Luke Wade sings 'Rich Girl' (VIDEO)

Luke Wade sang 'Rich Girl' on The Voice 2014 Season 7 Knockout Round on Monday, October 27, 2014 for Team Pharrell Williams against Taylor Phelan.

Upon seeing Taylor when he walks in, Luke proclaims, “This show is awesome!” He’ll be singing “Rich Girl” by Hall and Oates, and Taylor is in love with his voice, saying she’d buy his album right now. She likes what he does with the song, but suggests he start out leaning against the Knockout Round set, choosing when he’s going to notice the audience and then moving around the stage. Luke feels this advice is “invaluable,” since he’ll need all the help he can get to defeat Taylor Phelan.

Taylor Swift tells Taylor Phelan that she often has a rapport with other Taylors, and tells him to call her “Tay”. He’ll be singing “Rather Be,” and it’s a solid vocal, but Tay feels the guitar is a crutch, saying he only played the guitar for a few seconds in the entire performance. He puts the guitar down and goes through the song again, and he immediately feels better about it. However, Pharrell still doesn’t feel Taylor is connecting with the song, and warns him that if he doesn’t use all the gifts at his disposal, he’s going to lose this battle.

Watch the full performance video of Luke Wade singing 'Rich Girl' here:

Download MP3: Rich Girl

Luke does a hell of a job with “Rich Girl,” setting the bar pretty high for Taylor. Luke’s voice just has this unique, rolling quality to it that makes every performance feel like the vocal equivalent of a waterfall, if that makes any sense (and I’m not entirely sure it does). I’ll just say the guy is seriously good, and deserves to go farther. However, Taylor totally steps up to the plate. It feels like an easygoing, laid back performance that also manages to be high-energy.

Knockout Round Results

Luke Wade wins and advances to the next round.

Download MP3: Rich Girl

Note: Text written by Nick Roman

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