She isn't better than Whitney Houston

...with Sia and Mon Laferte

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One of the best vocalists period

@@rosarusso8886 yes she is

Even The Animals version is a cover, this song has a long history.

so true!

Except for Lead Zeppelin's.

+fsugirl329 Frijid pink is way more... i don't know, but, i'm happy when their version start, in this one, i was just like : "god, she has a voice" but it doesn't touch me as deep as frijid pink does

Heavy Young Heathens is my personaly favorite but that doesn't take away from what she's doing here. Truly talented. Surprised I've never heard of her before.

Adam LAmbert was the best of HIS year, the best never wins

I totally get what you mean! But honestly, I'm glad she didn't win. Haley is too good to be wrapped up in that career-ending disaster of a record deal. Now she's working on her own and with real musicians who let her shine. Haley is the epitome of musicianship, while Idol's record deal is the bastard lovechild of instruments and money.

The Animals is not the original now. It's more of a commercially successful version of what was recorded numerous times before them by blues and folk musicians.

@@missdee4927 the house of the rising sun goes back further than the blues of America. It is folk music first. English songs from the 16th and 17th century. In fact blues were learned from Appalachian folk people who taught people of color the blues guitar or harp. Even changing of the words from gospel to local music. This goes back a long way. Not everything came from the blues. Music has been around for 1,000’s of years. The House of the Rising Sun is older than all America’s. Lyrics written in pubs older than the USA.

What about uh that one sad clown from post modern jukebox?

The Animals are _not_ the original. It was around before any of them were born. She weakens the song, which is about brothel slavery and not gambling, by using the same stupid lyrics they did.

Actually you should hear Chase Holfelder's version. He mixes amazing grace and House of the rising sun together but differently.

Same here. The first time I heard her on Idol I thought, "Oh, here's this year's winner." and with every following performance I thought the same thing. I couldn't believe it when she got voted off. I don't even know who won that year. It didn't matter, because the real winner didn't win.

I am a retired drummer of many years, and I know talent when I see/hear it. The winner that year was a country singer named Scotty McCreery. Needless to say, even though he was a good one style country singer, Haley was far better and more versatile. That convinced me that AI is a popularity contest, not a talent contest. You can see some of my video drum lessons and drum solos on KZfaq under the name "daniel casher"

Actually this isn't the original 😉

Yes 😆

😂

I really doubt this is live

Ivan Nedeljkovic hell na

The "original" you refer to is a cover itself. This song has a LONG history going back to the 1920's (or late to earlier 1900's) depending on what you read.