"You Are the New Day" - King's Singers

[gazzymodo]

@squirell1952: i believe it was 'Airwaves' 1979. G

[beatlesfan2804]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL MY FRIENDS SINGING IT IN CHORUS AND I CRIED

[gazzymodo]

Update: the original version of "You Are the New Day" is by 'AIRWAVES' A&M Records. I checked Amazon U.K. & it appears there is no CD release of their album "NEW DAY", only the 'unavailable' vinyl album. This deserves a digital re-issue, it's Superb !!

[gazzymodo]

This song was released in the 70's by female vocalist, i have to admit, i don't know who, can anyone help ?

[Ezbocozbo]

@gazzymodo i agree and am myself stuck as to who it was ! if anyone knows i'd appreciate it !

[squirell1952]

@gazzymodo : Who first recorded this song? I remember hearing in late on BBC2 late night instead of the National Anthem!! I think it was recorded by a UK group. Regards, Desmond, Dublin.

[squirell1952]

@gazzymodo

[FLSHBK1]

This counter's broken. I've personally been here that many times. Great post, thanks for making my day x365.

[dman3334]

we play this as a warmup in marching band. love it so much

[kauffybean]

whoever disliked this video is a complete and total douche. sorry.

[smc0603]

WHAT A WONDERFUL SONG!

[usernameisnottaken]

I don't understand how anyone can not like this

[ecomom1000]

So nice to hear again. Heard it back in the mid-80's on a PBS station in the Washington DC Metro area. Fell in love with it right then and there. EXCELLENT.

[dtol77]

this is awesome

[Accompelling]

I love this song----such a flawless rendition!!

[wenglishsal]

Here I am... back again to listen to this WONDERFUL song.. The King's Singers are fabulous, amazing and super talented... Long may they continue to sing... Bravo Gentlemen.... bravo indeed equals a very happy me... :0)x

[blairbear023]

the choir i am in is singing this for our concert! love it!

And a bunch of us are seeing them in december! so excited!

[Clematisian]

……. Thank you, Moss Moms, I'm honoured to 'bee' where I am, & with your help, & thank you, pj12222, for uploading this exquisite gem from The King's Singers ~ (•8-D

[jayce2728]

i'm in chamber at my school, we did this last year as one of our contest songs. it was awesome :)

[Jouwl]

Great song, can listen to it over and over.

[ImaD00fus]

the ohio state university men's glee club does an arrangement of this that i must admit i prefer to the original king's singers version. I believe it was arranged by Tim Sarsany from columbus, ohio, but i'm not absolutely sure. i'd love to find a recording of it to show you all, but i've come up short...

[2828MJW]

@ImaD00fus

You are correct. The alumni of the group in fact performed a concert this past July. The Statesmen sang it, with Tim and others, singing the counter tenor part .

[aydanholliday1]

i sang this with the kings

[Sellerofpurple00]

Yes, He is the new day! Our Great God brings hope, joy, and meaning to everything. Psalm 19.

[danxtNBAstar]

my chamber group did this song this year (im in it next year) and they sounded great

this is awesome

[JonathanSharman]

13 thumbs down?

[bradbro09]

@JonathanSharman 13 retarded people.

[edwinstar100]

They are fabulous and so is Canada's Men's Choir Chor Leoni, based in Vancouver b.c. (home of the most per capita, choirs in North America.) It is not uncommon for people to sing in three choirs here.

[winmacdon]

I have never heard of the King Singers before. I don't know why because they are excellent. I came across them looking for competition for my granddaughter's "Absu Road" video. The talent out there is staggering.

[rockon1898]

John David, the great British singer-songwriter (Welsh, actually) who was an integral part of the Dave Edmunds Band in the 1980s composed this track for his own band, "Airwaves" in 1977.

[kikivolauvent]

a 'gloriously quiet' song - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it..... An alltime KS fave for me! :)

[tcman10]

this song made me realize that i was a true contratenor!

[tcman10]

this song made me realize that i was a true contratenor!

[SELENiEE]

i think they sang it too monotonously and too boringly rhythmic with no musical flow but their intonation is absolutely perfect and flawless

[elirosen1391]

@SELENiEE This one? Don't be ridiculous.

