NEW! Check out the video below where Jonathan and Karla’s dance is set to Kris’ version of Falling Slowly!
The big hit on tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance was Jonathan and Karla’s dance to “Falling Slowly”. And according to PureSYTYCD, which posts the music for each routine for people to download, that song was by far the most popular of the night.
Not surprising since Kris’ heartfelt performance of the Oscar-winning song revived interest in the then under-appreciated song. Yet, the producers (perhaps someone else, but we know who has the final say on these things) chose not to use Kris’ version of the song. While the original version by Glen Hansard’s band The Frames is just as beautiful, this decision seemed a bit odd.
Odd because SYTYCD and Idol often go hand in hand and cross-promotions are routine on these Fox shows. SYTYCD dancers have performed in previous Idol Gives Back performances and Idol contestant’s songs (most recently, David Archuleta’s recording of Imagine) have been featured on SYTYCD. So why not give the newest winner of Fox’ biggest show/moneymaker a well-deserved boost and play his version of the song that he brought back into the spotlight?
Ok we’ll do it for them. Here it is, the dance set to Kris’ live performance of Falling Slowly.