The Newfangled Four • The Bare Necessities Parody •arr. Patrick McAlexander •2023 Quartet Semifinals

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.
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Комментарии • 436

  • @TheNewfangledFour
    @TheNewfangledFour 10 месяцев назад +3003

    Fun Fact: we reached out to Patrick McAlexander to arrange this for us a few months before contest, and he asked us to send him a google doc with all of our real life insecurities, and he was able to construct this masterpiece for us based on that, the wonderful word-smith that he is.

    • @Lozza1991
      @Lozza1991 10 месяцев назад +65

      Genius

    • @Yes-yv9zs
      @Yes-yv9zs 10 месяцев назад +97

      THANK YOU! Replaying this every 2 minutes since it was uploaded like, ‘how did the arranger do this so perfectly and personally without just sitting with them for hours?’ by the way this is my new favourite song you guys have done by far. Love your work so much all four of you!!
      - Your #1 fan

    • @oliverdelica2289
      @oliverdelica2289 10 месяцев назад +30

      The virtuosity of a virtuoso 🔥🔥

    • @JMalaby89
      @JMalaby89 10 месяцев назад +39

      That is excellent! Just curious, because I'm only surface-level familiar with barbershop - is there much back and forth with regards to you guys putting your own personally brand of comedy on lyrics vs. what the songwriter writes?

    • @johnnybradsher7021
      @johnnybradsher7021 10 месяцев назад +51

      that is the scariest thing i’ve ever heard.

  • @melissadana7829
    @melissadana7829 10 месяцев назад +1003

    I love how Jake's insecurities are being short and prematurely grey, while simultaneously being the best-looking, second-best looking (on a bad day), and fourth best-looking (on a REALLY bad day) member of the group.

    • @emilyjajaiajs9
      @emilyjajaiajs9 10 месяцев назад +6

      What’s the rank?

    • @melissadana7829
      @melissadana7829 9 месяцев назад +46

      @@emilyjajaiajs9 Jack-SAN Nintendoburger spells out the ranking at 4:18, but the reason for the ranking is made evident at 4:04 ...though the entire arc of Joey's bit starts at 3:54.

    • @DTux5249
      @DTux5249 9 месяцев назад +18

      ​​@@melissadana7829 you spelt nincompoopy wrong

    • @gordonandtamarakirkham543
      @gordonandtamarakirkham543 7 месяцев назад +3

      I think they’re splendiculous!!!!

    • @localidiotnumber792
      @localidiotnumber792 5 месяцев назад +11

      I mean, imagine not being in the top four most attractive in a four person group...

  • @audigex
    @audigex 11 месяцев назад +2041

    Win or lose, they've probably bought more attention to barbershop than any other group - many of us wouldn't be watching without them

    • @rapid13
      @rapid13 11 месяцев назад +16

      Funny. I wouldn’t know who they are without discovering FRED and Main Street.

    • @strongbongus
      @strongbongus 11 месяцев назад +65

      my dad sings bass for a quartet and these boys have really given us something to talk about! love the newfangled four just for that.. hope they still keep being the incredible, talented goofballs they are.

    • @ljj8120
      @ljj8120 11 месяцев назад +8

      Agreed 110%

    • @rejoicegreatly
      @rejoicegreatly 11 месяцев назад +7

      Totally agree. They are great to watch and listen to!

    • @ninty900
      @ninty900 11 месяцев назад +24

      Not just watching, but singing too! They were my introduction to barbershop and I eventually wound up joining a local barbershop chorus.

  • @TubaMaverick
    @TubaMaverick 11 месяцев назад +1165

    I ushered them backstage for this set. They're just as much fun off stage as they are on.

    • @Just_Sara
      @Just_Sara 11 месяцев назад +48

      These guys are just what this world needs right now.

  • @GrowWildOutdoors
    @GrowWildOutdoors 10 месяцев назад +634

    We all needed to mourn the loss of Ryan. It will always be bittersweet, but it's a testament to the success of this group in connecting with their audience.
    Thank you to Marcus for stepping in and saving this quartet from the archives of RUclips yesteryear.

    • @musicality1_
      @musicality1_ 10 месяцев назад +6

      What happened to him? Why did he leave?

    • @fieryvale
      @fieryvale 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@musicality1_ No one knows...

    • @Selichan42_SA
      @Selichan42_SA 10 месяцев назад +105

      ​@musicality1245 he's teaching now! I think they said something about the stresses of constant touring were really getting to him

    • @alistairwall5470
      @alistairwall5470 10 месяцев назад +75

      @@Selichan42_SA He's also a full singing judge now. In Spoonful of Sugar i.e. 2019, he was only a candidate judge

    • @rainbowwarrior6452
      @rainbowwarrior6452 8 месяцев назад

      His mental health was not where he wanted it to be, so he hung it up on good terms with the other three.@@musicality1_

  • @MisterManTheBestMan
    @MisterManTheBestMan 10 месяцев назад +264

    That "trumpet boy won't let me" is masterful.

