How have I not seen this before?
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“Moderation” as in “Censorship?” In America we have a law called “Freedom of Speech”! Who exactly has the authority to do this “Moderation”?
Sorry MJ; that remark wasn’t intended for you.
When American Idol 3 was hurting for some excitement, they brought Clay on TWICE during that season to boost their ratings. Once he did a rendition of “Fantasy” with the current lady contestants as backups, and earlier the same season, he was a guest performer doing his fantastic rendition of “Solitaire”. When he did it during AI2, Neil Sedaka declared it to be “forever a Clay Aiken song”, because his performance was the most superb he’d ever heard. Just in case my “captors” catch up and cut me off again, here’s the URL’s to both of these outstanding performances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaCrTTJU2lw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05CgbwjrbTk&NR=1
Thanks again MJ for helping Clayn get his well deserved credit. Hope this goes through.
You talk about shock and awe!!! That was me when Clay walked out!! He stole the entire show with his incredible voice and stage presence!!! A moment in history I will never forget.
Most EPIC moment in Idol history? I’d go so far as to say that it might just be THE most EPIC moment in television history!
Absolutely loved seeing the audience’s reaction to Clay and knowing that that shock and awe moment was playing out in millions of households nationwide.
I absolutely love that moment. I will never forget
seeing it on TV that night. My daughter said Mom, that’s CLAY!!! I was stunned! I think the whole country was stunned.
Thanks Marti
xoxox
Absolutely the very best moment ever. I still watch it several
times a year.
Nothing could ever compare. Clay took control of the moment and sent AI into a tailspin. AI tries to manufacture excitement and Clay just is excitement. Too bad they don’t like him. Plenty of people still do.
This moment will never be topped. Even if a person does not like Clay, you have to admit that this was priceless.
That was one of the greatest moments in AI history. I’ve watched this video time and time again and it puts a smile on my face everytime. This was an awesome moment, pure and simple.
Nothing AI could ever do will bring back those days. Pure, natural talent without all the bells & whistles.
Funny how the highest rated AI shows EVER (documented) are the AI2 finale (Clay season) and AI5 Finale (Clay announced as being on the show).
AI has never been able to capture that since that and never will.
Awesome watercooler moments both involving Clay Aiken. Nothing more needs to be said.
What a great tv moment that was! Clay was fantastic. No gimmicks, no fake “edge”, just pure, unadulterated, real vocal talent. Thanks for the wonderful memory.
I will never forget that moment! No intro, just pure voice! Love it.
I will never forget watching this–what a moment when Clay Aiken appeared with his new look and sang the sh*t out of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me!!!
That’s all anyone was talking about the next day at school and it dominated all the entertainment shows for days.
Funny thing–the two best and most memorable AI moments both involved Clay Aiken. This year I didn’t hear any talk about AI at school at all.
Absolutely unforgettable moment. They keep trying to recapture the two show-stopper finales, AI2 and AI5, and they never will.
Oh what a moment that was ! I must have rewound my VCR at least 30 times. Buzz like that cannot be bought at any price, it just happens and it was a wonderfully exciting thing to experience.
Fun, fun times!
The AI machine can NEVER top that moment ever again!
Love, love this! Yep, Water cooler buzz.
Best evah water cooler moment and it was with Clay Aiken!
You can’t buy that kind of buzz. Did ya notice they never introduced Clay … but the audience sure knew who he was. Good times.
awesome…best.moment.ever…ever…..
This is definitely an American Idol moment that will never be forgotten.
EXCELLENT!!! Now THAT’S a water cooler moment!! As hard as they try, they will never top it – ever.
Thank you for the memory!!!