Idol

Best Moment from last night(it's still tonight!!): David A. "Sun Go Down"







Here's my mini-recap:



Round 1

David C. "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
I LOVED the beginning of this song. In the middle when it picked up I was really excited...and then a bit let down. I thought if the beginning was so great then the ending had to be stellar. Nope.



David A. "Sun Go Down"
This was another one of those times when I'm sitting on the edge of my seat by the end of the song because I'm so hoping the judges feel as excited about the performance as I did. Thankfully...they did. They said it was his best performance. I'm not sure I'd go that far, but I did think it was awesome.

Round 2
David C. "Dream Big"
I actually liked this song. It didn't have the "wow" factor that most big finale songs do, but I thought it could make a great radio single.

David A. "In This Moment"
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz..... At least the beginning of the song. I just thought it was kind of a blah song. I thought David sang it super duper well, but only halfway through. Once the song picked up he started singing it like he meant it, and it ended up being really great.

Round 3
David C. "The World I Know"
I really liked this song. He was totally laying it all out there. His best performance of the night IMO. I did agree with Simon though in that I was surprised that he didn't sing Billy Jean or even Always Be My Baby. I've talked with two people recently(you know who you are) who have thought that David C. appears super cocky. I thought tonight presented a perfect example of why I think the exact opposite. When Simon called him out on his song choice and asked David if he understood what Simon was saying David said something about how he had thought of this competition as a progression and "why do something I've already done?" In this he could have seemed a bit cocky, but he then followed it up with, "No, but - for the record - I completely understand what you're saying." You could tell he didn't want to act like what he thought was more important than what Simon thought(as many other contestants have done...). I'll step off my soapbox now. :)

David A. "Imagine"
I think this was a great choice for Archuleta, but I don't think it was as good as it was the first time he sang it. He still beat David Cook.

Previous to tonight I said that I couldn't pick a winner because it was so close, and it would depend on tonight's performances. So after the performances: David Archuleta wins.

Can't wait for tomorrow! And "So You Think You Can Dance" starts on Thursday!