David, who usually expresses uncertainty when talking to fans about his upcoming music, is overcome with excitement in his target=”_blank”>latest video blog when talking about his upcoming album:
I just can’t wait for you guys to hear these songs! … I feel you guys will really get to feel me in these songs because I’m… a part of the writing, and so part of my ideas and just how I feel are in these songs.
Aside from the involuntary joy one feels while viewing a David video blog, one can’t help but feel enormous anticipation with this one as well. For David—who is a perfectionist in many things and admires the musical greats of the past—to feel a sense of accomplishment and joy in sharing his own musical production can only bode well for the quality of his second pop venture. David’s unique choices in selecting and styling his songs reveal an impeccable musical instinct.
How many frikkin songs has David written already? It seems like it’s almost every day we receive a tweet announcing a new song that David helped write. David’s first album was largely written for him, and recorded in hasty sessions at different stops over the course of the 2008 Idol Tour. David had very little time and/or experience to “find his voice” in the decision-making process regarding the larger choices for the album. Now, David’s initial forays in wielding a hand in his own destiny in both business and music will show their first fruits. David, Part Deux promises to surpass the original.
Okay, so David says that the next album will better reflect him? That we’ll “really get to feel” him in these songs? What will come from David’s self-admittedly and wonderfully “weird” and “spacey” mind? What should David’s confession of “me-ness” tell us about the musical styles and lyrics we can expect on the album?
Hardly anything at all, I’m afraid.
We have even less of an idea of what music is in store this time around, precisely because David has had such heavy involvement in the process. Any look at David’s musical and thematic inclinations will show that they are wildly varied. He can command a variety of genres, best exemplified during his American Idol days. One of the sources of excitement in following a young prodigious talent like David is the constant potential for surprise and discovery.
David has provided us with no hints. We’re left with looking back at what David has written or helped write in the past, to get any idea of what might be on the menu for his next album. So, shall we?
1. “Works for Me” – Sassy, Bluesy, Attitudy David?
How many of us thought David had a song like “Works for Me” in him? The song was co-written with Daniel Bedingfield and, with its soul influences and bluesy guitar hook, calls for strutting and finger-snapping. We also hear little bluesy, soulful touches that David brings on in full glory in his covers of “Crazy” and “Waiting on the World to Change.” All that’s missing is a glimpse of the Archuneck that David whipped out while singing “Shop Around.” In one interview, David has said that his new album will show more how he thinks. Looking at the lyrics to WFM, we see a witty, confident, and humorous side of David. Perhaps we’ll get to see some of this David in the album?
2. “Somebody Out There” – David the Love Balladeer?
Surprisingly, David’s first album did not include a ballad that had strong radio potential, especially given that this genre was the box many people put David in after his singing “Imagine.” It will be interesting to see whether David and the label opt for a strong ballad as one of his singles this time around. I thought that “Somebody Out There,” co-written with Mike Krompass, may not have had the potential of becoming a pop hit, but still it was the most musically interesting and lyrically strong of the three love ballads on David’s first album (though this was only on an extended version of the album). The lyrics and music expressed a simple, earnest, generous affection, spoken as if in an intimate conversation, that one doesn’t hear in many love ballads. Perhaps we will hear David bring some new ballads on his next album. The pop world needs a fresh, sincere voice like David’s.
3. “Don’t Tell Me” – The Rhythmic Pop Supah-Dupah Star?
This is another possible route that David and his management could use to establish some early commercial success off his album. While a young teenager, David apparently wrote the melody and lyrics to “Don’t Tell Me” while another musician filled out the arrangement. With a catchy melody that progresses well from one section to the next, it is an amazingly proficient piece of pop work, especially considering it came from such a young artist. When I first heard this, I immediately thought it was influenced by Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped” album – David probably could rock some rhythmic pop if wanted to. The verses to “A Little Too Not Over You” – also co-written by David in tandem with Mike Krompass – also show his melodic creativity in this mode of music.
4. “Falling” – David the Soul Artist at the Piano?
In my opinion, this song, though it didn’t cause a sensation in the fandom (see #5), gives the clearest glimpse of the heights David can potentially reach with his music. The MUSIC (ahh, the music!), with its dramatic chord passages and his tenor voice soaring above them, show a David that is prepared to and entirely capable of bringing forth big emotion in his music. Perhaps David will bring us something spiritual and transcendental? A message of social relevance? Or something exploring the painful side of the human experience? We shall see.
5. “Zero Gravity” – David the Club King?
Ahh, “Zero Gravity.” Did any of the fans expect David to produce a song that, with the right production, would comfortably fit on the same station with Ke$ha and Lady Gaga? Like “Don’t Tell Me,” ZG’s catchy hooks and natural progressions from one section to the next make it a very strong pop song. But even more than DTM, ZG is such an earworm that it just has you singing along after a few listens – which is a key ingredient for a pop radio hit, and means that this was possibly a lost opportunity for a second successful single. With pop music becoming increasingly influenced by techno and other kinds of dance music, one can see David and his label trying to experiment with a dance track or two on the new album, at least as bonus tracks.
Given David’s wide range of musical inclinations, one wonders how he and the label will come to an agreement as to what will be on his next album. Perhaps David’s album will be eclectic? Or perhaps it will be a cohesive mission statement that declares, “This is me”?
On that, we don’t have an answer either(!). And perhaps everything I have said has been worthless drivel based on wild speculation.
But that doesn’t make speculation any less fun.
So everybody join in!! What do you think will be on the menu? And what are you craving! 🙂
-Ronaldsf
I believe that the best material on the first album came in the form of the bonus songs that David wrote or co-wrote. Given that, I am really excited about the second album. He personally likes musicians who are quirky, acoustic, and creative, quite different than some of the music written for him on the first album.
Fabulous article Ronald. It is great to re-listen to all those different David-styles of music. And great fun to think about what is next. More on that later, but for now I just need to say that I am loving the picture collage. What a wild variety of looks:
Territorial stance guy.
Soulful, laid-back guy.
Goofy, fresh-faced kid.
So-intense-that-it hurts guy.
Gentle balladeer.
OMG crazy guy!!!
How can you not love him??? Thanks Ronald!!!
ronald, what an excellent article! Thank you! Like Liz said, so great to be taken through the various videos along with the writing.
