My Last Request

My Last Request



When your smile becomes the reason I breathe
And your eyes become the motive to see
And if it's better for your health
To see the love, it lives in someone else
And all that I can say
All that I can say is

She's my last request
Everything else is suddenly taken over
And I'm my own regret
And all that I wanted
Is outta my hands

Your thoughts of war, religion and life (love?)
Other things that I recall when you're gone
And now I'm left without a clue
On where I stood in line when I lost you
And all that I can say
It's all that I can say

She's my last request
Everything else is suddenly taken over
And I'm my own regret
And all that I wanted
Is outta my hands
Is outta my hands

When your smile becomes the reason I breathe
And your eyes become the motive to see
Then all that I can say is

She's my last request
Everything else is suddenly taken over
And I'm my own regret
And all that I wanted
Is outta my hands
Outta my hands

She's my last request
And all that I wanted
Is outta my hands





Scribed by Kyna.
Edited by James_Padfoot

Breathe Tonight Lyrics

Breathe Tonight




You broke when I just bent
You cried, never meant to break you down
This time did I steal the best of you

Can you breathe tonight
As the air is leaving you
Scream tonight
Like the words are new to you
Can we go back to the last time
My arms could carry you
Breathe tonight
You're alive

Lost, dont leave me in the dark alone
Shine a light cause you're the road that got me home
Coz' I, I never knew that love was true
Did you?

Can you breathe tonight
As the air is leaving you
Scream tonight
Like the words are new to you
Can we go back to the last time
My arms could carry you
Breathe tonight
You're alive

You broke when I just bent
Goodbye, but only if you're over it

Can you breathe tonight
As the air is leaving you
Scream tonight
Like the words are new to you
Can we go back to the last time
My arms could carry you
Breathe tonight
You're alive

You're alive....




Scribed by Kyna.
Edited by James_Padfoot.

MidWest Kings Worthy (DC mention)

Tulsa World file The Midwest Kings' new EP may be a sign of good things to come for the band.


By MATT ELLIOTT World Scene Writer
12/3/2006

The local rock band Midwest Kings has been knocking on the door to fame since at least its second album, 2004's "Judging a Bullet." Somebody had better be listening now.

Since then, the band has made some trips to the coasts, playing gigs for record-label types but no dice.

But the Kings' six-shot EP, "Incoherent With Desire to Move On," aims straight for the heart. They released it Friday in a celebration and video shoot at the Blue Dome with Citizen Mundi.

The quartet, featuring a newer rhythm section, enlisted knob-turner/pop genius Zac Maloy to produce this EP. Maloy, the former Nixons' singer, left behind his unmistakable pop sheen that helped bigger acts such as Bowling For Soup land a hefty radio audience.

The Kings' are a loud power-chord rock band, and on this EP, the band mixes its bombast with artful lyrics and, dare I say it, melody, nay, even a bridge or two. The songs are jam-packed with catchy, guitar driven choruses from the band, which sounds like its members have been playing together for years.

Maloy co-wrote four songs on the EP with the band's principal songwriter, guitarist/backing vocalist Neal Tiemann.

<script language="javascript">CM8ShowAd("336x280"); "One True Thing," the second song, is uncommonly good songwriting. Lead vocalist/guitarist Andy Skib shows the listener a man searching for a smidgen of unsullied truth like a melody he can sing or a breath he can take.

Skib sings in the first verse "I could say that I'm all right/I think that's what you want to hear/But every time I step out of this door/I just want to reappear somewhere else/A place I made up in my head/Before this world started taking pieces away."

Tiemann's voice sounds appropriately gritty, and the harmonies drive it home during the big-guitar choruses.

Another bright spot in a field of stars is "Killing More Than Time," the requisite 20-something rock-tune about love and alienation.

The guitars are tuneful and massive but don't overpower the songs. The harmonies are tight, and the songs bounce along with a bright energy that evokes today's pop/punk bands.

Bassist David Cook says the band will use Maloy on its next studio album, which he expects to release in about 18 months.

