Ryan Seacrest: (Intro part 1) Next, time for Taylor, watch this...
Intro clip... Taylor: (To camera) When I met Queen I was singin' "We Are The Champions" and I love "We Are The Champions"...
Taylor: (Singing with Queen) ¯ We are the champions my friend ¯
Brian May: (Piece to camera, alongside Roger Taylor) The guy's got a very good voice. Good instrument, nice quality.
Taylor: ...but I felt like that I needed to do more dancin' and entertainin' and just kinda get back to my old self.
Taylor: (Greets Idol's music men in the rehearsal room) We're not the ah... we're not the champions anymore.
Pianist: What happened?
Taylor: I'm changin' my song.
Dorian Holley: (Guys vocal coach) Oh you gotta be kidding.
Taylor: (To camera) I'm singin' "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love" because I love the song and it's very upbeat, energetic and I get to dance.
Ryan Seacrest: (Intro part 2) Another song change! With "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" he's ready to move. Taylor Hicks!
Taylor sings...
¯ This thing called love I just can't handle it ¯ This thing called love I must get round to it ¯ I ain't ready ¯ Crazy little thing called... ¯ This called love ¯ I'll cry ¯ In the cradle all night ¯ It swings ¯ And jives ¯ It shakes all over like a jelly fish ¯ I wanna like it ¯ A crazy little thing called love ¯ Well there goes my baby ¯ Well she knows how to rock 'n' roll ¯ She drives me crazy ¯ She gives me hot cold fever ¯ She leave me in a cold cold sweat ¯ 'Ay! ¯ I gotta be cool, relax, get hip ¯ Get on my track ¯ Do the back seat, hitch-hike ¯ Oh, take a long ride on my motor bike ¯ I'm gonna like it ¯ A crazy little thing called love ¯ A crazy little thing called love ¯ Crazy ¯ Thing ¯ Called loooove! ¯ I'm goin' outta my mind ¯ Oh yeah! ¯
(Cheers and applause)
Randy Jackson: (Laughs) Yo! Taylor, Taylor baby, check it out. Taylor! Check it out man. A'right so yo... the last 2 weeks. The last 2 weeks I've been wonderin'... the last 2 weeks I've been wonderin', "Where's Taylor man? Where's Taylor gone?" Tonight America, Taylor's back and he's kickin', he's taken wings... that was hot!
Paula Abdul: Taylor, we've heard this song so many times, but it was refreshing... breath of fresh air... back to the authentic Taylor... and I don't know whether we should give you a record deal or a straightjacket.
Taylor: (Laughs) Thank you.
Randy Jackson: Gotta work on that mike stand kick though.
Paula Abdul: (To Randy.) That happens for me too.
Randy Jackson: (Laughing) Yeah.
Simon Cowell: Taylor, are you drunk?
Taylor: (Surprised laugh) No, not at all!
Paula Abdul: No!
Simon Cowell: I thought it was ridiculous.
Taylor: (Smiles and shrugs) Yeah!
Paula Abdul: Of course you will.
Randy Jackson: No. No. Booo. Booo. (Audience boos)
Simon Cowell: I did. It was ridiculous.
Taylor: (As Ryan greets him onstage) What! ... Sorry.
Ryan Seacrest: (Shaking his head) One-eight... What's wrong with him Randy? What's wrong?
Taylor: (Gives out his own number!) "Idols-Zero-Seven, Idols-Zero-Seven" baby.
Randy Jackson: I think maybe Simon's drunk. (Cheers)
Taylor: Soul patrol!
Ryan Seacrest: Somebody's drunk at that table... you be the judge! (Gives out the voting numbers)