Clay Aiken - Unchained Melody

[tdsmth391]

A LITTLE TOO FAST BUT HE IS WAY BETTER THAN LAUREN AND KELLIE PICKLER! HOW CAN YOU SAY "THIS IS NOT GOOD"? NO PROBLEM ON THE HIGH NOTE AT 1:22, THIS IS A GIANT SONG TO TAKE ON, BUT HE HANDLED IT VERY WELL! GOOD JOB1

[MrStrav81]

Wow, this is really good. But I don't know that it fits the song.

[rberent]

LOL REMEMBER WHEN HE DIDN'T WIN AND THAT BLACK FUCK WON BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK AND PEOPLE WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT RACISM IF HE DIDN'T WIN? LOL WHAT A FUNNY DAY.

[StillComedy]

one of the best songs, gay guy singing about his boyfriend

[Zenomexican]

this is f*cking gay

[SantoRedentor]

He has a very nice song, but screwed the romanticism of the song singing it like that, IMHO

[bratleigh]

he's great! You all should hear iann72 sing this too, he hasn't been anywhere with his music yet, but I bet ya'll will love him, btw I do not know Iann I come across this man while looking for a song, anywho YEAH CLAY! ^5 Incredible voice!

[clayloveable]

@1945mit HE SURE IS!!!

@printerudell HE IS THE BEST HANDS DOWN!!!

IN MY BOOKS HE DID WIN IDOL!!!! he has a voice to die for, and a heart of gold, he is kind, loving, giving, caring.. BEAUTIFUL in side and out and just so AWESOME!!!!!

[TheRaginghearts]

I'm starting to watch this video everyday. Just...AMAZING!

[craeva0119]

great voice .............i love it

[lizzfrmhon]

back when Clay was thinner and didn't have a plastic face. He is voice will always rock tho

[printerudell]

He is the best, hands down.

[zoozoo96]

so beautiful

[basixrox]

THE AWKWARD MOMENT WHEN BOTH TOP COMMENTERS FELL ASLEEP ON CAPS LOCK

[karithmey]

hes the best ever ! dont know why he didnt win , judges were probably trying to prove the r not racist and let win the black fat cunt

[1945mit]

Best American Idol Ever

[kacy642003]

Love this version still; tho his special version on Tried&True is more slower, more melodic, and dramatic turn is amazing, his falsetto here is just plain marvelous.

[MELANIE9848]

I can't believe he lost! His voice is soooooooooooo beautiful!

[UberGator]

Good performance but Elvis' rendition of this song puts any others to shame.

[m1tz1pop98]

i just love this guy's hair style :D XD

[popstar38]

I just fall in love when he sings this! Super CUTE:)

[midgedanny1]

Thee best singer I have ever heard , Nobody is better , emotion , range, voice, and SUPER TALENT

[marieclaudek]

hands down the BEST VERSION OF UNCHAINED MELODY!I MEAN DAMN YOU!!!BRILLIANTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTT...PURE TALENT!



[MrAllthru]

This stupid comments about his sexual orientation. This has nothing to do with his talent, nor him as a person. Just get over this homo crap... They are living among us and you don't even know it.

Most entertainers are gay or bi

[MrAllthru]

This is absolutely, positively the best rendition of this song EVER. This song is so difficult to perform if you doubt this listen to Susan Boyle's tepid, lethargic rendition of this song. This song seperates the singers from the master singers.... Clay you are a master, your voice is sheer perfection.

[macelloITA]

have the talent but not the passion...

[SuperNoobTroll]

Too bad he was too gay for fame.

[bordkrijt]

I dont like it, no passion at all. Just another mainstream guy who thinks he can "just" sing another perfect song..

[gdl0748]

I love Clay's version of this song, but this song belongs to (and always will) Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers.

[MrAnderlex]

too speed.. jajajaja so funny

[3xxxsNana]

It is 2012 and in my 'book' he remains the BEST AMERICAN IDOL PARTICIPANT.

[Darlenelilly]

Clay, you are an inspiration to us all....you are the tear that falls (happy tears).... all the colors of the rainbow....more of a man than Simon C. will ever be. We love you and miss you. May God Bless you, because he has blessed us with giving us. ...you.

[MrWilljacobson]

he changed it waay too much from the original. the original was fantastic you don't need to do all that to it.

[homessondlover]

I like clays voice. I think he's a good artist, but there are others that sound better and don't even try, it just natural. Clay is good, but this song has been sung better by other, that's all.....!

[homessondlover]

I think your all right, no feelings.....lol  Go listen to rocky standridge on youtube sing this same song and hear the difference!

[Thombreaker96]

shit... he sing without feelings!!... S hole...

