Daughtry catches flack for latest ‘Idol’ song

Fans accuse hopeful of copying ‘I Walk the Line’ from the band Live

Branimir Kvartuc / AP

Live fans aren't quite as happy as Chris Daughtry and Ace Young after Daughtry's perfomance this week.

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updated 2:28 p.m. ET March 24, 2006

“American Idol” chat rooms are buzzing over a controversy surrounding Chris Daughtry’s version of “I Walk the Line.”

Judges praised Daughtry for making the song his own when he sang it on the last episode. But some fans say the version was not his own, but ripped off from a version done by the band Live in 2001.

One fan posted a message saying “I just want to punch him in his bald head.”

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Another message reads “This guy is a rip off. Judges are plain dumb.”