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[smallville]

There's only a handful of songs that has moved or almost moved me to tears. One of them is David Cook's The World I Know. It was so heavy and emotional, sad and haunting, moving and sensitive. The whole performance speaks volumes. You can feel the meaning in each line in the lyrics. The message it wants to convey just touches one's heart.

His false in The World I Know is one of the best. When he hit that note in "-RING" in "Love is gathering," it just blew me away. The transition was very fluid and seamless. It was amazing! And the last "KNOW." Wow! That gave me the chills. I just never get tired of listening or watching his The World I Know performance on the AI7 Finals.

[NEMOCougar]

There's only a handful of songs that has moved or almost moved me to tears. One of them is David Cook's The World I Know. It was so heavy and emotional, sad and haunting, moving and sensitive. The whole performance speaks volumes. You can feel the meaning in each line in the lyrics. The message it wants to convey just touches one's heart.

His false in The World I Know is one of the best. When he hit that note in "-RING" in "Love is gathering," it just blew me away. The transition was very fluid and seamless. It was amazing! And the last "WORLD." Wow! That gave me the chills. I just never get tired of listening or watching his The World I Know performance on the AI7 Finals.

Hi! I'm not sure anyone's going to read this old thread, but I agree with you about WIK, Smallville. Just today I found an old video on Access Hollywood's site that they recorded the morning after in their studio -- DC doing WIK with his guitar and a pianist -- he's exhausted, but it's great because he could slow down and sing the whole thing. I bet you'd love it. I think it's about my favorite DC performance of it, because it's professionally recorded but not rushed like all the short AI performances. Just search David Cook on the Access Hollywood site. I haven't seen a link to it around here, but there probably was one back in May.
NEMO Cougar #40N

[smallville]

Hi! I'm not sure anyone's going to read this old thread, but I agree with you about WIK, Smallville. Just today I found an old video on Access Hollywood's site that they recorded the morning after in their studio -- DC doing WIK with his guitar and a pianist -- he's exhausted, but it's great because he could slow down and sing the whole thing. I bet you'd love it. I think it's about my favorite DC performance of it, because it's professionally recorded but not rushed like all the short AI performances. Just search David Cook on the Access Hollywood site. I haven't seen a link to it around here, but there probably was one back in May.
NEMO Cougar #40N

Thanks NEMOCougar. I actually have that video and MP3. I think I saw that performance before I saw his other guestings on TV where he always sang Time Of My Life. I was actually surprised but very glad he chose The World I Know for Access Hollywood. That acoustic version has a different feel. It was still very moving and sensitive, but at the same time personal.

But what did move me more to tears during his Idol performance of The World I Know, was when I saw him crying after the he sang it. It was very very emotional. So deep.



It was done after the Finale? That's the reason he was wearing the same clothes. Or wasn't he?

[NEMOCougar]

Thanks NEMOCougar. I actually have that video and MP3. I think I saw that performance before I saw his other guestings on TV where he always sang Time Of My Life. I was actually surprised but very glad he chose The World I Know for Access Hollywood. That acoustic version has a different feel. It was still very moving and sensitive, but at the same time personal.

But what did move me more to tears during his Idol performance of The World I Know, was when I saw him crying after the he sang it. It was very very emotional. So deep.

I think there was so much in that moment -- the song was special (to him), it was finally over, the huge (7000 people) audience response was overwhelming immediately; it seemed to me many times that what made his performances so special was that in such a brief time (90 seconds or so -- most of the recordings are unbelievably short) he was able to reach an emotional place so strong -- must have been VERY hard to come down from that so fast. Almost surreal.

It was done after the Finale? That's the reason he was wearing the same clothes. Or wasn't he?

I got the feeling from watching other bits of video on Access Hollywood (like the car interview) that he'd been up all night (he said as much) and they were one of his first gigs the next morning. I like the personal feel of the acoustic version, too.
NEMO Cougar

[smallville]

I think there was so much in that moment -- the song was special (to him), it was finally over, the huge (7000 people) audience response was overwhelming immediately; it seemed to me many times that what made his performances so special was that in such a brief time (90 seconds or so -- most of the recordings are unbelievably short) he was able to reach an emotional place so strong -- must have been VERY hard to come down from that so fast. Almost surreal.

I got the feeling from watching other bits of video on Access Hollywood (like the car interview) that he'd been up all night (he said as much) and they were one of his first gigs the next morning. I like the personal feel of the acoustic version, too.
NEMO Cougar

For the last few hours I only have the acoustic The World I Know from Access Hollywood as my background music, so that I can concentrate on my work, at the same time checking mails and visiting message boards. The audience's applause in the Finals version kinda distract when I'm in my "alone" mood.

David Cook especially liked the last part - "So I walk up on high and I step to the edge, and see my world below. And I laugh at myself while the tears roll down 'cause it's the world I know...." I'm so moved by these words. There's so much uncertainty in the world today. You don't know what's gonna happen next. You don't know what the future holds. It's out of your hands. Just hoping... hoping for the best.

Just like what David Cook said, it's like stepping at the edge of a precipice, looking down, and taking plunge into the black void. Don't know if you'll hit water or land. But hoping you'll hit land.




Yep! He was up all night. After the Idol party, he was interviewed (was it by Kimberly Caldwell) and was asked if he was wearing the same clothes. And he said yes. And then maybe after that he performed at Access Hollywood.

[idolgirl]

def. one of my favorite cookie performances - also loved the version he performed on ellen. i think she was amazed too!

[PrissyCOOKieBR]

I cry every time I hear Cook performed this song.Amazing.

[inspiredbydavidc...]

This song is beautiful, I love the words and melody.
And of course, David singing it made it incredible.

[smitten4cook17]

This will forever and always be my ALL TIME FAVORITE DC SONG EVER, I even think it almost surpasses analog heart....but thats a tough call....OK equal

[cookiefan22]

I couldn't agree with you more! I LOVE LOVE LOVE his version of The World I Know. I agree with everything you said I couldn't even explain any further because you said it already.

I too still couldn't agree more and 2 years later I still love it!
(the judges were so wrong!)