I have to confess, of the three love ballads that were in his first album including the bonus tracks, I am not a huge fan of either You Can or TBWY. Blasphemy! I know! As sooo many love both of them. But I can’t help it. They are both a bit too … can’t quite put my finger on what it is… sweet, sappy? The tunes are to me, NOT how David sings them. Go ahead throw tomatoes at me. David likes them and he most certainly does an amazing job singing them every single time, without a question. I LIKE them just not LOVE them, and that brings me to his own penned SOT. That one is hands down better by faaarrrr than either YC or TBWY or both combined, by faaaaarrr! And what’s so gripping about SOT to me is while it can be a “love song”, I only hear it as a song about the non-romantic kind of love, love for your fellow human being. IMO, David is a far superior songwriter than the ones who wrote those other two.
Liz, that Shop Around David is not only the goofy, fresh-faced guy, but there was also a ton of sass displayed in that David. Still my absolute favorite of all the AI performances. That’s where he first exhibited the “Archuneck” that ronald talks about. Love it!!
David is such a multi-faceted guy that if his next album reflects him as he says it will, I am imagining it will be many things. I can wait patiently for the album to be finished. I want him to be as satisfied as he can be or allowed to be (hopefully the label is more aligned with him this time.)
And lastly, ronald, “involuntary joy” is so right! What a gift he is as the “involuntary joy” gets us every single time we experience the wonder that is David Archuleta.
Now that I’ve written a bunch, time to get productive elsewhere LOL! Thanks again ronald for the great article!
Freofan, yes I definitely agree that the best songs came at least partially from David himself. Part of it was that they were more personal and expressed him more; part of it was that they were just plain better. If anyone knows more about the artists he’s co-writing with please share. Would be cool to know what styles of music they do.
DavidfanLIZ, yeah putting those pictures together was a lot of fun! Love your descriptions lol.
I corrected some of the more obvious typos this morning lol -- this was a bit rushed. And now I run out the door again -- in addition to a fulltime temp job that I have now, I have my legal stuff, and also there is now a hunger strike at Berkeley and a round-the-clock demonstration (really! last week it was a teachers strike and this week it’s a hunger strike). But I’ll check back in here when I can lol.
Vermeer, I’m so glad you love the article! Thanks for your observations too! I like your comparison between SOT and the other 2 ballads and it’s very helpful. I did a poll once at IDF of which love ballad people loved most, and it was virtually a three way tie. I wanted to vote more than once that would’ve been cheating lol.
Okay, NOW I’m out the door…
Hello to all!
So, my band Mojo Plant had a gig yesterday. It went ok -- kinda like a “rehearsal” if you will, because my brother couldn’t play the bass so our drummer did and it was surprisingly hard to adjust to that change.
Anyway, our setlist was heavily influenced by David, since I suggested we try some of the covers he has done. So we played Apologize, Crazy, One and Another day in paradise. For me it was sort of a tribute to David and the inspiration and influence he has been to me. So I recorded the songs, plus Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi since it’s sooo fun to play.
But. I hate to say it, but it wasn’t the best gig we’ve ever done lol. I was so friggin’ tired and had yelled at this sports event the day before, so my voice was a bit screechy and my throat was dry. My falsetto was barely audible 😀 But fortunately we have many performances to come this summer, so I can post better videos for you.
Because youtube is taking hours to upload my videos, I’ll post some pictures from the gig now and post the videos tomorrow.
Here’s our whole band (my brother is the one wearing the green jacket looking like a doofus -- he’s actually pretty cute in real life 😀 Don’t tell him I said that.):
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Our guitarists and me with a stupid impression on my face:
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Hello!! First at all, THANKS for the new thread !! great subjet to talk.
I found this in SA -- http://www.snarkyarchies.com/ a complete list of the writers David is working for this album made for FROGCOOKe fro IDF, is long so forgive me please:
Here’s what we know so far from David and twitter, regarding the album. This starts from last years writing sessions as well, not just the new writing sessions. The more recent songwriting collaborations I’ve been writing them down in the groups of people he worked with. So theres a few duplicate names on the ‘writing with’ list.
The song list isnt up to date since I hadn’t been keeping a running total of the songs he was working on. Especially with his sessions in LA. The nashville total should be near the right total.
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HAS WRITTEN/WORKED WITH DAVID:
Wayne Hector
Joy Williams
Matthew Bronleewe
Andy Dodd
Andrew Fromm
Robert Marvin
Jeremy Bose
Matt Wertz
Ed Cash
Rick Seibold
Jeymes Samuels
Victoria Horn(Lady V)
Matt Squire
Daniel Bedingfield
Kina Grannis
Andre Merritt
Adam Messinger & Nasri Atweh (The Messengers)
Emanuel Kiriakou
Benton Paul
Dapo Torimiro, Priscilla Renea [2]
Lindy Robbins(w/ Dapo Torimiro, Priscilla Renea) [1]
Jackie Boyz(w/ Dapo Torimiro) [1]
Drew Ryan Scott(w/ Dapo Torimiro) [1]
august Rigo(w/ justin graham, stereotypestv, eric nicks) [1]
Jeremy Bose, Cindy Morgan [1]
Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Joy Williams [2]
Jamie Kenney, Jenn Schott, Joy Williams [1]
Danny Orton(w/ Joy Williams, Jenn Schott) [1]
Hillary Lindsey(w/ Joy Williams, Jamie Kenney) [1]
Kojak(w/ Priscilla Renea) [1]
S*A*M and Sluggo [2]
C Jai, J Remy, Bobby Bass(w/ Dj Swivel, OFM) [1]?
Nate Campany, Igloo Tracks [?]
Guy Chambers, Erika(writing camp) [2]
The Nexus(james bauer-mein, david sneddon) [1]
Mike Krompass, Shelly Peikin [1]?
Jimmy Harry, Alex James [1]
Robbie Nevil(w/ Mike Krompass) [1]?
