Duets (2012) s01e02 Episode Script

1 (Quddus) Last week on "Duets" Let me entertain you That's how you kick off a season of "Duets," baby.
Four of America's music superstars all found two amateurs from across the nation to sing with in competition.
Oh, my God! And tonight Bring it.
The gloves comes off.
Never underestimate the ego of the artist.
Whoo! That could be good or bad.
I honestly think it was the wrong song.
Boo! I was wondering if it was your fault, Robin.
I won't throw you under the bus like he threw my artist under the bus.
(Chuckles) The superstars are all vying to get to the top of the chart.
What's wrong with that? Do we want number one? Yes.
The only problem is, they have to get past each other to get there.
All I saw was, like, impersonation.
(Singsongy) Hater.
After each duet, the superstars who didn't perform will give a secret score to the amateur based on performance and presentation.
Uno.
The scores are combined, and then the amateur's rank on the chart is revealed for all to see Wow.
For better (Cheering) Or for worse.
(Robin) Not ideal.
While no one goes home tonight, next week, the bottom two will have to sing for their life In an a capella showdown, sending one packing I've never had to stand in front of anybody and do this to save my career.
I have.
It's hard.
Until we go live in week 6 Could you duet with Kelly clarkson, Robin thicke, John legend, or Jennifer nettles? These eight are gonna try right now this evening on (Cheers and applause) ("State of shock" playing) Where's Kelly? Oh! There she is.
You've gotta be mine 'cause you're so fine, yeah, yeah, baby I like your style it makes me wild well, you give it to me good, yeah oh you like me, know you should oh, baby oh, you got me on my knees, yeah oh, baby please, baby, please come on you look so good every time I see your face you put me in you put me in a a state of shock Ow! Yeah, come on! Whoo-hoo oh, you got me on my knees please, baby, please I like the way you tease please, baby, please, yeah please, baby, please, right now you take it to me good baby, like like like like like you know you should oh, I like the way you walk yeah, yeah and talk, baby, talk Come talk to me for a second, Kelly.
You look so good every time I see your face oh, you put me in you put me in a state of shock I'm paralyzed you got me paralyzed you got me catatonic you got me catatonic you got me supersonic you got me supersonic try, baby, try oh, try, baby, try come on.
Na, na, na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na na, na, na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na so come on, come on na, na, na, na-na-na oh, baby na-na-na-na-na-na come on, come on, come on oh, yeah na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na you know how I want it you know, you know you want it you know how I love it from you oh, you know, you know you want it don't you know how much I love you, baby? oh, yeah, yeah you know how much I love you (Sings indistinctly) Yeah, yeah oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, yeah yeah, yeah (Cheering) Kelly clarkson, everybody.
(Cheering) How about our superstars? Amazing.
Picking up right where they left off.
Well, thank you.
Welcome to "Duets.
" This is where the superstars are not just judging the competition, as you see, they are in the competition.
My name is Quddus.
I'm your host.
And let's hear it for those two superstars who just brought down the house with that performance Kelly clarkson and Mr.
Robin thicke.
And of course, taking it all in from their superstar lounges, there's John legend (Cheering) Thank you.
And over there, we got the Southern belle miss Jennifer nettles.
(Cheering) As a reminder, here's how it all goes down on "Duets.
" Each week, our superstars will perform alongside two amateurs in a duet performance for you.
But before we get this crazy night of music started, let's take a look at what happened last week on this "Duets" stage.
Tonight, tonight, tonight Jennifer nettles from super duo sugarland found two partners One in her own backyard My nanny tells me that you sing in her church Oh, yeah? And she loves it.
Both staying near the top of the chart all night.
I think about it always you can't give me what I need I'm, like, about to cry.
That was so pretty.
(John) baby, tonight's the night John legend, 9-time grammy winner, found his diamond-in-the-rough voices in the unlikeliest of places.
I read in your bio that you're a debt offset coordinator.
What is that? When you don't pay your taxes, I come get it.
Baby, tonight you need that Man, that that song makes me want to go to the club.
Me, too.
Makes me want to go home after the club.
Tonight (Robin) baby While R&B sensation Robin thicke electrified the stage.
We got the magic, yeah And the ladies.
Lost without u This is a really nice song you got there.
(Laughs) You should put it out on the radio.
It might do pretty well.
Yeah.
Right.
Oh what doesn't kill you makes you stronger But no one put their amateurs to a bigger test than pop idol Kelly clarkson.
She forced her hopefuls to perform in front of 6,000 people on her concert tour.
You've been doing it from the start Somebody took a confidence pill over the past two days.
But despite that, both her partners ended up as the bottom two.
Not alone As you can see, we've got ourselves a competition, and if all that wasn't enough, we've got some major news about one of our amateurs that we'll reveal later in the show, but before we get to any of that, Kelly, I gotta come to you first and talk about how your amateurs had a bit of a rough time last week.
Both of them ended up in the bottom two.
So you obviously didn't agree with it.
Yeah.
Do you think that they're gonna be able to step up this week? You know, they did need to bring their confidence up, which I think they totally did whenever they came to perform actually onstage.
Like, during the rehearsals, they were a little not as confident as I wanted them to be, and they did, and yeah, no, I'm looking forward to this show.
It's a brand-new show, so Absolutely.
I think the crowd is behind you.
Yeah.
Tonight is a special night.
Our amateurs and superstars are gonna tackle some of the most famous Duets in music history.
So here's how it's gonna work.
Our amateurs are gonna get the first two weeks to show us what they're made of right here on this "Duets" stage, and trust me, each and every time, they're gonna be fighting for their lives, making a name for themselves on the "Duets" chart.
But because next week one amateur is going home, the stakes are just getting higher.
Our first amateur is fighting to make her presence felt tonight for sure, and it's bridget carrington.
After coming in at number 6 on the chart last week, let's see how John legend decided to approach this week's rehearsal.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey.
Hey.
How you doing? How are you? Good.
Good to see you.
You, too.
The first week, we didn't do as well as we wanted to.
And I think a lot of that goes to song choice.
Her voice sounded great, but during the verses, it was a little low for her.
Come on, let me kiss that ooh, I know you miss that what's wrong? Let me fix that twist that This week we're singing a song called "I knew you were waiting.
" It's, uh, originally done by George Michael and aretha Franklin.
We're filling some big shoes here.
I feel like now that I understand her voice a little more, I'm able to really highlight the best parts of her voice, and I think the second week will even be better.
Like a warrior that fights and wins the battle I know the taste of victory Yeah, that's a good key for you.
My performance on last week's show I was not 100% happy with it, I mean, definitely not my ranking, but we've got a better song this week, and we're gonna move right on up the charts.
I didn't falter yeah.
Do it.
When the Mountain was high This week's song choice with aretha Franklin will definitely be a challenge, but if I want it, I gotta go for it.
I gotta step out on faith and make it happen.
Sounds awesome.
I think that every approach you're taking, all the little runs you're doing are really good.
It's all good.
I was ready today.
Cool.
Good work.
All right.
Mm.
(Laughs) (Laughs) Good stuff.
(Cheers and applause) We're gonna get to see John and bridget in our first duet of the night.
Also coming up later, Kelly clarkson takes on "misery" by p! Nk and Steven Tyler and Jennifer nettles performs "ain't no Mountain high enough.
" You're watching "Duets" on abc.
Welcome back to "Duets.
