David Aloha!The weather outside is frightful…I mean, delightful! It’s almost May, the month of flowers, and that means warm weather in the Northern Hemisphere. As we fans know, David Archuleta enjoys warm, even humid, weather. But as a frequent flyer, his experience of seasonal changes is often radical. He can be freezing in Utah one day and basking in the California sun the next. In the winter of 2009 it was cold even in Florida. David was there promoting his album and tour. Then he flew away to sunny Hawaii for a brief trip to sing at the Pro Bowl. Then he flew back to Florida to open the American Idol Experience at Disney. In less than ten days he had flown 12,000 air miles.

Photo of this week is…!

At the Pro Bowl on February 7, 2009, David Archuleta sang the national anthem in Honolulu. He was joined by more than 200 military volunteers and a spectacular flyover by Hawaii Air National Guard helicopters.

From Hawaii David wrote in his blog, “It’s so beautiful here, and I forgot how much I miss hot humid weather. It’s been a long time since I haven’t worn a scarf and jacket, because even last year during spring and summer, we were always inside cold studios or arenas…So before we went to Hawaii, I was in Florida doing promo. What was shocking is how cold it was there! I didn’t think I’d have to wear a jacket and scarf there, but it felt like Utah weather at some points…I’ll be heading back to Florida after Hawaii for the Disney thing this week, so I’m excited! I’ve been trying to not adjust to Hawaiian time, because I’m already in the Florida time zone mode lol.”

The Hawaiians were so excited they wouldn’t let him finish “Stand By Me.” Check it out on YouTube!

• Photo Credit: David Archuleta

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David Archuleta, a Photographer’s Dream

Methinks I hath a midsummer night’s dream. Sirrahs, Mistresses, Cousins, and Hobknockers, gather ye ’round. For I hath an announcement of great import. The city of Murray, Utah, declares a festival in honor of William Shakespeare, whose 446th birthday was observed on April 23.

Methinks it a goodsome idea.
Wherefore, I beg ye all to hearken here.

Prithee! Who goes there?

Murray City, from whence the awesome lad David Archuleta hails, will celebrate Shakespeare Festival April 29 through May 1, 2010. Come one, come all to the three day festival and ’twill have a good time! If David Archuleta makes a grand appearance, perhaps he would quote Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: “Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass: and there is much music, excellent voice, in this little organ; yet cannot you make it speak. ‘Sblood, do you think I am easier to be played on than a pipe? Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.” (Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 2) You tell ’em, David/Hamlet!

Or perhaps, David would prefer a Happy Birthday rap to William Shakespeare. ‘Tis fun to talk like Shakespeare, like the Q Brothers, Hip-Hop Style:

“Happy Birthday, Willie Shakespeare,” 1:48

If David Archuleta should attend the Murray Shakespeare Festival and sing any of Shakespeare’s sonnets, David will be crowded “Sonnet Idol” then and there on the spot! Henceforth, forevermore.

Murray City, Utah, Shakespeare Festival activities

For schedule and other information, visit Murray City’s official website.

APRIL 29

Murray High Commons Plaza

Green Show presented by Longview 6 grade and HJH drama students

Royalty processional dance, Punch and Judy Puppet Show, Vignettes

Murray High Little Theater

Sonnet Idol – students may audition to present a sonnet

A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented by Murray High students

APRIL 30

Murray High Little Theater/Band Room

Stage combat & improv workshops by MHS Advanced Drama students.

Murray High Commons Plaza

Green Show presented by Longview 6 grade and HJH drama students

Royalty processional dance, Punch and Judy Puppet Show, Vignettes

Murray High Little Theater

Sonnet Idol – students may audition to present a sonnet

A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented by Murray High students

MAY 1

Murray High Little Theater

Sonnet Idol – students may audition to present a sonnet

A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented by Murray High students

Fare thee well.
The elements be kind to thee, and make
Thy spirits all of comfort: fare thee well.
~William Shakespeare, birth observed on 23 April, baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616

Now make a beeline to the previous “Type Bee”.

Creating Sweet Buzz for David Archuleta

Songs
There is a song David Archuleta performed on American Idol Season 7 in 2008. It was during the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame week and the song David chose was a big favorite of mine. There was a bit of controversy about David’s performance of the song that evening on American Idol, but no matter, he wooed everyone in the crowd with his rendition. His voice hit all the right notes and David seemed to have so much fun singing it that he included it in his 4-song repertoire on the Idol’s Live Show later that summer. Have you guessed the song?

The Song of the Week is…

“Stand By Me”

“Stand By Me” was written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performed and produced by Ben E. King in 1961. “Stand By Me” was a Top Ten hit on the U.S. charts twice—in its original release in 1961, when it peaked at #4, and a 1986 rerelease which coincided with its use as the theme song for the movie Stand By Me, directed by popular American producer, Rob Reiner. After the film opened in theaters, “Stand By Me” peaked on the music charts again at #9.