Mitch Allan(w/Shelly Peiken) [1]
WAS WORKING/WRITING FOR DAVID:
Jack Knight
Paul Mabury
Claude Kelly
David Hodges
Inara George
The Writing Camp
Eddie Galan
Steve McEwan(w/ Eman, Jess Cates)[1]
Lil Eddie(w/ Eman, Jess Cates) [1]
Jess Cates(w/ Eman, Claude Kelly) [1]
SONGS:
-- Nobody Knows (co-written with Rock Mafia)
-- Notice Me (co-written with Joy Williams, Matt Bronleewe, Andrew Fromm)
-- Sooner or Later (produced by Robert Marvin)
-- Falling Awake (produced by Robert Marvin)
-- Best Behavior (co-written with Matt Wertz)
-- Today (cowritten with NasriWorld)
-- Nervous (cowritten with Joy Williams, Jamie Kenney, Jesse Frasure)
-- 3 songs (co-written with Dapo Torimiro, Priscilla Renea, Lindy Robbins[1])
-- Ballad (co-written with Joy Williams, Jamie Kenny, Jenn Schott)
-- A love song (cowritten by Jeremy Bose, Cindy Morgan)
-- 3-4 songs (written by Eman, Claude Kelly, Jess Cates)
-- 12 done in Nashville(estimate)
-- 17 in LA (not completely up to date)
-- ?? in NY
Second, I love ‘Don’t tell me’ but i read that in the past Christmas VIP’s events , someone ask to David about the song and he pretty much confirmed that he wrote the song and the reasons. (‘Too much people saying me you need to do that or this , in this way to succes in the businees and i was desagree’ )
SA posted too some about his early songwriting skills back to the star Search time , this is the link http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003799422#/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003799422
“I wrote the melody and lyrics all by myself, then we had some guy help out trying to figure out the music. We had some tracks made. He probably hates me because it took forever for me to try to explain it. It’s like, “No, not that. That’s not it. Take this out.” He was really good. He was patient with someone who was so new to writing music.”
So i guess is clear that he received help with the musical arrangement of the song , but the credit for melodies and lyrics go to him.
RONALD -- thank you for stepping up with this article. It is a joy to see the many facets of David’s work in a collective fashion. Seeing how stoked he is for us to hear Archuleta 2.0 in an album, you can’t help but be thrilled.
In fact I find it vedddy veddy interesting when I researched on a couple of writers David has worked for this album — Mitch Allan and Peiken. They have credits in the following Spanish songs:
* “Ni Freud, Ni Tu Mama”(Neither Freud, Nor Your Mom) -- 2006 collaboration of Allan & Peiken
* “Algunas Mas” (Someone Else) -- Allan in 2007
* “Bella Traicion”(Beautiful Betrayal) won Allan a Latin Grammy
Is it possible that the next album would have a spanish track or two? Ay mi corazon!
Now about the music, i think is easy to know now what song has David signature on, he really has an special way to express his feelings, in that way i gonna put in a same label ‘Works for me’ ‘Zero gravity’ and the new one ‘Best Behaviour’ maybe even ‘Don’t tell Me’ because the quirky/sarcastic style and The dark/inpirationals ones SOT/Falling in other label of writing skills. I think i love more the first one since is more his age, more refreshing and even if are sad sujets he can put them in a positive way, and i love that.
G’Night 🙂
Tibitibis #7, ohmigosh that is an AMAZING LIST! Thank you for bringing that over! Wow, that is a huge number of people. Does this also mean that the label is putting a lot of resources into the album and therefore has a lot of faith in David?
Where did the list of song titles come from? I haven’t been that up to speed lately so I don’t know. Thanks for the link to the article on his early songwriting -- I’ll definitely check it out when I have time. (And embe I’ll check out your vids too.)
JR, I have been wondering that myself -- Christina Aguilera has had Spanish tracks in her mostly-English albums! 🙂
BTW _ Happy Mothers Day everybody!!
jackryan4da #9 : Spanish songs? that is my wish i send tweets to @jivemusic , suggesting them to put some tracks in spanish , at least some bonus for his spanish and latino fans.
Like they did with Allison I. on her album (her single has an spanish version too, actually better than the english one),or the single of Miley C (When i look at you, the song she sang in AI9) that have an spanish/english duet version with David Bisbal too; so i will keep my hopes alive for that. 😉
I know that Jess Cates wrote something in spanish for David Bisbal (from spain)too
Now , for real G’Night and thanks Ronaldsf again for the new thread 🙂
David has such an eclectic mix of music & songwriters it will be interesting to see what songs are on the album. I just pray that Jive truly will trust David with which songs to put on the album.
Embe -- I look forward to seeing more of your videos. One question -- Does your band know that your chosen playlist was inspired by David and how do they feel about that? 😀
“involuntary joy” I love that phrase too. It describes David wonderfully and all of us who watch him.
RONALD -- the list? from his twits LOL. You know how anal some Archies can be. If you follow his twits religiously, you will come up with the same list. And that’s not even the complete list! I think he has written over 40 songs by now and has worked with almost the same number of writers for this album.
Although all the waiting is killing most of us, I’m doubly glad that Jive is giving David more leeway with this album.
By golly, if you have an almost double platinum track and an almost platinum album (US sales alone) and tours that are almost sold out by mere minutes, me thinks the label would pay more attention.
David may have kept quiet with the sub par promotion & recording conditions for the 1st album, but for the 2nd album, the fruits of his work for the past 2 years stand by his prolific talent, work ethics and undeniable marketability.
What more could you ask for, Jive? Go, go,go David!
cutter12:
Embe – I look forward to seeing more of your videos. One question – Does your band know that your chosen playlist was inspired by David and how do they feel about that? 😀
I made my band watch the VIP Crazy (the best one IMO) on youtube, so they’d understand why I wanted to perform it. I also told them that David had covered Apologize and One (though I had wanted to sing One before I knew David did it), and what a huge influence he has been to me. They’re nice guys, and once we played the songs through, we decided that they work for us 🙂
I’ll post a video of “One” now (and us playing “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga), but I have to be honest; it won’t sound very good. I was really disappointed in the whole gig, because we didn’t have time to practise much, and the unusual assembly made matters worse. Plus my voice was ****, and I was pitchy, dawg. So I feel quite uneasy about posting these videos.
Fortunately my brother said he felt so anxious not being able to play with us this time, that he’ll participate in the upcoming summer-gigs <3
(BTW, the reason he couldn't play is that he just started building a house, and it takes up a lot of his time, so he couldn't take part in rehearsals and originally said he'd refrain from playing for the summer.)
Ok, I think I've blabbed on and on enough, so here ya go.
