coming from a musician, hes good but did nothing for the song itself. I don't like the jumps from the original key. Too over the top, the song is about a guy and the end of his rope and about to kill himself. He made it sound nothing of that nature.
Sadly, I highly doubt any of the judges listen to Collective Soul regularly. This is an amazing cover, so much emotion and power in Davids voice. Truly amazing...
disagree completely. adam lambert was the pinnacle but DC is gooood. Without DC there would never have been an Adam. Adam took DC's habit of rearranging songs to suit them and threw in a whole new level of performance. Adam's appearances were complete performances.
I like collective soul's version very much, but I like this version better. He sings it with much more emotion and the lyrics are harder to pick up in the Collective Soul version. This song needs to be acoustic or a stripped down arrangement because if it doesn't it distracts from the lyrics, which to me are the most important part of this song.
One night, my mom and I went on a spree and watched a bunch of David's Idol songs!! She said that the shoulder shrudge he does at 3:58 was a F*** you, but he wasn't going to say that on live TV. Such talent with good morals!
Butchered? Murdered this song? Really people?! David just put his own spin on it, like he always did on Idol...I like the original song too, but this performance gave me goosebumps...you go David! :o)
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@dpgtime Totally agreed! I like David Cook and his cover of Billie Jean is probably one of the best Idol performances...but he totally butchered this masterpiece. He has a good voice, but that was really a bad choice as Simon states! The second it started I cringed.
Does it upset anyone else that someone like Scotty McCreery can now win this show? Scotty doesn't have half the depth, range, originality, versatility, or sincerity of David. How is it that people were unsure if David would win, but knew that Scotty would?
I wish all the song David Cook sang in AI SEASON 7 will be compiled made into an album... since from the audition...hollywood week... top5 to top2 damn~!!!! i wish there would be!!!! SOMEONE PRODUCED DC AI 7 album.. wahhahaaa
I will never get tired of hearing him sing this song. As usual Randy is a jerk (he took back his semi complement) and Simon missed it completely. I love that Paula stood in her truth and gave him the standing O. Probably why she was let go. She didn't tout the company line. If it weren't for Haley this year, I would have stopped watching after Pia left. If Randy and JLo return next year I won't be watching. I can't believe how prostitute themselves for the producers.
I will never get tired of hearing him sing this song. As usual Randy is a jerk (he took back his semi complement) and Simon missed it completely. I love that Paula stood in her truth Paula and gave him the standing O. Probably why she was let go. She didn't tout the company line. If it weren't for Haley I would have stopped watching after Pia left. If Randy and JLo return next year I won't be watching. I can't believe how they prostituted themselves for the producers.
i dont know wat to say...a jus miss david cook...i love this song...i love david cook...what more can i say? i jus hope he'll make full versions of his idol songs...sigh
He has more character in his pinky finger that most people have in their whole body. He is truly an amazing individual, inside and out. He is the total package, whether an American Idol or not. I love this man!
Watch David's chest start heaving at about 3:47. You know he wanted to jump off that stage and punch Simon's lights out. But as always, he remained the ultimate gentleman. I love how David waited until the audience was completely quiet to make his last statement, with just enough attiitude to get his point across to Simon.
That patronizing, condescending, ignorant asshole Jackson, telling David that's the kinds of song "you could get by with". And Simon, stfu, you'll be eating your words the next night. Three years later, and I still get pissed off everytime I watch this vid.
@EstherIng He's just being a dick in my opinion. Like okay he is credible, but he is not open minded to much genres except for ballads. Like you will notice that he pretty much hates all rock performances or hip hop and stuff like that. He will never as well accept rapping or beat boxing (Blake) as another style cuz he's so closed up and just is not as open minded as others, for example, Randy.
ladymadonna512....Amen to your synopsis. Dead on. I would also add that there are maybe 10 songs that I actually go back and watch from Idol...but this is one of them.
@VorghastZZ You're wrong. This is a great version. Probably the best after Collective Soul's original. David Cook sings it awesome. I can feel the emotion in it and not a lot of people can bring that to a song.
I absolutely loved this performance-It's one of that goes into every playlist/cd whatever...breathtaking. I love the way he sings BLOWS in the begining and KNOW ant the end.
