American Idol Top 4 -- Walking Down Memory Lane to 2003

As many of you know, this week AI5 has only 4 contestants left. Let's think back a few years ago to May 6, 2003. The top 4 contestants were Josh Gracin, Kimberly Locke, Ruben Studdard, and Clay Aiken. The theme was "BeeGee's" and the guest judge was Robin Gibb.

Clay sang 2 songs that night. First he sang an absolutely outstanding version of "To Love Somebody". Randy said "that was brilliant", and Robin Gibb said that Clay had a "fantastic voice" and that that's "the way the song should be sung". Paula commented that Clay had "found a safe place with your vulnerability and your maturity as a performer has caught up with your beautiful voice". Simon even gave Clay a great compliment by saying that this was probably "one of the best performances I’ve ever heard throughout the entire competition".

Then Clay sang the never-to-be-forgotten "Grease", wearing what I thought was an awesome red leather jacket! We not only got the great voice, but a little "hip shakin'" action as well!! Randy "liked the moves" and Robin Gibb loved Clay's interpretation of the song. Paula said "you shook your thang" and was glad Clay was "having fun and not taking yourself too seriously." And then the infamous words from Simon..."Horrible..everything about that was horrible!" Well, 3 out of 4 judges got it right!!

If you want to watch Clay's performances from "BeeGee's Night" on AI2, go to All Things Clay Aiken. You can download these and other videos there until May 31, when the site will close.