David Cook Joins The National Anthem Ranks

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By Nads | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 3:50 pm | 4 Comments
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David Cook is going to sing the National Anthem at game three of the NBA Finals. It’s so funny because I like sports, and I like basketball, but in my world an Idol winner singing at the game is newsworthy rather than the game itself. Good Luck David!

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4 Comments

  1. 1
    georgiababe
    Posted June 10, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    Sadly, Davey did not do as well as I thought he would. The first couple of notes were kind of rough. It wasn’t BAD by any means, but he didn’t really seem like himself. It was very tense and he seemed extremely serious – like the exhaustion is taking its toll. Or maybe it was because he was singing the anthem and he was instructed to be serious and just stare at the flag? I don’t know. He just didn’t seem like himself.

  2. 2
    Nads
    Posted June 11, 2008 at 1:46 am

    I’m going to agree w/ you on that one georgiababe. He did not seem himself at all and sounded hoarse too. Poor David. He must have been so tired and nervous…Game 3 NBA Finals…big game to open for

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    Donna Martin Graduates!
    Posted June 13, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    I didn’t hear his perf, but I’d like to point out (the obvious) — the Nat Anthem is FIENDISHLY difficult to sing, esp in front of large crowds in an echoey auditorium/stadium, which is why so many people and otherwise good singers mutilate it.

  4. 4
    georgiababe
    Posted June 15, 2008 at 1:12 am

    Which was the problem, I think. Because in an interview before he sang, Cook said that he was petrified because, you know, it’s the national anthem. Which is why he didn’t mess with the arrangment, obviously, and which is probably why he was concentrating so hard. But I think that exhaustion was still part of it.

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