 In March 2012 , eleventh season contestant of American Idol , Hollie Cavanagh , covered the song . Her performance received mixed reviews from the judges of the show , who said that she was " a little pitchy " and added that she seemed to be " overthinking " the song . Amy Reiter of Los Angeles Times noted that " her clear , crisp tone , crashed and burned on ' Honesty , ' missing notes and losing her way " . Laura Prudom of The Huffington Post was mixed about her performance writing , " She was occasionally pitchy on this song , and seemed to be overthinking it in parts and allowing the song to overwhelm her ... Unusually , she seemed both nasal and pitchy in the early parts of the performance ... her choice of a pantsuit was completely baffling , since it made her look nearer 40 than 20 . " Later , during an interview , Cavanagh revealed that she had difficulties singing the song because she had never heard it before . 
