David Cook in American Idol - Always Be My Baby

Miss Mariah Carey and Her Idols

David Cook is still my pick for the winner of this season of American Idol. After last week's creative but shaky performance, I still think David Cook is the one to beat.

Last week was definitely a challenge for all of the men in the competition. To have to choose a song by one of the most talented female singer/songwriters in America, there's really only two ways it could go for a male contestant - he could either ruin a song, or take ownership of it and make it his own. With his performance of Always be My Baby, David Cook did the latter, and it paid off.

The best thing about David Cook is that he knows who he is as an artist, and has always been clever enough to cover versions of songs that fit his style, or creating his own version. That's just what he did that nite, and it paid off. He is competing in a competition geared toward pop stars, and as a rock artist, he had to struggle to stay in the game and perform well.

With his cancer-ridden brother sitting in the front row - and tears welling up in David’s eyes following his rendition of “Always Be My Baby - it was a special night for the Cook family. I wish them the best.

You Guys Should Watch All his Clips... You'll Find them in You Tube.. He's Great..