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  • I'm not a fan of Coldplay but I did like Katelyn's performance and was disappointed she didn't make the Top 12

  • way too slow? The melody was there.

  • DAMN this sucks

  • I fucking loved this girl, probably my all time favorite Idol contestant. I was so mad when she got send home. :(

  • One of the most robbed semifinalists ever

  • her vibrato is FLAWLESS!!!!! she reminds me Ilene Woods- the voice to disney's cinderella.

  • @allriseblue I didn't say it's better.I said I like it better.There is a big differance.I don't like the original.It's my taste of music.

  • Best performance on this show of all time

  • How in the world did she get voted off??? This was one of my favorite performances of the season. To this day, I still can't get the song out of my head, which is exactly why I'm still watching the video. What a wonderful talent this girl has. Simon always talked about being memorable. Well, American Idol producers, I have a message for you: If memorable is what you wanted, then you sure missed an opportunity with this one.

  • I like this better than the original.This is seriously a very underrated performance.

  • @TheFear1611 better than the original, are you fucking insane dude?

  • @bitawateva I said "I like this" = MY OPINION.Am I insane because I have a different taste of music?Becareful what you type and be a bit respective.

  • @TheFear1611 never ever ever ever again say that a cover is better than coldplays version. but yes this is very good

  • Yes Katelyn, we know how much this song means to you...

    Thanks

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  • Very good version.

    Good job Katelyn

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  • I think she was soooo great!! I couldn't believe she was eliminated!

  • Season 9 would have been SO much better if Katelyn, Lilly, Janell, Joe and Tyler made the Top 12 instead of Didi, Paige, Lacey, Tim and Andrew!

  • @Doobie1975 I agree, except I do like Didi. I'd swap out Katie.

  • WTF. Why was she voted off? Apparently I thought this when this happened and stopped watching that season.

  • Honestly, one of the best performances I've ever seen on American Idol. Ranks right up there with Imagine by David Archuleta and God Bless the Child by Jacob Lusk.

  • She should have won! No joke.

  • sometimes i think Randy doesn't know what pitchy means, that's just his own code for "You can't fit are cookie cutter mold, so imma make the audience think you don't know what you're doing and RUIN YOU!! MUAHAHAHA!!"

    Cause i mean most of the time it's "too Karaoke" (and it's a karaoke show...) if it's not too karaoke, then it's pitchy.

  • watz up wit u 09lanka ... no one carez of wat u say cuz i bet u can do any betteer on american idol.. pluz wen i hered her singing thiz.. i looked up on coldplay and now im their biggest fan.. their posterz r all over my room.. if u alzo like coldplay give me a thumbz up

  • watz up wit u 09lanka ... no one carez of wat u say cuz i bet u can do any betteer on american idol

  • American Idol is getting fucked up each year! too many talent thrown to waste! then the most suckiest person wins, woo bloody hoo! fucking pathetic! Adam Lambert, you're still fucking MINT!!

  • Katelyn, you moved me. Screw the judges. I still remember this performance and it's one of my top 10 favorites of all time. And my biggest complaint with AI contestants, especially this year, is the authenticity. Noone really FEELS what they are singing and Katelyn felt this song from her head to her feet. And because of that, I could feel it through my screen. AMAZING, Katelyn.

  • @Alewo2735 I agree completely! One year later, I am coming back listening to this amazing and heartfelt performance. And those new judges weren't the best anyway; they didn't stay very long.

  • this performance actually made me check out coldplay and now their posters are all around my room!!! thanks katelyn...

  • I normally agree with Simon, but I have to ask... has HE heard the Natasha Bedingfield version? Because apart from them both having somewhat of a raspy voice and the general melody, it did not sound exactly alike at all.

  • She probly got voted off because she told the producers she wouldnt sign the contract n her own blood! Music industry is corrupt! BIG TIME! LOOK IT UP!

  • wtf is wrong with those judges?! definetely the most underrated performance of the season!

  • I hate Boring Randy and Stupid Ellen!!! One of the best performances that season!!!

  • She could have won if she didn't choose that lame Carol King song the week after that..

  • Is Kara a lesbian?

  • @Riders8D No... she is married

  • stfu ellen you know NOTHING about music..

