01x04 - The Battles (2)

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From their own teams

To face off against each other
in a do-or-die battle round.

♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk
of bu-u-u-u-rning love ♪

♪I'm just a hunk, a hunk
of burning lo-o-o-o-ve ♪

♪pretty, pretty please ♪

♪if you ever, ever feel ♪

After the battle performance,

Each of our coaches
began making the tough decisions

Of who to cut...

Oh, my god.
You guys are so great.

...And which four artists
to take to the live shows...

Oh, my gosh!

...Where the coaches themselves

Will be competing
for bragging rights.

Cee lo: At the end of the day,
I am planning to win.

Who's the winner
of this battle?

Cee lo: It's bothering
the hell out of me,

But I think I got to - I -

I-I pick vicci.

I think frenchie took it.

Patrick.

I have to go
with casey weston.

The lineups have begun

With one artist on team blake...

Team christina...

Team cee lo...

And team adam.

And tonight
four more artists advance

As the battle rounds
continue...

So, are you ready to fight
for your spot?

Yeah!

...As our superstar coaches

Will choose two more artists
from their own teams

To sing a handpicked duet.

This is freakin' crazy,
man. Nuts.

They will face off,

And the only thing
standing in their way

Of making the live shows
is each other.

This is it.
It's do or die.

But before
they take the stage...

am:
I want you to sing less.

I think if you just scale back
a tiny bit...

...Each coach
will train their artists,

Providing them
with the guidance they'll need

To win their battle.
That's what
we're here for.

Each coach
has a trusted advisor.

Adam levine has
maroon 5's musical director,

Adam blackstone.

Cee lo's got grammy-winning,
multiplatinum

Recording artist monica.

Christina has australian
recording artist sia.

And blake has called upon
one of the most successful

Female country artists
of all time...

I brought
my secret weapon.

...Reba.

With their hopes and dreams
on the line,

The artists will leave it all
in the ring.

It's a fight to the finish
to impress their coach,

Win the battle,
and move on to the live shows.

The battle rounds continue
right now on "the voice."

Cee lo's team has assembled,

Waiting to hear
the next battle pairing.

This is the battle round.

I'm gonna pair you guys up
to sing a song together -

Or against each other. It
depends on how you look at it.

Only one of you can leave here
victoriously,

And it is me who determines

Whether or not
you win or lose, okay?

So, for this battle...

I am putting...

Tje...
All right.

...And nakia.

Tje has a lot of sensitivity
in his vocal approach.

That sensitivity
becomes his strength.

Nakia is a very aggressive
individual,

In terms of his vocal approach.

All right, the song
is ne-yo's "closer."

I immediately thought,
"oh, great.

This song is tailor-made
for tje's voice."

This tempo of this song,
this attitude -

You know,
it's a perfect opportunity

To really, really commandeer
the whole thing.

It's yours.

I'm pretty nervous
about battling nakia.

You know,
he's got such a big voice.

He's a big white guy
doing an r&b song,

And, you know,
a lot of people like that

When they can come
out of nowhere

And just rip through a song.

Now, get out of here.
You play for me now.

thanks, man.
All right, bro.

During the blind auditions,
austin, texas, singer nakia,

With the support of his partner,

Took a risk by singing
cee lo's "forget you"...

♪and I'm like, "forget you" ♪

...And it paid off.

This is a huge opportunity
for me to pay robert back

For so many of the things
that he's done for me.

Smooth and soulful stylist
tje austin

Sang "just the way you are"...

♪and when you smile ♪

...And ended up on team cee lo.

I have five brothers
and three sisters.

Most of us are adopted.

I'm doing this to show them
I'm no longer little tje-tje.

I'm a singer.

With the matchup set,

Tje and nakia
are ready for coaching

From cee lo
and his special advisor.

Hello!

- I'd like to introduce
miss monica.
- Wow.

how you doin'?
What an honor.

Happy to be here.

Cee lo: Monica - she's
a very dear friend of mine.

She's an accomplished vocalist.
She's a seasoned veteran.

She's a lady.

