Chris Richardson - Geek in the Pink

[fadymcr]

YMCMB!!!

[quwaloss]

How the hell did the uploader of this video conclude that this guy is better than Mraz... Little kid...

[xcheese129]

I used to love this song as a kid....<3

[jgolf1446]

Is he better than Jason Mraz.... NO way.... Is this version better than the original... YES

[mjgotgame9]

Thumbs up if you actually SAW this episode and knew him back then. Hands down one of the most talent filled years.

[NewGenerationTricks]

Karaoke-Bar-Niveau. Not better.

[PattiPattiful]

How do some people even dare saying this guy''s cover is better than Jason Mraz's live performance? Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but...WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUUU FELLAS?? ARE YOU FREAKING DEAF? THIS GUY AIN'T GOT A SHIT ON MRAZ

[jephybean]

This guy's vocals were a mess and weak. He probably did better than most trying to take on a song with so many words, but... Mraz is the King at this style. It's hard to compare with such a unique sound.

[jvescaleramusic]

I have to agree to some of the people here, the band's performance was the one that had boosted the overall scoring. If Jason Mraz were to sing with this band's version then this would have been perfect.

[KiDWiTHaBenz]

OH DANG! I got 423 likes on my commment?!?!?!? :0

[tarorikar]

I dont understand why Chris Richardson didnt win American Idol.

[gnawy113]

i didnt feel the joy when i usually listen to this song .... felt nothing at all maybe it's just me but i didnt like it !

[jephybean]

@gnawy113 No, you're right. I'm sure he's very likable and good in his own right, but he did not sing that song well. :-(

[donaldn93]

Karoake

[Bunchies888]

spunky ????

[DrumfreakAlexis]

it's the band making the difference...they really made this song hot!!!! the singing part is not as good as the original

[rocklesson86]

I love the original and I love this cover.

[ChoLocH123]

As a hardcore-Mr. A-z fan I gotta say that he sang that very well.

[SapphireStar4eva]

It was good. But for those of you saying its better than Jason Mraz, I totally don't agree.

[nmhockey64]

i think his voice has gotten way better, not saying hes bad but he sounds alot better in far way... might be a lil studio tweeks cuz it is a cash money song!

[TheLilchrome]

VA!

[aimeempargin]

Chris brought that song to life! I didn't like the original at all!!!

[AirsoftMatrix88]

@aimeempargin You have no taste in music.

[aimeempargin]

@AirsoftMatrix88 I don't like bubble gum pop sounding music! Chris brought the r&b feel into the song....that is my reasoning! lol

[rocklesson86]

@aimeempargin This song is not bubble gum pop. Jason Marz isn't pop. He's acoustic.

[THEMUSICR]

He has a really really nice voice.. & he seems humbled. He's going to go far! I'm glad he got some type of deal.

[retoxh113]

lol... HERMOSO!!!

[tactics209]

Thumbs up if u already heard of Chris Richardson b4 his Tyga collabo????

[4wesinator]

@tactics209 lol yu not gonna get any thumbs for that : /

[LutBen13]

@tactics209 it should've been him and Jordin in the finale!

[MyM5M]

Sooo happy he got his big break...hook on a big song like Far away..big ups!

[subasa300]

he is nothin' compare to Mraz

[pokedherfaace]

Love him from the song Far away. He really has a GREAT voice.

[stargleek23]

why would you sing this to your grandma? LOL

[Mi3NKiD916]

@stargleek23 LOL

[judababe456]

Ummm....Your the geek in the whaa?

[laurenf139]

shame on anyone who says this is better than the original.

[MrInvincible99]

@laurenf139 I so fucking agree

[tanpohong]

no offense but i think jason mraz sing better

[mabygirl1]

No no no poor Jason

[KiDWiTHaBenz]

thumbs up if you typed in "chris richardson" just because you heard him sing the hook for "Far away" by tyga!

[elunico389]

@KiDWiTHaBenz haha thats the truth but i knew bout him before just didnt kno he kept making music.

[YungKano]

@KiDWiTHaBenz funny cuz thats exactly why but i do remember him singing this on american idol so i was confirming it was him

[MrTurnersClass]

@KiDWiTHaBenz im not sure who tyga is....but imm going to look it up now. I know him from idol....and he was one of my favorites. Great voice....cool guy.

