Danny Gokey - Dream On - American Idol Season 8 Top 4

[@kreese316]

This ROCKS! love to hear him in his lane! And as a believer, I love that he is using his gift to spread LIGHT as well!

[@Discerning_Viewer]

no - it's like watching a church choir flunkie try to be a singer - hes not even on key

[@teresaglaros9457]

Dude it’s 2022, I just saw you in concert in Civic center in Salisbury Maryland tonight. You put on the greatest performance tonight I have ever seen, thank you Danny God bless you

[@christinak981]

I never watched American Idol but in 2013 when I was driving to and from work and clinicals I found klove and haven't turned back. The music of Danny Gokey, Colton Dixon and many others have touched not only my life but the lives of my children. God is good!

[@josephisaac381]

Danny Gokey is amazing but I believe he was called Christian music now he 1000 times more successful! All these guys that missed signing him are kicking themselves!!! For missing chance of lifetime to sign him up as artist on first album!

[@kerryclark7233]

It was good at the start, went flat after a few lines, picked it up again, was great at the start of the chorus but, oh my, the second half of the chorus and that scream is the stuff of legend! Thank you, Danny, for one of the most memorable moments from any TV talent show ever.

[@MrsPhotoDawn]

Wow! Nailed it....but I like his Christian releases better. Shows you he can do just about anything!

[@chonaV]

Never fails to make me LOL 😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyfranco88]

Paula sat right back down when that scream came out, lolll 🤣

[@jucapi]

😂

[@OrangeTreeChannel]

:-D

[@lawaller2764]

Blew her away!

[@StephenLella]

That scream scares my cat

[@thekeldelify]

Talk all you want Randy, but Danny is out of and above your league. One of the best out there.

[@shof189]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@athenarae180]

thank god...he kept going past the world past there negatives... TELL YOUR HEART TO BEAT AGAIN came and nothing can stop A Child Of God... Dream on has the message we all needed to hear and listen too let the past go & Dream On. GOD IS THE GREAT ADVENTURER ...LOVE THIS SONG

[@beach2550]

Why does his religion have anything to do with his vocal performance. So Adam Lambert fans should just be like "You're gay, I'm gay, therefore your vocals are good?" Lol

[@jackischelling1316]

​@@beach2550they do that stuff all the time, in fact gay culture can't get beyond their gayness and how they want to spread it everywhere; you're not aware of that? Christian music is a genre of music, choosing to be gay is not a genre of music.

[@killapositionz2]

It's not bad. Most people would pussy out on attempting the scream or half ass it. He stepped out of his comfort zone and gave it the energy it needed.

[@briansherrod1916]

Except for that crazy last scream I thought this performance was pretty solid!

[@Dixie707]

AMAZING, Danny Gokey! WOW!

[@loopyloops1985]

He freaking nailed it!!!

[@eminizam621]

LOL the last note sound like an exorcism

[@ThePyrosgirl77]

He's just unique and amazingly talented, his voice is very versatile. He can be soulful when he wants to be, then totally rock it out like Steven Tyler. He took a risk and nailed it..love it!!! Danny Gokey rocks!!!

[@Mrs_Christa]

Oh snap!!!!!! Dude, this was amazing!!!

[@FFutz]

To think that this is where he was years ago. Just a heads up, I'm at a concert with him singing at my church *right now* and he sings beautifully. He's living his dreams man. There's a meet and great after this so we get to say hi! :D

[@oleathayoung3357]

He is perfect that song gave me chills he is one of the greatest.

[@zaimar1970]

I love him and I'm a Christian also I listen to him every morning

[@kylelyle4976]

zaimar1970 the man is hateful. He's no Christian.

[@NIBKing369]

Olivia Piper Robeck Hes actually a born again Christian and I don't see how he's hateful.

[@kylelyle4976]

TheReckonedKing He hates gay people.

[@debbielough7754]

Which pretty much makes him the utter antithesis of a Christian...

[@NIBKing369]

Debbie Lough Wrong! Who said he hated gay people, and who cares if he did its his choice to or not he has the freedom of speech

[@TotallyMrsDarcy]

😂😂😂THE SCREAM!😂😂😂

[@insiderinside1905]

There is nothing in this song that would indicate how awesome Gokey would become.

[@mackenziegrace1]

WOW! I DIDNT KNOW HE CAN DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!! :o

[@melodramatic7904]

I remember he got the nickname Danny Chokey while on the show. lol

[@mollycasas5494]

You guy’s need to see him in concert now, you won’t be disappointed

[@terradurbin2801]

He's a great singer. I don't care what kind of song, he owns it.

