He performing songs from the year they were born, David Cook chose Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' for this week's American Idol but sang the more recent Chris Cornell arrangement of the song.
It is unlikely the judges picked the lift as a Paula, Simon or Randy have probably never been anywhere near anything as musical as Cornell, yet alone Soundgarden.He also fooled the TV critics. A Baltimore Sun writer said that, "he is definitely making it his own". "It doesn't seem to have much in common with the original," they published. That's because it was the CHRIS CORNELL version you doofus.
Simon was equally amazed. "That was brave. It could have either been insane or amazing," he said in judging. "I have to tell you, it was amazing". Yes Simon, it was amazing because it was the CHRIS CORNELL version.
American Idol is down to the top 10. Australia's Michael Johns is still in the running.
