The Sing-Off (2009) s03e04 Episode Script

So far on the Sing-Off the nation's best vocal bands kick off a brand-new season, of sing-or-die competition.
Sixteen contenders unleashed an astounding display of singing talent.
Sing it for the world sing it for the world Some groups hit a high note with the judges You ca out of the gate kicking ass, which is wicked awesome.
Others didn't make the cut.
Mama, I'm coming home Tonight the six survivors from week two are back: Music city all-stars The Collective, college comrades the Deltones, doo wop dads North Shore, enthusiastic Ivy-leaguers the Dartmouth Aires, indie rockers Sonos, and innovative club kids Pentatonix.
Supernatural extraterrestrial That was sick! That was so good.
Tonight, we're pushing the groups to the limit with a double challenge.
First, they'll reimagine radio's biggest hits, then blast into the past with classics from the '60s.
It's gonna take passion.
I define myself by being a musician.
It's gonna take talent.
( Vocalizing ) It's gonna take everything they've got.
Can't be told that who I am isn't good enough.
$200,000 and a dream-making Sony recording contract are up for grabs We can't go home.
We need to go on to the next round.
And we're lighting the fuse with our most theatrical opening performance yet.
You'll never hear music the same way again.
The Sing-Off is on.
( Applause ) ( Vocalizing ) My head is stuck in the clouds ♪ she begs me to come down, says ♪ ♪ boy, quit fooling around ♪ I told him I love the view from up here warm sun, wind in my ear we'll watch the world from above as it turns to the rhythm of love we may only have tonight until the morning sun you're mine all mine play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love my heart beats like a drum a guitar string to be strung a beautiful song to be sung she's got blue eyes, deep like the sea that roll back when he's laughing at me she rises like the tide the moment her lips meet mine we may only have tonight until the morning sun you're mine all mine play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love when the moon is low we can dance in slow motion and all your tears will subside all your tears will dry and long after I've gone you'll still be humming along and I will keep you in my mind the way you make love so fine we may only have tonight until the morning sun you're mine all mine play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love ( Imitating trumpet ) Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love ( Applause ) ( Vocalizing ) ( Imitates record skipping ) bring it back oh oh oh oh oh oh yeah! oh oh oh oh oh oh bom-bom-bom bom-bom-bom ba-bom-bom bom-bom oh! ( Cheers and applause ) Hey, hey, hey! Thank you very much.
Welcome to the Sing-Off.
I'm Nick Lachey.
Six outstanding vocal groups just joined each other on stage for a beautiful rendition of "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White Ts.
This competition is the only place you're gonna hear a song like that delivered by 50 brilliant voices without a single instrument backing them up.
We've got the best vocal groups in America battling for the $200,000 cash prize and the Sony music recording contract, but if they want to win this competition, they're gonna have to impress our elite trio of experts: Our musical mad scientist whose three-cd career-spanning retrospective comes out tomorrow, Ben Folds.
( Applause ) Thank you.
She's a platinum-selling artist, the beautiful balladeer, Sara Bareilles.
( Applause ) ( Laughs ) And last but not least, the Duke of R&B, Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman.
( Laughs ) ( Applause ) This season the Sing-Off is packed with so much talent that we divided the groups into two brackets.
Tonight, the second bracket is back to unleash two amazing performances.
First, they'll put an all-vocal touch on some of today's mega hits from artists like Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga, and later they'll breathe new life into your favorite classics from the '60s.
These groups will have to be pitch-perfect, because at the end of the night they'll face a difficult elimination.
Five groups will soldier on, but one will be cut from the competition.
Just one wrong note could cost them everything.
We're kicking off the chart-toppers with some college underdogs who live by the motto "friends first.
Singers second.
" The men and women of the Deltones are hoping that philosophy guides them to greatness the Sing-Off spiral.
It feels like home In their sing-odebut, the Deltones gave an emotionally charged performance that moved the judges.
My heart is beating fast.
I feel like I went on that journey with you guys.
( Harmonizing ) For our current hit, we're singing "edge of glory" by Lady Gaga.
Stop.
Who are the top girls? I didn't hear that at all.
We got a lot of stuff to do, guys.
We're not good enough.
One, two, three.
The song isn't there yet, but we're definitely under a lot of pressure to get this done.
Can we try getting rid of those second "I'm on the edges"? I'm the soloist for this next challenge, and I'm just really stressed out and I'm feeling pretty nervous about this whole song.
There ain't no reason you and me should be alone tonight We changed our arrangements four times.
Take that part out? Getting rid of that.
And then with each change in arrangement, we had to change our choreography.
This week has been pretty crazy.
Just nonstop.
A few of our members are starting to really feel sick and are worried about whether they'll be able to sing for the show.
Cortney is struggling the most.
I got a reason that you're who should take me home tonight ( Coughing ) It's the day before the show.
I think I'm coming down with a terrible cold.
The stakes have definitely gone up just 'cause I don't want to let everyone else down.
The pressure is pretty high.
You have two minutes to just validate all the work that you've done over the last week.
It's intimidating, but the show must go on.
( Applause ) Can they keep their focus and edge out their opponents? Performing "Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga, here are the Deltones.
There ain't no reason you and me should be alone tonight, yeah, baby tonight, yeah, baby I got a reason that you're who should take me home tonight I need a man who thinks it's right when it's so wrong tonight, yeah, baby tonight, yeah, baby right on the limit where you know we both belong tonight it's hard to feel the rush to push the dangerous I wanna run right to to the edge with you where we can both fall far in love I'm on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment of truth out on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment with you I'm on the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge the edge, the edge, the edge I'm on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment with you I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you with you, with you I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you with you, with you I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you with you, with you I'm on the edge with you ( Applause ) Very nice job.
Deltones starting it out with style.
Let's check with our experts.
Shawn? Great, great job, guys.
Really, really solid.
I was concerned about a couple things because this Lady Gaga song, first of all, it's a very powerful song.
Lady Gaga kills the lead.
It's a lot of synthesizers, and you guys did a great job.
Cortney.
What's up, girl? ( Cheering ) I know you been sick, so my main concern was you.
I was gonna see, like, "okay, I really Hope "that she really nails this lead and delivers it even remotely close to Lady Gaga," and you did your job.
You did your thing.
The second thing was Lou.
