What was your favorite performance of the season?

I know I had many...like:

Dream Big
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Time of My Life
Always Be My Baby
Billie Jean


gosh actually it was pretty much all of them!

I loved his initial audition and then again his Hollywood auditions. (Who doesn't love a man who sings Everything I do and I'll Be?)
Always Be My Baby
Day Tripper
Innocent
Baba ORiley
All Right Now
The World I Know
Hello

I liked everything, but these really stick out for one reason or another. I also really liked Music of the Night because his voice sounded just so pure and amazingly sexy.

wow! i really L-O-V-E those performances.. but can i add another one.. "TIME OF MY LIFE.."

Actually, David is the ONLY AI contestant so far that I like all the performances that he did. Yes, ALL. Hehe. What's there NOT to like? Hehehe

If I really have to choose maybe top 3..

1) Billie Jean
2) The First Time...
3) All I Really Need Is You

i sooo love..

hello
billie jean
always be my baby
i don't want to miss a thing
the world i know

these performances of his pretty much made my heart beat slower and faster at the same time. yeah. at the same time.

I know, right? I mean if anyone can sing an Aerosmith song and make it sound as good as Aerosmith...they are like a GOD to me.

DC is my favourite contestant ever..and I loved every one of his performances too.
If I *had* to pick 3 favourites..i'd say The World I Know, Dream Big & Always Be My Baby.
The finale was full of awesome.^^

Your list is almost my exact list - just a few tweaks:

LOAP (audition) and EID/IB (from Hollywood Week - his voice was so pure)
Innocent
Day Tripper
Sharp-Dressed Man
All Right Now
ABMB
Billie Jean
Eleanor Rigby
The World I Know
ISHFWILF
Hello
TFTEISYF

MOTN was unbelievable, because it showed his versatility. Shoot, I feel like I just named his entire season of songs! There's a reason I have a DC on AI playlist on repeat! lol

i love all of his performances. If i had to absolutely choose, i'd have to say that my fav are:

1) Billie Jean
2) Always Be My Baby
3) Hello
4) Eleanor Rigby

I've been playing them over and over and over....... i think i'm driving my colleagues crazy. But i dun care!

I love ALL of his performances, but I think the one that's the standout for me is "Music Of The Night." I'm not one for ballads, unlike a lot of women I know, but he just totally mesmerized me with that performance, and it's the one I'm constantly replaying.

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

I love all of Cook's performances and its so hard to choose because they always stood out! but if i had to pick out the very best it would be:

Hello
Always be my baby
All i really need it you
i dont wanna miss a thing
the world i know

Here's my top 5 most favourite Cookie performances:

1) Time Of My Life
2) Always Be My Baby
3) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
4) Baba O'Reilly
5) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

I really liked Little Sparrow.

The lyrics are really poignant and it really showcased his versatility, and musicality.

David caught my attention immediately during the auditions, but his performance of "So Happy Together" was the one that clinched it for me. I loved the way he pronounced "blue." Then later when he sang "Hello" I loved the way he pronounced "clue." "BLUE'S CLUES" Hehehe.

All of his songs were outstanding. The songs that got an average rating from the judges would have gotten an excellent rating had the performer not been him; because of the standard he set for himself, especially with ABMB, every song could only be equal or less.

But his take on "Music of the Night" was a real treat and a surprise. It was the moment that I believed that he was really versatile vocally as he claimed himself to be. I also especially loved the Dianne Warren and U2 songs. Plus the winner's song. It was just his story.

As for the others, I liked Michael Johns' perf during Dolly Parton week (It's So Wrong...), also Brooke's "You're So Vain" and "Love is a Battlefield."

Also Archie's "Angels" and "Smoky Mountain Memories"

Ramiel's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."

And (don't hit me!) Danny Noriega's "Tainted Love". I liked the way he gave it a syncopated beat. Like if you sang with him you could not get his beat???

Jason's "Hallelujiah" (So right that he made a reprise during the finale)

Carly's "Here You Come Again" (Just noticed that on average, there were more songs done well during Dolly Parton week, as a whole; DC's Little Sparrow was also good.)

Am still thinking of others.

I woould have to say all!! Hahahha.. I don't know.. I'm on the fence here between Music of the Night and Always be my baby for all the reasons evry1 pointed out..

I loved all of his performances because he added his own twist to each song.

But if I have to pick they would be:

1. Billie Jean
2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
3. I Don't Want To Miss a Thing

The best would have to be Time of My Life because after being named the new Idol he was totally filled with joy and happiness which was expressed on his face.

I DONT Want To miss A THing, All Right Now, Day Tripper

Hmm..

Hello is always tops, then Billie Jean, Eleanor Rigby, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Always Be My Baby, All I Ever Really Need Is You (in no particular order)

Whooops too many eh?

All of them!!!!!! oh okay, okay if you're gonna make me choose

Day Tripper
Always Be My Baby

~Sheila~

Wow what a tough question...I loved all of them...but the ones that really stand out for me are..."Elanor Rigby", "Billie Jean", "Innocent", "The World I Know", "Always Be My Baby", "All I Really Need Is You" and "Hero" with Archie!

My all time favorites are
1. Billie Jean
2. Dont Wanna Miss A Thing
3. Hello
4. The World I Know
5. Always Be My Baby

I can't pick just one so here are my Top 5

1) Always Be My Baby
2) The World I Know
3) Billie Jean
4) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
5) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Whew...that was tough! I would just like to state that there wasn't a single performance I didn't like!

