American Idolseason 23 judge and music superstar Carrie Underwood shared her surprising dream, as she recreated her season 4 audition performance of “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt on the show. Carrie’sAmerican Idolseason 4 audition was the start of her phenomenal journey in the singing competition series, which ended with her winning. NowCarrie has taken Katy Perry’s place at theAmerican Idolseason 23judging table, alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.

Carrie revealed that she dreams that she’s auditioning forAmerican Idolagain.

In an Instagram post,Carrierevealed that she dreams that she’s auditioning forAmerican Idolagain.She shared a video of herAmerican Idolseason 4 audition with “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt, which then turned into her singing the song at the judges' table during season 23. Lionel then jokingly told Carrie that she was going to Hollywood and gave her a golden ticket. Carrie captioned the post,“You know, I have dreams that I’m trying out for #IDOL again. Like, I’ve already won once, but I’m gonna do it again. #ICantMakeYouLoveMe #BonnieRaitt #GeorgeMichael.”

In the clip,Carrie also identified with the newestAmerican Idolcontestants, saying,“I definitely see bits of myself in these different hopefuls when they come in to audition. Getting the first golden ticket, having somebody say, ‘We believe in you,’ it was like, ‘Wow.’ It was validation.“Carrie continued,“It’s so much fun to be on the other side of the desk and to be the one that’s giving people that opportunity.”

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You know, I have dreams that I’m trying out for #IDOL again. Like, I’ve already won once, but I’m gonna do it again.

What Carrie Underwood’s Audition Recreation Means For The Show

Carrie Understands What It’s Like To Be A Contestant

Carrie is uniquely qualified to be anAmerican Idoljudgebecause she’s the first one who was an actual contestant on the show. She knows exactly what it’s like to be anAmerican Idolcontestant, as she revealed when she said that she sees herself in the hopefuls when they audition. This makes her much more relatable to them. It also makes it even more special for Carrie to help make their dreams come true.

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As much as Lionel and Luke care about the contestants, they can never truly understand what it’s like for them as they face them for the first time at their auditions the way that Carrie can as an alum of the show.The fact that Carrie still dreams about herAmerican Idolaudition proves how much it meant to her and how it still affects her life.

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Our Take On Carrie Singing Her Audition Song On American Idol Season 23

Carrie’s American Idol Season 23 Journey Has Been Very Nostalgic So Far

Carrie’sAmerican Idolseason 23 experience has been very nostalgic, asshe’s been looking back on her journey from winner to judge both on the show, and on the companion YouTube series,Idol to Icon.Carrie even wore the same color pink on her first day ofAmerican Idolseason 23 that she did during her season 4 audition. As a Carrie fan from the very first note of her audition, I couldn’t be more thrilled to see her back home on the show.

I Met Carrie Underwood & My Experience Confirms The Type Of American Idol Judge She Will Be

American Idol season 23 will welcome season 4 winner Carrie Underwood as a judge following Katy Perry’s exit from the show after seven seasons.

I hope that Carrie will continue to recreate herAmerican Idolseason 4 performancesthroughout the season. I’d love to hear her sing “Alone” by Heart,” “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts, “Independence Day” by Martina McBride, “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” by Air Supply, and her single, “Inside Your Heaven” again, just to name a few.It’s been so much fun to look back on Carrie’s amazing journey. I hope that Carrie stays anAmerican Idoljudge for a long time to come.

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