[KiDWiTHaBenz]

@MrTurnersClass he is a rapper. so if you dont like rap dont go to it. but the song "far away" really is a good song.

[MrTurnersClass]

@KiDWiTHaBenz I do like rap...I like smart rappers....like Jay, Kanye, Kid Cudi, Nicki. I hate rappers that rap about weed and girls. I'll check him out. You should check out "All Alone" by Chris Richardson. Good stuff.

[swissgf17]

@MrTurnersClass Nicki? hahah...

[imjenjoseph]

@KiDWiTHaBenz thumbs up if you wanna slap the shyt out of whoever thumbed up that comment and didnt know chris before that, lame.

[Desmonddd2002]

He actually has a very special sound signature that suites this type of music really well. However, the technique and range of vocal might need improvement. But very very good.

[lloveComedy]

I found better cover than this by ortopilot and bathroomlady

[vicu53]

he's good, but better than mraz?? no way! jason is THE BEST

[LLawliettchick297]

Simon was....positive? O_O End Of The World lol

[MsDanstar]

he sounds like Justin Timberlake singing Jason Mraz! not a bad thing

[rippy003]

pfft. and to think, Randy calls himself a big Jason Mraz fan lol

[Mr11950]

na not feeling it check out bathroom girl great cover of this

[chocolvr1994]

not as good as Mraz

[Scrudproductions]

a spunky grandma.

[nhbdabest]

Pass me the mic n ill do this better

[suzukisvrider]

This guy is good but check out ortoPilot's version of this when he duets with thebathroomgirl - search it - its truely amazing!! BETTER than Mraz!!

[2010pmlp]

he SUCKS!!!

[Tifwig86]

SO MUCH BETTER THAN MRAZ.... and WAAAAY HOTTTER!!! Wish we could see more of him!!

[VanOostjien]

Not as good as Mraz but better looking than Mraz lol

[namemenatalie]

and simons little country accent was so cute at the ennnnd :P

[namemenatalie]

i dont think he was too bad. there were some good parts.

but jason mraz is just so amazing <3

[spitball1634]

no, not as good. alright, but don't be talking blasphemy in the description.

[phxphillip]

If you knew how long it took me to find out what that song was about....you'd be shocked!

[ALLGamesALLNews]

2:07-2:15 very nice high voice

actually ever clay hits

[greenfordgirl99]

T_T he's trying to hard

[VLK1993]

Honestly, JM sounds better.

[reinaericka]

chris did a good job singing the the song...

but no offense, i think the judges just got amazed by the song's lyrics! LOL

JASON MRAZ "THE ORIGINAL" is still AWESOMEEEE! ;)

[shanebuzzer]

dear whoever posted this and said its better the Mraz... you are a retard. that is all

[catfighterxoxo101]

I don't think anyone can ever be as good as Jason Mraz. I mean this one, he's good but Jason Mraz is the ONLY PERSON who can sing this song. End of the story

[lokeweiqiao]

Actually, I don't think it's better than the original but it is on par with the original one at least.

[yayachi59]

His tone is way off and what's with the vibrato?!

[ddevon18]

Youtube commentors are the scum of the Earth seriously all they ever do is complain. Randy says its better than original and all u fags scream about how the song sucks, omfg take that shit somewhere else. negative bastards. If i had never seen this one i would have never heard JAsons Mraz at all so yall should be thankin Chris. Whiney Twats.....

[Franzo815]

I love his version, more than Jason, sorry, just me xD

[maryjos82]

Better than the original???? Yo, yo, listen dooooog: You're SO wrong on this one!!! I mean Chris is not bad, but definitly not better than Jason.

[Shihuko]

That was horrendous. He sounded horrible compared to Jason Mraz.

[UndeadShoter]

VA!!

[miszChocobie]

it is not better than jason mraz not even close.....randy is a fool!!!

[squizzist]

I hope Jason Mraz finds you and kicks you in ya ass.

[misslisbliss]

good but not as jason mraz.......duhhhh

[happykitty23]

..............................­...meh

[footothemax]

no one can beat Mraz, he's fucking King

[tarantella212]

He's good, but can't beat Mraz's style !

[jabes416]

solid

[tiina1113]

it was good. considering be covered jason mraz. but why isn`t he wearing pink?

[NextWebTV]

@tiina1113 its about vagina not the colour pink

[judababe456]

@NextWebTV No its not perv. 

