Video: Kris Allen Performs “Heartless” On American Idol
AUDIO By Gotty™ on May 13, 2009 at 9:17 amIn the Gotty™ household, everyone except Gotty™ watches American Idol. Around dinner time, the television switches to the show and I switch rooms.
I won’t front like I don’t listen to it because the sounds of classics being alternately butchered & beautified waft their way upstairs. So when I heard Kanye’s tune come on during last night’s broadcast, my brain signals got jumbled & I thought “Oh, it’s just his ‘Amazing’ commercial.” Then I realized, a.) that commercial would’ve been on during a basketball game and b.) the sound I heard wasn’t “Amazing” but instead “Heartless.” I end up coming back downstairs to listen and watch because Idol contestant Kris Allen does a dandy with Kanye’s tune.
Although Simon & crew didn’t ask me but weaving in some of today’s music is a wise move. Even though the ratings are good, they’ve dropped a little and I think this is their way of getting people back. Allowing current music is good because contestants are trying to win American Idol 2009. Not American Idol the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
If that’s their goal, it worked because it lured me, if only for a few minutes.
Kris Allen’s ‘Heartless’: The Story Behind The Cover [MTV]
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He did a pretty good job with it…I like the no auto tune sound of it.
Anybody think Kanye will take offense to Randy saying that version was “better than the original”??
I always thought he was a bit smarmy but that was an excellent performance. Plus Gokey sucks.
*late pause*
I suspect many covers of this song will surpass the original lol
what the hell is smarmy lol?
Smarmy …
1 : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness
so i need some help, i’m making a summer mix cd but only got a couple songs right now:
Kind of a big deal-Clipse
Life is Good-Mos Def
Maybach Music 2
Hammer Bros- the Cool Kids
so i need some good summer songs new or old, and i figured this is the best place to come
fuck it..Kris won
AC:
http://musicalessence.wordpress.com/?s=summer
there’s a 3 part (with part 4 coming soon!) compilation of summer songs
AC:
http://musicalessence.wordpress.com/?s=summer
there’s a 3 part (with part 4 coming soon!) compilation of summer songs
That’s sick
@ragga,
You outcha left and right mind….Gokey should win the whole thing.
As for Chris’ version of Heartless, it’s infinitely better than Kanye’s version. Kanye should do a remix with Chris and let Chris sing the hook minus autotune.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.. Can’t wait for the next seasons auditions to start!