babygirl
May 27 2008, 06:39 PM
Favorites:
All Right Now
Hello
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
But I love them all!!!
anii
May 27 2008, 08:05 PM
My 2 favorite performances, the ones that finally won me over, were:
- The Music of the Night, and
- All I Really Need is You
Both of these were slower and softer than previous performances. They showed both his range and his willingness to be quiet (the mark of a true rock god - just look at Jimmy Page and James Iha). I'd never heard either song before, which was to DC's advantage because from the moment I saw him perform them, they became *his* songs.
The thing that got me the most (and what also took me from indifference to gagafangirldom forever) was the expressiveness of his eyes and the slow, shy, sly way in which he closed them, batting his eyelashes for effect. I loved the judicious way in which he executed this move at one or two prime opportunities - as though he was dreamily lovelorn or yes, in the grip of ecstasy.
That patented DC move - the combo head-tilt-eye-close - should be trademarked.
erikArielle
May 27 2008, 08:36 PM
In No Particular Order:
Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
Hello
Eleanor Rigby
Billie Jean
Always Be My Baby
Music of the Night
All I Really Need Is You
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Dare You To Move
The Time of My Life
Hero
Dream Big
The World I Know
That's almost all of it.
breann
May 27 2008, 08:49 PM
Ahhh, that's a hard question. Let me see here...it's impossible for me to pick one, so here's my list in no particular order.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The World I Know
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Hello
All I Really Need Is You
Always Be My Baby
lol, I always want to say "The first time I ever saw your face" lol...
I loved all of his performances, including his audition lol! Not really a performance, but hey. The ones I listed are just the ones that always jump out at me.
cookie7
May 27 2008, 09:05 PM
WOW -
I've only looked at a few pages but I can't believe there aren't many Eleanor Rigby on the list - He took the house DOWN with that song
My Bad - I just went through the thread and saw more E. Rigby's
Potatoes Chip
May 28 2008, 12:11 AM
Little Sparrow and Always be my baby <3
Minzhi's Cooker
May 28 2008, 12:22 AM
For me...
Top 10 Live Performances:
1) Music of the Night (it's such a big surprise that i'm completely blown away)
2) Always Be My Baby
3) Billie Jean
4) The Time of My Life
5) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
6) Hello
7) The World I Know
8) I Don't Want to Miss A Thing
9) All I Really Need is You
10) Sharp Dressed Man
Top 5 Studio Recordings:
1) Music of the Night
2) Always Be My Baby
3) The Time of My Life
4) Little Sparrow
5) Innocent (the studio version is really fantastic)
Billie Jean sounds much better live.
Nysz Cookie
May 28 2008, 12:30 AM
Both billie jean live and studio is Cool!
My favourite studio version is still billie jean! So edgy!
Minzhi's Cooker
May 28 2008, 12:34 AM
I love the studio version of Billie Jean also, probably ranked #6, but the live one has some amazing amazing runs and notes that are breathtaking. hehe.
Nysz Cookie
May 28 2008, 12:38 AM
I totally get what you mean!

