Ben McKenzie Hide and Seek with Judge comments

[TOMJAYification]

this is much better than a computerized voice.

[MrAdamAcid]

This is shit.... Hide and seek wasnt about showing off that your a good singeer its just an amaznig song that anyone can sing or talk to... fuck you ben mckenzie whoever you are..... UK up in this bitch!!!!!!!!!!

[spikeriley]

Yeah, Ben didn't get surpass Imogen Heap, but he still did a good job.

Shame he was voted of. My sympathy to thsoe who liked him.

[DollFace498]

My god, I love this rendition.

[metalmaniac243]

Theres nothing wrong with this renindition but this is a song that will never be surpassed by any other singer other than Imogen Heap

[sunprotectionoz]

amazing Ben simply amazing i could listen to this over and over and over...oh I think I will

[Quibbleify]

He is reeeaallly camp.

[musicalman1995]

back when idol was actually watchable...

[superllamaa]

he totally should've won. when it was down to him and matt and matt won, i was ready to throw something at the tv -_- stupid australia.

[clamorosissimo]

Too much effort...But it's good. :)

[ezlychee]

Should have won the whole competition!!!!!!!!

[darkforhavoc93]

i lovee him

[skylinerse]

They never heard of hide and see? And they call themselves judges!?

[toreyspindler]

Austrailian Idol fails. Scratch that. The gray-haired judge fails.

[NatoP4]

Judges Haven't heard it because they bever Watched OC Probably didn't even know how to turn the tv on =].... Not quite as good as Imogen's =]

[mavguy1]

how have these judges never heard this song before?

[eyeheartjapan]

this is seriously awesome, i love it so much. also one of the best ever idol performances in my opinion. i will be keeping my eye out for ben in the future, im certain he's going to be massive :)

[souldier27]

argh stop with the tongue

[alphabetsoupishot]

hands down my fav idol performance of all time

[nlloyd123]

He is fantastic.

And he is pretty (:

[hotqueekboi]

Best song performed that entire year on all of Idol!

Great interpretation, if not slightly better than the recorded version of Imogen Heap's song itself!

[stargirlxmcflyxlover]

i actually prefer this to the original

[vita210]

I do too. This one is awesome!

[loggie4eva]

WHY THE HELL DIDN'T HE GET A TOUCHDOWN FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!

He totally deserved it. Even now i'm still annoyed and it's ages after.

[taetaetite123]

damn awesome!

[thtcaitygirl]

touchdown! tht is the sex:)

[blondiiiiiiiiiiiiiie]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS LOVE LOVE LOVE

[PrincessClaiirey]

(: (:

[darkforhavoc93]

i love ben

[alexmarzani]

too much estrogen for one man [2]

[eyobg16]

too much estrogen for one man

[electrolu]

...ehm ehm... nothing special I think...

[kiah687]

i honestly thought that was horrible - he ruined a perfectly good song.

sorry to sound so harsh

[betrayergrandma]

Thats cool kiah.. I had never heard it before this performance so i couldnt compare.. But i was impressed anyway

[rexdriver57]

agreed completely

[betrayergrandma]

Touchdown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[StacieMarieTV]

Well he made it his own

its pretty good

[xbendiistraw]

hesss sooo hott and i love his voice!!!

[thegreatkimo]

he's hot.

[natn0]

what a girly boy. girly-man.

[southyem]

goosebumps...

ben was far too good for idol

[jedijocks]

Reply to: username7852

It's an Idol contest, yeah of course they sing famous and known song in the show, maybe after he wins or get a record contract he get a chance to sing his own song...

that's the way it works dude!!

are you dumb,just another pathetic haters, or trying to get people attention???

[AlyssaHeartsQuinn]

yeah well shoneyd

you can eat my fucking shit bitch

Ben did awesome

[shoneyd]

i think he did okay. NOT better than the original though please.. the fact that the judges never heard the original in the first place, those compliments flung his way, i personally don't think he deserved them in any way

[Madeleinezzz]

that was so beautiful! i love this song! i love it when he starts to sing the 'ransom notes part'. I LOVE YOU BEN!

[Lora8Thayer]

He did a great job for an acoustic version. I LOVE his voice so much. It is so naturally beautiful and everyone that is saying he ruined the song...well i like Imogen's version also but he doesn't have the effects that he had AND her's was edited...his wasn't...think about that before you say crap about him. He did a GREAT job. xxxx

[fulhamfan24]

better than the original

[shuju]

rofl dicko is so random "u will inherit the earth" bahahaha

BEN is amazing.. why did he get voted out so early? was his perf in top 7 round not as good?

[KrixSolith]

indeed, the meek shall inherit the earth.

well actually...that's only if those 'strong' ppl we keep hearing about kill each other off.

And at the moment they seem to be killing a fair amount of the meek as collateral damage.

but anyways, good song

[RubyGloom91]

He kills the song...

[07collian]

yeh mad props to this guy trying this song

[weirdchickwee]

i think he's a badass for picking a song that isnt as known as other choices he could have made...someone should take a dylan song that no one knows (if possible)

[LoverButton]

he has an INCREDIBLE voice and him singing this song was absolutely beautiful, but there was a certain something when sung by imogen heap, a purity to it so that it's impossible to cover, i think.

but that's just my opinion.

[prinia]

this boy has a fab. voice. I think, with the right management, he could get a great career going. Did a most beautiful job on this one, but perhaps he should have done a more ''known' song? Whatever, I really do want more of ben.

[shuju]

this song is so well-known?? well by the "youth" anyway... everyone knows it

anyway he got thru this round so it was fine :)

dno why he got voted out in top 7...

