Excelent James is a star. Awesome voice.

I'm amazed again. James, you are so wonderful. I wish you everything good.

If I would have been there I would have been jumping up and down!!! What a performance!! Best I've heard!! I Love You James!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dood .. that was crazy !! Absolutely awesome!!

Good luck James on Idol. I think your amazing and rock on!!! Terry in MI.

My favorite in the history of the show. No ego. Just a likeable guy with an amazing voice.

I love the way he takes his time with songs...especially this one! He is AMAZING...his kind of talent can not be taught!!

That just gave me chills. This guy is a phenomenal singer!!

amazing... i love the way he sing.... it truly came from his heart..

Beautiful! Thanks for posting this.

very talented, amazing singer!

Amazing!! ...Absolutely Amazing!! (it brought me to tears, & I'm Canadian! ;) James ~ you are the winner of American Idol, in my eyes! I have a son with Aspergers (& PDD), & you are an inspiration to anyone struggling with any illness. They can get treatment & reach for the stars!! I have hope that my son will find his inner peace in his time, & do great things, as you are. He is still struggling now, but I will support him, always. I'd love to see you sing Copperhead Rd! God bless you!

JAMES, YOU INSPIRE SO MANY WE ARE ALL PROUD OF YOU~~~

James is the best , he can sing ANYTHING!!

Phenomenol!! Go, James! We're so proud of you!

Awesome voice.

Hearing him sing makes me wanna SCREAM!!!!!! AMAZING!!

best ive ever heard. awesome

James, you have "IT"!!! Don't let your foot of the gas pedal once during this competition. It's your time, your place. No retreat, no surrender. All the best and I can't wait to watch every week and get blown away!! TW in Philly

Never heard his voice in this way before and i must say i am VERY IMPRESSED! his vocal range is amazing!

Wow that was the best live version of that I've ever heard! James you are amazing!

Wow! Total chills by the end of this!

He rocks!!! Hope life is good to him!!!

Amazing.

James es Super cantante. Hes is amazing.

awesome

He SHOULD HAVE WON !!!!! The National Anthem gave me cold chills !!!

One of the best renditions of the Star Spangled Banner I have ever heard! Kudos!

THis guy! Man! I've never heard of anyone this good.

WOW! I'm in awe.

omg i think i just fell more in love with him

They should invite James to sing his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner to kickoff the next Superbowl. After a few years with lackluster anthems, a performance like this one would be amazing. I've watched this video many times now and it still gives me goosebumps. Thank you for posting it. It's just beautiful.

This IS THEE BEST I have ever heard it sung!!!!

My 12 year old son has Aspergers and Tourette. He watch Idol and rooted for James every week. This video was awesome to watch because Elliott sings the National Anthem at our local racetrack every week. Thanks for posting :)

One of the best versions I have ever heard

I have chills

Abso-freaking-lutely perfect!

jesus christ... durbin was born to sing emotional songs acapella... what a voice...

amazinggggggggggg

just wonderfull, hes got it! thats all i can say. hes not going to have a problem getting somewhere at all. I cried when he got the boot more than i cried when my fiancee of ten yrs left me unexpectedly this yr, but I also know this man has it in him, and i'm proud. Wish I could find a guy like him someday!

Awesome video! My daughter was an onstage photographer for Durbin Day! Thanks for posting it!

Win or not, IMHO, the greatest idol contestant ever. I would have bet money that he was going to win this year. I sincerely believe he was doing so well that people began to take for granted that he was going to make it thru.

Nice very nice

Wow!!! Very nice. I love the it!! We are rooting for you on A.I. James!! I will actually get off the couch and actually vote this year!!! Just for you! =0) Your fans in Maryland!!

WOW! This is seriously good. Way better than a lot of famous singers I've heard singing this song!

so good

太给力了！！ James Durbin sings Star Spangled Banner acappella so so good！

You go, James! You're amazing singer and an over the top rocker. Really, really love you and I hope you win that AI thing. But if not, it doesn't matter because I'm sure your life will be full of sucess. Hugs from Brazil!

Wow !

Un frackin believable

Love your diversity James!! Durbinator #1 voting for you all the way!!

Possibly the best star spangled banner I've ever heard... xD

Woah! You're so good Durbin. :) We Will support You!

I must say that his singing is perfect here.

:D Oh my GOD that was amazing!! I hope he goes far on Idol!

I am a huge fan of James from the beginning of AI. He sings with such emotion that sends chills down my spine. He can sing any genre of music and make me like it. I have no doubt that James will be successful in his music career now that the world has seen him perform on Idol. Best of luck to James,I hope he wins. He is already the winner in my opinion!

