Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson is this surfer from Hawaii.....who also plays guitar. What better combination could there be?? Anyways, his acoustic music and voice combine to create a unique sound that is really laidback and makes you smile. You just cannot help liking him and his music.

http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com/

His most recent CD is called Sleep Through the Static. My favorite songs, out of all his cds, are "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing", "Banana Pancakes", "Better Together"(from In Between Dreams), "Talk of the Town" (from the Curious George movie soundtrack), "Hope", and "Go On"(from Sleep Through the Static). I love almost everything he does, though.

American Idol Winner: DAVID COOK!!!!!!!!!!

The winner of American Idol Season 7 is David Cook!!!!!!! YAY! Though I thought that both he and David Archuleta were very good performers, Cook was always more risky. He also played instruments more often and preformed to the crowd better. The stars included some of the American Idol finalists (namely Jason Castro, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, & Carly Smithson), Bryan Adams, the Jonas Brothers, Seal, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks, OneRepublic, and several others.
Some pictures from the Season Finale that came on Wednesday:



Archuleta and Cook singing "Hero". Awesome performance! They sound good together.

The top 6 guys performed together towards the beginning of the show. These 4 seemed to be enjoying the song- Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69".

Close-up of Jason performing in this song.

Jason Castro performed "Hallelujah", once again. This time, it seemed he had a stronger emotional connection with the song. This was my favorite performance, obviously.


David Cook tears up after Ryan Seacrest announces that he is the new American Idol.






















Cook singing "The Time of My Life", after being announced the winner.















David & David: became good friends during the season.


One of the final scenes from the show-- David Cook with the other top 12 contestants, some of this friends from the season:

American Idol: Season 7

NOTE: SEASON FINALE of AMERICAN IDOL is on 20th (performances) and 21st (results)

It is on the top 2 now, and I am very sorry I never was able to post about Jason Castro before he got voted off. :(

So I used to really like to watch American Idol. Currently, it comes on every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 8 to 9 on Tuesdays and from 9 to 10 on Wednesdays The first night are the performances and the last night is the results show.
The Top 2 are:

• David Cook (a very talented performer, a bit on the rocky side)
• David Archuleta (the so-called "little boy" [17 years old] that everyone loves and sings most everything)

Jason only made the top 4, like Daughtry, b/c he totally messed up "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley (according to the judges) and forgot a few words on "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan, although this song fit Jason well and he recovered well.
He stayed happy throughout the show, even when he found out he was going home. To watch the results show for that night, go to www.youtube.com and search for Jason Castro.

Jason has the most unique voice of anyone on the show this season and has got the uniqueness goin' with his dreads, his personality, and his acoustic guitar (which sounds amazing when he plays).
I bought several of his songs (the studio versions are much better than the performances most times I think b/c of the nervousness of being on stage) and they are:





Daydream (LIVE)- Top 24
If I Fell (the most amazing song ever)- Top 12
Michelle- Top 11
Fragile- Top 10
Over the Rainbow(also an awesome song)- Top 8
I Don't Wanna Cry (much different than the original)- Top 7
Forever In Blue Jeans- Top 5
Mr. Tambourine Man- Top 4


Read this article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/5765629.html
to hear Jason's thoughts about the show and about him getting off.
I have also bought the video version of If I Fell and Daydream and plan on buying several other songs and videos sometime. Check him out. And be looking for a CD to come out eventually, as he is very talented.
And for the record, Jason is a Christian as well.....