The only thing I have to say is to quote JR:

“he’s young enuff to be my son, he is young enuff to be my son….

~marlie7

From www.davidarchuleta.com:

Hey Everyone,

We’d like to announce a date change on the release of David’s new single. It will now be available everywhere on July 20th, not the 13th. The change was made because David wants to give his fans WAY more than just a single, and needed an extra week to do it, but trust us it will be worth it.

On July 20th, right here on the site, you will be able to pre-order David’s brand new, upcoming album! When you pre-order you’ll be able to receive “Somethin ‘Bout Love” as an instant download, but that’s not all. Also on the 20th, you’ll be able to pre-order a very special fan edition of David’s new album! We’ll give you all the details on what it is soon!

So, instead of just a single, you’ll be getting the whole package! Stay tuned for the big day, and in the meantime, check out the single artwork for “Somethin’ Bout Love” right here!

And the photo on the single – good lord, they finally got it right! More than right – it’s “Dreamy David”.  Lovely!

~marlie

It has literally been months since we’ve had the pleasure of seeing, in person or on video, a full concert by David. We have all been whining, longing, aching, begging and generally feeling deprived of our favorite songs, the hunkerdown, and a growl or two.

Fans have been scouring youtube looking for any new video of David in concert – perhaps one by a fan that just didn’t get to uploading until the drought caused them to remember the video still on their camera from Atlantic City in November or Hershey in August.

Recently we’ve been treated to some fabulous, gorgeous (I’m fan girling), incredible a cappella versions of Lean on Me, I’ll Be, God Bless the Broken Road, and a stunning rendition of The National Anthem. The drought seemed to be getting a few sprinkles, a shower or two, and now, perhaps a good soaking rain with tonight’s conert at BYU’s Hart Auditorium.

It’s time….we’re ready…. we’re begging!  A single in July, and the CD in (potentially) September – maybe a tour is right around the corner. Oh, for a heavy downpour of David Archuleta LIVE!

So….as for tonight …. is everyone ready?  Everyone excited and filled with crazy anticipation?  Wondering what David will sing?  Wondering what those “surprises” will be that he mentioned in a recent interview?  Me, too!

We’ll be posting videos, tweets, twitpics and anything else we find as soon as possible tonight, so stay tuned!

~marlie7

Fan groups all over ArchuWorld are banding together on June 1 for a Twitter Trending Party…

“As we (David Archuleta fans) already know, June 1 is the official release of his book. How about we make it extra special for him and make it trend on twitter? By making it trend, it would also help with his sales. Because not really everyone is aware that he has a book coming out.”

Add #ChordsofStrength to your tweets!

IMAGINE

February 2008 was The Moment for David on American Idol.  This was when the tectonic plates cracked open a bit, and a larger world took notice of The Voice.  For those who loved David before, this took them to a new level of connection.  For those for whom David wasn’t on the radar screen, this finally got their attention.

David has been profoundly influenced by Eva Cassidy.  He takes from her version of Imagine the expressiveness and melismatic flourishes that take this Beatles song to a different place.  Do you remember when you first heard David sing Imagine? In the Beatles version, John Lennon’s voice is raspy, and he cultivates a cool sense of detachment.  Most of us had heard this song innumerable times.  We knew all the words, but they lay on the surface of our consciousness.  When we listened to David’s intimate and emotionally charged version on February 26, 2008, we heard the words for the first time.  As David sang the familiar words, we actually experienced Lennon’s idealistic vision.

When did David first encounter this song?  We may never know, but we do know that he performed it in public at the tender age of thirteen.   This is a song that David knew for years before performing it on American Idol.  Certainly his comfort with this song gave him some solid footing on the stress-filled AI stage.

Imagine is a song that David has made his own, but he has seemingly chosen to sing it only infrequently.  Each performance has been a lovely surprise.  At the Ford Day event, it was the first time that we heard the song after the Idol competition ended.  At the Los Angeles tree lighting ceremony it was a unexpected encore. On a personal note, davidfanLIZ still remembers the chills (and grabbing her concert buddy Rascal in delight) when David began to sing Imagine at the end of the Del Mar outdoor show.  And on the return visit to American Idol in April, David stepped it up a notch when he confidently accompanied himself at the piano.  What a difference from his first return trip to AI when he sang a more hesitant Touch My Hands and berated himself afterward.  His growth and confidence as a performing artist were visible for all to see.  The most recent performance of Imagine at Apple headquarters in the Bay Area offered yet another version, albeit only seen in video shot from a frustratingly long distance away.

Imagine is a song that will forever be David’s.  Here are all the performed versions gathered in one spot for your enjoyment.

At the Wellington, Florida Boys & Girls Club on May 17th, 2004. David was thirteen years old.

David’s voice is high – the voice of a 13-year-old boy. But the power is there, lifted up by that soulful style that David seems to have been born with.  The falsetto is choir boy perfect. And yet, no choir boy outside of a southern Baptist church puts the runs in a song like that!  And it’s great how the younger kids crowd around him. It seems like David was a magnet, and perhaps it felt good to be in his aura even then.

David on Good Thing Utah – Age thirteen, unknown date.

“Mini Motown Monster” – this version is butter smooth compared to the one in Wellington.  But the power isn’t there as much as before and it makes one wonder if this is around the time that David had his vocal cord paralysis. He seems to be saving his voice, as well he should. And even with that, a beautiful performance.

American Idol – Feb 26, 2008

What can be said about this performance that hasn’t been said already?  David made this song his own that night and for anyone who saw it, it can never be sung by anyone else and come close to David’s version. Ever.