    • @Lozza1991
      @Lozza1991 10 месяцев назад +21

      Fabulous piece of writing, sung and performed to perfection

  • @IsaacBenevides
    @IsaacBenevides 7 месяцев назад +197

    This is the best instance of Jack-son missing the joke and saying 'Dang it!' to date

    • @TankR
      @TankR 5 месяцев назад +9

      When they started the run of each putting something in I was waiting for Jack-son's line.....And not only was it perfect, IT WAS A CALL BACK!!!
      I get not going where you want to in life, but freaking A.....The boys got talent out the wazoo!

  • @michaelfuchs3334
    @michaelfuchs3334 11 месяцев назад +309

    I think I have a new favorite Newfangled Four song

  • @rapid13
    @rapid13 11 месяцев назад +328

    I miss Ryan, but I dig Marcus. So glad these guys kept going!

    • @fieryvale
      @fieryvale 10 месяцев назад +7

      So true!

    • @teresavandal4973
      @teresavandal4973 10 месяцев назад +8

      I would love it if they could go on FOREVER; that is how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE these guys!! I just shared on Facebook, and with my husband.. I HOPE it brings a few extra fans into their fold!!

    • @Z3DT
      @Z3DT Месяц назад

      There's a recent upload on this channel of a big choir performance with all five of the Newfangled Four singing right next to each other. It's great to see.

    • @mermaidcirianneaqua
      @mermaidcirianneaqua 20 дней назад

      @@Z3DTwhat video is it??

  • @pabloflores8296
    @pabloflores8296 11 месяцев назад +545

    My God, I know its a running gag but that banana reference caught me off guard lmao. Nice to see you again!

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 11 месяцев назад +31

      I cackled, and i almost never cackle

    • @robertglogowski777
      @robertglogowski777 11 месяцев назад +16

      Same, it was so unexpected

    • @asterythm
      @asterythm 10 месяцев назад +16

      Right?? Even after having read this comment while the video was loading, that had me in HYSTERICS

    • @TheNewfangledFour
      @TheNewfangledFour 10 месяцев назад +46

      You never know if Jacko has a banana in his pocket :O

    • @sanders22158
      @sanders22158 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@TheNewfangledFour He could just be happy to see you

  • @ardendelspain
    @ardendelspain 11 месяцев назад +274

    Okay, but the smiles and absolute audience applause after Joey's part @ 6:03 🎉
    Everybody was expecting a bit and the bit was actually NAILING IT

    • @PCFDD
      @PCFDD 11 месяцев назад +31

      I thought it was a reference to Vern Reed's tenor part in the Buffalo Bills 'Sincere'?

    • @ardendelspain
      @ardendelspain 10 месяцев назад +25

      @PCFDD I'm sure you're right! Im just so used to watching these guys not take it too serious and "do it wrong" so to speak for the laugh , so I couldn't have been the only person surprised by the fact they did the gesture comedy but actually belted out some great harmony

    • @b_matthew1850
      @b_matthew1850 10 месяцев назад +13

      I think the reaction is from Joey being awesome and the reference to Vern

    • @Lozza1991
      @Lozza1991 10 месяцев назад +7

      Definitely NOT "the part that doesn't matter"

  • @Turnpike_
    @Turnpike_ 11 месяцев назад +212

    I nearly choked laughing so hard at the out of left field Bananaphone call back. Caught me so off guard.

  • @Pikachu0071000CS
    @Pikachu0071000CS 8 месяцев назад +55

    Jake's cough when his "low bass notes e-ch" and then continuing the song on beat is impressive as hell lol

  • @loftus8660
    @loftus8660 11 месяцев назад +344

    I'm one of the (many) people that discovered modern barbershop and this channel via the NF4, they're my favourite quartet and led me to find and enjoy so many other performances from the last decade or so from various quartets. I love their unique style of humour and they always put a smile on my face!
    I was gutted that Ryan left and to be honest watching a couple of the new performances over the last day or two felt a bit odd, like seeing a relative with a new partner.
    That said, this is the performance to really set the stage for the new lineup for me. Having the acknowledgement of Ryan being gone and Marcus having his own style and input for the group really clicked in this one and the song was fantastically performed. The comedy was absolutely on point too, it felt like something familiar and yet something totally new at the same time. I'm so glad all of these get uploaded, i don't think i'll ever get bored of them!
    Heres to the new newfangled four 👏

    • @itamarbar9580
      @itamarbar9580 10 месяцев назад +15

      Indeed. Here's to the newfangled four, and newfangled success!

