I'll be honest im not an Adam Lambert fan..after he pledged that "ROCK" was his favorite genre by far...but then he comes out with this VERY pop/dance album with the exception of a couple of songs on his album......BUT....He did an Amazing job with this Sam Cooke song!
so glad you didn't win adam i don't think would of seen much of you! you have done more vids then i forgot the guy who won which clearly shouldn't of its not a look good contest but love you adam!
Damn... Tears were almost flowing out on my face... Words don't exists to describe his voice... Was shiverin' till the spine... ! This is why i want to sing with my soul and let the feelings invade my body and my music... He's an amazing singer !
I agree ... This isn’t about Adam’s sexual preferences nor does it equate with how good he sings the song. He can sing and does an implausible undertaking of the song.
Those that scrutinize his sexual preferences are simply obtuse.
Stop being fucking idiots, he can sing this song and still give it meaning. Who gives a flying fuck if he's gay? He's still amazing and talented in every way!
@ALIX160 you got to be kidding...he trashed it made it look cheap, especially on American idol...this song is sacred man!! how dare a white man sing this!
YOU gotta be kidding..."How dare a white man sing this!" Did you know that Sam Cooke wrote this after being inspired by hearing Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind"? If you REALLY believe in racial equality, you'd be thrilled to hear that a white man is singing a song about racial injustice against blacks.
@MegaFrosty3k you are an ignorant fuck. Who the hell cares if he is gay, he just killed this shit, grow up and start realizing that people are people.
Why can't a white person sing this song? This song is not about black struggle, its about all of our struggles and the hope of change, read between the lines......
@mikeybtheone At first I thought that too, but his pain is evident. Even though he's white you feel it a change needs to come his pain is the same pain that you feel in Sam Cooke's version injustice is injustice homophobia is no less painful than racism so I think he's qualified to sing this. He sung the HECK outta that song.
@baadgirl78 I agree to a degree but you're taking that comparison a bit too far. I also think it's really unfortunate how much a prisoner of the moment we can be. As well as he sings it , it will never touch me the way the original does. You hear the original and it easily brings a tear to your eye, this was well done but is a clear contrast of its predecessor. Good, maybe even great, but on the same level as Sam Cooke, c'mon people, keep it in perspective.
Does that also mean that no black artists should sing songs that are written by white people?.. Are you saying you're a racist? How about Billie Holiday's classic, "Strange Fruit"? That was one of the most poignant songs about racism ever written... Billie sang it, but it was WRITTEN by a white, Jewish school teacher. Open your eyes, man... Black, white, yellow... we've all got the same, human heart beating in our chest.
i dont care wat ppl think but adam lambert is the best singer out there.... hes gay but that doesnt make a difference on his talent... hes better than alot of artist out there
Some things should just be left alone. Just because someone has vocal range doesn't mean they need to try and squeal out a classic for a gameshow popularity contest. It did not wow me, it just reminded me how good the original is and how much current popular wanna-be's need to go in order to express genuine artistic soul in their music, not the slick imitation we are now being accustomed to. Not a true soulster but a talented poser.
THIS MANS PERFORMANCE IS MY FAVORITE NEXT TO MY PRECIOUS BEATLES HEY JUDE WITH THE BEATLES LIVE AND PAUL ON PIANO. THIS WAS MY VERY FAVORITE PERFORMANCE OF ADAMS. THIS MAN IS SO TALENTED THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE! IM AMAZED AND ADORE HIM. I WEAR HIS TEE SHIRT PROUDLY. WHEN I WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING SPECIAL I WATCH HIIM SING THIS SONG,,,ITSNOT ENOUGH JUST TO HEAR IT, BECAUSE HE IS SO PERFECT TO WATCH, IM JUST IN AWE. WHY HE DIDNT WIN OUTRAGES ME! NO QUESTION HANDS DOWN SHD HAVE WON! ILUVADAM
They are suppose to change the arrangement of every song they sing on stage , WTF guys, give the guy credit he put so much effort into it and it is amazing period
What a amazing tribute to a man gone to soon.So glad these young people recognize the great artists of the 50's...and remember them today.Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, RIP
I'm not saying this was a bad performance, but had I not known it was a soul song from Sam Cooke (a black guy), I would have thought it was a soft rock song, or something along those lines from a white person. He put too much rock into it, and not enough soul. But that is my opinion.
im not sure i like adams version. hes a great singer, and hes obviously paying tribute by playing the song, but sam cookes version is so smooth and classy. this is no where close to that
I'm black, and I say ADAM KILLED THIS!! Man this might be my favorite version behind Sam Cooke....might even be up there with it...GEEZ...I think some people are jealous Adam killed it better than their favorite black artists haha
@ConcreteRoseCJ WTF wrong with these white envious bastard, coming on here talking about "I AM BLACK" then went on to try patronize black people. The judging panel was so right not to flop their comments, but rightly said Adam was back in the race. That's only as good as it was...straining, shouting his ass off as if he wanted to have a shit!. I wouldn't be surprised to know that he walked off stage with poo in his trousers. He might had done the song more justice had he sung and not shouted.
I am not black, i will say first off. But that has nothing to do with loving great music. Sam Cooke was is and will always be one of my favorite singers of all time. I played the original when i was a teen, on jukeboxes over and over. Now I love love love Adams version equally. The great song will be heard by a new generation. Thank god.
