And his video did remind me that I’d missed lunch, so there’s that.
Whatever keeps our guy on track for good physical and mental health is OK, All Right by me.
And I’m totally with him on the loud noises thing… I am so sensitive to having the radio or TV turned up too loud, or people with scream-y voices… I think it’s because my mom’s Italian and she yelled her way through my childhood, lol… in a loving way, but still. 🙂
So what did you guys think?? Are you heading out to flip tires? Find a guy named Cory? Scarf fries? No judgment here, my friends.
How brave of David (and Jennette) to open up like this… to share his experiences with his dad, and talk about Jeff’s abusive behaviour and how it scarred him, in the hope it will help someone else.
It’s a miracle to me that David didn’t just crash and burn and leave the industry altogether, like so many other young performers who are thrust in the spotlight at a young age by overbearing stage parents who continue to try and control them.
I admire so much that he sought help, and is still working hard to slay all those demons… and that he’s so compassionate towards his dad that he’s tried to better understand him.
I’m listening to Therapy Sessions now and, boy, do those songs ever take on even more meaning.
In David’s last Christmas tour, he talked about dealing with negative voices… I guess now we know where those come from. 😦 😦 😦 😦
Loved the whole thing but especially near the end when David talked about how happy he was to have fans who are kind.
*SOBS*
Congrats to the lovely and amazing Kristin for winning the contest and sending in that great question about trust… wow, talk about deep thoughts! Love what David said about finding those people with “light” who will listen without judgment or trying to control you. GREAT advice!!!
How about you guys??!!! What was your favourite part??!!
I’ve been Patient (*hides*) and finally got to see the songwriter/producer Zoom chat session for my top fave song of the album (of the new songs, that is 🙂 )… PATIENT!!! … with the LA team of Chantry Johnson* and Kyle Neal.
Spoiler: Turns out Patient is about David and relationships. Did NOT pick that up from the song itself, lol. (David you are a sly one.)
Cowriter Chantry let that slip early in this chat and I swear you can see David blush when he mentions it. 🙂
Loved when David played the sections with the birds tweeting in the background… HAD NOT NOTICED THAT!!!
And to think that he was still adding ad lib vocals as recently as early March???!!! Just before lockdown???!!! Omigosh, it really hit me how fortunate we are that he finished this album just in time or it would not be blessing our ears right now, when we need it most!!!
And not that I’m psychic but just yesterday I tweeted about how the Patient background vocals were blowing my mind! (Still are!) 🙂
Sidenote: WHO ELSE NEEDS TO HEAR THE UNRELEASED SONG “I’M NOT ALONE”???!!!!
Just putting it out there that since Therapy Sessions is only 10 songs (for comparison, Postcards in the Sky was a very generous 16)… wouldn’t it be great if David released a DELUXE version of TS next year (since COVID-19 totally stole his promo thunder this year 😦 ) with a few additional unreleased songs?? (Like he did with Winter in the Air??)TM
So, what about you guys?? Where does Patient rank in your TS faves list?? What was your favourite part of this songwriter/producer session?? Inquiring minds (MINE!) need to know!!!
*btw David’s face when Chantry was adjusting his car, or phone, or whatever, was priceless!
p.s.
Also loved David’s insta live with Marie Osmond for The Talk (watch HERE). One part that stood out to me was when Marie asked him about how his anxiety and mental health issues were faring with everything going on in the world right now. It almost looked like David got a little choked up when he said that he’d been feeling overwhelmed, having panic attacks…
…and he said, “you feel the pain that everyone else is going through and I had to let myself just let it out, get my emotions out and shed a few tears to feel the pain we feel in the world right now, and I think you have to let yourself feel that, so you can be more understanding to everything going on, and make room for opportunity to…” and then Marie cut in… it struck me that he just released this whole album about his mental health struggles and so I’m glad he knows when to practice self-care and take a step back from social media, even if we miss him when he does. ❤
Confession: I was expecting this record to be good but nowhere in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would be this good! For real!
He does things with this melodies and rhythms and lyrics and building the songs and HIS VOICE! that I didn’t even know were possible.
When will I ever learn not to underestimate The Archuleta?! 🙂
He subversively takes the inner struggles of his mind and the dark places we all go and spins them into infectious, rollicking bops! Who would think that would be such a magical, uplifting, life-affirming combination, BUT IT IS!!!!
(Sorry, not sorry, for all the all caps… IT’S THAT KIND OF DAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!)
I don’t want to dissect every song because I feel that takes some of the magic away, but, of the brand new songs we hadn’t heard yet, I will say that my first gut reaction, puts Patience as my fave for now (I am a sucker for that soulful pop, R&Bish vibe), closely followed by The Good in the Bad (THAT CHORUS!!!!!), and a tie between Future Self/Brave/Switch/You Worry. 🙂
Fave lyric so far: “Fear is like a magnet, keeps pulling you down” (Good in the Bad)… like, whoah, lightbulb moment!!
HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS??!!!! THOUGHTS??!!!
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AND HOW AWESOME WAS THAT ACOUSTIC LIVE???!!! HIS VOIIIIICE!!! Okay, I’m done, lol… I’m dying to know what you guys think!!!
If you haven’t seen it, go run now and watch. Seriously.
It’s like hearing all the stories you’ve ever wanted to hear about all those amazing songs, all from the man himself.
After all these years, I still can’t get over how generous and open David is with himself… with us… he just lets it all out… and when he cries, we cry… am I right?!
And to see David share the deep feelings and profound life experiences that went into these songs is remarkable to me. What other artist lays themselves bare like that? No one, that’s who.
Where others are about artifice more than art, David takes the pain, the joy, the struggles of his life and turns those into art.
