Latoya London - Don't Rain On My Parade

[TJREDZ85]

One of the best american idol contestants ever....

[purplegirl353]

my favorite season of american idol ever

[MrKolbert09]

she was disqualified because there were nude pictures of her on the internet...she was never voted off by America

[CaddyDriva]

@MrKolbert09 wrong person... Frenchie was disqualified.. Latoya was voted off and it had all 3 judges in an uproar, especially Simon because he stated that she was the best he had seen up to that point of American Idol

[TheAnointedVoice]

@CaddyDriva - Yeah, if Simon really believed in LaToya, he would have done something to help her get the same gains the other 2 Diva's (Fantasia & J-Hud) have gotten. He's a bunch of hot air. I had her to win the whole dang thang...... I still say she's the most talented of the 3.

[mybrickcity1]

actually she sucks, my choir teacher worked with her, said she always was late to rehearsals and was a total snobb! no way i feel that she is show biz material!

[dmann3g]

Hands down..the best singer AI has ever seen!

[tanzitate]

It makes me ill to think that she was eliminated after this performance.

[JeffyJosephNCa]

@tanzitate She was actually safe after this performance, it was the week after in the top 4 (Disco Week) where she was eliminated, and Ryan asked her to sing this song again as her swan song.

[emg0336]

wait this is a contestant? she is such a good vocalist and performer that I thought she was a visiting celebrity singer!

[fabiancic]

The most underrated AI performer of all-time. She was miles ahead of all the other contestants. Her vocals are EXCELLENT.

[Rofleren]

He fails on the last note a lot :(

[soninlawone]

she should have won

[fromageball]

Ok, how many years ago was this? and I am STILL upset that she didn't win!

[theegreatest23]

my cousinn is datingg her lol she's awesomee

[SuperMichaelSkrobeck]

NO WAY!! Tell her to get a Album out! She a beautiful singer!

[theegreatest23]

@SuperMichaelSkrobeck lol ok i'll let her knoee

[dragofercho]

ive seen wayyyyyyyyyyy better

[rainbowk11d]

Wow!!

[SuperMichaelSkrobeck]

I still think she should've won!

[SunNMoonlitSea]

awesome!

[grethomory]

she sang the hell out of that song. that's a hard song to sing.

[jeis47]

23 people had their parade rained on

[kthinsa]

To this day I still cannot figure out what America was thinking when they eliminated LaToya. She was Head and Shoulders above the rest of the field that season. Not taking anything away from Fantasia, Jennifer Hudon Dian Degarmo or George Huff, but I am sorry...LaToya sang circles around each and every one of them. Almost as big an upset and disappointment as Chris Daughtry or Adam Lambert not winning.

[chuggggggy]

@kthinsa it's even bigger, LaToya was much better than those two guys.

[1ptate]

Whatever yo....she killed this in my opinion, made for theater!

[nenelikefunnyvideo]

Kareokeee

[soaps214]

Lea Michelle's version is so much better! I agree with the comment calling LaToya karaoke.

[lawyounger]

this sounds like really good karaoke

[lawyounger]

this sounds like really good kareoke

[Foxlocke]

Her voice is FAB but the arrangement is too slow.

[Tanedra80]

UMM.. IS THAT A FINGERWAVE?

[dmann3g]

@Tanedra80 LMAO..yes, but she sang her face off..the best VOCALIST AI has ever seen..true story

[dmann3g]

The best vocalist AI has ever seen..she was perfection..true story..

[egame4fame]

this is one my top 10 fave american Idol performances tho!! <3 so ya'll can say what ya'll want lol

[zooger05]

@mconstanta It was "Big Band Night"

[chanvincentb]

the voice are great!! but i dont like the version!!!

[silenthillmaster755]

Nobody I saaaid nobuddy-uh. is goinna raaaaain on Maah-ahh-ayyyyyyy pa-ah-raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaade! YES!

[mconstanta]

i don't like it. this girl obviously has talent but YOU DON'T TAKE A BROADWAY SONG AND TRY TO MAKE IT POP! she destroyed it, not because she is not good..but because she is not a broadway singer!

