Carrie Underwood, Praying For Time, Am. Idol Gives Back 2008

[carriefan0001]

this performance is unbelieveable... her voice is amazing!!! i love her :DDDDD

[ericarocks2]

gagz won?????

[jeremchama]

Goosebumps!...easily. Just amazing...unique voice, sincerity in her expressions...outstanding performance and she just had to open up her mouth and leave everyone in awe ! She's not even standing !... 5 starts effortless !

[kerikez]

i cant believe how good this preformance is! there is no words that are good enough for her voice and preformance. even just the choice of song. great lyrics. i could never get sick of this song. youhow u hear like a good song on the radio and you go woow!! and then you get sick of it. not with this song. so amazing. ily carrie!!!

[Hoffi808]

wish she'd do this in a duet with George MIchael live. would make it that much more AMAZING!

[kalliklatt]

this is her best performance! LOVE this! Can´t stop listening to it

[kclarksonluver]

this performance brought me to tears!! she is an amazing performer and has such a beautiful voice!!! I was speechless after I saw this. It sounds like a song from the studio it sthat good!

[thatjennygirl]

Gorgeous ... great tribute George! Beautiful song and singer.

[KROMOSOD]

Her voice touches every emotion of her fans!

[FilthyBeijing]

....SENSATIONAL.........Thankg­od 4 Carrie..

[horrorfan13666]

I feel the need to retract a comment I made about this vid(on another posting).On it,I praised this vid for the skill with which Carrie sang(absolutely breathtaking),the song choice,and the musical arrangement.I then gave the performance a 9.9/10.Upon further viewing, I have come to this conclusion:its not a 9.9,its a 10.Easily Carrie's best performance ever(bttr than San Antonio Rose,as I now remember that I said SAR was her best).I still get chills hearing this.Carrie is such an amazing talent

[BouldrBuff]

Carrie is AMAZINGLY hot and her voice is Angelic.

[fiddleDdee]

hey spongebob - you missed the message - it's saying IF we don't start doing something about the injustices in the world right NOW then we ought to start praying for time because that's what it's going to take -

[gruszkafrompoland]

She did great job with this song these emotions in her when she is singing that song o my God beautiful I love her voice Sdhe is great artist ... The best singer ever !!! :)

[spongebobluvr82]

I don't like this song at all. Carrie Underwood is very beautiful, but the lyrics do not portray a positive message.

It makes me feel like every good thing I do doesn't matter because God already gave up. What hope do I have if God gave up on me??

[ThePoisonedApple]

no that's not it...it's pretty much sarcasm---it's like she's saying, "but we'll take our chances 'cause God stopped keeping score, right?" it's like she's saying that this is how we are these days, how the world is these days, so it's like if this is how it is then I guess what we need to be doing is praying for time. play the music over and over and you'll get the message

[spongebobluvr82]

I believe that we shouldn't be praying at all. We should be going out into the world and making a difference and being active in society, rather than just sitting around praying in our heads. Prayer is very powerful, but there comes a point when you have to do more than just pray.

[ThePoisonedApple]

hey i'm with you there...but going back to the song...it doesn't say that all we should do is pray...it just reminds us to do so...and not do JUST that

[jaymejean28]

uh its not her song, so get mad at George Michael the one who wrote it.

[Extreamkarioke]

I'm definitely not mad at anyone. I'm just saying that the song's lyrics could have been written in a way that leaves us with hope for a better future.

[cherry666girl]

shes amazing i love her..her voice is so beautiful!!..and da lyrics....wow!!!!

[mortensen001]

Carrie is the best country female vocolist (Dayna Mortensen 11yrs. old)

(Hair color: Blonde)

[jeremchama]

"Did you cover your eyes when they told you, that He can't come back, cause He has no children to come back for..." That really has got to hit your heart...

[seano287]

Do the lyrics mean we're all so sinful now and there are so many non-believers that God won't come back because we're no longer his children?

[jeremchama]

No..it means that we are causing so much damage to ourselves with hate and anger, that by the time God decides to come back for His Children, there won't be no children to come back for...God's children don't have to be perfect, He's not expecting that, but they have to repent and try as hard as they posibly can to be and do good to others.

[mubbergubben]

sad but true she sings it great

[0xJackiex0]

i love her she sings sooo good this sone makes me cry! =( but this song is the besstiest

[ThePoisonedApple]

this woman can truly stand the test of time...and like wine keeps getting better with age

[seano287]

Time? It's only been 4 years since she was on Idol, haha.

[bdkisok]

One of the most amazingly, incredible, songs I have heard in years.

[stephystoostoo]

I totally second that - the lyrics are incredible.

[TaliaBeltR]

her voice is amazing but the song felt kinda long!

[jpwbrown17]

That was amazing...

[MryBerry92]

shes always beautiful!! spectacular performance!!! i love her voice!

[kkahmsiiguy89]

she looks great and has an amazing and beautiful voice....yeah

[iheartmusic105]

she is so amazing!

best idol yet!

<3 Sara

[ivanhernandez76]

What a great performance of a George Michael classic!

[Pinx0]

I. Want. That. Dress.

Lol, Her voice is killer! Carnival is seriously flawless!!

[UndercoverCracker]

Also Annie Lennox was amazing. Her and Carrie did the best. Fergie was pretty kickass too.

[Carrielvr93]

best of that night!

[carrieidol1]

best performance of the night by a mile!!!! followed by the top8 singing Shout To the Lord.

[wateva2819]

Very nice take on George Michael's song...I'm sure he likes it too!

[jflp630]

great performance and she of course looks fabu. I just wish she was standing up in that gown.

