Comments on: Chris Cornell Defends David Cook... And?

By: Quick Eddy

Quick Eddy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:54:28 +0000

Chris Cornell never covered Billie Jean. Soundgarden is my favorite band so I would know. By the way, I agree Black Hole Sun is the greatest song of all time.

By: Busy Bee Blogger - What’s the Gossip Buzz?

Busy Bee Blogger - What’s the Gossip Buzz? — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:08:37 +0000

[...] pic TADA!!!! DAVID COOK has won American Idol. [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:50:59 +0000

David is a SMART singer and a brilliant one. My gosh, they have less than a week to learn a new song, let alone rearrange one.
I loved Soundgarden, but actually some people sings covers of covers BETTER than the cover!!!
If you listen to Cornell’s version, as original as it is, it is not vocally on the level of David Cook’s. David hits HUGE, CRAZY notes – both raw and beautifully resonant at the same time, that Cornell can only dream of… and after all, it is a SINGING COMPETITION!!!! And, at the end of the day, David’s own music and writing abilities are gonna stand on their own. He hasn’t had an opportunity to sing his own song yet!!! I’m waiting for The Truth to be revealed…!!!!!!

By: erika_jenny

erika_jenny — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:52:56 +0000

chris is the second artist to actually applaud david cook for his perfromance–second to lionel richie. isn’t that fabulous?? i love david cook.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:53:45 +0000

RJ – should have been clearer, sorry. I meant “why?” as in “why were his fans freaking out.

By: RJ Whateva

RJ Whateva — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:48:55 +0000

For the record, Cornell described the performance as being “great” but he said he had no idea until his fans started freaking out. Why?

B/c he wasn’t watching the show and likely saw it online.

By: Bouffe

Bouffe — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:10:31 +0000

“But wait, Doxology STILL hasn’t got any props… only BIG NAME artists… so far, that is.”

And that is why people should STOP bashing David Cook when it is CLEAR it is AI who is screwing up here.

Jeanne – THANK YOU for writing this entry. I really don’t see the issue and I wish people would stop freaking out about this!!! So many other contestants have done covers of covers that have NOT been credited, and no one is freaking out but David Cook’s bashers. *sigh*

By: ozzy

ozzy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:21:38 +0000

David Cook and AI had no intention of giving anyone credit for these covers until Doxology raised the issue. They always give credit for the cover but they didn’t with Cook the first two weeks. They are now giving the credit but still calling Cook bold and original?!? I don’t get it. But he does perform them well.

By: G. Smythe

G. Smythe — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:54:10 +0000

Great for David – amazing performance… definitely heard Seacrest give proper credit to Cornell prior to Cook’s performance. However, I must say… inside Cornell’s support of David was also a reminder that “but in general, I don’t think it should be an issue to cover a cover, as long as it’s clear who the creator and/or interpretor of that piece is.”

Ummm isn’t this EXACTLY what that band Doxology is talking about… GEEZ! Looks like at least Chris Cornell gets it. Must be something about those Seattle musicians…

But wait, Doxology STILL hasn’t got any props… only BIG NAME artists… so far, that is.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:34:04 +0000

I had never heard that arrangement before. I thought David did a fantastic job. He’s a hometown boy here, we’re all pulling for him to go all the way!!

Thanks for sharing the Soundgarden video as well.