And this, it says, is just a rehearsal? Wow. Thank you Voces8, for your amazing quality and versatility, then as now, 8 years later. Thank you Emily for your arrangement and joyful lead vocals. Wonderful, heartwarming music.
a really great feeling for this little groove that my parents were already listening, and through the years with Voces 8 with a small cloud of modernity. Congratulations friends! and thank you again for your amazing concert in Pierrefonds with the Madrigal of Compiegne. Cordially. I hope see you next time.
the girl that does the solo is a cute as a button...she hits a high note and then a higher note then she stands on a stack of phone books and tip toes and hits a higher note.
Maybe I'm just a crank, but this piece and Slap that Bass just don't feel like they have any swing. All the syncopations are perfectly executed, so you miss the "laid back" feel which is the whole point of the song.
I know what you mean. I think it's one part crank, one part missing the laid back feel of the original, and one part... something else. Having switched back and forth between singing sacred and "secular" tunes before, the difference is pretty immense. When coming from sacred repertoire, it always felt like we were "swinging" more than we actually were, and there wasn't enough "swing" in the groovy pieces. That said, it seems like this take voces8 (5?) does a decent job of having fun with the piece, and I felt they got some "swing" in there, even if it was "too perfect." Maybe it's difficult for that calibre of musician to execute imperfect rhythm...?
I agree. I love what Voces8 can do with sacred and folk music, but this just doesn't work for me. The original and the Harpers Bizarre version are so quaint and quirky, light and sunny. "Hello lamppost, what'cha knowing / I've come to watch your flowers growin'" That's more than swing, that's psychedelic whimsy, and charm which this too perfect version can't render.
And this, it says, is just a rehearsal? Wow. Thank you Voces8, for your amazing quality and versatility, then as now, 8 years later. Thank you Emily for your arrangement and joyful lead vocals. Wonderful, heartwarming music.
great stuff, thank you much!
Doesn't matter what Voces 8 sings, its' always awesome.
a really great feeling for this little groove that my parents were already listening, and through the years with Voces 8 with a small cloud of modernity. Congratulations friends! and thank you again for your amazing concert in Pierrefonds with the Madrigal of Compiegne. Cordially. I hope see you next time.
the girl that does the solo is a cute as a button...she hits a high note and then a higher note then she stands on a stack of phone books and tip toes and hits a higher note.
Those chords on "no rhymes" are hip as hell. Very well done on the entire song.
Liking this Voces5!
voices 8...wow. Haven't heard many singers this good ever....
I love it!
My morning song for this week.
Excellent vocals, but I like this better at 1.25 speed.
admircapn: I agree. Much more upbeat at that speed to match the message of the song.
1.25 times speed? Slow down, you move too fast.
Oli Vincent what a beast, he doesnt seem relaxed in most of their videos but in this one he set the tone
Fantastic rendition .
Wow...The sound is incredible on this coming out of my Bose speakers. Well done.
amazing!! but where are the other 3?! also some of the members have changed since our choir worked with you a few years back!
Lovely arrangment
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Blast from the past, except with more sophisticated harmonies. Good group.
It's all about the acoustics
Very well done!
life I love you....all IS groovy.....
Emily is glowing
Love the arrangement and their rendition, but it seems an odd venue for this song.
Very soft
Emily has a lot of spunk on this rehearsal and it shows.
Maybe I'm just a crank, but this piece and Slap that Bass just don't feel like they have any swing. All the syncopations are perfectly executed, so you miss the "laid back" feel which is the whole point of the song.
+jegraham440 Just lay back and float on the air. Maybe you are missing the bubbly way it was first presented to us.
I know what you mean. I think it's one part crank, one part missing the laid back feel of the original, and one part... something else. Having switched back and forth between singing sacred and "secular" tunes before, the difference is pretty immense. When coming from sacred repertoire, it always felt like we were "swinging" more than we actually were, and there wasn't enough "swing" in the groovy pieces. That said, it seems like this take voces8 (5?) does a decent job of having fun with the piece, and I felt they got some "swing" in there, even if it was "too perfect." Maybe it's difficult for that calibre of musician to execute imperfect rhythm...?
I hear what you mean. Propably the reverb of the 'too large room' kills the staccato, wich they do (!) perform.
I agree. I love what Voces8 can do with sacred and folk music, but this just doesn't work for me. The original and the Harpers Bizarre version are so quaint and quirky, light and sunny. "Hello lamppost, what'cha knowing / I've come to watch your flowers growin'" That's more than swing, that's psychedelic whimsy, and charm which this too perfect version can't render.
wow. simon and garfunkel could not sing this good in their dreams.
Simon...... maybe not. But Garfunkel has a very good voice. Listen to his solo work!
Nevertheless without Mr. Simon they wouldn't have this song to sing and terrific as this is I'd still prefer to listen to the original.
Music good.. Where's the fun ?
oooooo missing the real bass... rest is the real sh*t... WOW
Leave it to millennials to totally not get it.
ok, boomer