[tsmith609]

WOW!!! That dress...that voice...that song...POWERFUL.

[ridesawhitehorse]

That dress is killer.

[gumlady]

I think she is so talented - she can sing anything and make it her own

[xonsmiles]

great video,but the song sounds perfect for the artist pink. it almost sounds like pink wrote that song. but you have to love carrie underwood, she is such a talent. have a great day.

[musicinvader]

cuchelo1, carrie doesn't need to act or connect physically with her audience simply because' her voice touches every1's heart... sometimes you will feel the connection in different ways.. u shud know that.. btw... stellar and breathtaking performance... it gives me chill... it made me cry...soar higher carrie!!!!

[cuchelo1]

had to come back and watch this again. the more times i see it the more impressed i am. my criticism of carrie was always that her voice was perfect, but she never connected emotionally with what she was singing. (maybe because on "idol" she didn't get to sing country enough. i don't know)

this performance is breathtaking, and i think she's actually fighting back tears of her own at the end. amazing job.

[jaymejean28]

whos tears would she be holding back besides her own?

[cuchelo1]

jaymejean, don't be daft. if you read my comment thoroughly, you would infer that i have never seen her this connected to what she was singing. in the past, even when she brought the audience to their own collective tears, i never saw the emotion in her. and with this performance i did.

[fobloveralways226]

I can't stop listening to this... I love it.

[hsmsk8er]

I love this song now. She did such an amazing job

[bgrulzz]

Perfect song for this cause!

[potatogwen38]

Yeah...THIS PERFORMANCE WAS FLAWLESS!

Her voice is soooo pure and refreshing. Her voice makes me crave oatmeal for some weird reason.lol :D GIVE, GIVE. GIVE!

[teenagekamikaze]

She sings Perfectally!

[4skorand7]

I really realized how great a singer she is, when I saw the clip of her belting Sweet Child O' Mine, with all the grit and power she put out! Wow! And some mighty fine legs!

[editorjeff]

You are the dawg man. You gets the best of them there videos and you get 'em up for us all to enjoy. Dude, you get the YouTube man of the year award. Just keep 'em coming ... but whatsever you do, don't be mismatching them carpets and shades (or blinds) or whatever ... you know what I'm jammin' here. Keep it real, just not too real. ... A Fab-uuuuuuuu-lous video here. Carrie is the real deal, just like you!

[cloud9devine]

What a wonderful classic tribute to George Michael, a song which is from his "Listen Without Prejudice" Cd, 1990. This song is a TIMELESS classic. Carrie pulled it off and sang straight from the heart. Way to go, Carrie.

[kpatcharee]

SUPER!!!!!!Way to go Carrie...I LOVE YOUR VOICE

[jackson4socks]

George Michael!!

[PrincessMiley1010]

i love miley cyrus when she was on idol gives back!!! I am aculy only 16

[PrincessMiley1010]

i love miley cyrus when she was on idol gives back!!! I am aculy only 16

[PrincessMiley1010]

i love miley cyrus when she was on idol gives back!!! I am aculy only 16

[SailorMercury2006]

I totally agree. Her song just gives you goosebumps. Besides that, her dress is just gorgeous.

[islezeus]

It doesn't surpass George Michael's VERY subtle performance... but it's very emotional and beautiful from Carrie as well.

[phoenix4ce]

I actually prefered Carrie's belting version. But I do like Georges:)

[islezeus]

That's why I like George's rendition, it's so subtle you almost forget it's a difficult sog to sing. Carrie impresses me again.

[prhomi24]

amazing

simply....im in awe

[jbenkelman]

wow.

this is breath taking. amazing. goosebumps. tears. it was perfect.

its crazy to look at her and think she won that compettiton, and then look at the people who are competing now...she is a million miles ahead of them, and her voice has grown so much since she left that show.

this was by for the best vocal performance EVER on that stage. EVER.

[ivantot12]

i COMPLETELY AGREE!!!!!

[akusukamu]

the singer, the song, the voice, everything was absolutely beautiful

[akusukamu]

the singer, the song, the voice, everything was absolutely beautiful

[Willabeth43vr]

OMG!

She is so beautiful...

and she has the voice to match.

We love you Carrie♥

[mubbergubben]

AMAZING!!!

[YahsPrincess77]

Better than George Michael's version.....beautiful song!!!

[cammyfla]

Very powerful- she looked Beautiful and her voice was right on.

[peytonlover]

The best performance of the night!!!!! She does such a great job.

[TheVoice23]

omg! AMAZING! I felt the emotion flawless as usual.

[kuglepen64]

Fab.

[jnnpipes]

Was blown away by how she sang this song!AWESOME! Amazing lyrics- thanks to George Michael!

[djsalinas]

I was blown away by this cover. I agree, hands down, the best performance of the night.

[MiLeYbRoWnIe]

I TOOTALLLYY AGREEEE!

Carrie underwood was absoulutly the best of THE NIGHTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

her voice was so pure and natural!

[cuchelo1]

she looks stunning, and hands down the best vocal performance of the night, but i was surprised that she did such a cynical song. i've always loved it, but it's a hard pill to swallow...

[jflp630]

WOW! I loved that song when George Michael did it, but I love it even more now.

[WileyCoyote69]

Carrie escaped the so-called "Country ghetto" a while ago, but this certainly proved it to anyone who doubted that.

[LizZie4375]

Wow she did a really good job with this song. I think this is my new fav song1:)

[RCmack]

Another great performance by Carrie.

[verycool46]

she did a great job of this song brilliantly written by george michael who also sang it.