I still get the chills each time I watch it! That huge long note at the end, is just WOW!
AussieCookieChick
May 28 2008, 05:14 AM
This is such a hard q ...
1) Sharp Dressed Man ... DC is a rocker to the core! I squealed ... squealed I know ... when I heard the chords and it was his best performance. LOVE IT LOVE IT
2) Always Be My Baby ... the emotion behind that song, I get goosebumps every time I heard it. I know it is a break up song but I vow it will be my wedding song ... if you really think about the lyrics it is perfect and only my DC will sing it, no Mariah at my wedding!
3) Baba O'Riley ... it was another squealing moment ... I am a big CSI NY buff and when I heard it I nearly fell out of my chair ... his voice and the stare ... awesome
4) Music of the Night ... the song that really showed everyone his vocal skills and that he was really THAT GOOD! The whole part when he sings 'Grasp it, sense it' ... hmmm I fall more in love with him!
5) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing ... DC doing a Steve Tyler? AMAZING, PHENONMAL, BREATHTAKING ... I cried!
sunshine27
May 28 2008, 10:02 AM
hi everyone, first time to join a david cook fansite....BUT i was all over the place...during AI to ROCK THE VOTE! for COOK! i just love this man!
this was only my second time to vote for ANYONE on AI! and vote i did.....it was alot of work, but i had to do it!
David Cook is going to be the only other AI. up there with Carrie Underwood as a HUGE STAR! selling millions..and winning awards...i use Carrie as a example cuz she did make it big time.
I am Not very big on country music!...Cook is so my style of music i LOVE
my favorite songs from DC on AI were
he had me at HELLO!
Billie Jean
E. Rigby
YES even day tripper
first time ever i saw your face [he did a beautiful job on that song, first time i cried during ANY song on AI]
music of the night [showed just what GREAT vocals DC has]
i loved all 3 song for the final
and i loved, loved......Hero during the finale
IMO DC sings these songs Better than the org singer of them all
I have a friend that knew of DC before AI...she would go see him in bars she almost passed out when we found out DC was going to be on AI....we both knew that he would win! that is just how great he is in person....i kid you not..cook will be a very huge star... he will write, and sing songs that will last that will mean something way after we are gone from this earth to pass on to the next...i really believe we are in the mist of seeing a superstar being made.. in David Cook! this guy just has it! and he is one of the nicest person EVER! all the best David...i will be seeing you in august in Houston, Tx...ROCK ON!
Ellen UK
May 28 2008, 10:04 AM
For me - at Hello I was completely hooked.
But favourite performance has to be Eleanor Rigby - that moment where he stretched out his arms.....
DramaQueen
May 28 2008, 10:06 AM
ok, this is so hard to pick but here's the order
1) always be my baby
2) eleanor rigby
3) dare you to move - this is one of my favorite songs of all time and i completely freaked when he sang it. haha
4) i don't want to miss a thing
5) hello
those are my top 5

subject to change
Jessie Ann
May 28 2008, 10:08 AM
All.
annie702
May 28 2008, 02:31 PM
QUOTE (Ellen UK @ May 28 2008, 11:04 AM)

For me - at Hello I was completely hooked.
But favourite performance has to be Eleanor Rigby - that moment where he stretched out his arms.....
YEAH!!! He was my favorite guy from the start...became my favorite overall with Hello...then he did THAT. From the way he roughly handled the mic, to the outstretched arms, to the total giddiness after the performance. LOVED...THAT...PERFORMANCE.
DavidCook=Love
May 28 2008, 03:12 PM
My top 4:
1. I Dont Want To Miss A Thing
2. Always Be My Baby
3. Dare You To Move
4. Billie Jean
Mely
May 28 2008, 03:52 PM
[size="3"][/size] Hi everybody! This is my first post!
I really liked his vertions of I'm Alive... It's a beautiful song and sang by him is even better!!!
But I liked every single one of his performances... he's an amazin musician and he gives a great performances every time, that's why i love him!
valermarie
May 28 2008, 05:24 PM
In no order because I don't feel like thinking that deep right now:
Always Be My Baby (ok, this one might be first for real)
Hello
Eleanor Rigby
Billie Jean
The World I Know

ETA: 200 posts! Hooray! Hmm, what should my title be? <--- Aw, it lied. I have to wait until 500... *so confused for awhile there*
SarahBeth
May 28 2008, 07:24 PM
QUOTE (Ellen UK @ May 28 2008, 02:04 PM)

For me - at Hello I was completely hooked.
But favourite performance has to be Eleanor Rigby - that moment where he stretched out his arms.....
He had me at Hello too. And Eleanor Rigby just made me love him more -- I LOVE that song and I LOVE that he turned it into a rock ballad. It was just awesome.
jethron5000
May 28 2008, 09:49 PM
eleanor rigby, he stood out indefinitely. u feel like ur in a David Ronald Cook concert when he was doing that.
i wish he did hello n baba o'reilly longer. n for i dont wanna miss a thing, awesome job. butta....i wish the producers would haf chosen a more classic like...i dunno, wish you were here by pink floyd. he would have made simon teared.
annie702
May 29 2008, 06:36 AM
QUOTE (jethron5000 @ May 28 2008, 10:49 PM)

eleanor rigby, he stood out indefinitely. u feel like ur in a David Ronald Cook concert when he was doing that.
i wish he did hello n baba o'reilly longer. n for i dont wanna miss a thing, awesome job. butta....i wish the producers would haf chosen a more classic like...i dunno, wish you were here by pink floyd. he would have made simon teared.
Roland
emlale
May 29 2008, 07:23 AM
QUOTE (Jessie Ann @ May 28 2008, 01:08 PM)

