The Voice UK - Live Show 3 - Will Vs Tom, round two

TEAM TOM JONES
1. Leanne Mitchell - I Put A Spell On You (Nina Simone).
Dressing and styling her like Adele was probably not an unwise move, and this was a great song choice because it lent itself far more easily to her runs and trills, and she got to show off her voice's tremendous range and power without being anywhere near excruciating. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't buy that version but as a performance on a vocal talent show, it was superb.

TEAM WILL.I.AM
2. Frances Wood - Show Me Love (Robyn S).
Opening with a long note that didn't sound as great as she seemed to think, her vocals were very affected and she's overdoing the "yeah"s to the point of major irritation. At least she mostly stuck to the melody. Mostly.

Holly asks the band how they feel. They play the opening chords of Under Pressure. The subtitles read "ICE ICE BABY". How very dare they.

TEAM TOM
3. Matt and Sueleen - Missing (Everything But The Girl).
Giving the song a Gipsy Kings arrangement was an interesting idea, but they did affect the melody almost beyond recognition, and not for the better. The vocals were pretty much on-pitch though, and I liked the back-to-back park bench staging, but I don't think they have a future in this competition.

TEAM WILL
4. Joelle Moses - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (Kelly Clarkson).
I preferred her original choice of Celine Dion's I Surrender, and felt this was more of a cheap cop-out. Not that she sang it badly, although the bridge was a little sharp/pitchy. She didn't deserve her bottom two placing last week, but this week has taken a step backwards. Very disappointing.

TEAM TOM
5. Ruth Brown - Next To Me (Emeli Sandé).
Yikes. I hated the way she chewed indecipherably over the lyrics in the opening bars, but then it got worse as she mistook bellowing for singing. Indulgent and painful. The Voice UK has its very own Joshua Ledet.

TEAM WILL
6. Tyler James - Sign Your Name (Terence Trent D'Arby).
Considering how much I hated Tyler in the earlier stages, he's now made it two for two performances that I've loved. I could have done without the trills, and maybe a little less of the falsetto, but the good more than compensated for the bad.

TEAM TOM
7. Adam Isaac - High and Dry (Radiohead).
Thom Yorke's vocals are a mighty task to take on, and he looked visibly terrified. Although he far from put his own stamp on the song, he pulled it off brilliantly.

TEAM WILL
8. Jaz Ellington - Just The Way You Are/Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel/Bruno Mars).
It started off nicely, then he lost some timing when the second song kicked in. Unfortunately, it was downhill from there. His lower register showed its limits and his improvised runs were terrible. Not for me.

Team Tom (with Tom Jones) - Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles).
Their harmonies were very good. Suspiciously so. And in fact, nobody stood out in a bad way. If only Idol group songs were this good.

Team Will (with Will.I.Am) - I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)/Gold Digger (KanYe West/Jamie Foxx)/Just Can't Get Enough (The Black Eyed Peas).
A less successful group performance. Leaving Tyler to do most of the work, they didn't bother trying to harmonise, and the mash-up was oddly tedious.

RESULTS
TEAM TOM
The viewers save Ruth. Ugh.
Tom saves Leanne.
So it's goodbye to Matt & Sueleen (whatever) and Adam (awwww.)

TEAM WILL
The viewers save Jaz. Ugh.
Will saves Tyler. A no-brainer.
So it's goodbye to Frances (hooray!) and Joelle (a shame, but she's no star, despite the big voice.)

RESULTS
TEAM TOM
The viewers save Ruth. Ugh.
Tom saves Leanne.
So it's goodbye to Matt & Sueleen (whatever) and Adam (awwww.)

TEAM WILL
The viewers save Jaz. Ugh.
Will saves Tyler. A no-brainer.
So it's goodbye to Frances (hooray!) and Joelle (a shame, but she's no star, despite the big voice.)