I respect her personal
and professional opinion.

And let's see -
can we work out

A special version of "closer"
for you guys?

Because, you know,
you just don't cover a song.

You make it yours.
You own it. Right?

I like that.

♪and I just can't
pull myself away ♪

♪under her spell,
I can't break ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

Maybe that's something
you could do together.

♪closer ♪

♪closer ♪

♪closer ♪

♪closer, ah, ah ♪

- *whatever you want to do *
- Right, sure.

However you - well, you know,
however you feel it.

What if, like,
one of us did the -

♪no, no, no ♪

♪no, no, no, I - ♪
you know, like...

One thing that I don't suggest
is soul by numbers.

You know, I mean, like,
those type of inflections

Need to be honest.
Sure.

So - so do them as you
feel them instinctively.
Okay.

Nakia was going for it,

And I was kind of staying
under the radar.

And, you know,
that's part of my strategy -

Let him reveal all of it,

And then, in the battle,
I'll take him.

Tje, how you feelin'?

I am pretty excited,
nervous.

I want to make
a good impression.

Don't even think about what
somebody else sounds like

Or what they're doing or
what they bring to the table.

Think about tje,
who he is.

Make them feel it, remember it,
and respect it.

- Cee lo: 'kia.
- Hey, what's up?

Can I call you that?

Yeah, absolutely.

Well, I mean,
what can I say, man?

You know, you have to
really get into the story line

Of this song, or any song.

It has to be yours -
it has to be your truth,

Your experience,
you know what I'm saying?

I have two very talented
individuals

About to go head-to-head.

And there's no way
to predict that, man.

It's just
"may the best man win."

It's the night of the battle,

And tje and nakia
are ready to square off.

Nakia and I are going
head-to-head.

We are pulling out
all the stops.

It's anyone's game,

But I'm telling myself
it's for me.

It only takes one note,

And if you go flat,
you get pitchy,

You're done for.

I feel very nervous,

But I need to focus
all of this energy

And do what I do best.

There's no second chances.

This is it.
It's do or die.

Tonight, a showdown
from the lone star state.

Two talented artists
are about to enter this ring,

But only one will move on.

Will it be the blues singer
from austin, texas - nakia?

Hey!

Oh, my god.

Or will it be the smooth,
soulful sounds of tje austin?

Come on, tje. You got it.
You got it.
Come on, tje.

The battle round starts now.

♪turn the lights off
in this place ♪

♪and she shines
just like a star ♪

♪and I swear I know her face ♪

♪I just don't know
who you are ♪

♪turn the music up in here ♪

♪I still hear her
loud and clear ♪

♪like she's right there
in my ear ♪

♪telling me
that she wants to own me ♪

♪to control me ♪

♪come closer, yeah ♪

♪come closer ♪

♪and I just can't
pull myself away ♪

♪under her spell,
I can't break ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop,
no, no ♪

♪I just can't stop,
no, no ♪

♪I just can't sto-o-o-p ♪

♪no, no, no, no ♪

♪no-o-o-o ♪
♪and I just can't
pull myself away ♪

♪under her spell,
I can't break ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪and I just can't
bring myself, no way ♪

♪but I don't want to escape ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪I just can't stop ♪

♪come closer ♪

Tje, good job.
Nice battle.

Wow!

Standing ovation.

That's a battle.

Cee lo, your decision
in a few minutes.

Let's get some thoughts.
Adam?

So much hair!

There's so much hair
flying around.

You guys were both fantastic.

I'd be crushed to let either
one of you guys go, so...

If I had to take somebody,
I'd go with nakia.

Thanks, adam.

Blake?

You both held on
to your personalities

That I remember
from the blind auditions

And you brought that
in here

And you made it work
together.

Who would you
have selected?

I wanted nakia

For, you know, my team
the first time around.

I still - I'm still a fan,
still a big fan.

Thank you. Thank you.
I think you both
were great, though.

Christina, some thoughts
on that battle round?

Nakia,
you did really sell it.

I was kind of blown
away. I mean, as soon
as that beat kicked in,

You were walking around.