"One" (sorry about the drunken idiot talking and the irritating scratching noise in the background -- kinda like the mysterious clicking noise in one of David's vlogs!)
"Paparazzi"
Damn you spam filter!! Admins, help 😛
EMBE -- I checked the spam folder and there are no held-up posts. Let me know what the problem is so I can help.
Good morning, embe! Love the videos. It’s fun to know who you are, what you look like, and hear you and your band!
I apologize for being absent this past week -- and I was the one who was supposed to write an article for Cinco de Mayo, but on Tuesday, my mom passed away. She lived a long, full life, and had 4 children, 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren (so far!). Anyway, back in the saddle!
Ronaldsf: Thanks for putting together this article so quickly, and a good one it is. I just love these retrospectives or articles that give us an excuse to play videos of him over and over while we “analyze” (euphemism for “swoon over”) his voice. Nothing like a little “David session” on Sunday morning 🙂
JR: I released the post for embe. Must have gotten there 10 seconds before you did!
marlie7: I’m so sorry for your loss <3 And please do not apologize for your "absence" -- you are a person with a life outside of the internet and have encountered a sad, sad tragedy.
As I said, the videos suck, I suck, my voice sucks and I look like a zombie. But enjoy! 😀
While watching the Works for Me video above, I thought about the very first song he sang during the Jingle Tour, and then went to his latest concert (not stadium) performance of it. This is fun:
Touch My Hand -- Sacramento, Dec 2008
Touch My Hand -- Atlantic City, Nov, 2009
marlie7, I am so sorry about your mom.
embe, It was really nice getting to see and hear a couple of your performances. I look forward to more!
olemr2001: Thank you. I will post videos from the gigs to come, ’cause I want to show you that I don’t always suck 😀 The first performance tends to not go that well 😛
I posted this at IDF, and thought I’d share how I spend Mother’s day nowadays.
DavidArchie
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom, and to all the mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and incredible women who act as a mom. You are amazing!”
less than 10 seconds ago via txt
“My mom died of cancer two years ago. Her ashes were scattered in her favorite lake -- her last wish -- so we went to the lake by boat and placed a flower wreath on the surface of the water. I took pictures as it floated into the distance. I miss my mom so much I can’t breathe sometimes.
Please remember to appreciate your mothers and fathers like David does, because the day might come when you need them more than ever and they’re gone.”
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Hello Everyone!!
I hope your day was full of good and peaceful moments today !
marlie7 #18 -- I’m sorry for your loss, i extend my condolences to your family who had the opportunity to share great moments with your mom. You don’t need to apologize for take your priorities right.
Embe #23 -- I imagine it was hard and still hurting to don’t have your mom with you now.I’m soryy and Love your advice.
Love David’s twitter today, he don’t left any woman out of his congrats message : Moms, Grandmas, aunts 🙂 , and all the incredible women who act as a mom. Love him! 😉
Before I forget -- HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all archie moms and to the moms in your lives and those performing mom-role models for all of us 🙂
As my kids’ tradition, they came up to my room exactly at midnight to greet me with chocolates and flowers. They were kinda apologetic cos they were only able to give the “basic package” — IMAGINE THAT! I love my kids even if they drive me crazy most of the time. Heck, I drive them crazy all the time,LOL
Two more reasons why I love this day:
1. It is my Dad’s bday. He is 78 & the most honorable, honest & hardworking guy I know. Frail but still fighting. Praying for more time with him.
2. It is David’s Day 🙂 GOSH! Wanna join me go down memory lane?
I only uploaded the official video of David’s Homecoming but I have a lot more raw footage. Hope I can upload those too some time in the future.
So RONALD -- that’s my menu for the day. Tomorrow (today my time) is a definitely a different kinda dish --Election day and 1st time to use electronic voting. Here’s hoping for an uneventful election and transition of power (read: no coup d’etat or people power)
And MARLIE -- great to see you back. {{{Hugs}}} my dear.
EMBE -- thank you for posting your vids. I love ONE! Ever dream of singing that with David? 😉
{{hugs}} also to you re your Mom. That was a nice way of remembering her.
Thanks for being such an open and sharing archie 🙂
xoxox to Marlie
Hi everyone-I know I’ve been gone for quite awhile but I’ve been taking care of some personal business that needed my attention.
Marlie7~I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. I hope your grief is short lived. I will be praying for you.
Embe~I really enjoyed your videos. Thank you for sharing and I will be looking forward to seeing more of them.
I hope everyone who is a mother had a great Mothers Day!!
Marlie7 -- My heart goes out to you over the death of your mother.
I’m glad to hear that she had a long & fulfilling life. ((Hugs))
Hugs to you too, Embe- That was such a touching story about your mother. My mother was diagnosed with Melanoma last year. Luckily they were able to remove it all. Now I appreciate my mother (and father) more than ever. (thanks for the videos, now waiting for the next gig)
JR -- Sweet story. 🙂 And, hopefully with Jive giving David more leeway, they also give him more promotion.
Thank you everyone, and those that sent notes offline, too -- you know who you are 😉
JR#25 David DAY! More footage -- where do you get this stuff? You could probably do a documentary on David with all the video you have secreted away. Thanks for sharing it with us!
I actually don’t know, Marlie. I can’t recall where I got most of them. If I check YT, they are not uploaded so am surprised as well.
One thing I notice, I seem to have great luck in stringing words together to come up with links to interesting vids. Hehe
And most of the time, the links come to me. I don’t seek them. It’s just how my search alert is set up. Now if I could only remember how I set it up so I can replicate it in new search engines…
tibitibis, cutter12, DoddfanA: Thank you for your kind words. Means a lot <3
JR: You always make me smile. Thank you for being awesome 🙂
Marlie, So sorry about your recent loss. I lost my mom to cancer a few years ago and there are still so many times that I think “I wish I could call Mom and ask her that.” I will always miss her but was so lucky to have had the good fortune of being her daughter.
Embe, I can’t imagine losing my Mom when I was as young as you were. You are so right about appreciating them while we have them.
Hugs to both of you.
cb: A big, big hug to you <3
P.S. To anyone who needs cheering up.
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YAY! I just emailed Bookends in New Jersey, and they told me they are shipping to any country!! I’m so thrilled, since I really thought I’d be left out (again) living where I live.
