Lila Forde Takes the Leap with "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor | The Voice Knockouts | NBC

Lila Forde performs James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" during The Voice Knockouts.
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Lila Forde Takes the Leap with "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor | The Voice Knockouts | NBC
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[@korymiller8235]

NO ONE in the competition has this kind of soul. Her voice absolutely speaks to you. Cannot wait to hear what she sings next. Cheering for you all the way!!

[@timothykappel198]

Idk I didn't hear soul

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....exquisite....effortless.....

[@martinr6107]

Well done!

[@AlanQuinn-bo6fx]

In my head Lila I hear you singing Scarborough Fair - don't know why but... well actually pretty sure you could sing anything including the phonebook :)

[@1234eyes1234]

Hey, @thevoice, her name ist Lila Forde. With an e.

[@AREYLO]

It’s giving Maggie Rogers!!! She should definitely sing one of her songs!

[@jonweaver4605]

Why did she cut out ‘won’t you look down upon me Jesus’? Did the voice censor it

[@singerkidchannelyt6360]

She has such a singer-songwriter and storyteller voice. AND I AM LOVING IT!!! Definitely a finalist!

[@helenbakunowich944]

No one comes close to this singer. What a talent. She is unique. Hope she wins. I would buy her music every day. Go Lila

[@phipscheide2444]

Lila should have won the Voice !!! Huntley??? No way. I agree with you, no one comes close to Lila and her soulful, melodic and Angelic voice. I want to hear her sing everyday!!😊❤

[@onehitpick9758]

@@phipscheide2444 Yeah Huntley sang every note on key and sounded tough. That will win the populace over every time. I am happy for him, but I am also glad I was introduced to the amazing sound of Lila and others from this season.

[@HooksUSD]

I would pay to see her live.She's my favorite voice i've ever heard on the show

[@susanmurphy889]

For us who grew up with James Taylor, Carly Simon, etc. this was beautiful. Brought me back to my younger years. Bravo!♥

[@Karina-er7mx]

Me too 😢❤

[@veldaneufeld5732]

I dont watch this show. Just randomly came across her on facebook. Had to look her up and watch more performances. She is unreal. She really SINGS. Proof that u do not have to wail and scream. Simple. Stunning. Perfection.

[@samanthae44]

Okay, I actually had to come back and say I’m honeatly offended by that performance. It was about his friend’s suicide and she’s just smiling through it. I can’t..

[@iWillow54]

Love the moments in her clips like at 0:55 when she freaks out and is taking it all in - she’s so human and that’s why we love her!

[@kauze_]

she is just heads and shoulders above everyone else. i’ve never even heard this song, and she made me feel like i grew up on it.🥹❤

[@Bamagirl-uf8xn]

@kauze....there isn't a bad James Taylor song. Also, check out Carol Kings Tapestry CD

[@thomaswschaller]

you've never heard it? it's such a classic - but then i grew up way back then

[@marthalisk303]

Who never heard of James Taylor?

[@oh-duh]

Heck it came out before I was born, but I know every word 😂 it's just one of those songs.

[@thomaswschaller]

exactly @@oh-duh

[@robertantonnyc]

breathing life into those lyrics, pure tone, def commands attention with an understated delivery. She looked to be having the time of her life too. - So You Wanna Be A Singer

[@charliestellar5919]

Always enjoy your insightful comments. ✨

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

UNDERSTANDS DELIVERY!!!

[@maryshulman2438]

The song is about suicide...I'm glad you thought she was breathing life into that song...which part did you think? The part when she was smiling and laughing like a fool? Is that the part?

[@ailujd]

​@@maryshulman2438 It's possible that she doesn't know the story behind the lyrics. I had a friend who knew the person that the song is about. My first encounter with suicide. I cried.

[@hueman3840]

Lilia Forde's "rendition" of "Fire & Rain" was beyond ugly. She did an enormous injustice to a song written to the memory of a beloved, lost to suicide - truly offensive "performance".

[@youtube-cps]

She is really really special. Her artistry is well seasoned and original, and I want more. I am her fan.

[@rebeccacrash9272]

Such a beautiful, unique voice. This was my favorite of her performances.

[@mississippijimmy1570]

Gwen is my favorite judge. When something really floors her she looks at John Legend and says, “What the…hell.” Amazing when you make a superstar react like that.