I was like, "oh,
he just took control."

And, you know, tje,
I love your voice.
I love your presence.

I love - you know, your whole
package is nice to -

yeah.
Excuse me.

Cee lo, you'll give us
your quick thoughts.

Ladies first.

In this particular competition,
there's one voice.
Yes.

And for me, overall,

Tje's voice is so pleasant
and is so melodic.

There are so many artists
that would die

To be able to go
and transition into that place.

Cee lo, captain,
your advisor has spoken,

But ultimately
the decision is yours.

Who's the winner
of this battle?

Cee lo: Of course, you know
I love both of you guys.

You guys are both
representing me.

You're extensions
of my good taste.

I'm an advocate.

Thank you.

I am an endorser and an advocate
of exceptions to the rule -

And the both of you are -

But I have to make
a final decision.

I'm gonna go with...

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Welcome back
to the battle rounds.

Before the break, tje and nakia
sang their hearts out

And left cee lo
with a tough decision -

Who will advance
to the live shows,

And who will go home?

Of course, you know
I love both of you guys.

I am an endorser and an advocate
of exceptions to the rule -

And the both of you are -

But I have to make
a final decision.

I'm gonna go with 'kia.

yeah!

oh, my gosh!

Ohh!

Tje!

Nooooo!

Hey!

Oh, I'm so happy!

Nakia joins vicci martinez

As the second member
of team cee lo

To move on to the live shows.

And blake decides
which artists go head-to-head

In the next battle.

The artists that I'm pairing up
against each other

For a battle...

Are elenowen...

...And jared blake.

Come on up here.
Come on up here.
Ohh!

See? You already look mad
at each other.

I love it!
I love it.

So, you guys
are gonna be singing

"ain't no mountain high enough"
by marvin gaye.

You'd have never picked
that song, would you?

It's a little bit
easier to sing a song
about being in love

When you've got your husband
singing it with you.

So that's definitely
an upper hand.

During the blind auditions,

Rocker and father of six
jared blake

Wouldn't go down
without a fight

During
the second-chance showdown,

Singing
"not ready to make nice"...

♪there's nothing left for me
to figure out ♪

...And landed
the last spot on team blake.

I quit drinking
about three years ago.

I have four little girls.

So I decided
I'd become the guy

That I wanted them
to grow up and be with.

The newlyweds
from nashville, tennessee,

Josh and nicole,

Who live
in her parents' basement,

Sang the love song
"falling slowly."

♪raise your hopeful voice ♪

They had to make a tough
choice between blake and cee lo.

Obviously we're gonna
get our own place

If we win "the voice."

The artists
get to rehearse their song

With blake
and his special advisor.

- Well, hello there.
- Hey, guys.

- Holy...
- Oh, my.

That's a little girl from
oklahoma named reba mcentire.

How are you?

Nice to see you.
Jared.

Hello. Josh.
Nice to meet you.
Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Hi. Nicole.
Hi. Nice to meet you.

Y'all ready
to get to work?

- Heck, yeah.
- Yeah.
All right.

♪listen, baby ♪

♪I'll be there in a hurry ♪

♪you don't have to worry ♪

♪ain't no mountain ♪

♪high enough ♪

So, are - are you singing that
in your falsetto, in your -

It's pretty high.

Sing the chorus for us.

♪high enough ♪

♪ain't no river
wide enough ♪

Going up against elenowen,

You know,
could be a disadvantage

'cause we got two voices
against one.

Obviously they got here
off of the beautiful harmony

That they're doing
with each other.

I'm not beautiful by any means.

There's nothing about me
that's beautiful.

So I'm nervous about it.

With the battle round looming,

Blake and reba
advise their artists.

One thing is,
when you are up there with them,

Singing that song,
and it's their turn,

You've got to keep some
of that attention for you, too,

From the audience.

So stay focused,
stay involved.

Be looking
in the audience...
Right. Right.

...And keeping their eye contact
a little bit.

Keep vying
for that attention.

Okay.

Jared blake probably feels
like this is a little bit unfair

That he's having to sing
against a duo.

