Did anyone catch American Idol last night. Man, was it Karaoke night on Fox or what? There I was snappin’ my fingers and jammin’ to the beat when this year’s token rocker, Chris Daughtry gets up to do a “personalized” performance of Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder. Did anybody recognize the rendition? Can we say Red Hot Chili Peppers? He was getting so many props for giving it his own flavor that he forgot to mention that he ripped it straight from their What Hits? album.

It was a good performance but he should have given credit where it was due. Simon even said that he thinks Chris could have a hit with that version today. Duh… it already was a hit. Too funny. Just another example where a copy-cat receives critical acclaim. There’s hope for my lack of originality yet.