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 9 месяцев назад +13

      This was really the best way they could have lampshaded the baritone switch: first clearly mourning the old, telling the new he won't measure up, then embracing and supporting him. It welcomed Marcus while still showing how much they value Ryan.

    • @smallpseudonym2844
      @smallpseudonym2844 5 месяцев назад +3

      I highly, _highly_ recommend looking at a group from the 80's/90's called FRED. It's the comedy group that set a new standard and the one on which all later comedy styled groups were modeled. They consistently were a top5 group before finally winning, and their jokes are _still_ funny 30 years later.

    • @loftus8660
      @loftus8660 5 месяцев назад

      @@smallpseudonym2844 thank you for the recommendation, i most certainly will!

  • @evankeller3663
    @evankeller3663 11 месяцев назад +253

    can we take a second and appreciate this tag?! my word

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 8 дней назад +1

      Sorry to slow my ignorance, but could you explain what a tag is? Google isn't being very helpful and I keep seeing the term.. Is it the vocal/barbershop version if a guitar riff? Or is it specific to a particular part of the song? Thanks so much!

    • @evankeller3663
      @evankeller3663 8 дней назад +1

      @@helenl3193 Oh no this is a great question! In barbershop music, the tag is the last part of the song, sort of like a coda, that ends in an ending chord (often a big one like this song but sometimes a soft pretty one). They're typically a few measures long and often can be sung by themselves in an informal setting with people who just want to learn that small part of the song right on the spot and then sing it together. There's apps with oodles of sheet music of thousands of tags. hope that helps!

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 8 дней назад

      @@evankeller3663 thank you! 😊

  • @TheBigManCann
    @TheBigManCann 11 месяцев назад +232

    Probably my favorite Newfangled Four song.

  • @abydosianchulac2
    @abydosianchulac2 11 месяцев назад +325

    Okay, between this and "Joe Re Mi" it's clear Joey's voice is reaching its full maturity. Dang, he sounds amazing this year.
    Seriously, this is the best they've sounded (0:59 good god). They've always been good, but they achieved a new level this year without losing their characteristic sound. Really fantastic work, guys!

  • @pinkcupcake4717
    @pinkcupcake4717 7 месяцев назад +74

    Jackson held that last note for a solid 15 seconds, man has lungs for DAYS.

    • @Z3DT
      @Z3DT Месяц назад +5

      Don't forget his parents could afford quuuAlity VooOOICE leEESSOOOoooonnnnsssss

    • @oliverdelica2289
      @oliverdelica2289 16 дней назад

      @@Z3DT you got to check out Give Up from this year's competition. It's probably the most Tim Waurick-esque post that Jackson has done

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 8 дней назад

      ​@Z3DT really? Then why didn't they get them for him? 😂

  • @jmt417
    @jmt417 10 месяцев назад +59

    1) Marcus should've acted like he didn't get the "Banana Phone" joke
    2) I really wish NFF and Lunchbreak would do a colab. That would be priceless.

    • @sketchyAnalogies
      @sketchyAnalogies 6 месяцев назад +6

      These are both good points. Man I'd kill for a NFF Lunch Break Collab that sounds amazing

  • @LadyFrostbite
    @LadyFrostbite 10 месяцев назад +54

    6:29 is the cutest bit. Marcus is so effing cute, i can't.

    • @ZTMachine1
      @ZTMachine1 Месяц назад

      Adorable man

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 8 дней назад +1

      He's borderline animated character he's so cute!

  • @aloysiuskurnia7643
    @aloysiuskurnia7643 10 месяцев назад +31

    "Although we're youtube celebrities" sounds oddly sweet to me. It feels like they give a shoutout to their friends at youtube.

  • @LiinaTarvis
    @LiinaTarvis 11 месяцев назад +99

    hi I'm just leaving this list here as a little marker of all the little joys this video brought me
    0:51 the fact that they didn't say "pandemic" but were accurate in the end anyway. pandemonium indeed
    1:04 "no, he left, he didn't die!"
    1:39 the immediate return
    1:54 "if you're anything like us, and I know _we_ are"
    2:17 i wonder if the judges feel a primal fear whenever NF4 makes eye contact with them, addresses them, even
    3:27 -Blake- -Jason- Jake's verse sounds so lovely! Despite the joke at the end, hearing him drop lower and lower and lower gives me the tingles
    3:55 it's been highlighted under several videos, but Joey is in peak form this year! he sounds so smooth. the delivery of "trumpet boy", in particular, is _so_ crisp!
    4:19 Jake, Jake on a bad day, Marcus (ft Joey's sad "really?"), Jake on a REALLY bad day...
    5:00 "I have MORE INSECURITIES"
    5:17 the good old "im dead inside but i'll keep on trucking (:"
    5:50 VERY POINTED, sheesh
    6:04 once again, Joey is INCREDIBLE
    6:55 Joey's perfect WEEE?! call him a courier the way he just keeps delivering
    7:18 those dang tall Northern Europeans...
    7:22 the prodigal son(ana) returns :')
    7:50 the way that final chord rings!!!!!