[@debbiebeaulieu6787]

Stunned she was selected 😏 the worst of the three... Miss monet was DEFINITELY robbed of HER spot chosen over lili's weak vocals 😮 Just our opinion

[@amirrhodesve791]

Miss monet sounded strained for alot of it... this person had a very good tone and control, miss money sounded screechy and straining, she is good tho, but not better then this singer.

[@kendoglarson5419]

I guess we'll see if anybody in america has sensibility, soul, or taste. 🤔🤔🤔

[@coryyoung-vobile4142]

She's such an artist, knows her lane and doesn't over-embellish but lets the emotion carry her through every time, and it's so effective!

[@bobbyspencer1577]

Her voice is so pure!

[@jamesmuse230]

Peeled away from the flash and background vocals, her voice clearly soars effortlessly above the rest. Her fun with the song belies the seriousness of the lyrics but I’m fine with that. I think she’s caught up in her creation.

[@lgm5499]

Lila, don't despair and stay on course. Good things will come. Youngsters can't appreciate your music.

[@theonlyexception54]

We do appreciate her, middle America only loves country bumps, sadly!

[@suzannebroadhead1321]

She has a voice like an angel 😇🕊️💐❤

[@nmffal]

Her voice is so cool, I want her to sing songs from The Carpenters

[@madsquishy3410]

I can listen to a voice like that for the rest of my life happily. Her, and Lennon, and Alexa are the best ever in my opinion. We need these types of voices on the radio right now.

[@mikelombard21]

"She's so good". - John Legend "So good". - Everyone else. She really is amazing.

[@MichelleMullinax-z5d]

What a hypnotic voice beautiful, very refreshing and a perfect song she doesn’t sound depressed and suicidal yet she’s not loud and boisterous and overwhelming. Her voice is like running through a field of daisies on a beautiful call spring afternoon. I love her.❤

[@cherylalt101]

Beautiful voice! She told this story with a sweet and soft but clear tone like it was her story. I grew up with this song and Lila made it her own, and I loved it. I enjoyed her performance even more cause she was enjoying it so much lol!

[@LiamBelaireOfficial]

I love her tone and voice its so beautiful and unique. She is delivering something special

[@Vintage-64]

Sign me up for her concert !!! Just amazing!

[@jacobmccain8794]

She is such a star! To take a simple song from James Taylor and really bring it to life is a feat, and she it ate it up. Every choice was just better than the next. The mix of falsetto, head voice, chest, and runs is just impeccable. She just has such a storyteller voice. That tone is just on another level. It’s warm and rich, but also unique! For me, she is finalist worthy. I want her to sing “Case of You” soooooo bad! She would eat that up! Or maybe “Landslide” ugh😭

[@claudiaschreiber-oneill1569]

Omg yes!! Both great songs choices! I need a whole album of her covering my favorite songs! I’d probably love them even more with the amazing arrangements she does!

[@lucyeleanormoderatz8092]

Absolutely love her tone! She’s so unique.

[@joannaaguilar4961]

Lila's performance cover of fire and rain was amazing it was incredible tribute to James Taylor

[@SagebrushRambles]

I don't think he would have liked it at all.

[@gregcooper8725]

​@@SagebrushRambleswhy so?

[@kimberlyg.6529]

@@gregcooper8725because the song is incredibly sad. He lost a friend to suicide, had a drug addiction and there’s even a stint in a mental hospital. All these themes influenced the song. Don’t get me wrong she sounds lovely. Just imagined how amazing she would’ve sounded if she’d actually connected to the lyrics 🤔

[@DanaGatlin]

@kimberlyg.6529 I hear you. But I think he would love her rendition because of the light she brings to it. Let's ask him.

[@kimberlyg.6529]

@@DanaGatlin I’m not even saying I agree with the person who commented that James Taylor wouldn’t enjoy the cover. I just offered a frame of reference on what the song meant when it was written and how her performance contradicts the heavy tone. I do however, think it would be nice to see her truly connecting to the lyrics and bringing those emotions to life. With her voice and talent I think that’s a performance she’d blow out the stratosphere. But you go ahead and ask James what he thinks, let us know what he says 😏

[@kimberlynporter5207]

Her best performance yet she’s growing fast and I’m here for it she’s one of those singers you just want to close your eyes and sway her tone is incredible

[@brendasprankle9394]

This song shows her raw talent. So enjoyed this. Sometimes mellow is the best. Good Luck

[@Kyles000]

Lila has a beautiful voice. She has a lot of potential to win the show!

[@Karenski]

I'd love to hear Lila sing "The Circle Game" and/or "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell.

