Obama May Guest on Saturday Night Live With David Cook on November 1
According to the website Mollygood.com, Barack Obama may be appearing on Saturday Night Live on November 1–the week David Cook is scheduled to perform.
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Hm. That could be very interesting indeed, and great for ratings. Ben Affleck will be the SNL host November 1.
And in other random news, Kevin Griffin from the band Better than Ezra writes in a My Space blog that he co-wrote the tune “Avalanche” from David Cook’s upcoming album…
Also, I have a song I wrote with David Cook that will be on his debut album out November 18. The song is called “Avalanche”. You may recall an old song titled “Avalanche” that I would play at shows, but this is a new song. I always loved the title and finally got the song right working with David.
Add Kevin Griffin to the list of David Cook’s co-writers that include, Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace, Johnny Rzeznik if the Goo Goo Dolls, and Cathy Dennis (Britney Spears, “Toxic”).
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52 Responses to “Obama May Guest on Saturday Night Live With David Cook on November 1”
I love that picture of David and the band! They look like they’re having fun!
David could meet the next President. That’s incredible. Imagine meeting a President only a few days before that person is elected to office?
I don’t think the ratings will be higher if Obama is on b/c these things are a “surprise” but the ratings will be sky high because the whole country will be watching to see if Tina Fey is on again as Sarah Palin.
It’ll be a great audience for David. I wonder what his second song will be? Does he do his other single, or does he sing a new one?
Lisa, the guy on the right in the picture is Andy Skib and he has no attitude! He’s a fantastic songwriter and musician in his own right. Check out myspace.com/tohaveheroes!
I think if the rumors get out that Obama may appear, it’s even more exposure for Cook. That said, I don’t think his appearance means he’s endorsing anyone. I agree… for the Idols right now, it’s best to be neutral.
Personally, I’ve already cast my vote for Obama and proud of it.
Gotta love early voting! Not that it matters in my state. I really think we should go to a national popular vote for national elections. I’m sure there are plenty of people who would agree whether they are dems, republicans or independants.
Yeah, and even if Obama doesn’t end up appearing, I think the ratings will still be high..last SNL before 4/11, gotta be huge! LOL
Andy will love it… Poor Joe the Senator, nobody cares about him… Heehee, I love Seth Meyers, he wrote all the Palin sketches.
I too hope the “rumor’ that Obama will be on SNL will help the viewship for DC! Yeah!!!! That said, I guess I’m not so disapppointed I’ll miss the show and have to watch the “David Cook Band” LOL, online.
Oh, but I’ll have to admit I’d love to see the actual performance(s)!
I know that MJ’s not gonna let this thread go the political route, but Obama!!!! :clap_tb:
This is effin’ great! The ratings will be off the chart and DC and The Band will greaty benefit from the exposure.
This is made of all kinds of win!!!!
That’s right. Because it’s off topic. There are political boards for that sort of thing.
Partisan Idol politics are bad enough…
My guess is, David will do one of the 2 songs he mentioned in the MTV interview, Bar-ba-sol or Permanent.
oh elisad, I hope you are right. As proud as I am of TOML, it just doesn’t lend itself to the David Cook Band sound.
Please let it be something from the record…maybe it will be the bonus track on itunes…what’s it callled? Gotta go check that out!
^_^ You betcha it would not be the itunes exclusive bonus track, or they’ll be pissed~
:laugh_tb: So freakin’ accurate….
I think David will be fine. It reminds me of all those elevator pictures from AI where David was always in the back holding up the wall. That didn’t seem to hurt him any. All he has to do is open his mouth and sing, and he will be absolutely fine.
I’m not saying it will be, but I don’t think iTunes would care if they performed the bonus track. It’s an exclusive track you can only get if you pre-order the album from iTunes, but it doesn’t mean that they can’t perform it elsewhere. iTunes doesn’t have actual rights to the song outside of selling it. I mean, if they perform it and people dig it, they might seek it out on iTunes, realize it’s album-only, and decide to pre-order! Haha. I’m not saying that’s the case though. I tend to think that if the song is likely to be *that* popular that one play on SNL would drive people in droves to iTunes, they’d probably save it for the next single rather than bury it as a fans-only pre-order track. Of course, I have no doubt that the exclusive is going to kick ass, much like the rest of the album =).
He’s been playing with that dude forever, right? He’s one of the musicians on Analog Heart and in that Midwest Kings band. Scary that I know this, because I used to be all please do not bore me with the details of Cook’s life in Tulsa.
I disagree. If you have a platform to make a statement, there’s nothing wrong with using it IMO. So long as you’re prepared for any backlash that may result. But that’s just me. I have respect for people who use their fame for something meaningful. And people’s political opinions generally don’t turn me off from them, so it’s not a big deal to me.
Agree with Deejay. I write/parent/look pretty (I hope??) every day, and also talk politics whenever I want. Am I off topic now? I hope not. I’m such a rules follower. (Go rock SNL, Barack and David!)
ETA: Darn…I don’t have anything on topic to say. Feel free to delete, MJ.
Lorne Michaels did an interview with Entertainment Weekly about the Palin appearance. Here’s a hint that one (or more) candidates could be on the show in the next few days:
Actually, given how divisive political discourse in this country is right now, jumping on ANY political bandwagon is actually a very dangerous (and foolish) thing for any celeb to do. You might turn some heads and convert a few into casual fans who weren’t fans before, but you could completely alienate hard core fans who will turn their backs on you because they perceive that you’re on the WRONG side of the political divide.
I’m sure Cook won’t make the mistake of being outspoken in his political views this early in his career (if ever), but off-camera, if he chooses, why shouldn’t he be able to discuss politics like any other American citizen? And if he does choose to do it on-camera, yeah, he sure as hell better be prepared for the backlash — just like any celeb.
40% is about as low a Dem/Pub presidential candidate can poll in America, so there is no “popular bandwagon”. Any political statement is like to turn off half of the country. But I think, a celeb is free to say anything they want to just like regular people. And they will also take the consequences of that.
Not only did Andy Skibb sing lead when David was in MWK and do backup vocals with him on some of Analog Heart, he was backup on Axium’s Hold and, I think, one other. They’ve been friends for years. David has a tendency to showcase others and not himself. I imagine this was his idea to not be in front in the picture. I’m sure he’ll be front and center enough on the video.
If you care about the future of this nation (and world, by extension) and think a certain candidate would be good for the country, I don’t see how promoting said candidate is not meaningful, no matter which candidate you’re supporting. Now, if you don’t care at all, and it’s just a PR gimmick, then of course it’s not meaningful.
But I wouldn’t call it PR for someone like Cook…unless it’s the worst PR ever (alienating half of a fanbase is not good PR, as others have said). The only time I could call it PR would be if the entire fanbase had the same political views.
That’s why I have respect for people who go there…because it’s both risky and kind of noble for someone to put the outcome of this election above his record sales. (Since the outcome is not clear-cut, any extra support could make a difference.)
I’m not saying that’s what Cook (or anyone else) should do because again, it’s risky, so it’s not always a smart move.
I’m sorry, MJ…we’re totally off-topic. So feel free to delete this if you must.