One of the most amazing, astounding, brilliant performances EVER!! Adam's voice is the one I want to hear again and again and his stage presence is second to none in my book! His voice moves me more than any other!
Yes Sam Cooke's version is the greatest and Otis and Aretha 's versions are incredible. This is my all time favorite song and Adam Lambert did it justice in his own way. Knocked it out of the park.
haha OMG really I just ran across this and ppl are STILL commenting??? ummmm you all know this was 2 1/2 yrs ago right? u ppl are crazy
and PS for all the outrage, he didnt pick this song it was picked for him by the producers and he was TOLD to sing it not that it matters but just saying
he just sang with Queen and all the Freddie fans were also freaked out no one can sing like him blah blah blah ya'll are ridiculous its fucking songs ppl SONGS hes not stealing the recipe to Coke
This is one of those uncoverable songs, no one can recreate the magic and passion that sam cooke istilled in this song, and for that reason this performance is rendered awful
A white guy singing a song about racism against Black America from the P.O.V. of a Black American. It's nice to see him step outside of himself to understand a peace of our history.
@Sovnarkom A song against OPPRESSION is what this is. When Cooke sang it, it was about the oppression of blacks. Adam sings it also from the soul...about the oppression of gay people.Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE should be FREE to be who they are.I adore Sam Cooke, Luther Vandross, Smokey, Bill Withers, Jackie Wilson & ALL black artists of the past. Now I can add Lambert to the list of artists that blow me totally away!And BEFORE Simon Fuller picked this song, Adam had sung it at Zodiac show! ;D
This is my favourite cover ever of Sam Cooke's song. Won't compare voices, won't compare talent, won't compare melodies because Cooke's song is Cooke's song but I must say, Adam Lambert's version is just beautiful. Amazing arrangement in my opinion. I absolutely love it.
when will my fellow singers understand that SCREAMING/SCREECHING is NOT singing? Even mariah carey stoped doing it. Jackie Wilson had the chops, didn't screech. Also, singing for a competition, performing to WIN a CONTEST is polar opposite than performing to express a meaning, a message. Viewers are just sheeple.
This guy can sing his ass off!!! It doesn't matter voice doesn't have a color or a gender or a sexual preference on it. If one can sing, one can sing. This guy is just absolutely, incredibly singing the crap out of this song.I believe he did a better job than the original Sam Cooke version. The soul in this guy is incredible.
@maurysmommy Incredible performance granted, but to suggest it is a better the Sam's original is very short-sighted. Mr Cooke was and always will be THE MAN!
Nice singer. But just like a few other young singers singing classic R&B. I just don't believe them when they sing the lyric. I think they show-off their vocal, what I like to call, 'busy-work', but there is a tremendous lack of substance here. Listen to the original. Listen to Sam Cooke. There is no comparison. Adam has a strong voice. But there is a lack of truth. It's just technique.
@LB9997 i actaully kno what you mean. and there is annother version of adam singing this song is i think like 2005 or something at the zodiac show. you can just feel every word its really powerful.
@88martyp if we use logic sayiong white people cant sing songs origninally sung by black people u are creating self restrictions not allowing black people to sing songs by white people and that not logical
Kara you are an idiot...."both sides of yourself?" Girl the dynamics in that song as delivered by Lambert are not two songs. It was a cornucopia, a rainbow of all the harmonic colors in the universe.
It was nice that Adam condescended to sing the nature study song you wrote (another night) but even Simon recognized it for what it was. Politicking. And Simon owns Kara like the puppeteer owned Howdy Doody.
You know what..... im a black man and i just want to say, sometimes man everything does not have to be black and white, i mean they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, i mean give the guy some credit in his own way of singing this song he did pretty good with the song, no his not sam cook and i dont think he was trying to be, but all in all it wasnt bad. gee weez people lightin up
@metoyu38 I agree, I'm a working r&b drummer. One of the nicest comments for me was the bass player for The Family Stone and Bigfoot (drummer) from P-Funk coming up to me after a show we all played together and called me blue eyed soul brother. Made me laugh, because I don't really see color, and as a musician. I'd be feeling it and hearing it more than seeing it anyway. After we talked for a while and hung out, I realized how much of a compliment it really was especially coming from those guys.
@metoyu38 I happen to be white, and you are absolutely on target. We will never grow up as a species until we look beyond color or hue, and live for what is in a person's soul and heart. Sam Cooke's music broke down barriers and it's up to the rest of us to live what we've learned.
Sure are a bunch of whiny asses commenting. I believe Simon picked the song and Adam did a really nice job singing it. But I guess only blacks have ever suffered.
I really cant believe he would sing this song it blows my mind, this is about the hatred people of color other than white have faced all throughout time not just the 1960s change is going to come, is a change from oppresion into freedome and to stop the brutality of this culture that was openly excepted...he spoke about segregation not about the gay nation, we were born with skin its inate, adam made a choice, he wants what a change in civil rights, sam wanted a change to be treated like a human
@nokidney09 WOW. I normally don't comment on this type of post but perhaps education is needed here. And this is coming from a person that is straight but has many gay friends in life that I feel deserve the same rights as straight folks. Now that educational info: In many countries gay people are put to death. In others being gay is illegal. In the US 29 states can fire you for being gay. So both humane treatment and civil rights are affected. His song choice is an appropriate anthem for both.
