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  • Lovin' the dark edge. ;D

  • OMG this is just pure magic and I could listen to his VOICE all day.  Wow Mr. Cook!!!

  • Best american idol winner ever! Truly amazing, Nothing but soul and heart! David Cook for life!

  • everyone has a talent, a talent isn't only being good at some sport, it's something deep, something that touches you, and every time depression hits you understand this is what you want to do, this what you were meant to do, this is your talent

  • @ghgh14131 now you toch my heart T_T 

  • OH. WOW.

  • So haammmer mäßig Daumen hoch

  • Saw David at Irving Plaza (NYC) last night..amazing. He didn't do Billy Jean - but someone shouted out for it.

  • This is based on Chris Cornell's version, correct?

  • I absolutely love this even if i can compare it to the original cause they are so different and unique

  • This song is amazing,I totally adore it but you cant say that its better than MJs. He wrote the song,it means so much more coming from him,

  • To all the haters take a look at the dislike bar..now look at your dick...

    theres no difference!

  • God!! It's amazing!! Billie Jean was not from my MJ's favs, but this version is more than amazing!!

  • David Cook adds a dark edge I really love.

  • i really like this version, but the original is always better. MJ>Cook.

  • Don't get me Wrong , I love MJ but this version is really Better than MJ.......!!!

  • @itaymr watch the video called Hateman gives racist statement about Michael Jackson . It is all the proof I need.

  • @scaredofmilk proof and evidence

  • then y r u here talking shit about MJ besides to be an attention whore?

  • omg, only with this cover I realized what this song is talking about :)

  • The thing about this is that the SONG is amazing. Even when it's completely modified, which Chris Cornell did an incredible job of doing. But you can't fault David for using his cover, because the show, from that stand-point, is all faulted. The entire show is a cover show, and DC just used his resources well.

  • chris cornell is better...

  • this is so amazing voice,. this is better than the old version,....

  • this is soo amazing voice,. this is better than the old version,....

  • @qbnick12 this is pointed at u.read this an take a sec to think.mj is right up there with Elvis.i don't like mj but u can not deny his skill musically.just becaues he was accused of being a child molester(in which i do beleave he done) don't give anyone the right to say he wasn't as good as he was. this guy is ok but no mj. ppl should really think be4 they say shit on here.he was the king of pop just like elvis was the king of rock.they didn't label themselves that the public did

  • @bone18fracture actually elvis labeled himself the king of rock first. then it stuck and he literally became the king of rock

  • really anyone that says this sucks is so fucking retarded. okay everyone knows Michael Jackson is amazing, but he has a high pitched voice and more of an upbeat Billie Jean, Now it takes some serious skill to turn a Michael Jackson song into this miracle.

  • how can u people say that michaels is better.....david sings this song how supposed to b sang....better and he actually has a good voice unlike mj

  • @XxLuvVINCENTNMxX

    Uhh seeing that MJ was the one who wrote and recorded it, it can't be "better" than his... It's good, but there wouldn't even be this version without Michael... Michael is the greatest for a reason... David Cook didn't come up with the awesome beat for this song... David Cook didn't moonwalk to this song, which set a milestone in music... David Cook hasn't sold the most albums of all time... David Cook isn't known as the "Greatest Entertainer of All Time"... Learn music...

  • @XxLuvVINCENTNMxX

    Uhh seeing that MJ was the one who wrote and recorded it, it can't be "better" than his... It's good, but there wouldn't even be this version without Michael... Michael is the greatest for a reason... David Cook didn't come up with the awesome beat for this song... David Cook didn't moonwalk to this song, which set a milestone in music... David Cook hasn't sold the most albums of all time... David Cook isn't known as the "Greatest Entertainer of All Time"... Learn music...

  • @QBNick12 you know personally i don't really care...its my opinion and if you don't like it then sorry...david cook will always be a better singer for this song...i like some of michael jacksons songs this just isnt one of them

  • @QBNick12 by the way the moonwalk is a dance not music....the beatles sold the most albums of all time not michael jackson....and frank sinatra and elvis presley can be argued for being the greatest artist of all time...learn music...give you credit for trying though

  • go to hell mike is the best forever love u my life muaaaaaaaah

  • @NiRvAnAmAnla158 go die

  • david cook blows michael out of the water... im sorry but he dose

  • The guitar part isn't that hard, it's my voice that isn't anywhere near his. Wow

  • thumbs up if you agree that david cook sound hear like adam gontier from three days grace ! :D

  • michael jackson is better

    but it gave me chills when somebody sings a michael jackso song so this is ggpd

  • David cook. I now understand why you won American Idol...it was great, but even your vocals can't compare to the king:) still good tho.

  • michael jackson is the best ever

    dis is good too but ..well god job cook

  • ok i like David cook but this was terrible compared to MJ

  • @masterchief609 wow, its best just to givea fuckin compliment instead of insulting a guy that can sing 100x better tht u

    4real..

  • Good singing but no one can copy MJ...he was great!!

  • Please give full credit to Chris Cornell and MJ. Davic Cook hasn't added anything original to this and it's just a cover.

