David Cook - Permanent - Jingle Ball, 12/11

[irontoyvn]

He can sing live very well.......!!!!

[Emmmamour]

I was there! I got chills and tears when he sang this song!

[TomCollinsgirl]

When i first heard this song, I burst into tears. Its so heartfelt and soulfull and such a relatable song.

[lunadog116]

my favorte song on the album

[sharapova4eva]

Effing amazing!!! This is my favourite song of his!

[SexyJessi09]

mah heart goes out to u and your family David

[katlover1559]

I sang this song at camp Anokijig's talent show!

[Sweetmuffins0018]

amazing<3

[MissJennifer401]

he's sooooooo amazinggg<3

[awadalladesigns]

I am so sorry for your loss David

[waduryu]

nhey whattevah pain is relative to lonelyness

[wissphoto]

This song has even more meaning now that Dave's brother has passed on. My prayers and thoughts are with the Cook family during this difficult time.

[AntiXDradio]

This song was written for David's brother, Adam Cook. Adam died late Saturday night, May 2, 2009, after a long battle with brain cancer.

Our sympathies to David Cook and his family in the passing of his brother.

[gwumpee]

Wow, usually the sound on videos like these are screwed up from the loud speakers. But this is great! Thanks for posting this man!!

[imaginethis77]

This is a great video! Thanks for sharing!

[luvsbadname321]

lol. david looks mighty fine in this vid XDD

permanent is one of my fave songs live =D

[dred0788]

naks.... that's great david!

what a nice song from you!

i can feel the sadness

[mjndcluver16]

i think this song is so great!I pray for his brother......Imagine how sad David will be without him!I love him!Thihs song is so great!

[Expose911Lies]

I love the band at the end, great performance

[Sabrina12993]

this song makes my heart hurt.

I can't except the fact that david hurts, i wish the world found a cure for cancer..its such an evil disease..i lost someone i loved dearly to cancer, i couldn't except her death for a couple months..i was angry with God....but i realized he needed her for some reason...I hope his brother get well.

Without him David would be devastated...

Truth is, "this song is amazing, and emotional, he's a great artist"

For someone to make people cry, they have to be good!

[vil7788]

i think david should re record this version of permanent with the band, i think it brings much more emotion to the song

[iblistpm]

david is the best..his voice is the nicest i've ever heard for a rocker like him..10 stars for him..

[shleighbon]

WOW! I love the different spin they took on this version, adding the band into it. It sounds amazing. He is just as raw, and vulnerable and passionate as he is performing the original. It take a beautiful human being to open up and become that vulnerable to a crowd of strangers.

[crippy89]

love it makes me think of my close friend who passed

[singrosal]

love it

[blakergrl99]

This song gives me goosebumps, especially when he sings it live because you can see the emotion and the feelings it brings him.

absolutely love him!

[sjwbowler]

This song means so much to me...me and my boyfriend both cried our eyes out when we heard this..we are goin to perform this together, he is the piano player i am the singer, and were doin this for his moms birthday! its her favorite song

[LadyTerp2010]

I used to be a complete David Archuleta fan but I listened to DC's new CD and I have completely been converted to a fan of both. David Cook is amazing and his songs mean something to so many people!

[mileyrox555]

omg awesome song!!btw this is bout his bro not his carerer

[coolthat83]

couldnt be much beautiful!

Yes, you are permanent David Cook! A permanent entertainer, a sincere-forever man! Your family must be proud of you. So are we :D

[jonnygaughan]

simply amazin..forget canada cum 2 ireland..! :D wuhey..!

[Cangirl29]

Please! Please! Please! Come to Canada!!!!!!

[jackfan143]

David Cook live on March 13 at the Events Center of the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel.

[Cangirl29]

thank you so much! I bought tickets thanks to you!!!!

[jackfan143]

your welcome

[blackuwhitetube]

This version is so great. TOUCH!!!

[officialdavidcookfan]

i wish i have brother like him... he was really lovable... gosh love him

[NibbleTail]

Don't we all widh that? :)

[ChrisLuvsCook]

This gets me every time I hear it. David has a GIFT. F'ing AMAZING !!!