[@Dee-Hendricks]

That scream has me crying laughing 😂😂😂

[@LourdesMiller-x5j]

This still makes me laugh!

[@braedentaylor5366]

I bet slash wanted to take a bath in sulphuric acid as soon as that note hit

[@abby999]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@timgledhill7390]

Not sure what the judges heard but I thought he actually did a very good job with that song.

[@vernamorales2064]

Came in 3rd and he is still making it

[@elisefincher4478]

This could be used to bring people out of comas. They'd just need play the scream part at full blast and I bet it'd wake them up lol😂😂😂😂

[@tbewin1z143]

It wasn't a bad performance though, the scream was also decent at first then when off the rails!!!

[@luv2467]

Welp Danny’s taking it all to the bank now!! I liked it 🤷‍♀️ I thought it was awesome!

[@joshdemay9130]

Awesome in the same way that nails on a chalkboard are awesome, I assume? You religious fanatics stick together. It’s really disheartening. Gokey has NO talent.

[@TheCalico72]

@@joshdemay9130 I'm not a religious person, and I don't know anything about Danny Gokey. I'm just an Aerosmith fan from way back. I saw them in concert shortly after they released this album. Geez, almost 50 years ago. Anyhow, I'm just checking out covers of this song, and I have to agree with the OP. I liked it...even more so after I heard the judges say this isn't his genre. To each his own ☮️

[@michaeljohndadd545]

@@joshdemay9130 huh? So you're a better singer than him?

[@cierraswanson1110]

He did amazing but God was telling him to stick with his godly music

[@in2livinit]

Danny has brought many to Christ, or given them the courage to seek healing of their Faith, through his unique gifts. Anyone can preach all day long. Not everyone uses the gifts GOD GAVE THEM to reach the lost. Like Peter, he stepped out of the boat fearful, but in Faith. Look at the positive impact he has now.

[@abby999]

@@in2livinitexactlyyyy

[@cherishmariexo]

AMEN!!!!

[@childofGod1206]

That's alright, I thought it was wonderful‼️ Love you Danny Gokey!💖 ✝️

[@1809pucca]

One word: "DAAAAAANG!!!"

[@nancynaporano5024]

He did SUPERB!!!!!!

[@MintyFresh3693]

He’s a legend for that scream lol

[@tayahenglish2543]

That scream,tho!

[@paint14872]

Nobody will ever convince me the judges weren’t forced to favor certain contestants. This was so good and they all said it was bad. It doesn’t make sense unless it was rigged

[@bobbya9722]

That last note was the worst in Idol's history. They were actually very kind because he was a chosen one since day 1. Him, Adam, and Lil were the chosen three until Lil became terrible at picking song choices. Don't rewrite history

[@kcheylin9957]

HOLY CRAP!!!! Any time you get Slash on your audition - - !!!! Can't be too bad man

[@msizzygirl1]

He is very successful these days, so it really doesn't matter what you haters say. Congrats on your marriage also!

[@rosievivas6139]

Yes to be honest rock us good for you went for risk that's Danny the best ordained Christian artist ever love you Danny Gokey

[@moasanenjamir]

the heck !!! he killed it !!!

[@saraherrera522]

He sure did! It was musical murder! He should never be allowed near a stage or microphone

[@rickeranis2919]

Nuha Herrera God doesn't like haters, but God loves you thru your hatred and predjudices

[@tatubert8210]

He killed it? Sounded more like he was the victim .. that was a blood curdling scream if I ever heard one .. nothing to do with music!! Danny should stick to his own way of singing instead of trying to sound like ADAM!! He'll never make it .. ADAM is the BEST .. no matter what the genre!! .. LAMBERT Outlaw

[@TanyaLory]

Hahahaaaa. Gets me every time. Adam lambert to the end for me. 🤗

[@shwonsh]

This is when Danny lost his chance to make the finale. He failed to realize that it was Kris Allen he needed compete against, not Adam Lambert. Lambert wasn't gonna win when America found out he was gay. Danny Gokey might've won if he didn't pick Dream On on Rock week.

[@kylelyle4976]

shwonsh that's why Adam didn't come out till after idol. Which is incredibly sad.

[@suprnatrulcat]

Adam was out as gay at the age of 19. He wasn't hiding anything - why should it even be a factor?

[@norastack6110]

shwonsh As much as I loved Adam and wanted him to win, that’s not why he lost. He was obviously gay.