I was concerned about, okay, was he gonna keep the drive going and keep everything moving.
You did your job.
( Cheering ) Solid performance.
All right.
Sara? It was really nice to see you guys come away from such an emotionally charged song into something that was a little more playful, and I thought it suited you really well.
Cortney, you killed the lead.
You really did.
It was really wonderful.
My main note for you guys has to do with your physicality.
It felt a little static.
I know that there's a lot of nerves and stuff going on right now but I think the more you can just shake that off and really sing your asses off, it's gonna come across because the performances are real solid.
Good job.
( Applause ) Okay.
Ben.
I may be crazy, but it took on a little country thing for me for some reason.
I don't know country music, but it would've made it sort of like "the outskirts of glory" that way.
Ridin' to the outskirts of glory Minus the stupid accent I just did, I thought that had a little Southern thing to it.
Shawn mentioned Lou.
I thought you did a great job in the middle of the song, but I have to say I was actually a little worried about the top, those "pump-pump.
Pump-pump.
" And I felt like it was a little bit weak on the start.
Otherwise, it was just a really solid performance.
I thought it was good.
All right.
( Applause ) I'll see you guys later for your second song of the night.
Thank you, Deltones.
We've got more performances of your favorite radio hits coming up, and don't forget, you can download any of the songs you hear tonight from iTunes.
The Sing-Off is on.
I've had a pretty rough few days doubting myself, doubting my voice, whatever, and they literally have been behind me the entire time.
Hey, everyone.
We're back on the Sing-Off.
When you're out there performing in front of millions of people with nothing but a microphone, there's nowhere to hide.
It takes guts, and it's what our competitors face with every performance.
Our next gutsy group is a five-person team with a daring dance floor vibe.
Now the mix masters of Pentatonix are hoping their club sound will stand out with the judges.
With only five members in their group, Pentatonix gave a performance that proved size doesn't matter.
That was so good.
That was so good.
Top-40 and club songs, those are not easy to do with 18 and 20 voices much less just one, two, three, four, five.
Our current hit is "your love is my drug" by kei$ha, and we're totally changing it up, which is kind of risky.
Uh We're gonna take that "rrrr!", remix it, and do something incredible with it.
What you've got, girl, is hard to find We're hoping people are going to hear it and be like, "what are they do?" Oh! It's that! ( Vocalizing ) Basically what we're doing is we're gonna remix ourselves.
We're really doing crazy things with our voices to make it seem like a computer did it.
I really like it.
Let me just try holding out a note.
I don't know.
We'll work it out.
It's stressful.
It's very stressful.
We don't know if people will be mad because it's not like the original song.
I don't care what people say No.
Stop.
Stop.
Most definitely we're taking a risk.
It's a completely different arrangement than the original, but we're giving it that Pentatonix flavor.
I'm hoping it pays off.
( Applause ) Will they warm the hearts of the judges with a pop hit? Performing "Your love is my drug" by Kei$ha, here's Pentatonix.
One, two, three, four.
Maybe I need some rehab or maybe I need some sleep I've got a sick obsession I'm seeing it in my dreams walking down every alley and I'm making my desperate calls staying up all night hoping hit my head against the wall, yeah what you've got, girl, is hard to find I think about it all the time I'm all strung out my heart is fried I just can't get you off my mind because your love, your love your love is my drug your love, your love, your love now your love, your love your love is my drug your love, your love, your love yeah I don't care what people say the rush is worth the price I pay I get so high when you're with me but crash and crave you when you leave because your love, love, love ( Imitates record scratching ) My drug wh-wh-what what what hard to fi I don't care what the maybe I need some rehab maybe I need crave you just just get you off of my mind because your love your love, your love, your love is my drug is my drug your love love your love, your love, your love ( Cheering ) All right! Breaking it down! Nice work, Pentatonix.
Ben, what'd you think? Well, the bridge out was killin'.
As soon as we hit the bridge, what you're really strong at really shone.
The risky arrangement that you chose didn't quite work for me at the top.
And it's not so much the arrangement as it was the decision to apply a melody to the top.
And I applaud you for taking the risk 'cause I think that's really important.
Where you're really strong is when it's freaking out, and you're doing things that are "ch-ch-ch: The future.
" ( Laughs ) That alone is a good reason to see you guys keep doing what you're doing.
But you guys are, as my friend Shawn says, off the hook.
Shawn, what'd you think? I think you guys found your niche, an a capella dance- techno-electric Futuristic-apella group, and I dig it.
I'm gonna start with Scott.
Because I'm a Scott fan.
Now, you have a gift and a curse.
What I mean by that is kei$ha kind of sing-talks.
Because you sing so well, sometimes you have to know when to not sing.
But have fun with this record.
Mitch, you have a great voice.
You have a really, really good voice.
And I guess you're the ying to Scott's Yang.
In a sense where you hear Scott and then this beautiful treble-y tone comes out of nowhere, and it sounds pleasant.
It's like, "ah! That's so nice.
" You know what I'm saying? You have a real sweet voice.
I dig it, and that's it.
Okay.
Sara? What I love about you guys is that you have a real signature sound, and I am a big fan of you.
I have to say, Kevin and Avi, you just blew my face off with the bass and drums there.
And I loved hearing kirstie and Mitch both come out and sing.
It was great to hear your voices.
Scott, you're obviously a beast behind the microphone.
I mean, like, there's a ton of wonderful things to say about your performance.
I think it was more of a choice that you made to come at it from a gentler perspective, and there ain't nothing gentle about kei$ha.
She's scary.
( Laughs ) But I love you guys.
Good job.
All right.
We'll see you guys back here for your second song of the night.
Thanks again, Pentatonix.
After the break, our Nashville musicians rework a far east movement single.
The fight for the title is heating up on the Sing-Off.
I always love to hear criticism.
We always want to better ourselves.
Anything that we can hear is just gold, especially from them because they're so amazing.
Welcome back to the Sing-Off, where these all-vocal groups are facing off to today's biggest hits.
Our contenders may have different backgrounds and different techniques, but they share a common dream: To become the Sing-Off champion.
Next up are some Nashville natives who have been pursuing their music dreams as solo artists.
Now the vocal band of The Collective is gonna see if together they can make it all the way to the top.
Making their a capella debut on the Sing-Off stage, The Collective was led by stand-out performer Ruby in a soulful performance.
