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American Idol - Adam Lambert?

For those of you who love how Adam Lambert sang "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash last night by "making it his own with his own arrangement," you do realize that all he did was sing the cover version done in 1990 by a punk band called Social Distortion, right?

Please stop comparing Lambert to people like David Cook. Cook took songs and recreated them on his own to change the sound. Lambert doesn't have half the talent...

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    when i saw him sing the ring of fire i was actually scared. that was the creepiest thing i ever heard it was so wierd.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Why do you care so much if he took a version from some one else? Everyone else did. Plus knowing that Adam didn't make it makes him completly less weird. Now social distortion, there freaks. I think I sense a little bit of jelousy.

    I just compared both the songs, Adam and Social, and they aren't even close to being the same, Social had the electric guitars and the screaming rasp in there voice. Adam had a middle Eastern theme and a smooth voice. Do you even know anything about music? I hate Adam Lambert but when I see something like this, when people start comparing uniqueness, I will fight it for anybody.

  • 1 decade ago

    Lets not forget that David Cook was a pleasure to listen to as well. Can't take all the screeching that comes out of Adam. Should be gone by Top 7, I hope.

  • Tuffy
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    No, he did not do Social D's version at all. Adam Lambert sucks!!!!

    He destroyed that song and Satisfaction. He is literally comical to watch.

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  • 1 decade ago

    If Johnny Cash were still alive , he would be vomiting while Adam was singing "Ring of Fire" . I think he did a horrible,lousy job!

  • 4 years ago

    Aha yay its no longer in basic terms me! i'm so bored to death in all of us swooning over this Adam Lambert - so he can hit extreme notes! ok - we get it! curiously its all he can do! i'm so bored to death in his shtick - and his eye liner!!! And his haircut jogs my memory of a epileptic with a pass-bee!!! Why is all this extraordinary???? Danny is actual - so is Kris. i'm getting an exceptional sense of humility from Danny - I admire that and that i'm hoping he wins.

  • I dont like Adam, but to be fair even David Cook sang a cover by Chris Cornell when he sang MJ's Billy Jean.

    But, my vote goes to Megan because she's hot.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Thank Christ someone realizes it wasn't his own, original version. These darn kids! It wasn't the Social Distortion cover, however. It was some chick from Rockstar: Supernova. But it was horrible either way.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't think that anyone could ever compare to David Cook.

    But Adam is extremely talented.

    Yes he does have the talent.

    I think He has amazing potential in the competition.

    but I respect your opinion

    (:

  • 1 decade ago

    Everybody seems to love Adam, I do not. At all. His wierd screaming and that creepy thing he does with his eyes makes me sick.

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