Okay, so I have to say Hero trumped Time of my life for my week's LSS. I absolutely adore the blend of their voices, our David and David A. Did anybody notice David going into his falsetto somewhere in the song? Thatgave me goosebumps all over. How amazing is it for hear him sing in such an awfully high but equally amazing tone. Hah! Magical.

Anybody here who feels that way?

i noticed that too.. and it was crazy, because early on the song it's just his husky voice and when they duet and he sings falsetto.. wow.. i got so weak on the knees! he's really versatile i love it!


Shae

The blending was sooo amazing! Love the second voice of DC when it was DA's turn. But, as I listen to it on repeat-mode.. (as what I'm doing right now..) I think, DC's voice was on lead. I mean.. it can really stand out over DA's. And his (DC's) voice really fits into the song. But, I hate the screaming of the DA Fans when it became his (DA's) turn. And, Yea! the falsetto! So love it!

Hero was completely awesome!!

I wish they would have kept Cookie at the lead with Archie back up the whole time. Archie just didn't make the second verse work as well with him as the lead. But It wouldn't have been nearly as fair then would it?

Cookie's falsetto... makes me blush!!

i loved the combo of their voices! i just bought the hero video off of itunes

Yeah! I have to agree on that. I think the song fits Cook better, IMO. But still, they made it sound pretty awesome.

I know, it made me blush as well! I can't even explain how exactly it feels to hear him sing that way. It's weakening (in a good, sexy way). I totally melted.



EXACTLY. And I shall burst into a song in exactly 3 seconds.

"I get so weak in the knees I can hardly speak, I lose all control. "



I have it on repeat mode, too! since yesterday!



Oh, wow! Lucky! We can't do that from here. Sucks.

"Time of My Life" is that quinessential AI song. But "Hero" is that mold-breaking song - it's so dynamic and powerful. I love that song anyway, so the fact that DC rocked it out was impressive and goosebump-inducing. With ZZ Top there, too, the only thing truly missing from the finale was Chad Kroeger.

it would have been sweet if nickelback was there.^

It was a great results night, isn't it? There was just a lot of amazing songs sung that night! If someone asks me to describe it, I don't know where to begin!

I love the song Hero too. I love it better now that they've sung it beautifully!

He was there, sort of--I think Cook was channeling Chad Kroeger when he was singing that song... very reminiscent of the original... not that that's a bad thing!

Me, too. It was very great! awesome night!

Just to add.. The Hero song really fits that time.. very good song choice for them to have a duet and do those blendings.. Very Nice Song!

This was Cook's idea to do this song as their duet, and it was PERFECT!!!!! I so loved them on this together!!
I felt like DA was looking up to DC on this new style he was giving him in a way, anyone else feel that?

The first C's should've been there: (David) Cook, Chris (Daughtry), and Chad (Kroeger). A trio collaboration would've been rock music gold.

And a plus if the whole band was there - Ryan Peake and David Cook on the same stage? Heart attack times 1000 for me.

Yes, David's falsetto in "Hero" was incredible.

I told my roommate "I wish DC was singing it by himself." To which she responded "Then we wouldn't hear his amazing harmony."

SO TRUE!

For me, it's when he sings the word "...wings..." that really gets me going!

My roommate and I listened to the song about 5 times in a row last night!

I think both Cookie and Archie did a great job on that song, and it was really nice to see that both could harmonize and do a duet like that. I do think it was something really different for Archie and may've been a good learning experience for him to branch out that way.

Really, really cute and really, really good. I wonder if they will have a duet on the tour and if they may do this one again. I have to say, I was not the world's biggest Daughtry fan, but when he and Elliott did a duet of "Savin' Me" on the AI tour, it was totally the best thing in the whole show.

Oh wow... I had not heard that before so I went and found it on youtube and it's amazing! "Savin' Me" is probably my favorite Nickelback song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kFn3gBe3xc

I thought I would post the Hero song...I think David Cook definitely trumps David A.!!!!
Nance

That falsetto also gave goosebumps. And teared me up.

Cook Lover, thanks so much for posting the video . He really does trumps him up. Poor thing.