The judges were hoping for more.
The lead was off the hook.
As far as the actual performance from the group itself, I didn't get blown completely back.
I definitely think we are learning what it means to be a group.
There's such a love and such a passion for this, and I Hope people are ready for it.
( Vocalizing ) The judges gave us a lot to think about.
Up, up, here we go We're trying to maintain our sanity, and that resulted in a rehearsal in the hot tub.
We're solo artists, and we just started singing a capella, like, two months ago.
You know, when you're solo artists, the goal is almost to stand out.
We actually didn't know really what we were doing.
Can we do it again? Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
This week, we're performing "rocketeer" by far east movement.
The judges have told us that the blend isn't quite there yet.
Our main goal is to really find that cohesiveness.
( Straining ) Rachael was not feeling well, and her voice was affected.
I don't think Rachael should be singing now.
I'm not going to.
No, no.
I went to the doctor to kind of look at my vocal cords and make sure everything is still looking good.
He did a scope of my throat, took some pictures, and said that I have acute laryngitis, but I don't wanna let my group down.
Rachael might not be able to sing this, and we have to be prepared for anything.
We're just really believing in a miracle.
( Applause ) Branching out from their music city roots, performing "Rocketeer" by far east movement featuring Ryan Tedder, here's The Collective.
Let's fly up, up here we go, go up, up here we go let's fly up, up here we go, go where we stop nobody knows where we go we don't need roads where we stop nobody knows to the stars if you really want it got a jetpack with your name on it above the clouds in the atmosphere just say the words and we outta here hold my hand if you're feeling scared flying up, up outta here here we go come with me there's a world out there that we should see take my hand close your eyes with you right here I'm a rocketeer baby, we can stay fly like a g6 shop the streets of Tokyo get your fly kicks girl, you always on my mind, got my head up in the sky and I'm never looking down feelin' priceless, yeah where we at only few have known go to next level, super Mario I Hope it works out, cardio till then let's stay fly, Geronimo here we go come with me there's a world out there that we should see take my hand close your eyes with you right here I'm a rocketeer let's fly fly, fly up, up here we go, go up, up here we go let's fly up, up here we go, go we'll stop nobody knows ( Applause ) Nice going, collective, very nice.
Sara, what'd you think? Miss Rachael I know you're not feeling good, and you powered through like a trouper.
And I want you to just know and breathe easy that your voice has so much character and depth and texture it transcends anything, even laryngitis.
Your voice is amazing, so great lead on that.
And Ruby, you just I love your style.
You have such a sleek, comfortable way about you, and you just set the tone perfectly for the song.
I loved that this was, like, a jazzy approach to this really cool upbeat pop song.
There were moments where I felt like we lost the groove of the pocket a little bit, and there were moments where the bass got a little pitchy for me, but I think you guys are really honing in on a really cohesive sound here, and I felt like we saw a lot of growth from you, so good job, guys.
Good job.
( Applause ) Ben? Rachael, you pulled it off just fine.
That's part of being pro, isn't it? It sucks.
You don't feel good all the time.
But you totally pulled it off.
Would've never known if no one had told me.
'Cause I know when I play a show and I'm sick everyone must feel my pain.
The blend is getting better.
So, we're taking another step in the better direction.
Maybe it's a Nashville thing a little bit 'cause often good singers are very focused in their mask, as we say, in the tone, and I think if you relaxed and everyone brought their tone just a little more and opened up in the chest, in the heart chakra, that it would blend more like you feel that you're blending.
I always love to hear Ruby sing, so I was very happy to hear the intro.
So, thanks.
Thank you.
( Applause ) Shawn? Yeah.
With a lot of these top-40 type tunes, the most important thing a lot of times is the rhythm section, like, that's key.
And, Jonathan, yeah, there were spots where it kind of got lost in the shuffle, but overall you held it down.
Especially in the beginning, like, when it started, I was here, you know what I mean? You felt it, and it really felt good.
Definitely a lot more cohesive.
You can tell that you've been working really hard.
We hear it and we see it.
We're looking at the actual development of The Collective, so this is a beautiful thing.
You guys are doing really well so far, so good job.
Good job.
Okay.
We'll see you again later.
Thank you, Collective.
When we return, some doo wop dads update their sound for a Bruno Mars smash.
More fire-powered hit performances unlike anything you've ever heard, all coming up on the Sing-Off.
I almost had to stop in the middle of our performance because I was about to explode with pride just for this girl right here.
I'm Nick Lachey, and welcome back to the biggest season of the Sing-Off.
Now, for any musician, unlocking your signature sound is a critical step, and once you've found it, venturing outside your specialty can be a risky move.
That's definitely the case for our doo wop kings who belt out that classic street corner sound.
Now the fellows of North Shore are stepping outside their comfort zone to reach for the Sing-Off title.
Keep away from After years of staying true to their tune, vintage vocalists North Shore stepped into the spotlight and proved doo wop is alive and kicking.
When doo wop is done right, it sounds so crisp and clean, and you gentlemen did it right.
We're kicking it old school! I'm way too happy.
I love this stuff.
The learning curve here is not a bell curve.
It's like a mount Everest curve.
Guitar string to be strung You know, music today is a lot different, and we were saying, "wow, we don't do that kind of stuff.
" How are we gonna compete with these kids?" We were asked to do a song from now, and none of us listen to the radio anymore.
Today I don't feel like doing anything I never heard of Bruno Mars.
I just want to lay in my bed But, uh, we're doing "the lazy song," which we are.
The biggest challenge for us is can we do something new.
Can we do that and still make it our own? Flat again.
Let's have some carbs.
We'll be in tune.
I don't know.
Nothing at all finally! Can I go home now? Putting a lot of hard work into a modern-day hit, performing "The lazy song" by Bruno Mars, here is North Shore.
Four.
