Longest Time - Quarantine Edition

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  • Опубликовано: 23 апр 2020
  • Wishing everyone the best of health from Vancouver, Canada! Stay home, stay safe, and keep singing!
    For the most up to date information about COVID-19 please see the resources below.
    www.bccdc.ca/health-info/disea...
    www.canada.ca/en/public-healt...
    Lyrics: Zach Timson (@zach_timson) and Nicholle Andrews
    Original Music: Billy Joel
    Arrangement: Carolyn Shiau
    Video Editing: Carolyn Shiau and Vaughn Chauvin
    Sound Editing and Mixing: Brad Andrews
    Artistic Director: Nicholle Andrews
    Recorded in isolation by members of the following groups:
    Phoenix Chamber Choir - Vancouver, BC
    University of Redlands Chapel Singers - Redlands, CA
    Songcology (mentored by Musica Intima) - Vancouver, BC
    Crescent Choirs - White Rock, BC
    Da Camera Singers - Edmonton, AB
    Filles de L'île - Montreal, QC
    Hart House Jazz Choir (Oscat) - Toronto, ON
    Jubilate Vocal Ensemble - Vancouver, BC
    Quartom - Montreal, QC
    Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association (ROCA) - Richmond, BC
    St. Mary's Kerrisdale - Vancouver, BC
    Timbre! Choir - Port Alberni, BC
    Vancouver Bach Choir - Vancouver, BC
    www.phoenixchoir.com
    If you enjoyed this performance, please consider donating to a choir in your local area. If you would like to donate to Phoenix Chamber Choir, you can do so at phoenixchoir.com/donate
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  • @jessyfretz5800
    @jessyfretz5800 3 года назад +50

    The singing is hard. But serious props to the lady keeping perfect time snapping the sanitizer lid.

  • @TheScooternut
    @TheScooternut Год назад +5

    Wonderful! I'm watching this in 2023, the longest time and yet not so much. Thank you for putting this out there.

  • @dixiedream1n
    @dixiedream1n 3 года назад +14

    One year later, this is so even more true.

  • @LuckyBadger
    @LuckyBadger 4 года назад +586

    Not only are the vocals perfect, but those lyrics are GENIUS!!!

    • @evajohnson8248
      @evajohnson8248 4 года назад +7

      Beautiful, Well Done

    • @multilingual972
      @multilingual972 4 года назад +2

      גם אני ציוני גאה. זה גדול, נכון?:)

    • @cliffcrane2417
      @cliffcrane2417 4 года назад

      good one dorthy

    • @creativecompanion
      @creativecompanion 4 года назад +1

      So true!

    • @saqro5
      @saqro5 4 года назад +2

      I wanted to understand those lyrics, so I use dictionary! I have a lot of time fortunately. We don't have a word insted of [ I miss you.]exactly.(Maybe it means 寂しい、恋しい、あなたがいなくてつらい...) But I can understand that feeling.Different word,same feeling! from Japan.

  • @barbararainey8265
    @barbararainey8265 4 года назад +14

    Proud to be a Canadian! As our Provincial Health Officer says....."Be Calm, Be Safe, Be Kind". Take care everyone

  • @dancingchildren
    @dancingchildren 4 года назад +14

    What a talented beautiful people. So proud you all found a way to continue your gifted group while putting safety first. So impressed with you all.

  • @rantingratchell7348
    @rantingratchell7348 4 года назад +8

    The harmonies are ASTONISHING! #STAYSAFEFROMUSA

  • @annwellington5841
    @annwellington5841 2 года назад +4

    I still cry every time I watch this again, can't help it.

  • @oxxxeee
    @oxxxeee 4 года назад +11

    Canadians are sooooo refreshing... Thank you!!

  • @TChops-hi7hr
    @TChops-hi7hr 4 года назад +38

    Oh Bless you, Canadians!

  • @carolet3531
    @carolet3531 4 года назад +217

    Because of Covid-19, we found out how creative we really are.

    • @alisonmorgan7238
      @alisonmorgan7238 4 года назад +2

      That's so true!