Other accolades for “Stand By Me” include:

• Number one on the R&B charts in 1961.
• Ranked number 121 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
• In 1999, BMI named it as the fourth most-performed song of the 20th century, with about 7 million performances of the song being covered by various artists.

Ben E. King’s original “Stand By Me,” with a video made for the 1986 movie of the same name:

David Archuleta’s American Idol performance of “Stand By Me” included lyrics from the song “Beautiful Girls” by American rap artist Sean Kingston. “Beautiful Girls,” recorded and released in May 2007, is based on the bass line and lyrical “association” of the Ben E. King hit “Stand By Me”. David’s version of the song led to some controversy, spurred on by the notorious TMZ, the TV tabloid, which claimed that an “insider source” said that American Idol producers did not know David was going to include Kingston’s line from “Beautiful Girls” and were afraid they would have to pay a usage fee. While Reuters and other news outlets got a black eye for rehashing the unconfirmed TMZ story, it is still not known if American Idol actually paid a fee for David’s brief “Beautiful Girls” chorus at the end of “Stand By Me.” Thankfully, the controversy was short-lived, and David went on to become even more popular with the fans after his performance that evening. David sang his “Stand By Me/Beautiful Girls” rendition during the American Idol summer tour.

Here is David Archuleta’s performance of “Stand By Me” from American Idol‘s Top 4 show which aired May 6, 2008:

David singing “Stand By Me” during the American Idol summer tour. What a charming performer he is! Note the way David changed the line from the song, “they will have you suicidal,” to “they will have you in denial.” My thought is that the latter phrase was probably more comfortable for him.

David Archuleta singing “Stand By Me,” Idol tour, Oklahoma City, August 28, 2008:

I love David’s version of “Stand By Me”. He puts so much soul into it. When he performed it on the Idol Tour that summer in 2008, many of us saw a new side of David for the first time: a more comfortable David who showed real confidence in his abilities to chat with the audience, hit some incredible high notes, and show off a few dance moves as well! When he thanked us for “standing by him,” and all the Top Ten Idol contestants, he endeared us to him even more. I know many, including myself, will stand by him for years to come! 😉

Take care all,
Katie

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David Archuleta, the Voice

DA week that was in the life of David Archuleta

Media   David’s World   Fandom

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Keeping up with the über-talented, awe-inspiring, world-travelling David Archuleta can be a full-time job. Even the most (D)avid fans among us don’t always have time to follow David. Here are some of last week’s top stories about the awesome David Archuleta.

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News, Reviews, and Interviews

David Archuleta Sings at BritWeek
22 April 2010

Anglophiles gathered at a star-studded gala to honor Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group and to raise funds for Save the Children and Virgin Unite. The dinner guests at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles were treated to a special performance by David Archuleta. Accompanying himself on piano, he sang “Imagine,” written by British Beatle John Lennon. David also performed an a cappella version of “Prayer of the Children,” written by fellow Utahn Kurt Bestor. Listen to snippets of both songs, provided by Jaunted, the pop culture travel guide! More photos of David at the gala event are posted on David-Daily.

David’s World

Blogs, Tweets, Appearances

Blogs and Vlogs

23 April 2010

The day after his BritWeek performance, David posted a blog. Read the entire blog to find out what he says about earthquakes! Yes, they do have earthquakes in Utah! DA Buzzing has written about it again and again.

“I am checking in from LA today, and I’ve had some good writing sessions this week already. I worked with Guy Chambers, who wrote Angels with Robbie Williams, and Erika Nuri from The Writing Camp. I also had writing sessions last week with Sam Hollander and Sluggo, who my friend Travis from We The Kings actually told me about because he has worked a lot with them. I also worked with a bunch of other really great writers, who you’ve probably seen me talk about on Twitter. But I actually have another writing session today with the Nexus lol. And I’ll let you guys know how that goes too!…”

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Appearances – Recent & Future

• 20-23 April, Songwriting and recording in Los Angeles
• 22 April, Guest Performer, BritWeek Gala Dinner honoring Sir Richard Branson, Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills
• No further publicly-announced appearances, except for Book Signing Events in June (See next item.)

Chords of Strength Book Signing Tour

On 15 April David Archuleta was standing by at Coral Graphics, Long Island, NY, when the first print of his book cover came off the printing press. He was quick to share this photo of himself on Twitpix. Doesn’t he look like a happy author?! Chords of Strength will be available online and in bookstores on 1 June 2010. You can pre-order your copy for $15.48 today on Amazon.com. If the price drops again by release date, you’ll receive the lower price.

