In what may have been one of the most enjoyable performances of the night, Team Blake's Jake Worthington performed his pick, the Waylon Jennings's classic (and вЂњDukes of HazzardвЂќ theme song) вЂњGood OlвЂ™ Boys.вЂќ While it didn't have the same swagger as last week's вЂњHillbilly Deluxe,вЂќ it was still a barnburner and a great fit for Jake's Southern sensibility. OK, producers вЂ“ I see you took the song name вЂњChandelierвЂќ literally вЂ“ surrounding Kat with multiple chandeliers and lingering on them lovingly throughout her performances. No amount of blustering bravado from Adam about taking chances could undo the fact that these songs were ill fitting and poorly timed. I love the idea of Imogene Heap, but her tone is ethereal and laser focused, and her music was a poor match for Christina's robust, pop/soul vocals (despite the vocoder's best efforts). Sia's вЂњChandelierвЂќ was too avant-garde and restrained for Kat, giving her no room to show off her voice and really rock out, while Christina's rendition of вЂњHide and SeekвЂќ was odd and disconnected.

I have to wonder if all that bleach has seeped into Adam's brain, affecting his decision-making ability, because his song choices for Kat Perkins and Christina Grimmie were more miss than hit this week. This could have been hilarious if 1- it looked like more than 2 buckets worth or 2- It was, ahem, a bit more вЂњfresh.вЂќ Despite the poo, Blake is still in the lead for calling Adam вЂќBarney RubbleвЂќ and вЂњSharon StoneвЂќ with a straight face.

In an underwhelming practical joke that fell flat as a pancake, Adam had a pile of manure dumped onto Blake's truck in response to last week's staged cell phone melee. I can see that Josh has been taking performance notes from his coach, and I am loving the end results. Josh later covered Usher's choice, вЂњLove Runs Out,вЂќ and killed it with a high energy, high-octane performance so good it might render the original (a song few have heard) somewhat superfluous. It took a track I didn't find particularly memorable and made it touching and compelling. Josh's song pick, the gorgeous вЂњAll Of Me,вЂќ was stirring, subtle and pitch perfect. My favorite performances this week both belonged to Team Usher's Josh Kaufman. Team Shakira's Kristen Merlin kicked off the night with her refreshingly upbeat pick вЂќGunpowder and Lead.вЂќ It was good to see her be more playful and high energy, but her real breakout moment came later with her coach's pick вЂњFoolish Games.вЂќ While it had a couple of pitch issues, it was still lovely, emotive and entirely sincere, the kind of connected performance that may turn the tide for this underdog.

Y'all, I LOVE Imagine Dragons, but I can't get behind this.Д¤. In the most awkward product placement of the night, Mark Wahlberg showed up to promote the new вЂњTransformersвЂќ movie, accompanied by a stiff blonde who looked to be all of 16. In case you forgot, little children, THIS is how you sing and dance at the same time.

Usher opened the show with his single вЂњGood Kisser,вЂќ a sexy, sweaty performance that probably made the ladies watching at home very happy.

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