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Can't believe I'm actually going to defend someone on this, but David is probably the only one whose performance I'm actually interested in hearing each week.

Cover or not, he actually sounds like he has some talent, and can perform.

Can't stand KKKristy, and almost puked at her song choice. Way to count on patriotism card, rather the VFTWers, to keep herself on the show.

Can't stand David Archuleta, and his constant swinging jaw & lip licking.

Jason Castro is really starting to remind me of Jar Jar Binks, with his creepy eye expressions and weird f'ing smile.

Brooke is so squeaky clean, can't wait to see her in porn in a year or so.

dude, spellcheck is clearly not your friend (and it should be--Cornell, not Cornwell...) and having listened to the performances a second time, I have to say, David's performance was NOT note-for-note like Cornell's, and I honestly can't find any fault with it. So what if he covered someone else's cover?? It's AI for cripe's sake! No one is watching this show for the originality factor. He can sing, and he's a lot of fun to look at, and I for one am watching to see whose album I would buy and which guy I would do, given the chance. (Straight guys, don't even PLAY like you aren't voting for KKKristy for those exact reasons.) David comfortably fits all my criteria. I say Yay! for pretty boys who can carry a tune, otherwise I'd have no reason to watch this pathetic show. Woohoo David!

oh I KNOW who soundgarden is, I just don't care enough about them to care about the names of the people who are in the band. You know to each to there own.

She was going to do "On The Dark Side" very good Scott!

Back to Cook! Seacrest might have said it but the judges sure didn't here him and Amarica was left with the impression this "puppet" came up with that version. Did he sing it well... I will say yeah. Did he do it like a thief? Yup! That was plagiaristic to the max!!

Tell me these fucken judges don't have an agenda! Simon's take on KKKristy was whacked!!

Waiting to make David Gee my bitch!

I was going to try to defend the judges' praises of Cook's creativity, but I failed. Other contestants have modified arrangements and been creative (Chikezie) more than Cook has, so for Randy to call Cook *most* creative means he couldn't have heard Cornell's version and probably didn't hear Ryan's announcement. And DOXOLOGY's Eleanor Rigby wasn't even announced, so they surely missed that as well. It is pretty bothersome that the sources of borrowed arrangements are not better clarified. A large portion of us don't listen to Ryan or didn't hear him mention Chris Cornell. Maybe the *performers* should be required to credit their sources on camera, before and/or after they sing. And of course, on the itunes recordings. In addition, the judges should be fully prepped before the show on what arrangements are being sung.

That said, it was still a risk on Cook's part, which, as Simon said, could have been insane or amazing. I think Cook sang this much better than Cornell did and pulled off an amazing performance that could have easily tanked with a less seasoned performer. The dude is clever and experienced enough to find good arrangements for himself (and he can add some creativity of his own when he needs to, e.g. "Hello"). And he's confident enough to use them. I can't dock him for any of that. He still deserved props tonight for what was the most memorable performance of the night and (imho) his best performance so far.

David's a pretty boy? Really? Not that I don't find him attractive...I just didn't think anyone else did. :)

I could not listen to Chris Cornell's version all the way through. What a shitty singer. He sucks. David's verison was a million times better.

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"David is probably the only one whose performance I'm actually interested in hearing each week."

So true. He seems to be far beyond the competition. If he doesn't win, I think I will finally stop watching this awful show.

Then again, he may be better off "losing" and following in Daughtry's footsteps.

WTF.... where did I misspell? The rest you wrote... eh. LOL

Waiting to make David Gee my bitch!

Or Freddie Mercury and Celine Dion. Also Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

As a general rule contestants should know not to sing:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Mariah Carey
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Celine Dion
5. Freddie Mercury
6. Journey (esp. Joe Perry)
7. Kelly Clarkson
8. Carrie Underwood

Sing at your own peril bitches. As we know some if you can "sing the phone book" - so step up and sing one of these right here.