All of yall criticizing the fact that Adam cant relate to this song ever think that maybe he's relating it to the prejudice against gays (saying a change is gonna come for gays), not the hardships blacks face in America? I completely respect the original, it's magnificent. However, I dont think criticizing Adam for picking this song is necessary.
a white guy singing a song about the hardships of black america...yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....c'mon man...Sam Cooke was amazing, this dude did not do this song justice at all..he just hit high notes and generally overall sucked ass at trying to do this song justice. Should have picked a different song man..Leave the classic critically acclaimed tracks alone
@hxcmetalhead The song represents hardships period and Adam and other gays and other people who are being discriminate against in many ways can relate to this song.
seriously, never really paid attention to idol before but when my family was watching this season i heard this guy sing and i was like wow..this is what the show needed this guy can sing and should of defiantly won
LMAO! Oh, you have to be a certain color to sing a song now? Wow, that is the lamest thing I have ever heard!! Sam Cooke would approve Adam's performance of this song, he'd probably give him a standing "O"!!! Because he totally KILLED IT!!!!! MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE!!!!
I am surprised that he can sing as well as he does. This song really showcases his abilities although im totally not a fan of this guy. Aside from that, nobody can fuck with Sam Cooke when it comes to vocals. Adam cant bring anything to the table here. There was such a haunting heartbreak in the original and the original pretty much DEFINES what "soul" is and should be. If anyone even remotely likes this version, listen to the real one and be BLOWN AWAY
@3ku1 obviously you are partial to Adam and thats absolutely fine BUT....i could probably give you a list as long as my arm of singers who live or have lived before him that smoke him in all out vocal control, vocal manipulation, cleanliness, originality and overall raw ability spanning all genres. No one can beat him is a VERY bold statement.
@thefallingdream ok fine that is your opinion and I respect that, but I can name alot of music legends and experts, who have called Adam one of the best vocalists ever. Sure he is 2 years into his career, and alot of singers have come before him. Now about other singers who are supeior, freddie comes to mind. Adam has something not alot of the hard rockers of the past had, vibratio and head voice. His classical training has given him the ability to cover genres.
@3ku1 There are many Gospel artist that would blow Adam out of the water. But obviously they dont get the same exposure as secular artist. One artist you should look at is Tonex.
@TruthSeeka99 really? Why arent they current, why arent they famous? I hear this all the time, oh past singers weould blow adam on vocals, really? Maybe you just got to accept the fact when it comes to vocals adams up their with the very best. For years adam was an underground artist, without exposure that you refer too, its only the past few years he has been exposed.
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@tyllenium true ..... but this is not just a song, its an experience and unless yuve experienced or witnessed, you wont be able to put the true soul into it there was no passion in his voice he, was just "singin the lyrics" his way , she said the emotion he put into it -_- he was screamin it sounded like rock which is fine but tht song is not suppose to be sung tht way, and randy dumbass said its an R&B song, which shows what he knows. smh.
@traiigeetv I am old enough to remember when this song was popular by Sam Cooke. In fact I have the 45 single record of it still today. I truly believe Adam did a great job on it. He has the passion because he relates to it because he is gay and is fighting the same prejudices as the Civil Rights movement. He is constantly told he is not good enough, he can't get married, etc. Go listen to him sing this at The Zodiac Show and you might change your mind.
@adamluv1000 i agree, im nt sayin he sounds bad im just sayin the soul its attended to have cant be brought by him....which is fine, just makin a comment . theres a type of music called soul which sam did and this video is not in the soul genre , thats what i mean by soul. you can put your soul into a song andit not be soul. the way he sung it like some ppl have been sayin in the comments "he madeit sound very white" .
@traiigeetv oh dear, wonder how many times Elvis heard that very same thing. Please, just enjoy the artist not the package. 50 years down the road and still hitting the same road blocks, ableit for Adam, slightly different ones...but still just open your mind, your heart, and feel it.
It's been a long time, but had to come back here to see this...frickin' amazing!!! I just cannot wait for his 2nd album!!! I'm still playing the heck out of his 1st! I'm gonna have to buy another one soon or buy a new CD player for my car soon enough! Love everything about this man...noone compares! :)
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He did not sing it better than Sam but I dig Adam Lambert and he is a very very very underrated singer! He deff can hit some notes out of this world! I would love to hear him sing more of the classics for sure!!! Great arrangement too!
wow this interpretation sounds like a cold sun....
kaizatsu 10 hours ago
@kaizatsu of course , cold sun = bullshit
kaizatsu 10 hours ago
MARVELOUS PERFORMANCE! Everyone LOVES you Adam Lambert! Great Vocals! <3
DontBeHatersLol 1 day ago
This was good but I don't think this is what Sam Cooke meant when saying "A change gon come"...
dakidmensah 1 week ago
Sam Cooke is rolling in his grave .....
TahoeVista 1 week ago
I'll be honest im not an Adam Lambert fan..after he pledged that "ROCK" was his favorite genre by far...but then he comes out with this VERY pop/dance album with the exception of a couple of songs on his album......BUT....He did an Amazing job with this Sam Cooke song!
briny7777 1 week ago
lol paula abdule what a mess
MrMikes1991 1 week ago
This sucks! Rock gitarrs on a Soul classic...Fuck TV!