This was David's best song. I never heard of it before & looked it up. He sounds way better than the original & puts so much emotion into it. Now I love the song! He's my favorite idol. Since him, they've been going downhill (except for Adam Lambert). Miss those Idol days!!!
I think it's funny that Simon wanted him to do what Archuleta did and sing something that he did on the show previously. Not saying that there's anything wrong with that, but, umm.... who won again? Oh, that's right... ♥ still the most epic finale on the Idol stage.
I wass just to say "David cook seriously need to release a new album"
Then i saw this... On March 31, 2011, Cook tweeted that the title of his new single will be The Last Goodbye and is scheduled to debut on April 19, 2011 ~~
I'm tearing up because he's so amazing. I almost forgot how I loved him, supported him, bragged about him and sang with his songs. OMG~ ~~ Nostalgic! It's been almost three yrs.
The most amazing performance which enraptured the audience and proved the glory note hunting Simon Cowell was entirely wrong. David is still my first choice out of all the idols in all 10 seasons.
Cook's problem is that's he's stuck in limbo. The rock community won't accept him as long as he's associated with Idol, putting out overproduced, mainstream pop/rock alternative crap and the pop community can't accept him because he's basically a very talented bar rocker. Basically the only good Idol did for this guy was give him one hit album and gave him a decent look.
A criminally underrated performance. I think it was not only Cook's best (in a season that included all-time Idol showstoppers like Hello, Billie Jean, and Always Be My Baby), but truly one of the greatest in Idol history. It was the first time a contestant really used the finale to show who they are as an artist. A beautiful song beautifully sung, it encapsulated all the emotions of an unknown standing on the brink of stardom. The perfect way to cap a game-changing Idol run.
@ladymadonna512 Totally agree it was underrated - out of all his performances, and I loved so many of them, this is my favorite from his Idol run. It's understated, full of emotion, and just beautiful. It felt RIGHT for his last performance.
David Cook is my favorite Idol winner by far. He has a beautiful voice and sang this song to perfection showing so much feeling. Yes, Simon did retract what he said the next night, saying it sounded different when he got home and watched on on tv.
Every time I watch this performance I tear up. David puts so much passion into this song. A sign of a true musician when you are moved to tears with just a guitar and an awesome voice!
I remember this moment. Its a performance that moved me (and still moves me) in a way I won't ever be able to explain. For me, he had absolutely already won the whole competition when he sang this. One of those times when Simon was insane. Love David, got to see him in concert last year, amazing guy!
I think if they did an Idol elimination with every winner from every season and did an "Ultimate Idol"... I would bet hands down that David Cook would win... Straight up
When I saw DC on the AI final I just thought to myself....this guy is a very polished musician and peformer; in my opinion DA was a very good singer but DC was just better as an overall performing artist.
I am so glad he chose this song, instead of re-doing one he'd already performed. His interpretation of it is so so beautiful and I love the fact that he has continued to perform it on occasion.
I'd like to add that Ed Rolland, the man who wrote The World I Know, has gone on record to voice his approval of David's version, and of David as a musician and songwriter. =)
I will never get tired of watching or listening to this amazing moment of integrity. A perfect performance of the perfect song at the perfect moment -- despite the pressures to do something safer and more expected. Bravo, Mr. Cook, bravo!
@FreakToBe nope it's not just you, he was the last time America got it right. Or maybe we are just comparing everyone to him and they just aren't living up to it? lol..
@FreakToBe Haha. This has been one of my favorites seasons. And I was super happy that David Cook won. But this season with Scotty McCreery has also been good. I love Scotty McCreery and David Cook and Tim Urban. Those are my favorites. And I also liked Lakisha Jones. She was really good.
thing is, the original is a masterpiece and truly unique to Collective Soul. I absolutely love it. Somehow, Cook's version is probably just as good. Incredible really.
I love David's version of this song. It was so beautiful and so much passion and feeling. A truly remarkable performance. Oh come on let's face it, he had tons of great performances. He is the last American Idol as far as I'm concerned. He is the nicest sincerest person around. He's fantastic.
