UNC Clef Hangers - Carolina In My Mind

[kbrad12]

i am in love with this :)

[72brad23]

Anyone else hear snoring during this? In the audience? Or is that just me? Great song lol. Starting question was not sarcastic or rhetorical

[hazeldlcruz]

I am deftly amazed at how Barker changes from the master gangsta rapper to this sweet serenading (albeit trolling around) guy. I just love these guys. This is beyond words!

[Hadeydeppio]

ok i don't understand how every single one of them have *perfect* voices. crystal clear-and they're not even music majors right? so talented.

[janathelamb3]

2 dislikes have never been to Carolina

[MrAchilles412]

Which one's Brandon?

[clefhangerfan]

@MrAchilles412 Brandon Jackson Baird is second from the left at the beginning, with a solo at 2:00. He's normally the deep, deep bass of the group, so to snag a tenor part in the song is a trip. Watch his song, "Autumn Leaves" (search words Clef Autumn) here on my channel, as compared to say "Ridin Dirty/Ride Wit Me" here too (search words Clef ridin) the whole way through and you'll see what we mean...

[luisfroj]

hi my name is samantha rojas. im using my dads account to do this comment, and the little dude in the middle is my cousin, pablo. GOOD JOB PABLO!!!

[hollywoodjokerpicalo]

the first dude had the best look and voice for that song. he should have done the whole thing.

[wadyano]

i miss charles. so hot

[TarHeelCanesFan]

Oh, Clefs.

Gives me goosebumps every single time I hear it.

[ChrissyMiss715]

David Mikush is quite special...<3

[dcnole]

I like how Brandon goes out there and is like, "Screw it, even though I'm the baddest power base this side of the Mississippi River I'm gonna sing a killer gentle tenor part...because I can."

[clefhangerfan]

Love Brandon - a really great person and phenomenal singer/musician. His skill at Clef arrangements was epic. I miss him being in the group.

[Twh57318]

smooth as silk

[sjdudu]

great guys!!

[wadyano]

they're so funny

[karishmaglitters]

what a talented bunch of singers!!

[ILoveMyAD]

I LOVE ANOOP. I love Mikush. I love Jackson. I love McQuaid. I love Vega. I love Melly. I love all the clefs.

This was an amamzing performance.

[sjdudu]

i totally madly crazy in love with ANOOP!

[sjdudu]

i admire David Mikush!!

[showmeurluv]

mikush and barker should rule the world.

[mheowwwwww]

anoop in my mind...

[georgehfan1]

<3 anoop!!!!!!!!!!!

[nackalack]

anoop xoxoxoxox

[georgehfan1]

the guy who sings @ 1: 49 looks like paulie bleaker from juno

[britgo019]

aka Michael Cera. Yeah, Cameron does resemble him quite a bit.

[georgehfan1]

is he the 1 with the weird hair thats in his eyes the whole time?

[georgehfan1]

which 1 is charles?

[clefhangerfan]

The beanpole all the way to the left.

[evaekvall143]

did the spring concert sold out?

[hardlyhuman2448]

I loved hearing everyone's voice here, but yes. Anoop has the best voice and stage presence, but I love Charles too.

[BeezyKid]

I love this so much, its so pretty.

[georgehfan1]

this is so incredible! anoop is by far the best singer!

[tennis66]

Great job sharing the mike and talent. Everyone was great!!

[jammyjo610]

great arrangement UNC

[andysmybro]

Wow, these people all sing so well!!

[Invincible20]

can he sing this country week

[zostertoaster]

I REALLY like how everyone gets a chance to solo in this song....it is really powerful. I think the clefs should definitely do this more often!

[sunshinex03]

Anoop's voice really touches my soul here.. he's incredible

[Lozez2323]

omg, Anoop is amazing

[TrixtersMommy]

These guys are simply amazing! I'm in love!

((((Clefs))))

You all make me wish sooo badly that I was a NC girl instead of being from California! lol

Vote for Anoop Desai on Idol! He's amazing!

[britgo019]

Okay.. just going to question the mic Charles has that he holds by his side the hole time. I'm thinking I know the reason behind it, but figured I'd ask.

[clefhangerfan]

In the past year, the Clefs have started using a handheld mic to enhance the volume/sound of vocal percussion on many songs. My guess is that, although Charles is doing vocal percussion here and probably did it also on the song they just finished, they didn't want/need the extra volume they'd get from the mic for this one, so he just held it to his side vs. finding a mic stand...

[britgo019]

Alrighty, makes sense. Thanks for the reply! :)

[aldickens4]

@britgo019 he is holding the mic because he is snapping to keep the beat at times and make that sound louder.

[ShinyHappyVloggyPPL]

Anoop Desai is great.