[SasuSakuGleeFan123]

@mconstanta She didnt try to make it pop.lol

[mconstanta]

@SasuSakuGleeFan123 well maybe not pop but she defenetly changed it.

[LingLingRox]

@mconstanta It sounds more like a swing band arrangement as opposed to a pop arrangement.

[drew3486]

@LingLingRox that's because it was big band night.

[memnik]

I don't like Barbara's version. I have never understood why people insist someone is the best simply because they've been famous longer.

[okiedokie085]

in regards to not matching barbara or whitney, is absurd....do you know how many songs people shouldn't sing then...she took the song made it her own and did a damn good job...the greats gave us a starting point...and this arrangement is completelyyy different from the original or any other cover

[deadmen691]

She's got a great voice, to compare her or try to hold her up against Barbra is just a tad unfair. Just enjoy the song that SHE is singing and leave it at that. Great voice Latoya!!! Way hot smile!

[hardrein101]

i am a 33yo straight black male and would not consider myself a hater...she sounds good and she is on key BUTmake no mistake barbra streisand owns this song and you would have to be a fool to do it in a competiton like idol unless you had a voice like whitney houston in her heyday which this girls does not!!!

[bigdogman66]

She nailed that.

[TheViciousVendetta]

I really didn't like how she held the last note. It felt... Wrong, and she kept slipping in places. I didn't llike the arrangement much either, and the new beat. But she's got good vocals, I'll give her that.

[ermueller39]

Is it just me or were the lyrics wrong?

[cmf4321]

WOW!!!

[scottm02532]

she is good. i'll give her that. but, if you type in "cape idol 2010" and watch a 16 year old untrained high school girl sing this song. i think you will be impressed!

[BernardProfitendieu]

never heard of her ... but she's got it.

[MrBigYum]

Boy did she nail that!

[nikaledesma]

voice wise, LaToya London has it all (vocals, range) except she really has no fighting spirit of winning or she really has boring personality or maybe she's just down to earth.

Fantasia was soulfully great but quite exaggerated sometimes. Jennifer was really voted out because she sings like Broadway although she has very big voice.

look at this totally robbed contestant ever in AI history. Season's 3 Lisa Leuschner. I believe she would have won that season.

[hannah4colbert]

Oh my word. Yes. She can sing! Love it.

[Demario300]

Shes a WAYYYYY better vocalist than Lea Michelle

[cedeagle1]

Damn this girl is good!

[toughcookie5454]

HOW DID SHE GET OUT? I remember..it was the weirdest thing. Her, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia were all in the bottom..IT WAS SO WEIRD!

[bensquirtle]

african american female power belters never win on american idol... crap!!!

TAMYRA

TRENYCE

LA TOYA & JENNIFER

VONZELL

MANDISA

LAKISHA & MELINDA

SYESHA

[nyynygnyknyr1]

@bensquirtle Lil?

[hprum17]

@nyynygnyknyr1 lil was god awful and can NEVER be put in a category with J Hud. Never.

[nyynygnyknyr1]

@hprum17 She wasn't that bad. She was one of my favorites at the beginning then she collapsed, like The Rose.

[bensquirtle]

@nyynygnyknyr1 hmm.. yes... i also love her... but she failed to impress me in the middle of the season.

[ChristineTheHippie]

She's great, she should have been in the top three. With Fantasia and Diana (who I think earned her top 3, she was great too)

[peacesavior]

THIS IS LOVE <3 

[Rockpear7]

Ghee!! I really wanted her to win that season. I don't know if she produced a CD or not. I wonder about that show American Idol as a lot of talented artists have fallen through without support

[taurusg32]

I gott abe Honest - I thought Latoya had it on Fantasia and really should have won!

[Bboyjosue1]

Wow..... I put this on my life.... I got to meet this woman's older brother today!!!

In a G's to Gents class.... She is very good...!!

I got to meet her brother......

it means alot to me!!!

[vashottest]

Some of these comments are ridiculous. latoya was NOT trying to "redo" a broadway version. This is freakin American Idol!!!! She was singing a song on Broadway night. So stop comparing her to everyone else. She did an AMAZING job, and most people are merely hating because they have nothing better to do with their sad lonely lives. pity...