[judababe456]

@NextWebTV Its about his clothingbeing pink "What time is it?...Its laundry daaaay!"

[hotstudTHEENIGMA23]

very good version! put his own spin on it and made it sound hot.

nice work Chris

[DarkAppleProductions]

i didnt even remember him doin this...XP

[xupthree60]

Diego Valdes... your and idiot! and completely tone def if you think for one second that this guy was remotely close to as good as jason live or recorded. Jason sings better live than he does recorded. Jason is a master at spiting out words ridiculously fast without missing a Sybille and i certainly heard some missed syllables in this guys song, as well as being off key or just not being able to hit the same key. But i guess your interpretation of it is whats expected from stupid idol fans...

[sylphonis]

wow.. this is an embarrassment to the song

[bbigheadd]

HOTTER Than the OG!!! I can't get enough of Chris doing Geek in Pink. Serious hot sh*t!

[azurebass24]

i think his voice would be better suited for a slower kinda more intense kinda song. but he brought the loosey goosey mraz feel that is a manatory and i was bopping my head and rocking out listening.

over all not bad :)

[stalpinho]

he did very well! its a very hard song to perform and obviously jason mraz is very special. but this performance was pretty good.

[kopong44]

this proves that the judges knows nothin!

[sap168]

@kopong44

damn i wanna kill them. "better than the original" ?!? -__-"

[FatalBlur]

@kopong44 whatchya mean

[abcd21690]

@kopong44 Nope. It simply proves that Simon Cowell is always right! Type in Chris Richardson again and he'll see that he really is someone to watch out for right now!

[JasonlVlraz]

He's not trying to sound like Mraz, stop complaining. If he chose any other song you guys would criticize him for trying to sound like the artist of that song as well

Jason is his own person, no one will ever sound like him anyway<3

[yuroso]

Hotter than the original? Never, never, and Never!!!

[natskennedy]

its not as good as jason mraz's, but its not that bad either...

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[10isplayer18]

eww hotter that the original? :(

[PutUpOrShutUp221]

ugh... no

[yumilimayne]

it was good !

give the boy some credit, gosh !

[paigeOHpaige]

Why am I the only one who cares that he is singing a song about being rejected by a girl, so he's telling her that he could have made her cum, but OH WELL, "get your toys out of the drawer" to his GRANDMOTHER?

[emkayMK222]

shame on you randy, it was really good, but better than the original?? NOOO

[cagekitten2008]

No. Stop. Youre not Jason Mraz. Dont try to be. For the sake of Jason and all his God-given talent

[menimeskcor]

it wasnt bad but it's hardly ever a good idea to sing a jason mraz song because you are gonna get compared to him and he's really really hard to beat when it comes to preforming live

[androidtrunks2k1]

RnB version of the song? why not? his version of the song was one of the best solo idol performace ever for me. it was unique, funky and something more. i wouldn't compare it to jason's. i think it's given that original versions are the best.

[VolaMotU]

LMAO she is incredibly spunky xD

[HunnyLamb26]

He and his voice is incredibly HOT!! 

[RenaTsyunamikito]

He did a good job--he wasn't TRYING to sound like Mr. Az. Wouldn't say it was better, just different. However, it's "com....plete him or not," not "come....with me or not". Secondly, I'm befuddled as to why he's not wearing pink.

[Kieferoni]

good, but not as good as Mr. A-Z!!

[hassan2424]

chrismeier and mouthing words and a13ng all u guys are fucking stupid as fucking shit i saw jason live and he was fucking great and im not saying this guy is better he fucking did good how bout u guys fucking post a video of u guys trying to sing it i got fucking 5gs that this guy will own both of u pussys

[chrismeier1]

@hassan2424 lulz, Look everyone, its an internet tough guy. *quickly whips out camera and tries to take pictures before tough guy hides in his natural habitat, his parents basement.*

Now, thats cleared up.

Listen here fucker, when you cover a song, and cover it close to the same as the original as this guy did. You need to come close to how it was sung unless you add your own vibe. I never said the guy was bad, just not anything on Jason, a god amongst vocalist today.

[chrismeier1]

@hassan2424 So, before you jump to conclusions and say I was trashing the guy, I wasn't. I was comparing him to the guy he was trying to sound like, and he failed miserably. Yes he does sing better then me, I don't need a video to prove it, or even need to prove it, I don't care.