[britgo019]

I have to say that this version is my favorite out of the ones posted. Everything just sounds so... perfect. You guys are simply amazing. Excellent work. :) Could listen to this forever.

[yourestillyou]

This song is beautiful! The harmonies are amazing :) Hey clefhangerfan, I have a question. Do the Clefs have different arrangements of this song? I listened to different clips of it and it sounds a tad bit different. This one is my favorite, though. Thanks for uploading these videos. The Clefs are my favorite a cappella group because of these videos!

[clefhangerfan]

As far as I know, there is just one *epic* arrangement of this, done by a Clef almost 20 years ago I think. Of course, there are different soloists every year, so maybe that is part of hearing it differently. I'll ask a current Clef to comment if there is more to add about this.

[stevemc643]

We've been doing the same arrangement of this song for about 15 years now. A lot of times if it sounds different, it could be individual Clefs' placement or the placement of mics. Both of those can determine which parts come out more. Either way, this is one of our classic arrangements and favorite songs, so we don't mess with it. We hope you enjoy it.

[yourestillyou]

Thanks for replying Steve :) It's an amazing arrangement and wonderful song. I wish I could come to a concert but I'm a college student who lives two states away.

[britgo019]

Completely addicted to this.

[khung8]

Love 3:10-3:13 :)

The next 12 contestants on American Idol right have just been painful to watch.

[YLL10]

nice

[twinkly88]

can i just ask, did david mikush and anoop graduate and leave the group? I miss them! :(

[clefhangerfan]

Yes - they graduated and left, as did Brandon Jackson Baird, Pablo Vega, and Andrew Barker - all strong voices. But this year's group still has super strong voices and they've added more through auditions to replace the 5 they lost. Check out their new song videos like Viva La Vida, Better Man, Beautiful Day, We Weren't crazy, etc.

[twinkly88]

Ok, u're officially the faster replier EVER!!!

I think it's a little hard transitioning between vocalists that u're familiar with and new ones, but I must say the vids that you recommended me watch were quite amazing!

Charles Askew is one talented fella! Well, all the celfs are.

I do miss the alums though. Do they ever come back and perform together?

[clefhangerfan]

Not usually, no. They do have the alums up on stage at each concert to sing the alma mater, fight song, etc. but then so does the audience! They've done it at a wedding or funeral maybe, but nothing formal that I'm aware of. One thing to think about is that they release a new CD every two years, but they record and accumulate songs for the next one EVERY semester..... SOOOOOOOOO, the next release due out this April will have songs on it from Anoop, Mikush, etc.... (check website in April)

[twinkly88]

oOh, I'm definitely gonna get that CD! Thanks for letting me know! =)

ur youtube vids will definitely make it easier to wait for april to come. :D

[myleenbien]

These gentlemen are so talented!Great voices!

[DramaJess25]

They sang this at my brothers graduation this past year. Anoop and my brothers are acutally really good friends!

[colormylife4692]

this is so beautiful.

i would have definitely cried if i was there and i knew eve carson.

[elatarielrp]

Haha! There's some Carolina ass grabbing or something on the right at around 3:45

[stevemc643]

That's David telling Jay to pay attention to what he's singing. He was probably a little bit off.

[iskrew]

Anoop's voice really really melts my heart.

[padfoot46]

His voice is amazing.

[sjsubval]

same here:)

[sunshinex03]

this is definitely one of his best vocals. he sounds incredibly soulful here! wow.

[greenclaw68]

isn't that tall black guy their BASS?!?!!?

he has a ridiculous range!!!

[clefhangerfan]

Yes - that's Brandon Jackson Baird, and he was one of their bass voices. For an even more amazing demonstration of his range, check him out in "Autumn Leaves" on this same channel. Brandon has yet another tremendous talent - he arranged many/influenced most of the Clefs songs during his tenure, and I may be biased but he's responsible for some stunning arrangements, unique in most of college a cappella. He's also a wonderful person, and we're proud to call him our friend.

[tragicdeceit]

y'all did JT proud.

well done

[askmisterjones]

I SEE YOU BRANDON!

[TarHeelCanesFan]

Gah, still gives me chills.

[poptartchica]

this makes me miss school soooo much! only two more months and then i'm back at the hill!!

[Eskimo8907]

August can't come soon enough haha. then another year of paradise

[wadyano]

a fun as heck performance too.

[wadyano]

what happened to eve carson?

this group has some of the finest vocalists in acappella. what beautiful solos.

[moravianfaith]

Eve Carson was murdered. She was class president of UNC

[wadyano]

how horrible. i think i read about her on the news. it becomes more personal when i see her firneds on satge. it was just a news story till now.

[Eskimo8907]

Actually student body president just for the record

[singing2stars]

this makes me happy:)

[quetus1914]

Me too.