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 10 месяцев назад +9

      Agree with all, and I'd have to add 4:00 when they give the 'non-trained' guy the atonal section

    • @roberternest7289
      @roberternest7289 10 месяцев назад +2

      Actually, it's Marcus' WEEEE

    • @tiagomarques9822
      @tiagomarques9822 10 месяцев назад +9

      @@roberternest7289I also thought so, but watch it again and look at Joey: it’s definitely his WEEEE!!

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 10 месяцев назад +5

      @iiiiiiiv ...I'd thought that was one guy, two at the most. Holy shit

    • @melissadana7829
      @melissadana7829 10 месяцев назад +6

      I am totally stealing that "call him a courier..." line. Love it!

  • @4partharmony208
    @4partharmony208 11 месяцев назад +143

    Their sound was so dialed in. That ring was SCREAMING! Love it!

  • @ossumpossum5490
    @ossumpossum5490 11 месяцев назад +91

    Good to know they've aged as much as I have.
    Kidding! Love the authenticity, it's all so relatable and makes us all feel a little less alone, something we all need in this post-Panda Express world.

  • @billborrowed3939
    @billborrowed3939 11 месяцев назад +42

    Bringing back the "phone with a peal" made me laugh so hard

  • @mahoganyflagpole6877
    @mahoganyflagpole6877 11 месяцев назад +83

    This had me cackling when I watched it live! Each one of them have such amazing delivery and timing! The Newfangled Four commands the stage like no other quartet! They are RUclips celebrities for a reason!

  • @katiebarker4029
    @katiebarker4029 11 месяцев назад +34

    Jaxcssissippi Nacho Bell Grande is sounding so clear here! Funny and phenomenal as usual ❤

  • @TheThirdPrice
    @TheThirdPrice 11 месяцев назад +62

    Wow. Probably one of my favorite of their 'meta' performances.

  • @Lozza1991
    @Lozza1991 11 месяцев назад +55

    Best ever bass part, or best ever bass. Most likely both.

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 11 месяцев назад +1

      Care to Explain How This Bass is "Obviously" Superior to Throwback ,?..
      ... Actually Come to think of it O.C. Times 2.. (?) 😐😐😐😐😐🤔😐😐

    • @grahamice8027
      @grahamice8027 11 месяцев назад +7

      I like Jake as much as the rest and I won't discount his tone quality and range. I disagree that he is the best ever bass though. That is a very lofty statement. In my opinion that would go more to the likes of Terry Clarke, Rick Staab, Jeff Oxley, or Brett Littlefield. There are many others who could be put on that list that I'm sure I am forgetting. That is also just in the realm of barbershop, there are many other incredible bass singers outside of this hobby that are up there too. Though I agree that his performance was fantastic here, I believe there are better basses.

    • @hisbassness
      @hisbassness 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@grahamice8027personally, I like someone right in the middle between Jake and Jeff Oxley. Oxley is *too* round and covered in his tone for my liking (as far as barbershop goes, at least), while the first couple minutes of this song Jake is overly forward and bright with his vowels. I'd take a Jim Henry as the GOAT, myself.

  • @spades_gameing
    @spades_gameing 11 месяцев назад +28

    IT'S THE PHONE WITH A-PEEL...!

  • @jaocinza
    @jaocinza 11 месяцев назад +35

    I LOVE THIS ONE THE LYRICS IS SO REAL

  • @JadeSokoll
    @JadeSokoll 7 месяцев назад +16

    "It's so hard to see the good in life!" 😂We are so glad you guys are back!! We've all missed you, it was like seeing old friends again. And you genuinely sound better than ever! The balance of all your vocals is spot on. Don't stop, we all need the NF4 in our lives!

  • @Audileee
    @Audileee 11 месяцев назад +29

    I love how clean Jackson’s post is for real, BANGING TAG

  • @jakeharvey3582
    @jakeharvey3582 11 месяцев назад +19

    DANG Jackson sounded so good this year. DIdn't know until this year that he could post so well!

  • @hoopoloatucd
    @hoopoloatucd 11 месяцев назад +25

    NF4, You gone done it again! Another parody masterpiece.

