The multi-platinum selling and York, PA bred band Live had long ago incorporated a version of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" into their live (no pun intended) show. The other night on American Idol, Chris Daughtry did a version that some claim is way too similar to Live's take on the country classic. Daughtry was heavily praised by Simon Cowell for the performance (video here).

Live's version was originally recorded in 2001 for a compilation cd and appeared on Awake: The Best of Live, which came out in 2004. Yet, Daughtry was praised for "making the song his own" by Simon and the other judges. Daughtry did not mention Live's version during his exchange with the Idol judges. The "rocker" has been favored to win the competition as of late and it will remain to be seen whether this "homage" to Live will be viewed negatively among Idol voters.