should've won. She had the best voice of the season, plus she was the marketable artist of the season. She reminds me a lot of Beyonce.

[gacela76]

Syesha ROCKS!!!

[HappyMishner]

she is such a legend! 2:12 :D

[joaooo222]

she is the best of AI!

[siremersonlveras]

i love shyesha! :)

[raulalalarcon]

I alwayas loved Syesha, but I really think that she is more a broadway superstar. So nice, so sexy, wit that powerfull voice and that natural acting. I hope she can get a place on broadway place. one of my fav performances of the season =D

[8tales]

NICE

[Ramubay]

Syesha is the most beautiful contestant ever on American Idol.

[wellscats]

got that right

[Ramubay]

if you want to see an amazing photo of Syesha check out her new website tease at syeshaonline net

[qg6ff]

** com not net!

[XtinaUltimateFan09]

her and jordin sparks r so pretty and nice contestants most of the other contestants change after stardom and get so full with themselves but those 2 stayed down to earth <3

[joaooo222]

@Ramubay and the most talented!

[curlingiron7658]

I liked it, but I do have to admit, it was a little pitchy. It was one of her best!...but I perfer Trenyce's version better.

[nailspluscross]

hahaaa.. black version of carrie Underwood...she really look like her..

[qg6ff]

jeesh simon was an ass.

even if it were meant to be a tina impersonation, it wasn't a bad one at all... he was either smoking crack or undeservedly trying to throw her under the bus. i'll go with the latter

[mackygerman29]

i like the version of syesha and yet she is deserving to be the top of the girls contestans in American Idol season 7

[Ramubay]

Syesha - the most beautiful contestant ever on American Idol. Regarding Simon's comment, unlike Syesha, I never wanted to jump up on stage and make out with Tina Turner.

[myndrunner]

This was one of Syesha's best performances by far!

[Ninaki13th]

fuck u she is great

[1994yahoo]

is that michael castro sitting behind simon?

[malcolmlewis013]

yep.

[myndrunner]

she still looked most like a star here!

[curlingiron7658]

It wasnt as bad as Simon made it out to be, but it wasnt her best by a long shot. A 8.5/10 for me.

[choirqueen202]

She has an exellent voice, but, the dancing could have been better.

[rauhauser]

i like the original best

[jamm210]

shes not bad but hervoice is weak, it doesnt really fill the song and the whole area... and her voice is very common.. but still shes quite a good singer

[Craazy4idol]

She did amazing. I love what she did with the song, she is amazing. :)

[bce5150]

it's the same as the tina turner version

[feboli]

I love her...

her voice is so powerful...

and she is very pretty too...

[politoedisawesome]

I liked this a lot.. yea, it did get a little shriek-y, but idc :]

[sandrp]

my friend did this song on a show and I tink that she did it beter then Syesha Mercado

[pj051495]

nigro she cant even do a quarter better than syesha so check yoself

[shtev37]

check out Ricki Lee from Australian Idol doing Proud Mary.. she was pretty neat.

[d0ughboy07]

instead of making her hair flat, she shouldve made it all hang out. that wouldve really helped the performance

[racerboy8559]

plz tell me is this is necessary to shout at the end of the song...i mean every singer use to shout to finish the song and tht version is a bunch of shit...

[sugardimples1912]

good;but nothing compared to Tina Turner

[csokasi1]

her voice is very good, but nothing special. I prefer this song singing by Eszter Szabó, just watch it, i think she is brilliant! (Eszter Szabó - Proud Mary - Tina Turner)

[belliebells121]

i dont really like syesha because i think she's trying too hard... she doesn't seem genuine to me and she's not original...she reminds me of beyonce, ciara etc... she's not new so that's why I'm glad she left

she does have a great voice though, that i admit

[csokasi1]

her voice is very good, but nothing special. I prefer this song singing by Eszter Bartók, just watch it, i think she is brilliant! (Eszter Szabó - Proud Mary - Tina Turner)

[kid2man]

Not bad, but i guess Nathalie (Dutch idols) is much better than her. She perform the song more interesting. Look at Nathalie video in my profile..