" We've got eight amateurs that have been given the chance of a lifetime to perform a duet with our superstars each and every week on this very stage, and if that's not big enough, well, there's also a recording contract from Hollywood records at stake.
Right now, starting us off with the aretha Franklin and George Michael duet hit.
"I knew you were waiting," here's John legend and his first duet partner, bridget carrington.
like a warrior that fights and wins the battle I know the taste of victory though I went through some nights consumed by the shadows I was crippled emotionally hey somehow I made it through the heartache yes, I did I escaped ooh, ooh, ooh oh I found a way out of the darkness I kept my faith I know you did I kept my faith when the river was deep, I didn't falter when the Mountain was high, I still believed when the valley was low, it didn't stop me no I knew you were waiting I knew you were waiting for me hey oh, oh, oh, yeah with an endless desire, I kept on searching sure one day our eyes would meet like the bridge is on fire the hurt is over one touch and you set me free oh I don't regret a single moment no, I don't I know you don't looking back, uh, uh when I think of all those disappointments I just laugh I just laugh I just laugh I just laugh when the river was deep, I didn't falter when the Mountain was high, I still believed when the valley was low, it didn't stop me no, no I knew you were waiting I knew you were waiting for me so we were drawn together through destiny hey, hey, destiny I know this love we share was meant to be I knew you were waiting whoo-hoo-hoo I knew you were waiting oh, hey I knew you were waiting for me I didn't falter I didn't falter, no I still believed oh, I still believed it didn't stop me it didn't stop me, no I knew you were waiting I knew you were waiting for me (Cheers and applause) (Quddus laughs) Bridget.
I love that song.
I do, too.
That's a feel-good song.
Yes, it is.
How good did you feel singing that? I feel real good.
(Chuckles) Ooh! Yeah, it is one of those things where you wanna enjoy performing with a guy like John legend, but this is a competition.
So are you striking that balance? Are you managing to keep that in mind? I'm definitely keeping it in mind.
Okay.
I'm having a good time, and it's also a little bit of a fight.
(Laughs) Okay.
Somehow I'm not intimidated by that.
Out of her, it doesn't work.
All right, well, let's hear from our superstars.
Jennifer? I loved it.
I thought it was fantastic.
I can definitely tell the time that you've put in since last week.
You're confidence level feels much greater.
And this song, to me, feels like it really fits in your voice in a better way.
I thought it was.
Definitely, you raised the bar on your own performance.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Yeah! Kelly? I thought you were fantastic.
All those runs you were doing? Whatever.
That was really good.
(Laughs) Thank you.
Yeah, that was really good.
It was tasteful and it was classic.
And that's a hard song.
I mean, aretha Franklin and George Michael Yeah.
That's a hard song, and y'all nailed it.
Y'all did really good.
Thank you.
(Chuckles) Robin? Well, uh First of all, you look like a bag of skittles, and I love skittles.
(John and bridget laugh) Uh (Laughs) (Kelly laughs) Oh, my God.
(Laughs) But, uh, what I will say is, uh, you know, when you started out, um, you you know, when you when you're singing to John, you guys have such a beautiful chemistry, and you you know, you feel safe when you're singing to John.
And then when you would turn to the audience, sometimes you'd keep your eyes low and you wouldn't quite look up.
And then all of a sudden at the end of the song, when you knew it was almost over, you started stomping your feet and you started looking out at everybody and you gave that incredible energy that is supposed to happen, and I think that, uh, you know, I was really amazed by how you finished the song, and I think what's most important is always how you finish, so I think you did a great job.
Okay.
By the way, let's all take note of how much less clothing Robin has on week after week.
Somehow, he's more naked this week.
I'm just saying.
All right, we've heard from two of the stars.
Wait, wait, wait.
Next week is the speedo episode, right? (Jennifer) I was gonna say.
Wait till next week.
(Laughs) I'm not running with that memo, but you can.
All right, now it's time to rank bridget's performance.
And here's a reminder on how the scoring works.
The three superstars who didn't just perform in this case, Kelly, Jennifer, and Robin and have entered a secret score on their "Duets" tablet between 1 and 100, based upon performance and presentation.
After each amateur performs, we'll add up those scores and reveal where they stand.
Okay, so we've heard what the superstars have to say.
Let's see the scores they locked in.
Bridget, let's take a look at the "Duets" chart.
(Woman) Whoo! It's just a little bit anticlimactic, being as though she's the first person to perform.
You get how the chart works, right? Okay.
(Cheering) All right, you're obviously gonna be on top for now, but the true test will be holding that spot throughout the course of the night.
As our superstars are gonna tell you, it is not easy, okay? You can work your whole life to get to the top of the charts Yeah.
And in just one week, you're gone.
So keep that in mind and celebrate for now.
All right.
All right.
All right, let's hear it one more time for bridget.
Best of luck holding that number one spot.
You can head over to the lounge.
Kelly clarkson and Jordan Meredith perform p! Nk and Steven Tyler's duet "misery," and seven more amateurs gear up to take the stage with their superstar by their side and their futures on the line.
This is "Duets" on abc.
Welcome back, everybody, to "Duets.
" It's Quddus here with ya, and we've got music's biggest superstars not only coaching the amateurs, they're performing with them each and every week right here on the "Duets" stage.
And let me tell you, we are just getting started tonight.
And up next, let's take a look at how this week's rehearsal went for Kelly and her first duet partner Jordan Meredith.
(Kelly) How you doin'? (Jason) Good, good.
(Jordan) Great.
Liars.
(Laughs) (Laughter) Last week, we did not do so well.
Jason and Jordan ended up being in the bottom two.
I'm gonna be really blunt with you.
I think everybody else has way more experience.
I mean, and it shows because they're out onstage and they're they're into it and they're not nervous, and I think that's the only thing we need to focus on.
I don't agree with the results, but we have no control over that.
But what we have control over is sounding awesome on the next show.
Yep.
All right.
Are you ready? Yes.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger stand a little taller (Kelly) "Stronger's" not really a duet.
It's an anthem.
And Jordan has this thing where she's just very soulful, so she didn't really get enough moments to shine and show what she's really capable of because it's an anthem.
Shadows are fallin' all over town She's very good at emoting pain through her vocal cords, and I wanted to pick a song that I thought would really showcase her since she is in the bottom, and we're trying to obviously get her to the top.
Guess it's all no, wait.
Meant to be no, no, no.
This ain't sweet.
(Laughs) This is miserable.
There's a lot on the line.
This week, I really have to push it.
'Cause it's in there, especially you going to that (Raises octave) destiny Or whatever you're doing.
That was crazy.
You went higher than I wanted to you.
So I don't wanna hear any of that crap anymore (Laughs) About how you can't go high.
Yeah.
(Groans) Okay.
There are really high notes I have to hit, and if my nerves get the best of me, it's gonna crash.
Misery yeah yeah! Yeah! (Laughs) I think I'm just nervous and I can't let it go because I know that there's a lot on the line.
You sing the song really well.
Just remember you can't grin.
Shadows are fallin' You can't do that.
Unh-unh.
(Laughs) Are you good? Yes.
Okay.
Confidence! Confidence! I can! I can! (Groans) If she does anything like she just did today, there's no way she'll be in the bottom.
And if she is, I'm walking out.
(Laughs) (Cheering) Well, I don't want her to walk out, so let's all pray this is good.