[jbfan101xo95]

not exactly a great job with the song but great job with the vocals ... who won this season ?

[mesakhabednegolim]

She made it to Top 3 rite ?

[sp3knuri]

Eh.

[dmann3g]

She and Vonzell are the best 2 AI singers ever..fuk what u heard..their voices were unmatched

[fabiancic]

I was shocked when she did not make the finals. She had the best voice in a mile.

[bh5606]

This proves every generation has great singers. Why they don't get produced...who knows?

[maxi9viper]

she makes season 9 performers SUCK big time

[billyboylb]

@maxi9viper You're right. Season 9 was awful in my opinion.

[PaulDA2000]

@billyboylb - I disagree. To me Siobhan is the best singer ever to appear on American Idol.

[billyboylb]

@PaulDA2000 I should've been more specific. As a group, I thought they were weak. But I did love Siobhan too. There was something fun and quirky too in addition to her voice. I think she could possibly do really well as an actress too. She was very appealing.

[myyKINDALOVee]

@PaulDA2000 I loved Siobhan, I was gutted when she left. <3

[xxsingerstar]

@PaulDA2000 that's totally false. sorry for ya. i don't need any explanation just look up the following (kelly clarkson, katharine mcphee, jennifer hudson, carrie underwood, etc.) they all blow siobahn out of the water.

[PaulDA2000]

@xxsingerstar - That's your opinion. To me Siobhan is head and shoulders above every other singer who ever appeared on AI.

[xxsingerstar]

@PaulDA2000 also, tamyra gray, justin guarini, are also much better than siobahn.

[NoirFan01]

dang, she makes the season 9 AI contestants look like dreck. she's awesome

[cmbutterbell]

@NoirFan01 Tell me about it! I don't think Idol could have been any worse this year. I think anyone who watched the whole season this year deserves a medal. Fantasia, Latoya, J Hud. There was some serious talent in season 3. The guy who won this year really needs to work on his showmanship as he is so boring to watch. But I guess many people must disagree with me because he won!

[ryanolivercolbert921]

@cmbutterbell George huff was the other talent in season three! That would have been a tough top 4 to choose from!! That was the best season ever!!

[edwardandbella4evr1]

i was surprised when she didn't make it through

[starrieguitar3]

Wow this version is quite amazing.

[ohmyhan]

the song is from a boradway classic but latoya made it her own and that's what matters, she didnt copy anobody's rendition and that in itself is something :) plus this is way harder to sing than that of the original, but nothing to take away from ms streisand, i loved both versions :)

[VintageChicka16]

She is like 10,000 times better than the girl who sings the song on Glee. The girl from Glee gave me a migraine after I listened to the song sang by her. This girl has an amazing voice. It's not too deep unlike some of the other African American singers out there. It sounds just right. I honestly don't know why she was eliminated from the competition. However, I don't watch the show. lol

[JentasticJohnson]

Reasons why I will never be america's idol

[azucratez]

amazing!!!

[KrisAllisonKelly4evr]

oh dear... she's good.

[chinabby18]

its alrite....but she couldve picked a better song

[bekpuro]

I wish people wouldn't compare her to Lea. She's AMAZING! And so is Lea! And yeah, it might not be strictly "Broadway," but does it have to be? It's still fantastic!

[MaryBridget12]

Ok I loved it, except for the dipthong on PAR-AYYYYYYYDE. YOu are suppose to keep it open until you start to vibrato. It just close dup her voice.

But otherwise. HOLY CRAP!!!! Does this chick have talent or what?

[jla9180]

LOVE what she did with this- she owned it, rather than the pale imitation I heard on the overrated Glee version.

I'd have voted for her.

[scarlett0911]

don't like this version that much, it didn't sound like broadway...

[actordude9393]

Um...people hating on this are completely crazy!!!!!!!!!! Did you not just hear that? It was FABULOUS!

[kgcompany]

lol at everyone hating on this. LaToya has an amazing voice and hit it out of the park. Haters gon' hate.