[kid2man]

Not bad, but i guess Nathalie (Dutch idols) is much better than her. She perform the song more interesting. Look at Nathalie video in my profile..

[benjaminmaker650]

wtf is this... she didn't even sing two thirds of the song, but I guess that's a good thing because she butchered the third that she did sing, and she didn't even credit the song to the right band...

[wizzleaxe]

i like her better than david cook. (Sorry for all the DC fans) its just that I think it would have been nice if she was in the top 2, kinda like a dark horse thing. :) but yeah david cook deserves it anyway. But i really dont get why people dont like syesha... i mean hello?

[boredashellx]

haha i agree with you there, A LOT.

[Cocona101]

GO SYESHA!!! YOU R O C K

[pinkberrycherisher]

why dont you guys like Syesha? she is a really "colorful" person in her personality?

[forcefielder]

no its tina turners

[stupul]

Nice show and performance. But it's not Tina Turners song. It's CCR and John Fogertys.

[forcefielder]

no its tina turners

[thechimpandthebug]

oh my... i love syesha... but that was really bad. she was totally off pitch when the song got fast. painful to watch

[PlaidBoy]

Syesha (and Carly Smithson) was the only one who actually performs. Everyone else is a statue with a mouth. Well, Chekezie (sp?) did that one performance where he was sitting on the end of the stage, then walked to the microphone.  But seriously, how boring of a tour will that be with a bunch of people who just stand at the microphone and sing? Yeah, watch that for 2 hours. Have fun. :) Im thankful Syesha is there with all her personality and energy. Great job.

[SharmenLer]

y'all should watch the Dutch Idols version of Proud Mary! OMG!

[gekkie83]

look at nathalie - proud mary

[leimesina]

If i am a judge... i will say

this is your house yeah!!! But donot overdone it ok... yet the performance is astonishing and tremendous...

[alepbing]

she should be in the final. why? because she can sell CDs because of her talents. not because of cuteness, i mean i like archuleta too but it is kinda upsetting to know archuleta will sell CDs just because he is cute. they should appreciate his voice more. anyway, GO SYESHA

[leimesina]

yeah i hope Syesha can make it to top 2... its ok if she didnt win... but at least an experience to remember

[grandoiseau]

it was first released by Creedence Clearwater Revival not Tina Turner.

[mafaqueahmed]

if she cant be the next american idol .... she shud b atleast runner up.... i wish D. Archuleta can b eliminated.... he used to be good but now he seems like a gay.... i hate him now...

she is one of the best....n after this song i consider her a star...

[LuvJordinSpeezy]

This was a classy performance. Syesha brings it each and every week. She was smoking hot!

[RussField]

This was awesome. As was her second song.

[renanzorer]

The best, Brazil loves you

[adeccolatam]

perfect

love U

[Nick40291]

Not anywhere near as good as Tina but still good.

[Laur3nnnX101]

she danced so good!!!!!!

[NevilleKlaassens]

This performance is so lame! Watch 'Dutch Idols 4 - Liveshow 9 : Nathalie (2)'

[CHAKADIH]

she totally killed that song for me DANNY NORIEDGA RULED IT

[qg6ff]

no taste alert

[TheUberMou]

Incompetence alert... Taste is a matter of opinion, not an all-encompassing rule. Secondly, what makes former winners like Kelly and Carrie sell millions of records is remaking, not repeating.

[qg6ff]

oh and, on the show, they REPEATED! This is american idol, they don't make their own songs yet

[TheUberMou]

They can change the songs, though. She didn't have to re-do the moves, or do an exact replica of how Beyoncé did Proud Mary for Tina Turner.

[qg6ff]

would you like her to make it her own by slowing down a fun song? no. before i knew she was even singing it i had wanted her to do it, and she performed and sang it exactly the way i expected/wanted her to

[RussiangirlNY]

agree with qg6ff alert

[qg6ff]

you got like 10 SECONDS of Danny singing. Maybe you should wait until he picks up the pace on the song to judge.

[TheUberMou]

She shouldn't have gone for the trademark moves of the song, she should have stepped out of that comfort zone. I can see why Simon would say it was an imitation. If she'd tried to change it up, she could have made herself a legend, rather than a reflection.

