American Idol Season 7 Finale: David vs. David - It All Comes Down to Song Choice  

This is more exciting than Kramer vs. Kramer! It's not David and Goliath like some of the Idol season finales. This one is supposed to be as tight as the Ruben Studdard-Clay Aiken lporivalry back in Season 2. Like Simon always says, song choice is one of the most important things in the competition. In this case, the David with the best song choice wins.
Here's what I think each one should sing in order to gain maximum support from the American voters.

For the Finale, the final two will be performing a previously performed song, a new one, and the coronation song picked from the Idol Songwriting Competition finalists.

Here are some song choices I think would most benefit the two Davids:

David Archuleta

Previously performed song
Imagine (John Lennon), sang during the Top 20 70's Theme Week. I think this is his shining moment, and the moment he was noticed as the "one to beat" in the competition.

or

Angels (Robbie Williams), sang during the Top 8 Inspirational Songs Theme Week. This has less of the annoying melisma and more of the good melody. Also, it sounds big.

New song

According to my father, David A should sing Air Supply songs. I was thinking "yeah, you got a point there," meaning he should probably sing a power ballad in the lines of Def Leppard's "When Love and Hate Collide" or X-Japan's "Tears" (well this is a long shot). At least you get the idea.

David Cook

Previously performed song

Hello (Lionel Richie), sang during the Top 16 80's Theme Week. This is his shining moment, and also his "I came here to win" moment. An extended version will probably garner him lots of support.

or

Billie Jean (Chris Cornell's version of Michael Jackson's original), sang during the Top 10 Year You Were Born Theme Week. This is one of his several memorable performances, where his voice really fits the song and where his performance made the song bigger.

New song

A Nirvana song, such as "Smells Like Teen Spirit", will raise the bar a very high notch. But I think this is impossible (look at what the judges did to Daughtry after he sang Creed's "What If" back in Season 5), so I think it is best that he do the unthinkable and rearrange a popular pop song into a grunge style and wow the audience and the judges.

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Whatever happens, I'm sure this will be a season finale to anticipate.

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