Today I don't feel like doing anything I just wanna lay in my bed ( Whistling ) Don't feel like picking up my phone so leave a message at the tone 'cause today I swear I'm not doing anything now I kick my feet up stare at the fan turn the TV on throw my hand down my pants nobody's gonna tell me I can't now I'll be lounging on the couch just chillin' in my snuggie click to MTV so they can teach me how to dougie in my castle I'm the freakin' man oh, oh, yes, I said it I said it I said it 'cause I can today I don't feel like doing anything ( Whistling ) I just want to lay in my bed ( Whistling ) Don't feel like picking up my phone so leave a message at the tone 'cause today I swear I'm not doing anything no, I ain't gonna comb my hair ain't got any anywhere no, no, no no, no no, no, no, no I just strut in my birthday suit let it all hang loose yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah oh, today I don't feel like doing anything ( Whistling ) I just want to lay in my bed ( Whistling ) Don't feel like picking up my phone so leave a message at the tone 'cause today I swear I'm not doing anything nothing at all ( Applause ) Wow.
Way to go, North Shore.
Man! Very nice.
Let's hear what the judges have to say.
Sara? What you think? I love you guys.
You're so damn adorable.
I just freakin' guy who's like just, "give me more! Give me more!" I love it.
What a great version of that song.
I mean, that song is so sort of clean and crisp and simple, and I thought it was perfectly suited for your doo wop style.
I thought that was awesome.
What I love the most about you guys, I think, is your personality.
It seems so effortless and it's so naturally ingrained.
I think the chemistry between you is really clearly defined, and it projects really well.
Should we give you guys a minute? You need a second? No, okay.
Um, just you're a lot of fun to watch, and you can't help but be smiling, so, yeah, really well done.
Thank you.
Shawn? You know, my main concern when I heard that you guys were gonna do this song was can they make the song their own, and you guys owned the song.
If I didn't know it was a Bruno Mars song, I would've thought it was a North Shore song, honestly.
Honestly, like, you guys really did a great job.
Tommy, Tommy, man! You held it down with the base, man.
You held it down! You did an awesome job.
Guy, you are a joy to watch.
Just you're so much fun, and you were making me tired with the ( Whistles ) And singing and the whole thing.
Like, you held the whole thing up and down and all around.
It was off the hook.
Well done, fellows.
Well done.
Ben, thoughts? The groove in the lead vocal was awesome.
That you fit the whistling in where mere mortals would've had to have breathed? You know? That's normally where people breathe, and You don't care.
You're just gonna keep whistling.
You guys killed it.
I can't find anything wrong with that performance.
It was great.
All right, we'll see you later on in the show.
Thank you, North Shore.
Coming up, the Ivy-league wild men let loose with a pop/rock hit.
And the pressure is on because at the end of the night one group will watch their dreams fade away.
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Welcome back to the Sing-Off, America's favorite all-vocal competition.
I can tell you from my experience that achieving a tight group sound doesn't happen overnight, and the more voices you add, the harder it gets.
That's especially true for 16 college guys who have a reputation for shaking it up in the Ivy league.
Even though they're wild on stage, the Dartmouth Aires are here to prove they're serious about victory.
With their first performance, the Dartmouth Aires took the show to higher ground.
You guys had me from the beginning to the end.
I couldn't stop moving my feet.
But for lead singer Michael, his heart was at home with his ailing mother.
My mother just had a stroke, and mainly one of the reasons why I'm so focused here is because my mom has given me the blessing to go for it.
Your mom would be very proud.
I have to go home for a couple of days this week, so I'm going to be missing rehearsal.
I know that I just have to work that much harder to catch up and be ready for show days.
Mike's gonna be gone with his mom, so we have to do him the courtesy of getting ourselves as tight and ready as possible so when he comes in he just drops right in.
Our current hit is "animal" by the neon trees.
I will be singing the solo.
Last week, Michael was our soloist on "higher ground," and he just destroyed it.
He's amazing, so it's some big shoes to fill this week.
Yeah, I'll say I'm pretty nervous about it.
Because Brendan wasn't familiar with the song at first, the early rehearsals were very challenging.
The crescendo's here and the chorus is here.
But it has to go beyond that and be, like, in a more stable place.
It is essential that we bring this song together.
We can't go home.
We need to go on to the next round.
We're all counting on Brendan.
He really has to deliver.
( Applause ) Trying to earn high honors from the judges, performing "Animal" by Neon Trees, here are the Dartmouth Aires.
Here we go again I kind of want to be more than friends take it easy on me I'm afraid you're never satisfied oh here we go again we're both like animals we play pretend you're just a cannibal and I'm afraid I won't get out alive oh no, I won't sleep tonight oh, oh, I want some more oh, oh, what are you waiting for? what are you waiting for? take a bite of my heart hush, hush, the world is quiet hush, hush, we both can't fight it it's us that made this mess why can't you understand? whoa, I won't sleep tonight oh, oh, what are you waiting for? take a bite of my heart tonight oh, oh, I want some more oh, oh, what are you waiting for? what are you waiting for? what are you waiting here we go again oh oh oh bite of my heart tonight ( Applause ) Nice! Very nice.
Well done, aires.
Shawn, did their cram session pay off? What do you think? Well, first of all, I want to know did you guys draw straws on who was gonna wear the pants or the jackets? You know what? From the start, you guys have shown that you are actual, really true performers.
I think that a song like this exemplifies youth energy, you know what I mean, and that's what all of you are.
I mean, Brendan! Good job holding down the lead, man.
Again, that was a real energetic performance and you did a lot of running.
You still held the whole lead down.
Great performance.
I love the pants.
Good job, fellows.
Good job.
( Applause ) All right.
Ben? Yeah, Shawn's right.
The energy was over the top.
That was great.
Brendan, you, you know, you told a story with your eyes.
Um Dan, Jack, Xavier, and Preston were very tight on the basses.
But the energy was great.
The song sounded like a pop song.
It was really good.
You guys rocked it.
Thanks.
Sara, what did you think? I thought that was awesome.
The energy and excitement in each of your faces was so apparent.
I really love how cohesive you guys are, and, Brendan, I was curious if I was gonna love you as much as I loved Michael, and I couldn't take my eyes off you.
I thought you were just fantastic.
I loved when you went into your upper register for the chorus.
I felt like the verses might've been a tiny bit low for you and I couldn't quite hear the power, but your performance was killer.
It was a fun, exciting performance from top to bottom, so really, really great job.
( Applause ) We'll see you back here for your '60s song.
Thank you, Dartmouth Aires.
When we come back, a West coast quintet lives the life Coldplay-style.
And then our groups go back in time with some legendary songs from the 1960s.
Stick around.
It's the Sing-Off! We're back on the Sing-Off.
Our talented vocal groups are going two rounds tonight.
