Just like a (fever) dream: 'The Voice' semifinals show features bonkers, furry Cure cover
'The Voice' Season 25 semifinals aired Monday, but viewers might have thought they were watching 'The Masked Singer.' Did this actually happen?
The Voice Season 25's top nine live semifinals aired Monday, but viewers might've thought they were watching The Masked Singer. The contestants were divided into trios for group numbers inspired by the upcoming fantasy film IF, and the season's three over-the-top entertainers — Maddi Jane, Bryan Olesen, and Nathan Chester — were nearly upstaged by a Chuck E. Cheese band of bobble-headed, bipedal imaginary friends.
Oh, and did I mention that these rock 'n' roll furries were playing a Cure song, "Just Like Heaven"? And that they looked like they'd stepped out of one of the Cure's own cosplaying music videos like "The Lovecats," "Why Can't I Be You?," or "Friday I'm in Love"? And that a pack of dancing animals then bumrushed the stage and knocked poor Bryan's mic out right of his hand?
Yep, that happened. To quote Robert Smith, it was just like a dream. A fever dream.
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