Don't even bother putting up "5gs". It's all money coming out of my paycheck anyway, welfare bandit.

Don't be like your parents before they made you, actually think about things before you make a mistake like yourself

[vincentny0091]

@chrismeier1

dude i am a singer and i'm pretty good, not as good as him but very good.so i can say you are full of shit and a complete ignorant fool who knows shit about music.Failed miserably?His vocals in this song are perfect, he hits every note , the songs suits his voice perfectly, he was amazing..And by the way moron its not about immitating the original singer, cause if that was what they were looking for they would have played the original cd.its about making the song ur own.U FAILED!!!

[barrywaynephoto]

@vincentny0091

I completely agree... I work for a music production company that scouts for new talent and this was really damn good. And yes it's not about coping, it's about making a contemporary song "your own" without butchering it. Chris' voice is really damn good, at least in this song.

[BigLundi]

@hassan2424 I hate when people on my side type like this xD

[a13ng]

i feel that he slaughtered the tune.

[BigLundi]

@a13ng well the point of singing another person's song in AI isn't to sing it exactly how it's sung, it's to put your own personal spin on it. So yeah, it sounds DIFFERENT, but not slaughtered. You wanna hear slaughtere,d there's FAR worse covers out there.

[malikbernardo12]

BOO RANDY'S COMMENT! :|

[jonzmaster]

wanabe justin timberlake

[Lananchris]

hello ppl its american idol....thats what they are suppose to doooo....newbs!!!!

[Lananchris]

hello ppl its american idol....thats what they are suppose to doooo....newbs!!!!

[DeviIMayMeow]

I dont what's wrong with u guys...he did a good job covering the song, and adding his own taste to it.

[23lovejoy]

So smooth!... Does he have a studio version of this song???

[drazzlehook]

I agree wwith randy, this sounds way better.. the faster tempo made it more current and the runs and riffs that he has executed is crazy.. i love mraz a lot i just thought this iis way better.. :b

[mrdogsayswoof]

jason is much bette than this. he made jason sound like cr*# !! 

[NotoriousNost]

I'm not even sure if this is any kid telling a joke to retarded people or somebody actually singing. Cause the way I see, he doesn't have any clues what is he singing. I'm not judging the voice, cause not many people were born with pure magic, this kid just took a singing class and yes, everybody who has vocal training can do this.

And the judge seem more like an empty bag cause if this is hotter than JM, then that dude should go home and cries bullshit instead of judging voices in AI.

[rivielf]

@NotoriousNost not to be rude but..do u mean no one is allowed to sing this song then? haha, he is just covering the song and never said anything about topping JM dude, it's the judges that said that..and i don't agree, even JM said he was good, their not enemies

[NotoriousNost]

@rivielf

Well I didn't mention about nobody can't sing the song right. But the boy just sung it without knowing what the lyrics really mean. I just call, he had the right to perfrom his own way but he made bad choices, cause what he did was more like a joke than really a geek. Anyone sing is fine, super fine, but at least know the song well before singing it.

I said I'm not judging the voice, didn't I? No clue what had to do with topping Mraz. The judge is an empty bag, who cares?

[ace88bf]

cant stand this guy's whiny ass voice

[rivielf]

@ace88bf then y do u keep listening? busted xD

[ace88bf]

@rivielf i didn't fuckface i bounced as soon as i left the comment

[billi0np]

idk but maybe he should have..um...worn pink?

[otakubabe555]

@billi0np Exactly what I thought!

[brw4]

hotter then the original? Randy clearly doesn't know Jason. I'm ok with diferent opinions, but thats just stupidity.

[thequeensofheartss]

dude jason makes being a geek cool, this kid just looks like a douche haha

[rivielf]

@thequeensofheartss i agree haha this guy looks too cool to be geek..should have worn specs or something

[fenders77]

failed !!! 

[chrismeier1]

Not nearly as good as Mraz. Not even remotely as close.

[Mumiko]

@chrismeier1 Got that right

[BigLundi]

@chrismeier1 He...did ok...Seriously it wasn't that bad.

[chrismeier1]

@BigLundi I mean it really wasn't, But compared to .Jason, =\, is the only way to describe it.

[ddevon18]

@chrismeier1 whiney cunt haha

[chrismeier1]

@ddevon18 Made that comment six months ago and I'm still trollin hard.