[@nelsdanburg5407]

shwonsh No, this is where he lost his chance to win, because Danny's performance of Dream On, especially at the final four, was fucking repulsive. I was actually a big fan of Danny up to this point in the season, but this rendition of Dream On killed my love for him in not even 2 minutes. One of the worst performances I have seen in the history of the show. The scream makes my ears fucking bleed every time.

[@norastack6110]

Nels Danburg I agree, if it were up to me and Danny didn’t perform this I would want him and Adam to be the finale, but with this performance Adam and Allison should have been the finale

[@steadfastvlogs4439]

I looove Danny Gokey but that was definitely much. He tried though!

[@pilaredu]

A real Artist …. This is what I call VERSATILITY… He can sing the Musical Genre he wants …. so sad he didn’t get the credit for that …. getting an A+ for the effort was Insulting.

[@Rend2be]

Awesome performance

[@hellosaysandrew]

The scream was legendary. 😅

[@chaconazo7]

Simon never heard the song before!! That’s why he commented that

[@Lyiegh]

I thought it was awesome, Danny!

[@kyndramurphy4826]

He owned that... He tried and he owned it. Good going Danny Gokey

[@thesmuler5627]

I would have lost with flying colors if I had to sing against this dude

[@melinda6399]

i like your godly music a lot bit!! i also like and care about miss lauren daigle

[@marypeyton2461]

Danny Gokey was my favorite that year, but I truly feel that this song is the reason he didn’t win! Bad song choice for him!

[@marypeyton2461]

@bubblewrapped YOU’RE A RACIST MORON!

[@activelivingchallenger4298]

@bubblewrapped wth all 3 were white dudes? wdym by whiter? It's either you're white or you're not. Kris Allen won because he peaked at the right time with Heartless. Danny peaked early on and was good to great performances throughout.

[@ARDERUUD]

Man, he was my favorite too. I was like 13 at the time and even I was like, well, that's it for him lol

[@matthillman2261]

I miss him

[@jimatcity]

That chick at 1:26 though - getting totally lit right out the gate

[@proudchristian77]

Awesome, 👏💖🐕

[@maxculley6339]

The scream from hell

[@saraherrera522]

The scream heard around the world lol

[@elisefincher4478]

Lmmfao then he is a screamin' demon😂😂

[@danmorgan4177]

People who didn’t like the scream are the same people who don’t like metal. And to be clear, Aerosmith WAS NOT metal. That was a great scream and I enjoyed this video. A country singer took a classic and made it better and took shit for it because it was 2008 and not 2018. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mtk412]

No, I'm as big a metal head as anyone, he botched that scream.

[@patg-money225]

The judges didn't want him to win the competition and this was proof of that....trying to manipulate the outcome. Probably told by the producers. Realistically, this was an outstanding performance, especially compared to the other pedestrian contestants.

[@brianhagaman3305]

I Love That High Note I Don't care what The Judges said

[@blingwithconfidence]

i thought he had an awesome voice for this song

[@RobChurch1988]

i like that they showed adams family instead of dannys lol they prolly fainted from the scream

[@brandj9535]

This wasn't his song but he did well on every other song in the competition

[@shahemiruljaydt]

Danny screams can scare dogs and even ghosts

[@tommy1gtr]

2:15 came for the murderous scream lol...legend!

[@clayelliott9210]

Steven Tyler? I think he was screaming this.

[@DiandraStarShine]

Steven Tyler, he was *definitely* screaming it on that original recording and at concerts - and i love Danny's cover of the song, too!..& Aerosmith, still one of my favorite bands to this *day!* 👍🙋🏾‍♀️ also, they KNEW he was going to be singing that + very often they would hear contestants practicing, even back then - so it's so *100% disingenuous* for them to go after Danny for singing that particular tune.🙄

[@MrBarnardoo98]

Dream on! Dream On! ARGHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@sograves11]

I thought that song he did better than anybody else I’ve heard besides Steven Tyler

[@brianhagaman3305]

That High Note was hard To Do He Didn't do well with That If You Watch Caleb Johnson's Version of it That's The Way To Do It

[@ducluongdo8012]

Caleb is another level of rock

[@JLewis95]

Caleb Johnson killed this song!

[@carolinemixonbraxton4963]

Michael johns did it good too

[@petralincoln2919]

This was perfection!! Which proves the bias. He’s got the last laugh & the glory of God for his career.

[@DS-uz5il]

Honestly this wasn’t bad at all up until the scream. I’ve always thought his voice is suited for rock.