Jeez. Even though i rest from supporting this guy. He never really fails to AMAZE me. As in amaze me heaps. :))) He will always be one of the idols of my life. No matter how many fandoms i join. Love you Cook :3
David has been one of the few Idol contestants to do songs that are different. The Who, Switchfoot, Collective Soul, and Our Lady of Peace are groups that were never covered on Idol before, and it was refreshing to hear some new selections from a usually boring and overdone song list that Idol seems to be stuck on the last couple of years. David was an original...we may never see the contestant of this caliber again.
@metatronsfury I would really like that most of todays singers were half as good as this "medicore" singer you said! I think David is one of the greatest!
@CsBalazs1987 He is pretty good, but he (at this point) is FAR from one of the greatest. Have you even heard the original version of this song? He screwed it up. He put in notes that weren't supposed to be there. He elongated some words that just made it worse. David is one of the best AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANTS, but definitely not one of the best out there in general. Of course, that is my opinion and I don't hate anyone for having theirs. I just think he could have done this song better.
@metatronsfury I see where you're coming from, but you also have to understand where DC is coming from as an artist. If you followed his progression on American Idol, then you know that he doesn't do copy-cats. He COULD have sung it exactly the way it was originally recorded. The point was to make it his own. He did that very thing all throughout the competition, taking a song and twisting it just enough, to make it his unique spin.
This is seriously amazing. Not a note off!!
everwoodxoxo 10 hours ago
Simon is a douche im glad hes gone.
kikimfritziee 17 hours ago
coming from a musician, hes good but did nothing for the song itself. I don't like the jumps from the original key. Too over the top, the song is about a guy and the end of his rope and about to kill himself. He made it sound nothing of that nature.
Snoopaloop1981 1 week ago
he looks handsome in this vid
hanisjoey 1 week ago
David not only cook, he also sings and play the guitar !!
bullybullyful 1 month ago 3
Sadly, I highly doubt any of the judges listen to Collective Soul regularly. This is an amazing cover, so much emotion and power in Davids voice. Truly amazing...
russdawgusmc 1 month ago
Looking at this 3 plus yrs later it touches my heart even more.
fangirl2themax 2 months ago
Over 3 years ago... STILL
NyCArole426 2 months ago
Simon was a jerk here. But that didn't stop DC for standing his ground. \m/
Love you still, Cowell. ;)
nymphyted 2 months ago
David's performance of this song was absolutely beautiful. This was one of my favorite Idol performances ever.
ribbitgrl 3 months ago 3
David tried to say in the nicest terms possible "Fuck you Simon".
Bucboy1001 3 months ago
This is my favorite song and i'm proud of the way david performed it
smbernecker 3 months ago
This is the peak of American Idol, it hasn't been any better after this moment.
jwickham65 3 months ago 2
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disagree completely. adam lambert was the pinnacle but DC is gooood. Without DC there would never have been an Adam. Adam took DC's habit of rearranging songs to suit them and threw in a whole new level of performance. Adam's appearances were complete performances.
Stubbee 2 months ago
it's the best performance i've seen!... and not even live!
Hassenmusic 3 months ago
I like collective soul's version very much, but I like this version better. He sings it with much more emotion and the lyrics are harder to pick up in the Collective Soul version. This song needs to be acoustic or a stripped down arrangement because if it doesn't it distracts from the lyrics, which to me are the most important part of this song.
bluexterra 3 months ago
@bluexterra I have to agree. I grew up with the original version. This one by far has much more emotion and feeling to it.
russdawgusmc 1 month ago
One night, my mom and I went on a spree and watched a bunch of David's Idol songs!! She said that the shoulder shrudge he does at 3:58 was a F*** you, but he wasn't going to say that on live TV. Such talent with good morals!
JardieChoScherf 3 months ago
I knew he was gonna win when he chose this song!
selikhova1 4 months ago
Butchered? Murdered this song? Really people?! David just put his own spin on it, like he always did on Idol...I like the original song too, but this performance gave me goosebumps...you go David! :o)
psychobabble8 4 months ago 4
Naw! I still like the original better!
VioladorDeLaLey21 4 months ago
dont get me wrong he can sing, but he absolutely murdered this one of a kind sound that collective soul has created.
kalipray 4 months ago
I have heard the original and he only made it better. Cook has a better voice and WAY more feeling when singing this song.
