Less than an hour away from the top two performance show, I thought I'd try to sneak in one last blog before the two David's face off to see which one will become the next American Idol. I am a big Archie fan and have been since the very beginning of the season. I also like David Cook but he has only become a favorite of mine since the top 12 or so. The contestant who I'd want to win is David Archuleta. But I have a strong feeling that David Cook will capture the crown. I believe this because of multiple reasons. The first is that Cookie has been consistently number one in regards to iTunes sales out of all of the contestants that have released songs on their this season. Archie seems to have always come in a close second or sometimes third or fourth. Also, Cook has been the number one vote getter for much of this season (according to Dial Idol), particularly ever since his rendition of the Lionel Richie song "Hello" during 80's week. David Cook also has the backing of Simon Cowell, who has been pimping Cookie on both "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno and "Ellen." The producers also seemingly want David Cook to win - I'm not going to get into the full details on what has gone on during the course of the past two or three weeks, but the writing definitely seems to be on the wall that David Cook will win it all. But you know something, I am okay with that. Because I think Archuleta will be fine regardless. There are a lot of questions concerning Archie, whether or not he's too young yet, whether he really knows what kind of album he wants to put out, and whether he'll be fine without the influence of his father (let's be honest, his dad probably hurt David's chances some in becoming the eventual winner, whether the rumors are ultimately true or not). Archuleta has a lot of time to grow and develop to become a singer we'll remember for all time. Cook is already "seasoned" of sorts, already having one (if not two) records released and being part of a band and touring, but only in small establishments. I said this awhile back, but I will be happy regardless which David wins. Yes, I'd like Archuleta to win, but I just don't forsee it happening.
So with the end of this season nearly upon us, I have compiled two lists of rankings - one for Archuleta and one for Cook. These rank both singers performances from the semi-final round up to the top three. Many of you will probably agree with most of these and where they place, but I am sure there are some surprises in here, too. Here is how I rank each of the performances from this season's top two finalists:
David Archuleta's Performance Rankings
#1: Imagine
#2: Stand by Me
#3: Shop Around
#4: Love Me Tender
#5: Angels
#6: The Long and Winding Road
#7: Think of Me
#8: Smoky Mountain Memories
#9: With You
#10: America
#11: You're the Voice
#12: When You Believe
#13: Longer
#14: Sweet Caroline
#15: And So it
#16: Another Day in Paradise
#17: We Can Work it Out
David Cook's Performance Rankings
#1: Little Sparrow
#2: Always be My Baby
#3: The Music of the Night
#4: Hello
#5: Baba O'Riley
#6: Eleanor Rigby
#7: Day Tripper
#8: Billy Jean
#9: All I Really Need is You
#10: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
#11: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
#12: Happy Together
#13: I'm Alive
#14: Dare You To Move
#15: All Right Now
#16: Hungry Like the Wolf
#17: Innocent
Once again, like other rankings I've done this season, these are soley from my personal opinion and nothing scientific has gone into these. The large factor into all of this is that these choices are based upon my listening enjoyment. Whatever songs I've enjoyed the most, they're higher on the list. Pretty basic strategy, right? Hopefully most of you agree with these choices and be sure to enjoy tonight's performance episode! Remember, it's the last one of season seven. And be sure to vote for your favorite David!
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