If not this EP, then a full-length album of this caliber will surely make some record-label official's head turn.

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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
DAVID NEWS : April 4, 2006
So, I finished the album artwork for my debut album, "Analog Heart". I'm putting it in the mail tomorrow afternoon, and so I should have them in hand, ready to roll by next month.
I can say with certainty that the album will be on sale through CDBaby.com, as well as on iTunes beginning next month, so for those of you who won't be seeing me in person, but want your fix o' the Dave, Be on the look out for that. Also, I am trying to get a website up, so that this myspace page will merely be a supplementary site. Anyone want to do that for me?
Hope everything is great we're you're at. I am extremely proud of this album. I've never worked so hard on anything before in my life, and hopefully it shows. I look forward to getting out and playing some shows for all of you, in hopes that you'll love it, run and tell your friends, and bring them the next time.
Thank you all for your support over the last 10 years, whether it was just on here, or through Axium or MWK. Let's keep this thing moving forward, shall we?

~David






Sunday, April 23, 2006
Alright kiddos...CD RELEASE INFO!!!
First off, for the sake of saying so, the OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE will be May 2nd. With that said, I will be selling the CD, by hand, starting on Thursday night, April 27th, @ the Hurricane, which is also AXIUM's last show. So everyone come out, and check it out. Also, if you want to buy one off of me, in person, during the day on the 28th-1st, e-mail me in here and let me know.
Secondly, I will be revamping the Myspace page throughout the week, and hope to have some links to where you can by the album online through CDBaby.com and iTunes by May 2nd.
Lastly, I will be on Homegrown Buzz in Kansas City, MO, tonight from 7-9 PM, playing some songs from the album, as well as a sneak peek at a new MWK song that will be on the new album. So, if you're in the KC area, listen in. 96.5 FM is the place to be.
See you guys soon. Thank you all for your support.

~David





Saturday, May 27, 2006
SHOW CANCELLATION! The Art Bar in Dallas, TX
Sorry guys. A few things fell out of place, so I had to bow out of the Dallas show. However, it will be rescheduled, so if you were planning on coming out, keep an eye out for the rescheduled date soon.
Thanks everyone,
David





Monday, June 05, 2006
DAVIDCOOKMUSIC.NET is up and running!
Go Check It Out....
Seriously, why are you still here, reading this? GO!!!!

~David





Friday, July 07, 2006
iTunes and their recent addition of the Dave...
You can now buy "Analog Heart" on iTunes! Go there as soon as humanly possible and snag it before they (never) run out!
Also, wanting to procure a head count for the July 19th show at The Hive? Who's comin' with me, man?

~David



Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Just your garden-variety, everyday update...
So...I started doing some pre-production on some new songs tonight. Got one completely mapped out. The working title is "A Daily AntheM" (yes, the letter capitalization has some importance. ) Lots o' work to be done, but given that a new song from the David Cook camp hasn't been unveiled since the album release, I figured it to be relatively important. Important enough to let you in on, anyway....
hope all is well with you and yours.
~David




Friday, September 22, 2006
A little new merch for ya's...
Just got the T-shirts in. I'll post a mock up picture of them here in a few, but know that they're in, and according to Cosmopolitan Magazine, "these shirts are the newest fad sweeping the nation." I swear...

~David





Thursday, November 02, 2006
Market Pub Thursday nights...
For those who didn't know, I am now playing acoustically at Market Pub EVERY Thursday from 9:30pm to 12:30pm, in the shopping plaza on the northeast corner of 51st and Memorial in Tulsa, OK. My buddy, Andy Skib, is with me. Everyone should come out. Great drink specials... oh, yeah, which remind me, it is 21 and up.
~David




Monday, December 11, 2006
New Material... just for you...
I'm in the studio right now beginning production on a new David Cook album. I know, I know...I've barely given "Analog Heart" time to breathe... This new album will take a while. The first three songs I'm tracking are called "A Daily AntheM", "Chandelier", and "The Downfall". I'm very excited about the new stuff, so you may be able to hear one or two of these new songs at a live show...hint, hint.