[@cvodthemod2103]

Just love her. Making wonderful classic music her own. Breathing new life into them. I hear Joni and loveliness and originality. Can’t wait to hear what she brings us next.

[@dianecook1239]

She is so Fantastic!!! Her voice is Absolutely 😊Beautiful 🎉

[@normwilliamson2990]

World class

[@terpette1]

So offensive seeing her sing what was one of James Taylor's saddest songs about the suicide of his friend, delivered full of grins and goofy happiness. Please - look up the meaning of the lyrics and get some context before you sing a song! Great voice, wonderful singer - completely the wrong delivery.

[@brendasprankle9394]

She is a contender

[@Hickory-ez8gv]

I would love to hear her sing a rendition of Carly Simons “Well This not the way I’ve always heard it should be” I think that’s the lyrics; I bet she would kill that song

[@JustMe-mh2pn]

She's really something 🎉❤

[@olgabiddix4856]

She is so authentic and unique!

[@rachelgreminger1330]

It’s her and Huntley in the finale 🙌🏼👌🏼

[@rachelgreminger1330]

And NiNi 😍

[@paulkoenig9442]

The only thing I would work on is keeping your facial expressions aligned with the meaning of the song.

[@marcos7801]

Love James T and this beautiful, but dark classic. Lila has a nice storytelling voice. Love her warm raspy tone, kinda reminds me of Chloe Kohanski. Fire and Rain is about Taylor's reaction to a childhood friend who he learned had committed suicide (vs 1) and his struggles with drug addiction and fame.

[@croquie]

Who else is waiting for her to sing a Carole King song 😍

[@pamelaking9715]

Wow! She is awesome!

[@heatherb73]

That song is about his friend dying from suicide. I kinda wish she researched its history…

[@patrician7174]

I don’t kinda wish. I do wish. Very offending to those struggling with mental heath issues and for the families who have so tragically lost a loved one. Her smiles were unspeakably cruel to those of us who know of how hard that struggle truly is.

[@cyoung7127]

Songs can be recontextualized and given new meaning without disrespecting the original intent

[@ruthanncoloma289]

She sounds like Sarah Mclachlan. ❤

[@Eclipse1369]

We love you Lilah!! Your whole “Awareness” family is rooting for you!!

[@boleobull]

Nice

[@johnnyfitzgerald9392]

What a beautiful Voice...lts so hard to predict who the winner will be this year..All the entertainers are as good as each other

[@samanthae44]

I didn’t like how she smiled during it…its such a sad song

[@amandac3362]

When can I start listening to her for hours on Spotify already?

[@thousandyardgavri2785]

This was so amazingly good but It just hits different when she's in the piano.

[@artymunoz5060]

Yes!!!!

[@tentaquille8305]

Y'all misspelled her last name 😭 Anyways, she's amazing and I hope she goes far

[@cole7726]

Incredible. Can definitely see her winning. Just wish she would stop laughing throughout her performances, especially one like this. If she gave an earnest, connected delivery it would have been perfect..

[@equinoxious6969]

i think the laughing is good, shows she’s humble and also keeps her connected to audience. it’s what good performers do. also she’s on a big stage and laughing eases stress so

[@cole7726]

@@equinoxious6969 good performers first and foremost connect to the message of the song and deliver that. The song is about suicide and drug addiction. Here, the big smiles/laughs removed the possibility of a strong emotional portrayal (which would have added so much) and showed a disconnect.

[@jasonlloyd33]

She did a great rendition of a classic. Thankfully, in reality, music is not a competition, what she did and what Stee are very different. Both great respectively. I would have to say that technically and for me emotionally Stee was vastly superior, but again, music is not a competition, at a certain level it becomes a matter of taste and style and song selection and communication to an audience. Is Bob Dylan as good of a singer as Pavarotti? What if I said YES. Does it matter? Or is the power of music that which connects to you in a certain moment? And thank Heaven that’s what music and art is! That’s why these competitions are meaningless. This a network television show meant to entertain you and sell advertising by creating drama but it’s all an illusion. Everyone participating knows that. I hope that all of these great artists remain true to their amazing selves and find their audiences and remain themselves and do what they do best and am thankful they have a national forum to do it. Don’t be fooled that one voice is better than another because everyone’s voice is beautiful and perfect to the right listener.

[@davidkariu]

How is this not an established star in the music industry? These are the kinds of singers who really don't need to be on the show were it not for the need to expose their incredible talent to the world.

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

This should be its own recording... Refreshing, earnest, and moving. Beautiful!! Much love 💕😊

[@normwilliamson2990]

Had to listen again.. tx u angle.