[livelaughlove1717]

is this song written for his brother who has cancer? this song is so touching. i cry every time i hear it. david cook is my favorite idol by far. he is amazing and breathtaking!

[cheer222forever]

yess it's the one for his brother

[kingmoondo]

insane vocals

[Tangerine08]

Awesome!! Its a shame though that at the end when he's ripping out what is undoubtably an awesome vocal, his guitarist drowns it out. = / But still, awesome! He's a very talented guy

[wws20]

wow , this arrangement near the end of the song is so much nicer then the album.

Haunting....Touching....

[Shereeda2202]

it is brilliant live but the album version is fantastic as well...

[craazyonuu]

Beautiful.

[1000Passwords]

On first listen of CD, this song was the one that touched me most. This arrangement is better than the one on the CD.

Permanent belongs on a movie soundtrack! I predict it will be. I predict DC will sing on more than one soundtrack.

[beccookfan]

it was amazing live!! thank you, David for playing it first in Columbus. We love you!!!

[ExtraEccles101]

I cannot even begin to express what this man does to me, he moves my soul and I can't wait to hear this live.

wow.

[dcfan1111]

if you listen closely he is singing it in a lower key i think to do that big note at the end but still superb performance definitely one of his best

[leng3685]

dear lord!!! one word - spectacular!!!

[pinkyd245]

omg....it sounds just like the album version! if not better!

aww...this song is so pretty and so sad

he sings it so good :)

[CookieChaceMonster1]

this is probably a stupid question- but what is the jingle ball?

[BigTimeRockFan]

WOW, just, WOW

[archuletafanforlife]

David Cook is Amazing I love him!!!!!

[camachoville]

<<<<333333

[ladyandthetramp10]

This is the most beautiful thing. I cannot wait to see this live. I get the chills just thinking about it.

[camachoville]

<3333

[cbells88]

OMG, chills....tears...crazy emotions. I am so proud of him.

Permanent is definitely the song of the year.

[karithmey]

the best song of the year

[uralwaysbemybaby]

Ohhh God...david plz come to the philippines we are dying to see you here!

[brile69]

what a perfect performance...DC is the best! i'm in awe of how great this song is......

[mendozalejo]

David is Amazing! I love this song!

[CooksBiggestFan]

David, you sure know how to make us cry! :)

What a breath-taking performance.

But, in the video at 1:28 , am I not mistaken that a girl yells "How do you feel?" If I'm right, how I would love to slap her in the face for saying that. What kind of question is that to ask while this song is playing?! God, some people have no respect.

[cadburymonkey]

I was hearing 'Are you for real?'..

[spectator31]

Aside from the drums & guitar, I think the echo made it even more hauntingly beautiful. Wooooow!!

[francescalittle]

My favorite song this year. It's just so hauntingly beautiful and I love the way they changed the ending.

[memoryremain]

He has to keep a fairly high pitch for most of the song, and hitting those last two high notes can be a real strain on the throat; so not only does he have a cool ending, but I think he added it because it gives him a few extra seconds to rest his throat.

[chestnutiscute]

<3 i love cook!

[Kristen8108]

Is there a mp3 of this yet? It will save me the time in ripping it.

[ladyandthetramp10]

Holy crap, can you say GLORY NOTE?

[blakeishott1232]

The best song in the world!!!! I know that if i go to his concert (if he has on) i would cry cause it is such a beautiful song!!!

[4redlas]

Everything about this performance was 100x greater in person. Hearing those first notes, the gasps of recognition, empathizing with David for all that this song represents, watching the guys fade out of the light (thinking they were out of the song) and then seeing them step into the light & the performance for that 1 part before fading back again. EVERYTHING ABOUT THESE 3 MINUTES WAS ART COMING TO LIFE! And taking your audience on a journey-of their own, with you. I know I balled like a baby.

[sweet0]

this is such a moving and beautiful performance

[urghiggi]

sigh. it is off key and out of control and... transcendently beautiful.... way to take your clothes off in church, DC.

