If you haven’t yet read the critiques of Rosanne Simunovic, I highly recommend perusing through them.
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Now that we are down to the top 10, why not take some pictures…click them to go to the gallery and view them in high quality.
Before getting into the meat ‘n’ potatoes of this post, I would like to take this brief opportunity to congratulate David Archuleta on making it to the Top 10 of American Idol.
I really couldn’t be any happier about this. I am thrilled that he will be traveling the country this coming summer, performing for packed arenas and getting a taste of stardom as a musical performer. There is truly no one that deserves this more than him.
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Listen to David Archuleta’s Top 11 studio version of “The Long and Winding Road” in the audio player.
David Archuleta - The Long and Winding Road
Removed link: To respect the artist and hope you continue to buy the tracks on iTunes so we can see David at the top!
Mr. Archuperfect is back, making America’s ears (and, uh, loins?) tingle with glee. No lyric flubs to report, although we did get to see a clip from last week’s mess again, thanks to the evil “Idol” producers who included it in David’s preperformance package. (I’m sure Daddy Archuleta loved that decision.) But all memories of Davidgate were flushed out of my brain as soon as the teen started his pitch-perfect rendition of “The Long and Winding Road,” although, like the Beatles’ legendary concert at Shea Stadium, it was hard to hear most of it over the constant screams from the audience. If only the new stage setup came equipped with a cold shower for the mosh pit.
Download the audio and video of “Ling and Winding Road” here.
I was able to find out the theme for next week ahead of time…
David Archuleta’s voice coach, Dean Kaelin, joined FOX 13’s Kerri Cronk and Nineveh Dinha in studio to review David’s Tuesday night performance of The Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road.”
MURRAY, Utah - Watch FOX 13’s raw footage from the March 18 “American Idol” viewing party at Murray High School. Watch the support of his friends and family…including priceless moments from his mother.
Well, well, well Archuleta fans. Where, oh where to begin with tonight’s show. It was certainly an enjoyable two hours……and not because the singing or the performances were really any good. I guess I just have to start with the absolute best of the night! It was most certainly at around the 20-25 minute mark or so that David Archuleta came back with a monumentally soul-stirring rendition of “The Long and Winding Road.”
I have something to say about each contestant (believe me, as painful as some of their performances were, they still deserve a mentioning……..because I’m going to verbally skewer them), but first things first…
……….David Archuleta was amazing tonight! The thoughts that must have crossed his mind throughout the week whilst getting ready, the mental preparation, the memorization process, the rehearsals with the band…everything seemed to come together perfectly into a compact 1′45″ of sheer vocal perfection! To all the naysayers…..yeah yeah yeah, I know I speak from a biased standpoint, but here’s the thing. I kinda know what I’m talking about, based on my 15+ years of playing as a freelance musician and teaching middle schoolers. Yes folks, David brought it big time tonight. “The Long and Winding Road” is NOT an easy song by any means, and it takes a huge degree of emotion and vulnerability to pull it off. David immediately took hold of that song, commanded the stage, and delivered the heartfelt pathos contained within. Great job, David!!! I think you gained a lot more fans with tonight’s performance!
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MURRAY, Utah — David Archuleta’s mother Lupe spoke to FOX 13’s Arikka Von after David’s Tuesday night performance of “The Long and Winding Road.” Use the video window at left to watch the full-length interview.
MURRAY, Utah - David Archuleta’s brother Daniel spoke to FOX 13’s Arikka Von after David’s Tuesday night performance of “The Long and Winding Road.”
