the show started differently; boxing idols? okay gotta be kidding me. anyhows, let's just move on to the competition, shall we?
Round One - Clive Davis' Choice
the match started with David Cook singing a U2 number, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For“ which is one of my favourites. David Cook rocked it, ending the song with his signature note. Randy thought it was hot, Paula loved it and Simon thought it was phenomenal.
speaking of phenomenal, it was young David who struke back with an Elton John song, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" (Clive Davis really knows his songs yea?), another favourite song of mine! he got me goosebumps all over! the song ended with audiences screaming and applauding (i got up and clapped too v_v) .
Randy exclaimed in a frenzy manner i've never seen before. he chuckled and went, "David, it doesn't matter what happens right now, you gotta know one thing: this is one of the best performances of this whole season, and you picked the right time to peak baby! That was flawless and unbelievably molten hot! Argh crazy vocals! Crazy vocals, crazy!" Paula felt chills just like i did and Simon went on mentioning how that performace was arguably the best Archuleta had done so far, with that Archuleta won round one.
Round Two - Songwriter's Contest Winning Songs
David Cook picked what he does best, another Rock genre song titled "Dream Big". inspirational, loved the rhythm and the lyrics but it sounded like it's been sung in some random gig where people mosh around. the song was pretty much, forgettable. i have to agree with what Simon said, that it did not sound any like a winner's song at all.
David Archuleta picked a perfect song, "In This Moment", which i thought sounded somehow similar to Josh Groban's February Song. what a winner's song indeed! with lyrics that goes "...in this moment, no one can take it from me..." (psst! take that, Cook!) the judges loved it, Simon joked about how self centered and egoistical the lyrics of the song are, announcing that Archuleta won round 2 as well.
Round Three - Finalist's Choice
one of Collective Soul's best, David Cook showed his sensitive side and chose "The World I Know". a song with lyrics that i really appreciate. maybe that song meant a lot to me so was it for Cook as he burst into tears after performing. Randy and Paula agreed that Cook did a good job whereas Simon thought otherwise. Simon commented Cook for being one of the nicest, most sincere contestant American Idol had however, despite the beauty of the song, he thought it was a wrong song choice for Cook.
wrapping up was David Archuleta who encored one of his best performances during his Idol journey, Imagine. i thought it would sound exactly the same as before but obviously, he proved me wrong and did so much better, he left me speechless. Simon said, "Erm you know, we've taken a little bit of a stake this year in the competition. But at the end of the day, the show, is about finding a star. And tonight, I think we've witnessed one of the great finals. But, here's the difference; in my opinion David, you came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knockout."
gee, i have no idea who's winning this competition, but it seemed like Archuleta won the night, but hey, it's the votes that matter.
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