But the truth is, he's gonna
have to step out there

And trust
that I'm not gonna be listening

For anything other than
who sells this song the best.

When you're rehearsing,
get in front of a mirror

And look at yourself and
go your most confident look.

If you're up there
and uncomfortable,

It makes the audience
uncomfortable.

Make sure that you've got
all those notes just right,

But you're confident about it.

Jared and elenowen
head to the stage to rehearse.

♪if you're ever in trouble ♪

♪I'll be there on the double ♪

♪just send for me ♪

♪oh, baby ♪

Stop.

I'm not -
I'm not afraid to say

That this is
not happening here.

Hmm.

Uh-oh. Why?

'cause you're all
really good singers,

And it's not that good
of a blend,

And you're all trying
to out-sing each other.

Okay.

Even though,
you know, artistically,

They're absolutely
nothing alike,

I'm making them perform a song

That makes them both
come to the middle,

And we'll see which one,
vocally, has the most strength.

Blake's made it really clear

That, no matter what happened
in the blind auditions,

This battle round,
this one performance

- Is the thing that matters,
so it's a big one.
- Yeah, I'm ready.

If we don't make it
past this round,

It's back to the basement,
for sure.

There's a lot
riding on this for me.

I mean, I've been doing this
for the last 15 years.

This is a big jump between now
and to the live shows.

And, dude, I want to be
in that live show.

Geez. This is freakin' crazy,
man. Nuts.

With six kids to take care of,
I need something big to happen.

Coming up...

♪ain't no mountain
high enough ♪

...Blake must choose a winner

Between jared blake
and elenowen.

Go with your gut.
I know. I know.

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Welcome back
to the battle rounds.

All right,
let's get to our next battle.

In the ring tonight,
the newlyweds whose sweet nature

Infuses their folkie sound,
elenowen...

Hey!
Whoo-hoo!

...Up against
the king of second chances,

Father of six jared blake!

Whoo!
There's my baby.

The battle round starts now.

♪mmm ♪

♪listen, baby ♪

♪ain't no mountain high ♪

♪ain't no valley low ♪

♪ain't no river
wide enough, baby ♪

♪if you need me, call me ♪

♪no matter where you are ♪

♪no matter how far ♪

♪don't worry, baby ♪

♪just say my name ♪

♪I'll be there in a hurry ♪

♪you don't have to worry ♪

♪'cause, baby, there ♪

♪ain't no mountain
high enough ♪

♪ain't no valley low enough ♪

♪ain't no river wide enough ♪

♪to keep me
from getting to you, babe ♪

♪remember the day ♪

♪I set you free? ♪

♪I told you you could ♪

♪always count on me,
darling ♪

♪from that day on ♪

♪I made a vow ♪

♪I'll be there
when you want me ♪

♪some way, somehow ♪

♪'cause, baby, there ♪

♪ain't no mountain
high enough ♪

♪ain't no valley low enough ♪

♪ain't no river wide enough ♪

♪to keep me
from getting to you, babe ♪

♪if you're ever in trouble ♪

♪I'll be there on the double ♪

♪just send for me ♪

♪oh, baby ♪

♪ain't no mountain
high enough ♪

♪ain't no valley low enough ♪

♪ain't no river wide enough ♪

♪to keep me
from getting to you, babe ♪

Yeah. Ooh!
Whoo!

Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo!

We'll get to papa blake here
in a minute for the decision,

But first some comments
from the other coaches.

- Christina?
- Elenowen...

You guys are an amazing thing
to watch.

But, jared, you were
selling it, man.

You were, like, out there.

You were giving it
to the crowd.

Cee lo?

Cee lo: You know you guys were
one of my original picks,

And I think you guys
are fabulous together.

I love that you're still in love
a few days later.

Yo, jared, this is my third time
seeing you,

So apparently
the third time is a charm

Because you did
a great job today.

Adam, some thoughts
on that battle round?

You were both great,
and I love it

That this was just so wrong
for you, jared.

- It was like -
I mean, I know -
- Yeah.

