~Always and Forever (original audition)
~Open Arms (2/11/03)
~Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (3/4/03)
~I Can't Help Myself (3/11/03)
~Somewhere Out There (3/18/03)
~Someone Else's Star (3/25/03)
~Everlasting Love (4/1/03)
~At This Moment (4/8/03)
~Tell Her About It (4/15/03)
~I Could Not Ask For More (4/22/03)
~Build Me Up Buttercup (4/29/03)
~Solitare (4/29/03)
~To Love Somebody (5/6/03)
~Grease (5/6/03)
~Vincent (5/13/03)
~Mack The Knife (5/13/03)
~Unchained Melody (5/13/03)
~This Is The Night (5/20/03)
~Here There and Everywhere (5/20/03)
~Bridge Over Troubled Water (5/20/03)
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That was the list of all the songs Clay Aiken performed on American Idol season two. If you are eager to find out what Randy, Paula and Simon had to say about each song, scroll down and have yourself a blast
5/20/03 - Final Two - "This is the Night" / "Here, There, and Everywhere" / "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Randy - "hated that song--hope it isn't your first single" / "very safe...still the bomb" / *standing ovation* "I didn't know you could hit that note!"
Paula - "very, very nice" / "most haunting and vulnerable performance" / "you gave us chills...your personal best"
Simon - "I'm the biggest dickhead in the entire world" / "very pretty...not blown away" / "That performance could win you the competition...if only this show was run fairly."
5/13/03 - Final Three - "Vincent" / "Mack the Knife" / "Unchained Melody"
Randy - "boring...not best performance" / "I gotta get up." (standing ovation) / "hated the arrangement...you made it work"
Paula - "wasn't best performance" / "so ultra-cool...amazing job" / "best performance of entire competition"
Simon - "dreary rendition...terrible" / "pulled it out of the hat...brilliant...amazing" / "over the top...very good"
5/6/03 - BeeGees - "To Love Somebody" / "Grease"
Randy - "Brilliant." / "I like the moves, baby!" Robin Gibb - "fantastic version" / "Excellent...It was a great job, and I love your interpretation of it."
Paula - "matured as a performer" / "It's a blast watching you, and it's just wonderful."
Simon - "probably one of the best performances I've ever heard" / "Horrible!"
4/29/03 - Neil Sedaka - "Build Me Up Buttercup" / "Solitaire"
Randy - "Dude, you did a great job, man. I was entertained!" / "I'm so impressed." Neil Sedaka - "You sing like Andre Agassi plays tennis. Perfection! Perfection! And I would kill to write and produce your first CD!" / "I have lost my song forever to you."
Paula - "Blah blah blah." / "You are the pop singer and you just are."
Simon - "You made the effort, you came out to entertain." / "You gave a grown-up, fantastic performance."
4/22/03 - Diane Warren - "I Could Not Ask For More"
Randy - "one of the best singers in America"
Paula - "wonderful"
Diane - "great"
Simon - "could make a fortune on Broadway"
4/15/03 - Billy Joel - "Tell Her About It"
Randy - "good to see you switching up"
Smokey Robinson - "You proved you can sing anything! Terrific!"
Paula - "wish you would let loose and dance more"
Simon - "I prefer you when my eyes are closed."
4/8/03 - Billboard #1 Hits - "At This Moment"
Randy - "song didn't slay me"
Lionel Richie - "still in awe that all of that is coming from that body!"
Paula - "not enough heartache"
Simon - "That song was perfect for you... absolutely on-the-money!"
4/1/03 - Disco - "Everlasting Love"
Randy - "Whatever it is, you make it your own."
Verdine White - "You didn't look like you could sing like that!"
Paula - "looking for you to dance"
Simon - "I thought it was terrible.
" 3/25/03 - Country-Rock - "Someone Else's Star"
Randy - standing ovation (time limitation)
Paula - standing ovation
Olivia Newton-John - standing ovation
Simon - "Sweet but it sounded identical to last week. Very good."
3/18/03 - Movie Week - "Somewhere Out There"
Randy - "Where is that voice coming from?!"
Gladys Knight - (standing ovation) "...something exceptional is going to happen for you..."
Paula - "You are effortless with your voice."
Simon - "Seriously, you're the one they've got to beat."
3/11/03 - Motown - "I Can't Help Myself"
Randy - "Brilliant, baby. Brilliant!"
Lamont Dozier - "That's the look of a star."
Paula - "it's amazing...thank you!"
Simon - "Thought you sounded good, but if I must be honest, it was Motown the Musical"
3/4/03 - Wildcard Round - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
Randy - (standing ovation) "Look fly... really good."
Paula - (standing ovation) "We talk about raising the bar. You've suprassed the bar."
Simon - "Really impressed... fantastic... the fact that you don’t look like a pop star makes you memorable... you look better to me every time I see you"
2/11/03 - Group 2 Semi-finals - "Open Arms"
Randy - "Where does that voice come from?... Very nice."
Paula - "A brilliant voice, magnificent... great whole vibe about you."
Simon - "When I look at you, I don't think 'there is the American Idol,' but maybe the public will... you sang very well."
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