Ryan Seacrest: All right, it's gettin' fun. Now Chris' second song. Watch...
Intro clip... Tommy Mottola: (With Chris during Graceland rehearsals) I love everything you've been doing so far...
Chris: Oh, well thank you.
Tommy: ...so I'm curious to see today what you've picked... and on top of that all, you're performing it here at Graceland.
Chris: (Purrs) Ahhh...
Tommy: So...
Chris: It doesn't add any pressure at all now does it. (Tommy laughs)
Chris: (To camera) I'm gonna be performing "A Little Less Conversation".
Chris: (In rehearsals) ¯ A little more action please ¯
Tommy: (To camera) "A Little Less Conversation" is a difficult piece. It's sort of a uptempo, jivey kind of song.
Tommy: (To Chris at rehearsals) I would take these songs and I'd rehearse them in front of the mirror.
Tommy: (To camera) If he watches himself then he will pay attention to the lyrics. Words are everything in a song. I think Chris can rise to the occasion. He always is very intense in his performances. Um, he's very impressive.
Chris sings...
¯ A little less conversation ¯ A little more action please ¯ All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me ¯ A little more bite ¯ A little less bark ¯ A little less fight ¯ A little more spark ¯ Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me ¯ Satisfy me baby ¯ Baby close your eyes and listen to the music ¯ Lick through the summer breeze ¯ It's a groovy night, I can show you how to use it ¯ Come along with me, put your mind at ease ¯ A little less conversation ¯ A little more action please ¯ All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me ¯ A little more bite ¯ A little less bark ¯ A little less fight ¯ A little more spark ¯ Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me ¯ (Satisfy me) ¯ Satisfy me baby ¯ (Satisfy me) ¯ Come on baby I'm tired of talking ¯ Grab your coat and let's start walking ¯ Come on, come on ¯ (Come on, come on) ¯ Come on, come on ¯ (Come on, come on) ¯ Come on, come on ¯ (Come on, come on) ¯ Don't procrastinate ¯ Don't articulate ¯ Girl you're sittin' waitin' ¯ You just sit and wait around ¯ Oh, A little less conversation ¯ A little more action please ¯ All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me ¯ A little more bite ¯ A little less bark ¯ A little more fight and a little less spark ¯ Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me ¯ (Satisfy me) ¯ Satisfy me ¯ (Satisfy me) ¯ Satisfy me... yeah ¯
(Cheers and applause)
Randy Jackson: Once again! I don't know what's goin' on tonight, but somethin' good is happenin'. That was the right key for you too. I like the way you kept it low in the front man and then you kicked it up and brought the rocker edge at the end. That was hot!
Chris: Thank you. Thank you.
Paula Abdul: There's nothing else I can say. I mean I adore you and I... What I love is that you picked a song that shows a little more personality too.
Chris: Thank you. Thank you.
Paula Abdul: With a lot of moves.
Randy Jackson: Cowell?
Simon Cowell: I thought your first song was a lot stronger actually, er Chris. I thought up until the end it was quite a flat performance really...
Paula Abdul: No!
Simon Cowell: ...It wasn't like you. You know? It was er...
Randy Jackson: You mean because it was so low?
Simon Cowell: It just was
Paula Abdul: That's who he is!
Simon Cowell: It was okay. It was okay. It wasn't as good as the first one.
Ryan Seacrest: (Joining Chris) Chris Daughtry! To his point, did you feel like you were holding back a little bit at the beginning of the song?
Chris: No, I mean that's the way the song is written and... and er, I wanted to stay true to Elvis.
Ryan Seacrest: We've got a hot race to the finish line ladies and gentlemen. It's gonna be intense. (Chris laughs, Ryan gives out the voting numbers) ...Chris Daughtry America! (Audience cheers. Chris gives them the thumbs up. )