Singing "misery" by p! Nk, here's Kelly clarkson and her pink-haired duet partner Jordan Meredith.
shadows are fallin' all over town another night and these blues have got me down oh, misery! I sure could use some company oh (Cheering) Since he's been gone I ain't been the same I carry the weight like an old ball and chain guess it's all meant to be for love to cause me misery yeah (Cheering) Oh, misery! oh, misery! tell me why does my heart make a fool of me? guess it's my destiny for love to cause me misery yeah (Cheering) And, oh! I've been down this road before with a passion it turns into pain and each time I saw love walk out the door I swore never get caught again oh, misery! oh, misery! tell me why, why, why, why, why does my heart make a fool of me, yeah? guess it's my destiny for love to cause me misery yeah oh, sing it, yeah! guess it's all meant to be (Raises octave) for love to cause me misery yeah yeah, yeah misery, yeah oh ooh (Quddus) Whoo! (Cheering) I love that performance because, ironically enough, I am not feeling any misery right now after watching that.
Good.
Yeah.
(Laughs) So how did you feel, especially after coming off the last performance of last week and being in the bottom two? Did you feel like you had a lot to prove and get that chip on your shoulder? Um, I did feel like I had to prove a little bit, just enough to show you, like I got somethin'.
I can do it a little bit.
Okay, okay, that's an understatement.
That is an understatement, girl.
All right, well, it's time to hear from our superstars.
Jennifer? You got more than somethin', babe.
I'm I'm so happy to hear this song choice.
And I think all of us we had talked about how really the challenge that it was to choose our own songs and sing our own songs in duet form.
This gives you an opportunity to really showcase your voice, in a way.
I love the soul that you have.
I love the grit that you have on top.
I think it was fantastic, and you really you really raised your performance, for sure.
Oh, thank you so much.
(Chuckles) So, Robin, you said last week that Jordan was, "a bubbly good time.
" Yes.
Your words, not mine.
Yes, q so what did you think of this performance? Well, obviously, the song she sang with Kelly last week was so much fun, you know.
But this is really, uh, like Kelly knew she picked the perfect song for her voice 'cause she is so soulful.
And you wouldn't know it from the pink hair, you know.
But, uh, I really feel like at the beginning of the song, I feel like you were you were y gave me the misery, you needed the company.
Then the company showed up, everything was wonderful.
And then (Chuckles) (Laughs) Then when you and then when you got to the end, there were those couple big notes at the end you know, it was really you were really close to it.
It didn't quite finish as as strong as you started.
But what a difference from last week.
I finally knew know who you are, what you like, and what you're all about.
So great great choice.
Thank you.
Thank you.
John? I will say this I love your tone up top.
I think you have a really strong, like, powerful voice up top, and it really sounds good up there.
I would say my only concern was a little bit on the side of precision.
There was some pitchiness, and it just felt like sometimes you could get all the way up into that note when you didn't always get all the way up into it, and that would be my only concern.
And then also, when you're performing with Kelly, sometimes it looks like you're using her as a crutch a little bit, and you just gotta (Stomping foot) Don't be worried about it.
Just go and do it, you know? Thank you.
Thank you.
All right, well, you've heard from our superstars.
Now the scores are locked in.
Let's find out your position on the chart.
(Kelly) No.
Okay.
All right.
Yeah.
(Speaks indistinctly) (Speaks indistinctly) Kelly, do you think that she redeemed herself after last week? Oh, my gosh.
I think w-what Jennifer said is solid.
It's a solid point.
It's like it was really hard to make "stronger" a duet, or any of my songs, 'cause they're such anthems, and it just really, I think, kind of clouded what she's capable of.
And this was the first song we've been able to actually pull it out of her, and the soulfulness and everything.
And and I agree, and she knows it, you know.
She can be a lot more pow she has this thing about her.
She's like, "I can't.
I can't.
" And I'm like, "she's so great.
" And I just want her to know that and I want her to believe that.
And and that was good advice.
That's good advice.
Absolutely.
Yeah, it was.
You can take that advice Oh, I will.
And head over to the lounge.
Let that marinate.
All right, on the other side of the break, it's Jennifer nettles and John glosson's turn to take the stage with a classic from Marvin gaye.
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And before the break, Jordan performed and moved into the number two position on our chart, with bridget holding on at number one.
But then again, there's only been two amateurs to perform so far, so it's still anybody's game.
Now this week, having to perform one of the most renowned Duets in music history is really no small undertaking, so let's take a look at how things went down for Jennifer and her first duet partner John glosson in their rehearsal.
(Jennifer) How are you? Good.
Good seeing you.
Now tell me how you're feeling after last week.
Um, the energy of the crowd was ridiculous.
For mine why don't you stay? I think John glosson did a fantastic job, and in my opinion, was the top voice of the night.
I thought the voting was not as accurate as it should have been.
(Scattered booing) Number three.
Hey.
And clearly the audience agrees with me on that.
(Laughs) Keep in mind, though, that this is a competition, and never underestimate the insecurity and ego of an artist.
So we will see what kind of strategy possibly gets played out.
But we're here in a new week Another week.
We gon' handle things with grace like we do.
Exactly.
Exactly.
(Laughs) And we will go and give 'em another reason to pay attention.
The song that I chose for John glosson is "ain't no Mountain high enough.
" Can't go wrong with that, can you? Listen, baby.
You cannot go wrong with some Marvin gaye Yeah.
And your voice, I-I know this.
Okay.
(Chuckles) Listen, baby ain't no Mountain high ain't no valley low ain't no river wide enough, baby Everyone in America knows this song, and they will relate it back to the original artist, and so I gotta make sure that, you know, I don't do anything stupid.
(Chuckles) I know that John legend is a Marvin gaye I mean, I'm a fan Yeah.
Fanatic? Okay.
But he's like, he knows his stuff intimately.
John legend just did a whole tribute show of Marvin gaye's "what's going on" record, and he feels it's important to really be respectful to the melodies that the writers have written.
(Hisses) (Men laugh) Yes.
It's good to know your competition.
There you go.
(Laughs) Ain't no Mountain high enough (John) We are staying very close to the original version of the song.
So I'm gonna try to be John but yet also respect the song, and hopefully the outcome will be amazing.
Thanks, boo.
Sounds great.
Thank you.
All right.
We're gonna get 'em.
We're gonna kill 'em.
(Singsongy) Yes, we are.
(Chuckles) Bye.
Bye.
Whoo! Performing the Marvin gaye classic "ain't no Mountain high enough," here's Jennifer nettles and her duet partner John glosson.
(Cheering) listen, baby ain't no Mountain high Ain't no valley low ain't no river wide enough, baby when you need me, call me no matter where you are no matter how far don't worry, baby just call 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 in a hurry, 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 Oh! Oh, no, darling no wind no rain no winter's cold can stop me, baby oh, no, baby 'cause you are my love if you're ever in trouble I'll be there on the double just send for me oh, baby my love is alive way down in my heart although we're Miles apart if you ever need a helping hand I'll be there on the double just as fast as I can 'cause you know that 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 you know that 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 (Cheering) (Mouths words) Whoo! (Quddus laughing) Man! (Jennifer) Whoo! You just had a great time onstage.
Exactly.
(Woman) Whoo! Jennifer, did you expect that much of a good time out of him tonight? Oh, listen, I said, "we we are not fixin' to go into a gunfight with a knife, brother.
Bring it.
" You know what I'm saying? (Laughter) All right, so tell me what that was like.
Because, you know, that song's been performed by some of the greats.
I mean, Marvin gaye, Diana Ross, the temptations.
(Chuckles) Was there any sort of a build-up whatsoever? It seems like you are not nervous whatsoever.