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harfy2010 5 months ago
2:16 I'd be pissed if Randy started calling me a yo-yo out of nowhere.
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Piehehe319 5 months ago
This version has a lot of meaning to me. He has blessed us with his awesome voice.
fgdorazio 5 months ago 3
!! like it!! good thing about is that hot even crying!!!
luciloamor1 5 months ago
Way to just utterly ruin a masterpiece.
dpgtime 6 months ago
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@dpgtime Totally agreed! I like David Cook and his cover of Billie Jean is probably one of the best Idol performances...but he totally butchered this masterpiece. He has a good voice, but that was really a bad choice as Simon states! The second it started I cringed.
soul4tran 5 months ago
American Idol just simply does not get any better than this. David Cook broke the show.
fangirl2themax 6 months ago 2
Does it upset anyone else that someone like Scotty McCreery can now win this show? Scotty doesn't have half the depth, range, originality, versatility, or sincerity of David. How is it that people were unsure if David would win, but knew that Scotty would?
theGLEEfull1 6 months ago 2
omg i love him so much!
supercalifragilismic 6 months ago
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wow way to butcher a great song!
xjboy 6 months ago
@xjboy Lol he didn't butcher it. It's his style.
21krizchristensen 6 months ago
lol 0:31 some awesome random dude feelin tha vibe
GypsySoulx 6 months ago 2
so frickin hottttt. i miss him so much!
TheWrongLead 6 months ago in playlist David Cook
I wish all the song David Cook sang in AI SEASON 7 will be compiled made into an album... since from the audition...hollywood week... top5 to top2 damn~!!!! i wish there would be!!!! SOMEONE PRODUCED DC AI 7 album.. wahhahaaa
FrAnCiSaNdi 7 months ago 3
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I'm not sure why everyone loves this version. The dude is a good singer, but this a rather shitty version of the song.
fullclip16117 7 months ago
@fullclip16117 go.to.hell.
you are a fucking idiot
TheWrongLead 6 months ago in playlist David Cook
@fullclip16117 You are just so used to Collective Soul's. Aren't you?
21krizchristensen 6 months ago
i loved this song even before he performed it, he just quadrupled my liking of this song, realy!
judyavril123 7 months ago
this was a great rendition by david cook! amazing performance!
x19naive19x 7 months ago
I will never get tired of hearing him sing this song. As usual Randy is a jerk (he took back his semi complement) and Simon missed it completely. I love that Paula stood in her truth and gave him the standing O. Probably why she was let go. She didn't tout the company line. If it weren't for Haley this year, I would have stopped watching after Pia left. If Randy and JLo return next year I won't be watching. I can't believe how prostitute themselves for the producers.
cookiefann 8 months ago 10
I will never get tired of hearing him sing this song. As usual Randy is a jerk (he took back his semi complement) and Simon missed it completely. I love that Paula stood in her truth Paula and gave him the standing O. Probably why she was let go. She didn't tout the company line. If it weren't for Haley I would have stopped watching after Pia left. If Randy and JLo return next year I won't be watching. I can't believe how they prostituted themselves for the producers.
cookiefann 8 months ago
Is there a full studio version?
ThePacemaker45 8 months ago
@ThePacemaker45 Yeah, the original lol
guitarist347 5 months ago
Happiest moment of my tenure as an idol viewer was when he won..
ThePacemaker45 8 months ago 2
i dont know wat to say...a jus miss david cook...i love this song...i love david cook...what more can i say? i jus hope he'll make full versions of his idol songs...sigh
ika31 8 months ago
this man.
ChristinaTube07 8 months ago
This performance topped EW's Idol 30 All-Time Best Performances list! Big check on that! T'was indeed a very sincere perf!
jadh86 8 months ago
He has more character in his pinky finger that most people have in their whole body. He is truly an amazing individual, inside and out. He is the total package, whether an American Idol or not. I love this man!
tennyc20 8 months ago 13
Watch David's chest start heaving at about 3:47. You know he wanted to jump off that stage and punch Simon's lights out. But as always, he remained the ultimate gentleman. I love how David waited until the audience was completely quiet to make his last statement, with just enough attiitude to get his point across to Simon.
fullyCOOKed 8 months ago
That patronizing, condescending, ignorant asshole Jackson, telling David that's the kinds of song "you could get by with". And Simon, stfu, you'll be eating your words the next night. Three years later, and I still get pissed off everytime I watch this vid.
fullyCOOKed 8 months ago
3 years ago today...May 21, 2008... David Cook nails it!!