[paulcasey1960]

Heard the KS sing this today, live at the Sage, Gateshead. There wasn't a dry eye in the house, brilliant!

[skinny35]

we sang this in my high school choir, and it is to this day one of my all-time favorites. it is beautiful.

[kikivolauvent]

one of the most beautiful, calming, loving and lovable songs by the KS.... made even better by the quality of this slide show - simply wonderful!

I am a fan of the King's Singers for far longer than I care to admit.... :) They've never lowered their singing standards and the show goes on and on.... THANK YOU SO MUCH for uploading this video and for making my day!

Kiki

[wenglishsal]

@kikivolauvent ... I am a fan too.. I have been watching and enjoying their singing since the 80's... hee hee.. Long seasoned fans I think.. This is marvellous and so calming too... :0)x

[kikivolauvent]

@wenglishsal

:)))) - I know exactly what you mean - I might be a KS fan for about the same length of time. I remember that I went to a performance of them in Zurich (Switzerland) in the 1980th.... with my little brother! And they were drinking beer in the garden of the opera house, smoking, laughing, talking... I couldn't believe it because at that time I had to keep 'quiet and composed' before a concert!!!

Times are changing! Kiki

[wenglishsal]

@kikivolauvent ... Another absolute favourite of mine is 'Lullabye'.... Oh and 'Pie Jesu' by John Brunning (filmed in an Abbey) stunning and it makes me cry with it's simple beauty.... *sighs deeply and listens again* :0)x

[2009Denisem]

Peaceful song.. I love choirs... @mokacode thank you for this beautiful share!

Thank you pj12222 for a divine post!

[barinicesinger]

Listening to this song is a ritual for me. The beauty of their voices, the double choir overdubs, the soothing harmonies are just wonderful. EVERY time i am on youtube I have to listen to this song. AHHHHHH...:]

[Rosarito84]

@barinicesinger: me too!! regards from Argentina!

[nonnopirro52]

capolavoro! Musica & King's Singers

[AndyHanturd]

My Choir is currently singing this song in class. I am singing the bass part. Obviously this sounds much better than our choir lol.

[MaxvladZ]

@AndyHanturd I'm performing this with my group now as well :-) Love it!

[wenglishsal]

This is WONDERFUL, soothes the weary soul and makes me a very happy Nanna... Simply devivne... :0)x

[wenglishsal]

This is absolutely wonderful, calming with fabulous harmonies and totally blew me away... Lovely singing chaps... :0)x

[Stvtddybr]

ooo plus the 5th of the upper singer and lower singer is what gives it that sound

[Stvtddybr]

If you have ever heard professionally trained singer this is what they sound like no auto tuning like a lot of crap today.

[distentot]

AUTO-TUNE!!!

[TheIfsProduct]

@distentot No Auto-Tune is used in this.

[codemanh1]

@distentot No Auto-Tune is used in this.

[gowdizzle]

@distentot get the heck out of here. absolutely no auto-tune.

[sampaiomarcia1]

I love too much this group and would enjoy if one day they come to Brasil. They have presentation all aroud the world unless here, unfortunately. For me it is always a present of God to hear from the youtube such a high qualified and calming music.

Tks.

Marcia from Rio de Janeiro-Brasil

[wenglishsal]

Exquisite, absolutely beautiful... Well sung Gentlemen... Added to my favorites right away... Keep singing Gents your a fabulous... :0)x

[m1a2n3d4a5]

this is sooo pretty!

[orphious885]

The overtones in this song... and the DYNAMICS... and the range of the tenor... Oh, dear God. This is the 2nd best song I've ever heard. They also did a Christmas version called "Born on a New Day" that makes me weep. It's SO beautiful.

[iantojack]

vraiment très beau aussi bien les images que la musique

[katome15]

so very beautifully sang.

[bonesnuts44]

i too enjoyed singing this in hs

[singinsagg]

sang this n hs chamber choir

[bigjeprivate]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! love it!!!!! love it!!!

[lurexyz]

We were singing this in chor too :)

[love2smile4u2]

Beautiful simply beautiful ANGELIC

[clarinetpride42]

We're singing this in choir :)!!!

[sointunen]

where did you find the notes for it? I would be very interested in them.