Well, I mean, I'm singing with Jennifer nettles now.
Sure.
So, I mean, what can you say? I mean, some of the greats.
All right.
So there we go.
All right, well, let's face up to the superstars now and see what they have to say about that.
Uh, Kelly, last week, you said he sings like an angel.
He does.
Was that angelic? How would you describe that? No, no, I love that y'all did something different.
I think that's so smart on her part, too, that you did something fast and up-tempo.
And and I love that y'all are having such a great time.
That's awesome.
It kinda looks, uh, a little A little like or not hokey.
It's sometimes hard when you do a, you know, song like that, people tend to get a little cheesy sometimes.
That was my only thing.
But vocally and, like, your performance, like, you are having such a ball.
I love it.
I love you.
That's no secret.
I cried last time.
I John, I think you're so talented and I think you're gonna go far in this competition.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I love you.
(Chuckles) (Laughs) Robin? Well, I, uh, you know (Stammers) I like we all know that you have an amazing voice.
Uh, I'm a h I'm a Marvin gaye is my favorite singer of all time, so you're you're you're standing up to a lot.
It's tough for me, you know.
Yeah.
But, uh, I-I honestly think it was the wrong song.
I think that, uh, I think that your voice (Booing) I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Boo! Sorry.
Sorry.
My honest opinion.
I'm allowed to it.
Uh, I-I think that your voice is so beautiful, and I felt like I agree with Kelly that some of the movements started to become, like, you had started to copy some of some of Jennifer's moves.
And what's wrong with that? And they were (Laughter) I got some moves.
They look a little different on a man, though.
Oh, really? They look a little different on a man.
You know what I'm saying? So all I would say is is at the end, when you just started going left and right, and you were just in that groove left to right, it was real simple I tell my friends I'm like, "when y'all "if y'all go to the club and you hit the dance floor, guys, don't try too hard on the dance floor.
" You know what I'm saying? Step, touch.
So I felt like, you know, because you were having such a great time, I felt like maybe you jumped out of your comfort zone a little bit physically.
But, uh, I think your voice is incredible, and I do think you gonna go a long way in the competition.
Thank you.
So, John, you've obviously you've gotten a lot of Marvin gaye comparisons.
First of all, John, you are one of the best singers in this competition.
You sounded wonderful.
(Cheering) Thank you.
You have you have a phenomenal voice.
I think my only, uh, complaint would be similar to what Robin's was.
I think the energy of the song, you kinda took it somewhere that made it feel a little Broadway-ish too me, uh, in some of the moves, in some of the delivery you made.
So it's just a matter of choices, and you'll get better and better.
But you're awesome, so congratulations.
(Kelly) You are.
(John g.
) Thank you.
All right, so we've heard from our superstars.
Now the scores are locked in.
John, let's see where you ended up on the chart.
(Cheering) All right.
Jumped over Jordan, got the number two spot.
That's success, my friend.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Head over to the lounge.
Robin thicke goes looking for love and takes the stage for the very first time tonight.
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Welcome back to "Duets," the show where the superstars aren't just judging the competition.
They're in the competition.
And tonight is a very special night because our superstars are singing the greatest Duets of all time alongside their amateurs.
Up next, let's take a look at Robin's rehearsal with his first duet partner Olivia chisholm.
(Plays chord) Hello.
How you doing today? (Kisses) Good.
How about yourself? You look great.
Thank you.
Um, the song we're gonna do this week is "where is the love" by, uh, Donny hathaway and Roberta flack.
It's a classic soul/r&b song.
Okay.
I never heard of the song before.
I'm very nervous 'cause I don't know the song as well as everyone else knows their song.
You and I obviously have, like, a sensual type of attraction.
Do you know what I mean? Mm-hmm.
So we wanna try to turn that into something where you look like you love me, then you look like you hate me.
Yeah.
Like, I wanna add some tension to the song.
Okay.
You know, tension and release, I think, is one of the keys to any great performance.
I picked this song for Olivia because it has such a romance and such a push and pull.
Where is the love? where is the love? My wife sometimes when her and I are having little play fights, she'll start walking around the house singing Where is the love? And giving me the cold shoulder.
So really just practice it endlessly, and then once you have the lyric memorized, which is first priority don't even worry about moving until you have the lyric memorized.
Okay.
Then just start sashaying around the room, throwing attitude to the mirrors.
Okay.
(Laughs) I'm just trying to get her to just take control of that stage and use your beauty.
You know, use what God gave you.
Get the lyrics memorized tonight.
All right.
Got it.
Okay.
You were great today.
All right, thank you.
(Kisses) Mwah.
See you later.
All right.
I really wanna show Robin that I can pick up the song fast, and I'm gonna use all his advice to learn and just to do what I have to do when I get onstage.
Oh, how I wish I never met you I guess it must have been my fate (Sings indistinctly) to fall in mm else's love You're supposed to know them.
That's why I told you, you gotta memorize the lyrics Yeah.
The first thing you can't focus on your pitch.
You can't focus on your presentation until you know the words, you know? You got one song.
I got three songs to learn.
Okay.
Robin was annoyed that I brought in the lyric sheet, but it's very hard for me to remember lyrics.
Right now we could be focused on learning our movements and getting our pitch in tight, but we're still focusing on remembering the words and where you're supposed to sing.
I could know a song by heart when I'm listening to it, but once I have to sing it, I just freeze.
I really need you to do more homework.
It just seems like you didn't do it last night.
Yeah.
No, I did.
You did? Yes? You promise? I'm just bad at I'm bad at lyrics, yeah.
Okay.
That's all.
(Laughs) This is the crunch time.
This is serious.
You know, I can mess up and get away with it.
She can't make a big mistake like forgetting the lyrics.
She's gonna have to nail it.
Singing the Roberta flack and Donny hathaway classic "where is the love," here's Robin thicke and his first duet partner Olivia chisholm.
where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love tell me, where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love you said you'd give to me soon as you were free? will it ever be? where is the love oh you told me that you didn't love him that you were gonna say good-bye but if you really didn't mean it why did you have to lie? where is the love you said was mine, all mine till the end of time? was it just a lie? where is the love if you had had a sudden change of heart I wish that you would tell me so don't leave me hanging on the promises you've got to let me go yeah whoo! where is the love doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo where is the love doo, doo, doo, doo tell me, where is the love doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo oh, how I wish I never met you I guess it must have been my fate to fall in love with someone else's love all I can do is wait that's all I can do, baby, yeah where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love tell me, where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love you said was right to me soon as you were free? will it ever be? where is the love where is the love where is the love where is the love ooh oh (Cheers and applause) (Quddus) Yeah.
Thank you.
Robin, Olivia.
I definitely love that last high note you hit.
Thank you.
That was beautiful.
How did you feel up there? It felt good.
It seemed like you were just breezing on through that song.
Yeah.
All right, let's hear what the superstars have to say about your performance.
John? I love your presence onstage.
You just look really comfortable and sexy and sultry.
Thank you.
It really, really looked great.
I loved you and Robin's chemistry.
Uh, it's funny that he mentioned the lyrics 'cause you all had a lyric moment at the end, I think.
Yeah.
That was me.
(Speaks indistinctly) (Laughs) I was wondering if it was your fault, Robin.
No, it was it was my fault.
She was fine.
I messed it up.
But it was lovely.
Great job.
Thank you.
Awesome.
Jennifer, what'd you think of that? I thought it was a great performance.
