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  • "The Best Singer Of Season 7 Is Right There"

    HELL YES!!! :D

  • the last time i saw this (before just now) was in my living room when this aired live...i felt blown away then and am once again...i felt so privileged to live in Murray, Utah while he was on American Idol because i can honestly say that i saw him from only 5 or 6 feet away and hear him sing this song live...i will cherish my memory of that day forever....

  • It's been 3 or 4 years since this performance and it still brings chills.

  • I love this version a lot. Although I still prefer John Lennon's version.

    

  • why he was scared?he wants to cry

  • He has such a good voice <3 I love you David

  • i like the original better :(

  • what an angelic voice!! :D david, you got a new fan here... :)

  • I like his voice, but not the way he sang it. It seems he cut out the parts on no heaven, no hell, and no religion. No countries, either. That is a pretty important part of the song.

  • This is the second time he sang this, and it's not the version that was so good -- the one that WAS so good was from February 2008, three months earlier.

  • @619dawson Oh yeah, his angel voice just sounds like shit doesn't it? Way to contradict yourself.

  • Not only does this guy have an awesome voice, he is one of the most humble person's I've ever seen before. Everytime I hear him sing, it sounds like he's crying. He has one of those voices that sounds like he's crying. Amazing. He has done so well. I am so proud for him.

  • q lindo javensito y es orgullosamente un lds

  • When i watched this season i cried for real i love him so much i do not see how he did not win!!!

  • AND HOW THE HECK DID HE END UP NOT WINNING? >.<

  • 0:11 - Stanley from The Office

  • excellent!!

  • perfect...

    

  • damn Good.....

    

  • Still, it was Archuleta's FIRST time singing "Imagine" in Feb. 2008 which was so special.

    This version from the finale is okay, but not quite as good.

  • Yeah... I though he was gunna win. Oh well, my predictions can't always be right.

  • Don't cry David :( I'm here for you! >:D< hahahaha

  • really thought hed win. suprised when cook got it. stage presence not singing talent gave it to cook. if it was just singing this boy woulda crushed cook.

  • his voice makes me melt. i want to start crying every time he starts to sing...its pure magic.

  • everyone who loses american idol becomes famous

  • @mha2014 Like Pia Toscano and Adam Lambert.

  • EVERYONE, David Archuleta and I have the same voice coach.

    Please please watch my video of me singing Bound To You by Christina Aguilera. For your entertainment and enjoyment :).

    Feel free to comment, and tell your friends about the video! But please watch it!

    And suggest to me what other songs you would like to hear from me! :)

    Thank you so much,

    Sarah Holmes.

  • I thought everyone sings the songs in different ways and ideas. Thats good !!!!

    So, choose the performance u like .:)

  • I love hisve is voice and his beautiful eyes. There has to be a better word to describe what his eyes do to me. And his personality is f#*&ing amazing! Wow! He's got everything in his favor.

  • David Archuleta is destined for greatness and with his inspirational voice, he can lift spirits of anyone who listens to his angelic voice. David did not use is "cuteness" to win the show, but maintained his integrity and still came close to winning. I love this guy and respect him tremendously.

  • He kinda overdid it................ the beatles never sang like that.... the song is meant for the meaning, trying to modernize it is wrong,

  • @fatpiggie9 the beatles NEVER really sang Imagine, it was only John Lennon who sang it (it was composed in 1971 almost 2 years after members of the beatles decided to go on solo).....as long as there is a go signal from the patent holder of that song, it can be rearranged......Tina turner did a slow version of Help (this time by the Beatles song) in the 80's it revived her career.......Imagine is a very beautiful song but it is NOT the national anthem where you have to sing it as it is

  • @feljandro you completely overlooked the meaning of my comment and popped out facts like a pez dispenser. I just meant that he was singing it over the top-ish and i like how john sang it better, it was simple and the meaning was heard over his voice. but in this version, all you hear is an over-done proformance... its sad really.

  • Watching the David vs David finale again after 3 years,I'd say that the seasons finale that succeeded it were a huge bore to me.

  • Finally, a Honduran American that can represent Honduran Americans and have somene to look up to and admire....I just randomly googled Honduran Americans since they don't have too many and i found him on wikipedia..Funny. lol...He has some talent lol

  • He's the most amazing singer EVER!

  • Oh my Gosh!! I felt that song so deep in my heart! His voice just make me feel peace. I love him! He was almost crying while he was listening the judges, he is so cute and nice guy! I love you David! You are the BEST!!