Kasparletheater 1 week ago
Fa boludo, se re fue al carajo.
jaredsshow 1 week ago
i love YOU ADAM. YOU ARE AMAZING. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL
alena3088 2 weeks ago
Sad when a person is singing a song title a change is gonna come and there is still, racist and judgmental comments. SMH!!!
tifflab 2 weeks ago
johnny keyser did much better with this song
abby93097 2 weeks ago
Damn! Boy nailed it. He ain't Black, but he seems to 'get' the universality of prejudice.
SchmedleyDoRight 2 weeks ago
i don't hear the soul in his voice, good performance but the pain isn't there. mario sang it
Beetwate305 2 weeks ago
@Beetwate305 if that last note doesn't show pain and emotion I dunno what does.
CoolBreezeMusic7 2 weeks ago
@CoolBreezeMusic7
last note? last note? you base a performance off of one note? get out of here
Beetwate305 2 weeks ago
why on USA people speak so much about black and white people? its so rare xD
89gerardo 2 weeks ago
so glad you didn't win adam i don't think would of seen much of you! you have done more vids then i forgot the guy who won which clearly shouldn't of its not a look good contest but love you adam!
mzfahdy 2 weeks ago
I am officially impressed!
doointhedoo 2 weeks ago
Damn... Tears were almost flowing out on my face... Words don't exists to describe his voice... Was shiverin' till the spine... ! This is why i want to sing with my soul and let the feelings invade my body and my music... He's an amazing singer !
TheGuitaristWhoRock 3 weeks ago
@TheGuitaristWhoRock i was crying... lol he is so inspiring
CoolBreezeMusic7 2 weeks ago
people who've disliked this, just jealous cause they cant cant rip a song like that!!!!!
cyruff13 3 weeks ago
six60 versions waay beta .!!
l8arsbae 3 weeks ago
it was ok but nowhere near sam cook just not enough soul in it sry
superduperfly3 3 weeks ago
I agree ... This isn’t about Adam’s sexual preferences nor does it equate with how good he sings the song. He can sing and does an implausible undertaking of the song.
Those that scrutinize his sexual preferences are simply obtuse.
wendythorn 3 weeks ago
Dear people.
Stop being fucking idiots, he can sing this song and still give it meaning. Who gives a flying fuck if he's gay? He's still amazing and talented in every way!
People need to change and accept the gays!
mokavampiress 3 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Adam Lambert
THAT GUY KILLED THAT SONG!
ALIX160 1 month ago
@ALIX160 you got to be kidding...he trashed it made it look cheap, especially on American idol...this song is sacred man!! how dare a white man sing this!
johnlennon1970 3 weeks ago
@johnlennon1970
YOU gotta be kidding..."How dare a white man sing this!" Did you know that Sam Cooke wrote this after being inspired by hearing Bob Dylan's song "Blowin' in the Wind"? If you REALLY believe in racial equality, you'd be thrilled to hear that a white man is singing a song about racial injustice against blacks.
micahj 6 days ago
too bad hes gay.
MegaFrosty3k 1 month ago
@MegaFrosty3k you are an ignorant fuck. Who the hell cares if he is gay, he just killed this shit, grow up and start realizing that people are people.
reservoirdogs34 1 month ago
BRAVO BRAVO......Love this baby... Madame Brown gurl dj down hurr in Texas...Nuthin else I can say......
lestaboy28 1 month ago
Adam fucked it up.
buzzardkiller92 1 month ago
Why can't a white person sing this song? This song is not about black struggle, its about all of our struggles and the hope of change, read between the lines......
ccinstlouis 1 month ago 5
WONDERFUL VERSION, TOO BAD HE DIDN'T DO THE WHOLE SONG. A BEAUTIFUL GIFT ADAM.
ccinstlouis 1 month ago
This is a wonderful interpretation of a great song. Adam Lambert is an amazing singer.
ealo11 1 month ago
fuckin lame. sam and otis would be turning in their graves knowing some screamo punk faggot is singing an opression song
hockey2204 1 month ago
Hey paula is drunk again...
golfplaya9325 1 month ago
people say he made this song better, no one can make the original "a change gonna come" better
hover97 1 month ago
He sounds like aretha franklin lol
weasel77111 1 month ago
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I Don't Wanna Speak About Color , (I'm White) But He Could Of Done Any Song Other Then This, a White Person Has No Business Singing This Song
mikeybtheone 1 month ago
@mikeybtheone At first I thought that too, but his pain is evident. Even though he's white you feel it a change needs to come his pain is the same pain that you feel in Sam Cooke's version injustice is injustice homophobia is no less painful than racism so I think he's qualified to sing this. He sung the HECK outta that song.
baadgirl78 1 month ago 20
@baadgirl78 I agree to a degree but you're taking that comparison a bit too far. I also think it's really unfortunate how much a prisoner of the moment we can be. As well as he sings it , it will never touch me the way the original does. You hear the original and it easily brings a tear to your eye, this was well done but is a clear contrast of its predecessor. Good, maybe even great, but on the same level as Sam Cooke, c'mon people, keep it in perspective.
