I would fall in, but definitely not out of love with this.
Slotting in at #9 on my Top 10 list is her underrated cover of Alicia Keys' 'Fallin'' during Top 24 week. This performance was crucial to her because not one, but 11 of the 24 finalists won't be returning the next week, but Haley was determined to advance and once again proved to everyone what a true survivor she is. More than anything this performance showed us that Haley's got soul as well as heart.
Even before she hit the first notes, with her head bowed low and eyes closed in intense concentration, I couldn't help but notice how smoking hot this girl is. Dressed in a tight black mini-dress displaying a killer pair of legs and looking drop-dead gorgeous, this had to be Haley's sexiest performance next to HOTRS. Proving that she doesn't just get by on looks alone, she then delivered an exquisite, soulful and pitch-perfect rendition of 'Fallin'' with a sultriness that the original version lacked. Haley held me in rapture from the very beginning to the end of this performance. By God, just listen to her pitch control when she stretched that 'in' in: "I keep on fallin' innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn and out of love..." at the start. I absolutely love this performance and I don't exactly consider myself a fan of R&B.
Though Steven and JLo (she was nicer back then) gave her props, Randy tried his best Simon imitation by calling this a 'karaoke' performance. Randy, you suck. The only thing 'karaoke' this night is your sorry-ass attempt to sound like Simon Cowell. Seeya all back next week for no. 8.
I only had to read the first review of HOTRS to recognize excellence in writing, especially concerning the finest performance ever on AI. Thanks for your contributions to her fan-base in articulating what thousands of us know and love about her. HOTRS was pure magic on a live stage...and would have been just as spectacular on any stage, anywhere.
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