The music rating website Rate The Music has just issued a new survey for Idol David Cook.
It’s a good indication that Cook’s label is getting ready to release a new single from his post-Idol debut David Cook, and are polling the public to figure out which song to release next.
The survey asks members to rate “Declaration”, “Lie” and “Come to Me”.
The current single is “Light On”. Which single do you think should be next? My vote goes to the upbeat anthem “Declaration”, with “Lie” as the 3rd single.
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Wow, I’m WAY late jumping in here…haven’t really been home over the past few days.
“Lie” is, BY FAR, my favorite song on the CD so obviously I voted for it. I appreciate the “deepness” of the song, if that makes any sense. I think the subject matter is something a lot of people can relate to.
I can see a case being made for “Declaration” though. It’s catchy. I have learned that in this day and age, catchy = lots of sales.
I am rather disappointed that LO was the first single as IMO it is one of the worst songs on the CD. Hopefully the record company will make up for it and release Lie or Declaration as the 2nd single.
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Wow, I’m kind of glad someone posted this. I listened to the three songs (I don’t have the album) with a completely open mind and I felt exactly the same way. They didn’t seem that different from one another. I’d never heard Lie before and I know lots of fans here love it but it’s not much different from the other two.
On the other hand, I’m sure people feel that way about many artists and it doesn’t seem to hurt their careers/sales very much.
jpfan: I find it very fascinating that you think all three of the songs on the survey sound the same.
I’m sure RCA’s marketers will take that into consideration that you completed the survey as a casual listener.
To me Declaration sounds nothing like the other two songs. And Lie is a rock love song ballad, and CBTM has the same feel as ABMB (borderline pop), which are quite different from one another. But as we know music is an art and it is very subjective. So “to each his own”.
This is the order of my favorites for the survey:
1. Lie
2. Come Back To Me
3. Declaration
I would like to add that Barbasol and Permanent are my two favorite songs on the album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAs7aGGf2QU
KarenLE67:
I don’t think this was quite what you were looking for, but here’s a well put together fan vid of KOTN with DC and Kelly Clarkson
I just listened to the songs (no survey) and I think some other posters commented about the songs sounding alike so I don’t think my opinion is that unusual. It may be an issue for some people who don’t already have the album. I don’t really know.
Hmmm…. Declaration isn’t a ballad and Lie is. That alone sets them apart quite efficiently, IMHO. Lie and CBTM are closer, but still miles away to my ears. They’re all sung by DC, but other than that?
I guess YMMV.
I think the others who said the songs all sounded alike were talking about the album, and not particularly about these 3, but I could be mistaken.
BTW – If every song on the album sounded completely different than the rest, what you’d get is a non-cohesive mess. When one likes a singer and his style, it’s reasonable to expect a recognizable streak to run through his material, and DCTR has that. It’s cohesive, but still shows versatility and range.
I guess those who don’t like DC’s style see the similarities as a problem, and those who do enjoy them. I know I do.
That’s interesting. For me, one of the biggest strengths of the album is that there is such a diverse range of sounds that highlight Cook’s versatility. It’s not that there’s one ZOMG song, but the sum is greater than the parts. That’s why I’d like to see a lot of songs get some sort of exposure whether they are released as radio singles or not. I believe someone else called this a multi-prong approach (for example, releasing Lie to HAC while releasing Bar Ba Sol to rock, using Life on the Moon for the Idol goodbye song while releasing another song with a slightly different sound like Lie or Declaration to radio as a single, etc etc…) Lie and Avalanche are decidedly more acoustic guitar driven than anything else (and different from each other as Lie has the waltz signature thing happening while Avalanche is just..guh..did I mention I think that song is sexy), Bar Ba Sol is plugged in bluesy rock, Declaration has vague pop-punk undertones, LOTM and Heroes are more pop-rock and mayyyybe could be lumped together, I guess, Mr. Sensitive is the most alt-sounding to me, Permanent is super sparse musically and all about the power of the voice and the lyrics, while Light On is very dense musically while still emphasizing the vocals, ADAM is a bit Lennon-esque…… Really the only two that sound more than vaguely similar to me are Come Back to Me and I Did It For You. Mileage, ‘course.
Now I really wish they could release KOTN as a single. *pouts*
The thing for me is that I went into listening to the snippets a little biased against Lie. I’d read about those Espionage writers being involved with it, and was concerned. And then it was the snippet that drew me in the most. Some of the others also drew me in, but none as much as Lie. And then, when the album was leaked, it was the song that immediately drew me in. So that’s one big reason why I think that it would be a good single, and gives me hope that it could be a great single. There are a couple of other songs on DCTR that I truly love (Permanent and BBS) that I have trouble seeing as a single, but Lie has always struck me as that song that I love that could also really hit on radio.