[jayarmariano11]

ryt

[MlisAjax]

After al these years he still owned this song. Nobody over the world in Idols can sing this song as beautiful as Clay does! Greetings from the Netherlands!

[JordanElizabeth13]

2003/05/13 was the date? Dudeee that was my 4th birthday(:

[ralu06]

Dragos Chircu - Unchained Melody

[gabymatei1]

Please search on youtube Dragos Chircu-Unchained Melody. You will be surprised by his performance. He is amazing, really.

[supaul041]

He was young and still learning but it still came out beautiful.

[gman1234536]

what shit sings like my 90 year old mother

[FastPonyGT]

Oh wait..... I can have Clay Aiken. -Achmed the Dead Terrorist.

[EhDogg]

0:00 Clay AIK en

[62Elvis]

elvis would be proud

[meggabadgirl]

Now listen to Justin's version.This guy doesnt even scratch the surface of this song.

[peto22210]

aiken is cuucksuckers heh

[TheBeastly23]

this was the best american idol performance i heard

[35777]

I think he did a great job, he was still very young here, and better than that head bangin stuff, or freakin rap, um can't sing along to freakin rap ppp ppeee puuuu

[f23r23]

Best version of "Unchained Melody" : watch?v=42-h9HuUBN0

Check it and you won't regret it!

[suberkin]

@f23r23 no way, watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ was 10x better.

[f23r23]

@suberkin That's a good one, u got my attention :D

Anyways, I hope you agree with me :P

[cyjo2009]

I love to hear different renditions of great songs and I think he did a beautiful job.

[thefuture067]

GOD HAS REALLY GIVEN THIS GUY A TALENT MAN

[infokill]

Yup... I'd have to agree with many of the other here. Just watch the Righteous brothers sing the original, or Elvis. The emotion and passion they deliver the song with is amazing. They lived and felt every word and every breath. This performance was like a Karaoke song or Martin Short singing on David Letterman. Fail. Give me the original any time...

[BedShaker0909]

He ruined this beautiful song.. Don't get me wrong though.. He's got great voice but this is No Talent at all.. No Emotion.. Well, I guess most of the "new" generation has less taste for true music.. Damn! i never realized my "fart" could make me rich.. I bet I could even get a Platinum Record out of it.. I welcome replies from "idiots" and "fans"..

[suberkin]

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[BedShaker0909]

@suberkin So which one are you? An Idiot? or a Fanboy? oh, i know, a Walking Dictionary! Hahahaha! Nice trolling though..

[suberkin]

@BedShaker0909 it's better then being a walking mistake

[BedShaker0909]

@suberkin Did I hit a nerve? You're obviously an Idiot Fanboy who can't take criticisms of your idol.. I bet you always jack off to his photos in your bedroom wall.. faggot!

[suberkin]

@BedShaker0909 saying this is no talent at all is not a criticism as much as your hillybilly ass wants to believe it is. never choose being a critic as your career choice.

[sunnysimms]

pretty good until you once again hear the "Brothers."



[santatigerclaus]

haters that hate him are sickening- he nailed this classic

[giororsoskete]

at 0:36 it sounds like he say "my hyna" lol

[Topkat311]

I loved this version that Clay did. He was brilliant.!!! He's a powerhouse vocalist

[indeed38]

Did he have somewhere to be?

[indeed38]

Too fast

[TheBeastly23]

best american idol perfomance who ever thinks otherwise is dumb as hell

[solun82]

bullshit

[yankees3936]

Righteous brothers did it better, then again they did write it

[8cmn]

@yankees3936 Actually, they didn't.  The Righteous Brothers did the most well known cover of Unchained Melody, but they were not the original artist nor the writers.

[robindcanning]

OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE, UNPARALLED IN HIS RENDITION!

WE MISS YOU, CLAY, AND PRAY ALL THINGS ARE WELL WITH YOU, YOUR LOVED ONES, AND THAT PRECIOUS LITTLE BOY OF YOURS!

GOD BLESS!

[manel444]

this guy sings too mutch amazing.

[roky1337]

a bi too fast and not enough passion ... but excelent vocals

[jumeau1]

well he just squatted and took a big stinky dump on a great classic. damn that was pathetic, and I'm not talking about vocal ability.

[servingthealiens]

I liked him better when he was geeky.

[Aerohog1]

Tempo too fast, no timbre to the voice. OK for a Disney cartoon. Just a decent cover. And I'm being generous.

[Hyacinth600]

@Aerohog1 way too fast...the emotion is lost!

[Lunareapex]

love this

[dougransley]

way to ruin a beautiful classic song!

[135970211]

Who won?