  • he is so hot

  • I'm in love.......I have been since the very first day of American idol that season..<3

  • awww he was crying

  • Love him so much

  • Don't worry, David Archuleta won top 2 in the finale. Beyond AI show, Archie continues to be popular, famous, known internationally more than the winner. Daughtry was in the finale 4th and he's doing better than Cook as a rocker. AI prods/execs can't admit what they did so they cover up thru YouTube, slighting Archuleta's popular videos, make them APPEAR low views by remove/control placement. They prop up Cook, why do that, still continue, if the votes were done legit. Archuleta still popular.

  • it say he is final winner and he was not the final winner David Cook was the final winner.

  • Espectacular

  • david is the best of my life

    and my love

  • @558hippygirl Sometimes it's better not to win AI. One can keep one's soul if not forced to sign with 19 Management.

  • that ryan seaman(seacrest) is so annoying

  • oh, i love this kid! so, so very genuine... i wouldn't exchange him for bieber

  • i love him!!!

  • I personally love his version a million times over John Lennon's. He puts in much more passion, when you close your eyes, think of nothing, and just listen...you can feel it. Absolutely beautiful!

    John Lennon would be proud to hear this fantastic cover of his song.

  • WOW - made it his own and brought it up to date perfectly! First class!

  • He's so cute he doesn't believe in the talent he has.

  • After David sang Imagine during AI 7, Yoko O. called and said that David sang it beautifully. It was mentioned by N. L on MDA TV fundraising before David sang "TAGBB", which was so catchy.

    So..........Yoko knows better about "Imagine" and knows who is the one who sings it beautifully. No question.

  • o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

    oh my gosh!

  • whats wrong with his face is he trying not to cry?

  • its so amazing that with tym changing he stays the same i mean like all the other singers like miley cyrus turning into something weird i love him for that

  • vocally "the best of that season", good that he didin't win, i reckon will be more pressure on him & end up just like the other winners, gone just like that... brilliant job David.. we can feel you all the way from down under mate! keep singing!! & all the haters.. suck it up! LOL

  • What a dear person...this competition is rough on people. He is so talented. May he find his way in the maze of professional pop music. The going is not easy.

  • Ahw terrible, way too many of those soul-licks.. this is like some Disney kid

  • @jella11

    I don't debate with 16 year olds. You only wish you could sing like this.

  • @skipper8257 Yeah it shows how stupid you are, when you try to sneak out of it by using age differences. It shows how you must be afraid to lose. Funny thing is, I'm also a celebrated debater, reaching newspapers, dissing the mayor of my city in a debate, and at school I am debating almost exclusively with teachers, to great results. They themselves state how greatly manipulative and intelligent I am. Not to mention my IQ score and I could go on.. My practise of debate with adults is very proba

  • @jella11

    Get off your pedestal and grow up. Do you sing? Do you play any instruments? I do and I have for many years. I am sure you are going to tell us that you play ten instruments and are as good as the pro's. What world are you living in. Oh! it's a fantasy world. Sorry. You must be on school vacation or a drop out since you have so much time to write a bunch of ludicrous blogs.

  • @skipper8257 Never written a blog in my life. Also, I am indeed on school vacation, but I'm also busying myself with voice acting, friends and sexual partners, music (I also have a private studio) and much, much more. I have to check my mail a lot and, like I said, I love debating, so get that through your thick skull before replying again like that. In fact I play piano, synth and, although I hardly have any confidence in my singing, I have been complimented and stressed to sing in my band.

  • @jella11

    I feel like we are friends already. I played lead guitar in a band in the sixties for 8 years. I also play keys. I hope you get a great education and do something great for this country. You seem to be very articulate and I like that in a young person. Good luck in the future.

  • @skipper8257 Well, thanks a lot, but remember I'm not American, I'm Dutch (I thought you might think otherwise judging from the 'do something great for this country', but correct me if I'm wrong). Therefore, I must say I am more articulate in Dutch, English being my second language, taught by myself, so to me it's great to hear that I'm seen as being very articulate in the use of the latter. Well, I hope this doesn't come across as bragging. It's meant to say thanks. ;)

  • @skipper8257 Also allow me again to appologize for the arrogant flavour of my previous comments. I get a temper from useless discussions. Also allow me to stress that any statement I made previously is as true as can be. You want to try me on any of them?

  • @skipper8257 Also allow me to be so free to say that, if you do sing and play any instruments, and you also take a liking to this raping babyface display, I'm sorry to say that any instruments must have been wasted on you.. Ok, that's going too far.. Everyone should do what they like as long as they don't do any harm. My criticism, however, is only in good will to help, express myself and, harder to admit, sometimes in my own defence. (Don't ever confuse me with a dropout.. I'm headed to uni..)

