This Idol Audition Is an Instant Classic

Larry Platt's 'Pants on the Ground' goes viral
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 14, 2010 10:30 AM CST

The best part of last night’s American Idol: 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt performing his original song, “Pants On the Ground," at the Atlanta auditions. In fact, Wendy Atterberry thinks it may have just been “some of the best three minutes of television” ever, she writes on The Frisky. Meanwhile, PopEater points to the best remixes that have already popped up on YouTube. Watch one under 'Video, or for a lot more, click here.
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