Believe it or not, American Idol is more relevant than the average. Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” song became a #1 hit because it was used on the American Idol soundtrack, and now American Idol has its own “goodbye song” or “boot song.” Several former American Idol contestants have recorded the “goodbye song” as part of their own personal albums and American Idol albums, and this year, David Cook may be the one to do the job.

David tweeted just last week that he was recording what he called a “special treat,” and he further tweeted about “the powers that may be” on March 3rd. In other words, March 3rd is the day that American Idol is supposed to reveal the top 12.

Of course, we don’t know for sure if any of this is true as of yet. For now, it’s nothing more than speculation based mostly on his tweets or rather entirely on his tweets and what we think that those tweets may mean based on past experience. But obviously, Cook fans will be nothing short of excited if it does happen.

David Cook first caught the world’s attention after beating David Archuleta for the American Idol crown. But that was not the first time David Cook made a name for himself or showed the kind of person he happens to be. If you’ve read past posts, you know that David Cook has always been involved in charities and other positive efforts.

Since his win, he has continued to participate in more charities than ever before, and he continues to contribute to the welfare of others on a regular basis. He has set a different standard, even for American Idol contestants, one without controversy, one that is extremely positive, and one that is the ideal of what we looked for in the beginning, the All-American boy.

But he followed a long path to the fame he now enjoys and sometimes hates. “I think in second grade maybe, I got caught singing getting ready for school. My mom caught me and I was immediately embarrassed, I was actually a really shy kid. So I got caught and she was like ‘you’re actually really good.’”

Cook’s mom continued to encourage him, even though this did not stop him from feeling embarrassed. But the shock of that experience motivated him to get the lead in a class play later on, which he really enjoyed.

The bug caught on, obviously, as we can see now, and Cook continued to improve and work hard, even though he only came to American Idol, because his brother was competing. He was still shy enough that he wasn’t necessarily attracted to that kind of spotlight. But we’re obviously glad he did.