David Archuleta – God Bless America – ALCS Game 1 – VIDEO

soooo good! archie can sing him some anthem songs…they should schedule him for the presidential inauguration now!

thanks mj!

loved it! his voice is simply incredible.

Nice job, Archie.

And I agree, GO RED SOX!

Archie was great!

I posted this in the Headlines thread, but IÂ ´m moving inhere:

From the Tampa Bay Ray page:

It was a party 11 years in the making, with ESPN analyst Dick Vitale and “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta among the notable attendees.

A season ticket holder, Vitale was on hand with his family and will throw out the ceremonial pitch in Game 2 on Saturday. Archuleta, meanwhile, sat with his brother and father, clutching the words to “God Bless America,” which he was set to sing during the seventh-inning stretch.

The young singer sat several rows behind home plate, eyes wide and grin even wider.

“This is my second baseball game, and the best seat I’ve ever had,” said Archuleta, a first-timer to the Trop. “This is so exciting.”

To those like Morales, who sat and patiently waited through 10 consecutive losing seasons, it was more than that.

Nice job Archie! :thumbup_tb:

Go Archie!! That voice, wow. Just, wow.

WORD, sidewalk

STUNNING.

PITCH PERFECT.

A CAPELLA.

:shock_tb:

That was pretty and I love the jersey on him!

Wow! His voice is just amazing. As somebody said, he should sing for the presidential inauguration! Good job Archie!!!

Nice Job!! I’ll forgive for the Rays Jersey… lol

GO SOX!

Yay!! great job Archie!! :thumbup_tb:
I am so happy and proud of you!! :clap_tb:

http://blogs.tampabay.com/rays/2008/10/david-archuleta.html

David Archuleta likes singing in the Trop

David Archuleta was walking peacefully, undisturbed, toward his seat in section 105, when a reporter spotted him. He was wearing a blue Rays jersey with his name across the back.

He didn’t have many thoughts on the Tampa Bay Rays, saying he hasn’t been keeping track of baseball.

“It’s fun to be here in Florida,” he said, though he added he was only staying in the area one night. He said he was trying to see his grandmother, who lives east of the area.

As the interview went on, more and more fans started gathering, taking pictures with cameras and cell phones. They were mostly female. “Are you freaking out with all this,” one woman asked as she pulled him in for a picture with her. “It’s a little weird…” he said.

He said he would love to sing at more postseason games. “This has been a lot of fun.”

As for his thoughts on Tropicana Field, Archuleta said, “It wasn’t hard to sing in, that was really nice.” He said other stadiums echo more. “I love orange juice, too.”

A lady called out to him, “You were so good! You were so good!”

A man walked away saying, “I like this kid.”

Archuleta took pictures with fans, signed autographs, including one for a woman who works in the concession stand, and chatted with some sisters who run http://www.fansofdavid.com.

A publicist in red pumps finally pulled him away with the help of a tall Rays security guard.

Wasn’t Brooke a beauty school dropout for real? I’m sure she has some skill in that area.

Nice job, Archie!

Pj I believe she was was Btw… Red Sox win!!! YAY!!!

Gety images has pics up already too

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Oh David. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Random at his finest. :lol_tb:

Very, very, very nice. Good job Archuleta! :thumbup_tb:

:thumbup_tb: Excellent job, David!!

Thanks for the blog, frogcooke! Sounds like DA was having a great time at the game.

And :clap_tb: Red Sox!!

HAHA Orange juice? That was random… LOL

He sounded great too. The echo in the stadium was mountain lava hot. (Is that how randy says it?) haha

Tropicana…. orange juice… get it? lol lol

After listening to Crush so often, I’ve forgotten how incredibly good his voice actually is! Good job David! Just let him sing all the anthems from now on!

Orange juice? haha love random Archie.

Brooke haircut ftw!

