He should have won

How good Mariah is as a producer. Just awesome!

It's 2023, still my favorite performance ever!

Im a black dude, lifelong R&B lover, but THIS Dolly Parton song made me an official country and folk fan and Dolly ENTHUSIAST. This performance wasn’t bad, but it didn’t capture Dolly’s magic.

It was an absolute mess from start to finish!

This was actually the perfect song for him and great performance.

Amazing performance of Jason Castro ...

It’s 2023 and this exact performance just got stuck in my head- I had to come listen to it!!! still amazing, just as i remembered it. Simon is out of his gourd for those comments.

It wasn’t Carly. It was Brooke White’s husband, David, who got his haircut on Ellen.

One of my favorite years watching Idol!

It was downhill for Idol after this season. This season gave us a lot of really likable and talented artists.

Always loved his version of this song💙

Loved it back then, love it even more in 2022. This is my favorite Forever in blue jeans version.

Years later...he should have won. Still love Jason Castro!!!

Randy and Simon were horrible to him almost the entire season. Have to say though, Jason was my favorite. So charming and fun.

Me encanta su voz 😍 💕 🎶🎶🎶

I was perhaps 17 years old when I saw his performance. His performace won that week. From then on whenever I hear this song I always remember jason castro.

No!,

God he's beautiful !!!!!

Jason's version was about moving on after times of unsuccessful attempts. He's about to let it go and move on from the pain he dealt.

I love the arrangement, I feel like this would actually be a cute cover on an album.

In short, no one can improvise mariah's song other than herself

I feel like I'm the only one of thought about this after listening to Drakes new song "Champagne Poetry". Greetings from 2021!

Who won AI that year?

he was my first concert and I still am so thankful for that 🥺❤️

Best performance ever on idol!!!!!!!

Been so long since I watched this. Such a good interpretation.

❤❤❤❤love

Not only was this my favorite performance all season, but the orchestral arrangement is absolutely beautiful

That is so true and I agree with that I dreamed just go first

I actually love this version! ♥ ♥ ♥

Just nonchalantly changing the melody to a classic. That's the genius composer that not many get to witness. She can do whatever she wants and it will always sound amazing because she WROTE the song! Killer melody change 😍❤️

❤️❤️❤️

Just hearing this in 2020 gave me chills.

This is when American Idol was really something to watch I’m not sure but now it doesn’t have the same effect like before

As time go on, I find myself constantly searching for this video. 💙💕

Awesome song

When Mariah sings it becomes her song and when someone sings MC well lets b real no one can #truth

Yes, he is just "FANTASTIC"!!!

REPLAY!

He’s GOT the look. HE’S GOT the look!

He's got pneumonia during this performance just fyi. The judges was way too harsh on him. I still love Jason even though he has retired from the music industry and he's into real estate business now. Anyway, the Cats movie brought me here lmao.

December 2019 and still absolutely love this performance !!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🤩🤩🤩🤩

I was literally obsessed with him. He's so talented. ♡

Season 7 David Hernandez Ramiel Malubay Kristely Cook Jason Castro Carlys Smithson Brook White Saesha Mercado David Archuleta David Cook.

Season 7 David Hernandez Ramiel Malubay Kristely Cook Jason Castro Carlys Smithson Brook White Saesha Mercado David Archuleta David Cook.

watching in 2019 still get chills! the performance and the criticisms!!!! wow just wow!

Jason and David and David and Brooke I loved this season it got me through some tough times I loved this song

Simon so fucking rude and dont know about music......

Im the only one watching may 27,2019