Knowing how many people who weren’t big DC fans liked Declaration when they heard it on SNL makes me think that it would be a good single. I also think that an uptempo song would be a great addition to the mix of songs that he’s put out. (It’s one of my five favorite songs on the record, along with Lie, Permanent, BBS, and Kiss on the Neck).
Heroes is an interesting one for me. While it didn’t jump out as a favorite for me, it is the song that I woke up with in my head after listening to the leaked record. And that’s happened a few times since then. That says to me that it has a really good hook that can grab someone. And, yeah, that ESPN video is FTW.
CBTM, I just don’t get, but I do get the sense that a fair number of people really like it, so I’m assuming that it’s the opposite of Permanent: a song that I don’t get that maybe could hit as a big single.
lol, poor CBTM. I’m in the minority but it’s my favorite song on the album and I really think it could be a huge cross-format hit. Lie doesn’t do anything for me – if I had my way Breathe Tonight would have made the album cut instead.
It looks like Declaration is the favorite and yeah, I guess it’s time for David to release an upbeat song, but I’m still hoping CBTM gets released at some point.
So in iTunes, when you click on DCTR then click to have the album cuts arranged by popularity, here’s what you get today:
LO
TOML
Declaration
Heroes
CBTM
Permanent
Lie
IDIFY
Avalanche
ADAM
LOTM
Barbasol
Mr. Sensitive
Which makes me surprised that Heroes was not a choice in the poll, seeing as it does rank above the ballads they’re considering. And it seems Permanent is not something they want to release as a single. (Can’t blame Dave for not wanting to go around schilling it on every morning talk show – can you imagine trying to explain the song to Regis?)
I’m surprised Lie is below CBTM, I think Lie is much more interesting melodically and especially lyrically and that Avalanche is so far below CBTM and below IDIFY – I think Avalanche is also a much better song both melodically and lyrically. (And a tiny bit Crush-ish, which I think was done on purpose, as an homage, if you will. But that might just be me…)
I guess I just don’t get the love for CBTM – I think it’s such a bland, average, heard it a thousand times before (ABMB) song it makes me cringe. I mean honestly, who is to be held accountable for “when you find you”? That line could not have been written by my Word Nerd.
I agree Avalanche is better than its iTunes popularity would suggest, as are all the songs below it for that matter.
Thanks for that list! Now, I can admit with less consternation and embarrassment that IDIFY is the song that ALWAYS sticks in my head and has since my first listen through the CD. Consciously, I don’t feel attached to the song at all — it certainly doesn’t make my Fav 5 — but subconsciously (or unconsciously?) I must be! Whew, at least I’m not totally alone, though among “fans” I sure seem to be. LOL
The chart isn’t cumulative, just a snap shot of a moment in time (I don’t know the time frame), so we don’t know how each one actually did apart from Light On and that rainbow thingy. Heroes could have done well only recently due to the exposure on ESPN.
I have said before that I think Permanent is the best song on the album, but it wouldn’t make a good single – it’s just not a song I want to hear all the time. Personally the song that I enjoy most consistently is Life On The Moon, but I’m not really sure that it’ll do well as a single. My preferred choice then would be Heroes, but then as stated eloquently elsewhere, the opinions of the fans aren’t really as important as those of the casual listeners when deciding which one should be the next single. While I have my own idea as to what might make a single a hit, I’m often at a loss to explain why some great songs aren’t big hits – e.g. Stereophonics’ Dakota is a great song, but it never sold well in the US. So it might be best to leave the decision to others.
I repeat: Lie will be a succesful single!
So, my thought:
1. Light On, ok. I don’t love this song, but ok.
2. (It has to be) LIE
3. Bar-ba-sol (because it’s so diferent)
And maybe Avalanche could work as a single.
I don’t like the idea of Declaration being the next single. The chorus is too simple, that “(declara)tion/(imagina)tion” makes me a little sick.
I have to say I never got Lie and I definately don’t see it’s huge hit potential. Besides the fact that it sounds nothing like anything that reigned top40 on the last decade, nothing about this song screams hit for me.
I do like the fact that you can actually hear THE VOICE on this track, unlike on some of the overproduced ones.
Declaration is my choice.
Too bad it’s for the second single because it should have been released as the first, that a no brainer. Declaration sounds like something David Cook would sing (unlike LO), it shows off his unique vocal abilities, its uptempo, it has a chance on top40, it’s great live.
Please RCA, don’t make the same mistake twice.
Probably won’t make you any less sick, but he rhymes “declaration” with “inspiration” not “imagination”. Kind of changes the meaning of the song. And, for the record, I love that chorus. We all have people who are our inspiration as we face the world alone. (I also think Lie would be a good single.)
Ya think? :laugh_tb: I absolutely adore the line “You stole my soul to set me free…” from the chorus. Also… “and that I wear your heart upon my sleeve…” Little continuation of the ANalog Heart symbolism.