And when he brought Taryn (sp?) on to “shine a light”???!! My cheeks still hurt from smiling, that was amazing!!!
What did you guys think??!!!! Please share!!
And how is everyone???!!! {{{{{{huge group hug}}}}
Sooooooooo, how much do you love it???!!! (Yes, the picture, but mostly the song! lol)
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What do you guys think?? What’s your favourite part??
Mine is the pause and the “hmm” after “I see you with your new man and it’s cool” hahaha! lol … oh and also his VOICE throughout the whole thing, new shades and tones and textures we haven’t heard before… HE IS ACTUALLY MAGIC!!!!!
I love the whole vibe of it, how it makes me want to dance and sing along, how it’s so relatable … “Sometimes I wake up in… the wrong side of my head”??? “Some nights the TV’s on … just so I don’t feel alone” … “Which Office episode should I choose?”… get out of my brain, Archuleta!!!!!
I also love how he acknowledges these anxieties in the song but it’s so happy and upbeat that you feel not only is he “OK, all right” with himself, but you can be too… we all can be OK, all right with who we are.
CANNOT WAIT for everyone to sing along with this in concert!!!
Could there possibly be a better song for these crazy crazy times??!!
In case you haven’t heard, Billboard premiered the song today, along with a great interview with David!
Archuleta is also ready to let go of his inhibitions by simply having fun with the music he creates — something he’s been longing to do since the beginning.
“When I first started [singing], all I knew was that I liked to sing, it made me feel good, and it made me feel understood,” Archuleta says. “I’ve realized I still feel more fulfilled when I connect to why I started singing in the first place. I can have peace, I can have fun, but I can be honest — and have the combination of all that, rather than just go after the catchiest, poppiest, trendiest thing. I just feel more relaxed, and back into who I am.”
I think we all knew this was coming. Most of my timeline lately has been show/tour/event/work/[fill in gathering here] cancellations and postponements.
But David’s announcement was by far the sweetest and most heartfelt I’ve seen.
“I hope you and your loved ones are all safe”… “You are all like family to me”… “Your health and safety are amongst the top priorities for me” … “You guys are amazing”… I mean, COME ON! How awesome is our guy and his team??!!
I can’t even imagine what kind of work and stress goes on behind the scenes to (a) set up the original tour and then (b) reschedule everything. #oy
But, as we all know, David’s shows are SO worth waiting for.
And has there ever been a better time for a brand new song called “OK, All Right”??!! I need this song like air right now. Purified virus-free air as only David Archuleta can provide.
And if there’s any doubt that David has his finger on the pulse of what we require, it looks like there’ll also be a song called “Just Breathe” or “Breathe”… just hearing the bit he shared in his insta stories a while back made me literally take a deep breath and relax. Proving he is actual magic.
What do you guys think of the teeny tiny instrumental snippet David shared on insta?? Does anyone else hear a Chilean percussion-type vibe?? Just me. Mkay. Seriously though, what did you guys think??
I hold on and I should let go
I wait to think when I really know
I should’ve been TikTok-ed a million years ago
I wake up and I’m gonna slay
Another chance to hashtag a new day
Y’all can find me now, here is why
I’M VERIFIED!
By the app boss at TikTok who rules all
So that now I can finally go viral
With my voice and my smile at the end Watch the likes for my vid as they spiral away
I’M VERIFIED!
I’M VERIFIED!
It’s so short, this little clip
Is there time for me to do a backflip?
Protect my faaaaaace if I slip
Trying this dance for a challenge I’m doing
My slippery socks bringin’ me down
Trying this dance for a challenge I’m doing
My slippery socks bringin’ me down
I’M VERIFIED!
By the app boss at TikTok who rules all
So that now I can finally go viral
With my voice and my smile at the end
Watch the likes for my vid as they spiral away
I’M VERIFIED!
I’M VERIFIED!
Trying this dance for a challenge I’m doing
My slippery socks bringing me down
Trying this dance for a challenge I’m doing
My slippery socks bringing me down Trying this dance for a challenge I’m doing My slippery socks bringing me down Trying this dance for a challenge I’m doing
My slippery socks bringing me dooooooowwwwwwnnnn
[Sidenote: Try this riff for the #ParalyzedChallenge… good luck with that, everyone! J]
I’M VERIFIED!
I’M VERIFIED!
By the app boss at TikTok who rules all
So that now I can finally go viral
With my voice and my smile at the end
Watch the likes for my vid as they spiral away
I’d like to order the item pictured above, please.
The jacket? Sorry, that’s not in our inventory.
No, not just the jacket, everything in the photo.
You’d like to order that particular photo?
No, no, no, no… what’s IN the photo.
I’m not sure I’m understanding you correctly. Mr. David Archuleta is in the photo.
Yes! Thank you! Exactly!!! Can I get express delivery?
We appreciate your call but I don’t think you understand how the shop works. We don’t deliver actual human beings.
Oh.
Can I help you with anything else? We have hoodies as soft as a baby rabbit’s ears. A cool phone grip to keep your screen steady when you get an alert that Mr. Archuleta has launched an insta live. Tote bags to carry all the tissues you’ll need next time he sings Aiming for Hope. And lots of other great stuff.
Do you do rentals?
No.
Buy on instalments?
No.
What if I can find a Groupon?
You won’t. Look, I suggest you browse through the actual shop items, I’m sure you’ll find an inanimate object you’ll like.
I’ll need to think about it, I really had my heart set. Can you maybe put my name on a waiting list?
I’m not perfect with it, but the effort to improve and discipline myself has paid off and I feel much better for it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago
I have a hard time committing to things so it’s been important to have an accountability partner in working out wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago
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