I hope everybody who sees this at the toob takes a minute to shoot up some prayers/good vibes for Adam Cook...

[Davidmecookie]

ooooooohhhhhhh,you can so tell he was about to cry!! poor david :'(

[dclover371]

Oh my goodnes..amazing!! :)

[kiarahearts]

Is it just me, or do the people screaming like it's an upbeat rock song in the middle of this song seem somewhat inappropriate?

[Kristen8108]

Yes very inappropriate and disrespectful. There was a group of teen girls in the front row right in front of me that I wanted to smack upside the head. They ruined the audio in my video. I'm kicking myself for not saying something to them. They were very immature and probably distracting to David. You DO NOT sing along to this song. It was very noticeable because they were the only ones doing it.

[Tlatz]

OMG...this is AWESOME to be able to see David perform this live!!! I figured he'd get to emotional to do this live. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS! I love it.

[DblJerseyGirl]

This was freaking amazing! I was wondering how he would do this live with no strings, but the drums are a perfect counterpoint to his huge glory notes.

I understand the video nazis were out in force, so the fact that you got this recorded so clearly was tremendous, thank you!

[rainpetals]

WOW that was beautiful. I like how they added the drums and guitar.

[CBSC08]

I really give him credit.. I know that has to be an extremely difficult song to perform live with how personal it is to him.

[razberryberet]

hey, I was at this concert---he was great. sounded really good live!! thanks for posting this! now I can watch again and again!!!

[Sgrubbsie]

I love David Cook he is one of my favorite artists and this song is so amazing... And when he sings it live you feel his pain you want to cry... I love this song so much and David.

[ladyandthetramp10]

WOW. I am speechless. That is just...wow.

[bowiehs]

this is a heart wrenching song. I pray to God that david`s brother get better!

[ealo11]

I read where the reason he sang Permanent is because his father was in the audience.

[sanjayablakechris]

permanent is for his brother. not his father.

[callmechech]

Before the song David did say that his father was in the audience and he wanted to sing the song for that reason, but yes, the song is about his brother.

[sanjayablakechris]

oh okay.

[wordsrlikerain]

*gasp* Whoa...I totally wasn't even expecting the drums and guitar...That made me cry. I cried when I listened to it the first time, and now this...I am going to die when he comes in concert....

[reinharv]

OMG, I am speechless. I think DC was also feeling the emotion of that song here. It is his favorite song on the album--mine too though it's hard to pin down a "favorite." When he tracked it, they had to stop because everyone (grown men) were crying. Then he tracked it a 2nd time and so it was completed in 2 takes.

[star0778]

Wow! That was my favorite DC performance ever.. hands down. I didn't think he would eve sing that live. I love the part with the drums- go Kyle! I cannot believe how amazing that was...

[1113Bella1113]

Its so beuatiful.I like how they added the drum part in the end (possibly to give him a moment to collect himself).I love this song and live it is just os much more beautiful.

[annettefordavid]

Wow - I am really proud of David for singing this last night - I am speechless.

[wehoscott]

I am speechless.

[xxxJOSEFXCLUSIVxxx]

whoa. i can't believe he sang that LIVE! kudos to david COOK. lml

[ilieizyan]

still speechless..guys,what song does he sing last night??post it all..please..

[Number1Cheer365]

enough to make me cry, so touching & beautiful <3

[Gwen1974]

Oh my gosh....!

[adrianfrance]

that part with the drum accompaniment was the best...

[CRICHFAN]

Most beautiful thing I've ever heard... crying right now.

[DsnyDreamer]

Beautiful. So much emotion in his voice. I hope to be able to listen to this song without crying someday.

[dana024]

wow i'm so proud of him!

it must have been difficult for him to sing this song live, and he didn't have to..

he's just grate!!

[kturbs23]

Wow. To have been in the audience last night...

[BurkesGirl]

I don't think I could love this guy any more. He is so talented, so attractive, and such a great person. This song is fantastic and so personal to him. I love that he is willing to be open and honest in his music. Awesome. This is the first I've seen him sing it live. Just awesome.

[juliad36]

simply beautiful....

[MCRthyHERO]

Just wow.