First, they're taking on modern radio hits.
Then they're tackling '60s classics.
The last contenders in our big hit round are a group of L.
A.
innovators who usually amp up their voices with effects pedals.
Now the vocal pros of Sonos are gunning for a championship without any equipment.
I, I don't wanna fall in love For their opening performance, Sonos put their effects pedals aside for the first time, leaving them with mixed reviews and mixed emotions.
You're killing it without the pedals.
I think that's really great.
I would just come out with a little more confidence.
Honestly, we haven't learned how to be Sonos yet in this context.
We're not doing things the way we do.
We don't have the pedals.
It's been really hard.
Our current hit is Coldplay's "Viva la Vida.
" I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing I'm missing the pedals a lot.
We don't have a bass! And we don't have an octave pedal to give us that bass.
Well, I'm still really worried about the beginning of that chorus.
Like, especially with it being For sure.
Chris can sing the bass part, but in the full arrangement of the song, Chris sings the solo, so that's why Kathy will sing bass.
It really brings out the vulnerability in the song.
We're all really, really grateful that we're doing this and not doing other stuff, but it's the scariest thing in the world quitting a day job and convincing yourself that you're gonna make rent with money from singing.
( Sighs ) This is absolutely the hardest thing we've had to go through as a band.
If the judges don't like this song, I'm going home.
I can't I can't give who I am and be told that who I am isn't good enough.
It's gonna kill me.
So it's absolutely make or break.
Trying to bring new life to an epic chart-topper, performing "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay, here's Sonos.
One, two.
One, two, three.
Ooh ooh I used to rule the world seas would rise when I gave the word now in the morning I sleep alone sweep the streets I used to own it was the wicked and wild wind blew down the door to let me in shattered windows and the sound of drums people couldn't believe what I'd become revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver plate just a puppet on a lonely string oh, who would ever wanna be king? I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs a-singing be my mirror, my sword and shield my missionaries in a foreign field for some reason I can't explain I know St.
Peter won't call my name never an honest word but that was when I ruled the world never an honest word but that was when I ruled the world ( Applause ) All right! Great work, Sonos.
Great work.
Let's see what our experts thought.
Ben? That's really improvement, that's great.
The uh, the song came out first.
That's the first thing you noticed.
The arrangement was really smart.
And you used everything you had.
So, it's one step at a time when you've got one possible male voice and he's the drum machine, and then you've got the other male voice who's the lead singer, and it leaves the other three of you to take care of a very wide range.
And you really tapped into the song.
For a moment there was a male bass out of nowhere.
What was that? That was, okay.
Wow.
Really? Far out.
I think that's really cool.
Good work.
All right.
Sara? What I love is that you guys are really exposed as you can possibly be, and I know this has been a really hard transition for you guys, you know, stepping away from the pedal.
I'm really proud of you for just going for it and you really stretched the group as far as it could possibly go.
I think this is a great fit for you vocally, Chris.
There were times where it was pitchy for me though, guys.
I think it was a little wobbly in the start and then it got stronger as you guys went along.
You know, the trick is, is that there's just moments where you're kind of missing another voice up there to really fill out the sound, but I think you guys did as much as you possibly could with the voices that you got.
You're doing great.
Shawn? I would like to first give it up for Ben.
Man, the stuff that you do and how you do it The little nuances that you add just adds another texture to you guys.
I was a little concerned about the three-part harmony of the three girls.
It sometimes in certain cases is liable to sound tinny, you know, a very high pitch where it's a little annoying? But you guys did not sound annoying at all.
The way that sounded was just beautiful.
I think, because of the intricacies of the harmonies that there were some pitchy parts, but overall, I think that you relied on your strengths.
Great job, you guys, great job.
Okay! We'll catch you guys later in the show.
Thank you, Sonos.
When we return, we'll blast into the past with classic songs from the '60s.
Each group gets one more shot before tonight's elimination.
$200,000 and a record contract is on the line.
This is the Sing-Off.
I want for us to stay here as long as humanly possible.
This is sort of a dream tour because we're in our favorite place.
We're home.
Still to come tonight, our groups take on chart-topping hits from the '60s.
You can't hurry love no, you just have to wait Oh, my love Come on, come on Sure plays a mean pinball Then later I wasn't engaged in the song.
One group's sing-ojourney will come to an end.
The Sing-Off continues next.
Welcome back to the Sing-Off.
You've already heard our groups show their vocal versatility on today's hottest hits, but now they're turning back the clock.
And as you can tell by the swanky suit I borrowed from nbc's show the playboy club, we're going back to the '60s.
That's right.
( Cheering ) I'm especially excited about these next performances because so much of my favorite music comes from this era.
Let's see how our all-vocal groups plan to put a modern spin on some timeless tracks.
I love the '60s.
I think I was born in the wrong time.
We are not from the '60s, but we've been doing our research.
Was Woodstock in the '60s? Yes.
Wasn't Jimi Hendrix? Yes.
Was the Who in the 60s, too? Yes.
Yeah.
We love James Taylor, Dusty Springfield, and Sam & Dave.
It's an incredibly rich, experimental time because the rules got kind of thrown out the window.
You're not playing standards anymore; you're inventing a new sound.
One, two, three, four.
can't hurry love no, you just have to wait In the '60s, you didn't have the digital technology that we have today; You didn't have auto-tune.
It really relied on voices.
A lot of recordings were just one-takes.
North Shore definitely has an advantage 'cause they're the only ones that were around in the '60s.
We're the grandparents, and we have been singing since 1965.
Back then, you had to just sing.
You couldn't do any effects.
This is our style of music.
We should be able to knock this out of the park.
You guys suck, man.
Yeah, man.
All you guys suck.
The '60s, it's such a fun, free-spirited, energetic time, and I think it really actually lends to the aire's style a lot.
Our group has never, ever done a '60s song before, but I know that we'll be able to pull the song together and really work hard.
( Laughs ) I mean, maybe.
Step.
bah-doo bah-dum I'm pretty sure you're right.
Back when I was in college, I sang in the same a capella group with Sara Bareilles.
One of the songs in our rep was "I want you back," which incidentally is the same song Sonos is doing this week.
want you around It's totally different from the original and from the way we did it then, so I Hope she gets a kick out of it.
The '60s were an innocent time.