  • @drakestallworth3621
    @drakestallworth3621 9 месяцев назад +12

    Im not even a barbershop fan but this is the most open a group with a replacement has been. And in a funny and musical way, too. Props

  • @ladycaruso
    @ladycaruso 10 дней назад +1

    This was the first song I ever watched from the Newfangled Four (about 6 months ago) so it was interesting to be on the “other side” and not have a history of watching Ryan first. Watching it again, it’s still one of my all time favorites.
    It really moved me. Impostor syndrome, not living the life you dreamed of, but still trying to live your best life… It’s performed with so much humor, but it’s really so deep and relatable. Absolutely fantastic and made a fan out of me. ❤️

  • @wendybrown500
    @wendybrown500 10 месяцев назад +16

    When they get in the top 5 (because they absolutely will) the barbershop community is going to lose its mind in the best way. I can’t wait!!

  • @ian2083
    @ian2083 11 месяцев назад +32

    1:26 that “why” chord is NUTS

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 11 месяцев назад +4

      I replayed that at least 3 times immediately. It was so, so thick

  • @LarissaDawn
    @LarissaDawn 10 месяцев назад +12

    I get it's just a bit- but I've got a huge crush on Jacks7ississippi.
    Also, can we just talk about how much Marcus has just become... one of them? Phenomenal

  • @CByers-lh3zq
    @CByers-lh3zq 10 месяцев назад +12

    Marcus has a great mellow voice- really solid Bari.

  • @eyyy773
    @eyyy773 10 месяцев назад +20

    These guys mean so much to me. I've been listening to their songs songs for years now and they keep coming back being as funny and as touching as ever. NF4 You guys are wonderful ❤

  • @tichu7
    @tichu7 10 месяцев назад +62

    Welcome to the group, Marcus! Maybe one day, your insecurity will be laid to rest when your videos stop having a "where's Ryan" question in the comments!

    • @Lozza1991
      @Lozza1991 10 месяцев назад +15

      I would predict that day is fast approaching, he fits like a hand in a glove

  • @BeyondOrdinary
    @BeyondOrdinary 10 месяцев назад +63

    I appreciate that the Barbershop Harmony Society know what they have in a group that are consistently entertaining as well as being exceptional singers and don't want them to win as that would affect them competing BUT it would be nice if the scoring reflected the complexity of singing in the manner that they (and before them Main Street etc) do. Stopping and starting the singing, having to remember all of the movements, acting etc makes their songs significantly harder than just singing the songs. I'd rather watch them than almost all of the groups that have beat them and they do wonders for the profile of barbershop singing, whilst other groups perform songs in a way that actively dissuade the average listener.
    I know that I don't appreciate the intricacies of the very 'best' of barbershop singing. I doubt that most of the 191k subscribers here do either. However we can all tell which group would win any talent contest that wasn't judged by these intricacies. It would be nice if at least the performance aspect of the score rewarded groups who actually performed rather than just doing what everybody else does.

    • @Gamilieee
      @Gamilieee 10 месяцев назад +3

      well said

    • @fieryvale
      @fieryvale 10 месяцев назад +9

      I am one of the ones that appreciate the amazing harmonizing and intricate interweaving that other groups bring. Please don't underestimate what they do for Barbershop, in their own way.
      That being said, perhaps performance SHOULD be scored a little higher. The videos I watch over and over tend to be the ones that are funny, or that include dancing, as well as the ones with all-around great songs and harmonies.

    • @alistairwall5470
      @alistairwall5470 10 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@fieryvaleTheir peformance scores are insanely good: they had an average of 92.1 over their four new songs. It's their singing scores that aren't as high with an average of 87.9 over all six songs.
      They definitely don't sing as well as the quartets in the top 5, but I'm surprised they're not hitting 90 in singing; I think Stonehenge was definitely good enough for that.

    • @fieryvale
      @fieryvale 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@alistairwall5470 Their singing is good, that's for sure. But it's just not as seamless and (ugh, can't think of the word... locked harmonically?) as the older groups. I think in a year or two, they're going to come back so much better, so much more (what's that word...); they're a young group still, with a lot of unrealized potential.

    • @alistairwall5470
      @alistairwall5470 10 месяцев назад +5

      @@fieryvale Yeah, it's not quite (and it's only *quite*) as good as the top 5. I still think their finals set was worthy of 90+ in SNG. I'm not sure they'll get 5th next year; Throwback have retired (as have Midtown as champions), but The Ladies are back in, and GQ are likely to come back.

  • @WilliamAiken
    @WilliamAiken 9 месяцев назад +10

    6:07 Good Ole' Barbershop!

  • @jaredprovost2002
    @jaredprovost2002 11 месяцев назад +14

    I ran into half of these guys at my work a few months ago. I knew from their tik tok that they lived generally in my area, but its still quite funny running into your high school idols 5+ years later! they were very friendly as well!