You could tell you were missing
your guitar a little bit

'cause you were
kind of just like,

"I just got these hands,
and I got these legs."

I know that feeling, trust me.

You're like, "I don't know
what to do. I got no guitar."

- But good job.
- Thank you, adam.

And now we move on to blake.

I would like to take a second
to ask reba.

Well, I thought josh and nicole
did a wonderful job.

I didn't feel that
they were as comfortable

On the stage with that song
as jared was.

I thought jared
really rocked it.

He felt very confident.

Nicole, I felt it was
a little low for you

In the - in your verse.

But I'm very pleased to get
to meet all three of you.

Thank you, reba.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Thanks.

- Blake, it's really on you.
- Yeah.

Who is the winner
of this battle round?

Aw!

Come on. Come on.

Go with your gut.
I know. I know.

When we made our selections
through the blind auditions,

I remember turning around
at the same time that cee lo did

To pick elenowen,

And I remember begging them
to be on my team,

Because I think
you guys are great.

But I'm completely shocked

At the way jared blake
brought it here today.

I pick jared blake to go on.

thank you.

He did it. He did it.
He did it.

Yeah! All right!

Elenowen, thank you.

And here you are,
jared blake,

Moving on
to the live shows.
Yeah!

Thank you. And thank you
for giving me that second chance

To come back out here, blake.

Go see your family.
Congratulations.

Jared blake, we'll see you
at the live shows.

Yeah! Yeah!

Whoo! Hey, babe.
You brought it home.

It's freakin' ridiculous.

I'm ready to take this
all the way.

Jared takes
the second spot on blake's team,

Alongside patrick thomas.

Coming up, adam prepares
his team for battle.

One sec, one sec.
It's so simple.

It's like a nursery rhyme.
I want you to sing less.

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Welcome back to
"the voice: The battle rounds,"

Where team adam anxiously awaits
their next battle pairing.

Okay. Javier.

Angela.

When I found out
I was being paired with javier,

I was really excited
because he's amazing,

And I couldn't believe I was
gonna get to sing with him.

But on the other hand,

He's probably the best singer
in this entire competition.

So I'm really, really,
really scared.

Okay, so...

You guys are gonna sing
"stand by me."

You guys like it?
Are you down with it?

- Yes.
- Yeah,
it's a great song.

Yeah.
Classic song.
It's great.

Okay, good.
I'm excited to hear it.

It's no secret that
javier is just astonishing.

And angela's great.

And I think
that I chose a simple song

Because it actually plays
to her strengths as a singer.

That's gonna be a great pairing.

During the blind auditions,

Father of two javier colon
sang time after time.

♪and you will find me ♪

♪time after time ♪

After a four-coach turnaround,

He went with team adam.

My kids and my wife
are my world.

I can't do any of this
without them.

Originally rejected
in the blind auditions,

Angela wolff got a second chance

With the song
"rolling in the deep"...

♪you had my heart inside ♪

...Moving her on
to the battle round.

Next, adam and his advisor -

Maroon 5's musical director,
adam blackstone -

Provide their expertise.

♪if the sky ♪

♪that we look upon ♪

♪should tumble and fall ♪

Uh-huh.

♪and the mountain ♪

♪should crumble ♪

♪to the sea ♪

♪I won't cry ♪

♪I won't cry ♪

♪no, I won't ♪

♪shed a tear ♪

♪just as long - ♪

One sec, one sec.

I think, honestly,
it's so simple.

It's like a nursery rhyme.

I want you to sing less.

If you just scale back
a tiny bit...

For the blind auditions,
I was fortunate enough

To have everybody
turn around for me.

But it's a whole new ballgame.

I still have to come out
and prove myself

And just try to secure myself
a spot in the live shows.

♪won't you stand ♪
okay.

♪by me ♪

♪oh, stand ♪

♪by me ♪
that's nice.

I don't even think it's
about hitting the biggest notes.

I think it's just coming
from the heart at this point.

I think if adam sees someone
really feeling it,

Then I think
that's what's gonna get

Each person ahead
to the next round.