I think the audience will go back in time and remember how hopeful the '60s were, and maybe we can get some of that Hope back again.
( Applause ) We'll start it off with a five-person group that packs a punch with ultra-modern pop.
Now they're reigniting a tune by a fellow texan that set the '60s on fire.
Performing the classic "Piece of my heart" by Janis Joplin, here's Pentatonix.
Come on.
Didn't I make you feel like, like you were the only girl? hey, whoa didn't I give you everything a man possibly can? oh, whoa and each time I tell myself well, I think I've had enough well, I'm gonna show you, baby that a man can be so tough I need you to come on, come on, come on come on and take it take another little piece of my heart now, baby yeah break another little piece of my heart now, darling, yeah come on have another little piece of my heart now, baby, yeah you know you got it if it makes you feel good oh, yes, it does ( Imitating flugelhorn ) Baby take another little piece of my heart now, baby yeah, break it break another little piece of my heart now, darling heart now, darling come on have another little piece of my heart now, baby you know you got it if it makes you feel good ( Applause ) All right! Nice going, Pentatonix.
I know I feel good.
Shawn, you feel good? I would've never thought to arrange this song that way, but it actually came out real fly.
Give it up one time for the flugelhorn.
Come on, man.
Kevin, that was off the hook, man.
That was great.
The reggae feel in all of that was just a really great bonus to, obviously, a great record.
Janis was an awesome vocalist and she had that grit and that grime when it came to her singing, and it was awesome.
The way you guys spun it was a stone groove, my man.
It was off the hook.
I loved it.
All right! Sara, what did you think? I was hoping I would fill up this page will all sorts of notes and I just was like You know, just staring at you guys, giddy the whole time.
I thought that was great.
I, like, Shawn, I didn't expect the arrangement to go that way at all, and I thought that was a really cool, smart choice to sort of put this song into a place where you guys could really sort of make it your own.
I love that phrase.
"You made it your own, man.
" Um, I thought, Kevin, you killed it both on trumpet or flugelhorn? Great.
I love it.
I thought you had a great groove.
And I think you guys have just a really great blend.
At some point, I was kind of missing the powerhouse of your other arrangements and choices, but it's so great to know that you're versatile, and you did it really well.
Well done! Ben? Well, my favorite musical groups take risks, and sometimes they bust their ass and sometimes they do a great job, which is what you guys just did.
That was great.
Like, you nailed it that time.
So, I Hope that you keep taking risks 'cause sometimes you miss and sometimes you don't, but it's so much more interesting when you nail it.
Every once in a while you guys wanna rush, and this time it wasn't very often, but there was a moment that you could've slowed down a bit and that was on the "come ons.
" come on Could've just waited a little bit to give us a down beat, and I think it would've won there.
Avi, great bass singing.
His deep voice sounded awesome.
Overall, it just really worked.
You didn't stay precious to the '60s version, and it won for you that time.
Nice work.
Okay.
We'll find out soon if you're moving forward.
Thanks, Pentatonix.
When we come back, two more vocal bands go retro on back-to-back '60s classics.
We're one step closer to the elimination on the Sing-Off.
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Thank you, guys! ( Performers vocalizing ) Yeah.
( Performers vocalizing ) Welcome back to the Sing-Off.
Now, any musician will tell you it's a creative challenge to reimagine a song, but tonight's groups have to pull it off with classic recordings we've known and loved for years.
Up next, a group of close-knit undergrads who are going motown on a girl group smash.
Heading to Hitsville, U.
S.
A, and hoping to knock out the judges with "You can't hurry love" by the Supremes, here are the Deltones! I need love, love to ease my mind I need to find, find someone to call mine my mama said you can't hurry love no, you just have to wait she said love don't come easy it's a game of give and take how long must I wait? how much more can I take? you gotta trust, give it time no matter how long it takes how many heartaches must I stand before I find a love to let me live again right now the only thing that keeps me hangin' on when I feel my strength, yeah it's almost gone I remember mama said you can't hurry love no, you just have to wait she said love don't come easy it's a game of give and take how long must I wait how much more can I take you gotta trust, give it time no matter how long it takes I can't hurry love ( Applause ) Sara, were you feeling their motown sound? What do you think? I was feeling it.
You guys are so damn cute.
I want to applaud you guys for moving and shaking.
'Cause I felt like, especially sort of midway through the song, Jessica, in particular, you were like, there was some sass in there, which I really loved.
Walter gave me a wink.
( Laughter ) Winking Walter.
Winking Walter.
I appreciated that.
There are some pitch issues that sort of come and go, and I think there's some refinement that's gonna just keep coming with you guys, so just keep, keep going, because it's really enjoyable.
You guys are very attractive.
Ben? I think it's amazing that so many good singers can be going to one school like that, and that's what I find so impressive about the whole university a capella movement is that you find how many people are really great singers.
Sara's right.
There's times when it's starting to fall apart, and that comes with experience, and you keep working at it.
I'm sure you will keep working at it.
The biggest challenge is to find the way that you convince us that you're the ones that need to make a record.
Because when you've got that many people in the group, you've really gotta find that focus.
Overall, you've got the most important part, which is you're making us all smile and you're making great music and you're great singers.
Thank you.
Shawn? The one thing I was listening for was that bass line, that that funk brothers James jamerson bass line that Avi did so well.
You did a great job doing that.
Um, Jessica, very beautiful lead.
You know, you played with it, you were, you know, a little sassy.
Rawr! You know, that whole thing.
You know, you had that vibe.
But even though you had the great bass and the beautiful highs by the lovely ladies up there, I could've used a little bit more midrange.
I think that's why it might've been a little pitchy.
But overall it was still a good performance.
I enjoyed it.
Loved the outfits.
All right, thank you, judges, and thank you, Deltones.
We'll find out soon if these Deltones are moving forward.
Right now we're gonna keep the music going with some Boston dads who might have a leg up, since they're the only group that actually remembers the '60s.
Although, if they really lived it up in the '60s, maybe they don't remember it at all.
Hoping to unlock the enchanting sound of "Unchained melody" made famous by the Righteous Brothers, here is North Shore.
Oh, my love my darling I've hungered for your touch a long lonely time long and lonely time and time goes by so slowly and time can do so much do so much are you still mine I need your love I I need your love godspeed your love to me to me me All right! Guys, I don't know, but I think they liked it.