Just the most amazing version of the Star Spangled Banner, I have EVER heard

There isn't a song that James has covered that doesn't do it justice. He covered Dio's Rainbow In The Dark, AC/DC's Back In Black, Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven AND Kashmir, and he freaking NAILED them all! I'm actually in shock that someone on American Idol caught my attention for the first time, but god does this guy deserve to win! He has pure raw talent! Not only does he have an AMAZING vocal range, but he can also have melody. He's a true artist.

it's a damn shame that you were eliminated -You DESERVED to be in that finale , but i am certain you will have an amazing musical career . American Idol will be your stepping stone to getting a record deal .

Really nice, one of the nicer versions I've ever heard, he has a lot more talent that what is coming out on Idol at the moment, but I think his time is coming there.

@VOLTECH01 Wow, you're right. That was amazing!

I love his vocals on this... so Amazing... and this is NOT an Easy song to sing. Good Luck James... :D I have posted this on my Twitter and shared it in several DM's to some of my friends... They say now they will be voting for YOU. :D

@fridaysmiley James WON San Jose California Country Idol 2009. Yes...He can sing ANYTHING!!!

He should sing the national anthem for Super Bowl!

VOTE FOR JAMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON FOX AT 7:00. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST IDOLS EVER !!!!!!

WOW!!!!! That was full of guts and passion! THIS guy is 100% the next American idol. I think this was better than Whitney Huston's classic performance. To overcome so many obtacles and get so far so young is amazing.

Country? Hmmm....very diverse! Love this kid!

Wow

I JUST GOT CHILLLS!!!! Like if you did too

It won't be long now and a stadium that size would have every seat filled just to watch James sing..........probably much larger actually.

Nice to hear him sing and not scream.

@1:50 so good!

OH . . . MY . . . GOD! Or as the Miz would say - AAWWWWWWESOOOOOMMME!

@ATrueBornStoner He's right up there with Haley! even Pia had a good voice. American Idol was just amazing this year!

Haha you can do a little of both , amazing voice! -J-

Wow. I wasn't a huge James fan on AI, but this convinced me he can sing. AI should have one week where the contestants have to sign the Star Spangled Banner. That would show their true grit and knock out the boring singers right off the bat.

Thats just the thing! I am a rockstar, I tried out for a country singer contest and won $1000.00 I get around the genres.

@kfarring The best one I've seen is where he does Dio's Rainbow in the Dark at a karaoke session. It was awesome.

OMG ! PEOPLE, We can't let this guy lose, AMERICAN IDOL !!!! We can't let the southern vote beat us again. Get family, friends , relatives what ever the he** it takes, this guy is so deserving of the title. Vote like HE** the whole 2 hours the rest of the shows and give him what he deserves, THAT'S FOR HIM TO BE THE 2011 AMERICAN IDOL WINNER !!!!!!!

American is stupid to vote you off. In my eyes you are the winner! I will buy your CD the day it comes out!

This was REALLY AWESOME but honistly..FOCUS DAMNIT sheesh >3>''

@danab36330 I just gained a whole new respect for the boys voice. Very nice indeed.

i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e

the 9 dislikes must be from the sparkle cows.

damn he can sang

He is already a star in his own right. And, yes he did far better then Christina did at the super bowl.

chiilllllllllsssssss

@AmiSkemi I just posted (on youtube) the one he sang to win San Jose's Country Idol "Black Velvet" May 2009

Your son is awesome! Hope you will watch my National Anthem I did on Saturday for the Ride for Autism, I was diagnosed w/ Autism at 3 and I am now 10 - James is an inspiration to me!! xo, Hunter

Country Idol? lol! He's heavy metal people!

@fridaysmiley I wish this would be told on american idol and I wish he would do a country song. He could show Scotty how it's done. If Scotty wins and I'm going to be sick !!!!! sorry, thats how I feel.

These people at this stadium must have been like what is this? Where at AAA ball game and they bring in this guy? Fuck the baseball game, I want to hear him sing instead!

@AmiSkemi Yeah funny you said that...meeee too. It's a shame he didn't win.

@DedraToo I have only voted once before in all 10 Seasons. Dare I say for who? I am voting again this season for James. I voted 5 times one night. I feel like a little high school girl....LOL!! =0)

Shoulda won American Idol, and should've sang for the NFL on Thanksgiving instead of Lauren Alaina who forgot the words. I learned the words for this when I was like eight.

country....................... O_0

next time he do this. the bleaches will be full of screming fans

even women sing 1:50 in falsetto. james does in full voice

wow!!!!someone needs to check guys DNA,seriously!i just dont think hes human!thats how you do it,good luck james

let the record show i liked this guys music BEFORE he was a superstar :-) that comment at the top? yeah that was in responce to my comment ;-)