The Voice 2017 - Johnny Gates Blind Audition: "Maggie May" (Sneak Peek)

[ "Maggie May" plays ]
-Yes!
-[ Chuckling ] Yeah!
-♫ Wake up, Maggie ♫
♫ I think I got something to say to you ♫
[ Cheering ]
♫ It´s late September ♫
♫ And I really should be back at school ♫
-♫ Ooh ♫
-♫ I know I keep you amused ♫
♫ But I feel like I´m being used ♫
♫ Oh, Maggie, I couldn´t have tried anymo-o-re ♫
♫ Oh, you led me away from home ♫
♫ Just to save you from being alone ♫
♫ You stole my heart, and that´s what really hurts ♫
♫ Oh ♫
♫ All you did was wreck my bed ♫ [ All cheering ]
-He did it! What are you nervous for?
-♫ And in the morning, kick me in the heeeeeead ♫
-Whoo!
-♫ Oh, Maggie, I couldn´t have tried anymo-o-re ♫
♫ No, no, no ♫
♫ You led me away from home ♫
♫ ´Cause you didn´t want to be alone ♫
♫ You stole my heart ♫
♫ Couldn´t leave you if I tried ♫
♫ Ohh, Maggie ♫
♫ I wish I´d never seen your fa-a-ce ♫
♫ Oh, Maggie ♫
-Yeah!
-♫ I wish I´d never seen your face ♫
Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Yeaaaaah!
Yeah!
-Hey, hey, hey! What´s your name?
-My name´s Johnny. I´m 31.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-[ Chuckling ] Yeah, Johnny.
-So, what´s up, guys? -Right.
Your energy pops through the whole place,
and your tone is outrageous.
-I really appreciate that.
Just been playing in bands my whole life.
-But you´re mostly rock, though, right?
Yeah, I´m a rock guy. My band -- we were out opening
for Rod Stewart... -Wow!
-...last summer. -I kind of hear
a little Rod Stewart. -You know, I want to say --
it makes sense because you have such presence up there.
Your voice is incredible. -Yeah.
like, it´s obvious that -- -It´s so obvious.
-I mean, it´s just so obvious.
-It´s so obvious, we don´t have to even say it, but -- Yeah.
-I mean, it´s so obvious. -It´s so painfully obvious.
Johnny, I just want to say this because,
just hearing anyone sing that song
is always such an amazing thing. Thank you for doing that, man.
-Dude, I appreciate that. -I love that song. I love it.
[ Applause ]
-I love the range that you have,
and I love that you´re not afraid to be up there.
And I just don´t think we hear guys in that register.
When you kind of mentioned Rod Stewart,
I could totally hear that influence.
I just would love to have you on my team.
We´d go crazy with our voices together.
[ Applause ] Crazy!
Mm!
-Hey, Johnny. -What´s up, Blake?
You are capable probably of a lot of different things.
Selfishly, as just a fan of yours already,
I want you to stay in that rock lane.
And, Adam, you missed it, but as a performer,
he is headed towards that Jagger type
of stage performer, too. -Mm. Mm!
-You know what I mean? -I´m just surprised
you know who Mick Jagger is. [ Laughter ]
-He´s got the moves like Jagger, right?
-Moves like Jagger.
-That´s such a great joke.
I´ve never heard anyone make it before.
-Thanks for introducing me to who Mick Jagger is.
-Wow. Your sense of humor is on point.
[ Laughter ]
-Dude, if you stay in that lane,
you´re gonna leave here with a fan base
ready to see your concerts, man. That´s exciting.
-Man. [ Applause ]
-Hey, Johnny. Hi. Me again.
[ Laughs ]
What I think we have in common is that whole band world,
that whole mentality.
I started off in a ska band.
It´s hard to believe, I know,
´cause I´m wearing a sparkly dress,
but I swear to you...
-Yeah, don´t let the sparkles fool you.
-...that is where I came from.
I just think we could work really well together.
-I mean...
-Johnny, who do you pick as your coach?
-Oh, my God.
[ Audience shouting ]
Um...

The Voice 2017 - Johnny Gates Blind Audition: "Maggie May" (Sneak Peek)

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