Take care, monkeys.

~David




Saturday, January 06, 2007
"Analog Heart" Number 4 on the Top 7 Of '06!
Head on over to http://www.myspace.com/musicequalslifesite and check the sweet review that Eric Nagle and musiceaulslife.com gave the album. It's a huge honor and I can't wait to get the next album out so I can top this one.
As always, you can pick up the album by going to CDBaby.com or by purchasing it on iTunes.
Thanks for all the support and Take Care
D







Thursday, May 10, 2007
Nominations for the Tulsa URBY's!!!
Head on over to www.urbantulsa.com and nominate for the Urby's. And while you're at it, you can nominate David Cook (that's me, by the way...) for whatever awards you see fit.
Thanks ahead of time for everyone who votes... Love you monkeys.
~D





Monday, May 14, 2007
PRE-PRODUCTION BEGINS AGAIN...
... for the next David Cook album. Be prepared for a proverial aural onslaught.






Wednesday, June 13, 2007
URBAN TULSA run off ballots: Indie Album of the Year
Help if you want to:
Head on over to this URL:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Oqzl...OiT7guBJw_3d_3d
OR go to www.urbantulsa.com, and click on the ABOT awards web banner.
"Analog Heart" is up for album of the year, and your vote could help it win.
Thanks for all the support. I'll let everyone know the result.

~D





Wednesday, July 18, 2007
And The URBY's go to...
Well, a lot of people, actually...
But, "Analog Heart" did take home Indie Album of The Year!
Thanks to everyone who voted. I really appreciate it. You guys are awesome.
~David






Thursday, August 30, 2007
New Album Updates
So we're all but done with pre-production. New songs are coming together sexy-like. We're going in to do drums on September 8th and 9th on ten songs. They are as follows:
DISCLAIMER: These are all working titles and they are in no particular order. Also, any one of these songs may not make the album
A Daily AntheM
Precious Decline
Chandelier
The Downfall
Only If...
Better Late Than Never
We're Only Honest When We're Sleeping
Elizabeth
Never To Return
By The Fire, Gently Burning

I'm also toying with the idea of a live track version of one of the songs from "Analog Heart". We'll see how functional that idea is.

Lastly, I'm contemplating naming the album 'Optimistic To A Fault". Good idea? Bad idea? I want your input.

Later, taters.
~D






Monday, November 19, 2007
Album update... november 07
Current mood: creative
Here's the skinny...
the drum tracking is done. Aaron Baker has done a masterful job. This album is going to have a different vibe than the last, and a lot of that is due, in part, to Aaron.
Right now, there are ten songs. I'm crossing my fingers for an eleventh, but time will tell.
the tracks, right now, in now particular order, are:
A Daily AntheM
Chandeliers (Monty's pining for 'Scandeliers')
The Downfall
Debutante
Elizabeth
Better Never Than Late
We're Only Honest When We're Sleeping
Eta Carinae
A Dirty Shame
Precious Decline

The album title is still up in the air. "Optimistic To A Fault" has been joined by "Remember This". thoughts, questions, concerns?
Right now, we're looking at a March release, but nothing's set in stone. could be earlier or later.
other than that, I hope everyone enjoys their holidays. take care and see you soon.

~D

Currently reading :
This Book Will Save Your Life
By A. M. Homes
Release date: By 20 April, 2006









Note:

- No text has been altered from the original posts
- Dates have been bolded and each individual entry quote wrapped. Scratch that, due to formatting issues, they had to be individually removed. Enjoy anyway!
- The links David posted no longer work, I know, I tried.
- This is not a fake post. These entries were made by one David Roland Cook.



Scribed by James_Padfoot.

Cookie Quote Jar

Hey guys, I decided to start up a quote thread to compile all of David's best quotes. Feel free to keep adding!



DAVID COOK QUOTES.