[snailer1000]

Lea Rachelle did this awesome!

[kimchiq]

i dont like it... she was not good for this broadway like music. it was too slow. lea michele had it awesome!

[Merylrox23]

eh i would leave it to barbra streisand not thats bad its great

[greekluv85]

Wow LaToya! This upsets me. What an amazing talent. I had the opportunity to meet her in Chicago when she was doing The Color Purple and she was a doll! I'm hurt she didn't get past this round with this amazing performance.

[vada724]

rachel berry is the best!!! from glee

[sopranopowerr]

her phrases are too short, that's how she keeps from falling off pitch. lea and babs own this song

[Demario300]

please that glee crap is nothing more than autotune. latoya will effortlessly destroy lea. watch out!

[irrevocablyginger]

@Demario300 lea michele is NOT autotuned. some of the guys on Glee have to be for pitch reasons. lea is pitch perfect (no need for autotune!) and is a much better singer than latoya, she has much more strength and control. and skill!

[broadwayfreak2004]

@irrevocablyginger Everyone is autotuned in Glee! They would never go a show without doing so

[lndan14]

@Demario300 Latoya is garbage. this was crap. Lea did it better she kept it orginal this is to much

[Adrianaofficial]

@Demario300 she might be autotuned on glee but only because they all have to be! but if you search for lea michele live on youtube and hear her live version of on my own and you can hear clearly that she is a better singer then latoya

[babygurl59033]

she killed this..like WOW!!! o.O ...and yes yes Barbra Streisand is the best but.....WOW!! i wish we could see what simon had to say about this! XD

[Akuchan7]

Woah! American Idol actually found talent?! But...it would be just like them to get rid of her. Best cover version I've ever heard. Absolutely gorgeous girl and incredible voice. I wonder what she's doing now...

[MimeticCouture]

@Akuchan7 yea I loved her, but she got cut at the top five! bogus right?

[billyboylb]

Streisand owns this song. But I like this better than that gal from Glee.

[princessazula777]

killed it...in her own way. stop comparing her

[itstheapocalypse]

Lea Michele's version is eons better.

[mulioctaveman]

@itstheapocalypse First of all, this version is live and second why are we comparing two COMPLETELY different singers.

[itstheapocalypse]

What's with the "we"? I'm the one making the comparison. What skin is it off your nose? So what if I compare Latoya to Lea? Lea's a Broadway veteran. Have you seen Lea's performance with the cast of "Spring Awakening" at the Tonysa few years ago? Insane. I'm fairly certain if she sang her version of this song live, it would still be better than Latoya's.

[mulioctaveman]

Yes I saw Lea live in New York in "Spring Awakening" but the point is this is a good version of the song and Lea's is great as well. Why compare?

[TheEnlightenedTruth]

I disagree

[ubuu7]

sweetheart, you are tone deaf, Lea sounded nice, but this is in its own league, a higher league than hers.

[itstheapocalypse]

@ubuu7 Um, has Latoya been around much after Idol? Nooooooooooo. Has she made albums that people would remember? Nooooooooooo. Noticeable singles? Won any Grammys? Noooooooooo and nooooooooooo again!

[mickeyelsalsero]

wrong

[periwinklemooose]

@itstheapocalypse diiiifffferent... love them both

[FoggyRoad81]

@itstheapocalypse You're an idiot, Michele's version can barely hold a candle to this, let alone Streisand.

[itstheapocalypse]

@FoggyRoad81 OMG IZ GOT INSULTED BY SUM1 ON TEH INTERWBEZ OHNOEZZZZZZ.

It's called an OPINION. I'm not forcing it on you. If I were, I could understand your reaction. If you don't agree with me, fine. But calling me an idiot is not gonna change my mind. LET IT GO.

[itsthegreenplatypus]

@itstheapocalypse nobody fucking cares

[itstheapocalypse]

@itsthegreenplatypus Obviously, you do, otherwise you wouldn't be responding to my comment.

[silenthillmaster755]

I think if you are this talented you wouldn't wanna win Idol, its such a waste you don't get to do anything.

[NuncieMaria]

wow whatever happened to her...this girl can sing...