ThaBlackGuy008 1 month ago
@mikeybtheone
Does that also mean that no black artists should sing songs that are written by white people?.. Are you saying you're a racist? How about Billie Holiday's classic, "Strange Fruit"? That was one of the most poignant songs about racism ever written... Billie sang it, but it was WRITTEN by a white, Jewish school teacher. Open your eyes, man... Black, white, yellow... we've all got the same, human heart beating in our chest.
micahj 6 days ago 2
"100% back in the game.." Is that it?! Simon you are emotionally dead
GhostGuitars 1 month ago 2
i dont care wat ppl think but adam lambert is the best singer out there.... hes gay but that doesnt make a difference on his talent... hes better than alot of artist out there
MrJagdonly1 1 month ago 3
i dont like this version
grnlvr8 1 month ago
Some things should just be left alone. Just because someone has vocal range doesn't mean they need to try and squeal out a classic for a gameshow popularity contest. It did not wow me, it just reminded me how good the original is and how much current popular wanna-be's need to go in order to express genuine artistic soul in their music, not the slick imitation we are now being accustomed to. Not a true soulster but a talented poser.
amontes77 1 month ago
@amontes77 fuck yeah, ur spot on.
hockey2204 1 month ago
THIS MANS PERFORMANCE IS MY FAVORITE NEXT TO MY PRECIOUS BEATLES HEY JUDE WITH THE BEATLES LIVE AND PAUL ON PIANO. THIS WAS MY VERY FAVORITE PERFORMANCE OF ADAMS. THIS MAN IS SO TALENTED THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE! IM AMAZED AND ADORE HIM. I WEAR HIS TEE SHIRT PROUDLY. WHEN I WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING SPECIAL I WATCH HIIM SING THIS SONG,,,ITSNOT ENOUGH JUST TO HEAR IT, BECAUSE HE IS SO PERFECT TO WATCH, IM JUST IN AWE. WHY HE DIDNT WIN OUTRAGES ME! NO QUESTION HANDS DOWN SHD HAVE WON! ILUVADAM
MaryBeatleFan 1 month ago
I'm still pissed he didn't win....
christyannification 2 months ago
They are suppose to change the arrangement of every song they sing on stage , WTF guys, give the guy credit he put so much effort into it and it is amazing period
Angeluszq 2 months ago 4
Damn....that was AMAZING!!!
urgalSue 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Go on Adam. Sang on, Sang on my brother.
PS: Solomon or Sheba.
shirley9711 2 months ago
....He can sing AND he's cute ;p
CBreezyfan1 2 months ago
the Flame does not go out, it just rekindles, such as in this man's soul! Amen.
billjhyt 2 months ago
What a amazing tribute to a man gone to soon.So glad these young people recognize the great artists of the 50's...and remember them today.Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, RIP
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whataya want from me??? everythingg
1995sousi 2 months ago
I'm not saying this was a bad performance, but had I not known it was a soul song from Sam Cooke (a black guy), I would have thought it was a soft rock song, or something along those lines from a white person. He put too much rock into it, and not enough soul. But that is my opinion.
16andfabulous 2 months ago
WOW...... good voice or WHATT...THUMBS UP HIGH
michaelamiles 2 months ago
Kris who???
acciofirebolt29 2 months ago
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
jeh0790118 2 months ago
im not sure i like adams version. hes a great singer, and hes obviously paying tribute by playing the song, but sam cookes version is so smooth and classy. this is no where close to that
XMENstokes 3 months ago
I'm black, and I say ADAM KILLED THIS!! Man this might be my favorite version behind Sam Cooke....might even be up there with it...GEEZ...I think some people are jealous Adam killed it better than their favorite black artists haha
ConcreteRoseCJ 3 months ago 17
@ConcreteRoseCJ i would agree with that if it wasn't for r kelly version
Mr1000raindrops 1 month ago
@ConcreteRoseCJ you are white don't lie
aktran8919 3 weeks ago
@ConcreteRoseCJ
your black card is revoked lol
Beetwate305 2 weeks ago
@ConcreteRoseCJ Af if your black
Bynkers83 1 week ago
@ConcreteRoseCJ WTF wrong with these white envious bastard, coming on here talking about "I AM BLACK" then went on to try patronize black people. The judging panel was so right not to flop their comments, but rightly said Adam was back in the race. That's only as good as it was...straining, shouting his ass off as if he wanted to have a shit!. I wouldn't be surprised to know that he walked off stage with poo in his trousers. He might had done the song more justice had he sung and not shouted.
Knockdemdead 1 day ago
Till this, i didn't think a ''white'' person, can sing this.
EvitaBar 3 months ago 3
61 persons are totally deaf!
alina5glam 3 months ago 2
No.
VelvetElk 3 months ago
I am not black, i will say first off. But that has nothing to do with loving great music. Sam Cooke was is and will always be one of my favorite singers of all time. I played the original when i was a teen, on jukeboxes over and over. Now I love love love Adams version equally. The great song will be heard by a new generation. Thank god.
JaniceALfan 3 months ago
One of the best singers ever.
skipper8257 3 months ago
Damn he brought it!!
wittgene1 3 months ago
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it's incredible, he can sing any genre of music with such ease and passion. It moves me so crazy! Thank you Adam.
