[Top 11] LaKisha Jones - "Diamonds Are Forever"

[dsl3x]

I went outta my way to find this..because this is HANDS DOWN my favorite IDol performance..(don't get it twisted I['m not comparing or saying she is better than J hud or Kelly or whoever else..I'm saying I LOVE THE WAY she KILLED this song..I mean she put it in the grave!

[crosbyluvya]

What a voice wow...

[johnosahon]

When Idol was Idol

[mikeparez]

jdges were against her after i'm telling you

[CelineQueenDiva]

The judges are too concerned with keeping everybody young and fresh that they're too blind to see the greatness of this performance. Shame on them.

[blueruby008]

Amazing! She should have won. Hands down. And Melinda the runner -up. They were both so such great singers.

[skyyhart]

@blueruby008 Yeah, even though Joridn did win They should have made it a lot closer then Blake.

[jaquen1977]

My absolutely favorite performance from Lakisha. I often at least understand the judges' comments, even when I don't agree. Here? No. They were dead wrong.

[notbatman1000]

This performer should have won that year! She should find an agent to get her out there and make her the most successful singer this world has ever seen! She's fantastic! Listen to her do "God Bless The Child". It's priceless!

[notbatman1000]

This performer should have won that year! She should find an agent to get her out there and make her the most successful singer this world has ever seen! She's fantastic!

[fishluvrfejes]

i loved her performance

[Sparx1]

If they ever remake Diamonds are Forever in the new bond series, I sure hope they get LaKisha to sing it instead of using Kanye's version...

[elpelozzz]

Wooow this was AWESOME!!! I don't care what the judges said; for me this was one of her best performances and the one I remember the most!!!! Loved this new arrangement! Those drums; especially at 1:29 and 1:53 :P

[Spyke1029]

Listen to that drum track! Awesome! Not too old, she put a modern spin on it in the music! My favorite performance of Lakisha, still remembering it after this many years!

[Glendale41]

She was great and did a great job on the song. Simon and that other fool are complete morons. I especially cannot stand that Simon Cowell that always wears some sort of Tshirt as if he has something to show. Paula Abdul was the only decent one of the bunch. Lakisha got my vote.

[Bshayej]

This was an AWESOME performance of this song!!! Shirley Bassey would be proud!!

[Missyphont]

I love her performance here. Compare this to the wannabes singing in this year's AI. Come back soon LaKisha!

[notbatman1000]

Best year of American Idol with Lakisha, Melinda and Paula!

[biackdragon555]

everytime i hear this song at my job..i always think of lakisha..cuz she sounded amazing singing!

[kennyjpop]

simon dont know what hes talkin about

[kaboobsie23]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 i'm dumbstruck

[brucesv912]

wow this is freaking great

[CharlesBarry]

LaKisha would make Shirley Bassey proud ! very nice, 2nd to Ms. Bassey !!!

[mysterywoman3800]

way to go lakisha, you brought life into this song.....i never would've got this movie if not for this song.

[jgdmol4l]

love this rendition. Her voice is awesome and she interpreted the song very well...very broadway-esque...very cool...great phrasing and on-point high notes.

[Freddysolis1987]

one word WOW.

This has to be one of my favorite renditions of Diamonds Are Forever.... this has to be Second Favorite to Shirley Bassey!

[Cas82958]

does anyone have this performance on mp3?

[micgarcia80]

Love love love love this version!!!!

[skipper8257]

Just another great song by the great KiKi.

[bbtcrt56]

I have no clue why the judges criticized her performance. This is absolutely great!!!!. She will never ever out sing Sherly Bassy but she sang this really good. She didn't shout and she sang from her low range to high through out the song. No matter what I really liked it!

[KiteFlyingMe]

@bbtcrt56 OMG Lakisha was my fav since the time I saw her audition! GO LAKISHA!!!! Yaaaay! I love this song!

[54spiritedwill54]

I love this better than the original

[vegandudeFL]

me too!

[Tamedcheetah]

PERFECT! And this is a very difficult song to sing. Great Job!!!!!!!!

[blueruby008]

Omg I love this song! She did a fantastic job!

[rygysmom]

this should have been the winner !!!

[rygysmom]

This is an incredible performance!!!!!!!!!

[Simplysw33t4you]

I thought it was kind of bland, she usually brings it but that performance. idk

[phunkLAMB]

lakisha did a great job on this track...... i dont think she shoulda won this season..... but she was one of the best that season....