I have to agree that this too was one of my "favorites" of the show. I think the song sounded amazing...even Archuletta sounded good with him...and yes David Cook has an awesome falsetto...one of my favorite songs from the season!

i'm so happy the video is on itunes now i'm sure it won't take long for that to be the top played song on my list

That was an amazing duet. They worked really well together.

Is there an mp3 anywhere of this song? I have the video but i want the mp3 too! Anyone Know where i can find it?

Check out the Multimedia section, under American Idol Audio & Video, the Finale result thread. It was an immediate addition to my iPod!!

I was just listening to this, and I keep putting it on repeat I really loved their duet, I thought they sounded great together, even though they're both so different.

~Steph

I agree. I think Hero was amazing.I was surprised that i liked their voices together. They did a great job and Hero is probably one of my favorite songs from the whole season. I would love it if they sang it on tour or recorded a full studio version of it!

Its a great song and they were amazing at it.

didn't read the whole thread sorry.

but i agree with the OP. when he did the falsetto for Hero i could feel my heart just do little cartwheels. i LOVED it. i loved that performance. definitely my top 3. it was just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool.

Oh yeah, a studio version would be nice! Or if they sing it on tour, someone could record it. I can't get enough of it!



Oh yeah!

Hero came on right after a commercial for me, so I wasn't paying attention, then David was singing to me...that blew me away.

For me it was all DC, I hardly heard Archy at all...

but then again I wasn't listening for him

I got that too, Piperlily! It really touched me how Archie looked so happy to be on that stage with DC. I thought he was totally looking up to him. And I loved how DC pointed to Archie right at the beginning. They obviously have a lot of respect for each other. This'll be a great summer for them on tour. I hope they sing this duet at the concert! Awesome song!

Hero was a good choice, IMO.
It's one my favorite songs on that level.

But I so wished David Cook would sing that alone...it sooo suited perfectly to Cookie's voice.

That was a seriously great performance on both their parts, but the song DEF. was for Cookie. He sang most of the song, which I especially liked. Did anyone see Chris Daughtry and Elliott Yamin sing Savin Me on the AI tour? THAT was soo awesome!!

Hero sounded so stupendous because of the harmony ... DC's falsetto was flawless and Archie harmonize perfectly ... at first I didn't think it would work but it did ... definitely a season highlight!

I was very pleasantly surprised at how well their voices blended on this song. Two voices with totally different timbres, but they worked really well together. Something that really impressed me was hearing how David C. really pulled back once Archie took over the lead. He was so very careful to NOT overpower David A's voice (which he could so easily do), that it REALLY showed me exactly how much care and respect he has for David A. And of course, after hearing him do THAT, THEN he hits me with the "false" during the chorus and I though DAMN!! Could the man GET any better? The answer is obviously YES!!!

Love having this video and audio versions. God Bless Travis and this board.

AJ

I think the song totally suited Cookie better.

On Larry King, Cookie claimed that the duet went good, but you could sense Archie going "really..I think you sung ab it over me.." or said something to that effect, and not so sure the duet sounded that good for Archie, and I have to agree.

I think they're so different they can't really sing together.

I'm so wishing for Cookie to do this song solo.

Yamin and Daughtry sang Saving Me?! Aww, is there a youtube of this anywhere?!

I actually loved him even more when he sang Hero, I just have such a sentimental value to that song. But Hero was pretty amazing, and Cookie's vocals were on fire!

As much as I love Archie, I think that performance is a prime example of the "maturity" levels between their respective voices. David's mic went out after they got closer to the end of the stage, but you could hear his voice mostly because Archies mic was up and I also noticed that the falsetto was there, and was perfectly harmonized.

Hopefully, the two David's will sing it again on tour...

****fingers crossed***

Jessica

To me, this performance was one of the highlights of the show!

I bought this video and have replayed it so many times. Cook looks so happy and sounds so good on this; Archie sounds great too (although he looks less confident). I love how you can really see their mutual respect and brotherly love. (But it also seems pretty clear during this video that the final ranking, #1 and #2, was for the best, for each of them.)

