My sister, knowing that I've watched both The Voice and American Idol in the past, and then praised Emily West on America's Got Talent, called me after Jordan Smith's performance of Somebody to Love. I had never heard of the guy, having sworn off these types of shows a couple of years ago as stale entertainment. She asked me to YouTube some of his performances. So I did.

True singing talent is rarer than you think. There are greats... Freddie Mercury, Art Garfunkel, Elton John, Ray Charles... and many not-quite-so-greats... George Michael, Elvis Costello, John Forgerty...

For now I'm sticking with my assessment that Adam Lambert is the best singer to ever come out of one of these talent shows, but I am very impressed with Jordan Smith. I don't think I've ever seen a cover of a Queen song that I liked until now... Freddie made that near impossible.

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Posted by LSUBoo

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Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:34 am to Rex

Yeah, but Emily Ann is going to win... because country music voters dominate this show thanks to Blake.

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Posted by LSU alum wannabe

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Posted on 12/14/15 at 8:08 pm to Rex

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these talent shows, but I am very impressed with Jordan Smith. I don't think I've ever seen a cover of a Queen song that I liked until now... Freddie made that near impossible.

And they still fricked it up IMO. They tweaked it? That guy can straight up do that song like Mercury. They should have let him. No extra high notes are needed. Just the fact that he could have gone note for note like Mercury would have been impressive.

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