I only have to confirm something: the asked for my credit card information. Is it safe to give that info to them? Are they a reliable company for sure? I do realise I’m probably over-reacting, but I’ve been robbed twice (not online though), and I’m really skeptical about this kind of thing.
Thanks in advance.
embe~I’m so happy that you will be able to obtain a copy of “Chords of Strength”. I don’t live close enough to New Jersey to get to the book signing so I also called and ordered one and gave them my credit card information. I think it’s safe or I wouldn’t have order one. There have been a few hundred people who have ordered this way and if the company wasn’t reliable they would end up with a huge law suit and out of business. 🙂
embe~Thanks for the picture you posted. You’re right, it does cheer you up!!
marlie, I am so sorry to hear that your mother passed away last Tuesday. My heart goes out to you and I hope you are doing ok.
embe, thank you for sharing the photo of the flowers in the lake. It’s very touching. Stay strong.
and (((hugs))) to both.
So David tweeted about yet another “writing session.” What is the rumor mill cranking out these days in terms of release dates? Can I at least have a date to salivate over? I don’t care if it’s true! lol
JR #14, where did the list of song titles come from? I haven’t seen those in the tweets. Also, did you get to vote without having to use People Power to get the actual votes counted lol? I sure hope so! 🙂
Embe #15, I really enjoyed your videos! Sure you were a little “pitchy,” but you have a great tone to your voice! I don’t know much about these things, but have you thought of singing “One” in a higher key? I thought it would help with the energy. And yeah, it did seem like an unusual venue!
Marlie, I am glad you have felt strong enough to come here and share your story. I wish you the best in these difficult times.
And DoddfanA, about your avatar… who’s the babe next to the baby?
Sorry, couldn’t resist 😉
ronaldsf #40 , hey!! the rumor about the date release of the single started in IDF, someone said that her source said last days of april , but in the updated they said that we need to add 3 or 4 weeks , because that is what usually happen (late in may then ) and that make more sense, since looks like the book tour was moved to june for some reason, we think is to do the promo single and book at same time. Now that the bookstore in Utah is saying that David gonna sing a new song the day of the signing event there (the june 7), we are thinking can be the single, But all is speculation.;)
BTW looks like the single was already choosen for Jeff Fenster, the jive guy resposible to chose the songs for the album. So we think is the LA team (E-man and friends,include @ClaudeKelly )who has that honor .
@ClaudeKelly has credits on the singles of Justin B, Charice P, Miley C and others smash singles lately
BTW looks like team UK (lady V and team) receive too good news about a song difinetily in the album, but she don’t confirmed either so still speculation too 🙁
And we don’t know nothing about if at least one song from Team Nashville gona make the album, this ones are the most alternatives, JMraz type of song , we think.
G’Night 🙂
BTW @ClaudeKelly has credits in Adam Lambert(FYE), Circus Britney, Kelly Clarkson and Leona Lewis singles too.
Bye:)
Tibitibis, thanks for all that info! I’m salivating. That’s an impressive list of singers that ClaudeKelly has written for -- they must be predicting it’s possible to get big commercial success. For the first single I don’t really care if David is a co-writer or not -- I’m hoping that it will be a breakthrough success and also be a great stylistic shift declaring “this is who I am,” no matter what it takes for that to happen.
Marlie7 #21, those two videos are night and day! Of course, we all know that in between those 2 videos were the February and March when Everything Changed lol.
ronaldsf#40~I saw the babe with the baby and couldn’t resist. Makes me want to pinch cheeks!! 🙂
Folks, this is OOT but I have to share with RONALD -- you may be glad to know that this is probably the most peaceful election conducted since Marcos time. And the automation, despite a lot of misgivings & some glitches (your “4th G” to guns, goons & gold), really worked well. I mean getting 92% of votes the next day is a fresh and most welcome development.
For those not familiar with Pinoy politics, it is not unusual here to proclaim the election results MONTHS after the actual election.
Am still banging my head with Erap garnering votes to make him #2. I still could not believe he was even able to run! Grrrrr. I was ready to break my stand and apply for immigration or work outside the country if there was any possibility of him becoming president. And don’t get me started with the return to power of the Marcoses or who are leading the Senatorial line-up.
As a nation, not only do we have short-term memory, we also never learn 🙁
End of rant.
I may be wrong but I think for the 1st time, we have a majority president 🙂 Now the real work starts.
JR #14, where did the list of song titles come from? I haven’t seen those in the tweets. …
Oh, at times you have to check who David is responding to, to see the thread of his conversation. Or follow some of the writers. At some point you will see them twitting other writers!
At some point, archies will piece the puzzle. Well, archies are not known as kick ass ninjas for nothing 😉
Bookends have been tweeting a lot!
FODFansofDavid RT @BookendsNJ: @andreaonFOD You are truly welcome. Bookends wanted 2 give everyone the opportunity 2 have a signed Chords of Strength book.
25 minutes ago via Tweetie
FODFansofDavid RT @BookendsNJ: @peacesignpam Thanks for that! Happy to do this! He’s the best! We are getting calls from all over the world. Amazing ppl!
26 minutes ago via Tweetie
FODFansofDavid RT @BookendsNJ: @jenleighbarry Thanks for letting the fans know….we are thrilled to host David at Bookends June 1st @ 7:00pm!
27 minutes ago via Tweetie
The following tweet is (apparently) about me! Yay 🙂
@jenleighbarry Happy to do that and please tell your friends.We have been getting calls from all over — just got a call from Finland.
It was so friggin’ cool calling Bookends, in NEW JERSEY! Felt a bit like a mini-holiday in America 😀
They accidentally cut off my connection at the beginning of the call -- they were supposed to put me on hold while taking ANOTHER call regarding David 😀 They said “we’ve been getting a lot of calls about David”. It felt so good to hear the lady talking about David -- it sounded like she was quite fond of him 😉
New vlog!!! He’s so pretty it’s not even funny.
fyi… would like all who can to join in…
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Billboard has ranked all of the “American Idol” contestants according to song and album sales and radio play, but which singer is really the best? We want to know what you think.
Weigh in now by voting for the best female who made our Top 24 “Idols” of All Time list. Come back next week (May 12) to vote for the best male.
