♪♪ -♪ We've been swingin'
and missin' ♪ ♪ It ain't broke yet,
but damn, it needs fixin' ♪ ♪ It's been a while since
your kiss felt like kissin' ♪ ♪ It's just different ♪ -♪ We've been
talkin' 'bout forever ♪ ♪ Since we've
been together ♪ ♪ Somethin' 'bout a ring ♪ ♪ Makes you think
we're better off with ♪ ♪ All this ♪ ♪ But we're caught in ♪ -♪ Between a ♪
-♪ Rock and a hard place ♪ ♪ Red wine and mistakes ♪ -♪ Tears rollin'
down your face ♪ ♪ As I walked out
that door ♪ -♪ And that's when I los
t it ♪ ♪ A midnight in Austin ♪ ♪ Damn, I'm exhausted ♪ -♪ What the hell's
this all for? ♪ -♪ Is this where it mends
or it breaks? ♪ -♪ Between a rock
and a hard ♪ ♪ Place ♪ -♪ We've been
talkin' 'bout forever ♪ ♪ Since we've been together ♪ -♪ Something 'bout a ring ♪ ♪ Makes you think
we're better off with ♪ ♪ All this ♪ ♪ But we're caught in ♪ -♪ Between a rock
and a hard place ♪ ♪ Tears rollin'
down your face ♪ ♪ As I walked out
that door ♪ -♪ And that's when
I lost it ♪ ♪ Midnight in Austin
♪
-Hey. -♪ Damn, I'm exhausted ♪ -♪ What the hell's
this all for? ♪ -♪ Is this where it mends
or it breaks? ♪ ♪ How much more of this
can we take? ♪ -♪ Between a rock
and a hard place ♪ -♪ Between a rock
and a hard place ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -Whoo! The boys! -Come on, boys. -They were fire.
-That was sick. -Fellas, great job. -Thank you so much.
-Thank you. -Ducote, I love that kind of
scratchy part of your midrange of your voice.
-Thank you. Especially at the beginning
of the song, it was
kinda like a whisper.
-Thank you. -On the bigger notes, it turned
into more like a growl a bit. And there were moments
when I would want to dial the growl back just
a little bit, but it was minor. And I enjoyed
watching you perform. It was great.
-Thank you so much. -And then, Ryan, your tone's
a little smoothed out a bit, and I loved your interaction. I thought you sounded
great together. If I were to choose, I would lean a little bit
towards Ducote. I think his tone was a little
more interest
ing for me. -Wow.
-Thanks, John. -Ducote, I did love
your tone a lot. I am from Oklahoma. You're from Alabama.
-Right there. -Got that same kind
of dialect going. And, Ryan, you being
from Pennsylvania, nothing against that
at all. Just a little
farther north. But you guys
sounded great together. I think the difference of your
dialect did enhance the part, because we knew
who was singing when, and that was
an added bonus. It was really good.
I enjoyed it. If I had to decide,
I'd go with Ducote.
-Thank you.
-Thank you. -I saw it a little differently. -Alright now, Chance the Rapper.
-Okay. First of all, I know you might
find this hard to believe, I've never heard
this song before. I don't know the song. -Country aficionado
Chance the Rapper is not familiar with this song.
-I'm surprised. -How many country songs
are there? -We're gonna get you
a cowboy hat next season. We'll get a "3" on it,
be a whole thing. -I would agree with John in that one of the biggest
distinctions is the tone. I
think that Ryan
really wanted it. He had great control. I even noticed in some parts
when they were doing the harmony he was helping Ducote
a little bit. You know, I-I think that
if it was my choice, I would go Ryan. -Thank you, Chance. Thank you.
-Thank you, coaches. -Oh, man.
What are you thinking? -Alright, Dan and Shay,
you got a tough decision here. You've heard from
the other coaches. Before you tell us who won,
what'd you think of the battle? -The boys are conferring. -Yeah, can we go to
commercial break or something? -Yeah.