In this particular situation,
you're not doing an impression,

But you're staying true
to a true classic.

To a classic.

And you got to
give them javier.

You know,
you got to do your thing.

And I love those little runs
every once in a while.

It's all about discipline,
if that makes any sense,

Vocal discipline.
Absolutely.

Yeah.
That's hard.
Man, it's hard.

That's awesome advice.

Keeping it true to the original
is the way to go.

I think that javier
has been seen as a favorite,

And I think he's amazing,

But there's a lot of people
that can surprise you.

When it comes
down to the moment,

I tend to just stick
to the program

And don't try to sing it
too much.

With everything on the line,

It's time for angela and javier
to battle.

I've been singing
for a very long time,

And I need to take the next step
in my career

If I want to keep doing this.

The only way to do that
is to get through this

And make it to the next round.

It's about that time, man.
Put up or shut up.

When I go onstage,
I just want to think

About all the years
I've spent working hard

To get to this moment right now.

I think the competitive side's
coming out right now,

When I just want to get out
there and be proud.

No matter what happens, I want
to be proud of the performance.

One of these artists
will rise above the competition

And move on to the live shows.

Stepping into the ring,

The small-town girl
with big-city dreams,

Angela wolff.

That is -
aww, look at that.

Whoo!

And her opponent,

The humble family man
at a career crossroads,

Javier colon.

Come on!
Let's go, jav.
I love it.

Beautiful.

The battle round starts now.

♪when the night ♪

♪has come ♪

♪and the land is dark ♪

♪and the moon ♪

♪is the only ♪

♪light we'll see ♪

♪mmm ♪

♪no, I won't ♪

♪be afraid ♪

♪no, I won't ♪

♪be afraid ♪

♪just as long ♪

♪as you stand ♪

♪stand by me ♪
aww.

♪so, darlin', darlin' ♪

♪stand ♪

♪by me ♪

♪oh, stand ♪

♪by me ♪

♪oh, stand, now ♪

♪stand by me ♪

She's standing by him.

♪stand by me ♪

♪if the sky ♪

♪that we look upon ♪

♪should tumble and fall ♪

♪or the mountain ♪

♪should crumble ♪

♪to the sea ♪

Come on, baby.

♪I won't cry ♪

♪I won't cry-y-y ♪

♪I won't ♪

♪shed a tear ♪

♪just as long ♪

♪as you stand ♪

♪stand by me ♪

♪yeah ♪

♪and, darlin', darlin' ♪

♪stand ♪

♪by me ♪

♪oh, stand ♪

♪by me ♪

♪whoa, stand, now ♪

♪stand by me ♪

♪stand by me ♪

Aww.

Yeah!
That was beautiful!
Whoo!

Aww.

That was so warm
and battle-y.

Let's get some comments.
We'll start with you, blake.

There is a...Extremely
beautiful girl

Up on that stage right now,

But all I could sit here and do
is go, "javier."

What? Oh, my...

That makes me feel strange
a little bit.

Well, imagine how I feel.

Christina?

Angela, you have

A very sweet presence
about you.

But, javier,
you had the swagger.

You had everything, so...

- Whoo!
- Cee lo?

Cee lo: Um...

Angela, I mean...

You got some stiff competition
there, darling.

- But you have a great voice.
- Yeah.

And in our world, it's not
so much about competing,

But it's also
about co-existing, okay?

Come on, javier.

The energy between
the two of you guys when
you were performing -

That's really sweet to see.

Um, and, so, you know...

unh. Well...

Drum roll.

I'm gonna say this,

And I want you both
to feel good and...

- All right,
who is the winner?
- Who's the winner?

it's so tough.

Who is the winner
of this battle round?

I got to go with javier.

Yeah.
Congratulations.

Aww.

Thanks, angela.
You were fantastic.

Hey, thank you, guys.

Javier colon moves on.

Oh, my. Hi, baby.

Javier joins casey weston

As the second member
of adam's team

To move on to the live shows.

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♪this is "the voice" ♪

Welcome back
to the battle rounds.

