while the haters for haters sake will simply view this comment as praise for david cook, the real point of this comment is not as much praising david as it is pointing out the stupidity in so many posts that are knocking him.
on the other hand, several people have made comments with some pretty valid points.
first off, controversy not necessary at all. cook was introduced to be singing Chris Cornell's version of the song.
additionally, anyone who says he did a note for note cover of it is clearly tone-deaf. cook followed the same flow, did some of the sections note for note, or at least note for every-other note, but also threw in a melody tweak or two. he opted not to chase all of the notes cornell did in the accoustic version as well, and aside from missing a pretty unimportant note in the latter part of the song, he hit what he went for very well, and in my opinion went for the right notes out of what cornell did, and threw in a few of his own in good spots, like the last bit of the chorus when he kicked up higher on that draw-out before dropping it back down.
another good point... these people have a week. the smart thing to do is find a risky, obscure and kick-ass arrangement of a song, throw in your own flavor of tweaks here or there but keep it recognizable, and then work with the band on it, rehearse, and give it your best performance. i think he did all of that pretty well.
next, about the judges. as someone pointed out, randy didn't say he was original because he made that arrangement of the song up. he said that he was probably the most original and boldest contestant they'd had on the show, and that he could win the whole thing. if someone takes those statements, after the song was introduced to be a cover of SOMEONE ELSE'S COVER OF AN ORIGINAL SONG, and walks away thinking that he was just praised for writing an amazingly original arrangement, then THEY ARE THE ONE'S WHO ARE STUPID.
His choice of arrangements have been very original. the style that he's brought to those arrangements has been distinctly his own, and i think it is easy to watch him and get a feel for who he is as a musician even while he's performing other people's work. that's pretty much the point of the show
paula abdul said he is very smart, and very brave. hmmm... sounds like maybe she knew that he was doing someone else's version of the song other than the original. sounds like maybe she was commending him on his intelligent choices of songs and arrangements. choosing well known and well liked and powerful songs, and doing rocking arrangements of them while adding in his own tweaks, and doing that WELL.
and simon hit the nail on the head. you do any cornell version of anything... and this goes for cornell too, as we see in the live version... and you're gonna end with something that's totally insane, or amazing. and david cook did an amazing job of it with billie jean.
in other news...david archuletta would make a really nice christmas album. but you gotta feel for the kid. he's got amazing natural talent. quality tone, incredible control, great range, all that fun stuff. but he's had voice coaches and been "trained" exactly what notes to sing and how to sing them for like the past decade, and the kid's only 17! if someone would keep this kid's father, and anyone remotely resembling a voice coach AS FAR AWAY FROM HIM AS POSSIBLE for a few years, he'd have a chance to really develop and might just find that spark and figure out what he can really bring to the table as a musician. but as it stands they're doing every they can to just have him spit out replica versions of songs left and right.
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The performance David stole this week was Chris Cornell's version of "Billie Jean."
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