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RANDY TRAVIS LAYS INTO ADAM LAMBERT
Season 8

We already knew that Adam Lambert and country music went together about as well as Randy Jackson and a thesaurus. But we didn't expect Adam's meeting with country legend Randy Travis to be nearly as uncomfortable as it was. As soon as Travis heard that the contestant would be retooling Johnny Cash's ''Ring of Fire'' to include a sitar accompaniment, we could see the artist's face melt into suppressed rage. Add to that his disapproving remark about Adam's nail polish, and you've got one of the most awkward mentor moments of all time.

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