[3gaudeamus]

The words and music are in a 25th Anniversary Kings Singers collection - including a wonderful version of "And So It Goes" - published by Hal Leonard Ref: 08602134

[clarinetpride42]

my choir teacher gave us the sheet music...she figured out the notes for it I guess.

[mcheckley]

And the top Alto's totally effortless tone control / breath control in the QUIET bits is utterly phenomenal for a grown man in his falcetto.

[mcheckley]

If you've ever fallen in love, you will know that "all the colours are brighter". It's a love song; a song of new love or first love.

[jibbajabba28]

personally, i agree with eliasmaddie in the aspect that it's about the beginning of a new generation of life, like babies or even teens. It's such a powerful song and I love it. But all opinions are acceptable to me

[kataluke]

I hate to risk this, but I suspect the song is probably about God (multi-meaning theories aside). The idea is that the natural splendour of the early morning removes any doubt for our mind that God is creating and sustaining all things. This gives us hope. (I'm not particularly religious, just trying to fit analogies one line at a time...)

[jeremiahbutterfly]

=] amen

[eliasmaddie]

@gostridr2012 yeah, that's true. i just mean, if they were singing it to someone, telling someone, "you are the new day," they'd be addressing the next generation.

[andrewmckttrck]

this song is lame

[VanSensei]

@Andrewmcttrack YOU'RE lame.

[liqicen]

One of my favorite songs. This is calming and beautiful to listen to. Much, much better than all that rap and techno stuff. This is true music.

[medescentras]

anyone know where I can do with the score of this beautiful song?

alguien sabe donde me puedo hacer con la partitura de esta hermosa canción?

Wer weiß, wo ich mit der Partitur dieses schöne Lied zu tun?

qualcuno sa dove posso fare con il punteggio di questa bella canzone?

quelqu'un sait où je peux faire avec la partition de cette belle chanson?

誰でもどこで私はこの美しい曲のスコアを行うことができますか？

[hugesecondtoe]

My choir is doing this next semester and I am sooo looking forward to it! it's going to be amazing!

[eliasmaddie]

omigod that's so cool! i love this song, it's so beautiful and inspiring. it seems to me that these ppl who "are the new day" are basically kids and teens, the next generation, and i'm a teen, so the song rlly gets 2 me in that way.

[TheFlutegirl15]

okay, start at 1:04 and go through 1:15 or so-listen to that bass!! SOL-DO!! so clear

[TheFlutegirl15]

this makes me feel nostalgic for my younger less stressed days, high school, my high school friends and times. Its simplicity makes it gorgeous.

[sasukesgirl4life]

i love King's Singers. they sound so beautiful

[Vogelkinder]

Still my fave King's Singers song. Shiny!

[MrDesperateArtist]

i remember the statement of Barrack Obama that "we are the changed, change lies within us"

HOPE must be our philosophy.

[lmduckett]

I love this song! the choir i am in is singing this song!

[BlacknPinkGloves]

My dad used to sing this to me all the time, so even when he's abroad all I have to do to see him is listen to this song. Plus it sounds good, cause he is in a singing group. ^_-

[Imforeverone88]

This is so beautiful...it takes me out of this physical world and into place where the angels of God move about, not quite to heaven but at its doorstep, it is unreal

[voniababy101]

I'm singing this song for chorus...its going okk lol this sounds much better.

[jbowl3]

I heard them do it as an encore at their concert in Virginia on Friday. Just amazing.

[paracletelux]

I heard this live yesterday! They were a bit softer than in this version, but it was just as beautiful and moving.

[vtorres306]

beautiful. how do these guys sing this high pitch? amazing

[djoverson]

It is called counter-tenor and a person's voice can be trained to sing that high even if his speaking voice is relatively low. It is awesome, isn't it.

[softballchik318]

Omg! this song gives me goosebumps!! they're soo good(:

[IronWolf28]

Happy days, I just came back from their BYU performance, minutes ago. Simply Stupendous

[mcSPANKSTER212]

lucky :)

[iantojack]

trop belle chanson et pareil pour les images

[xander55577]

I love this tune...we used to sing this in my highschool chamber choir.

[AGoonerMatata]

If there's one piece of music I need when things aren't going well, it's this...

[EcoLogicality]

Seriously! My thoughts exactly

[DonutPrinzess]

i think our version sounds better but not that professional :/

[toddabearsf]

Dream on, Prinzess, dream on.

