There's a nice urgency to the song; audience is into it, clapping along. Bunch of kids playing drums come out on stage to join him, whole thing is fun to listen to. I think he just won "American Idol" with this performance -- it feels original, but true to who he is as an artist.

Judges give him a standing ovation. "Dude, I loved the song, I loved you, I loved the marching band production," yells Randy Jackson, ending with, "brilliant, genius."

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