Crush MV is #1 on VH1′s countdown this week
from fansofdavid.com

Oh my Heck!! Way to Go David – and to all the fans of David – this 1′s for you!!! :thumbup_tb:

Awesome job David! That was a great performance….you’ve outdone yourself yet again!! :thumbup_tb:

love it.

hmm…can’t edit? ..anyway…i just want to say that I am going to play this clip every July 4th ….

this kid is fucking incredible
he blows me away every time
UHHH how come the contestants i love never win?!
i think Archie is gunna be around for a L O N G time.
kid’s voice is remarkable imo.

and it looks like archie got the LLoyd Christmas special haircut. maybe some gel next time Archie? maybe Seacrest could help u out with that…

Just got through watching the Vh1 Countdown and the God Bless America performance on TiVo. I’m soooo proud of him right now. You were amaaaazing, David!! :thumbup_tb:

Nice Job!! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll forgive for the Rays Jerseyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ lol

lol! haha, i second that.

Can’t help but like this kid, nice job David. Making fans wherever you may roam.

Bring back the spiky haircut. A few too many runs but overall very nice. I’m with you Duke about never backing a winner. I guess it builds character though.

LOL The Soup covers Mileys bday party… a little mention of Archie and a jab to Ryan Seacrest…

PS.
Sorry, if this is in the wrong thread… but is really funny…

IMHO, David’s “God Bless America” was really great. I think he’s very good at a capella and live. Frankly, I’m a fan of DA, it’s just amazing to me. haha…therefore, gelfling, I did not hear any missing note…

Video of David signing for fans at the Trop

Clee – You’ve pointed out something that had alway intrigued me about Archie–how much better he sounds live. It always seems to me that whenever I hear a lot of singers live, I realize just how much their vocals get played with in studio recordings. Their live voices are generally not as good as their recorded music portrays.

A handful of singers (Archie included) are the opposite. In fact, during AI I always preferred his live performances to the studio versions. The studio songs sounded great, but I always felt that they lacked something and couldn’t decide whether is was the way they were produced or if he was just holding back. Now, after hearing him live in concert, I realize that yes, there is a certain tendency for him to “let it all hang out” when he performs live, but mostly there is an indescribable richness to the tone of his voice that somehow gets lost in translation in the studio (and even to a certain extent, on television). You have to hear him in person to fully experience how extraordinary his voice is for such a young man. It’s going to be interesting (and exciting) to see how much that evolves once his voice is fully developed in another 5-10 years.

First – apologies for being MIA lately. Been hella busy

HAHA Orange juice? That was randomà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ LOL

LOL – not random at all. Tropicana field is indeed named for Tropicana, the makers of Florida’s yummiest orange juice.

I was at the game last night. David was pretty amazing. We were all darn impressed. He did a lovely job.

and of course….. GO RAYS!!!!

^^Thank you Spencer and welcome back, glad you have fun at the game

LOL The Soup covers Mileys bday partyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ a little mention of Archie and a jab to Ryan Seacrestà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Ha-ha! David Archuleta — a new Disney character. That was cute. He sure has a big enough smile for it!

Was David Archuleta there or is that a new Disney Character?

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This kid is effing amazing!

this kid is fucking incredible
he blows me away every time
UHHH how come the contestants i love never win?!
i think Archie is gunna be around for a L O N G time.
kidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice is remarkable imo.

Absolutely!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m with you Duke about never backing a winner. I guess it builds character though.

I guess I’ve been building lots of character the last couple of seasons.

Anyway I loved the way he took it to churcb a bit. Great job David, there is alot of soul in that 17 year old.

Here’s a story from some fans(Mary and her sis from FansofDavid) along with Amy, from at the game.

Evidently he really misses all the fans and getting to interact and talk and such with them.

and of courseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.. GO RAYS!!!!

HMPF!!!
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Welcome back!

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Thanks Frog for posting the link to the fans story. So David was sick? aww.

David is so nice to his fans, but I hope fans don’t ask him too much like to please ask him to watch thank you vid or whatever especially when he’s so busy, though David would sacrifice sleep and rest to oblige.

Beautifully sung, Archie, and great to see you wearing the Rays shirt. We in the Tampa Bay area are all still amazed by how far our Rays have come this year, and how they performed during that second game. Go Rays!