Great for TSL.

Edit: Yep, it was terrible. The group stuff on Idol is always bad.

Kenny Vasoli sings better 13 of the "best singers" in America.

holy Ford!

okay i was wrong
it was from santi


....lolololol @ the description

the a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a is just so off.

by any chance do you or anyone else know who chooses the songs that are used on the show (during auditions I know Say Anything and Jack's Mannequin have been played) and in these Ford Commercials?

good choice of bands but no, they don't know how to cover haha

one of my favorite songs off BOATS

Probably a combination of the label and show producers maybe but I have no idea. The band apparently didn't know either heh.

Wow. Can't wait to see this. The Academy Is... one was horrible but go TSL!

sounded like shit but good for them

Haha the country guy mentioned he had never heard it before but now it was stuck in his head.

Awesome for TSL.

Wow....just like the show, god awful.

That's some corny shit.

It's not though, no where does it say who the original artist was. All American Idol fans who don't know TSL (I'd say a good 98% of them total) just think The World is an AI original.


Am I the only one really ridiculously annoyed with this? They could have at least given credit, especially for such a horrendous job that paid no homage at all.

this isn't weird at all.

Collectively yes but I'd take at least half the singers on Idol this season over Vasoli

I can't believe this, it's sooooo awesome! I mean, they don't hold a candle to TSL but it's still amazing that they used this song.

That sounded so Disney like it almost hurt.

THIS IS FUCKING WEIRD

probably the strangest thing i have seen in a while

Probably my least favorite TSL song. Nevertheless, it makes me happy to think of the royalties they are receiving from this. I like it when good bands make money.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat... i stopped watching ai years ago, but do they actually do good music now?

This is amazing! Not the cover, but the fact that they used a TSL song. And of course TSL doesn't get an ounce of credit on that commercial, considering it's their song.

Yeah i thought that it was messed up that it doesn't even say The Starting Line anywhere on it

that should be some serious publicity

They sucked all the life out of this song and crapped out nothing but cheese. Good for TSL though.

I was wondering if the band saw a paycheck come their way since they decided to use it for a commerical

cha ching for T$L.

Good for TSL.

So, what are the odds anyone in the band got a dime for this?

I hope Kenny and the gents get a big fat cheque for this.

It sucked, but I freaked out when it started playing.

My gosh, I was the only other person to say this and I have no idea why.l Everyone's all "Oh shit good for them, they get so much publicity!" ummm no, all the dumb Idol fans who don't know TSL just think this is an American Idol original.

People here are backwards!

The only dime they got from this would be the one they may have found in their couch while seeing it on TV. Anything probably just went to Geffen.

I must have missed the gay part because to me it just sounded like a bad cover

That was my thinking exactly. Don't know why people think this is actually a good thing for TSL. Sure, it's their song, but who knows that besides people who know it already?

They are inspired by the dollar sign after all.

This reminds me of when they did the Academy Is last year. So random, but great for the bands.

Bizarre.

This. How did "Island" never get huge? Fucking record label.

Absolutely horrid cover but cool nonetheless. Hope they come back soon

Wait, American Idol, or Kidz Bop??

i heard this come on in the other room and was like "wtf?" haha.

probably never gonna look at that song the same way again though... they made it so cheesy.

Agreed. Demo version is better

You make a really good point. In fact, when "What You Want" got used in some cable commercials, at least they got mention in the corner of the screen; this is kind of b.s. Hopefully some people liked it enough to track down the lyrics or something.


Agreed. It had huge potential as a summer song and Virgin at least initially seemed like a great fit. It's a real shame that they got screwed by another label.

This is like adult version of Kids Bop.

Awesome. Surprised they didnt show the actual name, and band at the end.

they still make this show? who watches it

They butchered that...

Very humbling for the band. This is awesome. Makes me wanna stick cheetos up my butt, and fart them out :)

this is exactly what i was thinking, there's no mention of them at all, the album cover is the american idol one and the text says American Idol's The World, and no like original artist mention

10 years from now someone will think that TSL covered that american idol song

oh god i thought the same thing.

but yes its sad that they didn't get anything written about the fact that its a cover.