NyCArole426 8 months ago
butcher
s10crown 8 months ago
I can't believe Simon knocked David's choice of this song!!
EstherIng 8 months ago
@EstherIng He's just being a dick in my opinion. Like okay he is credible, but he is not open minded to much genres except for ballads. Like you will notice that he pretty much hates all rock performances or hip hop and stuff like that. He will never as well accept rapping or beat boxing (Blake) as another style cuz he's so closed up and just is not as open minded as others, for example, Randy.
ashieboy1995 8 months ago
Yay! David is awesome but I think he over do it but still nice. I still love the collective soul version though.
moviepoppers 8 months ago
I still want to slap Randy when starts out with "yoyo". bleah. very nice my ass. it was f-ing brilliant.
mermcc 8 months ago
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mermcc 8 months ago
i heard this song on Scrubs and i yelled " THATS DAVID COOKS SONG!!!" it was a great moment.
soccerchic365 8 months ago
Nothin but love for my favorite Idol, David Cook! That last note still kills me!
ewolfgirl 8 months ago 2
ladymadonna512....Amen to your synopsis. Dead on. I would also add that there are maybe 10 songs that I actually go back and watch from Idol...but this is one of them.
Mcannon1962 8 months ago 2
ladymadonna512....Amen to your synopsis. Dead on.
Mcannon1962 8 months ago
This cant begin even compare to the ORIGINAL done by collective soul. This is a pile of absolute shit in comparison.
Rock on Collective Soul!,love you guys!!!!!
VorghastZZ 8 months ago
@VorghastZZ shut up he sang this for his brother who had cancer you do know that right? and it was a great verison of the show
xxY2JLEDGENDKILLERxx 8 months ago
@VorghastZZ Even Ed Roland said how much better DC sang this song than him. Frankly, I like both versions. But David's has more emotion.
mermcc 8 months ago
@VorghastZZ You're wrong. This is a great version. Probably the best after Collective Soul's original. David Cook sings it awesome. I can feel the emotion in it and not a lot of people can bring that to a song.
Stormeyworld 8 months ago
when he sung this, i knew he would won,,and glad he did. ;)
Nice6cube 8 months ago
american idol sucks
bfisher0416 8 months ago
I absolutely loved this performance-It's one of that goes into every playlist/cd whatever...breathtaking. I love the way he sings BLOWS in the begining and KNOW ant the end.
zippy426 9 months ago
Ed Roland sings it better, but this was still good.
heavybubble41 9 months ago
awww he's so sweet. idk why but whenever i see him cry it kind of makes me sad but he just seems so sweet. awww
downeyjrfan95 9 months ago
This was David's best song. I never heard of it before & looked it up. He sounds way better than the original & puts so much emotion into it. Now I love the song! He's my favorite idol. Since him, they've been going downhill (except for Adam Lambert). Miss those Idol days!!!
tanabata2 9 months ago 4
this cover was great he shoulda gotten a standing O from this from the judges
briannewyork9876 9 months ago 4
im gonna call and vote for him
XifyouhavetoaskX 9 months ago 4
I think it's funny that Simon wanted him to do what Archuleta did and sing something that he did on the show previously. Not saying that there's anything wrong with that, but, umm.... who won again? Oh, that's right... ♥ still the most epic finale on the Idol stage.
thisonechick444 9 months ago 3
Great job. Glad Simon is gone. Steven Tyler would have love it.
coolmamac 9 months ago
@coolmamac only thing is, steven tyler loves everything... which is not always good :P
thisonechick444 9 months ago
i heard this song on a scrubs episode and i screamed "THATS DAVID COOKS SONG!"
soccerchic365 9 months ago
*dials the number*
MrSyntheticDesign 9 months ago
David Owns it....like a rupture to everyones veins
dirkimy 9 months ago
Uh, my favorite Idol winner!!! I love him!
crazyPAgirl 9 months ago
I wass just to say "David cook seriously need to release a new album"
Then i saw this... On March 31, 2011, Cook tweeted that the title of his new single will be The Last Goodbye and is scheduled to debut on April 19, 2011 ~~
I'm excited. :)
21krizchristensen 10 months ago
love, love, love
swebright 10 months ago
14 people are stupid because they are Archuletta fans.