  • This was one of my favorite performances of the season.

  • Okay, so not that great of a Coldplay cover, sharp and flat on some parts, but it was decent.

  • how the hell did she not win this season?! she has a great voice.

  • I agree, it's a little slow, but there is something so special about this performance that it made me seek it out to hear it again, probably for the 20th time. I adore this girl. I really just do. Her voice, her look, her attitude. As Kara said: "I kind of love you!"

  • NO. just NO. she totally distroyed Coldplay's amazing song.

  • I remember when I saw this I actually was not familiar with the song, but I loved her performance. Then, the judges made some weird comments (like Simon saying it made her corny? What is that?)... and then she got sent home. I was seriously just like, "WTH?"

  • Nothing super epic?

    This song is FUCKING epic...

  • I never liked this song until I heard her sing it!!

  • Simon is such an idiot.This is not even CLOSE to Natasha's version.

  • she have totally lost the rhythm...

  • I remember this performance.

    I couldn't believe it didn't get her into the Top 10.

    This was one of the few performances on AI that really moved me.

  • A stunning heart-wrenching vocal, yet stupid judge comments. They must be deaf. What a shame we didn't get to hear more.

  • This never occured to me before, but she's an exact copy of Robin Scherbatsky from himym at 16.

  • God it sucked when she got voted off cause shes my cousin!!

  • does anybody know what key she sang /played this in?

  • Has Chris Martin seen this? This is goooddd. They could make a performance together.

  • I was seriously blown away after hearing this. Never watched the show after she got voted off, wasn't worth it

  • I wish she made a studio version of this song. This is incredible

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  • what key did she sing this song in?

  • I thought this was a really good performance IMO.. Her voice sounded great.. Too bad she was voted off.. The people who got in the top 10 sucked.. HARD.

  • she ruined the song!!

  • i seriously loved this version. im obsessed with the song because of her.

  • AHHH i watched this live and again just now....still gives me chills. LOVE HER

  • lovely how some people say she was amazing and some say she ruined the song. I think that depends on whether ur a Colplay fan or not =P. Because I am, and SHE TOTALLY MESSED UP THE SONG lmao

  • @mu5ic1 I am a HUGE Coldplay fan and love the song but I thought she did a fantastic job and did a nice unique version. Just because the original is amazing doesn't mean other versions can't work. It's like how there is more than one good version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

  • @2ndcoming57 Nope, srry I've never heard a version of a coldplay song that I liked.... 

  • I think she sang this song really really well and it was the most underrated performance ever. I love her voice so much. The kind I can listen to all day long. Hope to hear from her more...

  • This is the way the judges sound...(IT was the best cover I've ever heard...But it was corny and all over the place...but I loved it so much that I actually hated it)... lol They almost border line contradict themselves every show!

  • I love this performance sooo much!! I think she should have stayed up to at least top 11 instead of top 16. This was good ;)

  • I thought this was like the performance of the night and she got voted off. It was amazing.

  • God, I love Coldplay! And this performance was awful!

  • one word

    yuck!!!

    ruined one of the best songs ever,

    only Chris Martin can sing this song

  • horrible.....piano is way off....and she doesnt even know how it goes.

  • I thought this was amazing...but she got voted off for this...i was disappointed

  • I hope to hear from her Soon!!!

  • If you really listen her voice is kinda sounds similar to lady gaga's. If you dnt think so listen and compare the two.

  • genius.

  • She totally BUTCHERED that song. No girl can pull off "The Scientist." She ruined one of my favorite songs.

  • She is the best one.

  • She wasn't even the contestant I was rooting for, but it's this one performance that I remember the most of this season. It's been months and I still watch this video. Gotta get this on itunes or something...

  • lol her face 4:15

  • one of my fave performances on AI - EVER!!

  • , Gosh . She was the Best on this Season :$

  • ellen was so right

  • oh .. o.k her voice is not bad she sings good .. but not for songs like that .. she changed it .. I don´t like this version ...

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  • i felt her emotion but the judges have no emotions.

    Very beautiful performance!

  • Yawn, people actually watch this crap? surprised it's still going. She was good though.