Andrea090573 3 months ago
One of the most amazing, astounding, brilliant performances EVER!! Adam's voice is the one I want to hear again and again and his stage presence is second to none in my book! His voice moves me more than any other!
rainiernew 3 months ago 2
Amazing song. Amazing Voice
MissDarlz 3 months ago
i check in youtube.it s one of the best vesion i heard
FunfunfunLyrics 3 months ago
Yes Sam Cooke's version is the greatest and Otis and Aretha 's versions are incredible. This is my all time favorite song and Adam Lambert did it justice in his own way. Knocked it out of the park.
StanWilson42 3 months ago
haha OMG really I just ran across this and ppl are STILL commenting??? ummmm you all know this was 2 1/2 yrs ago right? u ppl are crazy
and PS for all the outrage, he didnt pick this song it was picked for him by the producers and he was TOLD to sing it not that it matters but just saying
he just sang with Queen and all the Freddie fans were also freaked out no one can sing like him blah blah blah ya'll are ridiculous its fucking songs ppl SONGS hes not stealing the recipe to Coke
purplegirll 3 months ago
This is one of those uncoverable songs, no one can recreate the magic and passion that sam cooke istilled in this song, and for that reason this performance is rendered awful
willyv11 3 months ago
Say Dawg, I mean Randy, shouldn't you be criticizing Adam for being inconsistent in his song choices?
(just dogging Randy, Adam was excellent)
LookingAtYouFool 3 months ago
A white guy singing a song about racism against Black America from the P.O.V. of a Black American. It's nice to see him step outside of himself to understand a peace of our history.
Sovnarkom 3 months ago 3
@Sovnarkom A song against OPPRESSION is what this is. When Cooke sang it, it was about the oppression of blacks. Adam sings it also from the soul...about the oppression of gay people.Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE should be FREE to be who they are.I adore Sam Cooke, Luther Vandross, Smokey, Bill Withers, Jackie Wilson & ALL black artists of the past. Now I can add Lambert to the list of artists that blow me totally away!And BEFORE Simon Fuller picked this song, Adam had sung it at Zodiac show! ;D
queenrosered 3 months ago
This is my favourite cover ever of Sam Cooke's song. Won't compare voices, won't compare talent, won't compare melodies because Cooke's song is Cooke's song but I must say, Adam Lambert's version is just beautiful. Amazing arrangement in my opinion. I absolutely love it.
justlikeclouds 3 months ago 2
TheDan9169 I agree that Sam Cooke did it awesome. I guess it's just a matter of opinion.
maurysmommy 3 months ago
I like Sam Cooke's vioce alot better
JLTburger1 3 months ago
when will my fellow singers understand that SCREAMING/SCREECHING is NOT singing? Even mariah carey stoped doing it. Jackie Wilson had the chops, didn't screech. Also, singing for a competition, performing to WIN a CONTEST is polar opposite than performing to express a meaning, a message. Viewers are just sheeple.
makthnife 3 months ago
Damn, this Kat Ripped Dis Song!!!! Wow!!!!!
jtmcfadden1 3 months ago
This guy can sing his ass off!!! It doesn't matter voice doesn't have a color or a gender or a sexual preference on it. If one can sing, one can sing. This guy is just absolutely, incredibly singing the crap out of this song.I believe he did a better job than the original Sam Cooke version. The soul in this guy is incredible.
maurysmommy 3 months ago
@maurysmommy Incredible performance granted, but to suggest it is a better the Sam's original is very short-sighted. Mr Cooke was and always will be THE MAN!
TheDan9169 3 months ago
Wow I must have missed this one, Sing it Adam !!! GAME ON is right love ya babe
That might have been even better then Mad World.
4UStevePerry 4 months ago
adam no's what the lyric means he an gay man im sure he lost because of that, so he;s sing about change for gays
MrUlyssessalett 4 months ago
Booooo!!!!! Booooo!!!! Boooo!!!!
djjuan84 4 months ago
Nice singer. But just like a few other young singers singing classic R&B. I just don't believe them when they sing the lyric. I think they show-off their vocal, what I like to call, 'busy-work', but there is a tremendous lack of substance here. Listen to the original. Listen to Sam Cooke. There is no comparison. Adam has a strong voice. But there is a lack of truth. It's just technique.
LB9997 4 months ago
@LB9997 i actaully kno what you mean. and there is annother version of adam singing this song is i think like 2005 or something at the zodiac show. you can just feel every word its really powerful.
19HEYMOON95 4 months ago
@LB9997 AMEN
makthnife 3 months ago
His vocals are freaking scary here! Sends shivers down my spine EVERY time
TeamJacob1903 4 months ago 3
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wtf he gayified this song...
mmalik3011 4 months ago
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989lmao 4 months ago
rubbish! ViVa Sam Cooke!
AfricanRevolutionary 4 months ago
kara is a great judge. better than Jlo...
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black or white no one comes close to Sam imo, and i've said. Yet Ill still say this is good
Wgivens93 4 months ago
Daaaaaaaaaaamn
Ravencat 4 months ago
A GOOD SINGER is a good singer and and comming from a proud black person the last time i checked having soul didnt have anything to do with skin tone
88martyp 4 months ago 121
@88martyp if we use logic sayiong white people cant sing songs origninally sung by black people u are creating self restrictions not allowing black people to sing songs by white people and that not logical
88martyp 4 months ago 2
@88martyp Well said. Sinatra and Davis Jr. different singers, but both with all the tickets.
