Postal Service A Capella

[JMort95]

420!

[snower5554]

boooooo!!!!

[kidpelemo]

f a g z

[beebscooke]

no shoes?!!!! but i like the sound, very tight and good rich voices.

[lostintravise]

I like the beatboxing part of this.

[ireworks]

I guarantee ben gibbard has seen this at least once.

[TechnoTrashBaby]

wow i like it!

haha its awesome,

:p

x

[wevegotthefunk]

the singers voice isnt good. out of tune

[Compooky121]

Indeed. Everyone else sounds good, but the lead singer is just painful to listen to. Uuuuuggggh.

[n3g4t1v3p1u5]

It's a bad recording/situation, not a bad performance.

As far as there being better songs to perform, part of doing a capella stuff is singing things that people recognize and therefore appreciate more.

The studio version by this group is great.

You're all so god damn negative.

[RJ27LSS]

One would really think that people would recognize and appreciate the better songs, though. Or, at least, I would.

[danielaestrada]

everything was great, until that guy began to sing

[jefferyklassen]

fantastic dude.

[bttfbaj]

wowwzaaa ... the lead person sounds like ME ( : .. that's not really a good thing xD

[kennymutter]

kinda sounds like bert from sesame street

[austinhue]

Agreed, lol.

[RJ27LSS]

There are far better Postal Service songs than this one..... It's good that everyone's so eager to show that they love things that the media crams down our throats, even if they aren't that great.

[fievoh]

A prime example of many idiods that are attempting to become non-conformist by conforming with the other non-conformists. I'm thinking girl pants, maybe with some feather-type hair?? Perhaps eye makeup for you?

[RJ27LSS]

Wow, I got four thumbs down on that comment. I suppose that just further solidifies the statement, really. Jagoffs.

[SimmerGlow]

...when you get that little itch in your head to make a comment.. just refrain... that way you can savor the bit of intelligence that we all may think you have.

[RJ27LSS]

You don't know me. Anyway, do you really disagree with that? I mean, there are at least 4 better songs on that album to do. It's terrible that everyone's the same and they know the same songs, and that applies to most people's lives and their perspectives, or lack of any, on life. As for the actual performance, I think it's cool, but they may as well do a kanye west song or something. Do something different...

[rawwwrrjoe]

haha so true

[dianafilms]

merf try again! it could be better

[brophanator]

This must be a popular song to do a capella...

my group does it too.

Not a bad attempt anyway

[johngeetar]

nice try, but this blows hardcore

[ilifilipilop]

the lead made me kill myself...hmm im not sure how i typed this then

[djmoon2069]

Almost as good as the other A Capella version...

Except for the flat "bass line" singers.

The beat is off here & there.

The lead singers are only ok...

Still an AWESOME attempt,

at my favorite song!

[bjurself]

singer trying to sound too much like the real version, thus making him sing worse than he probably can

[RVA804]

Awesome. Drastically less awesome once the lead singer started, but awesome nonetheless.

[devastaticon]

comeon guys, dont blame the whole group for the flat altos /snicker. that always happens!

[RainbowLuvsJeff]

I may just be weird...but I acutally like it, espiecally the chorus. ^-^ But everybody needs critisism before you get into the goods.

[Rainbowheartguns]

uhm..yeahh..the guy can't sing..but..it's..interesting sounding..heh(:

[DrunkedCat]

eh...try with instruments :)

[amycarysc]

then it wouldn't be a capella, duh.

[Dressen1705]

????

[putfourdown]

i wanna know which one said

"lets do this with our shoes off"

[xdeadwaterx]

singer you suck

[xdeadwaterx]

beatboxing was the shit

[NeonRubberDucks]

soloists need to step away from the mic

[flyn2k]

OMG get a guy who can sing for fook sake...

would have been good if u did. beat box sounds good.

[jdw4770]

lol at big gay al singin.

check out the ben folds cover, tis good.

the video for such great height is wank!

this is cool i like it.

[jsn1981]

a capEMO

[iEQUALdiabetes]

postal service wrote it. iron and wine covered it. come on - don't act like you know what you're talking about if you don't.

