♪ Had to have high,
high hopes for a living ♪
♪ Shooting for the stars
♪ When I couldn't make
a killing ♪
♪ Didn't have a dime
♪ But I always had a vision
♪ Always had high, high hopes
♪ Mama said
♪ Fulfill the prophecy
♪ Be something greater
♪ Go make a legacy
♪ Manifest destiny
♪ Back in the days
♪ We wanted everything,
wanted everything ♪
Matthew: ♪ Mama said
♪ Burn your biographies
♪ Rewrite your history
♪ Light up
your wildest dreams ♪
♪ Museum victories,
every day ♪
♪ We wanted everything
♪ We wanted everything
♪ Mama said
♪ Don't give up
♪ It's a little complicated
♪ All tied up
♪ No more love
♪ And I'd hate to see you
waitiiing ♪
♪ Had to have high, high hopes
for a living ♪
Nice! Okay.
♪ Shooting for the stars
♪ When I couldn't make
a killing ♪
♪ Didn't have a dime
♪ But I always had a vision
♪ Always had high, high hopes
♪ Had to have high, high hopes
for a living ♪
♪ Didn't know how
♪ But I always had a feeling
♪ I was gonna be that one
in a million ♪
♪ Always had high,
high hopes ♪
♪ Stay up on that rise,
stay up on that rise ♪
♪ Don't ever come down,
oh ♪
♪ Stay up on that rise,
stay up on that rise ♪
♪ And never come
do-o-o-o-wn ♪
♪ Mama said
♪ Don't give up
♪ It's a little complicated
♪ All tied up
♪ No more love
♪ And I'd hate to see you
waiting ♪
♪ They say it's all been done
♪ But they haven't seen the best
of me-e-e-e ♪
♪ So I got one more run
♪ And it's gonna be a sight
to see-e-e-e ♪
Sing it with us!
♪ Had to have
♪ High, high hopes
for a living ♪
♪ Shooting for the stars
♪ When I couldn't make
a killing ♪
♪ Didn't have a dime
♪ But I always had a vision
♪ Always had high, high hopes
♪ High, high hopes
for a living ♪
♪ Didn't know how
♪ But I always had a feeling
♪ I was gonna be that one
in a million ♪
♪ Always had high,
high ho-o-o-pes ♪
Wow!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Whoo!
That felt good!
It was amazing. Amazing.
Great job.
Whoo!
Wow!
I love your energy.
I love your chemistry.
It was a lot of fun to watch.
Matthew, I loved that growl
that you had, the raspiness,
some of the edge in your voice.
Thank you very much.
Joana, you were fantastic.
Thank you.
You have a lot more poise
than a 15-year-old should have.
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Your range was super exciting.
You, like, hit some beautifully
executed high notes.
Thank you. Thank you.
I'm gonna say
I would pick Joana just based
on this moment.
Thank you. Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Gwen:
Matthew really did a great job.
And through the performance,
there was moments it was,
like, shockingly good.
Thank you.
But, Joana, I turned for you.
I wanted you on my team.
Like, how are you 15
and you have that much style
in your voice and confidence
and even all the moves
you guys did onstage?
The choreography --
that's a lot to take on.
The whole time,
I was flipping back and forth.
I think I'm leaning towards
Joana because I wanted you,
but, Matthew, I think that
you're super interesting
as an artist,
and I would love to see
what else you would do.
Thank you very much.
It is amazing that
you are 15 years old.
You're an amazing vocalist.
But I will say I could not take
my eyes off of Matthew.
Like, you are commanding.
Thank you.
I loved all the growl.
And to sing that song --
Brendon Urie is, like, an amaz--
He's one of the best male
vocalists out right now.
True.
So, I would have hated him
for giving me that song.
I would have been like,
"Do you want me to fail?"
It happens to be
my favorite
Panic! at the Disco song,
okay?
Is it? Okay.
I'm just saying.
Is it the only
Panic! at the Disco
song you know?
Yeah?
He'll tell you his
second-favorite later.
Yeah.
It's my first- and
second-favorite, John.
Okay?
Matthew,
you made that song yours.
Just from pure sound, I thought
Matthew was captivating.
Matthew: Thank you
very much, Kelly.
-Thank you, coaches.
-Well done!
Daly: Blake, you got
the final decision.
Give us some thoughts first.
Let's face it, this is a really
hard song to sing.
I can't even think that fast, as
you guys were singing, you know?
And, Matthew,
you did those things
that Kelly's talking about
that were captivating,
and the way you lock in
on a vocal is impressive.
Thank you.
And, Joana, everything
about you is impressive.
I mean...
Thank you.
...you're already at this level.
Where are you gonna be in
November, when we come back here
and this thing is live,
you know?
And it would have been
a lot easier
if one of you would have sucked.
[ Laughs ]
And you were both great.
You were both great.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
So...
[ Laughs mockingly ]
Now it's up to me.
Blake, tough decision for you,
but the time has come.
Who's the winner
of this battle?
[ Clears throat ]
♪♪♪
The winner of this battle...
is Joana.
Daly:
Joana, congratulations!
Great job.
You, too.
Yeah, Joana!
Blake:
The thing about Joana's voice
is it's still developing.
I know that
she's got incredible range.
She's got a unique tone.
And moving forward,
I just got to lean on her
to figure out who she wants
to be as an artist.
Matthew, anything you want
to say to your coach?
Blake, I just want to say thank
you for how much I've grown
as an artist just
since knowing you.
And having
to challenge myself
is more valuable to me
than anything else.
So thank you
so much for that.
Aw!
Give it up! Matthew McQueen,
ladies and gentlemen!
Great job, Matthew!
See you, man.
If I had a steal, man,
you would be it.
So good. So good.
Thank you so much.
Whoo!