  • GREAT VERSION of this THANK YOU!

  • its good, but not good enough ;)

  • @MySillySadie you are deaf :P

  • This version is nice... but MJ´s version is PERFECT!!!

  • i like this version :) this one than the version of Michael Jackson is very different and melodic, but I like it, very much and David's voice is fantastic, strong and intense

  • ... im sorry.. i really do like this verison.. but in someone's ear like me, MJ covers just don't sound too good. now im not saying it is bad, not at all.... im just saying its not as great as michael's

  • sexyy version

  • @kandace623

    yes the words and the meaning of the song is very dark and i think david cook did a great job, but because of the songs text setup is meant to be sung faster than this. and it was wrote as and pop/R&B track :)

  • hey i dont care! MJ does a FREAKIN amazing job on this song, i do agree that davids version is just a tad better but still dont punk on the writer of it. (The legend MJ stills breaths in my heart).

  • Thank you,

    been lookin for Lyrics ver with this singer

  • 31 on people cant dance on the floor in a round.

  • I like the way this song was redone. I was skeptical at first glance, but after listening to it I found that it is absolutely amazing.

  • w o w

  • This version is better than the original. MJ was amazing but this version is better.

  • @MegzWassup1215 you have no idea of what you just said, i understand David is great but MJ is the greates.

  • @PierRavenna i agree with you completely in that MJ was the greatest, but all i'm saying is the rock sound suits this song better in my opinion.

  • @MegzWassup1215 Chris Cornell's version os way better than this one...

  • @MegzWassup1215 cauuse david cook was sing this song

  • PEOPLE, this is not "david cook's version", this is chris cornell's version sang by david cook. To be exact: this is the cover of a cover. Give props where they belong at least....

  • Wish I'd downloaded this version when I had the chance. David Cook does this song brilliantly. His first CD is also amazing, very gritty and soulfoul.

  • that song make me cry ..

  • lool im so happy i can hit them high notes :) i really wanna sing this song in a cover on a demo ima cover linkin park,three days grace, my chemical romance and just added this song as mai bonus :D he is amazing

  • love David:D

  • better version than the original, sorry MJ

  • :O Amazing man!

  • amazingggg ((:

  • this song is amazing

  • The way he says 'kid' is just amazing. I love how he holds every note. This song was amazing when Michael sang it, but David Cook brings out the whole meaning and effect of the song. ;D

  • This version is much better than MJ's version in my opinion. David gives it more emotion and his voice suits it better.

  • 29 people think Billie Jean is the one.

  • David Cook can make any song sexy! I dont care who you are you gotta agree!

    ~Talk nerdy, Sing dirty, David Cook~

    ^.^

  • His voice reminds me alot of an old band I used to listen to by the name of "The Confession". Impeccable similarities.

  • this is so much better than the orginal

  • Don't think either version is better honestly. Original is a great song to dance to, but this one is incredibly emotional and building.

  • I really love this music, but I'm thinking: doesn't he know the DNA?

  • i love this version

  • this is so much better than MJ's I think

  • look we all know MJ originally did this song and it was great and got people moving and there wasn't anything wrong with that, but this version is dark and deep and show's a bit more emotion and goes pretty well with the lyrics. nothing is wrong with either version. but why do people post comments like they're directed towards david cook like he gets on and reads all the comments on this video?

  • Better than the original!

  • My favorite part 1:13-1:18

  • MJ's version is good but I like that version.

  • What guitar's used?

  • love this version and his voice. MJ's version stays brilliant!

  • wow! first time i heard the whole song. awesome. is there a cd out with these full version covers from AI? thanks in advance.

  • Loves This version to the song much better.

  • wow what a beautiful version................. i think this is better than the original version. thats my perception.

  • I love this version and I will give credit to MJ but even if you don't like this version because it's suppose to be dancy and energetic ok but if the song wasn't written like that then look at it, it's really good just different. Think of it as a different song. And if you still can't see it it's fantastic and don't blame Dave for it sounding like this he just performed it he didn't arrange this one. And I agree with avriljam12 MJ loved it so ha!

  • @kandance623 He's the writer so I think he's got it the right way and everybody else is just a wanna be lol

  • u rock david i really like how u sung it...amazin...

  • Are you kidding me? This song is about funk and creativeness, not about sadness or deepness.

  • I prefer Chris Cornwells better!

  • best cover !

  • Michael Jackson's version is better

  • im beginning to like this version a lot.

  • NEVER copying michael ù.ù

  • @kandace623 MJ did this song in the 80s, its a dance song with a story. It's frantic and energetic. This version isn't a dance song. It's depressed and kinda guilty. That's the only difference I see between the 2.

  • Even i like MJ i love this version ALOT! I'm listenning to it over and over, and please don't start being an smart ass about that MJ is a LEGEND etc.. We all know that.

  • Loved this version of Billie Jean!!! I'm sure if Michael heard it he would love it too!!! Excellent job David Cook!!!

  • DELETE THIS SHIT C>

  • Hammer Geil

    Gänsehaut Pur...

  • when dc sang this i learned that the lyrics are good and meaningful

  • I never liked this song until I heard this..