Swing by May 19 to vote between the best male and best female winner. And May 25, we’ll reveal who YOU elected to be the Top American Idol of All Time. Vote early, vote often.
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Starting tomorrow, 5/12, let’s vote here for David…
http://www.billboard.com/features/top-24-a…004088680.story
ggdoorsfan: I’m such a dork when it comes to voting for David -- I can’t resist. 🙂 I’ll be there, and thanks for the link!
ggdoorsfan~I’ll be there voting for David too. I’m also a dork when it comes to voting for David, well -- most of the time anyway. I’ll be there too! Thanks for the heads up!! 🙂
I’m at work so I can’t listen to it, but I just want to concur with Embe that David is looking miiighty good. And the hair? Me likey!
Hey!
I’m seriously planning on traveling to the US for David’s next tour. It seems so unreal even typing this! I was looking at prices from random sites, since I have no idea what the price-range is, and turns out it’s actually not as expensive as I thought.
It was required to fill out the dates for departure and arrival, and since I have no idea when David might be touring, I just put September as an example. Most of the prices were like 550 euros! I was shocked. I really thought you have to be a millionare to travel to the States, since it’s so far away.
Anyways, my only problem is accommodation. It’s not that I can’t stay at a hotel, but I’d be traveling by myself, and I think I might need someone to guide me and stop me from getting lost! So… Is ANYONE at all willing to take me under their wing if this trip of mine becomes true? I really don’t care which state or city I fly to, as long as I’ll get to see David.
I know it’s a lot to ask, especially since for all you know I could be an axe murderer (which I’m not, by the way). But if any of you think it would be theoretically possible, please tell me. I never thought the day would come that I could fulfill my childhood dream of going to the US, let alone see DAVID ARCHULETA LIVE AND BREATHING IN FRONT OF ME, and I might die doing so. But what a way to go!
embe: If you come to the Northeast (New York area), David usually does several concerts within driving distance of each other in a week or two. I am happy to meet up with you and get you to one or two concerts depending on the timeframe. There are a bunch of people in the Northeast that go and meet up. Don’t worry, we won’t let you travel lonely 🙂 We usually have a page here to post travel plans so people can meet up.
Embe, I’d imagine you’d want to see New York City in your first visit to the States, and it’s unlikely he won’t do a stop in or around the area 😉 So yeah when the tour schedule is up we can have a section to plan travel and meet-ups here at TDC 🙂
Thanks you guys!
It’s not that I’m a child 😀 I can travel alone, and have traveled alone before, but it was pretty different from coming to the US. Firstly, I know Gran Canaria thoroughly so it was easy spending a month there. Then when I went to London, the distances were somewhat short and the area we stayed in was quite small.
But America… Well, let me tell you right now, that Finland is not only a small country, but most of the cities are small too. I live in a city of 13 000 people, but spent the first 20 years of my life in a town of 7000 people. So I am quite scared of being all alone in a huge place like NY. And how would I find a place to stay in such an enormous city? And how would I transport? I can’t whistle a cab!!
-- hyperventilates --
Embe you are too funny. If David comes to the Tampa Bay area-and that fits into your schedule- I will be happy to pick you up at the airport, shuttle you around and make sure you get where you need to go. No worries.
rae: I think I love you. Are you single?
Sweet embe -- you have a plethora of US friends. We are ready to greet you and house you LOL!!! If you come to San Francisco, you have a couch to sleep on.
dear david,
do you know that it’s a crime
to be all that dang fine?
and with a voice
that seem to caress
our hungry hearts for
what’s up next
your smile, those eyes
you are the perfect tease
who would have thought
that you only aim to please?
i tear-away from your video
like dancing wings to the fire
and despite a faint self-reproach
i’ll be in my world counting the hours
to be back to this sweet seduction
that has only grown strong
for to do is to be
for the love of your songs
for always,
JR
davidfanLIZ: A couch? Oh… well I don’t know about that. How about a king-size bed?
Oh, and be sure to make me pancakes and strawberries and whipped cream for breakfast. Nothing too fancy, you know.
😛
If a person can be so very kind as to give me a roof over a complete stranger’s head, I’d happily sleep on your porch for all I care <3
JR, thank you for that poem. I love reading about David in poem form. 🙂
If I weren’t at work I would write an ode to his new hair 🙂
JR~I loved the poem. And if I had any talent I’ld write one to David too, but since I have no writting abilities at all:(, I’ll leave it to some on you who have been gifted in that area.:)
Oh Ronald -- a new ode please!!!!
JR -- lovely!
DoddfanA -- love the baby avatar. 🙂
davidfanLIZ: Agree about the baby avatar. I wish I could make avatars 🙁
Oh, and btw, you DID realise my earlier post to you was a joke, didn’t you? 😉 Of course you did <3
Has anyone heard that David will be on Something Pitchy June 2?
davidfanLiz~I know th baby avatar was a bit schmaltzy, but I just couldn’t resist it.
DoddfanA -- glad you didn’t resist.
embe -- 🙂
Message from Bookends, NJ:
We are 70% sold out of the pre-sold signed copies….so they should call their orders in in the next 5 days… we are even open Sunday from 10:00 am EDT to 5:00 pm for their convenience. Otherwise we are open 9-6 EDT during the week and open until 8:00 pm on Thursdays.
Bookends and David would be sad if any of the Archie Fans missed out!
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Call 201-445-0726
– Bookends in NJ, orders are limited and going fast..!
They will ship internationally, $30.00 air mail and an additional $15 to ship a second book with the first.
Shipping to Canada is $15.00, and $8.95 to ship in the US. If you
have a buddy, double up your order because they’ll only tack on half as much shipping for the second book. Unfortunately, because of time constraints, no personalized signings will be allowed.
Cost of book: $22.95
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There’s no need to call to place an order for the book – you can order by email too. This may be helpful for our dedicated international fans.
http://www.book-ends.com/ – web site address
Thank you for the heads-up ggdoorsfan!! I myself ordered a copy the usual way, through Amazon, but it sounds like the signed copies will be selling out! Great news!
I ordered one from Amazon and then I still called a week ago and ordered one from Book-Ends in New Jersey. Just couldn’t pass up on a signed book by David.
Embe, if you’re coming to the USA coz of David, you should consider coming to his neighborhood--Utah! It’s beautiful there and really laid-back and safe compared to a lot of the larger cities. I don’t live there anymore so can’t offer you a bunk, but I know some big David fans who do.