  • @Moccason
    @Moccason 10 месяцев назад +19

    This was absolutely brilliant, I’m cackling 😭 Believe me - your comedy is not getting old, I’m 18 and loving every second of it 😂😭

  • @idkwhattocallmyself5579
    @idkwhattocallmyself5579 11 месяцев назад +9

    I was blessed to remember and come back to NF4 at the perfect time

  • @jaydearly7367
    @jaydearly7367 10 месяцев назад +9

    So I was listening to this for the nth time both because it's great and the line 'I want to sing the lead but Trumpet Boy Won't Let Me' lives rent free in my head since the first time I heard it. As I was listening I thought it would be hilariously funny and probably totally doable for this group to do a version of the camp song 'hello, my name is Joe, I have a wife and a dog and a family and I work in a button factory' (no idea what that song might actually be called).

  • @EthanFrahm
    @EthanFrahm 11 месяцев назад +40

    Shoutouts to the BHS First Look members that are here before this video goes viral.

    • @Lozza1991
      @Lozza1991 11 месяцев назад +7

      Yes, I reckon it'll explode

  • @evaniscool1341
    @evaniscool1341 10 месяцев назад +8

    4:06 TRUMPET BOY WONT LET ME KILLS ME EVERY TIME FNDKFMDHDJD

    • @melissadana7829
      @melissadana7829 10 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah, I love that. Gonna call him Trumpet Boy from now on!

  • @peterragni3350
    @peterragni3350 10 дней назад +1

    Holy crap Joey’s isolated line on “doesn’t matter” is so hilarious hahahaha

  • @j-sun3821
    @j-sun3821 9 месяцев назад +7

    THE PHONE WITH APPEAL, I LOVE IT. Never gets old and you boys still have it :) super enjoyable.

  • @Dztbrawler
    @Dztbrawler 11 месяцев назад +20

    I really missed watching the NF4. They're my favorite group and always cheers me up! I don't think you're past your primes and I hope y'all get gold one day!

  • @The2econd3vil3xes
    @The2econd3vil3xes 11 месяцев назад +11

    That got real. And that makes it hilarious.

  • @FoxLosst
    @FoxLosst 10 месяцев назад +53

    *The lyrics* , as I can hear them. Enjoy folks
    [ALL]
    So
    So many things have changed
    Since last we took the stage
    A global panorama
    A global panda express
    A global pandemonium
    The crisis of our age
    And then we lost our baritone...
    No he left! He didn’t die!
    We'll never be the same
    So why should we try
    [JOEY]
    Guys!
    Now that right there is what we in the Newfangled 4 call a downward spiral. Now, if you’re anything like us, and I know we are, you’ve probably had a lot of those over the last few years. Well, after years of intense therapy, and weeks of intense coaching, we’ve learned that the key to scoring more points and earning medals in the barbershop contest is authenticity. Right, performance judges? So, we’d like to invite you to sit back and relax while we take you on a magical journey through the deepest and darkest corners of our minds. (deranged laughing)

    [ALL]
    Come see inside our minds!
    These are our
    Insecurities
    Our deepest insecurities
    We live in constant worry
    And in strife
    I mean our
    Insecurities
    But we’ll show our maturity
    And bring our insecurities to light!
    [JAKE]
    Sometimes we wonder
    If we’ll ever win gold
    [ALL]
    ‘Cuz our hairlines and our comedy are
    Getting old!
    And though we’re youtube celebrities
    We know we’re 4 years past our peak
    [MARCUS]
    So why would you give this another chance?
    [ALL]
    Well, here it is!
    [JOEY]
    You smarty-pants!
    [ALL]
    We can’t accept the truth
    (We’re in denial of the truth!)
    Your insecurities in life will eat at you
    [JAKE]
    Yes I have
    Insecurities!
    These nagging insecurities
    I’m short and grey at thirty
    And it’s obvious where my low bass notes- egh
    (Insecurities)
    I’m bad at letting my friends hear from me
    And so to cope I just don’t make close friends
    But you guys are my friends, right?
    [JACKSON]
    Yeah, of course Blake!
    [JAKE]
    Blake, wha-?
    [MARCUS]
    No, no, you’re good, Jason
    [JAKE]
    What the- Jason?
    I make no friends!
    (He makes no friends!)
    [JOEY]
    What about my insecurities?
    In music, I have no degrees
    So they give the part that really doesn’t matter
    I want to sing the lead
    But trumpet boy won’t let me
    I'm stuck singing high
    And being the good lookin’ guy in the quartet
    It’s my burden to bare, I suppose
    [JACKSON]
    Uh, haha, Joey we’ve gone over this
    It goes;
    Jake
    And then it goes Jake on a bad day
    Then it goes Marcus
    Then it goes Jake on a REALLY bad day...
    [JOEY]
    OH COME ON
    [JAKE]
    Guilty as charged
    [ALL]
    Now I bet you’re thinking
    That was kinda mean
    (kinda mean)
    [JACKSON]
    Truth is I’m so insecure that I have
    0 empathy!
    I wanna be a music pro
    But no matter where I go
    I'm just the guy who sings funny songs
    So they’ll just tell me “Move along”
    My big career will never start
    The music industry will only break my heart
    I have more insecurities
    My body just won’t work with me
    I want to lose more weight
    But I just can’t
    (Can’t stop)
    HEY STOP
    (Won’t stop)
    I’ll die alone I think
    ‘Cuz no-one'll ever love me
    It's so hard to see the good in life
    [JAKE]
    Jackson are you- are you okay?
    [JACKSON]
    Just do the dance.
    [MARCUS]
    No, no, no, no, no, guys, guys, guys
    You
    Guys are scared of this
    Well, so am I
    (So am I...)
    I may be a phoney...
    (You’ll never be Ryan, you’re a big, fat phoney!)
    Knock it off, knock it off!
    But I’ll still try
    (He’ll try!)
    (He'll tryyyyyyyyyyy!)
    And though I may not be that great...
    A passable Jack of All Trades...
    I managed to help us get back here
    And I’m the best Marcus on stage this year!
    (Well, there’s only one of you)
    That’s not important, though it’s true
    Your insecurities
    Don’t have to define you!
    [ALL]
    Step back and you will find
    It’s all inside your mind
    We all have
    Insecurities
    Our ugliest impurities
    But
    Here's what makes us feel alright
    We know that
    It's a surety
    We all have insecurities
    Like
    [JOEY]
    We’ll never sing our tags as loud as First Take...
    AHHHHHH
    [JAKE]
    We’ll never get as many shows as Midtown
    (Not yet)
    [MARCUS]
    We’ll never be as sexy as lemon squeezy...
    I mean, look at ‘em!
    [JACKSON]
    It’s the phone with appeal!
    DANGIT!
    [ALL]
    We brought our insecurities
    To light!
    All, to light!

