"American Idol" chat rooms were buzzing Friday over a controversy surrounding Chris Daughtry's version of "I Walk the Line."Judges praised Daughtry for making the song his own when he performed the Johnny Cash tune on the Fox network show.
But some fans say the version wasn't Daughtry's, but ripped off from one done by the band Live in 2001.
One fan posted a message saying, "I just want to punch him in his bald head." Another reads: "This guy is a rip-off. Judges are plain dumb." And a third message says, "Live singer Ed Kowalczyk called and said that he would like his vocal style" back. [Yahoo]
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What bothered me most about the Higher Ground cover was not that it was a ripoff of the Chili Peppers version, but because Chris wasn't aware it was a Stevie Wonder song, and said it twice on the air. Embarassing. But, that time, he gave credit where credit was due.
This time, with I Walk the Line, either he didn't own up to it on the air, or his pre-performance package was edited in a way that neglected to state he was doing the Live arrangement of the song.
The only reason I believe it to be the latter is because he was forthcoming in regard to the Higher Ground arrangement.
In any case, AI producers should make it clear -- or people are just going to think he's a cheater.
Next week is all originals. Word has it he'll be doing as song he recently wrote called "Mmm Bop."
Johnny
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