I feel that there were a couple of things pitchy that I heard here, there.
Part of that, to me, felt like confidence, I think.
Okay.
Um, a-and I-I won't throw you under the bus for your, um, partner's choices like he threw my artist under the bus, but I will say I-I feel like for example, the songs last week really showcased your voice in a better way than this week.
(Olivia) Okay.
Thank you.
Fair enough.
Okay.
Kelly? Uh, I just, I don't know, I guess I thought it was funny because the lyrics are just "where is the love," like, a thousand times.
(Laughs) So and everybody was like, oh, God, remember the lyrics, and I'm like where is the love It's like, that's, like, the whole song, y'all.
(John l.
) She knows it already.
I'm like (Quddus) That's a great question though.
I mean, somebody had a good night.
It was like, this is amazing, this song.
Like, it was, like, what? I don't know.
I think it's funny.
But I think you sing I mean, your voice that's a very cool texture to your voice.
It's, like, um, it's no, I don't know any other girl that has your voice.
Thank you.
Like, it's just such a-a cool a cool texture.
I just I gotta agree with her a little bit.
I didn't love the song, but that's just h-honestly my own personal taste.
I just feel like it could've maybe been a better song maybe.
Okay.
But but your perfor I-I do love your voice.
I want you to know that.
I think it's special, very special.
Thank you.
Thank you.
(John l.
) Absolutely.
That's good feedback, for sure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So we've heard from the superstars.
Now the scores are locked in.
Olivia, it's time to find out where your position on the chart is.
Okay.
Okay.
All right, you can join Robin over in the superstar lounge now.
Thank you.
We got John legend taking the stage one more time, but his duet partner is not who you're expecting.
Find out why after the break.
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(Audience whooping) Welcome back to "Duets," where our theme tonight is classic Duets.
Half of our amateurs have already taken the ste, and we've got four more anxiously awaiting their turn.
Now as you may have noticed, Johnny gray is absent from John legend's superstar lounge tonight.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Johnny gray is no longer in the competition.
So for Mr.
legend, that meant finding a new duet partner and rehearsing on incredibly short notice.
(Cheering) Well, I lost one of my contestants.
I had to find a replacement quickly.
So I decided that, uh, we'd do an open call.
Whoo! We had, uh, hundreds of people out there waiting in line.
(Crowd cheering) Hey, hey, hey, hey.
All right now.
Listen up.
Listen up.
Thanks for being here.
Y'all ready to go? Let's go.
All right.
We had to kind of do a rapid-fire audition because we had a lot of people and we didn't have a lot of time.
Hello.
So I just brought in groups of five and said, "sing.
" You Thank you.
Sing.
Love Very nice.
Sing.
How great thou art Beautiful.
Thank you.
Sing.
All is fair in love My dream has always been to be a singer.
My mom is a vocalist, my dad plays trombone, and music has always been around me.
Um, I've never really done other things well.
(Chuckles) 'Cause all in love is fair Very nice.
Thank you.
Great.
We're just ordinary people The Hawaiians name their children to what they will be, and my name is meleana, and "mele" means song, so this is destiny for me.
You Very nice.
Thank you, all of you.
It was a tough, tough decision.
Oh oh ah ah And then I narrowed it down to two people that I thought were awesome.
All right.
Welcome back.
Hey.
Yeah, thank you.
So you guys are my favorite two.
So this presents a dilemma for me 'cause I have to decide between the two of you and I can only pick one, but I don't want to make that decision based on today's audition.
So I want to give you an opportunity to learn a song and we're going to try and duet tomorrow.
And then, uh, whoever I feel most confident about, we're gonna go on the show together, and the show's the next day.
Wow.
No big deal.
No big deal.
My mind exploded.
It was like, pfft! What? Like, John legend just said that I have 24 hours to learn a song.
So I'm gonna really focus tomorrow and just pour my soul onto the stage.
You'll be on national TV in less than 48 hours from now.
I have a song that I have to learn and perform it tomorrow with John.
Thanks.
Thank you, John.
Thank you very much.
All right.
My nerves will probably just keep me up all night.
But regardless, I'm ready to sing.
No pressure.
No pressure.
Yeah, none at all.
(Laughs) I want them to prove first of all, that they can learn a song pretty quickly, perform under pressure, and then that they'll sound good with me, 'cause I want to beat Jennifer's people, I want to beat Kelly's people, I want to beat Robin's people, and I want to pick the partner that's gonna best equip me to do that.
You study last night? Oh, gosh.
This morning, too.
This morning, too.
So you ready to try it? Let's do it.
Let's try it.
(Playing "endless love") Two hearts two hearts that beat as one First when I started singing with him, I felt confident.
I felt like I knew the words and I and I could do it.
My love I think this is me, right? "This is first love.
" Oh, yes.
Okay, go ahead.
There's only you in my life But after he sang his first note, it was so distracting because I was just in awe of how powerful his voice is.
And I I I want to share all my love with you no one else will do hey, yeah (John l.
) Meleana's voice sounded great with mine.
No one else will do If there were any points I would take away from her, it was on speed of learning things.
I think we're all done.
Great.
But by the end of the rehearsal I felt very confident that we could give a great performance together onstage.
Hey.
There he is.
How's it going? How you doing, sir? Good.
Good.
How about yourself? You ready to rock? Yes.
Absolutely.
If someone told me, Mario, you're gonna be singing with John legend, I'd be like, cool, and are there unicorns and pigs flying now? Baby baby baby baby I'm begging you, please begging you please, yeah ah, I need your love I need your love so bring it on back so bring it on back hey, hey, hey bring back that lovin' feelin' Mario has a lovely tenor, a lot of control, and, uh, he really can deliver.
So I'm gonna make a decision.
It's been an honor.
Thank you so much.
I'll let you know shortly.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Thank you.
(Exhales deeply) They both did a great job, both sounded incredible.
I could see myself duetting with both of them, but I can only pick one.
I give Mario a lot of points for personality, that's for sure.
Who would you pick meleana or Mario? When we come back, we find out who John legend picked, and they'll take the stage for the first time ever.
You do not want to miss this.
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Welcome back to the "Duets" stage.
I'm your host Quddus, and it's time to find out who John selected.
Right now, performing the duet classic "endless love," here is John legend and his new duet partner meleana brown.
my love there's only you in my life the only thing that's right my first love you're every breathe that I take you're every step I make and I I I want to share all my love with you no one else will do and your eyes your eyes they tell me how much you care oh, yes you will always be always be my endless love two hearts two hearts that beat as one our lives have just begun and forever forever I'll hold you close in my arms I can't resist your charms and love and love I'll be that fool for you I'm sure you know I don't mind you know I don't mind and yes yes you'll be the only one 'cause no one can deny this love I have inside and I'll give it all to you my love my endless love (Cheers and applause) (Quddus laughs) Come here.
Hug your girl.
(Laughs) So (Laughs) Is this tripping you out yet? (Continues cheering) Just three days ago What were you doing three days ago, in comparison to this? Nothing.
(Chuckles) In comparison to this.
Chillin' on your couch, huh? That's right.
Describe 'cause I know it's all rushing in your head right now just see if you can settle into what it was like to sing with John legend just now, if you could put it in words.
Oh, my goodness.
I definitely couldn't cannot put into words.
This is just so unreal to me right now.
I'm still in a dream, to be honest with you.
All right.
It's very real.
And it's a dream come true, too, so I'm a very sane individual, so let me just tell you, it is very real.