[bbtcrt56]

This probably one of the hardest songs to sing and she did an amazing job. Judges weren't right!

[ColaCopa]

I said this along time ago, and I will say it again. She did a fantastic job on this song. I listed to it every so often. She just (as another person said) "kicked it". We love you babe

[capcomguy07]

A perfect 10!

[ilovemusic4529]

I agree that she was very professional on stage. This was another level performance.

[hawkwind999]

shirley bassey's song

[JockStewart3rd]

If there was to be an american re-make of this Bond movie (god forbid) I sure know who I'd like to do the theme song, and as far the song being old-fashioned well what are you supposed to do with it, you want Blake Lewis to come out and do a beatbox version or what?

[senseiredz]

the dress is not the point simon is a fool

[senseiredz]

old fashion was the key to the song, thats the idear. another great proformance

[zozozoxo]

hating ass bitch fuck you

[Depsrain]

She is a great singer better than Jordin.I hope that we in germany have so talents like america..I love Lakishhhaa !"

[skyhow26]

watch MAU MARCELO perform this on phil. idol for you to compare! type mau diamonds are forever

[Jorge1193]

Not her best performance, because I agree with Simon... It was kind of old fashion

But great!! She is great even in her worst day!!!!!! :)

[graceluana]

love the sound of Lakisha's voice.

[darealest006]

i thought she looked like a professional on stage. Very Good

[nguoilamatspy007]

mndl0004's right

[mndl0004]

lakisha's version of this song was great, but mau marcelo of philippine idol has a brillant version of this song.

[BrianIn2k7]

This is the best rendition, and i think it ws her best song through the whole show.. im from the UK and i never forgot this performance! EXCELLENT!

[nightshade0306]

my parents thought she did a bad job but i love this performance!

[jlly16]

I love this better than the original

[IveGotStr8Edge]

this is the best rendetion of this song i have ever heard

[ssimmo12]

Tore the roof off, my favorite from her

[natia2hot4u]

omg Lakisha kilt that song i have no idea what the hell simon and randy were talkin about i love this song when she sings it

[BjornAgainAgain]

Randy and Simon are Blofeld (or maybe Kidd and Wint) for hating this!!!

[yaoidiva]

During the top 24, I've always wanted to hear Lakisha sing this song...And I was utterly amazed that she did...And she did a phenomenal job singing it...

[groovdafied]

Best Season By Far! There was a lot more competition in this season then there is now.

[malakargirl]

i think sanjaya is better

[knightviper56]

Sanjaya was only an okay singer, there were a lot of much better singers who were eliminated much earlier than they should have been because of Sanjaya.

[gv1967]

Shirley Bassey's much better with this song! Period!!!!!

[salizarrr]

Supposedly, she was eliminated not by votes, but that the company assumed she would leave and booked her ticket early

[projectricky]

She have a wounderful voice she should of won

[DAlmond123]

nope the clear winner was jordin sparks~the best american idol winner yet

[najhae666]

yea jordin is the best yet..but this is my fav performance from lakisha!

[lol365]

I prefer Shirley Bassey. Ms Jones has a coarseness to her voice which detracts from the elegance of the song. She's a good singer, this just isn't a good song for her.

[tonyfreejazz20]

I loved it. Great singer. Obviously the judges didn't take their anti depressant happy pill drugs that night.

[jjjeeefff1001]

i dont know why the judges hated it soo much i thought it was amazing

[RyGUy543]

When I saw this I was like Whoa! This was Awesome! And the judges were like...no....

[kryptonboyX]

AMAZING!

[Marleneagnes]

Great voice

[bitty88]

I thought she looked really pretty in that dress.

[Book7BrokeMyBrain]

She looks really good in green.

[icecoldbruh]

this is when the tide was turning against Lakisha for the judges and producers. There was NOTHING wrong with vocal. SHE NAILED EVERY BIG NOTE she needed to.

[elchamo76]

I considered this performance one of the best moments in Idol period.

[dcumr]

I agree. But it isnt always about "big notes"

[lf1234]

Exactly. This is just proof that something is amisdt on Idol with the Judges and the producers.

FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nightshade0306]

i think she sang it great

[efunkadelic]

The reviews they gave her on this performance were unfair. All I remember was being so happy for her. She sang it to sound similar to Shirley Bassey! c'mon!!!! so what!!!

[goldenToothpick]

shirley bassey worthy!

[ficassy]

lakisha es la mejoR she Rules

[Shockate]

Ye she sings nice, but she is fat as a pig...

