Mad World - TV Rounds

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After the end of American Idol during the publicity circuit to promote the tour, Adam Lambert performed several renditions of Mad World with piano accompaniment on daytime TV shows which all aired on the same date.

Good Day New York:



The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet:



The Early Show:



The Today Show:



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Regis and Kelly - Mad World

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This was the first performance of the post-American Idol promotional rounds of Mad World on Regis and Kelly, with a piano accompaniment:



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American Idol Final Results Show

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For the American Idol final results show, Adam Lambert performed several times. The first of the group performances was Pink's So What?:



Adam performed Beth and Detroit Rock City with KISS:



The group sang Smooth with Santana:



Another group performance was Rod Stewart's Do You Think I'm Sexy?:



Adam performed We Are The Champions as part of a duet with Queen at the end of the show:



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American Idol Final

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For the final, there were three songs performed. The first was a reprise chosen by Adam Lambert, the second a song chosen by producer Simon Fuller, the third the coronation song. For the reprise, Adam chose to sing Mad World:



The producer's choice of song for Adam was Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come:



The coronation song No Boundaries was co-written by one of the judges, Kara DioGuardi:



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American Idol - One, Cryin'

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Top 3 week was personal and judges' picks week. Simon Cowell chose U2's One for Adam Lambert:

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Adam's personal choice song was Aerosmith's Cryin':



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American Idol - Homecoming

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Contestants who made it to the top 3 on American Idol had a homecoming. Adam Lambert returned to the place of his upbringing, San Diego. On returning to his old high school, Adam sang Black or White and Mad World:



The homecoming also included a visit to Miramar Air Base where Adam sang the US National Anthem to soldiers and their families:



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American Idol - School's Out

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For American Idol's top 4 group performance, Adam Lambert teamed up with Slash to perform Alice Cooper's School's Out:



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American Idol - Whole Lotta Love, Slow Ride

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American Idol's top 4 week , mentored by Slash, had a rock theme where each contestant performed a duet and a solo. Adam Lambert chose to sing Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love for his solo:



Adam joined forces with Allison Iraheta to perform Foghat's Slow Ride:



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