Haley Reinhart performed the iconic “House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals at the American Idol season 10 Top 5 live show dedicated to songs from now and then on Wednesday (May 4)- watch video below.

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Steven Tyler said it was sweet, sour, raspy and wonderful. Jennifer Lopez said Haley must be angry with the judges because the song was never sung like that before. Randy proclaimed this was the best performance of the night. I liked Haley’s “You and I” a lot more (watch video here). Haley delivered the best performances of the night.

Haley rocked it!! The girls, Lauren Alaina and Haley, delivered the best performances of the night. There is no doubt. Too bad the judges’ comments do not exactly reflect that. Jacob Lusk and James Durbin’s performances were super pimped. Those performance were not Idol worthy at this point in the competition.

Haley Reinhart “House Of The Rising Sun” American Idol Top 5 Video

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Haley Reinhart “House Of The Rising Sun” American Idol Top 5 (VIDEO)

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