It's happening.
It's really happening.
Thank you.
All right, so it's time to face the superstars.
What did you think about that performance? Robin, I go to you first.
You know when you get a sandwich and it's got too much onion, not enough mustard, and they forget the cheese? Well, your sandwich had the perfect amount of onion, definitely not too much mustard, and you even put some provolone on there for me.
Thank you.
(Cheers and applause) And now you made me hungry.
Who's writing this stuff? I-I honestly welcome welcome to the show.
It's an amazing song and you guys sounded beautiful together.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Great job.
My favorite.
Kelly.
(Laughs) What? (John) What? (Laughs) (Jennifer) That's not a sandwich metaphor.
Oh, my God.
It was amazing.
I'm always hungry.
Okay.
That was amazing.
Um, I was like, you know, it was like, you know when someone's telling a story and you're like, where? Come on.
Come around.
Where's it coming? Where's it coming around? That was awesome.
That's awesome.
Um, I love you.
This welcome to the show.
Thank you so much for joining us, and you couldn't have picked a more beautiful partner, good gosh.
And, uh, I just I just want to say, it is our first time, so I'm not even gonna judge you that harshly.
I mean, 'cause you did such I'm not gonna judge anybody that harshly, but I just mean like, you know, it's your first time to be onstage with him, and I think you did a great job.
My only thing with and the only reason why I say that is I used to be like this, too sometimes we get so technically perfect, we're trying to do every note so perfectly that we sometimes lose the soul of it.
And I think that you got a lot of soul there 'cause I heard it.
Don't try and be so perfect all the time just because heart matters way more than the right, perfect pitch note, you know? The technical singers are good, but they're not the great ones, you know? Mm-hmm.
And I think that you I think you are totally capable.
I think you are.
It's kinda like a cinderella moment.
Rit? She looks a little bit like cinderella right now.
(Laughs) Just saying.
Jennifer.
What a whirlwind, first of all, you must be on right now.
I cannot imagine.
And to come out here on the stage, on national television, after just 48 hours' notice and to hold yourself with the composure that you did and be standing here, first of all, I would say first impressions for me, overall and vocally there is something super classy about what you're doing, and it may be just the great song choice, too, but I feel like it is really, yeah, really classy, and I also could hear some uniqueness in your voice where you did make it yours even though you paid great homage to the lady Ross.
So I-I thought it was fabulous.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
So the superstars said lovely things.
Let's reveal your position on the chart.
Shot right up to the top.
Ooh.
(Cheers and applause) Okay.
(Laughs) Well, John, all things considered, it seems like you made a good pick.
I feel good.
I got a good team now.
I'm ready.
You can go over to the lounge now.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You're definitely welcome to the show.
We've got three more superstars that'll take the stage with their amateurs, and one takes on a 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John classic "you are the one that I want.
" This is "Duets" on abc.
We're back on a very special night on "Duets," where our superstars and amateurs are singing the greatest Duets of all-time.
Our amateurs are gonna get the first two weeks to show us what they're made of, but remember, at the end of next week, one of our amateurs will be going home.
Right now on our chart, we have meleana living like a fairy tale, catapulting straight to the top after an incredibly strong first rformae.
And up next, we got kellyand ja.
After finding himself at the bottom (Cheering) Again he filled the crowd with his family.
Amazing.
Well, he found himself at the bottom of the chart last week, so let's see if Jason was able to turn things around in this week's rehearsal.
All right.
Are you ready? Ready.
For Jason to get out of last position, he's gonna need to not be nervous.
I won't ever be (Laughs) I'm not used to performing.
I've been hiding it a lot 'cause it's really shy about singing.
Hey.
Was that part you or me um We can only turn You know what? I don't know, but you should take it anyway.
Okay.
This is your this is your moment to shine.
You're bottom.
Like, so whatever you got in that arsenal Mm-hmm.
Bring it on out.
I definitely think Kelly is working real hard this week because she wants us to go really far in the competition.
We gotta make sure that "I" is huge.
Yeah.
Yeah.
She's been pulling out all the tricks in the book.
(Both flapping lips rhythmically) She's been in a competition like this before, so she knows when to bring in and, like, what to do and what not to do.
I think the only thing we need to focus on for this week just performance.
I want you to let go Yeah.
And really be into the song and not be nervous about it.
Mess it up, but sing out.
Ah If he gets his confidence, man, his voice is beautiful.
That's what's upsetting, like, he's not taking advantage quite yet of of, you know, all he is capable of.
And I will pray for you each day comfort you through all the pain You know, he'll have no reason to not be comfortable.
He knows the song, so hopefully, he he commands the stage.
You start swaying when you feel uncomfortable and you don't know what to do, so I think it would be cool if you just kind of walking out and have some swagger.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You could sing the best song in the whole world and sing it the greatest you possibly can, but if you're not commanding the stage, you're not gonna get out of the bottom two, so I'm trying to work it out with him.
If you ever get nervous and you don't know what to do out there, look at me.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I've only been here for such a short while and I have a lot more to show.
With the more experience I get, the less nervous I'll be.
Time to get the swag up, j.
Singing Mariah Carey and Brian mcknight's duet "whenever you call," here is Kelly clarkson and her last duet partner, Jason farol.
(Cheers and applause) love wandered inside stronger than you stronger than I and now that it has begun we cannot turn back we can only turn into one and I won't ever be too far away to feel you and I won't hesitate at all whenever you call and I'll always remember the part of you so tender I'll be the one to catch your fall whenever you call and I will pray for you each day comfort you through all the pain and gently kiss your fears away oh, ooh and you can turn to me and cry always understand that I can give you all I am inside oh I will never be too far to feel you and I won't hesitate at all whenever you call and I'll always remember that part of you so tender and be the one to catch your fall whenever you call ooh ooh whenever you call (Cheers and applause) (Audience chanting) Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Jason! Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
I like that.
Hold on.
Let me just get something for you real quick here.
Time to get the dirt off your shoulders, brother.
All right, it had to be tough though, coming out here after last week being down at the bottom.
What was going through your mind this week? Um, I don't know, it wasn't fun being eighth place, but I just had to have fun and be confident again, and I think I did that.
(Man speaks indistinctly) Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Is that your father? Is that your father? That's my brother.
All right.
All right.
It's time to talk to the superstars about what they think about that performance.
John? Well, I thought it was it was good.
Now my issue I think, with the way you're performing with Kelly it seems so much like you're looking to her for approval, um, whereas it doesn't feel like you're owning it yourself.
It looks like you're kinda like it's almost like the umbilical cord, you know, is attached and you feel I'm sorry.
It's his family.
Don't worry about it.
It's his cousins.
I know he's got a home crowd here.
I'm sorry.
I'm gonna be hated today in this building, but, you know, I just feel like you have to open up to the audience a little bit more and let us feel you and not just connect with Kelly.
Okay? That's good feedback, right? Yeah.
Constructive criticism.
Robin, lay it on us.
Talk about some sandwiches or something.
Well, uh, first of all, uh, you know, I don't some people know where I live, so I'm not gonna stay nothing about, uh, about him.
But no, no, honestly, it was it was a big difference from last week, man.
I-I could see you especially when when and I think I (Woman) Whoo! Yeah.
Yeah.
And what what John what John said is as soon as you stepped away from Kelly, that's when you exploded to me, you know what I mean? And I think once you realize you you can do it on your own and you're good enough on your own, that's when it it really happens.
I think you gotta keep believing it.
