4 months ago 21st May 11:19
David Cook And David Archuleta Go Head To Head In American Idol
The latter two choices were both risky picks, and Simon in particular wasn’t happy with either.
'Dream Big' sounds like the theme from a 1980s sports movie, and is far from being the saccharine-sweet ballad that the 'Idol' winner usually releases on their first album. 'The World I Know' was a break from Idol convention as he had yet to sing in the competition, which goes against precedent. Past finalists have repeated songs that have earned them praise in the past.
'The World I Know.'.. Simon told Cook he thought it was a beautiful song, but it was 'completely and utterly the wrong choice for you on the night,' adding 'You should have sung ‘Billie Jean’ or ‘Hello,' songs that Cook had recieved high praise for early in the competition.
Conventional has never Cook’s style. He’s succeeded all season long by taking risks, and told Ryan Seacrest afterward that he viewed the competition as a progression and didn’t want to repeat himself.
Archuleta by contrast chose the conventional path. After starting off strong with Elton John’s 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,' he selected 'In This Moment,' by Ryan Gillmor from the list of original 'Idol' songs. Unlike Cook’s selection, Archuleta chose a song that was his usual gooey trademark 'I’m so happy to be here!!!!!'.
'Right now, you could sing the phone book and it would be good. You’re in the zone,' said Randy, running out of original comments..
He finished by going back to the beginning of the season, singing 'Imagine.' That won him universal praise back in March, and it did the trick again in the finale.
'Dude, you are so good tonight. You are exactly what the show is about,' Randy said. 'The best singer of Season 7 is right there.'
'It’s the culmination, David, and you’ve left me speechless like I was when you first sang the song,' Paula Abdul.
And Simon pronounced their verdict. 'At the end of the day, the show is about finding a star. In my opinion, David, you came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knockout,'.
But don't be surprised if Cook bucks the judges mushy fuzzy approach there are a thousand Archulta's out there but very few David Cooks Add this to the bored with all the 'sameness'as the falling audience figures have demonstrated, its still Cook who will connect with those that caunt - the voters.
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