text: I never heard it said that it was Chris' own arrangement of the song.  I don't think that Chris tried to pass it off as his own arrangement because just the week before he gave proper credit to the Red Hot Chili Peppers for doing a similar version of "Higher Ground". The judges just said that he knows what songs are right for his voice. There has been speculation as to whether Chris mentioned Live's version in the pre-performance monologue and that it was edited out.  I think it is getting completely blown out of proportion and I hope it doesn't hurt Chris' chances.  He is one of the best performers in the competition in my opinion.