Just keep believing it.
Thank you.
Yeah.
My fault.
That's kind of my fault.
Jennifer.
There are a couple of points so far that I definitely agree with.
I can definitely, as Robin said, I can see the confidence, and I can see growth from last week.
Um, I think there were a couple of things, accuracy-wise.
There were a couple things pitch-wise, but just like John said, when you hit those big notes and you're solid and you're, like, really giving it, it sounds really great.
If I had to give one, like, actual note of of constructive that might be helpful, in some of the movement, I feel like this part of your body is kinda tight.
I know that sounds weird, but maybe it maybe it might be a helpful exercise whenever y'all are rehearsing together.
I mean, I don't mean to be giving tips.
You know, this is a competition.
(Kelly) Oh.
Okay.
(Speaks indistinctly) It is a competition, so I you know what I'm saying.
But I-I really do.
I feel like if there's just movement, why something there, 'cause I feel like there's a little bit of nerves here.
You know why? He doesn't even know how sexy he is.
He doesn't know that.
(Jennifer) Yes, he is! See? Shy.
Yeah.
You need to bring the sexy, Jason.
Come on! That's exactly what I was just thinking, Jason.
(Laughs) Sexy.
All right, we've heard from our superstars.
The scores are locked in.
Jason, let's find out where you stack up on the chart.
All right.
So you're still down there, but you're not getting eliminated this week.
That's the good news.
My man.
All right.
Head over to the superstar lounge.
How will Jennifer and j.
Rome do when they take on one of the most recognizable duet classics of all-time? You're gonna see after the break.
Thank you and welcome back to the "Duets" stage.
And we are down to our final two Duets of the night.
And up first, after last week's chart-topping performance, let's see how j.
Rome handled his rehearsal with Jennifer.
What's up, Mr.
number one? I know.
Right? For j.
Rome, I chose "you're the one that I want" I do love that.
An iconic duet that not only does everyone know but everyone loves and enjoys.
Here we go.
I got chills (Playing "you're the one that I want") They're multiplyin' and I'm losin' control I must say though I am, uh, a little nervous about it.
It could be really good or it could be really corny 'cause it's, like, it's a show tune, you know? Big risk, big reward.
All right.
(Speaks indistinctly) We're going for the big reward here.
All right.
No, I agree.
It is it is a song from a musical, so but I think we're gonna pull it off and make it cool.
I thought doing this song would be a bit of a surprise to see j.
Rome in this light.
Then they're gonna be like, holy crap.
I cannot believe that they're doing this song.
Because they know from last week what he can do vocally.
I think about it always (Both sustaining note) Wow! I trust Jennifer 100%.
She told me that she had faith and belief in me that I could pull this off because she felt that I was a strong performer.
You sound great, babe.
Yes! So good.
And to have somebody like Jennifer say that she believes in me, especially after all the times that people have said "you're not gonna make it," you know, it's an amazing, amazing feeling.
It's a dope feeling.
(Laughs) Ah.
Thank you so much.
Ah.
Thank you, baby.
I'm gonna make Jennifer proud.
I'm gonna make my mom proud.
I'm gonna make my family proud.
I'm gonna make me proud.
Performing one of the best-selling singles of all-time, the John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John classic "you're the one that I want," it's Jennifer nettles and her duet partner, j.
Rome.
I got chills they're multiplyin' and I'm losin' control 'cause the power you're supplyin' it's electrifyin'! you better shape up 'cause I need a man Whoo! And my heart is set on you you better shape up you better understand to my heart I must be true nothing left, nothing left for me to do you're the one that I want you're the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh, honey the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh, honey the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh, the one I need the one I need oh, yes, indeed oh Hey, girls.
If you're filled with affection you're too shy to convey meditate in my direction feel your way Whoo! I better shape up 'cause you need a man I need a man who can keep me satisfied I better shape up if I'm gonna prove you better prove that my faith is justified are you sure? are you sure that deep inside I am sure that deep inside you're the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh, honey the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh, honey the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh the one I need the one I need oh, yes, indeed you're the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh, honey, the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh honey, the one that I want you are the one I want ooh, ooh, ooh the one I need the one I need oh, yes, indeed oh, ooh Whoo! You're the one that I want (Cheering) Oh, my.
(Laughing) You wanna you wanna put your leg back on him? Is that what you're saying? My heart is in my That was a lot up there.
Yeah.
You made it work.
You make it work.
My heart is in my Take a deep breath.
Take a deep breath.
Or as Jennifer would do, do all this, you know.
Okay.
Yeah.
Roll that.
Catch your breathe.
(Speaks indistinctly) Whoo! Um, I'm gonna throw you a curveball because I feel like you're in a pretty comfortable zone.
Okay.
Uh, you are probably the most polished Amateur that we have here.
Do you think, in a competition like this, that's gonna help you or hurt you? Um, honestly, I think it has the potential to do both.
Mm.
Um, because obviously, all the other contestants are amazing vocally.
Um, every day that I see them up here, I get, like, I'm proud, you know what I mean? And they get, like, better and better, and it just makes me happy, so, um, but for me, I mean, I feel like and no disrespect to any of the other competition but I don't look at it as a competition, um, because I feel like I am my biggest comp competition because there can't be another me.
So if I try to be better than I was last week, than I feel good, no matter where I stand on the charts.
There you go! That's one of the most thoughtful answers I've ever seen on a show like this.
All right, well, let's hear what our superstars thought about your performance while Jennifer still catches her breath, Kelly.
I'm still (Pants) Um (Laughs) No, I gotta be honest Jennifer she first and I actually heard her in the room earlier say that y'all are gonna do this, and I was like, whoo! That could be good or bad.
I was like 'cause everybody loves that song, but that could go cheesy real quick.
And actually, I think I thought you had swagger.
You looked like little Bruno Mars up there.
You made that cool.
Yeah.
No, that was yeah.
(Chuckles) It was good.
Thank you.
My only thing my only thing with the song, though I love that song is it doesn't really have a huge range for you to have to which I did think at the very, very end, whenever you were like, but wait.
I got this.
Whoo! Whatever you did, like, that was awesome, but, you know, throughout the whole song, just I don't think it's really as challenging maybe as the last song that I saw you on, so I thought that was more impressive, but I thought that you totally made that cool.
That was really cool.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Yeah.
John? You are such a natural onstage.
It's really impressive to watch you do this.
Uh, like he said, you're polished.
You look like a pro already with the way you carry yourself.
All that is really awesome.
I think song choice you know, I don't think it showed off your voice very much.
We couldn't really tell if you were a great singer off of that, but I saw that last week, so hey, you were an awesome performer today.
It was incredible.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Robin.
Well, uh, you know, first of all, uh, you get a ten for, uh, for your your presence, and a ten for your pelvic thrusting, which is (Laughs) And I practiced that really good.
And he's an expert on the matter.
Saying a lot.
Yeah.
I-I specialize in it.
But, uh Oh, my God.
The song, you know, the song is from a movie, uh, about 25-year-olds who, uh, you know, who fly off into the sky in a white convertible at the end, so I didn't quite get that feeling at the end of flying off into the sky in the white convertible, but I will say that, uh, I-I think that you you have nothing to worry about because you have a-a great chance to win this whole thing and start your record career.
You're amazing.
Thank you very much.
All right.
Great feedback.
Now let's see what they locked in as scores for you on the chart.
You are tied with meleana.
Oh.
Oh, all right.
Hey, that's good tie.
Right there on top.