-We need time. -No. Carson's shaking his head
no. -Okay, I guess we got to
figure this out. I loved the battle, man.
That was incredible. I'm so proud of you boys. All the breath-control stuff
we worked on in rehearsals, I felt like y'all took that
home, took it to heart, and brought the heat today.
Y'all killed it. Ducote, I felt like
the very beginning, I sensed a little bit
of nerves, a little pitchy
on that first line. That's okay.
This is a tough spot.
It felt like you were out here
to win this battle. -Thank you.
-You're a star onstage. And, Ryan, man,
your pitch is fantastic. You have so much control
over those high notes. You have
an incredible range. Very, very technically
strong singer. Man, this is --
this is gonna be tough. -It's so hard. It's gonna
come down, to be honest, for me of --
of who we think brought the most passion
to this song. I'm really just talking
'cause I have no idea what I'm gonna do.
-This is hard. This is hard. -D
an + Shay,
two of your best right here. They just had
a heck of a battle. But only one can move on. Who is the winner
of this battle? -The band's gonna play
the "Jeopardy!" music now. -Hey, buddy, love you. -Good job. Love you, brother. -Alright, I think we're --
I think we're ready. -I think so. -The winner of this battle... ...is Ducote. -Ducote's moving on to the
knockouts for Team Dan + Shay. -God, that sucks.
-Damn. -Ducote and Ryan was
one of the closest battles. They both crushed it, but
Ducote
just connected with the lyric and the emotion of the song
like the littlest bit more, like 5% more. He's magnetic,
and the texture of his voice is really, really special. -I don't know how y'all
made that decision. -Ducote's something that
the competition needs. We just couldn't
send him home. -I'm going to the knockouts.
Let's go! -Ryan, anything you want
to say to Dan + Shay? -Man, I cannot
thank you guys enough. This has been an opportunity
of a lifetime. You were two of the most real,
down-to-earth people
I've ever met. Just so privileged to be here.
So thank you so much. -Give it up for Ryan Coleman,
everybody.
Comments
Wow I thought Ryan did way better and can’t believe no one stole him.
I think Ryan was the better singer for this particular battle.
I hope someone gives Ryan a recording contract. I see him being a country artist.
I don't care for country music, but have a great ear for any music from directing musicals for years. I have to agree with Chance, Ryan's voice was hands down the best of this battle.
Ryans voice is flexible 😢. I love his voice
Ryan's voice really cuts through, and Ducote has a unique voice. Id have to say I prefer Ryan overall.
Ryan should have won the battle round! He deserves bigger than the competition. I hope any recording label will being him contracts.
Ryan just looks like he is already a country star.
It should be Ryan
Loved both voices. Ryan the better singer, big guy crazy texture.
Ryan 👈🤩👍 They chose the wrong person!
Dan + Shay are doing such a good job with these Battles arrangements. Ducote's voice has so many textures I am excited to see what he's gonna do each week. But for this performance, I do think Ryan held his own better and gave the better vocal performance.
Ryan won imo. He was one of the best on the show. So ridiculous.
I think Ducote has a such an interesting voice with all that rasp!However, Ryan’s choices were so pro here! His range is really incredible. He actually showed some really great vocal prowess here! I think Ryan is even better than he showed here. Imo, just based on who I want to hear sing again, it’s Ryan. I also think they both exuded a lot of passion, but Ryan’s voice is clear and cuts through!
Ducote starting with all that rusty husk 2 his vocal, Ryan came in cleaner, very intense. Their voices complementary. Exciting belt, in harmony. Ryan really goes in, rough & tumble. He can add in the rasp. Very intense duo.
Chance was right. Ryan helped Dacoute out. Ryan you were amazing and you won.
Ryan would have been my pick.
Ryan's voice is authentic.
I thought Ryan won this. Seriously. But congrats to Ducote.
They worry Ryan will win, so send him home first. Remember Ryan Gallagher and CoCo Lee?