IamCHICKENmanDUDE 10 months ago
I wasn't a huge fan of this song...UNTIL David sang it. That's what David can do to a song. :)
Tlatz 10 months ago 2
I'm tearing up because he's so amazing. I almost forgot how I loved him, supported him, bragged about him and sang with his songs. OMG~ ~~ Nostalgic! It's been almost three yrs.
21krizchristensen 10 months ago 2
14 people don't know anything about the world he knows.
mikeymolly1 10 months ago 3
best idol winner ever, love him to pieces!
jbjgurl77 10 months ago 2
american idol hasn't been the same after david cook. he was the ultimate american idol. miss him!
sandiemccarty 10 months ago 83
@sandiemccarty i agreeee. wanna be best friends?
TheWrongLead 6 months ago in playlist David Cook
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boooooooooooooooooooooooooo,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,shit version
Daniel92497 10 months ago
i cried when he started tearing up. always a David Cook fan!!
380371 10 months ago 15
The most amazing performance which enraptured the audience and proved the glory note hunting Simon Cowell was entirely wrong. David is still my first choice out of all the idols in all 10 seasons.
tayshayfan 10 months ago 4
wow chills keep going up and down my spine
Chaos41571 10 months ago 2
love his music, he's awesome
Chaos41571 10 months ago 2
Cook's problem is that's he's stuck in limbo. The rock community won't accept him as long as he's associated with Idol, putting out overproduced, mainstream pop/rock alternative crap and the pop community can't accept him because he's basically a very talented bar rocker. Basically the only good Idol did for this guy was give him one hit album and gave him a decent look.
surfer53 10 months ago
Still in awe of him. ;'-)
deardiaryx0x 10 months ago
i love how he sings this song! he sang this song at one of his concerts in went to. love you david!
davidcooksweety 10 months ago
anyone know where i can find mp3 version of this?
asmahmazlan 10 months ago
This a damn powerful rendition of this song. David's passion in singing it is a sign of a true artist.
Paliente 10 months ago 3
still the most awesome performance night season ender=)
chill1016 10 months ago
A criminally underrated performance. I think it was not only Cook's best (in a season that included all-time Idol showstoppers like Hello, Billie Jean, and Always Be My Baby), but truly one of the greatest in Idol history. It was the first time a contestant really used the finale to show who they are as an artist. A beautiful song beautifully sung, it encapsulated all the emotions of an unknown standing on the brink of stardom. The perfect way to cap a game-changing Idol run.
ladymadonna512 10 months ago 126
@ladymadonna512 Totally agree it was underrated - out of all his performances, and I loved so many of them, this is my favorite from his Idol run. It's understated, full of emotion, and just beautiful. It felt RIGHT for his last performance.
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leester4ever 8 months ago
@ladymadonna512 Thanks for putting into words exactly how I've felt about this song since the day David sang it!
leester4ever 8 months ago
david gets me everytime. *thud*
swizzle0128 10 months ago 2
Gives me chills every time
LuvMeSomeKenny 11 months ago 2
David Cook is my favorite Idol winner by far. He has a beautiful voice and sang this song to perfection showing so much feeling. Yes, Simon did retract what he said the next night, saying it sounded different when he got home and watched on on tv.
ealo11 11 months ago 3
I love this performance. Just beautiful! I replay this one over and over.
DANGITUN 11 months ago
For once, Paula was articulate and said exactly what I was thinking!
rapriverlady 11 months ago 2
Wow this is stunningly gorgeous. Powerful without the general Idol bombast.
marniehayden 11 months ago
Every time I watch this performance I tear up. David puts so much passion into this song. A sign of a true musician when you are moved to tears with just a guitar and an awesome voice!
194623 11 months ago 3
I remember this moment. Its a performance that moved me (and still moves me) in a way I won't ever be able to explain. For me, he had absolutely already won the whole competition when he sang this. One of those times when Simon was insane. Love David, got to see him in concert last year, amazing guy!
dexterleigh 11 months ago 4
David owns this song now. So amazing.
katyamp1974 11 months ago
God, this gets me every time. He will always be my American Idol. <3
SennaAnodyneRaylie47 11 months ago
Great! Simon retracted later saying he watched it on tv and thought it was great.