[qg6ff]

she did amazing

[SairaAnjum]

you are stupid if you though she was good she was wrong in pace and vocals weren't good enough so

[qg6ff]

ahuh and you know nothing

[jellyguy24]

alepbing....your saying america is getting more and more racist when the only female left is an african american.....?

[doubleDdog09]

know what song i'd REALLY like to hear her sing? "son of a preacher man". i hope one of the judges or the producers pick that song for her next week. that would be awesome. i bet shed do a great job with it too.

[sourcheesepringles]

i'll like her if she kills that song!!

[chocolatteteapot]

Now that is an entertainer.

[intelligentindivual]

She was great no matter what Simon says she was GREAT like I said!

[lovemehatemedontcare]

well lets face it no one can do tina turner like tina can but she did ok in my oppinion her second song was way better.

[irishguy20007]

This song was written by Creedence Clearwater Revival singer John Fogerty.Tina Turner did a cover version of it.

[moenizzle]

oh.. i didn't mean that as a compliment by the way... it's nothing but a substandard copycat performance!

[moenizzle]

if you like this performance... you should watch BEYONCE's Proud Mary performance for the Grammy's... TOTALLY THE SAME!

[alepbing]

i believe she was always at the bottom 2 because americans are getting more racist than ever. she has an amazing talent... she deserves to be at the top 3

[maygold122]

that is nor rock!!!

[PrincessKaLiyah]

itz not rock but if you listened to wat ryan said..(no offense)he said n the rock n roll hall of fame......not rock n roll in general

[PlaidBoy]

Oh. My. God. :) This girl rocks! How can you not love her?? :)

[UWPSYCHO]

Narrow minded-ness is a mental disorder, and I'm conservative. Also, for those that don't think she can sing, COMPARE HER RANGE AND THE NOTES THAT SHE HITS TO OTHERS. Holy crap, her chest voice range is AMAZING!!!!!!! This girl takes a risk when most people can't even physically carry those notes period! Listen to her version of I Believe on i-Tunes to get an idea. Serioudly, if you don't think she can sing, you have no business judging music AT ALL. GO SYESHA!!!!!!!!!!!

[jaella08]

she does a show everytime, i love it. she is the most entertaining. yes.

[Gayboy909]

wow!

[watda111]

she copied this song for danny noriega

[hEsEd0423arce]

SYESHA DESERVES TI STAY, REALLY!

[CharlesCharles63]

Well this was a tad better than the second song. I just do not know why most people can't hear the sour notes, and when she goes flat. Let me just say, I know a little about music (smile) and she doesn't have the voice many think she does. Secondly, she put a red dress on and they told her she was sexy, and now she prancing around like a pole dancer on a highway. That hip action is totally phony and probably out of character -- certainly looks it!

[DrakeDog4]

Simon knows more than you. He says Jason should go. Syesha is amazing. :]

[lvu16]

shes a great performer

[ShawnYKL]

Yikes! This absolutely STUNK! She was O.K. until the song got fast, then she smelled like fish left out to rot. Case closed.

[WeddingPeach14]

Rock on Syesha!

[gel1781]

she deserve to be on the top 3..jason must go home first, then syesha..ad it will be a battle of the two davids..and Archuleta wil Win!! Go david A!! : )

[dubilloh7]

I loved it, it was MORE then a vocal proformance. She was like a real star

[awhblue]

she had good stage energy, but her voice was all over the place and squelchy in this performance, it was too karaoke for me...randy usually picks up on all of those off notes. i'm w/simon on this one

[wafumetz21]

vote for her!! she deserves to be in the top3!!

[rooney5656]

i think she is great!

jason needs to go this week!!!

[HorHorBagel]

She's stepped it up in the last couple of weeks. She's a great performer and I'll be crushed if she goes home this week.

[rastar12]

Not surprise she has less fans. AI is turning into a popularity contest.

She's a great performer though!

[r3marcell]

absoultely... I agree

peoples are vote NOT for the voice quality

[jcgozun]

she's actually great.. i dunno why she has less fans..

[ItalPrincesa]

wow shes a great performer n singer