[@chaconazo7]

Was it perfect ? What a ridiculous statement!! Only Steven Tyler can reach that level of perfection on his own song. Did Danny Gokey perform it correctly? YES !! Had Simon Cowell ever heard that song before ? NO !! He had a poor and negative comment that is worth less than nothing !!

[@chaconazo7]

And I’m sure Randy can sing it better !

[@nelsdanburg5407]

Actually Michael Johns did Dream On on the show back in season 7 so yes Simon had heard this song before. And Johns did it much better than Gokey did imo.

[@chaconazo7]

@@nelsdanburg5407 I’m sure Simon Coward can sing it better

[@nelsdanburg5407]

@@chaconazo7 Well of course he can't. He's not a singer, he's a music producer. But he's trained to know good singing when he hears it. And even then he was way more nice than I expected him to be LOL. You'll need to be receptive to feedback if you wanna be a credible artist. Your attitude is exactly why a lot of those terrible delusional singers fail in those early audition stages LOL. Cuz I'm sorry this was easily Danny Gokey's worst performance on his season. That scream was so laughably bad LMAO.

[@chaconazo7]

@@nelsdanburg5407 I definitely know more than S Crowell for sure with the actual studies I have but not need to argue w you.

[@aiofan389]

do you people have nothing better to do than sit in the comments hating on people? This is a waste of time, you aren't changing anyone's minds and you could be doing something more important with your time. hmm, unless you want to take the low road.

[@anastasiabeaverhousen4493]

hi danny

[@Lopezfam210]

He should have just been himself a Christian singer because he makes great songs

[@tatubert8210]

More like the song was re-titled ... Scream On ... by Danny Gokey. IMO

[@DiandraStarShine]

which is exactly what Steven Tyler does with it, btw..and no one who likes Aerosmith complains when he does it.

[@janjamesramos247]

lol

[@dbwaggoner]

Still haven't been able to by a Danny Gokey song. Bad ass as he is.

[@jnny5636]

I dont care what the judges said he pulled that off great Steven Tyler is not an easy artist to sound like.....good job Danny Gokey

[@jnny5636]

Whatever

[@pilaredu]

+Virginia haller (jenny) Haaa.....I'd like to see Adam TRYING what Dany just did on this song.

[@andreavasquez4282]

Why try to sound like someone when God blessed him with a beautiful voice

[@ashleeashelle]

+Virginia haller (jenny) but the scream was TERRIBLE

[@jnny5636]

hes blessed anyway with his own music

[@ruthhenry5916]

I expected to hate this very much... But I loved it!!!

[@lufflyness]

Kara was right that he would have been much better doing something like Cryin' or Crazy, but her calling that early Aerosmith when those are from the 90s and Dream On is from the 70s lol.

[@chaosinorder9685]

The scream was bad but the rest of the song he did really well.

[@ryanmeganbransky8415]

see your hating on a man for belief n work ethics as christian n his music you need to wake up to and realize he makes great music n is a great man of god look at what he does started a foundation in honor of his wife fixing broken homes people with financial problems n.familes displaced in nashville he tours and has great ministries dont hate cause hes doing something positive and life is good maybe you should try god

[@kylelyle4976]

Hating on someone for something they can't help, then hiding behind God. He is disgusting. And if you agree with him, so are you.

[@inoarcher]

+Olivia Piper Robeck Hating and choosing not to associate are entirely different. I don't associate with druggies, and I choose not to, does that mean I hate them? I don't associate with people who like to party, does that mean I hate them? No, I'm Christian, but do I hate gay people? Absolutely not. In fact, my best friend is gay, and that's not going to stop me from loving him as a person and I'm certainly not going to force my lifestyle on him, but I am also not going to associate myself with the lifestyle he chooses to live, and if he is opened to knowing God, then I will certainly show him that path, but until then, we will continue out lifestyles separately but still lovingly. The same goes for Danny Gokey (and other Christians), he chooses not to associate with people who don't live his lifestyle, and that's okay, he shouldn't be forced to work with someone he doesn't want to associate himself with, especially since he's a freaking Christian artist (heck, I doubt he would work with Justin Bieber if that chance appeared, so I don't see why he should be condemned for not working with Adam). Your generalization is what makes you as much of a bigot as those Christians who go out of their way to spread hate, and intolerant atheists who get offended by every little Christian-related theme that happens to cross their paths are just as disgusting a those hypocritical Christians.