Team christina waits patiently

For their next
battle assignment.

All right, for this one,

The next battle will be...

...Beverly mcclellan

Versus...

Justin grennan.

The song is "baba o'riley,"
by the who.

So, come on up,
and I'll tell you why.

You're in trouble.
All right.

Justin is a great guy,

But at the end of the day,
there can only be one.

I love the who, man.
I'm gonna do it some justice.

Justin, you're a very talented,
clean, high tenor,

And you have the capability
of going up against...

The very gritty, raw,

Amazing, powerhouse sound
to you, as well.

Thank you.

So I think the two of you
really match up.

I hope.
Cool.

This is gonna
be a good battle.

During the blind auditions,

High-rise-window installer
justin grennan

Performed "drops of jupiter."

♪tell me,
did venus blow your mind? ♪

And he was chosen
by christina...

I knew
I could count on you.

...While the wild rocker
from florida, beverly mcclellan,

Sang "piece of my heart."

♪whoo-hoo ♪

♪another little piece
of my heart now, baby ♪

She had to make a tough choice
between christina and adam.

I think
I'm gonna do christina.

Whoo!

Christina and her advisor,
australian recording artist sia,

Rehearse with beverly
and justin.

This is my dear, dear friend.
Her name is sia.

How are you, sia?
Nice to meet you,
beverly.

Right on.
Justin.

Hi. Sia.
Nice to meet you, justin.
Nice to meet you, as well.

Who wants to go first?

I would love to just hear
you guys' voice.

Oh, look. She said
she wants to. That's right!
All right, beverly.

Let's do it.

♪out here in the fields ♪

Hey, now.

♪I fought for my meals ♪

♪yeah ♪

♪I get my back into my living ♪

♪oh, yeah, yeah ♪

That got me really excited.

So, beverly, you're very
comfortable with this song.

You obviously know it.

I understand that
you're not as familiar.

Not at all.

I have never performed
this song before.

I've never seen the lyrics
until today,

So, yeah, this is definitely
a challenge for me

To learn the song so that
I can do that well onstage.

You can make it your own.
Oh, yeah.

You don't have to necessarily
do what the record does.
You know, you can go -

♪I don't need to fight ♪

♪to prove I'm right ♪
right.

You know, if you want
to make it more soulful,

You can do things like that.
Right.

We got
the best teacher ever.
I know, right?

Nothing could
destroy this song, right?

♪out here ♪

♪out here in the fields ♪

- Hey, now.
- Yeah.

Whoo!

♪I fought for my meals ♪

Yeah.

♪I get my back
into my living ♪

That's good.
Justin!

Justin - I mean,
going from not knowing the song

To then being able
to get up there

And sing it the way he did,

With such grit
and raw passion -

I was really impressed.

With their battle
fast approaching,

Justin and beverly
take to the stage

To practice their song.

♪out here in the fields ♪

♪I fought for my meals ♪

♪and I don't need ♪

♪to be forgiven, yeah ♪

♪ohh, yeah ♪

- Whoo!
- Wow, you guys
are kind of crazy.

I think that, beverly,
you're obviously great

At moving around the stage.

Just make sure it's not too much

And try to, you know, feel it
out and make it free-flowing.

Confidence, you know,
can sometimes be c*ck.

I don't want anyone
to get those two mixed up here.

I'm confident, yes.

And he is, as well.

But we're both gonna bring it.

Justin, I love
what you've done with it,

And obviously you've grown
very comfortable with it.

I just want to make sure

That when you're up there
and you are battling -

And I do this as a singer, too,
sometimes -

The note's too low,
and I know I can go up here,

I sh**t for going up there
right away.

But, really, let those
high moments shine for yourself,

And let them fly solo
so that they really do shine.

All feelings and emotions aside,

At the end of the day,
I will have to pick

My very strongest and best
that I feel are on my team

Because they're then gonna have
to move on against the boys,

And I'll be damned
if the boys beat me.

I'm under the impression
that christina wants a battle,

And she's gonna have one.

