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David Archuleta Sings “Love Me Tender” and “Stand By Me”

07:33:30 pm on May 6, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta was the fourth performer of the night and he chose the following songs to sing:

1-”Love Me Tender” originally performed and recorded by Elvis and covered by Norah Jones.
2-”Stand by Me” originally performed and recorded by Ben E. King.

“Stand by Me” Critiques:
Randy was happy that he took the stage to win it. He loved it. It was hot!
Paula admired that he communicated with his eyes and taking in everything that they, the judges, say.
Simon thought he could have whistled the song and it would have sounded better then Jason Castro’s song. He felt he did struggle at the end of the song. Best performance so far.

Randy thought it was another strong performance. He liked how he caressed each word.
Paula felt it was one of her favorite performances by him.
Simon felt he crushed the competition tonight.

Can you say a David and David finale?
David Archuleta Sings “Sweet Caroline”

06:38:38 pm on April 29, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta performed fourth tonight and he sang the Neil Diamond song “Sweet Caroline.”

Diamond felt with a little guidance he would do well.
David Archuleta Sings “America”

06:35:52 pm on April 29, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta second song choice of the night was America.”

Randy felt David was in the zone. Another good performance.
Paula felt it was the perfect song for him to sing.
Simon felt it was a smart choice of song. It tickled the boxes. It was absolutely the right choice.
David Archuleta Sings “Think of Me”

07:31:42 pm on April 22, 2008| Talk ( 0)

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David Archuleta performed fourth tonight. He chose the song “Think of Me” also from The Phantom of the Opera. That makes two tonight. The other was from David Cook.

Webber couldn’t imagine a boy singing the song so he was anxious to hear it. He gave him two pieces of advice: open your eyes and open your eyes.

Randy told David that he is exactly what the show is about. Dude, it was the bomb. This boy is the one to beat.
Paula felt it was perfect. He took a risk and was able to turn it into a pop ballad.
Simon thought it was pleasant and one of his weakest performances. He thought it would get him through to next week but was forgettable.
David Archuleta Sings “When You Believe”

07:22:01 pm on April 15, 2008| Talk ( 0)

Up first tonight was David Archuleta who chose to sing the song “When You Believe” off of the Prince of Egypt soundtrack. This song was also made famous by Whitney Houston when she released it on her album My Love is Your Love.

Randy felt David picked one of the toughest songs but that he was the bomb. He can sing anything. Paula said he made Mariah proud. Simon said he knew that David would pick the song he did and that he performed it very well.
David Archuleta Sings “Angels”

06:52:36 pm on April 8, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta chose the song, “Angels” originally made famous by the British singer Robbie Williams. It appeared on the album, Life Thru a Lens released on September 29, 1997. Jessica Simpson later released the song in 2004. It appeared on her album, In This Skin.

For the first time this season David chose to perform with an instrument–the piano–giving viewers a glimpse of another side of him.

Randy loved the end of the song with the runs. It was CRAZY HOT!! Paula thought it was fantastic! Simon thought it was the best choice of song for the night. He didn’t feel it was his best performance though. He did admit to being nitpicky. No! Simon? Nitpicky? NEVER!
David Archuleta Sings “Smokey Mountain Memories”

08:41:58 pm on April 1, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta had the spot right after Carly Smithson with the song “Smokey Mountain Memories” or “Appalachian Memories” as it’s sometimes called. The crowd really seemed to love his performance.

Randy told David that he’s back and he had the best performance of the night. Ah yep! Paula said he had a beautiful tone. Simon that it was “absolutely on the money.”
David Archuleta Sings “You’re the Voice”

09:12:51 pm on March 25, 2008| Talk ( 0)

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David Archuleta was the next person to take the stage to sing the 1990 David Foster song, “You’re the Voice.” Ryan teased him a little bit about his upcoming prom before he sang. Randy thought it was a strange song choice but David proved if you can sing you can sing whatever you want. David had mad skills. Paula said he could sing the phone book and we’d all fall in love with him. Simon said he sang it well in parts but he didn’t like the performance at all. He thought it was reminiscent of a theme park performance. He thought it was one of those ghastly songs you sing when you have animated creatures around you and people joining in.
David Archuleta is Singing “The Long and Winding Road”

08:45:28 pm on March 24, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta just took the stage and put his own spin on The Beatles song, “The Long and Winding Road.” Randy thought the crowd had it right when they clapped because he felt that David brought back his hotness. However, he did feel that he could have gotten away with more runs during the song. Paula was excited the most by David’s performance. She felt it was wonderful because it showed the purity of who he is. She felt he was identifiable to people. She also praised his ability to rise above the adversity of his prior week’s performance which was less then stellar due to forgetting his lyrics. He came back strong and she like that. Her best comment was by far that challenges don’t build character, they reveal it. Simon reiterated what Randy and Paula both said by saying that David was amazing. He was a master class performance that proved the point he made about the previous contestant.

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David Archuleta Sings “Love Me Tender” and “Stand By Me” 07:33:30 pm on May 6, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “Sweet Caroline” 06:38:38 pm on April 29, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “America” 06:35:52 pm on April 29, 2008| Talk ( 0)

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David Archuleta Sings “When You Believe” 07:22:01 pm on April 15, 2008| Talk ( 0)

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David Archuleta Sings “Love Me Tender” and “Stand By Me”

07:33:30 pm on May 6, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “Sweet Caroline”

06:38:38 pm on April 29, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “America”

06:35:52 pm on April 29, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “Think of Me”

07:31:42 pm on April 22, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “When You Believe”

07:22:01 pm on April 15, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “Angels”

06:52:36 pm on April 8, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “Smokey Mountain Memories”

08:41:58 pm on April 1, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta Sings “You’re the Voice”

09:12:51 pm on March 25, 2008| Talk ( 0)

David Archuleta is Singing “The Long and Winding Road”

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