    • @mitch4527
      @mitch4527 4 года назад +2

      Finding humor in any tough situation is a great coping mechanism

    • @CelesteTuman
      @CelesteTuman 4 года назад +1

      I still get the same feeling hearing this band virtually performing, than I would with the band doing so in person! :)

  • @justlookin61
    @justlookin61 3 года назад +3

    Just discovering this 7 months later! I love it. ❤❤❤Being home alone? Not so much. 💔💔💔 But, " I intend to stay here for the longest time!" Whatever it takes.🙏🙏🙏

  • @mychannelfornow
    @mychannelfornow 4 года назад +5

    "This is the best thing I've heard in the last 50 yrs! You feel so good when you hear it" says my 92 years old mom(Mary Pielemeier).

  • @patriciahenley5111
    @patriciahenley5111 3 года назад +6

    It's close to a year later, but this gave me a lift. Thank you all so much!

  • @sarapawsonherrington2595
    @sarapawsonherrington2595 4 года назад +2

    Wonderful talents and coordination! I love it! Thank you all!

  • @pisicamov586
    @pisicamov586 3 года назад

    Hi i just want to say I'm 11 years old and I love this song. Thanks for hopping for us.

  • @melissachin-parker78
    @melissachin-parker78 4 года назад +6

    Once again, thank you CANADA!! Not all of US intend to be bad neighbors. Sending you love and doing my part as well. Thanks for the music and the smile.

  • @judeangione3732
    @judeangione3732 4 года назад +3

    I play this every day and sing along. Such a lovely gift to us.

  • @davidaz7188
    @davidaz7188 4 года назад +2

    Thank you, Canada, for sharing your kindness. Your nation should be proud!

  • @Monalisacat37
    @Monalisacat37 4 года назад +1

    I've always said only good things come from Canada! Thank you Vancouver!

  • @gayannoneal4985
    @gayannoneal4985 3 года назад +24

    Dont know why, but here in December, listening to this after friends have been sickened and even died from Covid, Im in tears. Why cant we all pull together as a member of the human race, and follow the suggestions of these beautiful singers?

  • @amyh226
    @amyh226 3 года назад +5

    Everything is cool. Not only are the vocals perfect, but those lyrics are GENIUS!!!

  • @user-hf7ny2dp7g
    @user-hf7ny2dp7g 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for your encouragement. Yes! we keep singing! From Japan.

  • @mariescalisi2848
    @mariescalisi2848 4 года назад +1

    Nothing lifts your spirits like good music! Thank you all.

  • @kennethcapron1294
    @kennethcapron1294 4 года назад +3

    Amazing the power of social media to share voices way beyond their original audience. And Free. If only we could find he resources to do more of this globally. One World, United in Peace (in adjoining hospital rooms)

  • @johnmurphy9308
    @johnmurphy9308 4 года назад +14

    Thank You Phoenix Chamber Choir ! Your friends in the states appreciate not just awesome vocals but a terrific sense of humor. BRAVO!

  • @cmzf947
    @cmzf947 4 года назад +400

    A lot of bad things happened because of COVID 19
    This is definitely not one of them. It’s so brilliantly written and sung. Definitely made my day.

    • @Slugbut
      @Slugbut 4 года назад +3

      mine too

    • @fredsava9781
      @fredsava9781 4 года назад +4

      Nothing better than a smile these days 😉

    • @suemarie6032
      @suemarie6032 4 года назад +2

      I just came across this one after seeing their Bohemian Rhapsody one. Both great.

    • @shiannamariestentt
      @shiannamariestentt 3 года назад +1

      I know. I could not quit laughing when my choir teacher showed this. I sent this to my Bible study group. I told them I would have sent my recording from choir class of this version of the song had I not laughed too hard.

    • @emaolulusi7049
      @emaolulusi7049 Год назад

      who is here in 2022
      can’t believe how far we have come

  • @cheryltrewin5597
    @cheryltrewin5597 4 года назад +193

    It’s actually quite funny if you listen to the lyrics! And, I loved the bloke getting a haircut as he sang! 🤣👍🏻

    • @jdhilliard2798
      @jdhilliard2798 4 года назад +6

      He is only missing the barber's poncho, so the hair falls to the floor !!