[bsimon30]

@135970211 Reuben studdard... should have been clay

[Interloper187]

Sorry Clay, you don't do this song any justice.

[darekdarekn]

Now I know who Death Terorist was talking about.

[DouglasJBender]

I'm not a Clay Aitken fan, but he really did a good job on this song.

[thewestbrookone]

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[GRAW2ROBZ]

Elvis did a rare appearance of this song and was a stud!

[SirSlasher33]

I think the righteous brothers did it better to be honest.

[renekreher]

vielleicht singt er nicht schlecht,

kommt aber nicht von herzen 

[K1au5S]

If u liked this check this guy out: Aldo Blaga - unchained melody (and he sings from home :D).

[cedeteve]

Emocionante hasta las lagrimas!!!!

[cstephenson333]

great voice!!!

[akkalakakalakka]

Decent until he started erroneously oscillating his voice toward the end, something that pop sensations inexplicably tend to do. I'm not sure why, and I'm not sure why people think it sounds good, but it ruins the song by making it sound like any other cover, especially the National Anthem..." Ooh say can you see, by the dawn's early li-igh-igh-igh-igh-t, what so prou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou-dly we hai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-l...." Just awful.. Stop!

[SgtCroydon]

He looks like an old lesbian.

[ClayTakeover]

@SgtCroydon No he doesn't. All the girls loved Clay on that season. He's freaking adorable!

[SgtCroydon]

@ClayTakeover

He looks like KD Lang crossed with Barry Manilow. And sings like a poor man's Barry Manilow.

But I wouldn't expect your opinion to be biased at all. No way.

[9ie9i]

bring the voice!!!

[weezertrip]

I really Don't think he put a whole lot of emotion when he sang this, It was too Musical and not enough feeling

[Martinjls]

@weezertrip like you can do any better lol

[mounialisa]

@weezertrip

a performance can never be too musical but i see your point ... the original is full of emotions .... and each other versions misses the original tune... because we are used to it... .

[sky35hunt]

@weezertrip , There are a lot of emotion in his voice. What are you taking about?  It's like he was singing this song to somebody he loves. There are plenty of emotion and he made connection with the song. Remember, you don't want to over sing it! He nailed it.

[SLAPDASHdiiip]

@weezertrip i agree, it's a slow song, with emotion, he sped it up, and tried to make it seem sexy and seducing or something..but he definitely can sing!

[jcrules54733]

@weezertrip The accompaniment was w a y too fast. It was a rush job. No one can put feeling into the song when the accompaniment is playing in Mach 10 speed. Listen to the Platters sing it here on you tube. It's how it should be sung. watch?v=UskkwKmccGU

[jonnijames]

Top voice, great courage, righteous song, i say 5 stars for this one. Just brilliant!

[marciomonteagudo100]

it`s an incredible voice.

[josue821000]

fuck him

[marilisa616]

The boy sounds like one of the old Irish crooners. Or Barz Manilow.

[FM897]

This man could sing ANYTHING.

[TheJ1963]

wow

[MrDannypoodle]

Is that the guy in SpyKids?

[ClayTakeover]

@MrDannypoodle uhh No Clay Aiken isn't in Spy Kids. lol

[soloruby]

dis guy is wack!!! and retarted

[ctoe95]

@soloruby Let me help you out just a bit with your completely false, idiotic comment, you moronic imbecile. "[Th]is guy is [substitute 'wack' with something that is not a word that 50 year old's say to try and fit in with the youth of today] [remove the three exclamation marks you nincompoop] and retar[d]ed[.]" Your comment has actually made the people on YouTube stupider after reading it and in no way benefited anyone, and for that, I applaud you.

[peachmelba16]

not enough soul to this.

[flowerpower]

truly, the best of the best...

[clayeyes]

This is my favorite version he has done

[ragingteddybear1]

I didn't know KD Lang sang that song.....

[blizats49]

clay ai-ken

[Leowen2]

dID THIS GUY WIN.

[ClayTakeover]

@Leowen2 No, he was the runner up

[kjmartin2000]

i hate how he cahnged it a bit but brilliant :D

[Leigh1164]

his voice gave me goose bumps, i am a Kelly Clarkson Fan but I do appreciate all good voices, I don't watch the series because they make me cry when they cry when they lose.

[sibjoan]

His performance on "The View" a short time ago was unbelievable. It was rearranged by Clay himself and it is so beautiful. You can search Clay Aiken Unchained Melody The View. I hope I hear back from u guys and tell me what u think...which version u like better, etc. BTW...thanks for posting this!

[xXiSHANKuXx]

plastic surgery is a work of miracle.....

