David Cook wins American Idol

I have a love-hate relationship with American Idol. I didn't watch for several seasons, but somehow last year got hooked into watching the show. Then I got burned when America voted off Melinda Doolittle. I'm still wondering how America could be so stupid.

I swore not to watch this year out of respect for Melinda, but still found myself coming back for more Idol. I didn't find another Melinda this season, but was impressed with what I saw from David Cook. Of course, that I liked him should have been enough to doom him.

So I was pleased to see him win Wednesday night, especially since I figured the other David (Archuleta) was a lock to win. Blake Lewis taught me to never underestimate the awesome power of teenage girls, who I thought would come out in force for Archuleta.

In case you didn't catch the finale performances from Tuesday, here's a clip of David Cook covering U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." And after the jump, more David Cook clips, including Cook getting the Idol crown.

Here's David Cook's cover of "Always Be My Baby." I really liked what he did with the song:

I was not so much a fan of his cover of Chris Cornell's cover of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," but I know lots of people loved it, so I'll post it as a community service:

And, finally, here's Cook winning Idol last night. Bless YouTubers for getting it posted so darn early:

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