1. "I'm a huge word nerd!" - When asked about what America might be surprised to know about him

2. "I started this season — much to Simon’s chagrin — as the word nerd and I’m absolutely at a loss for words. Thank you guys. This is amazing. Thank you." - When asked to give a speech during his winning moment

3. "If I could have a superpower, I'd like the ability to fly, so I can, you know?...soar, with the birds." - During the Ford Commercial

4."What's more unpredictable than being predictable?" - His reply when Simon criticized him for not changing the arrangements

5. "Fuck you, we're going to do it anyway!" - When Axium were playing in Tulsa and David asked if the audience minded if they played a cover and someone said no.

6."This was NOT in the brochure!" - During the Ford commercial when they were being painted

7."I consider myself a jack of all trades and a master of none" - When asked about special talents

8."Yeah, don't you know who I think I am?" - David helps an anchorman, and the producer asks the anchorman if he knows who is fixing his tie and David replies this.

9. AAARRRGGGHHH!!! - Infamous Pirate Joke

10. "I don't know anybody in this room....and I’m not wearing pants" - On the Guitar Hero commercial

11. "And there's the pudding" - When Jay Leno shows the GH commercial

12. "Well, never for money" - Jay Leno interview

13. "Thank you sounds so trite at this point" - SAID EVERYWHERE to EVERYONE

14. "That's fine with me." - He said this to Paula after her comment from the All Right Now performance from the top 20.

15."Unfortunately, I don't have to win you over with my charisma.. I've gotta win these people over.." - Way back from All Right Now performance ot Simon


16."I don't want to be That Guy." - He was talking about his decision to pursue music instead of a 9-5 job after he graduated from college. He talked about the people who would come into the bar who absolutely hated their jobs.


17."Enjoy the experience, don't just experience the experience" - Talking about his experience in the show.

18."I just want to be remembered a somebody who got into this for the right reasons, you know, I didn't get in to be a... celebrity , I got into this so I could make a living playing music." - Interview with JD

19. "One thing that America definitely doesn't know about me is that I am a huge word nerd. Uh, I love like, crossword puzzles and uh, word searches. I don't know, I'm kind of a geek for vocab.
"Juxtaposed"
"Vindicating"
"Ostentatious"
"Homage"
"Culmination"
"Obscurity"
"Permeated"
"Optimistically Pessimistic"
"I've always just been kind of enamoured with like, what words make. You know, crosswords for me are really just kind of... for lack of a better term, break- break from reality. It's quickly become uh, kind of an addiction really. Yeah, Word Nerd. There ya go." - On what America doesn;t know about him

20. "All of my songs will have melody, and probably some form of instrumentation. I'll come out... sing into a microphone... probably be wearing clothes..." - When asked what he had in store for his Top 2 performances. This is and will forever be my favorite DC quote ever.

21. Kimberly Caldwell: So what can we expect from David Cook?
David: The unexpected. I'll be releasing a country album. - From the Idol Tonight interview

22. "My first impression of Syesha was that she was a mute." - From AI Extra

23. "Everybody has a good heart at the end of the day." - Before he sang Innocent

23. "I'm a self-indulgent little shit." - From the Music Equals Life interview

24. "Hell, in Missouri, it's illegal to give or receive oral sex. So laws can be and sometimes are trite." - David Cook, Musicequalslife interview, 2006

25. "ROCK is not dead, it merely lies in a comatose state, frozen in some cryogenic lab. It'll actually be unfrozen in 2026, along with Rasputin's penis, and the head of Ted Williams." - David Cook, Musicequalslife interview, 2006

26. "Take the time to enjoy it, not just experience it." - David Cook, AI Questionnaire

27. "YOU, SIR!" - Ford commercial shoot (to Michael Johns, after Michael jokes about it being as fun as watching paint dry -- it was the commercial where they had handprints of paint on their shirts and stuff)

28. "Oooooo, Arhuleta" - DC's slightly sarcastic and thoroughly adorable response to Ryan's prodding during that silly "ready to rumble" routine at the beginning of the final performance show. It's just the way he did it, off the cuff.