    • @annemorris9183
      @annemorris9183 4 года назад

      @@jdhilliard2798 q

    • @MrChieen
      @MrChieen 3 года назад

      😁🤦🏼‍♂️

  • @BarbaraLewis-SingingAfterForty
    @BarbaraLewis-SingingAfterForty 4 года назад +4

    Wonderful! So clever and well-sung. Thank you!

  • @debrasnyder-ellerman301
    @debrasnyder-ellerman301 4 года назад +7

    Go Canada and the Phoenix Chamber Choir...Bravo!

  • @joelepla3537
    @joelepla3537 4 года назад +2

    Thank you Phoenix and thank you Vancouver!

  • @anncrosbie220
    @anncrosbie220 3 года назад +1

    I cried. Thank you all!

  • @althearobinson2312
    @althearobinson2312 3 года назад +3

    I've been singing in choirs for over 50 years, and y'all are the best of the best!
    Sending you lots of love and hugs from Sugar Land, Texas 🎶😊♥️🤗

  • @eileenmcguigan4346
    @eileenmcguigan4346 4 года назад +9

    Absolutely, just what the doctor ordered!!
    Thanks for the “light moment” that your great voices provided in the midst of this time of sorrow for many.
    May God’s blessings fill your hearts, homes, and choral groups!
    Sister Eileen

  • @christopherjbsnow
    @christopherjbsnow 4 года назад +2

    Amen! Thank you for some joy brought into our lives right now.

  • @patriciarainbow7038
    @patriciarainbow7038 3 года назад +4

    I’m sure when this was recorded, none of us knew it would indeed be for the LONGEST TIME!

  • @CarolynT973
    @CarolynT973 4 года назад +11

    Love the lady with the Lysol canister!

  • @margaretlachut6526
    @margaretlachut6526 4 года назад +5

    This beautiful music puts a smile on your face. God Bless

  • @crivil5136
    @crivil5136 3 года назад +1

    We will be at home for the longest time:-)

  • @markabler
    @markabler 4 года назад +1

    That was wonderful...thank you, Canada!

  • @alysonmckendrick2958
    @alysonmckendrick2958 4 года назад +7

    This absolutely brightened my day! Fabulous! Thank you so much Phoenix Chamber Choir for putting a smile on my face!

  • @joycelindsay2437
    @joycelindsay2437 3 года назад +3

    A beautiful song, with meaningful words

  • @rmdodsonbills
    @rmdodsonbills 4 года назад +1

    That, was awesome. I laughed, I cried, I did both at once. Thank you!

  • @mkamcka3228
    @mkamcka3228 4 года назад +3

    Absolutely awesome! Thank you Canada for sharing your spirit-may the good vibes return to you many times over!

  • @maryannecohen9465
    @maryannecohen9465 4 года назад +13

    GORGEOUS!GORGEOUS!GORGEOUS! It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

  • @a.sobriquet6220
    @a.sobriquet6220 4 года назад +9

    Utterly, utterly fantastic video! This made my day!! Thank you, Vancouverites, and congratulations on being in the SAFEST province ON EARTH right now... you've done a spectacular, unsurpassed job protecting your communities from this virus!

  • @bonnywilliams7266
    @bonnywilliams7266 4 года назад +2

    Glad you still all have your voices. Thank you for bringing music into my day. Blessings!

  • @zoebeck1064
    @zoebeck1064 3 года назад +1

    This is wonderful! I am 80 and have been hibernating in my apartment since March, except for weekly scurries to the grocery store and a week in hospital with pulmonary emboli. Love the song lyrics and the excellent singing. And, of course, the antics of everyone. Well done! Let joy commence!

  • @jeannegale7024
    @jeannegale7024 4 года назад +7

    Thank You Vancouver, Canada from Chesterville, Maine. You're the best!

  • @MusCharlie1
    @MusCharlie1 4 года назад +4

    This is wonderful! Thank you from the US to our beautiful and very talented friends in Canada!

  • @mathmusic1490
    @mathmusic1490 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful voices. Great harmonies....you can hear the chords from the harmony! Billy Joel is a great pop composer for sure. Thank you, my friend "Reb" I'll call him here, for sending me this!
    Be safe!

  • @corneliabayley723
    @corneliabayley723 4 года назад +2

    Fantastic, beautifully done, great lyrics, lovely voices, thank you so very much, neighbors!