[@user-pn8kg7yu4k]

Insane. She’s the winner

[@TransparentEclipse]

If her and Huntley aren’t the final 2 my life is a lie

[@davidkariu]

Lila has a more unique and endearing singing style.

[@lmallen74]

If Joni Mitchell and Janis Ian had a baby

[@SagebrushRambles]

What is with all these ancient songs? Not a fan of what she tried to do with it. It sounded disjointed. I've loved everything else she's done but not this.

[@kimtorres5458]

She reminds me of like Norah jones.

[@Truth20237]

She gives Alison Krauss so hard. I love it.

[@marlenemorgan3258]

Lila has an amazing different tone but she didn’t stay in the mood of the song Loosing a friend to suicide.

[@LeslieBigos]

She reacted to her audience.

[@jaynacallahan1091]

⁠doesn't justify it. EVERY coach has been mentioning emotional connection. Yet they didn't with her when it takes you out of it.

[@Amarie376]

One of the best ever on the voice

[@ulmcnevins]

Wow great job. The coaches are salivating over this great singer and she deserves it.

[@Bizzlle]

Just the voice you need to comfort, wrap you up and sweep you clean away.

[@ginapetolicchio2684]

Holy shiz I love her she's just so damn good and I love her name it's so pretty like her but yeah seeing the comments kind of not right to smile during a song about suicide

[@LeslieBigos]

She was reacting to the judges.

[@magic2506]

She is proof that is not about vocal acrobatics but, tone, clarity, style and how to serve the song.

[@beverlybasden2648]

Amazing!

[@amerasyraf1993]

This reminds me of Mendeleyev from few years back.

[@bubbacharlietripp]

Beautiful delivery of a difficult song!

[@bastianlarsen7375]

If Joni mitchell was born now and not in the 60´s.

[@johnrose2348]

Perfect song choice. You sounded stunning and should get you to the next level. I loved it..

[@lesliedrewh]

Artistically, this version is truly original and beautiful. Lila takes this classic James Taylor song (one of my favorite songs of all time) and makes it her own. Her musical changes are interesting and wonderful. I only wish, though, that someone had given her a bit more background knowledge of what the song's about. James Taylor was talking about the suicide of a childhood friend, his own difficulties in overcoming drug addiction, and his trying to bounce back after professional failures. He has *lots* of reasons to say "Won't you look down upon me Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand, You've just got to see me through another day." It's hard for me to imagine smiling through this song, unless perhaps you are trying to smile through all the pain. For me, this song expresses the hope of remembering the upbeat times of life ("sunny days that I thought would never end") in the face of so many struggles, especially when you are dealing with the unexpected loss of a dear friend. It's hard to tell this story through the song if you don't know what the story is. 😞

[@jaynacallahan1091]

THANK YOU!!! ALSO RIP YOUR FINGERS.

[@deloresabundis6085]

My husband left to God and he is do happy, I love you jerry

[@RebeccaBurns1212]

Love this vocal performance... simple but perfect ❤

[@rebeccaleanne22]

Her voice is so freaking cool and so easy to listen to

[@veenhadley]

I can't stop watching this... Lila is touching my soul with her performance ❤

[@Mayka1213]

Yes❤

[@macfentymacfenty6924]

Female John Mayer?

[@barbaracook7142]

She took on a song of that stature and sang it beautifully

[@mcpsychendork6079]

I agree it was sung gorgeously, but it's a super sad song about someone who committed suicide. Lila was giggling and shrugging her shoulders. I don't think she knew the backstory. But you can definitely say she "made it her own" in that regard. And she's still my favorite besides Alexa, Huntley, and Mara. And Nini. And Noah. So many amazing singers this year.

[@Anthony-pq4vr]

extremely solid! unique tone, effortless delivery

[@JenShea]

Beautiful... her tone was perfect for this song. Really beautiful! I could see myself buying her album if it was full of songs like this.

[@janetirvan6886]

HEY THEY LET THE BEST SLIDE THROUGH THATS ASHAMED.🎉🎉

[@Cardcitysports]

There are singers and then there are story tellers that make you feel something, this gal crushed it.

[@wsalvatore1]

Lila is the best ever. She’s gonna win!

[@lilyw9324]

SO SO SO GOOD

[@jillnelson8289]

Love to hear you sing Edie Brickell.

[@demonicell]

She may be my favorite Voice singer of all time.

[@annabal5564]

I need her voice in my life!!