Laci Kaye Booth "Mama Tried" WOWS Judges country singer from Texas | American Idol 2019 Auditions

[@ehs2clem28yf]

Most underrated audition in a long long time

[@ccole1255]

Best line from any American song ever: "Well I turned twenty-one in prison doin' live without parole, No one could turn me right, but Mama tried. Mama tried to raise me better but her preaching I denied, No one could turn me right, but Mama tried."

[@mykaylamcadams4918]

Thats a gem hidden in our town lol she sounds so good.

[@Swissswoosher]

Looks and voice. Very,very nice.

[@spidaman0112]

What a tone...

[@TheCajunTank]

MY HOME TOWN! Get it Gurl!

[@Trinity4me]

Wise advice Lionel.

[@ccole1255]

Fire

[@andreasantini2926]

Amazing

[@thorstenfricke3257]

very nice!

[@yoyocheer6045]

I know her she’s from Livingston!

[@tylermorgan350]

Well naw

[@2099nightfall]

I listened to the original of this song and then decided to listen to some covers of it. This was the last of four that I tried, and the first three were singles or pairs of people recording themselves in their homes. They were all light years ahead of Laci Kaye Booth. Personally, when you are going to cover a great song, you have to go one of two ways... stay as close to the sound of the original as you can, to prove your skill and pay homage to the original artist. Second, you can try to put your own spin on it. This is risky though because it is harder to do it "better" than the original artist did, and if you are not doing it better, you are doing it worse.

[@southerngirlsociety]

Oh man... that poor Daddy. I'm always good to go until a full grown man starts crying - especially over something like this. Wow.

[@Rocasso]

Her voice is what the world 🌎 is looking for

[@alihiastone8410]

I was born in Livingston

[@famousmodel5709]

My dad knows her dad, I live in Livingston Texas, it’s my hometown 🥰 She also went to school with my brother and sister-in-law 🤪

[@rhondalandrum7646]

She sounds like patsy Cline! What a shining sparkly diamond! Rare

[@billm8958]

Why am I the only person from Texas who thinks she butchered that song? Her voice hoarse sounding and raspy. She sang it like a gospel song, it was weird AF.

[@juliehernandez80]

You ain’t. It didn’t jive with me, but I think that’s a younger generation thing. That shaky unstable sound.

[@jordlee9059]

Hairs on the back of the neck standing up

[@lawrencemclaughlan98]

She sounds like a young dolly parton

[@docholiday1806]

Funny how he pronounced timbre wrong

[@ephraimwarrior6766]

Good voice butt this song is not for her

[@stevemcintosh6711]

Horrid!