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[chrismeier1]

As an update though. 6 months later, he sounds just as bad.

[99poyo99]

@chrismeier1

ur rite..his not as good as the original one..wthehell..

[sakuramana91]

@chrismeier1 he's good, but Mraz's voice and talent are just something else.

[chrismeier1]

@sakuramana91 I have to agree. Guy has talent, but Mraz has one of the most gifted voices of the past decade and a half.

[bluffgrad07]

Shut up you bitchasses. American Idol is not useless. It gives incredible singing amateurs a chance to fulfill thier dreams in music and allows to have successful music career. You people are whacked! Chris did incredible here. Mraz version is good, but Chris knocked THIS SONG out of the PARK!! Cut him some slack. He is the real deal. You whacked assholes will see once his album hits stores at the end of 2010. GO CHRIS!! WOOHOOO!!!

[TheLocalDJ]

@bluffgrad07 I'm not hating, but I'm going to presume you haven't heard Jason's live version.

[oooilovedavid]

oh fail

[cinemaniac86]

Damn Randy, typical Idol going over-the-top in their critiques. (Well, either overboard or completely underrating them sometimes...*cough*Kris Allen/Allison Iraheta*cough*) I loved this though. I don't think it was better than Jason Mraz; he's where it's at. But I think Chris did a great job, Jason liked it as well apparently as they dueted once, and of the few Mraz covers we've seen on AI, for me, it's easily the best.

[Kozouebzero]

I have a lot of respect for this guy for singing this song, haha, But singing this song on American Idol? I'm not too sure about that because Jason Mraz's singing style for this song is a bit too fast to really get your voice in. but its a good job

[darkrider321]

stupid instrumental track. lets see him play this with a guitar. thumbs down.

[pr0nl0rd]

No randy. Not hotter than Jason Mraz. Silly black man.

[NatureTome]

American Idol is useless. I can find better singers at bars around the neighborhood. No way that this is better than Mraz

[bluffgrad07]

Whatever you idiots. Chris is a true artist at heart and his powerful vocals really shined here. Just watch him at 2:13-2:17. He has so much soul, so much swag and is a true American Idol. I have nothing against Jordin Sparks and love her, but I think Season 6 should've been Chris' year hands down. However, Chris DOES release his debut album this year 4-quarter...that means the last 3 months of the year (October, November and December). So, fans hang in there!

BEST VOCAL ON IDOL BY FAR. WOW!!!

[plutonash77]

Yeah.. i totaly Jason Mraz is way better that him.. and jason mraz is the man.

[denise776]

if you wanna hear someone who does this song amazingly look up stan carrisoza (:

he's amazing!!

[melisurf]

DiegoValdes eres un retrasadoo como vas a decir que suena mejor q jason mraz jajajaja?? no sabes nadaaaa de musica!

[LittleAmyy69]

WAS not better than Jason, but it was good.:) randy is a jackass, and a nerdd. who says dawg??

[alexman24893]

@LittleAmyy69 apparrently randy lol

[tommyfrogy]

Now i think about it, jason's songs sometimes do look like rap..

[mits2912]

ok that was not bad..but guys..everyone knows that Jason is the master of live performance!!!!;)

i think that everyone would agree with this!!

[tobiassegura]

Don't forget that he ain't playing the guitar during his performance

[MouthingWords]

why would you even try to cover a jason mraz song?

[NickEricaJosh]

@MouthingWords Why: 1) Because Mraz is an influence on his musical asperations.

2) Because this show rewards creativity and Mras's song is just that

3) Don't think for one minute Jason Mraz gained exposure from this.

I loved it.

[MouthingWords]

@NickEricaJosh I'm not really sure what you mean by his "musical asperations." An aspiration is a desire or a hope. I'm not sure how that fits in with what you said.

Anyway, it was a rhetorical question. My point was that Mraz has such a distinct style that whenever anyone covers his work, they will always be in his shadow. That being said, I think Chris is talented and this was a decent performance.

And... exposure? When did that become a factor? I didn't mention it, and who cares anyway?

[Gismo008]

@MouthingWords

maybe cuz you love his songs or you respect Mraz, moreover he may be your idol. that's why! :)

[amazonwoman11]

HANDS DOWN CHRIS IS BETTER THAN JASON....

[samarpinky]

No one can beat Jason Mraz live! :)