  • i think wat Kara means is tat katlyn needs to utilize all the amazing ways she can perform a song with a piano. In ways like how Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga perform with the piano:) BUt personally i liked this performances....it wuz one of those performances where it wuz just sooooo into the singing. Her vocals were realli good 2:)

  • I love her!!! She Did Awesome On This Song!!!

  • Not every song has to be really fast and upbeat. You can't express yourself through peppy, upbeat crap.

  • Someone tell me why Katelyn, Alex and Lilly were voted off instead of Tim, Paige and Lacy?

  • @MRCrashFusion Dude Lilly was amazing,, she and Katelyn were my favorite. This show is getting ridiculous after Adam Lambert's season. That was the best season, and the rest of them seem fixed.

  • @MRCrashFusion I like Lacey, don't forget Andrew.

  • i wanted her to go a lot further, she has so much potential

  • Incredible voice!

  • It's a slow song, what is Katelyn sopposed to do, sing it fast!! Ellen has no idea how to judge music.

  • @chocolatebrownie159 yeah you're right it's a slow song, but she did it too slow. Ellen is completely right too much slow,coldplay's version is a little bit faster.

  • @TheDarkViolin I like how she did this, yes it may be a bit slow but she put so much emotion into this performance. Hauntingly beautiful

  • I dont understand how the judges think. Look, she barely missed a couple of notes..but what is more important is that she sang with a passion that made those missed notes forgettable. All i could focus on was her face, the emotion, and the overall feel for the song. I watched the entire season, regrettably and i can say that to me, this was one of the top4-5 performances of the season. If all of the singers could approach every song with this commitment then we would rarely be disappointed.

  • Beautiful. :)

  • the way she changes it up goes perfectly with what the lyrics are saying. easily the most underrated contestant.

  • The piano is off and she got some of the lyrics wrong. She was also wrong with the tone in some of the song. Overall I give her a 3.5 out of 5.

  • This is hands down the most intimate and emotional performance of Season 9. How did this girl not make Top 10? I'm going to the Idol Live concert to see the Top 10, and I'm quite disappointed that I'm going to have to watch Tim Urban sing instead of Katelyn.

    Ugh, Ellen. It's a slow song, therefore you sing it slow. C'mon. Hah, I love Kara. "Well, I kind of love you."

  • @dslite804 Ya it's a slow song, but I listen to it a lot, but seriously, it was like, half as fast that Chris sings it and it was still good, but OVERLLLYYYY slow....

  • This was one of the best this season, it was such a crime her not making the Top 12, or the Top 5 for that matter.

  • Truly one of the best performances in idol 2010. Sad to see that it was wrongfully judged.

  • honestly the judges were soo off on this one. I thought it was beautifully done. Instead of sleepy, it was a lullaby :)

  • God i hate Kara

    fucking dick muncher

  • @97sophia12 whats a dick muncher?

  • @97sophia12 LOL i agree

  • @97sophia12 hilarious. Casey James must be sore!

  • Kara is a very talented writer and has been in the music business for quite a while but I think sometimes she tries too hard to sound like she knows everything and get the respect that people have for simon even though it's like a love hate kind of thing. Hmmm I still like Simon a lot more because I think he actually gives constructive criticism even though it comes across as mean sometimes.

  • how did she get voted off?!?!?!?!?

  • the words are not in the same rythm and it's far to breathey...

  • her version gives me goosebumps!! she was so good!

  • so it was a huge mistake that this girl and Lilt Scott didn't make it to the show, which has been terrible for a while (since 2002?)

  • i STILL Belive she shoudlve 1

  • sounds like Lady Gaga! i mean that in a good way lol.

  • this wuz fantastic

  • this is the best version ive heard besides the original

  • people wont vote for her because she elongates the wrong words, wrong notes for some notes, people just dont see style....

  • This totally fits her voice. Amazing.

  • love her voice, it's sooo beautiful!

  • seriously cant stop listening to it

  • She messed up the song.

    She should of sung it how it is without changing the song or improvising then she probably would have done great.

    I'm sorry for anybody who likes this performance but that's just my opinion and I just really hate it when people try to cover songs and don't do it all wrong or change the song.