I am speechless.

[ChemicalCorruption]

THAT WAS F***ING AMAZING.

[ealo11]

I am speechless. I thought he would sing Permanent live eventually but this came as a total surprise. David's talent is off the charts.

[karlie1964]

anyone get declaration or light on? love them all

[mkt1217]

Absolutely beautiful and amazing. Thanks, Jess, for sharing this video with us!

[pweller5]

beautiful...there are no words...

[barbasol6]

Amazing powerful voice with songs that stay in your head all day. This song is so moving. I just love you David!!!

[DowneyUnder]

OMG

[JamesPadfoot]

All I have to say is: w.t.f

[FallsGonnaKillYa]

Haunting, and beautiful. Wow~

Thank you for posting!

[Dementor145]

Shivers... Words can do no justice to what I felt...

[pweller5]

oh wow.....

[evelykasemaa]

What a performance! I take a deep bow in front of you David! People with such a talent just knock me off my feet! AMAZING! And how he sings live! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

Thanks for posting...

[DCsGlory]

This is the most painful and beautiful performance I have ever seen. I never thought David would Permanent live. It was so hard for him to get through it. Now I can't even think about this song without seeing his face and crying myself. It was stunning; beautiful how he sang the second, longer "permanent" with a higher note. He is truly amazing.

[singrosal]

wow!!!!!!!

[monxkie]

OMG i'm speechless..

It's just beautiful and stunning..

Oh my God what a performance..

It sends shiver down my spine..

I salute david cook..

He's such an artist..

[hindas]

Thanks for posting this. Thank you David. I'm speechless, breathless, stunned. Amazing, just amazing.  Simply amazing.

[hott4lukas]

beautiful !!

[dccmjforever]

I've been hoping for a long time to see David perform this live - truly touching.

[divanahi]

Bravo David Bravo!

[Love36214]

How awesome was that?!?!?!?

Yes, the percussion along with the emotion added to the song just made me feel it that much more. This was too beautiful and raw for words. I'll bet this was really hard to sing without crying, too. Kudos, David.

[lindseysparrow]

I ruhed over to wach cos Mama D told me too. I'm stunned. And suddenly really sad... :(

But I love him. And this song.

[ddrdork808]

insane. percussions just added so much more depth into the song.

[alabPH]

I didn't think I would feel the emotion through the noise, but no, I was wrong. This is beautiful. Thanks for posting this.

[1texasfanhere]

I can not wait to see this guy LIVE!!!! I've never looked forward to a tour this much....

[tinytvfan]

1texasfanhere, you are in for a treat, I promise you! This was the most beautiful performance I've seen from him yet. Thank you so much for posting!

[spinedoc4U]

I always wondered what it would be like for him to perform this song. I do wonder if this was his encore song or not...

Best song on the album ,simply because of the depth of the words and how quickly people can feel his emotion. Wonderful. Enough said.

[fuzzr14]

THANK YOU ~ that was truly beautiful.

[36frannie214]

David , that was the most emottional and heartfelt song I have ever seen him do. His sensitivity was completely out there on that song. Phenomenal performance. Bravo.

[hpxbrluver]

OMG this is just so incredibly beautiful!! So much honesty and emotion comes through when he sings this song. It really has me near in tears.

[smacri]

Wow, thank you so much for getting this. <3 Beautiful is an understatement.

[CPA2009]

Thanks for the vid! It was incredible!

[brooks6348]

Wonderful, breathtaking.

[SPN7191]

chills. so amazing. i feel like crying now :(

[cinel22]

I can't believe he did this live. He sounded beautiful. Thanks for posting so quickly.

[lunarski]

This song is so raw and beautiful and should receive a Grammy.

And it looks like David was crying.

[194623]

I am at a lose for words to discribe the depth of emotion this performance released from me!!! I am blown away!!! David Cook you truly are a gift.

[ktizzle8807]

CHILLS

[justicelvr]

AWESOMENESS

[ilovedamets]

THANK YOU JESS!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE THE BOMB< YOU AND MANDY GET THE BLUE RIBBON. I'm crying now.