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.
Watch and listen to David Archuleta singing “Long and Winding Road” during The Top 11 Performances (Beatle’s week again; songs from the Lennon/McCartney songbook).
“The Long and Winding Road” is a ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles’ album Let It Be. It became The Beatles’ last #1 song in the United States on 13 June 1970, and was their last real single. The song was covered by many artists, including George Michael in April 2002.
Listen to a potential cover that David Archuleta will do.
After the performance:
David amazed the judges once again after a not-so-great performance last week. Even Simon enjoyed it.
Watch and listen to David Archuleta singing “We Can Work It Out” during The Top 12 Performances (Beatle’s week; songs from the Lennon/McCartney songbook).
David performed “We Can Work It Out” during the Top 12 round of American Idol. The song was released by the Beatles on October, 20 1965 and then covered by Stevie Wonder in 1970; the rendition David Archuleta chose to perform. Not being his strongest performance during and forgetting the lyrics a few times, he still managed to keep his nerves in tact and sound amazing. Re-watch his performance below:
What is David Archuleta doing? Is he taking pictures of the paparazzi or is he shooting the scenery in front of him. Either way, it’s a nice kodak moment for both David and the paparazzi. Watch the short clip here!