When Juliet Simms (Team Cee Lo!) belted out The Police’s "Roxanne" on The Voice live elimination round Monday night, I had a religious moment. God damn! I exclaimed, watching the Clearwater native perform. "Roxanne" is a song I have been sick of since college, thanks to a drinking game played weekly at FSU. But her raspy rock-n-roll yet perfectly pitched voice transformed it from a song by The Police to a song by Juliet Simms.
And if you’re a regular reality-singing competition viewer like me, you know that making a popular song your own is the way to win the game. You also know contestants have to bring their all to every performance of the competition. And hallelujah, she brung it.
When Tuesday night’s elimination aired for Cee Lo’s and Adam Levine’s teams, I was certain Simms would be safe. And safe she is, for now.