They should definitely perform this duet again.
And I'd love to buy a studio version, without the crowd noise and with a little intro.

i really love that song [Hero] and COOK did a GREAT, WONDERFUL vocal on that song....i really believe DC sings these songs way better than the org singer of these songs!...yep! it was DC'S ideal to do Hero! if you listen to the Larry King Show....Larry asked both David[s] if they would ever sing together again, DC said i got alot of great feedback from people liking archie, and I singing Hero....listen very close to what Archie said [he said i cant sing the way cook can sing, he went on to say, that cook blew him away on that song [duet] DC was so sweet, and kind to archie , he said no you did a WONDERFUL job on that song!....but i have to agree DC....sung the hell out of that song... i could only hear DC'S vocal, with Archie in the background cuz it is so amazing the control DC has over his voice, i havent heard a Arist in along time that has the low, middle and high range that DC has, and the total control over his voice WOW! i do like Archie, [he is a sweetie] and really looks up to DC! and i think he did ok on Hero! BUT it just goes to show, DA is still very young, and will grow into control over his voice! i am just so proud that DC, and DA have alot of class, and respect for each other!

I agree with what everyone is saying. I thought "Hero" was amazing...and I wasn't sure how it would work out at first when I saw DA come out singing with him. Their styles are so different, yet they did a superb job making it harmonize so wonderfully. It was one of the highlights of the night, for sure. And yes, it's also one of my favorites on my iPod!

if you listen to it, it's kinda funny how david c kinda drowns out archie when he sings back up for him.
love the song tho. listen to it all the time.

i'm a bit different, i dunn think the duet sound good. I mean, both DC & Archie sound great but when they're together, Archie voice was drowning with DC big voice. Just not mixed well. Btw, i still wonder why DC never sang Hero before on AI? He should record it. It was great. I luv his version than Nickelback'.

Totally agree. If he had performed this on Top 3 or Top 2 night, the audience would have been on its feet cheering and going insanely batshit crazy with love! Yes, "The World I Know" was understated and subtle, but something like Hero is more palatable to the masses who do not appreciate subtlety (including Simon, hah).

Well, perhaps it was for the better that he ended with "The World I Know" and got a sorta negative review from Simon, causing all of us to go atwitter with anger and vote for 4 hours straight FTW!

But yeah...Cook singing Hero solo (with appropriate backup vocals) at any time would have been unbelievable.

I started to hear the beginning of Hero being played and I just about freaked out, considering how much I love that song.
I wasnt to sure how it was going to work though, considering that David Cook has a rock voice, and Archie's is more soulful, but they actually surprised me and they blended together quite beautifully if you ask me
Haha David's falsetto is amazing, heck is amazing with everything he does
Time of My Life is such a beautiful song, I must say I like it a lot better then This Is My Now. I just about cry after time I hear Time Of My Life.
Gosh I'm still speechless.....

Same here. That's exactly my observation, too. And later, Archie said that he feared he would be drowned by DC. Anyone who is familiar with this Nickelback hit (also the theme song in Spider-man 1) could easily tell, that Hero fits DC's voice perfectly. So Archie's worry was not baseless. But, DC was there like his big brother egging on and supporting him, never overpowering him. That for me is another "Hero" quality of David Cook.

Even before the Finale, David had been exhibiting his mastery of the falsetto. In his solo performances and even in group numbers. His transition from his usual voice to the falsetto is very fluid. It seems seamless. Not a lot of singers can do that.

When I heard the Hero duets, I knew a lot of you girls (and ladies) would get weak on your knees. (because my female friends DID!)

The Hero duet may not be perfect to some, but it was a revelation.... Two voices, so very opposites... Two singers, from two totally different genres.... Two performers, who despite being destined by fate to be opponents, showed their respect and admiration and blended in perfect harmony in a duet that no one thought could be the best duet in American Idol season 7.

Sorry, but I just HAVE to point this out. "Hero" is NOT a Nickelback song. It's Chad Kroeger's song. I know for some it's not a big deal, but I hate it when people say that Nickelback performed "Hero" when in reality Chad did that song solo with Saliva's Josey Scott. I'm not mad or anything, but it's a pet peeve of mine and I just had to say something on it.

David did unbelievable with hero. I think he should of sang it the night before. But he still did great with David A.
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love love love that performance.

Ah, that falsetto...

I loved , he sang so perfectly.