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Michael Sarver.

Ain't Too Proud To Beg by The Temptations

He's "gonna take it to church" this week; perhaps Sylvia Chibiliti would be proud, we'll see. I agree with Smokey that he needs to pound that downbeat. He does at the start, but at the expense of the pitch and the vocal quality, which is sort-of angrily chewed. Almost the right idea, I suppose. The melody line is lots better, fortunately, as is the second verse. Unfortunately though, the second verse drags perceptibly behind the beat, unlike the melody line which is solid. I like this better than Kris' selection, not because it's vocally better, and not because of the song itself; but Sarver delivers this song, unlike Kris, who sort-of mailed his in. And the coloration of the ending is pretty close to spot-on. Second half was good, first half not so much. Jekyll/Hyde, somewhat. The last line is good as he's going to be, I think.

A 6.

Poler: Well, um, oh, boy. This was a tough performance. Like a Las Vegas lounge performance.
Kara: But that's GOOD! Yeah!
Poler: You need to dominate that song, drive it. (You need to dominate ME and drive ME?) I'm sorry, Michael.
Simon: No idea what you just said.
Poler: If you understood music?
Simon: It was actually, I couldn't wait for it to end. You were screaming and shouting the song. Here's the problem now, that we've got to see each other a few weeks. You have no chance to win based on that type of vocal.
Audience: NO!!!
Simon: No point screaming. In the real world, it wasn't good enough. Forget this nonsense of domination or whatever. Try to be as good as everybody else. That was below par.
Sarver: I knew it was going to be tough when I came out here, but I gave it 110%. Not here to play games!
Simon: You're a good guy. Take this criticism for what it's meant.
Randy: It's unbelievable, this song. Too big for you. You're not an R&B kinda dude. To have the vibe and do the runs, you did too much with it. Not the right song choice.
Kara: When you leave one week, the next week, you gotta bring it back. "Who are you as an artist!1!1" (Does she have anything else in her bag of tricks?)
Sarver: I'm being true to who I am, having a blast here.
Ryan: Can you take their advice?
Sarver: Yes. I can turn it around, and sang!