[nyironmaiden12]

just like Adam Lambert... best singer of the season, of many seasons for that matter, and comes in 2nd to someone that wont go anywhere with their career... wahh. he was amazing.

[winnertakeall1]

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[omair81977]

I agree with 277musicfan he is the best ever idol much better than ruben studdard or kelly clarkson and definitely fantasia bare no

[philanna38]

WOW!!!

[joshuanaconda]

what a wonderful vocal technique this kid has .. , outstanding warmth, range and carisma, the best male singer I have ever heard.

[aditdhanio]

clay aikkken

[sky35hunt]

I don't care if he's gay or not, he has an incredible voice. Lauren Alaina also sang this song in 2011, and she ruined it. She didn't even do a falsetto like he did, as a matter of fact, she skipped that part. She pulled back cuz the note was too high.. Lauren is a terrible singer. Lauren is not Clay Aiken. His voice blew me away.

[flybri74]

kinda wish bobby hatfield was in his prime and competed on american idol.. it would have been no contest

[MrKorvhund]

Such an incredible singer and so damn hot. Greetings from Sweden!

[fybercyber]

not as good as original....no one ever sung this song as perfect as righteous brothers..

[sibjoan]

His new version is so much better.

[omair81977]

I think he was rushed due to time limits otherwise he would handed u an epic performance. But still very good by all standards.

[soccermonkey1500]

i think its too rushed .. jusssayin'

[1elzeus]

love!!



[microphoneplumber]

Nope. He didn't sing it better than the Righteous Brothers. He did a good job. But the Brothers put some heart in it.

[xsdsf]

Aldo Blaga is the best...just listen to him and u will see

[NachoLuchador1986]

he should have won...

[TheMara61]

The man is cool.He has guts to touch the Unchained Melody. I admire him for being courageous.

[kbrod90210]

is a mannequin alive

[higirlize]

boy can this guy sing

[nativehero2007]

Not Bad........

[mikeysrose]

This performance put butterflies in my belly all those years ago.

And still does, apparently.

[alicelafayettelaws]

Clay shoulda won.

[kayelyn100]

@alicelafayettelaws

I agree.Clay is the best I've ever heard on American Idol!

[nini1084]

@alicelafayettelaws Yep, I agree. He should've won.

[mrfunderful]

This dude can sing!

[clayloveable]

I loved this, in my eyes he did win..He is my number 1 idol and always will be...He has an amazing voice....God has blessed him with that and he is using it well...

[ebar86]

van der sar starts new career as singer

[lawandasan]

go on boy!

[nbtsb]

HOW DID HE LOSE TO THE FAT BLACK GUY????

[hahabass]

@nbtsb maybe because he is a skinny white guy????

[Octavice]

Did he win?

[MissTeenPregnancy]

Clay is much better than the 'american idol' box that they put him in. Even changing his 'look' was utterly moronic. they guy is a great singer.

[TheRedlum]

This felt rushed,

[ClayTakeover]

@TheRedlum He only had a certain amount of time to perform the song. And this is what they arranged for him. It was a bit rushed, but he couldn't necessarily do much about it.

[TheCheressa]

W O W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[richardvoy]

beautifull!!!!! :D

[minervamcgonagall86]

i dont think this performance did the song justice

[unaserenata]

IMO his best performance of that song was on The View. If you want to see that incredible rendition, it's here somewhere.

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[Matthew118]

SHAYNE WARD. UNCHAINED MELODY...best 'X Factor/Idol' live performance to this day. Just take a look, you'll see why :-)

[koatnuh]

i rely dislike it.

[kiki01324]

way to go clay. Beautiful voice again...

[aldoblagafan]

PLEASE, check ALDO BLAGA version ...It;s the best performance from YT...His voice is amazing!! 

[Nabilahjean]

I don't like his version so much. It seems too fast. His voice isn't compelling enough. It just isn't right, somehow. Nothing against him, I just don't think its his song, though he could hit the high notes:)

[hairburger62]

He was aching for something ? We all know why he can get close to that high note! Almost the worst I've ever heard excet Ricky Nelson! What a puss. Watching American Idol made me (Aiken) In the head!!! A show for people with no life or brains. Make sure to come back with nasty coments.  Maybe I must be aching in the head or something more cool! (Spelling)

[starr522]

Well done Mr Aiken. Anyone with any common sense knows that you actually won Idol that year. By the way, where' s Ruben?

[terenon49]

2011 and still listening to this wesome guy sing .... i can't be a loser

[midgedanny1]

@terenon49 He will be doing another cd soon I am sure,,,He will be on TV, buy he just wants to spend some time with his son.........

[mollysangelique]

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[Mr73581251]

An American's super idol !