Mark6024 4 months ago
Kara you are an idiot...."both sides of yourself?" Girl the dynamics in that song as delivered by Lambert are not two songs. It was a cornucopia, a rainbow of all the harmonic colors in the universe.
It was nice that Adam condescended to sing the nature study song you wrote (another night) but even Simon recognized it for what it was. Politicking. And Simon owns Kara like the puppeteer owned Howdy Doody.
Mark6024 4 months ago
@88martyp well and perfectly said! :)
janainabianchi 3 months ago
@88martyp I LOVE YOUR SOUL. Thank you!! You have said it ALL. :D <3333333
queenrosered 3 months ago
@88martyp You could say it doesn't matter whether he's black or white? :smug:
Scythvole 2 months ago
He can sang tho
monkybizzness2u 4 months ago
There's just something wrong about this guy singing the blues
monkybizzness2u 4 months ago
You know what..... im a black man and i just want to say, sometimes man everything does not have to be black and white, i mean they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, i mean give the guy some credit in his own way of singing this song he did pretty good with the song, no his not sam cook and i dont think he was trying to be, but all in all it wasnt bad. gee weez people lightin up
metoyu38 4 months ago 64
@metoyu38 i think adam knew that this would happen. he sang black or white on top 13 or top 12. hahahaha
suberkin 3 months ago
@metoyu38 I agree, I'm a working r&b drummer. One of the nicest comments for me was the bass player for The Family Stone and Bigfoot (drummer) from P-Funk coming up to me after a show we all played together and called me blue eyed soul brother. Made me laugh, because I don't really see color, and as a musician. I'd be feeling it and hearing it more than seeing it anyway. After we talked for a while and hung out, I realized how much of a compliment it really was especially coming from those guys.
Jiggarelli 2 months ago
@Jiggarelli Thats cool brother!
metoyu38 2 months ago
@metoyu38 I happen to be white, and you are absolutely on target. We will never grow up as a species until we look beyond color or hue, and live for what is in a person's soul and heart. Sam Cooke's music broke down barriers and it's up to the rest of us to live what we've learned.
PRR5406 2 months ago
Sure are a bunch of whiny asses commenting. I believe Simon picked the song and Adam did a really nice job singing it. But I guess only blacks have ever suffered.
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kagetube 4 months ago
I really cant believe he would sing this song it blows my mind, this is about the hatred people of color other than white have faced all throughout time not just the 1960s change is going to come, is a change from oppresion into freedome and to stop the brutality of this culture that was openly excepted...he spoke about segregation not about the gay nation, we were born with skin its inate, adam made a choice, he wants what a change in civil rights, sam wanted a change to be treated like a human
nokidney09 4 months ago
@nokidney09 WOW. I normally don't comment on this type of post but perhaps education is needed here. And this is coming from a person that is straight but has many gay friends in life that I feel deserve the same rights as straight folks. Now that educational info: In many countries gay people are put to death. In others being gay is illegal. In the US 29 states can fire you for being gay. So both humane treatment and civil rights are affected. His song choice is an appropriate anthem for both.
beachmeetswest 4 months ago 4
@nokidney09 Adam Lambert is gay and trust me they have faced some hatred too.
CowboyPhil73 4 months ago
This sounds brilliant.
MsYvetteCorbett 4 months ago
All of yall criticizing the fact that Adam cant relate to this song ever think that maybe he's relating it to the prejudice against gays (saying a change is gonna come for gays), not the hardships blacks face in America? I completely respect the original, it's magnificent. However, I dont think criticizing Adam for picking this song is necessary.
erikasmi 5 months ago 4
a white guy singing a song about the hardships of black america...yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....c'mon man...Sam Cooke was amazing, this dude did not do this song justice at all..he just hit high notes and generally overall sucked ass at trying to do this song justice. Should have picked a different song man..Leave the classic critically acclaimed tracks alone
hxcmetalhead 5 months ago
@hxcmetalhead The song represents hardships period and Adam and other gays and other people who are being discriminate against in many ways can relate to this song.
tiana1017 4 months ago
never get tired of listening to Adam:)
MRiitta 5 months ago
@MRiitta I hate youtube. Just pressed the stupid vote down button by mistake and won't change -_-' sorry about that.
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who's this faggot?
ReturnOfJackDawson 5 months ago
This guy lost after that rendition, unbelievable!!!!!
leretour23 5 months ago
seriously, never really paid attention to idol before but when my family was watching this season i heard this guy sing and i was like wow..this is what the show needed this guy can sing and should of defiantly won
dt6197 5 months ago
holy shit this guy gives me goose bumps!!!!!!
kingflex 5 months ago
LMAO! Oh, you have to be a certain color to sing a song now? Wow, that is the lamest thing I have ever heard!! Sam Cooke would approve Adam's performance of this song, he'd probably give him a standing "O"!!! Because he totally KILLED IT!!!!! MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE!!!!
runawaysu 5 months ago
I thought it was blody good and I think Sam cooke would approve
freqeist 5 months ago
I am surprised that he can sing as well as he does. This song really showcases his abilities although im totally not a fan of this guy. Aside from that, nobody can fuck with Sam Cooke when it comes to vocals. Adam cant bring anything to the table here. There was such a haunting heartbreak in the original and the original pretty much DEFINES what "soul" is and should be. If anyone even remotely likes this version, listen to the real one and be BLOWN AWAY
thefallingdream 5 months ago 2
@thefallingdream haha ok mate, it may be the original, and sam may relate to it more, but vocally no one can beat adam.