[grandpianoalex89]

@NuncieMaria She's touring with "The Color Purple" as Nettie. I saw her last week. She was amazing!

[uncoverbrother]

@NuncieMaria yea, that's the sad thing about american idol. it sets a lot of these singers up to be instant has-beens. and, to think she went home the week she performed this! crazy, huh?!!

[itstheapocalypse]

@snapfishfb2 AMEN.

[kouldeliee]

12 seconds in long note amazing

[JunkE4Theatre]

I give her props for being brave enough to redo a song in her OWN way that has been burned into our minds the incomparable Streisand. *kuddos*

[uncoverbrother]

@JunkE4Theatre she basically did bobby darin's arrangement.  still a great performance, tho.

[retroxkid89]

that was amazing.

and it was live too.

thats what makes it so amazing

[thereitgirl]

This is a classic. Latoya did the more jazz version, which is available. Barbra wasn't the only singer of this song. Liza, Judy...

Lea Michele's version is fantastic because she is a great singer. And her version pays tribute to Barbra...

But pleae don't compare because that's like apples to oranges....

All versions are great in their own right. Leave it at that.

[brentiqua]

@thereitgirl you're so right, i like all the versions myself. Great singers can't go wrong with that song.

[vmfleming1]

Who won the year this lady performed this song? She should feel quite proud of herself for this....

[maeesther1]

It was Fantasia Barrino!

[OsnapArden]

wonderful :)

i like all of the versions of this song

[ArielCaasi]

this arrangement is so much different than the glee version...i LOVE how lea michele sings this song, but this is good to.

[SailorVVV]

seriously? Lea is better? I think not. she performed the song exactly like Barbra (I mean down to a tee with the riffs and stuff). Would have liked to see some of her own originality on the song. Besides the arrangments of the two are different.

[sandiegosinger]

I surely HOPE you are kidding...THIS in NO Way is exactly Like Barbra's version in ANY WAY..,,I dont see how you can even say that..SHE gave it her own spin and did great...Ive heard Barbra's version for years and love it...MOST people sing it awful I thought she made this her own...

[SailorVVV]

@sandiegosinger if you read my previous comment, I said that Lea Michelle from Glee performed exactly like Barbara's version. Fantasia version is her own and it sounds fantastic.

[valedictorian2004]

This is Latoya London not Fantasia! But I agree!

[JOxSOxFINEx21x]

latoya shouldve won not fantastic burito

[hottieho13]

ok i like lea's version better and i don't like this arrangement AT ALL but this isn't a broadway compettion. obviously the song was rearranged for a more "pop" or "commercial" sound

[meme1229]

and for one minute

[cardo0000]

yeah I like Latoyas version, and it IS actually live, but I like Lea's better too :)

[DennyAgassi]

This is very nice!!

[Ramaqueende13]

yeah lea michele is an amazing singer!!! she didnt great on this song!!!!! :) GLEE ROCKS

[xxsingerstar]

loved latoya, but lea michele's version slaughters hers.

[soyyoprqgnt8811]

@xxsingerstar it does but it's almost a carbon copy of the orig

[singitagainjoe25]

o.k., first off this is a totally different style compared to the Streisand version, you really can't compare the two, its not fair based on the stylistic differences. I honestly think she did great with this version, this was more of a big band style. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[lifelivedthroughme]

what country is this idol competition from?

i know its not american or canadian so it has to be somewhere else... :P

[chinkstheycrazy]

@lifelivedthroughme Epic Fail, it says on the floor American Idol

[justin9019]

@chinkstheycrazy call me retarded but i dont understand

[chinkstheycrazy]

@justin9019 lifelivedthroughme said what country is this from, and i wrote it says it on the floor!

[nickjonasrul3]

Latoya was on american idol season 3. I think she got kicked of after the top four. :)

[tennismag]

This chick was so amazing. Im from Australia and we got to see this season and OMG I just loved her after this!

[moonflower0924]

she should've won.

[silenthillmaster755]

yea...eat this, I now have the most epic ring tone ever.

[silenthillmaster755]

...wow, that was amazing.