Week 1 (Top 12 - Whitney Houston)

[Matt Giraud]

Didn't We Almost Have It All

Whitney Houston

Remember when we held on in the rain
The night we almost lost it
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Living on feelings
Touching you I feel it all again

Chorus:
Didn't we almost have it all
When love was all we had worth giving?
The ride with you was worth the fall my friend
Loving you makes life worth living
Didn't we almost have it all
The night we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all

The way you used to touch me felt so fine
We kept our hearts together down the line
A moment in the soul can last forever
Comfort and keep us
Help me bring the feeling back again

Chorus

Didn't we have the beat of times
When love was young and new?
Couldn't we reach inside and find
The world of me and you?
Well never lose it again
Cause once you know what love is
You never let it end

Chorus

What do you think is the relevance of your song to the situation of our world right now?
This song talks about how love can lead to a better life. In our world today, there's so much hate that we almost forgot the love we once had, leading to discord. However, it's possible to get that love back, bring back the order and I think this song conveys that.

[Judge Kara DioGuardi]

I honestly don't know what to say about this performance. It was not great, but it wasn't bad either. It was sort of somewhere in the middle for me. I'm hoping to see you next week, and to wow me, because I know you have the potential, Matt.

[Randy Jackson]

Song choice was OK. It wasn't a huge disappointing performance… but it wasn't out of this world fantastic.

[Michael Bublé]

I thought the arrangement was a little awkward.

For real though, I think it was ok...like the other two, wasn't amazing.But it wasn't bad.It was just confusing to me--I don't know what else to say, but I think you will be safe tonight.

[Simon Cowell]

In my opinion this was a decent performance, if your singing at a bar atleast. It wasnt the worst performance of the night though however.

[Paula Abdul]

I think you have great energy on stage!