Murray High School, May 9, 2008

Home at Murray High School.  He nailed all the runs, all the high notes – his voice was perfection that day. Charged with the emotion we all witnessed as David was welcomed home, he gave that song everything he had.

American Idol – May 20, 2008

What is so striking about this version is that David changed it up, adding different runs and phrasing than he did in the first AI performance. Only a few weeks apart and he made the whole song sound new.

Ford Day event in Dearborn, Michigan on September 19, 2008.

David sang to the crowd that day, making eye contact, turning to every section of the audience. No sign of any vocal distress, in fact, this might be the performance where his voice is the most powerful. There seems to be a new sense of freedom and intensity in David’s performance, perhaps in response to relief that the AI judging was finally over.

Hollywood Tree Lighting ceremony, Dec. 6, 2008.

Smooth as silk, gentle and sweet, this performance highlights David’s instinct for the subtle. Slowly building in strength, but never overpowering the song, his voice is perfectly controlled, and yet the emotion shines through as always.

Del Mar, June 21 , 2009

This was the first time David sang Imagine in public while playing the piano. He was tentative, as he often is the first few times he plays a new song while singing. But the VOICE was sheer perfection.

American Idol, April 15, 2010

Watching David’s beautiful hands play over those keys was almost a distraction from hearing him sing….almost, but not quite.  Another new version, another set of runs, a perfect contrast between his power notes and his soft, near-whispered ones. This was the performance that let AI know, there was an artist in the house.

Apple Bash, May 21, 2010

How many different ways can the same song be sung?  Ask David. Every time we hear this it has a few change-ups.  It’s almost as though the highs and lows and runs depend entirely on David’s mood, the mood of the audience, and whether there are big fluffy clouds in the sky. Who could tire of listening to this song that now belongs to David?

~ davidfanLIZ and Marlie7

I’ve had one of those evenings when I didn’t feel like working. And so I took a walk through my video library. I have no wisdom to impart, no analysis to provide. I just want to share these videos that are in my all-time favorites list.

I want to hear David sing. I want to watch David move around the stage and hunker down. I want the new CD and a tour so baaaaddddddddd.

Enjoy!

Touch My Hand and Waiting for Yesterday, Leicester, UK – McFly Tour

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbWBZP7V44E

Stand By Me – Manila, May 16, 2009 Concert with David Cook

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvVNuLEw3t8

My Hands – Salt Lake City – March 27, 2009

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTPHlG08MZI

Don’t Let Go  - Greensboro, NC, July 29, 2009

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMqNqWFS6U

Apologize – Las Vegas, NV, July 18, 2009  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa0HDoJpPZc

Zero Gravity – Sunrise, Florida, August 1, 2009.  He uses every inch of that stage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rcRYx7D8s

Contigo en la distancia at the 2009 ALMA awards

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6FsfvxyyT8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBmkVDgBsFc

To be perfectly honest, we never realized we had an agenda. But after so many sensible, rational fans pointed out with such convincing evidence how obvious our agenda really is, we had to be honest with ourselves and say, “Hey! You know what, guys? We really do have an agenda — a gay agenda!”

Self awareness can be so cleansing. So, now that we have figured out who we truly are, we thought it was time to share with the world just exactly what the TDC Gay Agenda actually is. We hope this will clear up any remaining questions or misconceptions about us, and help put things into perspective.

The TDC Gay Agenda

Let it be known that

• Henceforth and for all time in all regions, all gay fans of David Archuleta shall be afforded priority seating at all concert venues, and preferred access to tickets and special events shall be supplied on a gay first-come gay first-serve basis.

• Henceforth and for all time in all regions, all stylists, costume designers and hairdressers will be required to evolve the David Archuleta stage persona into that which resembles a glam-rock, guyliner wearing, Adam Lambert clone (because, as so many have so often observed, we don’t really like David Archuleta the way he already is, anyway).

• Henceforth and for all time in all regions, all lyrics in all David Archuleta songs shall be gender-neutral, implying neither specifically heterosexual or homosexual relationships. When he sings in French, David shall use neither “le” or “la” to describe inanimate objects, so as not suggest a gender preference for things like flowers or food processors.

• Henceforth and for all time in all regions, all female reveries about David Archuleta shall be confined to fantasies involving David not as a boyfriend or a husband, but as the proverbial gay best friend. TDC will supply links to reruns of the television sitcom “Will & Grace” for any females who are unfamiliar with the territory. Furthermore, any late-night online chats held in private for the purposes of salacious fantasizing about David’s physical attributes will be required to include an equal number of young, single gay men as there are mature, married women.

• Finally, and most importantly, let it be known and understood throughout the land that we hereby acknowledge as accurate the oft-proposed observation that we desperately, passionately want David to be gay. We know that wanting him to be gay will have a significant influence on his being gay, and, really: Why shouldn’t we want David to be discriminated against? To never be able to get married? To lose the support of his family and his church? Yes, those are the things we wish for David, beyond everything else.

– davidfanLiz, jackryan4da, ronaldsf, Marlie7, and Ras–oh, ha ha, there we go again, failing to acknowledge what the arbiters of the fan community have already observed: that none of the TDC team members have any real independence or voice of their own. They’re all hypnotized by Rascal! Why bother listing their names at all? Relax and look deeply… deeply into my agenda…

We were working with our tech support for a significant period of time early in the week and had several server crashes. It appears that we are stable now.

If you are still unable to login, please let me know via the contact page and I will check your account and be sure you have access.   Thank you!

~marlie