Before I move on to the "main" portion of this article, I'd like to give a few thoughts on some of the contestants...
David Hernandez - Right before he was voted off, it was revealed in the news that David was a stripper... for other men. You really have to wonder about the type of people who try out for this show. Almost every season, one of the Top 12 is caught in some sort of scandal. That basically equates to 1 out of every 12 finalists having some kind of dirty secret in their past. I guess there's no way to know for sure, but I have to believe that this rate is far above the national average. I mean, do you really think that 8% of the U.S. population has participated in male stripping, has a criminal record, or has racy photos plastered all over the internet?
Amanda Overmyer - I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that she frightens me.
Christie Lee Cook - This woman is like the cockroach you keep stepping on that just won't die. Her performances have been downright torturous at points, but the combination of good looks, southern charm, and pity have kept her in the game. She desperately needs to go.
Carly Smithson - She's probably the most gifted person in the competition, but I'm almost positive those massive tattoos are going to be her downfall. It's just not attractive.
Brooke White - What are the odds that Brooke was home-schooled? It's got to be pushing 60%, right? Still, you have to love the woman's amazing attitude and even more amazing talent. She's one of the few people I could actually see myself listening to when this show is over.
Michael Johns - He's probably my favorite performer in the competition. I can really see him being the front-man for a big time band. Still, I can't kick the feeling that we're going to find him dead in five years after a drug overdose. I don't mean that as in insult, either. All the good ones go that way.
David Archuletta - If there is a front-runner this year, it's got to be David. Never underestimate the power of the 14 year-old female demographic. My favorite thing about David is his uncontrollable laughter when he receives a compliment. It's amazing! I love watching him crack up. Even though I'd like to see one of the underdogs pull it off, there's a part of me that wants David to win the whole thing, if only for the classic giggling reaction that's bound to follow.
Anyway, it's now time to move on to the reason I'm really writing this article - David Cook. When David first burst onto the scene for his audition three things were extremely evident to me...
1. He had a really good voice
2. He had a horrific rooster-esque hairdo
3. He was clearly full of himself
I brought up point #1 first, because I don't want anyone to think that this piece is meant to bash David Cook's talent. He's clearly very good at what he does and could easily sell a ton of albums based solely on his musical ability. HOWEVER, points two and three are things that I feel need to be discussed in depth, because if America isn't put on notice, we may just end up with the most unbearable Idol ever.
Let's start with the hair. I don't claim to be a badge-carrying member of the fashion police, but David Cook's rooster-do was just horrible. For all I know it could be the latest style, but it's still horrible. The reason I say this is because you couldn't get a hairdo that screams "Look at me! I want attention!" any louder. Had it been a little more subdued, it could have just been a "rocker" hair style. Had it been more over the top, kind of like the scrawny dude who just won Project Runway's hair, it would have been unintentionally funny. But David Cook's hairdo wasn't subdued and it certainly wasn't humorous. No, it was just sculpted in a way that made me believe he was an insecure wanna-be who was desperately trying to look cool and get everyone's attention.
The fact that I just called David Cook "insecure" may seem a bit strange since point #3 is that he's full of himself, but believe me, he's both. You see, I believe David's hairstyle is the result of somebody who doesn't think they're cool and then tries too hard to compensate for that. But while there's a lack of self-confidence when it comes to being "cool", David Cook clearly thinks that he's a top-notch musical talent and God's gift to American Idol. Despite the fact that Randy and Paula didn't get the "worthy" comment, I completely understood what Simon meant because I was thinking the same thing. Look at the performance again. Does David come off as somebody who's cautiously optimistic about making it to Hollywood, or as somebody who thinks he's hot stuff and is "showing off"?
Whether you're a David Cook fan or not, you know the true answer to that question.
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