Ben, how about you? Did you swoon? Oh, yeah, like a little girl, absolutely.
I think that the original is so emotional, and if you're going to take a literal version of it like you did, you've got a lot to live up to.
First pitch issues I've heard from you guys yet happened in the second chorus/verse.
Fell apart on the relative minor chord.
Surprised me because you guys are so on all the time.
So that's me trying as hard as I can to poke holes in something that was absolutely amazing.
And I feel like I needed to because This is your turf where You guys own this stuff, and thank you for the performance.
This is why I love this job.
( Applause ) Well said.
Shawn? I loved the performance.
Guy, your lead is like silk, man.
( Applause ) Yeah, there might've been some pitch problems in certain spots, but I think it was because the girls was screaming so loud you might've lost, you know, where you were for one second.
So, I understand that.
And let me tell you something.
Guy did, like, the dip, like, when you dip back when you sing and you hit that high note ( Laughter ) See, I caught all that! I knew exactly what you were doing.
You were delivering the song how a song like that should be delivered.
I enjoyed it.
Sara? Your thoughts? Um, that was a great performance.
I mean, I love guy's lead.
I think you are a killer front man, and you do it so well.
Yeah! But I was really also paying attention to Paul, James, and Vinny this time and how your blend I mean, we already know, Tommy, your bass is amazing, but I was really paying attention to how with such few voices on stage, you can really create a beautiful bed of music.
Sometimes, guy, I wanna hear your interpretation, like, how you would sing it if you'd never heard it before, just 'cause I'm curious, but I think you guys are just stellar.
Thank you.
We'll see if you guys advance.
Thank you, North Shore.
Great job.
After the break, our Nashville natives try to hold on to their spot in the competition with a '60s soul masterpiece.
The battle for the cash and the contract continues on the Sing-Off.
I'm Nick Lachey, and we're back on the Sing-Off.
The 1960s were defined by an incredible explosion of musical talent, and tonight our groups are harnessing that energy with brand-new takes on the decade's time-honored hits.
Our next contenders are a group of Tennessee singer-songwriters bringing it home with some golden age Memphis soul.
Performing "Hold on, I'm comin'" by Sam & Dave, here's The Collective.
( Applause ) Hold on Don't you ever be sad you gotta lean on me when times are bad and when the day comes and you are down in a river of trouble about to drown I'm saying hold on I'm coming hold on I'm coming reach out to me yeah, reach out to me for satisfaction yeah, for satisfaction whoa, call my name for quick reaction yeah, yeah, yeah hold on, I'm comin' hold on, I'm comin' hold, hold on hold on, I'm comin' ( Vocalizing ) Hold on, I'm comin' home hold on, I'm comin' home yeah yeah hold on, I'm comin' home hold on, I'm comin' home hold on, I'm comin' home ( Applause ) Thanks, Collective.
Ben, how'd they do? What do you think? The out chorus and out were "whew!" That took it to the people, and that's what I was waiting for for the first half.
So, maybe what we're hitting is just that you need to be less inhibited or controlled.
And who was that towards the end with that crazy falsetto thing going on? Kaleb, that was absolutely insane.
( Applause ) Because the end was a celebration.
Had it started with the celebration and then ended by getting in a rocket ship and taking off into outer space We know you've got it in you.
But you gotta do it from the beginning pretty soon, and I know you can do it.
So, that's really all I can tell you.
And that I'm a Ruby fan.
That's that.
Thank you.
Shawn? Yeah, uh, Ruby, I like you, too.
You do have a throwback style about you.
I have to agree with Ben.
You only have two and some odd minutes to be up on stage, and with a song as powerful and as intense as the original, you gotta take us to church, man, and take us to church fast! You know what I mean, like, ain't nothing like that type of feeling when you get people up and you keep people going, that's what this whole song was about and that's what it should've been about.
But overall, it was still a good performance, but I wish I had a little bit more a little sooner.
Okay.
Sara? I'm a big Ruby fan, as well, and it was really fun to see Isaac step up, as well.
I thought you kicked butt up there.
( Applause ) Things really kicked up a notch from the second chorus out, and then that's what I wanted to see from out the gate.
But what I will say is that you guys are so comfortable on stage.
And whether or not we pick apart the arrangement or who needs to work on what, at the end of the day, I believe you.
I really believe that you love what you do and that's really awesome.
All right, thank you, judges.
Thanks, Collective.
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Coming up, two more electrifying '60s performances, including a revolutionary take on the who's rock opera, Tommy.
And then the judges decide which group will have to put down their Mikes forever.
This is the Sing-Off.
Welcome back to the Sing-Off, the only show that highlights America's top vocal groups.
Any one of them could win a cash prize and a dream-making Sony music recording contract.
Up next, an inventive group of five genre-bending singers who are amping up a timeless tune from the late '60s, trying to score a perfect ten with M.
J.
's first number one.
Performing "I want you back" by the Jackson Five, here's Sonos.
( Applause ) One, two, three, four.
When I had you to myself I didn't want you around those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd but someone picked you from the bunch one glance was all it took now it's much too late for me to take a second look oh, baby, give me one more chance won't you take me please back in your heart oh, darling, I was blind to let you go but now that I see you in his arms I want you back I want oh, babe, come back to me I want you back I want you back come back, come back I want you back I want you back I want you back I want you back baby baby, baby come back to me ooh, baby, give me one more chance won't you take me please back in your heart take me please back in your heart take me please back in your heart ( Applause ) Nick: All right! Way to go, Sonos! Ben? The reharm you did on it, the reharmonization you did of it and the interpretation was interesting.
I'm not sure it was effective, like, as a song.
I think you're throwing everything you've got at it, which I applaud you for.
I'm just not sure at the end of the day I wasn't moving my feet and I wasn't engaged in the song.
We know you're used to using pedals, but it's pretty soon you've gotta do a performance that's not gonna make us ever worry, and that's my main note on it.
( Applause ) Shawn? The danger of doing a cover of a classic is that it's a classic.
I wanted to hear ( Vocalizing ) Like, the thing is is that that right there, that little segment right there? That's still played in clubs today.
You didn't have to do anything else right.
If you got that part right you would've captured the crowd's attention and their senses.
Because it's the Jackson five.
Everybody knows that song.