  • @skipper8257 My practise of debate with adults is very probably much greater than yours. So is my musical talent. I am in every way superiour to you and you try to handle it with this ironically childish display of age difference.

    I wish I could sing like that?? This kid has a good voice, but he's a terrible artist. I don't care that much for my voice. At least I can create things that are much more beautiful than what this little disney kid can ever pull off... Mind you, I am aware of my curren

  • @skipper8257 ..current arrogant tone. I don't feel it is misplaced in our case, however.

    Hell, you're trying to make me think you're a more developed debater, when you're just a retired American salesman who doesn't know half of number the languages I know. It is only ever more pityful how an old man such as yourself is so much lower than a person only just starting, having greater promise than you could handle. I hate acting arrogant though, I must apologize for that.

  • whoaa,

    he's crying:4

  • woooooooooooooooouuuuuu

    inspira!!

  • he was soo excited, he looks adorable, I love him :)

  • yeah archuleta should have won

  • why are ppl so obsessed with justin bieber when

    david is so much better . -.- LOL

  • @jenniesaetern

    i give your comment a zillion thumbs up

    david is unbelievably waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy better than justin beiber

  • Why don't he sing a commercial song? It would fit to the show... He just ruined a great john lennon's song.

  • @goliasfriend Exactly, that's what this show is all about, commercial mass tripe.. He's just makin this soul-lick little Disney baby-face mess out of a great Lennon song

  • @jella11 

    If you notice, your the only one trashing this kid. They tell these singer all the time to change up the songs a little and when David did you come up with this bull crap. Go listen to rap or something because you know nothing about real music.

  • @skipper8257 Buhahahaha

    I'm 16, a celebrated artist and composer in my environment, with expansion inevitable. I'm a Queen fan and owner of hundreds of gigabytes of music, not one Kb of which is rap, but consisting of artists ranging from the Beatles to Frank Zappa to Cat Stevens to Led Zeppelin to many, many more. Dare say again that I know nothing about real music. Oh and you should get your eyes checked out, cause I see other people saying he raped the song, and I trust my very good eyes..

  • No sorry guys havn't followed the guy, but please nobody should touch such a perfect song. I agree with mrbadguy91 that song was destroyed.

  • dude he is raping the song !

  • FALSE- everything simon said IMO

  • AAAAGH! You can catch a bit of David's new single NOW here on youtube and at 801-386-8196! Called "Somethin' Bout Love", and it's AMAZING! It premieres July 13 on his official site, and July 20th on iTunes! Also pls vote for David on Teen Choice Awards for Best Idol Alum and Most Fanatic Fans each day!

  • There were 4 other ai contestants who sang Imagine. I didn't pay attention to the song until David Archuleta sang in season 7.

    David sang this song in a style different from Lennon's and

    made this version memorable and outstanding. I love David singing

    this song the third time on the show, he played the piano and

    sang with passion. He has awesome voice.

  • David is so emotional he is going to burst in tear D.A ROCK

  • Wow, what a bad choice of song

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  • one of the best renditions...

  • IT IS MY FAV. SONG 2!!!

    i luv him when he sing it <3

    it makes me cry

  • love it :)

  • wow he sucks he shouldn't have made it to the finale

  • HOLY SHIT THIS FAGGOT JUST BUTCHERED A GREAT SONG

    30TH DISLKE

  • Lol, hater!!

  • i love this guy

  • its because of him the mood lights up :) hes amazing!

  • OMG, I can't believe this guy did not win AI season 7. He made 3 perfect performances and he was amazing. He leaves me speechless too. I want to cry everytime I think of that night....sweet, cute and amazing and he should have won.

  • The kids got a great voice, but he completely ignores the proper dynamics for this song. Lennon wrote 'Imagine' as a quiet melody with lots of change in volume, tone, and lyrical spacing. David just belted it out like he was singing a Whitney Huston song with as much vocal footwork as he could possibly do. In a real music competition he'd get high marks for tone and the overall awesomeness of his voice, but would loose a lot of points for having only one dynamic range: Loud and Fancy.

  • i.love.you.david.archuleta. <3

  • baf0931...You are exactly right about all that David Archuleta has accomplished.

    Besides his accomplishments that you mentioned, his debut album went gold and is close to platinum. His single Crush is close to double platinum. I would say David Archuleta has accomplished quite a bit since he was on AI. I am anxiously waiting on his new single and CD to be released, which should be very soon.