All.
in so little words that was well put.
DavidCook_UKFan
May 29 2008, 08:49 AM
It's so hard to pick just the one performance, so I have picked my top three performances (which took some deciding!)
1) Hello - because it was the first performance I saw of David's and because of this peformance I became a fan and decided to watch the show.
2) Daytripper - such a sexy performance - nothing else to say really about that one!
3) Always Be My Baby - I was so shocked when David said he was going to perform this song, just because I know the original version and it didn't really seem to 'fit' David. But he changed the song, made it a hundreds better then the original and proved what a wonderful, sensitive, emotive performer he is. If he released this song as a single, it would be a worldwide hit.
angelmichelle*
May 29 2008, 09:51 AM
Always be my baby.
Nothing can top that.
I almost cry like a baby everytime I watch it.
Sometimes when I listen to it- I cry.
<3
It just amazes me, and such raw emotion.
I love it.
songster
May 29 2008, 10:03 AM
Wow! Tough question. I LOVE them all, but if I had to pick my top five, they would be:
1. Music of the Night (especially Studio version)
2. Always Be My Baby
3. Billie Jean
4. The World I Know
5. The First Time Ever I saw your Face
After those top five, my favs are "Little Sparrow" "Hello" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Ha, yesterday I heard Aerosmith's version, and thought it paled in comparison to DC's version. SIDENOTE: I'm so disappointed in Chicago area radio stations in that they are NOT playing Time of My Life!
AnnaLouise
May 29 2008, 10:40 AM
My top 5...
1. Billie Jean - The one that really made me sit up and take notice of David and the day I started to root for him
2. Music of the Night - I'm a huge theatre geek and this just made me so happy, especially when he proved he could pull it off
3. Little Sparrow - I loved the mood of it! And the fact that he did the arrangement himself? Brilliant. Just listen to the original. His has a slightly different flare and it sounds amazing live AND studio.
4. Always Be My Baby - Again, same reason as Little Sparrow. The arrangement is amazing.
5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - I really wish there was a studio version of this. It's an amazing vocal performance and one of my all time favorite songs.
I feel like I'm leaving out Eleanor Rigby and the World I Know because I love those songs so much.
emlale
May 29 2008, 12:39 PM
QUOTE (AussieCookieChick @ May 28 2008, 08:14 AM)

5) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing ... DC doing a Steve Tyler? AMAZING, PHENONMAL, BREATHTAKING ... I cried!
exactly! my thoughts exactly
VAN AV CHIEF MUSIK
May 29 2008, 01:29 PM
Billie Jean was just a fantastic arrangement and performance..
The World I Know was just one of those moments.
But when they announced "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"...
I thought they were out to sabotage him......
and then he sang it... and WOW
Starrlight
May 29 2008, 02:46 PM
QUOTE (VAN AV CHIEF MUSIK @ May 29 2008, 02:29 PM)

Billie Jean was just a fantastic arrangement and performance..
The World I Know was just one of those moments.
But when they announced "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"...
I thought they were out to sabotage him......
and then he sang it... and WOW

ABMB is a favorite as is TWIK and the ZZ top. ABMB proved he is a rock gawd. I love a mariah carey song. The devil is in a parka right now
dc-vision
May 29 2008, 02:51 PM
I loved everything he did, but Billie Jean is the one I watch over and over and over.
Also really loved the Hero duet.
Katy G.
May 29 2008, 03:27 PM
For some reason, I feel head over heels in love with 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.' I think it's the way he really stretches his voice and envelops the notes.
But then there is the typical ones like BJ, Hello and ABMB.
I also enjoyed the studio versions of little sparrow, which I found haunting, and innocent, which was just beautiful.
everything, basically.
newborneyes
May 29 2008, 03:37 PM
ok
day tripper just made me hot all over
i wish i was his guitar haha
chloster
May 29 2008, 05:05 PM
my faves are:
little sparrow
bille jean
always be my baby
time of my life
don't wanna miss a ting
sharp dressed man
top 3 (i'm picking songs except songs from finale)
1. little sparrow
2.always be my baby
3.billy jean
D Girl
May 29 2008, 05:26 PM
QUOTE (SaucyAussieCookFan @ May 25 2008, 11:29 PM)

