[stlnative]

It did not become an issue until Simon opened his mouth. Gee do you think Chris was expecting Simon to say what he did? He probably figured Simon knew about "Live's" version of the song. I mean this is Simon's production. Maybe Ryan should have kept his mouth shut to give Chris a chance to say something back to Simon before cutting away to a commercial.

I think even Barry knew about it as Chris probably told him. What did Barry say... I mean I know ‘I walk the line ‘ just the way everybody else knows Johnny Cash’s version of “I walk the line”. I‘ve never heard this rendition of it. The wording sounds like they cut a lot away from when Chris was with Barry. You know they had to spend more than few minutes together.

Chris should not be taking the heat over this.

[Netizen]

Barry: Chris knocked me out. Um that was um a, I mean I know ‘I walk the line ‘ just the way everybody else knows Johnny Cash’s version of “I walk the line”. I ‘v never heard this rendition of it.

Sounds like Barry hadn't heard Live's version of it. Either Chris didn't mention that it was Live's version, OR he did but it got cut out AND which would just add to AI's pimping for Chris, trying to make him look 'brilliant' jmo

[Senator Goldwater]

"Chris should not be taking the heat over this"

Taking heat isn't the issue.

Taking credit for orginality of arrangement is the issue.