Renaldo Lapuz, ''We're Brothers Forever'' (season 7)
Renaldo's feathered pimp hat and silver cape were only the tip of the wacky iceberg: His overwrought, self-penned ode to global unity — in which he seemed to repeat the phrase ''I am your brother/ Your best friend ever'' about 100 times — ended with Paula, Randy, and Ryan joining in the song-and-dance insanity, and Simon offering this prediction: ''I have a horrible feeling that's gonna be a hit record.'' (To see the PopWatch post that inspired this bad-audition slideshow, click here.)

Watch YouTube footage of Renaldo uniting the Idol universe.