  • @venomvsspidey11 thats called karaoke and what contestants are chastised for

  • amazing!

  • i wished she hadnt of gotten voted off :( whaahhh! she was SO GOOD!

  • she looks alot like ke$ha! lol

  • Get those legs over my shoulders and ease up in that snatch!!!! Booo yahhh!!!!

  • She needs to be back on the show.

  • It didn't fall off pitch anywhere, Randy.

    It was not too slow, Ellen. Don't be rude.

    Kara, you're a CREEP. But you're right.

    Simon, it was not corny. It was emotional. And beautiful.

    JUDGES BE CRAZY

  • kara is so annoying first she says that she cant make up wat kind of artist she is and then she says shes really good?wtf?

  • DAMN. If I'd known THEN...I'm so stupid...

  • one of the few beautiful and memorable performances of AI season 9. Katelyn is very talented and original.

  • wtf she should of NEVER left!! bullshittt

  • crash the original music

  • i hate how the judges contradict themselves. one week, they tell them to figure out who they are, and to stick to what they're good at. then the next week, they tell them to take more risks and try something new. they also tell them to change up the songs to make them their own, then when the contestants actually do that, the judges tell them they should have left the song alone and they changed the arrangement too much. how the hell are the contestants supposed to know what to do?

  • F'ing brilliant!!! The judges and America are a bunch of freaking idiots.

  • what the fuck did the servers put in the judges drink? I sware, that was probably one of the best performances of the season. Bit pitchy my ass, Randy can't sing for shit why the hell is he even a judge. Kara is a damn lesbian

  • the original song was better

  • one of my favorite performances of the whole season

  • @333irani333  I totally agree!! She shouldn't have been voted off, her, Alex and Lily should still be in the competition...

  • Kara sounds drunk

  • Kara sounds drunk

  • That song's kinda supposed to put people to sleep.

  • She got the boot and no talent Paige continue????? Ellen and Kara have been giving out bad advice to the girls and screwed them. I like this performance by Katelyn. I wish she, Lacey, and Lilly were still there and no talent like Paige and all the guys were booted instead.

  • I can't believe she was voted off! She is amazing!

  • loved it!

  • Amazing

    4:04

  • Lets be real here people she had 1 good week out of 3. The other 2 werent good at all.

  • Her first week wasn't bad. Better than the majority of the other contestants.

  • I agree but that's ONE MORE WEEK than Katie, Lacey and Paige (and if we're including guys, Andrew Garcia as well) who went 0 for 3.

  • @metricmel actually they were. especially compared to everyone else.

  • it's a good rendition, however, i do agree with the judges that it was too slow that somehow it becomes boring and some words were unnecessarily emphasized. I also believe that some of her lyrics were wrong. But i do love how she's able to express the emotions embedded in the song.

  • SO GOOD

  • I LOVE her version of this. the judges kept saying it was too slow, but I think it's relaxing. Definately something I would listen to before bed (which is a good thing!)

  • I can't believe she was voted off, shame was beginning to enjoy Idol this year

  • Cool to see I'm not the only one who LOVES her voice.

    I just hope I'm not the only one actually voting for her... anyone else actually call & vote for her?

  • this girl is deadly!

  • hope she wins :)

  • im a huge fan of Coldplay and the key that she picked and the way she changed it is not what i like. I love chris martin's voice and im just super used to his voice and i dont really like this performance. I understand that many people like her voice, and to each his own. It's just too slow and kind of annoying, but i don't dislike her.

  • it was awesome when Katelyn sung it! i enjoyed hers better than the coldplay version, her's just seemed like more emotion, a higher range of vocals, and her unique voice. it's the best song i enjoy from her on idol so far. meganrenee<3

  • She is definitely my favorite girl this season.

  • I have no idea about this original song of Cold Play..just heard the song for the first time, and with katelyn's rendition of the song, fantastic!!! I thought it was her original composition

  • I'm a big fan of Coldplay and this song is one of my favorite songs of Coldplay.

    Katelyn sang it beautifully and she did bring up what the judges meant with "UNIQUENESS" and she did a great job! Go Katelyn!

    Ellen, how could a song like this and a voice like Katelyn's put you asleep??!!!!!

  • booooring