29. On AI Extra on what kind of record he will be putting out:
"I just want to put out a record that’s going to have some staying power in five to ten years. Something that can stand up. I don’t want to put out a paperweight or a cup holder."

30. From Idol Extra:
“Standing in line in Omaha with my brother…it was raining, it was 5:30 in the morning, I was tired, I’d never been up before noon….”

31. “Man if you can’t feel 7,000 people cheering for you, then you’re in the wrong business.” - On the tears

32. In response to how he wants to be remembered:
“I just want to be remembered at all!”

33. From..well...everywhere right now :
“You couldn’t have written a better script.”

34. “LOL! I get my boots at Boot Star in LA. And BTW, I wear a size 13.” From text chat 5/23/08

35. “More of that...I like that!” - at stadium concert on David Cook Day, to a group of screaming women

36. “All in due time, all in due time...” - when told by interviewer that he has beautiful skin and that many women across America wanted to touch his skin

37. When asked by Paula if he thinks he's the next American Idol....
"I think so. I really do. Uh, I think I'm the next American Idol, um, because I bring something a little different to the table. I'm versatile vocally and uh, I feel like I'm a pretty personable guy."

38. “Archuletta, Castro.....careful!!!! These are not two rottweilers looking for a ham bone....they are unidentified flying objects!" from the making of the Ford commercial...."Should I Stay Or Should I Go?"

39. You take Madden, and I'll take American Idol." - David to Andrew, just before he left for LA, as told on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 22, 2008.

40. "This is all your fault"- to his brother on winning

41. "If I could have a superpower, I'd like the ability to fly, so I can, you know?...soar, with the birds."

42. "...he finally had the...intestinal fortitude, I guess... to try out." - Talking about Andrew and auditioning for AI.

43. "It was the dust." - Explaining why he cried during a radio interview

44. "Nothing keeps me grounded and true to myself...um...I'm just in it for the cash money. That's a lie. My friends and my family, I talk to them pretty regularly, and they won't ever allow me to get an ego." v- On what keeps him grounded

45. [b]"I heard some of you guys are skipping school to be here. Well, thank you for foregoing your education." - During Ford Commercial

46. [b]"I almost said shaking babies...that would have been terrible." - During Ford Commercial (Presedential themed)

47. "If this doesn't work out, I'm gonna go do that hotdog eating contest." - Talking about what would happen if he dropped out of AI

48. "I know I can't dance...so...there's nothing about this (points to himself), that screams dance"


49. "I fell in front of the So You Think You Can Dance dancers. I was trying to do the twirl, and I bit it...pretty hard. Then Michael Johns made fun of me, and..." - Talking about embarrassing moments

50. "Earlier in the season he called me arrogant and smug and pompous and I was just wondering what other words could be used to say the same thing."- Commenting on Simon

51. "It's hard maintaining composure when someone you care about says that in the face of death, because it's admitting that there is this huge blob of uncertainty about the whole thing." - On Adam


52."I just want to be remembered a somebody who got into this for the right reasons, you know, I didn't get in to be a... celebrity , I got into this so I could make a living playing music." - Interview with JD

53. After Larry King asked who was the brains and everyone named Cook: "Indubitably" *takes a drink*

54. after he got through the top 24:
"(sigh in relief) I finally don’t have to get a job.."

55. "The weirdest thing that I ever ate, I was at Church camp in Ohio I believe and everyday they would do these sermons that have themes and along with these sermons they had games for everybody to play and you could win cash if you won these games. I got entered into this contest where I had to chug a 20 ounce soda with a live minnow in it and I was in a fight with around two other guys and I won, but I had to swallow a live minnow" - On the weirdest thing he has ever ate

56. "Take care monkeys" and "[b]What’s up punk bitches?" from his Myspace blog

57. The coke videos :
Question: what super powers would you like to have?
Carly: I'd like to be able to hear what people are saying... or what they're thinking... right?
(DC in the background fiddling with something maybe it's one of those word computer games?)
Cook: Sure, why not?
(Camera is on KLC but DC keep talking in the background)
Carly: You know what I mean!
Cook: I wish I had the super power of... of being able to hear.
KLC: See what I have to deal with everyday?
Cook: "I wish I could read peoples' minds" somehow turned into something along the lines of "I wish I could taste things".

