Jordy Searcy and Taylor Phelan sing 'Breakeven' (VIDEO)

Jordy Searcy and Taylor Phelan sang 'Breakeven' by The Script on The Voice 2014 Season 7 Battle Round on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 for Team Pharrell Williams. Who won the battle?

We open with Pharrell and Alicia Keys, chilling out while waiting for the contestants to arrive. Pharrell says Alicia is the kind of artist that this show is about, with her artistry and awards and overall awesomeness. Thus, she’s a pretty perfect mentor for this. And I agree.

Taylor is “pumped” to sing for Alicia Keys, while Jordy Searcy continues to get a complete ghost edit. He sounds absolutely great in the few lines we hear from him, doing The Script’s “Breakeven”. He plays his guitar well too. I have no idea why they aren’t focusing on Jordy at all. Seriously, dude doesn’t even get a confessional, nor do we hear him speak a word. Considering that his blind audition was montaged, this doesn’t bode well for his chances in this battle, as it’s more about how Taylor is struggling with the falsetto in the—OH NOW Jordy is talking! He gets five seconds to talk a little bit about the battle ahead.

In the rehearsal, Alicia doesn’t believe either man’s connection to the song. Pharrell and Alicia work with them to bring out that emotion, and it’s much, much better on the second run-through. However, Jordy feels his voice was all over the place on that vocal. But Pharrell thought it was good, and notes that both men have to figure out what kind of feeling they want to convey with their performance.

Preparation video:

Watch the full performance video of Jordy Searcy and Taylor Phelan singing 'Breakeven' here:

Download MP3: Breakeven

Gwen calls the battle “class” and praises both men for their realness. Adam notes that there were great moments in the chorus for Jordy, but says Taylor’s stage presence pushed it over the edge for him. He gives the nod to Taylor. Blake agrees, saying Taylor tipped the scales, for him. Pharrell thanks both men for not only having the bravery to try out for the show, but to agree to be on his team. He thinks both men are great, but he can only pick one...

Battle Round Results

Coach Pharrell Williams selected Taylor Phelan as the winner.

Coach	Steal	Results
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Download MP3: Breakeven

Note: Text written by Nick Roman

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