Lukesfan 11 months ago
Gorgeous. His version of this song still brings tears to my eyes. Simon, you were wrong, Wrong, WRONG!
ewolfgirl 1 year ago
I think if they did an Idol elimination with every winner from every season and did an "Ultimate Idol"... I would bet hands down that David Cook would win... Straight up
maddogfelski 1 year ago 4
When I saw DC on the AI final I just thought to myself....this guy is a very polished musician and peformer; in my opinion DA was a very good singer but DC was just better as an overall performing artist.
blee8819 1 year ago
My favorite performance of his on Idol!
beautiful,powerful,emotional,honest...
i love his reaction to Simon's comment! he's amazing (:
dana024 1 year ago
AMAZEBALLS....thats all i can really say =)
12guitarrocks 1 year ago
According to an interview a few days ago album may drop March...Mayish I can't wait either Such a talented man he is !!!!!
194623 1 year ago
when is he releasing his 2nd album? I already miss him. :'(
geab78 1 year ago
when is he releasing his 2nd album?
geab78 1 year ago
I like the little wink Simon gave him at 4:20 lol.
Emericanidiot120 1 year ago
it's 2011 and I'm here again, watching this amazing performance for the nth time!
what have you done to me, David Cook???? I"m a lifer!
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Dori95Marie 1 year ago
A true artist opens his heart and soul to the world. IMO David was doing that here during this performance.
safroniamay 1 year ago 2
I am so glad he chose this song, instead of re-doing one he'd already performed. His interpretation of it is so so beautiful and I love the fact that he has continued to perform it on occasion.
I'd like to add that Ed Rolland, the man who wrote The World I Know, has gone on record to voice his approval of David's version, and of David as a musician and songwriter. =)
KM042 1 year ago 3
he's the best
TheOmarBallack 1 year ago
I will never get tired of watching or listening to this amazing moment of integrity. A perfect performance of the perfect song at the perfect moment -- despite the pressures to do something safer and more expected. Bravo, Mr. Cook, bravo!
cougar40n 1 year ago
I've only ever voted for one American Idol: David Cook.
And I intend to keep it that way. =]
CrwlingNMySkn97 1 year ago
Put all the American Idol winners and runners up in one competitions and THIS guys will surely win.
jocone123 1 year ago 2
paula is sooo wierd. haha awesome song. wow.
rawkgawdez 1 year ago
I like the way he made this song his own. His creativity and genuine passion put a refreshing spin on Collective Soul's original song.
abecrombiie4ever 1 year ago
He fancied it out too much, I'd prefer Collective Soul's x1000000
guitarist347 1 year ago
Had to come back to watch again, a real artist. The last falsetto? Gets to me every time.
Robert19850 1 year ago
I love it!!!
turr520 1 year ago 2
he's my one and only american idol. he's brilliant and has a good heart and always excel in everything he does.
mcjllane 1 year ago 7
love this song. david cook did it justice.
maesee8 1 year ago 4
Is it just me, or does it seem like everyone SERIOUSLY sucked after him?
FreakToBe 1 year ago 209
@FreakToBe I was worried about season eight, then there was Adam. Now everyone after HIM has sucked.
DeathxBat21 1 year ago
@DeathxBat21 Adam was pretty awesome.
Too bad he didn't win. Either way, he's more successful than Kris Cardboard.
Season 9 just made me want to crawl under a rock.
FreakToBe 1 year ago
@FreakToBe I agree. No one has even come close to his level. He's just amazing!
m4mcook 10 months ago
@FreakToBe all except for this one guy named Adam Lambert ;p
maxymillion23 9 months ago 2
@maxymillion23 ya, but he didn't win and he should have.
krjmom 9 months ago
@FreakToBe nope it's not just you, he was the last time America got it right. Or maybe we are just comparing everyone to him and they just aren't living up to it? lol..
krjmom 9 months ago
@FreakToBe its not u, david cook will always be the greatest idol contestant ever :)
charliesgurl15 9 months ago
@FreakToBe nah, him and Lambert are my fave (;
bigbangboysrlov 9 months ago 3
@bigbangboysrlov Yay! Sometimes I feel like my friend and I are the only ones who love them both. lol. Can't wait for their sophomore albums <3
liquidxtasy 8 months ago
@FreakToBe Haha. This has been one of my favorites seasons. And I was super happy that David Cook won. But this season with Scotty McCreery has also been good. I love Scotty McCreery and David Cook and Tim Urban. Those are my favorites. And I also liked Lakisha Jones. She was really good.