  • brings me to tears everytime I hear Archie sing this :)

  • David Archuleta has a great music career and it keeps soaring ahead. He was a guest star in Hanna Montana show with Miley Cyles, a guest star in another tv show iCarly, international tour to UK with McFly, to Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and in U.S. tour with Demi Lovato, his own solo to over 45 U.S. cities, Christmas album, Christmas tour, received ALMA award as New Male Artist, won three awards in TCA (Teen Choice Award) for love song (Crush) Male Artist, Best Tour wt Lovato, and more

  • @baf0931 totally agree with u!

  • He so should have won. He is such an amazing singer plus he's really cute lol

  • both are amazing i ike they david cook is kool but daVID is so awesome

  • Damnit, sing the song correct, or don't sing it at all. If your gunna put your own "artistic " spin on a classic, at least tell us before you go off adding new notes to every other lyric. Srry bout the rant, not disputing that the guy can sing but just sing it right man. It's John Lennon for christ's sake.

  • David couldn't have given anymore that night than he did. He was perfection. America got it wrong, Randy had it right. "THE BEST SINGER OF SEASON 7 IS RIGHT THERE"!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Two years later this kid's voice and demeanor move me to tears.

  • i know its been about 2 years know.. but he SHOULD of won!

    >=( david cook, is really good. hes great.

    but Archie is just, amazing!

  • @ampari45

    .....well, from what you have said... u are so wrong... just AMAZING?.. i thought u are not thinking much...ur so confused...hahah... for me david archuleta is the WINNER...

  • DAVID YOU CAME OUT HERE TO WIN AND WHAT WE HAVE WITNESS IS A KNOCK OUT! congratulations to david archuleta to have thes coments coming from a panol of experts and producers of that experience

  • what did Simon say ? David, "you came out to win...and knock out." meaning cook didn't make enough effort to win ? That would stir up cook's fans and alarm the ai producers. Manipulation went into full force and over done did it. Margin would have been a lot closer without a rig, like in season 2, Reuben and Clay. Some votes for Archuleta were diverted and credited to cook. If investigation was made and published, the truth of the margin and manipulation will be exposed. ai voting is @#%.

  • Does anyone know how to: (1) Make a blog about the TCA nominations and post it on Davids official site? (2) speak enough Spanish to post about the nominations on the new Univision site? Those ppl would LOVE to vote for him if they know about it, Ill bet! .Tks.

  • you know, he is such an amazing singer, sometimes i wish i could know him. i luv him so much, and his voice says so much more about what he's feeling, and the songs he sings are soo powerful and amazing, he's so beautiful, with both his voice, and his amazing beauty!!!! i luv david archuleta!!!!

  • Amazing! it is so personal!

  • wow i can't believe people didnt vote for archuleta more than others did for cook. this guy is the best singer, and i dont think the crowd has gone wild in the middle of a contestants song!

  • Ugh He Has a Good Voice Hes Good ^^

  • randy jackson is the best judge by FARRR!! no need for simon. this is what's up.

  • he makes me cry with amazement. True feeling!!

  • amazing voice & feel!

  • hes so great!!!! what a voice...

  • I was listenin to celin the other day and she breathe a little bit like david and now i know in other to sing like that they need to take air in

  • David Archuleta should won! he's a great singer (:

  • david won, the other one would have more chance to succeed if he won .. david was a winner sinse the beginning so no need to re declare him a winner. so they gave the title to cook.

  • @jrfraire , you are right!!! They know that David A. will be successful even if he is the runner-up. On the contrary, the other one had to be the winner to be successful. That's when they did all their tac tics to play their game. I have the feeling that the other one knew what happened.

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  • @Basandar43 Really? How successful has David A. been since the show ended? He hasn't been totally successful at all compared to past winners and runner-ups. He didn't win because he didn't deserve to win.

  • how come people they should of won always came in 2nd?

  • @steph9219

    thats how it usually goes..i was definitely pulling for clay and we know how that went..now i admit i was hoping for cook to win,but if archie won,i wouldnt have been upset,because hes amazing in his own way.i just have a problem when the winner obviously had no place winning..sorry ruben fans,just my opinion!

  • he should won!!!

  • I don't understand why he didn't win that season gosh what a voice and performance

  • he should have won AI!!!!!!! well it's okay being a runner-up...he's more famous and have a lot of fans than david cook.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @nich17cute totally agree!! Archuleta should have won. Usually if the winner of the season sucks, the runner-up always end up more successful...