That's SO hard for me to pick

Here's my list in order, not saying any of them are BAD, there's just some that I liked more than others LoL
Hello-Only because it was the performance that turned me into a Word Nerd, when I had completely written David off before that.
Always Be My Baby-This will ALWAYS stick in my mind as one of David's best. Not only was it a spectacular performance, but who can forget the tears?
Sharp Dressed Man-This is hands-down one of David's best. He was such a ROCKSTAR during this performance. I keep watching it over and over and over again. I thought it was great. It definitely stuck out to me.
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing-This performance made David look like he had already won American Idol. I loved everything about it. He just looked like a star in this one.
Billie Jean-Again, obvious reasons. It was genius and he was amazing.
All Right Now-It's funny...this was during week 2, when I wasn't even a David fan, and when he originally performed it, I couldn't have cared less because I wasn't paying attention to him. I was still thinking he was arrogant and fake, I was SO wrong. I can't believe I even thought that. Now that I watch it, it's one of my favorites. I watch it ALL the time.
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For-I thought this performance was absolutely brilliant. I loved every second. I thought David looked AND sounded amazing.
TFTEISYF-So simple, yet so beautiful. His voice sounded so pure and it made me tear up.
Music Of The Night-What an amazing vocal performance. This actually gave me goosebumps the first time I watched it. His voice was AMAZING here. He surprised everyone (everyone being those who didn't know him like we did) by showing how versatile he could really be and that he has an incredible vocal range.
I could go on and on, but I won't

~Steph
Gosh, you are right on, girl. I completely agree with your choices as well as the reasons with your choices....only I had never written David off. I thought All Right Now was really good, but when he did Hello the following week, it took my breath away! I constantly re-watch these on YOU TUBE. I would just have to add a few:
Daytripper - this demonstrated his guitar skills and it's just a really sexy performance - love to watch him move and that voice box - VERY nice!
Eleanor Rigby - amazing! Loved when got to the chorus and then his joy at the end of the song when he was done!
His solo on the Shout to the Lord performance (first night of Idol Gives Back) - oh my gosh, I was not expecting his solo and his voice just knocked my socks off!! WOW! Seriously! He blew me away! I was so pleased the producers gave him that solo and he sang it so beautifully - those high & long notes! The second night when they repeated the song, they started walking around right around his solo, so the focus on DC was not like the night before.
One other thing - LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the studio version of
Little Sparrow. His voice is so gritty and raw. I think this song really showcases some of his unique vocal abilities...especially 3 minutes into the song when he is singing acapella. WOW - that voice. It just gives me chills!!!!
StyleSteel
May 29 2008, 08:39 PM
Everyone the performances were amazing, but the ones that just stood out to me or seemed to stick in my mind for days were:
1) Music of the Night- It just blew me away. I love musicals, so when I found out they were doing ALW's songs I was ecstatic. I loved it.
2) The Time of My Life- I loved how he got the others to sing it with him. That was awesome. But it was his winning performance so it was great.
3) Still Haven't Found What I'm Lookin For- I thought he was amazing with this song! It is my favorite to listen to.
4) Always Be My Baby- I wasn't home that night, but I watched it on youtube the next morning. I had no idea about his brother being or anything, but while he I was watching it I was in tears. The heart he put into just gripped me in such a way. I really fell for Mr. Cook after that performance. (He had my vote WAY before, but he just blew me away with that one.)
5) All Right Now- I just loved it. It was great. During that performance I was like "wow, this guy definitely has something." So many people dogged me the next day when I talked about how much I loved it because they thought he full of himself. All I could say was "Pshhh"
SarahLee
May 29 2008, 09:01 PM
1. "Always Be My Baby"- Beautiful rendition. It was haunting and amazing. My all time favorite performance.
2. "Hello"- Turned me into a major believer. I had goosebumps after this one.
3. "The Time Of My Life"- It puts a smile on my face because I get to hear it at work on the satellite radio!!

4. "Sharp Dressed Man"- That just describes David and it just rocked!!
pointforcookies
May 29 2008, 09:14 PM
Oh, I loved all of them... but if I had to pick my top 3: Always be My Baby, The World I Know, and Music of the Night ( funny story...my musical-loving roommate watched ALW week with me, and as soon as Cook hit the big note in the middle, she turned to me and said "Ok, can he go on Broadway and be my Phantom?")
voodoogirl
May 30 2008, 10:16 AM
1. Always be my baby - i fantisize about him singing this song to him all the time!
2. Music of the night - perfecto!
3. Time of my life - hello? he sang this song during the time of his life!
Ali Anne
Jun 2 2008, 08:57 AM
1)Day Tripper
2) Eleanor Rigby
3)Music Of The Night
4) Time Of My Life
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