Archuleta Saw "Angels" Way Before Idol

61. Geez Carol...

Seems like you're ever the judge of people too. Calling people haters, womanizers, drug addicts, pimple faced, bullies... What you're calling people on this board is worse than anyone has said of David. Way worse.

Posted at 12:02PM on Apr 9th 2008 by mommy

62. At no point on American Idol last night did Archuleta say he just found this song, just heard this song or just learned this song. He said he was "thinking of a few songs" and had "trouble" choosing one. He said he was thinking about it and when he "got to" Angels, he realized it was the perfect song. Why are you making it seem like the kid is a liar? He is so talented and so adorable... and so likeable... you just can't find anything legitimately wrong with him, Leave him alone.

Posted at 12:09PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Yvie

63. D.A. is A.I. alright...."Artificial Intelligence", "Annoying Ingrate" and "Aguilera Impersonator." Overrated, fake and a Mormon closet-case to boot. If this is America's idea of an American Idol I'll turn my attention elsewhere.

Posted at 9:49PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Jeffrey

64. Seriously this kid is WAYYY to overrated I mean c'mon wow so the kid has a good voice so do millions of people around the world big deal he is a dime in a dozen the only thing he is good for is singing ballads which bore me to death!!! I Am sick of his stupid little smile and his dumb wave everytime the girls scream his name he says the freakin same lines every week "Ohhh thank you!! thank you very much! Ohhh" like he is so shocked when the judges say they liked his performance he is no where near as talented as David Cook who is my favorite contestant this season I would love to see a David Cook and Michael Johns finale this year but sadly I fear this kid will win the competiion with the majority of voters being immature stupid tween girls who think this ugly monkey faced kid is cute! David Archuleta just needs to go away he brings nothing new at all to the show and is very annoying!!! DAVID COOK TO WIN IT ALL!!!!! no more crackly huge stupid inhales lol!

Posted at 11:06AM on Apr 22nd 2008 by Ange

65. So what. Every idol wanna be on the show SHOULD HAVE "a repretory of songs" that they enjoy singing. It seems that no matter what a person does there will be someone standing by to try to knock them down and discredit them, David is a wonderfully talented young man. You got a problem with that?? If so then you REALLY need to ask yourself what your shortcomings are that make you want to highlight what everyone else does. SHAME SHAME SHAME ON YOU!!!

Posted at 4:23PM on Oct 7th 2008 by gloria

66. For all you haters, we all have differing musical taste. Why don't you leave it at that and put more of your energy towards supporting your favorite? I don't go around bashing the others, even though they are not my taste. They're all great and have their own fan bases for a reason. If you're mature you'll see that and leave the negativity in your head.

Posted at 12:44PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Virginia5

67. If anything, THANK YOU to TMZ for showing the world this awesome video. His fans have enjoyed it so much the last few months, and FOR SURE he'll be gaining a lot more fans when the world gets to see it, thanks to the David Archuleta lovers over at TMZ!! Good job!

Posted at 12:44PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Virginia5

68. Maybe if I got on American Idol and sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, everybody would be as snowed over me as they are about David????

Posted at 12:25PM on Apr 9th 2008 by JLo

69. And I'm sure last night was the first night Cook ever performed Innocent, right? Since that's his favorite band? Come on. You guys are so naive. Carly sang Come Together earlier this season. She said she sings that EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT at the bar she works at. All these contestants if given the chance are choosing songs they've sung before. Wouldn't you? This story is a complete misrepresentation of what David said on the show last night. And it is trying to create controversy where there is none. Not that I had any respect for TMZ before, but this just shows how shallow you guys are in what you do. Your logic doesn't even compute. Shame on you guys. If you're going to "create" a story, at least look at all angles. You seriously dropped the ball on this one. What a bunch of hacks.

Posted at 1:27PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Keith

70. Yvie: He made it appear as though he'd just come across the song. If it was such a huge, inspirational song to him, why'd he have to "come across it" to have it jog his memory? He was well aware of the dramatic impression he left. That said, I couldn't care less if he sang it before. Pffffffffft. Makes no difference to me.

Carol P: Geeeeeeeeeeeez. Settle down, girl! LMAO! Admit it: You're Archuletta's aunt or something, aren't you.

Posted at 12:33PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Mairi

71. Reality Check: David A. is 17 years old. He hasn't been in a concert performance situation like David C, Micheal, and Carly. He is from Utah, where singing for church and school groups is the most usual venue for amateurs, and a ballad is a popular choice. (I lived there for 5 years.) He is required to spend four hours a day doing school work, so he has 20 less hours a week than the others. Past competitors say the high school kids work the hardest and he is a straight A students, so he probably is taking the schooling seriously. He loves the ballad type of music. Why not stick with it? This isn't a talent show. This is a popularity contest and the challenge is to get votes on your own and pick up the votes of others. So you take some risks and not others. David isn't going to take a chance signing a song he doesn't know. Last time he did that, he muffed up the lyrics. People had a field day with that. For the record, I would like to see more range. I'm getting bored with ballads. But this contest is David's to lose. He should play it safe. I'm also getting bored with the others. I am longing for Chikezie. He was interesting. But David needs to worry about winning and he probably will if his ballad-loving fan base stays. What will his future be? Well with record deals, he has all the time in the world to get the song right, sing new songs and styles, and rehearse his performance. If he does a video and screws up, they just do another take. If he goes on stage, then he still rehearses the show as long as he wants. But one thing David has is an amazing sound to his voice, and if this contest is about who you want to win a record contract, because you want to hear the person's voice on a CD, then he has a great voice to use. If you don't like his song choice, don't buy his album. But TMZ seems to be trashing David for the entertainment value of trashing someone. That's not entertainment. That's being an adult thug...picking on a high school kid...and being loose with the facts while doing it. That's just old-fashioned lying.

Posted at 2:24PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Mutantclone

72. This is another lame attempt by TMZ to stir stuff where it's not there. Do you think last night was the first night Cook ever performed Innocent? OLP is his favorite band! Or when Carly performed Come Together? She performs that song every Saturday night where she works! This story is irrelevant and trashy. And it completely misreprents what David said on the show last night. You guys are just looking for anything. And TMZ is nothing but a bunch of hacks who probably couldn't even get a college degree which explains why they work for this trash mag. Shame on you guys. And shame on the posters for not thinking about this story from all angles. If you point the finger at David for this, then you better point it at your own contestant. THEY all choose songs they know much of the time.

Posted at 1:29PM on Apr 9th 2008 by HoustonRufus

73. This is a very STUPID post. Do you believe ALL the contestants are singing ALL their choices for the first time? HE DID NOT SAY OR PRETEND THAT HE IS SINGING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. All he is saying is that he had a hard time selecting the RIGHT song for the inspiration week, as there were several he thought would fit to be 'inspiring'. At least, he knew the meaning of the word inspiring and to choose an appropriate song unlike several others...
Anyway, it is time for you to stop hounding the good people and go do your stories on someone else....

Posted at 12:47PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Idolfan1199

74. He IS an angel...

Posted at 12:57PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Dona

75. Robbie Williams sang this song origanally....I love this song by him and David did a good job also!!!

Posted at 1:01PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Ledgirl