Comments on: The Song of the Week https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/ Creating Sweet Buzz for David Archuleta Sun, 02 May 2010 23:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: bigarchiefan https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 Sat, 01 May 2010 00:42:50 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2131 Hello All,

Thank you so much for taking the time to view my post and respond. I put alot of hard work into each one, so the fact that you read them really means so much to me.

Katheryn…I am so glad that you provided links to show that others have in fact sang the song in a simialar way to David’s performance. I have always felt that Idol likes to ‘stir the pot’ and make it’s own controversy, even when there is none…to serve their own purpose. I have a few thoughts on other things that happened during Idol’s Season7, but I will save them for another time! 😉 Whatever was said, or whatever did or did not happen, one thing is for sure and that is…. David Archuleta has incredible talent as well as class and character! His performance of “Stand By Me ” that night was simply amazing and when he performed on the Idol tour, well in my opinion he stole the show !

Take care everyone, and thanks again for your insights here.

Katie

]]> By: minja https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:13:59 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2129 This was a black day for American Idol and they earned a black eye, in my opinion. I never trusted the producers again. Instead of mentoring and shepherding the young contestants, they were willing to play dirty tricks on a teenager. And the news that Jeff Archuleta was banned was leaked during David’s Homecoming weekend in Salt Lake City. What a mean thing to do!

]]> By: kimbee https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:36:41 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2126 Katheryn, I’m glad you posted the link to the Manila performance, I had wanted to do that when I first read this blog on the 27th but I did not have time. David really had a great time performing in Manila and the crowd was so supportive. And thanks for the info from Archuleta Ave., that is a tidbit I did not know.

]]> By: Katheryn https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2123 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:44:32 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2123 I just read an interesting post over on Archuleta Avenue Malaysia. John Chang makes the astute observation that the intermingling of “Stand By Me” and “Beautiful Girls” had been done long before David, so he wonders what all the fuss was about. He supplies a couple of YouTube videos as evidence: 1. Syracuse University Orange Appeal a capella group (video posted on 11/15/07); 2. The Choir – BBC Two (video posted on 02/23/08). Here’s a link to the post:

http://archuletavenue.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/a-capella-crush-stress-reliever/#comments

]]> By: Katheryn https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:23:31 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2119 On a more positive note, I love David’s performance of “Stand By Me” in Manila. His command of the song, with awesome runs and a fabulous falsetto, are on ample display here, not to mention some smooth moves! The audience in the Philippines was very appreciative David chose to sing a song they remembered so fondly from American Idol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLaXBE9vHE

]]> By: Katheryn https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:13:00 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2118 Idol producers knew darn well David had inserted the Sean Kingston lyrics into his version of “Stand By Me” long before he performed it on live TV, as evidenced by the fact he had been singing it that way during rehearsals. On those days when I am thinking in a conspiratorial fashion, I actually believe they allowed David to go ahead with the song the way he had practiced it so that they could subsequently ban Jeff from future rehearsals as well as create more bad press for David. In other words, it was a setup.

]]> By: minja https://www.dabuzzing.org/song-of-the-week-39/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:09:23 +0000 http://www.dabuzzing.org/?p=15699#comment-2110 What a powerful voice! Even when he had a cold/allergy during the 2008 summer tour, he could belt it out like this! By that summer, we fans had heard David sing “Stand by Me” several times: on AI, on morning TV shows in NYC, on The View, and then on the summer tour. Stunning every time! When he sings SBM again, he’ll have to stand on his head — just to TOP HIMSELF! The crowd loves him, especially the dancing in the “beautiful girls” part! Besides the VOICE and the hunker-down, I was struck by his slow, sauntering walk across the stage. Since I had never seen him ‘live’ before that summer, it was the first time I had noticed his easy, unhurried gait. Just like his measured pace when singing, he doesn’t hurry to get where he knows he is going…and taking the audience there too.

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