So, give that destination a little thought. See the setting from which the phenomenon David himself sprang.
Embe, I don’t think I was perfectly clear in my earlier post. My point in saying that I know David fans in Utah was to let you know that I can get you lodging with some wonderful people who love David as we do. I would also be glad to zip into town and help squire you around during your visit. (I’m a mere 720 miles away, but hey, what is that to the typical David uber-fan?? Puh-shaw!)
Just think! You’d be near the mountains where he sang to the wildlife, the great intermountain West, in the very HEART of David fandom. Think it over.
Bookaholic: I actually have considered Utah as one option. There are so many alternatives!! Of course, it’s always a must to see New York, LA, Miami, Disney Land, Las Vegas, the Empire State building etc. so I’m kinda torn 😀
It’s all a matter of where David is touring, really. I mean, I definitely have dreamed about coming to the US ever since I was like 7 years old, so I am interested in the country, too. But now that I realised it could be possible for me to fulfill two of my dreams at the same time… just wow. It’s overwhelming, and I suspect I’d be crying for the first couple of days there, ’cause I wouldn’t believe I was actually there 😀
Thank you very much for sparing a thought for me, a person you don’t know and know nothing about. David’s fans really are special 🙂
can we duplicate this in the us -- i sure hope so 😀
since the book release in japan yesterday, here is how it ranks on amazon japan…
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Books Bestsellers – Foreign books
All categories > Books (updated hourly)
24. Rankings increased in the last 24 hours – Top 100 per day
Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of Perseverance David Archuleta (Author)
Amazon.co.jp Rank: Books – # 24 (Books BestsellersShow)
Rankings in each category:
─ 1st Foreign book > Biographies & Memoirs > Memoirs
─ 1st Foreign book > History
─ 1st Foreign book > Entertainment > Music > Musical Genres
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/english-books/ref=pd_dp_ts_fb_1
Yay, again my comment is awaiting moderation. Marlieeee 🙁
embe: Comment Released -- not sure why yours get caught so much.
random thought -- I wonder if David misses performing as much as we miss seeing him perform.
Liz #78 I think he does. I was just thinking about that today. That I’d bet he’d be so happy to go on tour again. He has to miss singing to his fans IMO. He is a performer. And he loves traveling! Visiting different cities! Ah what a guy!!
embe #74, yes David fans really are special, aren’t they, or rather, aren’t we? If only we can get along better more often LOL! I can vouch for you bookaholic would take good care of you! As Liz said too, should you choose to come to the West coast, the beautiful San Francisco bay area, you can look me up too. We won’t let you get lost here!
vermeer: I am so thankfull for your support 🙂 And SUPER-EXCITED about the trip!!
How long does it usually take after releasing an album for the tour to start? I’d just like to have an idea of when I’d come to the US.
from snarky archies…
Group card for David!
Want to get a congrats message to David about Chords of Strength, but can’t go to a signing?
Sign Jen’s group card, and she will try to give it to him at the signing.
Click HERE to go sign the card!
http://www.groupcard.com/c/D7gdJGXxOrx thumbsup.gif
ronald #63 -- “If I weren’t at work I would write an ode to his new hair :)”
We desperately need some rhyming couplets… or perhaps a limerick…
His new hair-do is close to his brow,
He’d friz it, but doesn’t know how,
He won’t take the time, to spike it up fine,
Does the new do give us the “Wow?”
Ronald -- Help! We need you lol!
“Crush” earns BMI Pop Songwriting award for David Hodges!
“Crush” just keeps on delivering. Early this morning, Eman, Claude Kelly, LadyV and Lisa Murray were tweeting away about “Crush” earning a BMI songwriting award [BMI is a major songwriting organization (along with ASCAP) for David Hodges -- what an honor for him, and David… this song has struck a chord in the pop music industry, and was a great introduction for David in it.
May 19, 2010
News, BMI Pop Awards, New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, Rock, Pop
BMI Pop Awards 2010
2010 BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Songs
-snip-
CRUSH
David Hodges
12:06 Publishing
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
David Archuleta
http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/548142
http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/548139
Reposting from the other thread:
This made me smile
http://twitpic.com/1p0uny
They are 2-inch high creations – can you imagine how labor intensive this is?
Literally and figuratively, a labor of love 🙂
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Anyone here from Idaho? Cos David is returning to BYU-IDAHO for a SPIRIT WEEK CONCERT on June 19
http://www.byui.edu/CenterStage/
Tickets start selling on May 24 🙂
Does this mean he will be singing his new single?
great work folks -- now it’s for all the marbles -- vote on billboard for david!
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Billboard has ranked all of the “American Idol” contestants according to song and album sales and radio play, but which singer is really the best? We want to know what you think. Hundreds of thousands of votes were cast to pick your favorite male and female “Idol,” and your king and queen are David Archuleta — who beat distant second Adam Lambert handily — and Carrie Underwood — who narrowly squeaked past Kelly Clarkson at the last minute. But now it’s a battle of the sexes to find out the ultimate favorite “Idol.” Is it Carrie? Is it David? Show your support for who you think should win, and come back May 25 when we’ll reveal who who YOU elected to be the Top American Idol of All Time. Vote early, vote often.
http://www.billboard.com/features/top-24-american-idols-of-all-time-1004088662.story#/features/poll-best-american-idol-ever-1004088680.story
Ahhhh! One more deadline and I have time to surf!
Meanwhile, have you seen/heard this? The briefest of snippets but sure is a heavenly one! From one of David’s recorded song but not yet an official trax thanks to @EmanuelKiriakou My latest #BubbleTweet –> http://bbltwt.com/szom9
GAH!
JR #84 Woo hoo! I won’t be there, but just having David start to do some concerts again gives me hope for an upcoming tour!
ggdoorsfan: That is fantastic! I sat and voted a couple of nights every few minutes, but wasn’t sure when it ended. Back over to do it again!
JR #86 Oh, I can’t wait. Those guys are pumped for this album…and now so are we!
Finished all my home chores so am hitting the net for a while and look what I found in my inbox:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Archuleta?wasRedirected=true#section_5
Not the most reliable source but am just giddy with the possibilities — is this perhaps the title of the album????? of the next single???? Fits one of the clues previously given -- “_ O _ _ _ _ I _!” by -- was it Eman or DavidH?