[fatstickman1027]

Is there a piano tutorial for this song anywhere on youtube? I've searched so hard, and came up with nothing D:

[timlampe]

he was the best in the competition, no one but natalie had the vocal range of him and no one but him could change tones so quick

[CCon88]

the fist half of the song was alright...but the second half was amazing! :)

[chjata87]

He's definitely got a great vice and a lot of talent... but eh RUINED the song. Poor choice, mate.

[techanddancer]

how can you judge a show like that and not know the song hide and seek. what nutcases. the comments would have been diffeent had they heard the song

[jessdolf]

yeh kyle is a douche

[ianam558]

who cares.. if you think that his rendition is bad? can you do better?

[lxsvidal3]

i know it an im 14 o.O

[mcorcoran269]

This kid has an amazing talent. The best two performances on Oz Idol last year were this, and his version of Mad World. It's a shame he didn't go further in the comp. Maybe because he's not "cool" enough? Anyways, I hope we hear from him again coz he deserves it.

[sexton69]

that performance was amazing.

[hunnybunny511]

that is sooo humiliating my best friend has the biggest crush on him and he is sooo ugly and as if he can sing jeez

[BBMlover4life]

who the fuck are you to say h cant sing?

if you wish to critize, i'd like to see you do better, even you can then fuck up.

[jazzielala]

wow are you like 14 or sumthing? way to show ur immaturity. jeez.

[justone508]

um it was all in tune retard that songs so hard to sing i like his version better the imogen and heap

[carasacc]

now your just been silly. This is silly pretty boy with silly pretty voice covering sheer genius! ps, there is a few lil tuning issues int they? ;)

[th3shizzmint]

he's really cute and i like his version of this song

[LeavingYourTown]

i didn't find this a great performance. I actually thought a lot of it was out of tune...and he was straining to get the notes.

i was surprised so many of the judges were giving him such great compliments...it wasn't that outstanding. <=(

[RaChElCINAMATIC]

GOOOO BEEENNNNYYYYYY!!!!

[scoopcooper2]

This is wired! I don't know this guy, but he sings a song from The OC and one of the main actor in the show; Ryan, has exactly the same name; Ben McKenzie!! Totally wired!!!

[ilurveyou12]

where's the touchdown!?! he should have gotten a touchdown!! whats wrong with mark!?!

[Elimy1990]

Mark is unashamedly bias. This season he was bias towards Matt (mainly). He gave Matt a touchdown for Bitterweet Symphony because he did one really good note, which I accept was bloody brilliant, but the rest of the song was dull and lacked feeling. But because Mark loved Matt, Matt got a touchdown.

Ben was never a favourite of Mark's, so he had to do twice as much to get a touchdown. If you ask me, this song and Mad World should have gotten a touchdown.

[ilurveyou12]

Yeah totally agree with you

[bluebadtz]

i loved imogen heap's version, but i was totally BLOWN AWAY by ben mack's version! Amazing, vocals and piano - unbelievable talent! australian idol totally got it wrong - he's the best!!!

[alibrovidz]

far out the judges are bein idiots cos he did an awesome job, the best job anyone has done this year!

[DalaiHolden]

alright so, im a matt groupie all the way. But jesus. this is an amazing performance.

wow.

[ircmikey]

that was absolutely unbelievable... i dont watch australian idol but was spectacular.

[ravengrace]

What a talent! If this is Ben when he is being meek then he is destined to be a huge performer. Please someone get him on a cd so we can share the love.

All the very best Ben

[rachelxisxaxdancer]

i get goosebumps at 1.30

[acetome]

Ben is SXCCC

[kahutoi]

he has a totally awesome voice.. and i highly doubt he's gay.. iv a mate just like him.. and he's abso straight! let metell u.. =p xx

[camdow]

i think ben is a little bit gayy

[acetome]

jus a little lol...hes a mad singer tho

[vipercobra8]

"the australian public" well "wow" what can be said congratulations you just voted off a fantastic artist , KYLE get this young guy a record company an take this guy on and you too marsha......... his music is awesome.......

[64cents]

Australian idol sucks now there must be something wrong maybe mark holden paying someone to have ben voted off something it just doesn't feel right

[dcho23]

gonna miss ben

he was my fave.

freakin marty...

[tiggie]

hes awesome, thanks for the video with judges comments! i thought this song was 2nd best, mad world i loved the most.

[jessip0o36]

me too! this was my second fav.. but all are of them are pretty amazing esp. considering he's only 17 ... he's got talent in spades.. and he seems really genuine too which makes him extremely endearing to me... i never comment.. but i really love ben!!

[fishfrankyfishfranky]

i cant believe he is gone!

i turned on the tv and there was ben and matt in the bottem 2

i thought they would be the top 2 at the opera house!

it was such a big shock!

[mmallycat]

Too bad he got voted off tonight. I was hoping he would win. I'm less interested now.

[AkaiHanabi]

Aah, he's gorgeous. I like this version very much, even though it deviates from the original. I like his new melody.

[MichaelStarres]

he hasn't ruined the song. It's a completely different rendition. It's beautiful.

[HearMe2]

touchdown daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[ConnorBrooker]

tuesdaymorning66 is a faggot

hes improved the melody and made it easier to understand the lyrics

[mystique11]

yes, because personal attacks is the way to go.

[tuesdaymorning66]

he has ruined this song.

[GalloisKnight]

I am absolutely in love with him.

[mandapanda72]

What an incredible singer! I was away and couldn't watch this thakyou for posting it with the judges comments. Go Ben!!!

[gemhp]

i love himm. hes sooo fkn goood!

[TheYoung1s]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BEN....BENJI MAC LOL.....I KNOW YOU WILL WIN IT!he has the most beautiful voice!

[adsmrdelj]

I don't really like australian idol but that was fuken awesome..