[@meganhoward2298]

+inoarcher I agree 100%. I was going to try to reply to Olivia Piper Robeck's earlier post but then noticed yours and saw no need. i was trying to reply but couldn't think of the words but you said it perfectly. I'm a God-fearing, Jesus-adoring, faithful teenage girl and I dont like to associate with druggies and partiers and those who may lead me to sin. I respect Danny Gokey so much and love his music.

[@kylelyle4976]

inoarcher He didn’t just refuse to associate with Adam. He specifically expressed hate towards him. And your analogy doesn’t work. partying and drug use are harmful behaviors. Sexuality is something that cannot be helped and isn’t a harmful behavior. What you said is like someone saying "I don’t think he should be condemned for not wanting to associate with black people. Homophobia and racism is the same hate.

[@inoarcher]

Olivia Piper Robeck Except. the analogy does work, because for Christians, homosexuality is considered a sin, and as Christians, choosing not to accept that part of the teaching would be the same as a Christian not accepting the fact that we should love our neighbors unconditionally, we can't pick and choose what to believe, but we can still love like Jesus loved regardless of sin. Also, I don't personally know anything about Danny Gokey, but last time I heard, he specifically said in an interview that he and Lambert were friends and that they texted each other often, so I don't really know what you're so caught up about.

[@isaacgomezmusic]

“I see you more doing early Aerosmith..’Cryin’, ‘Crazy’”😂😂 bruh that’s so wrong hahaha

[@bryanwong1923]

He look like Leonard in Big bang theory

[@angelasmith8708]

I personally think he nailed it.

[@gfxmaniac]

I agree.

[@Copyrightbreaker22]

Your ears suck

[@elisefincher4478]

Uhh🤨he was ok but then he went and messed up the most epic part of the song by screaming like he was had a hot poker being shoved up his ass.

[@suprnatrulcat]

Tone deaf - hey?

[@patricianiblack2561]

God did not make us same robots programs. thought Danny did good anyhow. yet got the message across not to give up on life?

[@ConcertgoerJ.R.]

Love Danny Gokey but that was a bad song choice for him especially that scream in the end! I thought he did the middle part really well and the beginning was very pitchy! I think he should’ve sung Long Train Runnin’ by The Doobie Brothers or Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas!

[@DiandraStarShine]

he did *GREAT!!* those judges were on terrible *DRUGS!!* they knew he was a christian singer so they had a twisted need to try to limit him because of *their own* limited minds..they were uncomfortable with Danny doing it, so they decided to do *their* 'best' to throw him under the bus..i swear, celebrity - way too often - warps minds and makes people snobby..it has been many years since that day, i know - but i still say, *shame* on that snooty judge's panel.🙄

[@nelsdanburg5407]

Or maybe if he just actually sang it well, that could've helped too LOL. He was one of the top 2 favorites for that panel along with Adam Lambert that entire season, they loved Danny, they were just being honest and trying to help him. Hell, Simon even said he was pretty sure Danny would still survive that week and he did. The entertainment industry is about taking critique that will ultimately help better you on a daily basis. Hurtful sometimes yes, but helpful in the long run. If you can't do that then you're on the wrong path my friend.

[@EltonYawn]

It’s like Jason voorhees was coming in for the kill and the scream starts 😂

[@stevemonges]

The truth is he tried but it was not that good. Hear it with your headphones, not just the phone audio......It was a risk and he gave it his all but the scream was not the full scream and it sounded higher than Steven Tyler's.....I would not attempt that song but Like everyone says YOU GOTTA RESPECT THE EFFORT AND THE RISK

[@lisagay7271]

Well,,i,,loved,,it,,,he,,so,,great,,and,,very,,hot,,i,,want,,more,,Danny 😀😍😉😄🙄😘😗

[@omererenl2879]

Where's steven Tyler?

[@cecemepls0]

I’m not a fan to rock to begin with, so I’m already biased, but this just hurt my ears. He hit the notes, but that alone doesn’t make a performance good. He sounded like his voice was hoarse, so I felt myself straining with him 😅 My vocal chords literally HURT watching this.

[@jewski6852]

Great right up until the scream

[@sunny-nt4zf]

2:16-2:23 OMG

[@laurenhutton7117]

That was not good IMHO

[@TheHulk2008]

😂😂😂

[@musiclover_kb4913]

Wow that was underwhelming. I didn't watch this season all the way through, so I was expecting this to be fantastic. Sadly, it was just OK.

[@janjamesramos247]

yes thats the way they judge long ago. unlike this season... too much sugar coating

[@Dreammaster695]

Good except the scream