    • @cludlam2015
      @cludlam2015 10 месяцев назад +1

      The lyric is "eat at you" as in, worry about over time and wear you down

    • @FoxLosst
      @FoxLosst 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@cludlam2015 Thank you so much man, that makes more sense

    • @dukeofkings8942
      @dukeofkings8942 10 месяцев назад +4

      - another *chance,* not another try
      - your insecurities *in* life, not and life
      - where my low bass notes *end (cough)*
      - but trumpet boy won't let *me,* not let it be
      - my burden to *bear,* not bare
      - only one *of* you
      - it's a *surety,* not suredy
      - the phone with *a* peel, not the peel

    • @melissadana7829
      @melissadana7829 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@dukeofkings8942 Technically, it's the phone "with appeal"...sounding like "with a peel" is the joke.

    • @rejoicegreatly
      @rejoicegreatly 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for the lyrics! They had a clever writer.

  • @LiinaTarvis
    @LiinaTarvis 11 месяцев назад +23

    Oh boy, this upload is TIMELY for me. I'm fully built of insecurities right now and this is such a crutch to lean on. a lovely message and a silky smooth performance. full cake, icing and all!
    I'm glad I watched this on my own, though. it would've been an experience, to say the least, to answer the question "why are you crying?" with "Jackson did the banana joke again :') "
    thank you for the catharsis, boys ❤

  • @actingfunnyonsunday
    @actingfunnyonsunday 10 месяцев назад +14

    I have absolutely nothing but gratitude for these guys. Their arrangements have touched me and made me feel all the things that good music can make you feel. From the start, they've been unapologetically themselves, and they've helped more people to be comfortable with themselves than they will ever know. Thanks fellas

  • @duskmallow
    @duskmallow 11 месяцев назад +24

    The Internet is gonna eat this one up

  • @Avboden
    @Avboden 11 месяцев назад +14

    Feels like this should have been their finals song, so good!

  • @Horrison1
    @Horrison1 11 месяцев назад +6

    4 years past your peak... maybe... maybe.. but here we are and still amazing

  • @nathanchaytor
    @nathanchaytor 11 месяцев назад +8

    so glad they're back!

  • @petervolmert2112
    @petervolmert2112 11 месяцев назад +8

    New favorite NF4 song! Wow did they sound good! And the self deprecating hunor was so clever!

  • @justinr4718
    @justinr4718 11 месяцев назад +7

    I'm devestated I didn't realize this was in Louisville until basically now

  • @roerathomas380
    @roerathomas380 8 месяцев назад +6

    Love these guys can watch this over and over. Oops i have been watching this over and over. Love to you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @harleypitihira
    @harleypitihira 10 месяцев назад +6

    Jacksons post is literal god level 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @thatkennedy
    @thatkennedy 9 месяцев назад +5

    6:52 was delightful

  • @EnochRhiza
    @EnochRhiza 7 месяцев назад +5

    That was a lot to happily unpack...if this song had footnotes it would be quite good reading! Such talent and joy, thank you!