[jorgedevil]

I loved this performance...

I think it was one of her best performances...

Lakisha rocks...

[prettysmile1013]

This was a perfect song. I watch Shirley Bassey sing thi and of course it was great. I like Lakisha's smooth style of singing it. She is absolutely a beautiful young lady. She is very stylish along with being so humble. Love you Lakeisha and I will buy your music.

[aLLiS0n012]

this was really good!

i cant wait for AI to start again!

:D

[joaomsf89]

she was AWESOME! she rocked the house with that song. really, really well ;) congrats*

[WolfBlaze]

it wasnt THE best, but it was really good in my opinion, and the outfit is fine, i mean 50 years older? not even!, its her hair a little bit, even though its pretty hair but w/e i think she rocked it gooo Lakisha!

[micgarcia80]

one of the best and strongest performance in the American Idol series...

[joel1975]

Pretty cool!!!

One of my favorite Bond films and songs...

[Bigewest]

She shoulda wore a white or platinum dress

[DonnieDog13]

I wasn't really a big Lakisha fan but I enjoyed this performance. I don't know what Simon is talking about, that is the perfect dress for her, I think she looks great. The outfit she had on when she sang "I have nothing" by Whitney Houston was horrible and Simon told her she looked lovely that night. WTF?

[idolfreak43]

She's almost effortless...

<3

[lajoyia]

i neve heard this song. but i love the way she sings this. lakisha jones is the best of idol. hatas fall back and give her some respect

[joan19852000]

the version of mau marcelo of philippine idol is far much better then lakisha,please watch mau marcelos performance in philippine idol

[nicklovesGeon]

I love american Idol, I watch it all the time on here, but what I hate about the show is the judges, they never really have anything helpful to say.

It's always that was good, that was bad, they never give any advice, and they always praise average performances and ignore the brilliant ones.

I'm glad Paula had something to positive to say...Sim & Randy pissed me off because this is a brilliant performance.

[pepyang]

mau marcelo's version of philippine idol is also good

[karolily]

gorgeous gorgeous singer~~ but a bit of a strange song

[efunkadelic]

she nailed so many songs... this was definitely the year for the ladies. :-) Lakisha was my favorite.

[bschrs3]

I loved her in Concert in DC. Love your GURL!

[nhallo]

Almost as good as the original...Shirley Bassey.

[SuperKitsune13]

OMG why didnt she win. SHE WAS TEH BEST. Gaw, she was just soooo beautiful with this song.

[CrazedWillowFreeek]

hot...

[rommio12]

lakisha should of won.....sorry jordin you just have a market voice lakisha she HAS A VOICE and she deserved to win

[nhallo]

So agree!! Can't wait to see her next week in the tour.

[imeanimjussayin]

Her VOCALS were SPOT ON! BEAUTIFUL...I still love you Lakisha.!!

[InfinityeXpress]

screw jordin...lakisha should have won

[chinto1984]

Lakisha has a damn good voice. She was much better than Jordin. Jordin is what Simon and the others at American Idol want to produce. The don't seem to like bigger black women with legitmate voices, Frenchie Davis and Jennifer Hudson.

[dakrunkest1]

the more i watch her...the more i fall in love with her....i simply love jordin, melinda and her!

[ZESTILICIOUS]

hers is definetly the best version

[pepyang]

mau marcelo's version of this song is better

but i lyk them both

try watching mau marcelos version and u judged

[angelinajazz]

o m g. that was amazing.

[ryanbudhan]

Amazing!

[Crunchpup]

LAKISHA SHOULD OF WON

[jaimelex]

i agree with cowell. i didnt like it

[platon13]

she is great

sexy and oh my god the voice

i love it

[thegun1981]

Mau Marcelo is very talented but her rendition of this song as well as her rendition of "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" is not as good as Lakisha's.

[micgarcia80]

cant get enough watching this video... perfect voice!!!!! hope Lakisha will release her own CD including this version of the song.

[micgarcia80]

one of the best performance ive seen in American Idol....

[squidgeysquirrel]

Why the hell did the lady not win?? she knocks the spots off that Jordin without a shadow of a doubt.

[theforeman118]

ok the only problem i have with this is that she should have worn a white, red, or black dress

what were the stylist thinking

[rillobezcas]

A comparison++>

watch?v=iD5iHFg_Lcg

[fergsneb]

Mau Marcelo of Philippine Idol version is better than lakisha's jones because mau has the voice quality and good interpretaions!

