Anyone know what they're doing next week?

I heard it was top 100 songs off iTunes? but I could be wrong. lol

They're doing songs from the year they were born. So David would have to pick a song from 1982.

It's basically like another 80's week since the majority of the contestants were born then. The only two that weren't are David A. and Michael Johns.

1982. Good year.

1983 was better

*Imagines David A singing a NKOTB song!*

Songs from 1982 huh...

Well here's the top 10 from that year just to get an idea of the time, but he can pick one of like...a zillion songs.

None of these songs really scream 'David Cook' to me...except "Don't you want me" it would be cool to see what he could do with that

# 1 I Love Rock And Roll
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts # 1

# 2 Ebony And Ivory
- Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder # 1
# 3 Eye Of The Tiger
- Survivor # 1

# 4 Centerfold
- J. Geils Band # 1

# 5 Maneater
- Daryl hall and John Oates # 1

# 6 Jack & Diane
- John Cougar # 1

# 7 Don't You Want Me
- Human League # 1

# 8 Up Where We Belong
- Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes # 1

# 9 Abracadabra
- The Steve Miller Band # 1

# 10 Hard To Say I'm Sorry
- Chicago # 1

i'd be hot on him singing "Jack and Diane"... he could rock that out.

at first i was upset because it meant again that we'd get nothing after 1989... but then i remembered that Archuleta was born in the 90s Then I felt old.

I was born in 1975 - I feel ancient

Jack and Diane could be very good for him. It's quiet enough that it would be considered "different" by the judges, but still rock enough that he could pull it off!

Haha. It would so funny if he did 'Up Where We Belong'.
he kind of has a husky quality to his voice like Joe Cocker and the judges couldn't accuse him for being predictable. xD

oohh jack an diane
yes yes yes :]

OMG.. I remember and love MOST of these songs.. wow.. I guess just gave away my age on that one.. LOL

Anyways.. my picks from the above list are:

Jack and Diane- This would be awesome - he could totally pull if off "as is" -

Don't You Want Me- I think he could pull this off since it has a such catchy chorus

Eye of the Tiger- the beat has a good rock edge to it. and he has the voice for it.... and the lyrics fit him perfectly.. "just a man and his will to survive.." OMG, he should totally do this song!!!!

Centerfold- Wow, I used to LOVE this song.. (Ok, I secretly still do) I know he would do an amazing job with it!

Abracadabra- "I wanna reach out and grab ya." That's about all l I have to say on this one!!!!

Hard to Say I'm Sorry- just him and his guitar on this one.. WOW!

Seeing as David covered Jack and Diane live with Axium often, I could see him being prevented from doing it by the show's bigwigs. But I have heard him sing it, and it was always a crowd favorite.

Lol, well I was just born a year apart from Dave. Him being 25, and me being 26. I feel close, yet I'm very far ^^;.

i think jack and diane would be cool. open arms would be cool.

do you believe in love by huey lewis in the lewis...not likely, but being as they are one of my favorite bands, i would flip!

You are probably right. The bigwigs seem to ruin everything. However, Carly sang Come Together and I think I read somewhere that the song was something she regularly performed.

Jack and Diane would be insanely cool!

I think he should stay far away from Open Arms and Jack and Diane. If he does either of those songs without pulling a major rabbit out of his hat, he'll get the 'predictable/indulgent' critique.

I'd love to hear him do Don't You Want Me by Human League or Do You Believe in Love by Huey Lewis. I think those are different enough that he could crunch them and make magic.

Oh, and could I just say now that my inner 13 yr old will squee herself to death if he does 'Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon' on Neil Diamond night.

I don't know much about 80's music (I was born in '93) but I'm so excited to see what he does!

Well, while we're brainstorming here, I'd love to request the following:

Neil Diamond night - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Dolly Parton night - Jolene by way of The White Stripes

Andrew Lloyd Webber night - Music of the night with crunchy emo guitars

Top 40 night - Umbrella by way of Plain White Ts

I'm pretty sure it was All Time Low that redid Umbrella. Unless I'm missing something?

For songs from 1982, I'd have to go with the following:

- "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" - Duran Duran
- "Rock the Casbah" - the Clash
- "I Ran" - Flock of Seagulls
- "Hurts So Good" and "Jack and Diane" - John Cougar Mellencamp
- "Spirits in the Material World" - the Police (album from 1981, but released as a single in 1982)

I realize most of these don't fit the typical profile of David Cook songs. But just think of how he could change them around to rock them out, or even go acoustic on them.

Mandy Moore did a cover of Umbrella! That's kinda funny that Umbrella was mentioned since his "celeb. crush" redid it!

I don't think it would be a problem for him to do Jack and Diane... loads of people in the past have sung songs they either recorded as demos or sung live frequently.

I hope he does that one. Better to do something he's already familiar with.

ETA: Hurts So Good would be hot as hell haha.

And also there are ALOT of covers of Umbrella... besides Mandy's, Taylor Swift has one, Carrie Underwood did one.. My Chemical Romance did one

Well since Simon thinks he's getting predictable, I think an acoustic version of Jack & Diane would be awesome

yes :]

Journey was big in 1982 as well, but Jack and Diane would be a great choice.

You know, I'm a HUGE Phantom Of The Opera fan, so if he did this song, I would just melt into a puddle, evaporate, and rain down to form another puddle to melt into!

...but seriously, if he did that, I would literally go nutzo....in a good way...an AWESOME way! lol

You and me both, baby.
I am convinced that he has dynamic range and can do just about anything. I'd love to see him continue to take big risks because he's got the pipes to back it up.

It would be amazing if he did these three songs....as long as he doesn't mess it up I can kinda forsee him making the same mistake he did with Day Tripper and just being predictable.



If he did a song from Phantom I would...probably do exactly the same thing you would...melt. Could you imagine him as the Phantom of the Opera?....*sits back and daydreams*

Ooooohhhhh my God...the mask and all? lol

Why not just stop at mask

haha

Going underground in a boat to a hide away...

So far, I'm not seeing a down side here...

as long as he doesn't do Phantom like this...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=p8-krRuQD94


aka tone down the dramatics a bit.

OMFG! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Imagine him lying on the ground like that while he's singing! ROFL

ummmmmmmmm yeah. hahahahahaha.

not that Rhydian isn't a brilliant singer, he's just a TAD overdramatic haha

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zfMnBmO8ksg

Neither am I!

The secret hideout full of silk and candles and a moat all around to give you some privacy...

Then he'd take his mask off!

...but instead of a deformed face, there'd be the most beautiful face in the world!

Hahahaha omg hilarious!

Well I Must be Like Simon Cowell..Prehistoric



Yeh I agree it's about time to mix it up a bit show a different side
so to speak..England never really got John Cougar which was a
shame,america embraces talent more than we do so doing
this song would go down great as it is nostalgic but could be about
any young kids growing up in any era...

Haha I guess no one thought it would be Billie Jean!

No, but aren't we ALL glad that it was????

someone might have already said this somewhere, but according to wikipedia next week is country week. any thoughts?

While I'm sure David will come up with something brilliant, I despise country. That said, it'd be so awesome if it ended up being the week Kristy Lee got the boot! Ridiculous that she's still there.