Stormeyworld 8 months ago
this is a great and original effort to a great song by collective soul and you David Cook are brilliant
redace1315 1 year ago
thing is, the original is a masterpiece and truly unique to Collective Soul. I absolutely love it. Somehow, Cook's version is probably just as good. Incredible really.
donofs 1 year ago 7
I love David's version of this song. It was so beautiful and so much passion and feeling. A truly remarkable performance. Oh come on let's face it, he had tons of great performances. He is the last American Idol as far as I'm concerned. He is the nicest sincerest person around. He's fantastic.
reinharv 1 year ago 3
I still get goosebumps when I hear this song. Its so beautiful.
nikkixd1234 1 year ago 6
One of David Cook's best performance
albertsentillas 1 year ago 7
Ill be behind that drum kit one day
angusbeefoo 1 year ago
epic , you can rarely find a performance you can listen to after almost 3 years.
He's AWESOME.
HalfFaithBlessing 1 year ago 2
my god.. such an unbelievable song.. hes so gorgeous... can't get enough of him.. i always listen to this song everytime I used computer
eladelacruz14 1 year ago
i don't usually go for the "rocker" type...except when it comes to DC.
sweetypie474 1 year ago
My favourite idol or xfactor performance of all time. Simply outstanding. I wish he would record it on his next album. Superb.
Neutreus 1 year ago 5
It makes me happy that somebody on this show finally did some awesome rock tunes! Though, it's not nearly as good as the original....
BDStout13 1 year ago 2
I love the sound, it calms me down :)
Guanyu1kill 1 year ago 3
DEMAIS, MELHOR QUE NA VERSÃO ORIGINAL!
ME EMOCIONO SEMPRE!
MUITO BOOM
anabehibak44 1 year ago
David Cook "owns" the AI Crown and every cover he does!
NyCArole426 1 year ago 4
Jeez. Even though i rest from supporting this guy. He never really fails to AMAZE me. As in amaze me heaps. :))) He will always be one of the idols of my life. No matter how many fandoms i join. Love you Cook :3
21krizchristensen 1 year ago
why simon cowell said that men...
wowongful 1 year ago
David Cook voice is just so amazing.....
MyBestFrndIsNobody 1 year ago 5
David has been one of the few Idol contestants to do songs that are different. The Who, Switchfoot, Collective Soul, and Our Lady of Peace are groups that were never covered on Idol before, and it was refreshing to hear some new selections from a usually boring and overdone song list that Idol seems to be stuck on the last couple of years. David was an original...we may never see the contestant of this caliber again.
abauminole 1 year ago 7
This comment has received too many negative votes show
He fucking butchered this song. A great song butchered by a mediocre singer. Great job, David.
metatronsfury 1 year ago
@metatronsfury I would really like that most of todays singers were half as good as this "medicore" singer you said! I think David is one of the greatest!
CsBalazs1987 1 year ago 6
@CsBalazs1987 He is pretty good, but he (at this point) is FAR from one of the greatest. Have you even heard the original version of this song? He screwed it up. He put in notes that weren't supposed to be there. He elongated some words that just made it worse. David is one of the best AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANTS, but definitely not one of the best out there in general. Of course, that is my opinion and I don't hate anyone for having theirs. I just think he could have done this song better.
metatronsfury 1 year ago
@metatronsfury I see where you're coming from, but you also have to understand where DC is coming from as an artist. If you followed his progression on American Idol, then you know that he doesn't do copy-cats. He COULD have sung it exactly the way it was originally recorded. The point was to make it his own. He did that very thing all throughout the competition, taking a song and twisting it just enough, to make it his unique spin.
DuckiePray 1 year ago 3