[dcumr]

Who the hell cares about the phillippine idol Mau Marcelo? Were talking about Lakesha whos in THIS competition. Shes a great vocalist. Lots of power and controlled belt tones, I just wish she had a tab bit more range. But shes a great vocal. Unbelieveable control!!! I hope its her and Melinda in the final, Im sure Lakesha can blow her out.

[fergsneb]

that because you never heard mau marcelo version, If you watch the Philippine Idol, I think you'll be surprised because taylor hicks said she's better than world idol, so pls. watch her because I also lakisha's version just to compare between mau and lakisha.

[learn2live4u]

I liked it, I don't get Simon nad Randy, it was classy and she worked the durn stage like crazy

[nolagotti]

Lakeisha=Star Quality

[Hiltongroupie]

I love this performance. Lakisha can do no wrong.

[RHODESIA1982]

shirley bassey is somewhat painful to watch-you'd hope that the original would be the best.

mau marcelo--karaoke to the max-note the mike-hand flapping.

lakisha-the new diamond standard!!!!

[cantthink949]

shirley bassey is NOT painful to watch at all...she is an AMAZING vocalist...her interpretation of "i who have nothing" is the best i've heard

[Rosannasfriend]

while singing Diamonds are forever, Shirley is anything BUT painful to watch. I don't know what daydream you were having while watching, but she set the standard for that song that is impossible to reach. That's a fact.

[mirandaadria]

You're insane.

[husbee]

lakisha has the voice but i think with this song she was not that good because she did not sing with her heart. why did i said that just search on philippine idol mau

[bluelessgreen]

Mau Marcelo is better, the idol from Philippines..

watch her video...

[bluelessgreen]

Mau Marcelo is better than her... The Idol in the Philippines I think...

[whcoy]

Lakisha, your great! A couple notes out of whack,but great performance overall, I would buy your greatest hits albumn right now, and I loved your "I'm telling you" performance.

[cnleiva]

She fucking brings it everytime!

[sconnell13]

lakisha is going to win easily

[TouhoTiina]

Perfect, just perfect! Amazing voice, amazing performance. Just beautiful packet! Lovin it! WOU!

Laura, Finland

[gardiner115]

Lakisha is fantastic. Every one of her perfomances has shown that she is unique. She has it all: talent, the ability to sing well, she is a great performer, she is pretty. Only she can win this competition. Brava Lakisha!!!!

[kaikkinainen]

I totally agree with everything you said. And in addition to that, she has openness, sensitivity and brilliant tastefulness - which is something all the other top finalists lack. I also love her appearance and what she wears. Every time (Simon is plain wrong about that).

[babyelmo636]

what a great singer

[Kennethjones92]

She is the best in the competition, her voice is very clear, i luv LaKisha. My favorites are Jordin and LaKisha!

[LocaDiff]

"this song doesnt work with an american accent, basseys version was far better" thats a very interesting remark in the way that an accent plays an important role in certain vocals.

[kinkyshuri]

well at least she's A LOOOOOOTTT better than the others...

[sammythealleycat]

yeah it sounds kinda slutty. but other than that it;s good. i dont like her dress and hair. simon should really cut her some slack.

[trupimp757]

omg what a hater she did GREAT she sounded GREAT she looked GREAT she is going to win and Simon is hating she doesnt sound OLD thats the STYLE OF THE SONG damn that girl has TALENT lol look like its going to be between the black girls at the end since us blacks got sooooooo much soul lol ( non racist remark dont go all righteous on me )

[Vesp9192]

Bassey's version was far better. The song doesn't work with an American accent - it makes it sound slutty.

[sconnell13]

i think lakisha sang it much better than shirley bassey

[nonamesleftforme2use]

Hold on a minute there.... You simply don't know what you're talking about.. go and listen to Shirley sing it first!

Shirley blows whitney out of the water at the age of 70! Listen to her sing The Living Tree....

[nonamesleftforme2use]

NOOOO WAY!!!

[nickolas1500]

she is going to win she the best

[weloveannanetrebko]

That was fabulous, simon is a wanker

[MissFabuIous]

i dont get why simon and tha judges hated it so much i thought lakeish did a GREAT job!!

[thewillofthe313]

she sounded great, I don't know why she got slack from simon, if the song is too old don't put it on the song list of choices for them!

[ajanijam]

you're simply the best

[NEVBB]

I thought she did good

[dennisbum]

i also thought she did great....

shes a great singer...

i like her big voice....

amazing....