Lee DeWyze Has Pre-'Idol' History With 'Simple Man' - MTV.com

Brian Friedopfer recalls singing the Skynyrd tune with Lee at karaoke.

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois — When Lee DeWyze sang Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man" on Tuesday night's "American Idol," somewhere in the greater Chicago area, Brian Friedopfer was freaking out.

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That's not surprising, because the "Idol" finalist's low-key hometown pal has a deep history with DeWyze and the song, which Lee has been playing in his live shows for years. Along with his knockout take on Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," the Skynyrd ballad might just have given former paint-store clerk and high school hellion Lee a lock on a title shot in the finale.

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