No Air: Not That Bad?

I just compared Jacob Lusk's youtube of No Air with the original performance by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. I have to be honest and admit that I did it to see how bad a job Jacob did. Well guess what? It wasn't that bad after all. Its just a bad SONG, melodically challenged as is so much contemporary pop music.

While Jordin and Chris are much better to look at than Jacob grabbing himself on camera, Jacob did a credible job of singing both parts. As you can see on the Sparks video, the two voices are not that far apart. I especially like the lightness in Chris Brown's voice which blends well with Jordin's strong pipes. Jacob actually conveyed the feeling of the original in his own way. But the cards just seem stacked against him.