[vballman9696]

.... iron and wine did the cover, the postal service wrote it, research your stuff buddy.

[iamZach]

iron and wine did the OG

[KingCodimus]

I don't know why you credited The Postal Service with this song. Iron and Wine is the original band. So, stop crediting cover bands. Chank choo-

[cvolkman2]

You fail. The Postal Service IS the original. True story. Google it.

[ARTaylor27]

Iron and wine is the origional

[bernoulli01]

No. Postal Service is and this version is much closer to their version.

[patrickagrant]

Right. The Postal Service is the original and even if they weren't it would be better from them, and that is not an opinion.

[tsusurfanami]

you guys are mainly fine, but switch the lead guy w/ someone who can sing.

[sanitysama]

Can't stress it enough. A cappella. Two words, two p's, two l's. Singing without instruments.

[bstud421]

good effort. not quite there.

actually it's pretty bad. haha.

but good effort.

fun.

[Underthestars09]

wow. lead sucks. sorry, but it does. hes totally flat and ouch.

[moroonandblue]

love how they make that music

ahh-mazingg

[starwitness01]

Choir is pretty ok, lead vocals kinda sucks :/

[lovingyou6565]

cool, check out kristen trayer's version, it's amazing :]

[myfloppy3]

No phoenixthe... what a stupid name for your profile no they are a man and woman, she makes the music and she sends it to a dude to layer it with his vocals that how they got their name, they used to send their work to each other through the post 1 1 Good eh ?

[tricolaola]

You're wrong. It is not a man and a woman. It is Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello (neither of whom are women). Jenny Lewis, of Rilo Kiley, does provide guest vocals on the Postal Service's "Nothing Better," but she is not a member of the Postal Service.

[Phoenixtheturdbird]

waz that the actual band????????????????????

[krabbenfilet]

UCSB Naked Voices

[morroida9966]

its bad dude... srry

[Ryc3Bo1]

ouch...

killed the song no offense =\

[PromageddonBaby]

This was just awkward.

[emilyann802]

I agree.

It leaves me feeling indifferent.

[enjoibear52]

kind of a disgrace to this song, it deserves better

[hermione1smart1]

omg................ what the heck. Should have picked a different lead :(

[tPACoO]

amen

[onlyahedgehog]

The lead cannot hit the high notes and he isn't breathing at the right times .. infact it doesn't sound like he has taken a breath throughout the whole thing. He sounds in pain on the high notes ... O_o

[RoboGangsterDemos]

yes lead singer is off

[arsenalwegner]

crap!fuck off

[ItsTankz]

wtf lol

[Blured0Influence]

WOAH, the lead singer doesn't fit the song at all.

[willowr92]

The lead singer can't hit those high notes very well... :/

[34281985]

How american does that lead singer sound are meeeror images lol it starts off rubbish but they get into it towards the end

[Makulu]

the singer isn't right for this song. other than him the song is pretty good.

[sundayafternoontea]

this is not very good

[GRAWRsxrxh]

i thought it was nifty. :D

[RoseAddict1]

it's pretty cool ^^

[ising4kings]

it would sound better if the guy were singing about chocolate or lunch....the girls start to sound like pregnant cats... are they outside a homeless shelter? this version of the song "frankly will not fly.."

[Olegman85]

i liked it

it doesnt matter that the voice not like real vocal voice of postal service

ThX guys!!!!

[ising4kings]

this absolutely sucks.

[itsapilltakeit]

haha

i lol'd at that comment.

[blarb07]

haha fett zur feile gemacht

[artsi0809]

omgomg AMAZING......

the vocal is mehhh

[SmashlyPriest]

takes a lot of guts and im sure the sound is distorted, gj <3

[PlasticCharlie]

You should think about more practise on the vocals or change them.. I dunno.

But everything else was great =]

[Pulm0nary]

Oh god, this is so bad. Why do people who can't sing insist on trying to do so?

[Kyli]

i love watching this :)

[orangetoenails]

haha.. he DOES sound like kermit the frog! x)

[AnnaxDonovanxRockxRo]

that guy can't sing.

