It is as sweet as it gets for queers and Idol fans around the world. After a series of unfair attacks from the judges, especially from Simon Cowell, survived a minor heart attack after one of the episodes on Idol, and was literally declared a loser on Tuesday night, the viewers and the fans, as much as they like the cute "chihuahua", decided that Simon and Randy were deadly wrong and out of touch, and took the justice to America. The dramatic idol showdown, televised live from the famed Nokia Theater in LA, produced another great winner tonight. And he is superhot! The grown up rocker, David Cook, 25, from Blue Springs, Missouri. The tension mounted and the tears flowed as the two Davids raced to the finish line. And, not by photo-finish sensation as was with Flo Jo's win in 1988 in Seoul or Marion Jones in 2000 in Sydney -- but by a huge margin. 12 million and one (from me) extra votes for David Cook (below). A record margin in Idol's history.
Cook refused to bow to the conventional during his three-song set Tuesday, with Collective Soul's "The World I Know" as his pick for a closing performance. He also sang U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and the power ballad "Dream Big," his choice from the songwriting competition's finalists.
"If I had to choose between playing a song that not a whole lot of people know that I could get behind, or the opposite, I'll choose the lesser-known every time," Cook said backstage Tuesday. Cook also explained why he refused to sing "Billie Jean" again.
David Archuleta sang "Imagine" instead, to impress America. But 12 million others weren't impressed. They've heard the song. It was great. But they were in love with Cook's "I Still Haven't Found What I'am Looking For". Well, he finally found us tonight.
So yes! 12 million of you and me made up the extra votes for David Cook. That's a big difference! For weeks Archuleta was trying too hard to impress. And he did. But tonight he didn't stand a chance. A "chihuahua trying to be a tiger" according to Simon Cowell. Throughout the season, Archuleta was mostly singing big love songs (songs that we all know and love), forcing it in without understanding the deeper meaning of the lyrics of "When The Sun Go Down On Me" or "Love Me Tender". He didn't know what it feels to be hurt by love or why the songs were written...imagine. But we have to admit that he sang them all very well. But viewers have very high standards, they have all grown up. Just like former runner up, Diana Degarmo, who didn't stand a chance when Fantasia finished it off with "I Believe" in 2004. America got it right. Tonight America got it right -- again.
While David Archuleta (left) was heaped with praise by the judges the night before, the voters decided otherwise -- and it wasn't even close. According to The New York Times tonight, it was in many ways a surprise victory. During Tuesday’s competition, all three of the program’s judges (I'll get to the judges later) seemed to endorse Archuleta as the winner. Simon Cowell, who rarely is at a loss for words, seemed to speak for the other judges at the end of Tuesday’s show when he said that Archuleta won the first and second rounds and "knockout” the competition. He absolutely ignored Cook's great presence and showmanship. He disrespected Cook's family and his 12 million other fans. Everyone was hurt by Cowell's caustic remarks except Archuleta's father. But, as they say, when you are good, nothing can take that away from you. Cook won the show. And Cowell apologized.
Archuleta, 17, of Murray, Utah, was the prodigy who consistently dazzled the show's judges and thrilled screaming young fans. Cowell, who months ago predicted that Archuleta was the contestant to beat, presaged the results minutes before the winner was announced on Wednesday, apologizing to Cook and saying that his remarks on Tuesday were “verging on disrespectful.” But it was a little too late.
The judges we love dearly -- Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson -- were 101% biased and wrong, and in a few ways I'd say, unprofessional.
Cook refused to bow to the conventional during his three-song set Tuesday, with Collective Soul's "The World I Know" as his pick for a closing performance. He also sang U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and the power ballad "Dream Big," his choice from the songwriting competition's finalists.
"If I had to choose between playing a song that not a whole lot of people know that I could get behind, or the opposite, I'll choose the lesser-known every time," Cook said backstage Tuesday. Cook also explained why he refused to sing "Billie Jean" again.
David Archuleta sang "Imagine" instead, to impress America. But 12 million others weren't impressed. They've heard the song. It was great. But they were in love with Cook's "I Still Haven't Found What I'am Looking For". Well, he finally found us tonight.
So yes! 12 million of you and me made up the extra votes for David Cook. That's a big difference! For weeks Archuleta was trying too hard to impress. And he did. But tonight he didn't stand a chance. A "chihuahua trying to be a tiger" according to Simon Cowell. Throughout the season, Archuleta was mostly singing big love songs (songs that we all know and love), forcing it in without understanding the deeper meaning of the lyrics of "When The Sun Go Down On Me" or "Love Me Tender". He didn't know what it feels to be hurt by love or why the songs were written...imagine. But we have to admit that he sang them all very well. But viewers have very high standards, they have all grown up. Just like former runner up, Diana Degarmo, who didn't stand a chance when Fantasia finished it off with "I Believe" in 2004. America got it right. Tonight America got it right -- again.
While David Archuleta (left) was heaped with praise by the judges the night before, the voters decided otherwise -- and it wasn't even close. According to The New York Times tonight, it was in many ways a surprise victory. During Tuesday’s competition, all three of the program’s judges (I'll get to the judges later) seemed to endorse Archuleta as the winner. Simon Cowell, who rarely is at a loss for words, seemed to speak for the other judges at the end of Tuesday’s show when he said that Archuleta won the first and second rounds and "knockout” the competition. He absolutely ignored Cook's great presence and showmanship. He disrespected Cook's family and his 12 million other fans. Everyone was hurt by Cowell's caustic remarks except Archuleta's father. But, as they say, when you are good, nothing can take that away from you. Cook won the show. And Cowell apologized.
Archuleta, 17, of Murray, Utah, was the prodigy who consistently dazzled the show's judges and thrilled screaming young fans. Cowell, who months ago predicted that Archuleta was the contestant to beat, presaged the results minutes before the winner was announced on Wednesday, apologizing to Cook and saying that his remarks on Tuesday were “verging on disrespectful.” But it was a little too late.
The judges we love dearly -- Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson -- were 101% biased and wrong, and in a few ways I'd say, unprofessional.
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