Craig Wayne Boyd sings 'Take It Easy' (VIDEO)

Craig Wayne Boyd sang 'Take It Easy' by the Eagles on The Voice Season 7 Top 8 on Monday, December 1, 2014 for Team Blake Shelton.

This is a really solid performance, although the setting is a bit on the distracting side. I get that they're going for that back porch vibe, where you just hang out with friends and drink beer while you grill well-seasoned dead things, but the lights were just too much, for me. Luckily, Craig is such a natural performer that my eyes rarely wandered. He has a way of filling the stage, even while standing stationary with a guitar in his hand. He gets a standing ovation from all the coaches except Adam. It's fitting that he's Blake's only remaining contestant, since he's pretty much the only person who can keep Matt McAndrew from winning, in my opinion.

Pharrell loved how Craig took a forty-year-old song and did his own thing with it. Gwen compared it to a music awards performance, and notes how professional it was. Adam loved it, even though he has a tendency to bust Blake's chops. Blake, meanwhile, says he was nervous the entire week, since Craig set the bar so high with "I Walk the Line" last week. But he felt Craig did an outstanding job, and declares that if he had to have a last man standing, he's glad it was Craig.

But what do you think of Craig Wayne Boyd?

Watch the full performance video of Craig Wayne Boyd singing 'Take It Easy' here:

Download MP3: "Take It Easy"

Live Blog: Live Top 8 Performances

To watch more performances check out The Voice