So to do a totally different rendition? ( Hisses ) Ugh.
I don't know if I would've did that, not with this record.
I mean, it was ambitious.
I think it might've been a little too ambitious to me.
Thank you.
All right.
Sara, your thoughts? So, uh, yes we sang this song together in college, and, um, I think your wardrobe beats our wardrobe.
Yes, you guys win.
( Laughter ) I actually really like it when people go for it and switch up the arrangement completely.
I do that all the time in my sets.
I think going for a ( Applause ) Yes! No, I think that, uh, it shows a lot of innovation, but I agree with the other judges to a certain extent that it would've been nice if that was a segment of the song, or at least you gave a throwback to tip the hat to the classic because it is just so familiar.
I almost wanted to hear this in a different key.
I wanted to hear Rachel pleading a little bit more.
Like, it felt like it was a little too comfortable almost.
I think that could've been an interesting choice, but good job.
All right, thank you, judges.
And thank you, Sonos.
We'll find out in just a moment if Sonos makes it to the next round.
Let's wrap up the '60s with a group of college lads who are serious in the classroom but clowns around campus.
Looking to rack up high scores with "Pinball wizard" by the Who, here are the Dartmouth Aires.
( Applause ) One, two, three.
Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball from soho down to Brighton I must have played them all but I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall that deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball he's a pinball wizard has to be a twist a pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah how do you think he does it? I don't know what makes him so good? he ain't got no distractions can't hear those buzzers and bells don't see lights a-flashin' plays by sense of smell always has a replay but never tilts at all that deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball I thought I we bally tabl b just nded my pinball crown to him ( Applause ) Yeah! Thank you, guys.
Sara, was it out of sight? ( Laughs ) I know.
"That was outta sight, man!" That was awesome.
I feel like I just went to Tommy.
I was just on Broadway and I saw the show.
I thk th is aminmichael, yo.
I loved the arrangement ofhis song.
I thought it was really dynamic.
But you guys have a lot of voices up there, and you seem to wrangle them all really, really well.
"Wrangling" makes sense when you're all wearing tassels.
Yes.
Um Yeehaw! I laughed, I cried, it was better than cats.
( Applause ) Ben? I think Pete Townsen would be proud of that arrangement.
I think he would really dig that.
Wow.
Because it didn't really summon the who that much.
It summoned Jesus Christ superstar.
That's what I was thinking, and I was digging that.
The ending was silly, and I love silly like that.
That just took it up to 11, which is what we needed.
And your transitions are great.
There are the occasional pitch issues, which are really pretty well masked.
But to sum it up, energy fantastic.
The interpretation was great.
The transitions were really, really exciting.
The lead vocal, Michael, was just inspiring, and it was all really, really good.
( Applause ) Shawn? What do you think? Yeah, Mike, man, you are a rock star, dude.
Like, seriously, you got the shirt open, showing the chest, the pectoral muscles.
You're singing, you're spitting and everything.
Like, whenever you're singing and spit comes out, like, that's when you know you're really going for broke.
Like, I mean, that ( Laughs ) And you're so fun to watch.
And the rest of yo guys back you up so cool.
Yes, the were some pitch problems the arp A-ding-ding dinga-dinga ding-ding You know, that whole thing, but they're "ding dings.
" They're hard to "Ding dings" are hard to nail.
( Laughter ) Overall, it was fun.
Great performance.
Great energy, guys.
I loved it.
All right.
We'll find out in just a moment if you're moving on.
Thanks, aires.
Good job.
We've seen all six groups in the second bracket go to battle with songs from the past and present, but now their future hangs in the balance.
During the break, the judges will make a game-changing decision.
Five groups will continue their run on our stage, but one has run out of chances.
The Sing-Off! Hold that note.
We bring a lot of energy ourselves, but that's only half of it.
The fact that the audience was really into the song just brought it home for us.
Yeah! We're back on the Sing-Off, and it is decision time.
I'm joined on stage by Pentatonix, the Deltones, Sonos, The Collective, North Shore, and the Dartmouth Aires.
They didn't hold anything back for tonight's double challenge and unleashed two pressure-filled performances.
But one of these groups has fallen short.
I have the results right here in my hand.
For five of these groups, their Sing-Off dream is still alive, but one is about to hit their final note.
The first two groups to advance to the next round are North Shore And the Dartmouth Aires! Congratulations! You made it.
Go ahead and return to your boxes.
We're down to four groups.
Only three of you will move on.
The next two groups who are definitely safe tonight are Pentatonix and the Deltones! Congrats.
We'll be seeing you again.
That leaves Sonos and The Collective.
Sonos, you came here facing a major challenge performing without your effects pedals.
Even so, your sensuous arrangement of "wicked game" got you through the signature song round.
Tonight, the judges praised your Coldplay song, but said "I want you back" strayed too far from the original.
Will they want you back for another week? The Collective.
You set out to unite your individual talents into a top-tier vocal band.
Two weeks ago, the judges fell in love with the group but thought your arrangement lacked power.
Tonight, they said you took a big step with "rocketeer," and even though your '60s hit started slow, they loved that it ended with a bang.
Will your group still have a shot at the title? One of you will sing again in the next round.
The other will have to sing their swan song.
The group that still has a chance to win the sing-otitle, the $200,000 grand prize, and the Sony music recording contract is The Collective! Congratulations.
You're safe.
( Applause ) Sonos, you five brought such a unique and inventive style to the show, and left us with some truly impressive arrangements.
Unfortunately, it's time to raise your Mikes for a farewell performance.
Now saying good-bye to the competition with their swan song, it's Sonos.
How do I say good-bye to what we had the good times that made us laugh outweigh the bad if we get to see forever I Hope it's away it's so hard to say good-bye to yesterday That was Sonos singing "It's so hard to say good-bye to yesterday" by Boyz II Men.
Well, remember, you can download any of the songs you heard tonight on iTunes.
We got a taste of the wicked and wild '60s tonight.
Next week, our two brackets join forces, and from here on out you'll see all these incredible groups together on every episode.
And it's kicking off with the biggest opening performance in Sing-Off history with all ten groups uniting in perfect harmony.
Then the battle begins as they take on everybody's favorite guilty pleasure songs from the '80s and '90s.
Till then, I'm Nick Lachey signing off for the Sing-Off.
Good night.
( Cheering )