[Airickk2021]

wHAT? iS eVERYONE eLSE tONE dEAF tO tHE mAIN gUY? kERMIT tHE fROG.

[CastellaElla]

What... He didn't hold hardly any notes out... he keeps cutting them short. It also sounds like he's forcing all the notes out instead of bringing it out softly like it's suppose to be.

Everyone else if fine other wise.

[bcw3360]

that is incredible

[beckerisfly]

hahah omfg he does sound liek kermit but the rest of them kick ass

[Mce6v]

the vocals suck, but everything else cool

[Apricot907]

rofl kermit the frog.. srsly.

[ereeves116]

haha kermit ftmfw

[beepface]

LOL. Yes, especially at the first "mirror images" Nice one.

[79107]

The lead singer sounds like Kermit the Frog, no offense.

[ikilledthepartyagain]

hahaha, that's so true.

[demolished111]

the soloist cant sing for shit...

[lovesongxx]

thats fucking TERRIBLE.

[davot93]

ouch my ears.

[markus713]

Horrible. Just horrible.

[Fendermetal11]

wow u suck

[emosuxorz]

it started off decent, then the shitty vocalist and drum thing came it, that just ruined it, even te begining wasnt that good, please work on your pitch before you trick me into listing into the garbage again. thanks

[desidog1]

agreed....

[voodoodanny]

Stuck around long enough to make nasty comments about it though, eh? At least it made an impression.

[rmusicfessy]

omg i've been trying to convince my sister's acapella group to sing this song and they haven't. i luv u guys!

[GreySkyEyes1]

wow i hope you're just singing AT ucla, and not actually in the choir at ucla because that was horrible. everything: pitch, balance, soloist, dropping phrases, vowel pron, and if you can't find a tenor that can sing Ben Gibbard's octave at least lower the key of the song. . .

I wow at your travesty

-AJ

[voodoodanny]

You know what? Even if that isn't the greatest a capella version of a song ever, and even if you personally are better than the lead singer, you're still a prick for making that comment.

[GreySkyEyes1]

technically its not even a capella because of the electric drums. And if we remove "that was horrible" from my comment, everything I said afterwards is true. The pitch is off, the vowel pronounciation is in disagreement, people aren't cutting off phrases together, the parts aren't split up evenly, and the key is too high for the soloist.

I'm sorry, but its true : /

[voodoodanny]

Fine, fine, but my point is, why did you have to say it at all?

I'm fucking sick of Youtube being nothing more than a platform for people sat behind computers to mount their high-horses and criticise other people's genuine and often half decent attempts at making videos and music.

At least they're making an effort, let's praise that shall we?

[VivaNotd]

You're gay

[voodoodanny]

Haha!

Good one. Take you long to come up with that?

[VivaNotd]

No, about .2 seconds, are you retarded?

[voodoodanny]

Why, are you looking for someone of roughly the same intellectual level as yourself to play with?

What do you want, a fucking cookie? Go away!

[VivaNotd]

Haha!

Good one. Take you long to come up with that?

[voodoodanny]

Copy and paste. Bravo.

I'm gonna stop replying now because I'm really not interested in wasting my life arguing with silly dickheads on Youtube.

Yes, that means you won! Go tell all your friends how great you are! :)

[VivaNotd]

What copy and paste? that was 100% mine, you stole it from ym brain previous you copy and pasterer you loser

[DANNYxxxxxx]

omfg dont ever sing again. all of you.

[chickenboy182]

oh my gosh this is fantastic.

well done.

[whatiwasgoingtosay]

Why is he holding the mic up like that? Other than that, they're not bad.

[Superglueee]

LMFAO -_- holy fuck that shit sucked.

[Kitinetnies]

the background "instrumental" was pretty well done, got a bit lost as it went on. lead definitely has low talent, the type who covers up a lack of actual ability with a ton of vibrato or that "choked throat" tone reminiscent of Creed or their ilk. The Postal Service's vox, just like Death Cabs, have a frail quality, as if anyone "could" sing it, which lends to their accessibility. overall, this was neat.

