was cook's 'dream' a nightmare?

Time for coronation songs from the songwriting contest. In a strange move, they'll each be doing different tunes.

First, it's David Cook.

Song: "Dream Big"

Me: Blech. Three seconds into the song and we already have a reference to changing the world. That aside, the tune is less sappy than tunes of years past, but it still seems better suited for, say, Hilary Duff. Cook does his best, though, and turns out something tolerable. It's a bit repetitive, but Cook does his best. He's not in his element, though, and I don't blame him.

Randy: "You were singing your face off."

Paula: Incoherent praise

Simon: "It was a bit of a lightweight, I thought...It didn't feel like a winning moment for me."