David Cook, American Idol and I: 'Twas the Day

I had refused to listen to the "Always Be My Baby" rendition of David Cook for five days now, just to curb my frighteningly growing obsession over his sexy, sexy voice. This self-imposed task cost me dozens of mugs of coffee (mugs and not cups, mind you), of looking around Digg for something more geeky and of listening to "The Used" and "Red Jumpsuit Apparatus" instead. And then. AND THEN the David Cook-free me woke up not-so-early today with a dream about the winner of "American Idol Season 7." And let me tell you this: He was just as gorgeous in my dream as he was in the internet and television. And get this: He sang "Time of My Life" to me. His voice was just as sexy as I've heard from the downloaded songs of his in my computer. You know what else? We were such good pals there. We were such good pals that he just had to put an arm around my shoulders. And did I just detect a hint of attraction on his part?

I will not even try to dabble in pop psychology in order for me to understand the logic behind that certain dream. Instead, here and now, an article I read weeks ago about David Cook came to mind. The article was titled "Is It Fair for David Cook to Cover Cover Songs?" To sum it all up, the article pointed out how Cook is credited for songs which aren't his and if this is fair at all. The article said that to be fair to Cook, he did make it clear that the songs were this artist or that artist's arrangement. Meaning to say that the "American Idol" (season 7) winner gave credit where it's due. However, I do agree with the writer of that certain article that David Cook will have a couple of difficulties in proving himself to be genuine. This is for the simple reason that the world he's now going to get exposed to is harsh and unforgiving. Like in any show business world, it's dog eat dog out there. He will do his best to prove himself, come up with stuff of his own and most probably infuse covers as well. And when he does that, there will undoubtedly be some people who will be waiting for one misstep. There will be people who will criticize him and his music. And these criticisms are what could make or break David Cook's career.

I still have yet to listen to the album of David Cook to know. And if he turns out to be a disappointment? You will surely hear my heart go splat! on the ground.