Season seven 'American Idol' champ David Cook released the official visual on iTunes for his new up-tempo rock song, "The Last Goodbye" is the lead single from his sophomore album, "This Loud Morning" will be releasing on June 28th. Says Cook, "This album is the culmination of one of the loftiest endeavors I've ever undertaken. The end result is an album that I cannot wait to share with everyone."The song itself is catchy and upbeat, even though the lyrics are sad and rather poignant. Written by Cook with Ryan Tedder, the song describes a relationship that clearly didn't work out, judging by the opening line, "If you hear this on the radio, then we've already said our last goodbye." Cook sounds surprisingly upbeat despite his obvious heartbreak. The track was produced by Matt Serletic and has the clean, polished sound Serletic has brought to rock acts like Matchbox Twenty and Collective Soul. The song isn't groundbreaking by any means, but its appealing melody and Cook's strong voice make it one of the better songs he has recorded to date.
With some relationships gone wrong, you just have to rip it like a bandage. In Nigel Dick-directed video, Cook explores a past relationship and what it means to move on. Sometimes, we just have to disappear, much like in the video. The concept is quite metaphoric, and the story line makes the viewer curious enough to spend time imagining the backstory. His bandmates do a nice job too. Cook is sitting on the beach, writing the lyrics to a new song, "The Last Goodbye". He removes his jacket and some other articles of clothing and walks the beach. The song is so engrossing, he goes off into the ocean and back to the hotel to write it, leaving all his stuff on the beach.
Then, a random dog walker finds his belongings and the note. The girl immediately calls the police, and they progress to tape off the area, fearing he drowned. Essentially, this is the embodiment of this song. 'Drowning' the relationship is the best for both parties involved. A local newspaper runs the story that "David Cook, Feared Drowned." Everyone think's he's drowned himself, until he appears innocently at the end asking what everyone is looking at, and the drummer faints dead away. I like the idea that he is playing himself and not some character. This song, obviously, is personal. The video is actually kind of silly in a good way. It's light, there's a hint of humor and it's a surprising departure from Cook's usual somber vibe when it comes to his music videos.