  • should have won american idol

  • @ZKing2880 honey he DID win Idol. Archeleta was the runner up.

  • MJ's original was good but this cover was incredible i knew from the start david had soooo much talent and from hearing this it show so much love you david!!!!!

  • This Song Great :)))

  • David sang this song great but Mj made it famous so dont go saying this is david's song its not

  • Where can I download it to my iPod?

  • No one can sing this song better than David Cook! He deserved the AI victory a more than anyone... even though I was in the same situation as David Archuleta for quite a while. And I will say this: If you're a singer, with a band that depends on your voice, IT IS HELL ON EARTH!

  • @kandace623

     you kid are the dumbest kid and a waste of life........ if you are in the music industry you would know that the song written by its owner.....(michael jackson) will always be the best although other artists make their own cover. hence the fact that although we have our own opinions i think out of all of the comments here yours is the dumbest. now....... i never said david cook dosent sound good hes great but never like mike!!

  • he is a genius

  • I don't care what kind of music you prefer, there is no denying this dude can effin SING!!!! I was rooting for him on the show, but I never realized he recorded this until, like a lot of you guys, I saw Davis and White skate to it on the Olympics... I'm here trying to sing with this, but I can NOT hold that high note at 3:36 for as long as he does... forget even trying it at 4:30... his voice is insanely impressive!!

  • Yes, DC has been a bad ass since he lived here in tulsa and sang at the bar he served at man, hes sick!

  • @guitarerist7 are yuu a quyy or a girl cuz i can do it and im onlyy 13 and a girll i luvv thizz sonqq be lookinq 4 me cuz wen i get a web camm thiz sonqq will be the first on the internet byy me!!!! ...<3333

  • i heard this on the olympics and i think that they should have used it as their original preformance becuase it was spectacular.

  • WOW This is an AMAZING cover.....

  • amazing:) SAW THIS ON THE OLYMPICS!

    this is what interested me, when the skaters were skating this song was playing & i fell in love<3 i never liked the original but this is amazing:)

    DOWNLOADED TO IPOD:) <3 thxx

  • me to!!!

  • @LiVE4TONiTE were did you find it to put on your ipod, because i cant find it on itunes and its ticking me off. thanx

  • okay well...yea i oculdnt find it on itunes either :( but see i use limewire to get free downloads for my ipod & i foudn it on limewire & downloaded it..sorry..dont know if that helps!

  • I like this version...

    But I never heard the MJ version...

    I just think this is amazing~

    I'm not such a good musical smart person- but the guitar solo is just awsome, in my ears. ^^

  • wow u NEVER heard this my MJ.!

  • This was on the olympics, wasn't it?

    Awesome version of the song anyway! I bet Michael would like it!:D

  • Yes it was :)

    I saw it there too.Very good cover!!!

  • yes it was!! the USA skating team used it in their last performance!! it was amazing!!

  • I know!:D

    I loved it!!!

  • Genius!

  • I love this song

  • Nice rock song!...but of course I prefer the original version!

  • this is merely a cover of chris cornell's cover

    it is inferior

  • i liked that version, but the solo is crappy.... even a 12 years old gittarist can do it better..

  • I don't feel this version... but he has a great voice

  • love this cover

  • nice cover

  • this is chris cornell (from soundgarden) 's version, david cook is good, but he got his inspiration from cornell who is one of the greatest singers of all time

  • sort of but i guess whoever u hear first u think is better

  • he took to seriously the song and he did a GREAT JOB and i think that Michael would be pleased from his performance

  • David Cook ffs He IS THE ONE!!!!!!

  • i have no idea who that singer is...but he is talented that is the best billy jean version i´ve ever heard.....greetings from germany

  • he won American Idol two years ago...and I guess u can tell why he did after listening 2 this...

  • i think it is better than the real version

  • i don't kwon who he is (in the way of the show), but i'm sure that i love his musical resumption of billie jean

    (sorry for american idol's fans, but i'm french)

  • its a job well done.....but not as good as Mj!

  • well, I think It's not so bad, (I love it!), of course is not the MJ version (who is amazing) but i think he did a great job to make it slower and with more emotion, Take that in consideration.

  • I love mj but this i still good. and i agree that mj would apreaciate it. also, good job on the video, i like the font.

  • one of the best covers ever.

  • Ok people who hate this song please stop. This is a good version. Sure . Yes! We miss MJ and his version is watt better and amazing...But its also a different version. Just because he isnt MJ doesnt mean this version isnt good. He isnt MJ but this is good. SO you haters who hate this because you think MJs version is better than you guys are really immature and shallow people. RIP MJ ....but this version is good..

  • that's right. finally someone on youtube who speaks sense

  • way better than mj. mj is a creep

  • This totally killed the original song... I mean, its not bad! But still... leave it to Micheal Jackson... please. 0.0

  • wow this sounds pretty good as more of a ballad or acoustic sound, but it'll take some getting used to for me.. Itd be good for like, a talent show or something maybe..?

  • slurp

  • Mj would appreciate it.. I bet ya'

  • i liked it. :D amazing.