American Idol Finale Wrapup 05/20/2008 Battle of the Davids

Let's Get Ready to Rumble...proclaimed the announcer 

After a boxing match style introduction, they came out ready to duke it out.. fierce competitors.. enemies.. about to do voice to voice combat ...ummm..wait, they're kissing up to each other and making nice..what's up with that?  lol  Both of the David's were gracious and appreciative of the other's talent, telling each other how awesome they are.. isn't that sweet!.  Of course they can be sweet to each other.. it's a good-natured rivalry between friends.  Besides..they both realize it doesn't matter which one wins.. they'll both get a contract, and they'll both go on to be successful and loved by the masses.  The celebs who were brought in to work with them were Clive Davis and Andrew Lloyd Webber. ALW still couldn't get Archie to open his dang eyes when he sings. .

They both got to sing three songs, and David Cook got to go first, because David A won the coin toss.  

Song 1  "I Still Haven't Found What I'm looking For".. a U2 classic.. I knew when I heard this would be the song it was gonna be spectacular!!!.  This is a perfect song for him..  and he was a rock star!!   prowling the stage and making his way to the judges platform to stand on the edge and look out over the audience.  Randy said it was hot.. Paula gushed..she loved it!! .. and Simon said it was..phenomenol..score 1 for David Cook.  

Song 2  Dream Big.. Another rocker ..he played his guitar and sang with power and a rock edge.  A glimpse into the future of what we can expect from him when he is playing to packed houses and being a rock and roll God. ok, maybe not a God.. but it could happen.  He was truly, as Randy said, "singing his face off".  Paula loved it..  Simon said it was a "bit of a lightweight". I think it was the song he had an issue with..as Randy said, the song choice was just okay, but he really worked it and made it great.  I think Simon was just not appreciating the song ..and not giving him props for what he did with it.  

Song 3   His final song was "The World I know" by.Collective Soul. .I love the song and I knew it would be amazing.. the crowd went wild.. he was choked up with emotion.  Randy loved it.  Paula was on her feet applauding. Simon said he was one of the nicest, most sincere contestants they've had. He said it was a wrong song choice.  He should have redone "Billy Jean' or "Hello".. and copped out like David A. did.  I disagree.  What did it matter anyway, since Simon already handed round 1 and 2 to David A.  

David Archuletta

Song 1  "Don't let the Sun Go Down on Me".. this is one of my favorite Elton John songs, and I knew David A would do very well with this song.  Another great choice.. it fit him well.  He sang with emotion and power. A dynamic performance.  The audience went crazy..  Randy said it was molten hot!  paula said he gave her chills.. she gushed again. ..on and on..  Simon said it was arguably the best performance he's done so far.  He said round 1 goes to Archuletta.  I disagreed.  It was a great performance.. he really sounded great.  but I, personally, thought David Cook was better.  Maybe I;'m biased, because he's my favorite, but I thought he was just better. 

Song 2   He chose "In This Moment" by Ryan Gilmore  .. another mellow, ballad-type song.. he really sounded great on this one, too.  Another powerful delivery.  I figured out while watching him sing during this song something that bugs me about him..he must have some kind of nasal problem or asthma or something.. he always sounds sniffly.   All three of the judges loved it.. and Simon gave him Round 2 also.  I don't know.. I'm on the fence on who was better this round.  It's hard to compare when one is singing rocker songs and one is doing ballads. Both of them have great voices and lots of talent, so it's hard to compare and really judge who is "better". 

David A. won the coin toss and he chose to go second, and I think that was the smart choice.  I think when one person sings a song, and even if it's great, the next person comes on and sings a song, and all the audience and the judges remember is the last thing they heard.. they forget how good the first one really was, because the thing they just heard is really great too, and it's freshest in their memory..  

Song 3   David A chose as his final song John Lennon's "Imagine". again.. he chose to re-do a song he previously performed.  The song was his most memorable of the season, and he really killed with it the first time.  So, hoping to recreate that magic, he decided to try it again.  Chickensh*t copout if ya ask me.. LMAO.  .Again with the squinting.  People went crazy.  Randy said he was the best singer. Paula said he left her speechless. and Simon said.. it was a knockout.. so, round 3 to David A, according to the judges. 

I think Round 1 went to David Cook, Round 2 was just about a tie, but if I had to give it to one of them, I'd give it to David Cook, just because I like him better, and Round 3 went to David A., but not by much, even though he should lose points for doing a repeat song.... 

After tonight, it's really hard to say who will be the winner.  I know that David Cook has been ahead in popularity all along, and he really should win.. I want him to win.. he deserves to win. and I believe that he will win... but David A's  little fans could be sitting there psychotically dialing for 4 hours and could accidentally edge him out. It's a good sign that I've been trying to vote and can't get in on any one of David Cook's lines.. busy signals are a very good sign.  I won't be disappointed no matter which one wins, and it really could go either way, but I really hope that David Cook will emerge victorious..no matter what Simon says.  

I can't help feel like they're again trying to influence the voters..gushing over Archie and kinda downplaying David C a little.  Maybe not, maybe they genuinely feel he was the best in all three rounds, but it just seems a little fishy to me...as it should to anyone with ears. They chose from the beginning to groom David A. and write songs for him, etc.  The producers picked him as a big fav from the very beginning.. so it's to their benefit that he win!  They voted Davd A the best of the night.  I think they have an agenda..  Lets hope that DC's fans voted like crazy, and those who may be on the fence and those who only sporadically watch and just tune in for the last two or three shows don't fall for the judges manipulating and everyone votes for the right David.