Tied for first.
That's pretty awesome.
Yeah, you can feel real good about that.
Why don't you just go ahead and dance your way to the lounge there? (Laughs) Alexis foster takes the stage with Robin thicke for the final duet of the night.
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" Right now we have a tie at the top of the chart between meleana and j.
Rome, with Olivia at the bottom.
And last but not least, we got Robin and Alexis foster's turn, so let's check out how they fared in rehearsal.
What's up? How you doing? I'm good.
Good.
You look great.
Thank you.
Um, obviously, we know, uh, where we're you're at.
You did you did great, you're at number three, which is great for the first show.
Alexis, as we know, hashis effortless ability to sing.
And I can make right now all right But she's got to embrace the feeling that the music gives you.
You know, you want to make eye contact with the audience and people that are in the audience to share that moment, but but a lot of it is about singing to everyone everywhere.
When Robin's onstage, he's all about the charisma and he's all, like, wink at you.
I do not feel like I have any stage charisma at all.
So that's just something that he's trying to bring out of me.
You're all like sweet morning dew I need I took one look at you to get by and it was plain to see you were my destiny Your body's just supposed to move the way that song makes you move, you know, and if she's just standing there holding the Mike like this, waiting for her part, then she's not mm.
She's not feeling what Marvin and tammi are doing.
I know Marvin will be up there like, whoo, baby! I just want to see that that little sway, like, you know, every once in a while, like, get that groove going, bring it'll bring the physical excitement up a little bit.
Okay.
I realize how big it is to be a good performer and singer.
It's not just about your voice.
And so I really hope that I don't let him down.
Honey, honey, honey, honey honey Okay.
All right.
For the final performance of the night, singing Marvin gaye and tammi terrell's duet "you're all I need to get by," this is Robin thicke and his second duet partner, Alexis foster.
You're all I need to get by you're all like sweet morning dew I need I took one look at you to get by and it was plain to see I you were my destiny with arms open wide I threw away my pride sacrifice for you dedicate my life for you oh, oh, oh I'll go where you lead come on, baby always there in time of need and if I lose my will you'll be there to push me up the hill there's no, no looking back for us we got love sure enough, that's enough you're all, you're all I need to get by oh, yeah, baby sing it with me, Alexis, now, now, now, baby you're all like an eagle protects his nest I need for you I'll do my best to get by stand by like a tree I and dare anybody to try move me darling, in you I found strength when I was torn down don't know what's in store but together we could open any door oh, oh, oh just do what's good for you come on, baby and inspire you a little higher I know you can make a man out of a soul that didn't have a goal 'cause we, we got the right foundation and with love and determination, oh oh, allhat I want to strive for, do a little more now all, all the joys under the sun wrapped up into one you're all, you're all I need oh, you're all I need oh, you're all I need to get by oh, yeah, yeah to get by you're all I need you're all I need oh, yeah any day oh, now, now, now baby, you're all now, now, now, now honey, honey, honey, honey honey (Cheers and applause) (Quddus laughs) Whoo.
Oh, Alexis, can I dance with you now? Yeah.
Come on.
(Laughs) Whoo! Girl, you did it! She has some sway.
I love that.
So tell me about that sway.
Just just how much rehearsal did that entail? (Chuckles) Uh, we saw some of it.
We saw some of his coaching.
Oh, it's not really coaching.
You just have to let go.
You just have to feel it, you know? Mm-hmm.
It was just one word.
Just, "let go.
" "Let go.
" Well, two.
Two words, actually.
Oh! Two! Oh.
That's that's two words.
She's so in the moment, she's "Ohh!" (Laughs) Two words.
"Leggo" is one word.
It's two.
It's amazing.
She is letting go Hey, I graduated.
I'm of all sense.
(Laughs) I'm I'm done with school.
Done.
That's amazing, though.
Congratulations on that performance.
Thank you.
I really enjoyed that.
Thank you.
All right, so now let's face up to the superstars and see what they thought.
Jennifer? That song is such a smooth song anyway, I thought you really added to that element.
I was so happy en you started coming around the piano, 'cause I was like, "please tell me she's not just gon' stand there the whole time," because I really wanted, you know, from a presentation standpoint, to see that, so I loved that you did that.
I loved the interplay.
There were a couple of times where you were like, "mm-hmm," giving it to him this way, and I loved, you know, that you guys came down.
Presentation-wise, I thought it was great.
Vocally, I thought you did this song very much justice I thought it was a wonderful performance.
Thank you.
John? You have a wonderful voice.
You looked really comfortable up there.
I have a minor technical point, which actually affects how we hear you.
You gotta hold the mic to your mouth, because you were doing it kinda like this, and it kinda didn't catch everything you would say, and, like, especially on some of the lower notes, where you're not s especially loud, I didn't hear some of it Right.
And you were holding it kinda like that, so make sure Okay.
Got you.
It's up there, so we can hear you.
Right here, loud and clear.
Y'all hear me? (Laughs) Yes.
(Laughing) (Laughs) Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! All right! She got some sass! (Speaks indistinctly) I love this girl.
Kelly.
I kinda disagree on the presentation thing.
I thought it was really disconnected.
Like, and not so much just your just him.
I just feel like it was kinda like it didn't feel like a duet.
It felt like he was, like, playing and singing sometimes, and then, like, you'd kinda walk around I'm sorry.
I love you.
No, that's fine.
I just I just thought it was, like, very disconnected as, uh, as a duet until the very end on that Howdy, howdy, howdy That part.
Like, that was that was awesome, but that was, like, the last three notes, like, so I thought, I don't know, I just felt it was a little bit of a disconnect.
Okay.
Well, it seems like it's your opportunity to kinda piece together everything.
You've kinda taken it one step at a time.
You've incorporated his mic note.
You got the swayin' now Right.
And now if you can get the dynamics (Laughs) I think it'll be beautiful.
Okay.
We're gonna find out exactly where Alexis stands on the final chart of the night that's all revealed after the break.
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" Before the break, Alexis foster here closed out our "Duets" performances in style, and right now we're gonna find out where our superstars placed her and reveal the final chart of the night, and remember, at the end of next week, one of our amateurs will be going home.
That means a solid showing on our chart tonight will send a message to the superstars that, elimination or not, you mean business, okay? Okay.
(Laughs) So with that said, Alexis, let's find out where your position is on the chart.
All right.
Well, you know what? You got some great feedback about the mic, about connecting with your partner, so you can run with that next week.
Okay.
Thank you.
Thank you so much, Alexis.
All right, so, superstars, now that you've had the chance to see two weeks' worth of performances from our amateurs, how do you think they've done so far? Kelly? Especially, comparatively speaking, to other shows, like, it's just a lot of pressure, you know, so I think I'm just trying to, like (Chuckles) Do the best I can for my people, so Robin, would you give them any kind of advice going into this next week? I think, uh, I-I'm just enjoying uh, the whole opportunity to just, uh, you know, to to give these girls a shot and to sing onstage and get and I get a free concert with, uh, John and Kelly and Jennifer every show, so, uh, this is great for me.
(Quddus) That's right.
All right.
Thank you for watching "Duets," and also a big shout-out to John beasley and the "Duets" band.
The amateurs are just starting to hit their stride, and the competition is heating up.
Be sure to tune in next week on Thursday at 8:00, 7:00 central, as two of our amateurs face elimination in our first-ever "Duets" showdown.
You will not want to miss this.
We'll see you then.
Good night, everybody.
(Cheering)