Book tour dates:
1 June – Bookends, Ridgewood, NJ
2 June – Borders, Manhattan, NY
3 June – Barnes & Noble, Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
5 June – Barnes & Noble, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN
7 June – Deseret Books, Salt Lake City, UT
8 June – Deseret Books, Orem, UT

DavidArchie on Twitter

18 April

> @Marilyn_Archie lol. Sorry I usually try to take Sundays off but it sounds like something’s going around that I need to clear up 🙂
> Hey guys just wanted to clear something up real quick lol. Last night in New York I got invited to go and see my friend Charice perform..
> Mental note to self: always ask where before you go! Wasn’t my kind of place lol, and I had no clue! I guess you live and learn. The..
> upside was that Charice was awesome, and she has an incredible voice. Hope that clears things up! Been seeing some of the tweets.. sheesh!
> Can get crazy quick. NO worries all, I wouldn’t get into things like that intentionally haha. Hope you guys have a good Sunday!
> @kahlidalbow Back home :). Spending time with the family! I just didn’t want you guys to be worried so had to let you guys know the facts!
> @DebVaFOD Thanks a bunch! Charice is great and she didn’t mean to do cause any harm haha. She apologized a lot after. She’s way nice lol.

19 April

> @ Back in Utah, spending time with family who’s in town visiting 🙂
> @hamghost I have friends who are gay, and they’re great people. Whether they’re gay or not doesn’t change how I think of them.
> @hamghost I have nothing against anyone, I’m sorry if that’s how it came across. I’m just not into the partying scene lol.
> @officialcharice Aw haha thanks Charice! Sorry for causing any problems, I know you didn’t mean to cause any confusion 🙂
> @amyheartsoliver The weather here is great! Going to spend the rest of the day with my aunts and cousins!
> So it was my cousin’s birthday yesterday! Going to hang and celebrate today!
> Playing relay races and other games with the family! Haha fun stuff

20 April

> Back in LA. Off to work on some more music.
> We have a chorus down already! Working with @GuyAChambers and Erika from @TheWritingCamp as it rains outside.
> Have another song written. Now time for Thai food for dinner!

21 April

> Wow, I crashed in bed before 11 last night. I never do that. But I feel so much better now lol. Ready for another day of writing.
> Back working with Erika from @TheWritingCamp and @GuyAChambers on song #2.
> Had a great time today. Finished another song, and recorded vocals for both songs we wrote. Now I’m starving! Food!

22 April

> I have the song Africa by Toto stuck in my head. I don’t know where it came from but the chorus has been replaying over and over.
> Happy Earth Day! To the Earth, and everything and everyone on it haha.
> Singing at the BritWeek Gala Dinner tonight honoring Sir Richard Branson, and supporting the charities Save the Children and Virgin Unite
> Had such a great night at the event! Morgan Freeman was there and I’m bummed I didn’t get to catch him! He’s amazing lol.

23 April

> Writing session today with The Nexus, who are totally awesome by the way.
> Hey guys! I have a new blog up … check it out at www.davidarchuleta.com.
> Just ran into Scott Macintyre. He said he just got back from doing a show in Japan! Ah he’s so lucky!
> Finished writing for the week! Had a good time with the Nexus.

24 April

> “Sometimes we need to step back and take a look at ourselves. A look at where we are, where we are heading, and where we…ultimately want to be in the end. If the first two aren’t heading towards the last we need to make adjustments…so we can reach our end goal.”
> Back home for the weekend! Surprised my family because I didn’t tell them I was coming haha.
> At the Japanese festival with my cousins and sister 🙂

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MTV’s Best Idol “Flawed” Poll

MTV’s Kyle Anderson conducted a poll asking “Which American Idol performance is the best of all time?” Conducted the day after Crystal Bowersox’s performance of “People Get Ready” on the current American Idol, Anderson said of Bowersox, “she elevated herself to the rare echelon of “American Idol” contestants who are in the conversation for the title of “Greatest ‘Idol’ Performance of All Time.”” The outcome of this poll was predicated on these two factors; polltakers quite naturally tend to vote for the last person they heard or read about in such glowing terms. This poll was flawed further by the fact that David Archuleta’s “Imagine,” a show-stopper for all time, was not included.

What’s MTV Newsroom Blog to do? Well, create a new “fan-nominated edition,” of course! The poll question was “Which fan-nominated “American Idol” performance is the best of all time?” The second poll included both Archuleta and Adam Lambert’s “Mad World.” Archuleta won handily.

Is MTV Newsroom Blog playing fast and loose with the Archies and the Glamberts?

Popstar’s Fave Male Singer Award goes to…

Popstar.com—not affliated with Popstar! Magazine—is counting entries during the month of April. There are three ways to vote:

1. Mail in the ballot from the May 2010 issue
2. Send e-mail to Popstar@PopstarOnline.com
3. Write a blog comment

Lots of ways to vote for David Archuleta! Currently, David has 32% of the votes, with Nick Jonas coming up at 27% and Justin Bieber at 19%.

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