3ku1 5 months ago
@3ku1 obviously you are partial to Adam and thats absolutely fine BUT....i could probably give you a list as long as my arm of singers who live or have lived before him that smoke him in all out vocal control, vocal manipulation, cleanliness, originality and overall raw ability spanning all genres. No one can beat him is a VERY bold statement.
thefallingdream 5 months ago
@thefallingdream ok fine that is your opinion and I respect that, but I can name alot of music legends and experts, who have called Adam one of the best vocalists ever. Sure he is 2 years into his career, and alot of singers have come before him. Now about other singers who are supeior, freddie comes to mind. Adam has something not alot of the hard rockers of the past had, vibratio and head voice. His classical training has given him the ability to cover genres.
3ku1 5 months ago
@3ku1 There are many Gospel artist that would blow Adam out of the water. But obviously they dont get the same exposure as secular artist. One artist you should look at is Tonex.
TruthSeeka99 5 months ago
@TruthSeeka99 really? Why arent they current, why arent they famous? I hear this all the time, oh past singers weould blow adam on vocals, really? Maybe you just got to accept the fact when it comes to vocals adams up their with the very best. For years adam was an underground artist, without exposure that you refer too, its only the past few years he has been exposed.
3ku1 5 months ago
Whoa....Wooooo....yea.....hauntingly beautiful !!
satinhell818 5 months ago
he's had a lot of vocal training
seaweedbrain 5 months ago
Listen to otis redding's version of this song!!! Now thats real music for your soul
usafgreen35 5 months ago
I'm no a big Adam Lambert fan, but he was probably the most talented contestant the show has ever had.
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Gauthierbzo 5 months ago
im sorry if your not black, dont sing this fkn song...you wont be able to add enough soul to it.
traiigeetv 5 months ago
@traiigeetv DONT BE THAT WAY. MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE AND SOUL IS FROM THE EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE HAD. THIS WAS REALLY GOOD!
tyllenium 5 months ago
@tyllenium true ..... but this is not just a song, its an experience and unless yuve experienced or witnessed, you wont be able to put the true soul into it there was no passion in his voice he, was just "singin the lyrics" his way , she said the emotion he put into it -_- he was screamin it sounded like rock which is fine but tht song is not suppose to be sung tht way, and randy dumbass said its an R&B song, which shows what he knows. smh.
traiigeetv 5 months ago
@traiigeetv I am old enough to remember when this song was popular by Sam Cooke. In fact I have the 45 single record of it still today. I truly believe Adam did a great job on it. He has the passion because he relates to it because he is gay and is fighting the same prejudices as the Civil Rights movement. He is constantly told he is not good enough, he can't get married, etc. Go listen to him sing this at The Zodiac Show and you might change your mind.
adamluv1000 5 months ago
@adamluv1000 i agree, im nt sayin he sounds bad im just sayin the soul its attended to have cant be brought by him....which is fine, just makin a comment . theres a type of music called soul which sam did and this video is not in the soul genre , thats what i mean by soul. you can put your soul into a song andit not be soul. the way he sung it like some ppl have been sayin in the comments "he madeit sound very white" .
traiigeetv 5 months ago
@traiigeetv oh dear, wonder how many times Elvis heard that very same thing. Please, just enjoy the artist not the package. 50 years down the road and still hitting the same road blocks, ableit for Adam, slightly different ones...but still just open your mind, your heart, and feel it.
whytemyst32 5 months ago
@whytemyst32 he sounds fine in his own way, im just sayin tht song just isnt meant to be sung that way and he wont be able to sing it the right way .
traiigeetv 5 months ago
It's been a long time, but had to come back here to see this...frickin' amazing!!! I just cannot wait for his 2nd album!!! I'm still playing the heck out of his 1st! I'm gonna have to buy another one soon or buy a new CD player for my car soon enough! Love everything about this man...noone compares! :)
lambertfan71 5 months ago
i remember this
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Pshffft. Fuckin sounds like a black woman. FAIL.
freebird4481 5 months ago
oh my goodness, I can't believe he just murdered my favourite song of all time - this is an insult to sam cooke's memory - sickening!
xTheEndHasNoEndx 5 months ago
@xTheEndHasNoEndx Are you deaf, dear? That was the most amazing AI performance EVER! Wow. Sorry you're disappointed.
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Finlaysonmev 5 months ago
He did not sing it better than Sam but I dig Adam Lambert and he is a very very very underrated singer! He deff can hit some notes out of this world! I would love to hear him sing more of the classics for sure!!! Great arrangement too!
djcoolcliff 5 months ago
Still no beatin Sam Cooke
ToadLicker10 5 months ago
This is a great Performance by Adam Lambert. I'd buy the cd for sure, still waiting on his next one. Go Adam, do you thing.
christyannification 5 months ago
not sayin this is a bad thing but he SOOOOO made it white.. lol!!! likk i say not sayin thts badd!
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