Main article: David Archuleta discography
* David Archuleta (2008)
* Christmas from the Heart (2009)
* Portrait (?) (2010)
Ok, RONALD please include in the menu -- Speculative Pomodoro or Album alla Cacciatore tee-hee
JR: Portrait -- that would fit with a release timed around the time of the book AND the hint, AND fits what David has said about this second album, that he wanted it to show who he was -- is that a portrait, or what?
Giddy!
Portrait -- I like the sound of that. Gosh, what other words ARE there that fit “_ O _ _ _ _ I _” LOL!
So when are we going to hear snippets longer than 1 second!?
from idf – a guidelines list for fans attending the signing at the mall of america… please read!!
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MOA PEOPLE-
Event Guidelines:
1. You must have a Mall of America® issued wristband to enter the autograph line.
2. A limited number of wristbands will be distributed in Sears Court starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 5. To receive a wristband, you must have a copy of David Archuleta’s book “Chords of Strength”.
3. Each person in your party must be present to receive a wristband. Wristbands are non-transferable. No exceptions.
4. When you enter the autograph line, please remain in single file.
5. You must stay in line to keep your place. You may leave the line to use the restroom or get food for a short period of time. One person in your party must stay in line at all times.
6. If you choose to leave for an extended period of time, you must go to the end of the line when you return.
7. People wearing wristbands that have been tampered or altered will not be allowed through the autograph line. No exceptions.
8. No personalizations will be allowed.
9. No photographs will be allowed.
10. Your book must be purchased prior to meeting David Archuleta. Books will be available at Barnes & Noble (E118) or in Sears Court at 8 a.m
http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=631510&st=960
ggdoorsfan — thank you for always updating us with advisories re David events. These are very helpful info 🙂
Hodges on receiving the BMI Award for CRUSH
Forbes lists David at #8 in the Top-Earning Idols “based on earnings from album sales, concerts, endorsements and other income from May 2009 through April 2010.
http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/20/kelly-clarkson-carrie-underwood-chris-daughtry-business-entertainment-american-idol_slide_9.html
David’s new blog:
Hey everyone! I thought I’d leave a note to let you guys know about what’s been up with me lately. This last weekend was a really great one! I got to spend time with some friends, which included some who drove down from Utah, and we all went to the Santa Monica Pier and rode the ferris wheel haha. We also walked around 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica and had a great time walking around and seeing the street performers. It’s really neat watching a bunch of those street performers. There are some really talented people who are down there performing that you’ll have to check out if you ever go there. We also ate at a restaurant called Buddha’s Belly and had some great ginger fried rice. Good stuff. I had a really fun time hanging with my friends. They rode the segways too but I’m too afraid to ride those lol. I really want to ride a bike sometime! I haven’t had a bike for sooo long, and I’m reaching a point where I’m tired of not riding one. I think I’m going to put that on my list of things to do. Yesterday I was finishing up vocals on some more songs. I know that Eman has been bubble tweeting and teasing you guys on twitter by playing the ends of some of the songs I’ve worked on with him lol. He’s funny. But I can’t wait until you guys get to hear the WHOLE songs! I’ve really appreciated how you guys have been supportive even during the quiet times, it really makes me feel better :). I’ll really try to wrap things up though! We’re just trying to plow through things and still get them sounding good. Today I’ll be heading out to Cupertino to the Apple headquarters! It should be fun to go there. I’ll be participating in what they have called Apple Idol for the workers there and it’ll be fun to see everything. I know Brooke White went last year and had a really great time. What have you guys thought of American Idol this season? You excited about the final 2? I think Crystal and Lee are both really talented people. I’m still impressed with how nice of a guy Lee was when I went back to perform earlier this season. He’s a really cool guy. My sister is in love with him. It’s weird because I’ve never seen her obsess over an idol contestant the way she has with him. She certainly didn’t act this way when I was on haha, which is totally ok. I not only got to talk to him but also Crystal and they were both nice to talk to. I’m really excited about going to the finale next week! It’s always so exciting to go back and see everyone there and catch up. It’s so chaotic with it being finale week though! And it’s always a pain trying to find clothes to wear because there’s the red carpet and all the pictures lol. But I’ll figure something out! Well I better get going, but let me know how you’ve felt about this season of American Idol and what performances really stood out to you. Let me know who you’re rooting for too! I’ll update again later.Song for the day -- I’m Gonna Get You -- Bizarre Inc.This song brings back memories when I was a teeny tiny kid. It was one of my favorite songs back when I still lived in Miami. Good times 🙂
Some twitpix from the Apple Idol Beer Bash where David sang Crush and Imagine
http://twitpic.com/1ptkav
http://twitpic.com/1ptkdk
Thanks to calpilotmike, David’s IMAGINE @ the Apple Idol batch
Damn, Cupertino is an hour from my home. So close….
Sigh….
A close friend works there and I completely forgot to contact him about the beer bash. Although he teases me a lot about David, I know he wouldn’t think 2x about getting vids for me. Arrrrrrrrrgh!
JR, do you have a link to the soundcheck version of YEDL that David did in Manila? I remember being blown away because he even improvised on the whistling, for pete’s sake. I’ve looked for it more than once with no luck.
I figured that if anyone had the video, it would be you so I had to ask.
Bookaholic — download from here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yjntbwmiljt
🙂
JR: Thanks for posting that. It was interesting to listen from a distance like that -- to hear how his voice filled up the area even though it was outside and a little windy!
It was so great to get to hear David sing again. 🙂
When I read his blog about his going to Cupertino, I was at work in SF and I felt a squeeze in my heart! So close yet so far!! How I felt envious of those Apple employees!!! His voice sounds glorious in that video. And the clouds he tweeted about made me react big time too because right after work yesterday hubby and I hit the road to drive up North and I was almost drunk with giddiness admiring the amazing clouds! They were huge like David said and so layered, bright white here, and golden there, with the blue sky interlacing them, and there were clouds everywhere! Simply majestic. It was really spectacular.
cb, so true about how great it is to hear him sing again!
Now on Wednesday I’ll be sure to try and catch him on TV on the AI red carpet and will be scouring the audience during the finale show for a glimpse of our guy. Never mind the contestants!