At least now he’s announcing his rip-offs homages beforehand. I guess the pressure from the Doxology PR blitz has him and the Idol producers on their toes.
But Christ he’s riding this ironic rock cover thing hard, with the judges praising him for originality and bravery the whole way.
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Last week, everyone’s favorite emo-esque (at least in the hair department) American Idol contestant David Cook totally ripped off Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (or did he rip off Incubus? Hmmm…). So does anyone know if Dashboard Confessional does a version of “Eleanor Rigby” on tour?
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I enjoy reading the roundups of American Idol from Dave, Idolator, and Balko, but I was surprised that no one (not even commenters, I think) noticed that David Cook’s version of “Hello” was entirely ripped off from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
Ok, not entirely ripped off, it was a little slower, but if you’re doing a rock version of a Lionel Richie song that has to be the first band that comes to mind.
Anyway, I hope he keeps this up. Maybe for Beatles week he can do “All My Loving,” from the classic Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Blow in the Wind.
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