I think this might be my favorite DC moment, he did a great/original arrangement of a well known song, and he did it his way.
His brother being there was special to him, and I don't feel exploited the situation, however, his brother being there probably gave him an edge in regards to his performance and his connection with the audience. Us women love to see a man get teary!! :)
Beachlady: As others have mentioned, David's done anything BUT exploit what's going on with his brother to get sympathy votes. Yes, the MEDIA has jumped on it because it's a "juicy pull-on-the-heartstrings story", but he has absolutely no control over what the media says. THe fact is that he himself has been asked DIRECTLY about the situation a few different times now, and each time he has very gracefully and tactfully avoided even explaining what is going on. He's going OUT of his way to NOT get sympathy votes. He really, truly does seem like an awesome, incredibly nice, down to earth guy :)
And for the record, I don't thing that he HAS gotten where he has from sympathy votes. He's legitimately the best contestant left on the show.
Everybody just ignore beachlady. I know that David Cook would not even speak about his brother because he did NOT WANT sympathy votes. When I heard he had a brother with cancer, I googled for months trying to find out something but found NOTHING. A week or so before Adam came out to the show, I finally found out about it...but not because David spoke about it. People are just jealous because he is so amazingly talented.
i totally disagree with the point that david is exploiting his brother's case to win votes, if anything he's trying to do the exact opposite. I honestly think he has got far more talent to be the next american idol, even the whole american idol seasons combined. Go David Cook.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i personally think archuleta is overrated while this guy is underrated. this is the performance that changed my mind abt who should win i.e. from archuleta to cook.
I like him and think he did a good job with this song, but I'm sorry, I just don't think he should win the Idol. I think a lot of his popularity recently has come from sympathy for his brother. I also don't think he should use his brother in that way to get votes. This is about the best singer and performer, not about who's going through a rough time. Again, I like him and think he should probably be in the top 3, but this is not his best performance. It makes you wonder if the judges and everyone else felt they had to rave about it because his brother was in the audience and they felt bad for him. My pick for top 3 is: David A., Jason Castro, and David C.
I FRIGGIN LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH!!!!!!!! The arrangement and orchestration was AMAZING. His vocal was a little weak ,but he has proven himself time and time again. He was probably a little choked up because of his brother. If he doesn't win this I will cry for days. BROOKE WHITE SUCKS DONKEYS!!! i hate her.
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His brother being there was special to him, and I don't feel exploited the situation, however, his brother being there probably gave him an edge in regards to his performance and his connection with the audience. Us women love to see a man get teary!! :)
As others have mentioned, David's done anything BUT exploit what's going on with his brother to get sympathy votes. Yes, the MEDIA has jumped on it because it's a "juicy pull-on-the-heartstrings story", but he has absolutely no control over what the media says. THe fact is that he himself has been asked DIRECTLY about the situation a few different times now, and each time he has very gracefully and tactfully avoided even explaining what is going on. He's going OUT of his way to NOT get sympathy votes. He really, truly does seem like an awesome, incredibly nice, down to earth guy :)
And for the record, I don't thing that he HAS gotten where he has from sympathy votes. He's legitimately the best contestant left on the show.