  • @paulae3909
    @paulae3909 4 года назад +16

    I love the guy with the puppets!

  • @roseevedoundoulakis3198
    @roseevedoundoulakis3198 4 года назад +3

    Thank you Phoenix Chamber Choir and friends. This is awesome. I agree with everything everyone wrote below. Just fabulous!!!

  • @michaelgathemia
    @michaelgathemia 3 года назад +1

    I am so happy I found this song. I've been in my room for the longest time, doing my part!

  • @cannedmusic
    @cannedmusic 3 года назад +1

    This is excellent. With guilt, I would LOVE to hear this exact group do the original version.

  • @erinlegg1695
    @erinlegg1695 4 года назад +12

    The guy getting a home-haircut is the best!

  • @MidnightRider1775
    @MidnightRider1775 4 года назад +73

    The line "I miss you so bad" brought tears to my eyes when I thought of missing my own chorus members. I've been singing in a chorus continuously for the past 55 years and this year is the first time I am not singing. Thank you for your wonderful video. I watch it often and sing along. Thanks for putting the words underneath.

  • @Agnethatheredhairkid
    @Agnethatheredhairkid 2 года назад +1

    Great version of a great song performed by great singers from a great country.

  • @karenlindakostin2153
    @karenlindakostin2153 4 года назад +1

    Sung to perfection, eh? I love it!

  • @cathrodkoff8075
    @cathrodkoff8075 4 года назад +4

    Excellently done, folks! 👏👏👏

  • @mariannebickerton6944
    @mariannebickerton6944 4 года назад +15

    Lovely. Just what the doctor ordered. I'm climbing the walls with boredom.

  • @pixxer1
    @pixxer1 2 года назад +2

    I just came back to this after almost two years, and it still brings tears to my eyes. The commitment to "stay here for the longest time" to do our part for the nation and the world - so beautiful. Thank you for this outstanding contribution to the coronavirus story.

  • @MarionSoboBand
    @MarionSoboBand 4 года назад +2

    Oh yeah, great job with the singing & the arrangement! Musical greetings from Europe to the other side of the ocean. Stay safe, hopeful and keep singing!

  • @randyrice1429
    @randyrice1429 3 года назад +3

    Thank you, Phoenix Chamber Choir. EXCELLENT!

  • @allisondolan8450
    @allisondolan8450 4 года назад +6

    LOVE the Lysol percussion!

  • @watercolornyc
    @watercolornyc 4 года назад +1

    Laughing and crying simultaneously...thank you thank you thank you for this!

  • @mihaelahatch3738
    @mihaelahatch3738 4 года назад +13

    The part where they say "I miss you so bad" made me think of my friends

  • @d1zz314
    @d1zz314 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for beautiful harmonies, entertaining actions to accompany brilliantly funny lyrics - love it & keep playing on repeat!

  • @amortranquilo661
    @amortranquilo661 4 года назад +6

    Bravo Vancouver! Love your beautiful city! Beautiful song ~ Beautiful voices! Much Love from Santa Fe, NM, USA!

  • @janthompson5362
    @janthompson5362 4 года назад +2

    Totally awesome... Well done.. I will definitely listen to this again..... and again.....

  • @rexcraigo
    @rexcraigo 4 года назад +1

    Great work folks. Thanks for the cheer.

  • @socssniffin
    @socssniffin 4 года назад +4

    With LOVE straight back to you from England UK ❤️
    Stay Home Stay Safe

  • @brbudenh
    @brbudenh 4 года назад +27

    This is just magnificent! Everything: the rhythm, the creativity, the musicality. So Good!

  • @28pantycelyn
    @28pantycelyn 3 года назад +10

    This is by far the greatest message the anyone could say thank you guys you have done more than any government in messaging

  • @fancyhandlegoeshere
    @fancyhandlegoeshere 4 года назад

    I know none of you but I love all of you. Thank you. Brought me to tears.

  • @horsemeattball
    @horsemeattball 4 года назад +6

    Leave it to the Canadians! You guys are the best!

  • @beckybarr1775
    @beckybarr1775 4 года назад +6

    This is great. Made me feel so happy in this bad time. Thank You

  • @mellissadalby1402
    @mellissadalby1402 4 года назад +1

    Absolutely brilliant! Smashingly good!