  • @Kyriose
    @Kyriose 11 месяцев назад +13

    That was amazing. I was smiling the whole time. I'm so glad they're back!

  • @CymruEmergencyResponder
    @CymruEmergencyResponder 11 месяцев назад +8

    Yessss! They are back!

  • @KyleHottel
    @KyleHottel 11 месяцев назад +19

    6:03

    • @saraalhashimi2650
      @saraalhashimi2650 11 месяцев назад +16

      Best tenor tiddly of the entire contest! ❤🔥

  • @geoflyer15
    @geoflyer15 11 месяцев назад +9

    Absolutely BRILLIANT!!! Love this for so many reasons. Great job guys.

  • @xenodrone3367
    @xenodrone3367 11 месяцев назад +11

    let them get that gold

  • @allbabs4799
    @allbabs4799 8 месяцев назад +3

    I smiled the whole time through that song, thanks so much for the performance!

  • @CatholicQuartet
    @CatholicQuartet 11 месяцев назад +6

    I love every Newfangled Four song.

  • @chops1689
    @chops1689 10 месяцев назад +3

    Listening to their songs this year, Marcus's voice is just buttery smooth

  • @bobbijoepps5297
    @bobbijoepps5297 11 месяцев назад +6

    These guys are AMAZING!!!!!!

  • @RedHeadAlive09
    @RedHeadAlive09 10 месяцев назад +4

    God, there's nothing I don't love about this! I was grinning the whole time ❤

  • @ejpov08
    @ejpov08 10 месяцев назад +4

    I think you're just what we need right now. I think you are sheer genius, vocal talent and joy, and I am so sorry we can hear very little of you, I strongly believe you are an authentic antidote for our current harms

  • @ericaceous1652
    @ericaceous1652 10 месяцев назад +3

    Really glad Newfangled Four are still going, even in spite of their insecurities :)

  • @captainnihilo
    @captainnihilo 11 месяцев назад +7

    What a lovely and uniquely talented song from the NF4 - love them as always :D

  • @WilliamKrieger-gb6dh
    @WilliamKrieger-gb6dh 7 дней назад

    This is seriously gold. "You'll never be Ryan. You're a big fat phony" hahahaha Keep doing what you love, guys. You bring joy to so many.

  • @yoshless
    @yoshless 11 месяцев назад +7

    Aaaaabsolutely awesome!!

  • @rainbowwarrior6452
    @rainbowwarrior6452 11 месяцев назад +4

    Best tag I've seen in a while.

  • @zackfountain7024
    @zackfountain7024 4 месяца назад +2

    This was the hardest I've laughed at one of their performances. Excellent job boys

  • @danielbraniff8517
    @danielbraniff8517 7 месяцев назад +6

    2:32 that laugh 😂

  • @Anethlis
    @Anethlis 10 месяцев назад +4

    Going through rough stuff and seeing you back really helped me ❤❤
    So happy to see you back

  • @QuartetLead
    @QuartetLead 10 месяцев назад +4

    AwEsOmE first song back! SO CLEAN! GreatJokes!

  • @shanefrantz
    @shanefrantz 11 месяцев назад +21

    2:13 thats me lol

  • @justadam3186
    @justadam3186 9 дней назад

    7:56 Joey: "YEAHHH!" after NAILING that final note

  • @rebeccapaul4410
    @rebeccapaul4410 10 месяцев назад +2

    No words. Except fabulous.

  • @berglettemom6045
    @berglettemom6045 9 месяцев назад +3

    Bravo! What an absolute delight to see you in a new performance. Love the new guy, too.

  • @PCFDD
    @PCFDD 11 месяцев назад +5

    Amazing amazing amazing

  • @M3E000
    @M3E000 11 месяцев назад +5

    I love this song and this group. ❤

  • @amystarcher4943
    @amystarcher4943 10 месяцев назад +3

    I am so glad you guys are back!! I love the song!! Now go set the world on fire 🔥😊❤

  • @DelTashlin
    @DelTashlin 11 месяцев назад +4

    This group, like this number, is why I love Barbershop/Adelines so much. This was a great performance!

  • @bradenweber3654
    @bradenweber3654 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is exactly what I needed today. They haven't lost it at all

  • @justblamedave
    @justblamedave 6 месяцев назад +2

    I love watching Pirates of Penzance and THIS reminds me of just that. Great singing mixed with comedy. Great job!!!

  • @ljj8120
    @ljj8120 11 месяцев назад +6

    Brilliant! Funny, meaningful, flawless highs and lows and transitions and flawless, clear harmonies. Their performance ticks all the boxes: technique, creativity, entertaining, etc.

  • @Jonago.
    @Jonago. 15 дней назад

    The overtones at the end, fantastic!