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| This week, Randy was clearly aware of the artists who first performed the contestants' songs. He was so won over by Chris Richardson's rendition of Jason Mraz's ''Geek in the Pink,'' for example, that he declared Richardson's take ''hotter than the original!'' Ace: Yeah, I'm sure [Randy] got a call from Jason. [Chris Richardson's performance] was definitely one that got everybody up and moving around, so I was really impressed. With a song like that, I don't think you can ever compare to the original artist. Jason's the one who sang it to begin with, so he's the inspiration for Chris to even do it. So if you try to compare it, then what do you compare it to? The recorded track? Some footage of [Mraz] performing it live? It's too complicated to even try. |