  • @prisonbreak2005 except kelly and carrie

  • simon shouldnt have said that! it wasnt a knockout!

  • he didnt win it but he sure did a good job! but the 2 Davids are just fantastic and the best part is that they are buddies and i love them both soo much! simon is just being a jerk i mean he shouldnt say that cause David cook was backstage and he mustuve reped hes heart!

  • I agree with Davidiamyour1fan, good observation

  • is amaizing singer canta super lindoo =D

  • he rly rly should've won.

  • BETTER THAN LENNON. AMAZING

  • not better than lennon, but still beautiful

  • I don't know where they hid this video, the finale performance of season 7 2008. I'm able to listen to this because I have in my "playlist". I wonder how NEW viewers can view this? It's not in the main AI listings or even in david archuleta's front page section listing. How odd.  Where did they hide this?

  • i really love your voice~

  • Hi all! Don't forget...David's "Christmas From the Heart" CD is in stores NOW, and it's BEAUTIFUL! Or go online to Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon or iTunes. A great gift for adults too. Go David!

  • he was really touched when the judges were talking

  • I love David Archuleta's ballad style version of Imagine. Great style and interpretation. Good job. David is not replacing JL nor making a carbon copy of JL style. Also David loves this song, especially the third verse. He sang the full verse in another video when he was young 13 yrs old on Utah TV. David love this song and he sang awesome here.

  • NO WAY as good as John Lennon... listen to JL version not jus its beautifully sang but u feel the story thru his voice is awesume

  • david sounds better than john lennon singing this! Luv It!

  • go say that to john. The Beatles are Leagends and one of the Gods

  • I love u david!

  • Wow he's awesome!

  • i love u !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Since you seem to like Adam L of season 8, ThatsBoyz, you can check out season 7 and find out.

    David Archuleta is performing and being honored as the "Male Rising Star" on the ALMA Awards!!! starting 7 pm CST on ABC Sept. 18th! We love you David Archuleta!

    Remember how all three judges gave all three Finale Rounds to D.A. and pronounced him to be the best singer of season 7, 2008. They all can be proud of their predictions. David is a superstar, rising international superstar.

  • yes :) he`s amazing i really love him and his voice too :)

  • did he win american idol?

  • Thought I would stop in here and listen to David. I haven't followed any contestants after the shows ended, but I must say, David was really good. I'm glad that he has such a great following.

  • David's doing amazing on his performances...may the world know u David ..... keep the great work...^^

  • David is putting together beautiful Christmas songs and his very first Christmas album titled "Christmas From the Heart" will be released October 13. You can pre-order from Amazon (dot) com. great for gifts, too. I pre0ordered some and I am excited. he is so good with spiritual songs.

  • I voted for him sooo many times that night... but he will be always be the ONE!!! LUV U DAVID!!!

  • his voice is so beautiful.... his voice can sing me to sleep, and his voice is just more than what words can say, David, u should have won american idol... but really who cares becuz u are STILL a WINNER look how many fans u got and u have GREAT music.. Crush, My Hands and Just a Little to Not Over You are great songs love them so much i know theres more (but thats 3 that i know) music out, and coming cant wait. love ur voice, and u are good looking, cute keep up, im a great fan!! lova ya!!!!!

  • Congratulation to David Archuleta. David won all three awards in music categories he was nominated in, Breakout Artist, Love Song, and Best Tour (wt Demi).

    thanks to all those who voted ! David has great fans !.

  • I WATCH HIS

  • it gaves me a chill when i'm hearing this!!! i really love DAVID ARCHULETA!!!!

  • He left me speechless too when I heard him sang this song

  • david archuleta should have won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....

    D. cook was good too but archie!!! GOD..he was fantastic!!!! his beautiful voice OMG!!! HE SHOULD HAVE WON!!!!

  • yeah but in this contests the winner is not always the best but the one who don't have yet a contract with a label, you understand?

    Like, archie had a carrier already did not need to win this. on the other hand D. Cook needed xD

  • perfect boy³ and perfect voice¹ lOve D.A

  • stunning performance, David Archuleta won all three Rounds from the judges and pronounced the best singer of season 7, 2008. He was voted runner up top 2 and his star keeps rising. He appeared on several TV shows, including Hanna Montana and iCary show, an international star on Tour to UK with McFly and other countries and in 2009 on U.S. Tour with Demi Lovato. In spite of obstacles by Fox/Producers, he is popular as ever. they can't squash the fans' love for David Archuleta.

  • i don't blame david i would be crying up there too lol but it's cute :) i wish i could do a duet with him don't we all :)