58. “Ya like that..? Yeah ya do!” - from the pirate joke video clip.

59."I love you too." -When being interviewed and a member of the audience shouts "I LOVE YOU!"

60. "You can have the video games and I'll take American Idol..." -To his brother on Idol Extra

61. "What camera do I look into? Yes! Yes...Yes." - When asked "are you single?"

62. "It's nice to have people outside your circle say 'Hey, you don't suck'." - Video before Happy Together


63. Larry King asks DC if he was surprised when he won as he (DC) thought all along that DA would win, and DC said that the whole time all you heard was talk about DA, and DA started to chuckle and DC said, “You laugh all you want”

64. "He feels like now, he can maybe enjoy the fruits of my labor"v -when Larry King asks him how Andrew feels about the whole Idol thing now

65. When DC and DA are talking to LK, and DA is telling Larry that all his friends have DC's song on their myspace, DC shrugs his shoulders and says, [b]“Some Friends”.


66. “Based on genetics, it'll be gone someday. So I'm letting it enjoy the ride.”- DC referring to his hair.

67. On the Tonight Show, when Jay Leno was asking him why he didn't originally want to try out and at one point David said, "EEEASY"

68. “They had questions. I had answers. Kind of like Radio Shack.” - On receiving an e-mail by musicequalslife.com

69. Got this from Andrew facebook: "True friends stab you in the front".

70. Calling himself a "jeans and T-shirt guy", David Cook has a practical approach to fashion. "You buy the Hanes 3-pack of T-shirts and that's three days of not having to do laundry," he told PEOPLE.

71. "I keeps it reeeeeal" - TV interview with KC

72."The tears...that was just an exhale for me." - On his tears during finale night

73. “I was a real shy kid growing up if u can believe that.” - Reggie and Kelly Interview

74. “I started singing, ah, well technically in the womb.” - Reggie and Kelly Interview

75. "LOVIN' IT!" - To Brooke after his pirate joke in the Making Of Video

76. "Michael Johns is 57 going on 12" -On maturity, during Larry king

77. "Easy Michael Johns, easy." - LKL

78. "And that is why I pay Michael Johns the big bucks." - LKL

79. "Archie is 17 going on 30 and Michael Johns is 57 years old going on 12." -LKL


80. "I'll take Almost" - DC's reply to Simon after his Happy Together performance and Simon said he's never heard that song sung like that before and the David made it almost believable.

81. "You know for me this whole thing has been a progression and so the way I was looking at it is ... why do something I've already done!" - DC's reply to Simon saying you should've sung Billie Jean or Hello.

82. “I'll take it..” - During audition when Simon says that Cookie is being too 'worthy'.

83. "What's not cool about playing guitar?" - Or something like that. He said during the interview with Larry King it after a fan asked him tips about playing the guitar.

84. “I'm a terrible bartender. It's a good thing this music thing worked out”--On Live with Regis and Kelly when asked if he knows the ingredients to different Alcoholic beverages

85. "Hey E. I am your new American Idol. What is going on?" - taken backstage after the Finale by E! News

86. [b]"I'm just being me so if it comes across as being a superhero ... then guess what *smirks and shrugs his shoulders*" - Ford Making the Video - Tainted Love

87. Brooke - "We're partners of good - Brooke & Cook or Cook & Brooke or Brookie & Cookie ... whatever!"
David - "I like Cook & Brooke!"
Brooke - "Cook & Brooke ... yes!" - Ford Making the Video


88. DC: "Ah . . . eta carinae."
Cameraman: "What does that mean?"
DC: "It is the name of the largest star in the Milky Way galaxy. And it is rumored to explode in the next 50 to 10,000 years. Or implode. What'd stars do? Explode? Implode? It's expected to 'plode." - When Idols were asked to name their 'album'