MR

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 9:19 am**

...the way it was delivered on the "Phantom of the Opera" Soundtrack....

But ~ MY GOD :shock:

Just fast-forward to 3:00 and beyond....the interval David Cook hits on the word "night".....

He put a ROCK ATTITUDE on it ~ LOVE it :twisted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOcpwazvTwU

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 10:19 am**

I love the song it's beautiful.Love the way David Cook sung it to beautiful.

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 10:23 am**

I said this in another thread too - even though I love that he's a rocker this song was probably my favorite performance of his, just loved his voice on this. I even bought this from I-Tunes (along with a couple others and pretty much all of Michael Johns' studio performances). Gawd I'm turning into an American Idol freak!

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 10:44 am**

I love this song originally and I loved the way he did it as well. Beautiful song!

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 12:27 pm**

Niiiiiice, very well done!
I kind of imagined a fairy tale while he was singing it rather than the play it was written for-which I didn't love when I saw it.

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 12:32 pm**

That guy might really be a singer...not just a rocker.

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 12:34 pm**

Love this song
Love his performance of it
LOVE that he won!

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 4:12 pm**

Love all of "Phantom of the Opera" - saw the play in '90 with the original phantom, Michael Crawford and loved it! Had to buy the music, the books on how the stage was crafted, etc.
But, yeah, David Cook rocks...I especially like his Billie Jean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpX-kndq ... re=related

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 6:52 pm**

Hideous.

The show is usually great on stage though. The best 'phantom' by far was the dude in the original Bochum cast. He played it with a more gritty rocky edge and had a great voice and look. Wish I could remember his name.

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 9:27 pm**

I actually love this song and couldn't imagine a "rocker" singing it, but, WOW, what a great job! I have to admit that
I haven't followed Idol much, so I hadn't really heard him sing. I'm impressed.

Posted: **Sat May 24, 2008 7:04 pm**

Can anyone tell me whether Gerard Butler is singing his parts in "The Phantom of the Opera" movie or does someone else sing the songs for him?

Posted: **Sat May 24, 2008 7:13 pm**

walkslikealady wrote:Can anyone tell me whether Gerard Butler is singing his parts in "The Phantom of the Opera" movie or does someone else sing the songs for him?

Apparently everyone sang their own parts with the exception of Minnie Driver though she does sing the closing-credit number, "Learn to Be Lonely".

MR

OT: Personally, I never liked this song....

OT: Personally, I never liked this song....