[two0ten]

this version makes me want to kick handicapped people. BAAAD.

[iwuzIGtime]

lol kick handicapped ppl.

[audreytautou]

Amazing !

[shagbolt]

I can't understand why people don't like this. i think its great.

[vive100]

the chorus was pretty cool but this group kind of sux

[nathanp8790]

hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

that was terrible.

[you2022]

Nice vid uh..? But why are they without shoes....?

[jaredher0]

this is very cool, bravo

[tcbwelder1]

Why are they not wearing shoes? I mean, good song but it's distracting. Honestly, I think the original is better... way better!

[zozocouture]

man i could of done a better job in singing. come on now, and who the fuck laughed in the back round. the back round people were good in the beging but then they go kind of annoying

[babolatscot]

The group did alright in general. Didn't like the emo sounding lead, but overall it was a decent cover for acappella. Not the best on youtube but aight. Keep it up

[slivian22]

i dont see u trying to do any of this! god,givem some slack

[Alessalovesisto]

They did this rather well.

People need to back off... so they dropped the key and changed the style a bit, so what?... obviously you've never sung in a jazz or a'cappella group before.

[DerrickThrossell]

What complete and utter shite!

[Jamesbennett01]

WTF I agree

[92imwaitingforyou10]

Wow yeah the lead was pretty bad. Too much diction and he seems nervous

[madininadreamin]

maybe it was hard for them to hear each other outside but the intro is brutally flat. the beatboxer sounds good, though.

[heartsis100]

i think a better song would be more suited to your style of singing acapella. good try though.

[JaKaLSToRm0087]

WTF!!!

[llelo55]

i agree, singer brutalizes it AHHH MY EARSSS TURN IT OFFFsdgk gasdnfglsd fhbsdfnh dfhsdfh

[l1quidsnk]

Uhhh it sounds like the Postal Service to me. Except for maybe a bit of a lisp on the singer, but otherwise I'd say he sounds ok. Not nearly as bad as you guys all say.

[Techthi]

the singer is horribel.....heheheh......

[iamemocore]

the way the song is layed makes it pretty difficult to nail the pitch when it should be sung, if you hadnt noticed. its tough to take a breath before the next line which happens to be a pretty high pitch. bad? yes. difficult? yes. kudos.

[kiddrulz]

No!!! The lead DOES necessarily SUCK. Someone needs to tell him, before he ends up like William Hung from American Idle... you ever consider doing Ricky Martin... Shake your bon-bon.

[sharonimo]

lmao, the guy singing. what was he thinking.

[BanovG]

The lead singer doesn't necessarily suck, but he just doesn't sing like the guys in Postal service. Not terrible, just... different. Impressive how they emulate the whole piece xD

[richardzulu]

I wanna piss on something.

[tromeokid]

wow...just wow... it was going so well... maybe they owed him a favor or something... i dont know. all i know is as soon as the lead broke in...everything went to shit!

[xigalette]

lead singer does suck

=/

[ew1127]

The beats are awesome... they just need a new singer.

[fellerbuncher]

ummmmm...i think they need more practice...or change lead singer...thanks nice try....

[LiinkFreek]

*Ears bleed at the lead's voice*

[Jrystle]

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH! kermit :]

[SOME1JACKDMYNAME]

Ahahaha I read the kermit stuff and was like ..?

Then I heard him sing rofl

[thehushkat]

that's pretty good.... XD

[sugarplumfairy89]

its the muppets!!! hahahahaa

[mnub]

GREAT!!!

[elostlovet]

Such a great IDEA...his voice was off. but I'm sure the performance was great live, anyway. :)

[TURTLET0NY]

LOL LOL KERMIT :D

[mytubekicksurs]

oh dude, its Kermit for sure!

[moshibbie]

Howdy folks its Kermit the frog.

that guys voice sucks. what a muppet!

[LCsaint22]

lmao its kermit!

[tingaaling]

I wonder if his girlfriend looks like Ms.Piggie holy fuck.

[Zakkk8]

Holy fuck...it does sound like Kermit.

[StrikeForceWI]

wow.... it really does sound like kermit.... how fucking annoying

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