  • @Raeye1
    @Raeye1 4 года назад +2

    Found this by watching the new show the greatest # home videos. You guys are great singers thanks for making this.

  • @chanelnumbers1303
    @chanelnumbers1303 4 года назад +50

    This is FABULOUS! And that Lysol metronome. Hysterical.

  • @davechandler5505
    @davechandler5505 4 года назад +4

    Wonderful! Beautiful! Extraordinary! Such an amazing job pulling it together over Zoom. I loved the touch with the Lysol container, that made me laugh even while getting misty-eyed. There is just so much going on, so much to unpack. Little bits you each did in frame that will be a joy to watch and listen to time and again.

  • @PewterPicsandThePewterPen
    @PewterPicsandThePewterPen 4 года назад +1

    Percussion by Lysol wipes container ...awesome 😁😁

  • @educazioneglobale778
    @educazioneglobale778 4 года назад +4

    Thank you! THIS was beautiful! Salute from Rome, Italy!!!

  • @vinniesmagnetfishingandmet7445
    @vinniesmagnetfishingandmet7445 3 года назад +3

    I just want to say thank you to each and every one of you who made this video a big thank you from the bottom of my heart and I hope you're all keeping well and stay safe people vinnie from Dublin city Ireland and thank you and God bless you all

  • @gordonrobinson9849
    @gordonrobinson9849 3 года назад +7

    Whoever wrote and choreographed this song must have the talent of a genius. It made me laugh especially the guy with the bears. Well done guys.

  • @SG2010IL
    @SG2010IL 4 года назад +2

    Gave me chills - in a good way! Well done.

  • @scottcourtney8581
    @scottcourtney8581 4 года назад +4

    Uplifting, inventive, and wonderfully performed. Thank you!

  • @davidmcarthur1148
    @davidmcarthur1148 4 года назад +25

    No better ambassadors for all that endears Canada to a Yank from down south! Loved the lyrics, harmonies, great timing, the haircut, and the metronome!

    • @lcungo6524
      @lcungo6524 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely beautiful. Gives a different perspective to such an ugly thing.

  • @noyp42
    @noyp42 4 года назад +13

    Suddenly everyone is creative in quarantine. this is genius !

  • @diannedocherty3816
    @diannedocherty3816 3 года назад

    Gotta love Billy Joel...brilliant ✌️❤️🇨🇦💪🌎👍👍👍

  • @k8zhd
    @k8zhd 3 года назад +2

    I listened to and bookmarked this months ago. It's still great, and the prospect of being at home for months more (I live in NC, so it's not looking too good) makes this beautifully-produced and -sung performance all the more poignant. Continued thanks!

  • @susankabotoff3196
    @susankabotoff3196 4 года назад +4

    Great song, great lyrics! I am sharing it with my students!

  • @fiammetta5
    @fiammetta5 4 года назад +5

    Wow, you folks absolutely rock!

  • @EmilyVanVlack
    @EmilyVanVlack 3 года назад

    Wish Americans had more of the Canadian spirit of working towards the common good, being polite and more caring. This video is so inspiring!

  • @courtneykappel370
    @courtneykappel370 4 года назад +1

    Amazing!!! Thanks Phoenix Chamber Choir.

  • @FFSboise
    @FFSboise 4 года назад +7

    Love the Lysol wipes rhythm section!

  • @christinestalzer9220
    @christinestalzer9220 4 года назад +3

    Great voices and harmony. Lyrics fantastic.

  • @kristieroybal4888
    @kristieroybal4888 4 года назад +2

    ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME and purely delightful! Everyone had such great personality and individuality - and Beautiful voices that blended perfectly. Perfect diction. And creativity galore - watched it FIVE times and caught more fun stuff each time! Clorox Wipes pop top was a hoot, Long bangs woman, haircut couple, and the guy who's darling kids did a perfect job with the puppets, and so much and many more. All of you! Just AWESOME! Thank you!

  • @Trini2DeBone
    @Trini2DeBone 3 года назад +1

    Just heard this choir for the first time. Thank you for bringing joy to those who are stuck at home in quarantine.