I am just about to step out
onstage and bring the thunder.

Performance, singing -

The whole package
has to come together.

It's do or die.
Tonight is the night.

Okay, ready. Here we go.

♪this is "the voice" ♪

Welcome back
to the battle rounds.

From team christina,
who's gonna take this battle?

Will it be
the fearless hard-rocker

Beverly mcclellan...

She looks like
a punk rocker.
Yeah, she does.

...Or the soulful r&b singer
justin grennan?

There he is.
All right, "j."
come on, buddy.

Let's do it.

The battle starts right now.

All right, everybody.
Here we go!

♪out here in the fields ♪

Yeah, come on!
Let's get up!

♪I fought for my meals ♪

♪I get my back into my living ♪

♪yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪and I don't need to fight ♪

♪to prove I'm right ♪

♪and I don't need ♪

♪to be forgiven ♪

♪yeah, yeah ♪

♪don't cry ♪

♪don't raise your eye ♪

♪it's only
teenage wasteland ♪

♪whoa oh-oh! ♪

♪sally, take my hand ♪

♪we'll travel south
'cross land ♪

♪just put out the fire ♪

♪and don't look
past my shoulder ♪

♪no, no ♪

♪oh, no, no, no ♪

♪the exodus is here ♪

♪the happy ones are near ♪

♪let's get together ♪

♪before we get much older ♪

Guitar!
Come on, chet!

All right, everybody.

Put your hands together.
Come on!

♪teenage wasteland,
oh, yeah ♪

♪it's only teenage wasteland ♪

♪teenage wasteland ♪

♪oh, yeah ♪

♪teenage wasteland ♪

♪they're all wasted! ♪

- Whoo! Yeah, guys! Yeah!
- *yeah-ah-ah-ah-ah *

♪ohhhhhh ♪
♪ohhhhh ♪

♪yeah-ah-ah-ah ♪
♪ohh-ohh-ohh ♪

♪ohh-ohh-ohh ♪

Here we go.
Yep, here we go.

Yeah! Yeah!

Cee lo,
what'd you think?

Bev -
can I call you "bev"?

Because I love you
so much?
Yes.

You stole it, you owned it,
and then you sold it.

You stole it and sold it
right back to me.

That was so awesome.
I enjoyed it.

But I enjoyed you both equally.
I'm so excited.

But you know what?
Bev's my girl.

All right, thank you, cee lo.

Adam, come on.

When you came out, justin,
I was like -

I really thought to myself,
"oh, man."

I thought they were sending
the lamb to the slaughter

'cause I thought she was
just gonna murderize you.

But she didn't.

You - you really,
really did an amazing job,

And I'm so happy
that you k*lled that.

It was perfect. It was great.
It was a good ending.

Thank you.

All right.

Blake, a few thoughts
before we get to christina.

Justin, you came out of nowhere
for me, you know what I mean?

I mean, you look like
the guy that works at my bank,

But you sound like -

Well, hey, don't get it twisted.
I'm a redneck just like you.

He's a good-looking
guy, too. I mean, don't -

No, I mean, but you have
this rock inside of you, man.

It's awesome, man,
to see that come out.

Where the hell does that
come from, you know?

Well, now the moment
we've been waiting for -

Miss christina aguilera.

Thank you for making
my co-coaches

Insanely jealous up here.

And I'm so excited.
Cee lo: I was jealous.

I was jealous.

Um, I knew,
by choosing that song,

You guys were gonna bring the
house down with it, and you did.

Beverly, what can I say?

I'm lucky to have you
on my team.

And I do have to say,
justin, out of all my teammates,

I'm most proud of you because
I saw your growth from day one.

You didn't even know the song.

And, you know, it's tough going
up against this one over here.

It's really, really hard.
Yeah, you're telling me.

So I give you a lot of credit
for doing it.

Who's the winner
of this battle round?

Oh, my gosh!

I do have to say...

I have to go with beverly.

Thank you.
thanks.

Yeah!

Beverly joins
frenchie davis on team christina

And heads to the live shows.

I'm going
to the live shows.