Idol Chatter: The 'Moment' we decided to 'Dream Big'

Instead of analyzing the unanimous Archuleta praise/anchor-decorated attire seen on last night's "Idol," Jaded Insider’s just gonna go ahead and judge part one of the finale on the contestants’ performance of original songs:

David Cook:

Song: “Dream Big”

Key lyric: “If you don’t dream big, what’s the use of dreaming”

Sounds like: Christian + Rock - Direct reference to "Him" 

Execution: Considering David Cook never even intended to audition for “American Idol,” we had a hard time believing this was him living out that “big dream.” Him eyeing those big dollar signs in his future, maybe, but he was more or less just going through the motions.

David Archuleta:

Song: “In this Moment”

Key lyric: “Staring through a window at my own reflection/ How can a window encompass perfection”

Sounds like: Self-help book X narcissism + flashback to Kelly Clarkson

Execution: David Archuleta’s voice/singing style was more fitting for this type of crappolla inspirational song. Whether he chose the tune for its egotistical lyrics is debatable, though we can bet poppa Archy was pompously grinning ear to ear somewhere off the set.

Verdict: We’re giving this to David Cook out of pity voting. We went into the finale not swinging one way or the other, since both Davids have repeatedly rubbed us wrong all season, but once the judges got up on their David Archuleta-rulez-all high horse, we saw a Cook’s ego deflate (slightly) and realized that at the end of the day, meaning, once both finalists release debut albums, Cook’s gonna be riding the record sales and VH1-approved wave far longer than the teen prodigy Archuleta.

Tonight – DAVID WINS!!! D'oh!