I would have to say

1. Always be my baby
2. Still haven't found what i am looking for
3. time of my life
4. eleanor rigby
5. hello
6. All i really need is you

i love them all though....

k, honestly, How do you chose a favorite?? its so hard for me

i would have to say:
Always be my Baby
Dream Big
Billie Jean
and
i don't want to miss a thing (and yes, anyone who can sing as good as Aerosmith is absolutely A-Mazing)

very much so..they are all amazing and it IS hard to choose just one!

all i know is that his cd will be sold out within 20 minutes when it comes out

Daytripper and Always Be My Baby are my favorites. And I'm not copying Sheila

ALWAYS BE MY BABY!!!!!!

I absolutely love ALL of his performances...lol obssesed much?

Always be my baby is the best, ever.
It always brings me to tears.

I love all his performances, but if I had to pick one it would be "The World I Know." It was such a fitting final performance lyrically, and the raw emotion David expressed during the song (and, of course, afterwards) is just superb. The performance was simply beautiful.

The World I Know, Hello, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, and First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. I'm not quite sure what it is about these performances that speaks to me so much more than the others, but for some reason they do. I love the emotion behind The World I Know, the creativity behind Hello, the strings in I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (violinist here ), and the pure beauty of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

My favorite was Always Be My Baby My friends and I made an..interesting vid on youtube in dedication for our love for it heh heh.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6YHyEQLmpDA

All of the performances and songs were great because he can deliver. I have them all downloaded from ITunes. Amazing performer.

I dont wanna miss a thing that's my fav

I can't choose just one or two or five. I would say all of them. Every week he brought something different on the table and that's what makes each performances great. He showed how talented and versatile he was either with a slow/ballad or rock/upbeat song.

There were so many but if I have to just pick one it would be "Always be My Baby".
Loved Billy Jean and Hello too.

Favorite performances including the finale

1. the world i know
2. dream big
3. i still haven't found what i'm looking for
4. innocent
5. always be my baby
6. music of the night
7. all i really need is you
8. first time ever i saw your face
9. billie jean
10. eleanor rigby

OMG, I actually loved all of his performances so it's really hard to choose one. My top 5 would be:
1. Dream Big
2.Always Be My Baby
3.Time Of My Life
4.Innocent
5.Eleanor Rigby
But he's like the 1st AI contestant that had amazing performances every single week. Another reason why I love him.

i love music of the night. and everything from the top 2

and the one with archie good.

MOTN

Absolutely blew.me.away. It was the one time that he really turned me on - literally. I mean, I was a pile of goo by the end, and it's the only studio performance I have downloaded from iTunes. It was just amazing. I was caught completely off-guard. I had never heard the song before, and didn't know what to expect. Andrew said it was sensual, and boy did David ever nail that!!

It is my second-favorite Idol performance EVER.

This is a great question, but a tough one all at once....

Hello is just tops in my book - that was the song that drew me to David and then there was no turning back.

But I also loved in no particular order

1) Eleanor Rigby

2) Billie Jean

3) Music of the Night

4) All I Ever Need is You

5) First time I ever saw your face

6) The World I know


PLUS I loved him rocking out with ZZ Top (I watch that performance a lot) and I loved Time of My Life.

So I really can't pick just 1. Its the reason I have a David CD on repeat in my car.

I agree 100%. He had me at "Hello".

Honestly can't choose..........every week he just nailed it !!.
Can't stop playing David singing LEAD vocal on "Sharp dressed man" with ZZ Top at the mo..............WHAT a honour to be given the WHOLE of the lead vocal...............I don't think anyone has been given that privelidge before on AI............and you can hear on the last verse, when David gives it some real welly........one of ZZ says "Alriiiiiiiight" !!

I think my favorite performances are:

1) Dream Big
2) Music of the Night
3) Always Be My Baby
4) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
5) Time of My Life
6) Eleanor Rigby

LOVED - E. Rigby! it was Unbelievable - I still sit here in amazement just thinking about it.

LOVED Billie Jean - I'm very familiar with it - Being a Big Fan Of Sound Garden/Chris Cornell

Sparrow - was off the hook - I was worried when I heard he had to do Dolly - But she is an awesome writer & DC did wonderful.

Always be my baby - I was shocked!!! Because - I am so not a fan of Mariah.

I liked
All Right Now, Happy Together, Day Tripper


In that very order

Hello
Dare You to Move
ABMB
IDWMAT
Dream Big

favorites ever

I thought he did a fantastic job on each and every song he performed. As for the one that sticks with me, it has got to be The World I Know. I'm not sure why, but that is the one.

Jeannine

personally i luved all his performances but....i can pick a few favorites

1) time of my life!
2) music of the night!
3) eleanor rigby!

I think MOTN is my favorite Idol performance ever. I really loved David and all his performances up until then,
in fact I was sure he would make the final and he was already my favorite for a while. But he really got me
with MOTN. When I heard it was Andrew Lloyd Weber night, I kind of groaned and said to my husband, "God,
I hope nobody does Music of the Night". I've disliked it since I saw this terrible over-theatrical performance of it
live in L.A. The out he comes, and they say he's doing it! Argh!

The he sang it. OMG! It was so awesome that now I love that song! He was making musical love to millions
of salivating women, drop-jawed women!