What is special about these 2 is that they didn't come to the show together - they each came with other partners, who didn't make the cut. But these 2 did and it was the judges who had the foresight to pair them together. And Caitlyn & WIll didn't have a choice - they either sang together or left the show!
AND... when they were here at CMA Fest last year, they had won the competition, but they couldn't tell anyone because it hadn't aired yet. That must have been tough!
On the Sommet Stage this Thursday afternoon, they really played to the crowd and livened up the place. Their current hit, Even Now, was a crowd-pleaser and my personal favorite, Stupid Boy, which likely won them the competition when they sang it on Can You Duet, was superb - better by far than Keith Urban's version and only slightly below Sarah Buxton's (the co-writer) version, which is just exquisite and full of emotion.
Then they spontaneously decided to play one of their current favorites and by Will's own admission, his "Favorite song Caitlyn sings" - the emotional, very-well-done I'm Not Who You Think I Am. The chorus of "you may hate me in the morning, but you're gonna crave me when the sun goes down" speaks to a lot of people.
I love this pair and while it's hard to tell yet if their music is too influenced by the labels, it's refreshing to see that their image isn't. They still look like the same lived-in folks from the firs Can You Duet. And God Bless them for remaining true to that and [hopefully] to their style of music as well. I'll be surprised if they aren't on the Riverfront at least next year. She can SING!
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