[xstagelightsx]

I really hope their counter tenor isn't a castrati... haha

[Rupnath]

no ... he's in a falsetto

[toddabearsf]

And he's not a castrato, either. Just a countertenor using his head voice a.k.a. falsetto.

[RoadCrewProductions]

wow this is amazing! im doing this song for chamber singers at our school and i love it!!

[KWRCtm]

We're singing this in an all girls choir and it sounds almost as gorgeous. It's kinda hard to top these guys. ^.^

[fizzfizz28]

lmao i know right! same here. even the first sopranos can't hit those high notes, and these guys can hit them easily. hahah.

[guitarheadforlife]

Come on, no guys? Choral music just doesn't have the same intensity without those grounding bass 2s.

[KWRCtm]

I'm in an all girl choir and I will admit it doesn't sound as good but it does sound good for girls.

[floydbobful]

i know its corny cause im a guy bu it makes me cry every time i hear i tsung right

[DemonicSlayer4310]

I love this song, im glad my choir director decided to have us sing it.  I love the contra-bass parts.

[iantojack]

Trop beau

[KingReichy]

amazing :)

<3

[lcoq19]

Gorgeous use of falsetto!

[MechaMugen]

Glorious. Simply amazing.

[iCANmakeITthere]

i loooove the king's singers! they're fantastic! and so is this song!!

[100zonnetje100]

Brilliant song, it's really great!! :D

[cofordman]

beutiful

[Messjuh1]

The King's Singers are simply one of the best a capella bands ever, on a par with Comedian Harmonists.

[siglino]

This is an amazing song. It moves me!

[uppastbedtime]

I am a first time grandmother of a five week old boy. He is my new day. He's my new sun. He's led me into the light.

[porkinflight]

8 or 10 years ago one of the local PBS TV stations played this video at the end of a broadcast day. Having never heard it, I was stunned. I contacted that station and asked what the song was but no one knew. The internet was still pretty new that long ago and looking back, it feels like I moved heaven and earth (and bought lots of a cappella choral CD's) to find it. The lyrics are outstanding, the music is incomparable and the performance is perfect. Permanently on my all-time fav list!

[chazmodius]

The artist is The King's Singers. The song is "You are the New Day." My favorite male acappella. 6 voices from contra bass to contratenor

[LovedeAcapella]

I remember seeing it, too!

[irishmary24]

A beautiful and timely song. What voices sing it! Where's my kleenex?

[zoradona]

brrr, gänsehaut, wunderschön

[ohweondaair91]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[WoodwindGirl79]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

Cassy

[LoveMyTours]

Love this song!

[Trallisk]

I love being a bass for this song. :) Really get a good use of your entire range. Love it

[cbadgett91]

I love this piece so much.

I'm singing it tomorrow.

[Sopraltofilms]

this is my new favorite song. so beautiful.

[coppolino09]

we dide this song for our school choir concert and i absolutaly fell in llove with the lyrics this piece of music is just pure art

[kikivolauvent]

Absolutely gorgeous music and beautiful video :)

Thank you for uploading this and thanks for the help people give each other when looking for songs by those talented guys!

Kiki

[wayupnorth08]

"Time Piece" is on the 20th anniversary sampler, but might be on others as well. It is a long song. Seen it in concert as well. Only the King's Singers could do it.

[TapOutSnap]

anyone have a recording of their original song written in the late eighties called "Timepiece" or maybe just "time" I haven't heard it since then in a live concert and here 20 years later I'm still hoping to hear it one more time.

[bbyphoenixfire]

i'm doing the SATB of this. sooo amazing. :)

[Mormonfork]

Awesome

[vectra868]

This is a truly beautiful song. I was a great fan of the original Kings Singers, and would love to watch and listen when they were on the telly. I was wondering if anyone could help? They performed "The Magnificat" during a TV appearance quite a few years ago. I don't know if it was their own show or if they were "guesting". I would love to be able to find this piece as I remember singing it at evensong in my local church, and they performed it so beautifully. Can anyone help please?

[RoseofGilead]

Well, there have been countless Magnificats composed by countless composers. If you have any clue as to who the composer (or even the arranger) was, it'd help someone to find out. When I did a google search for "King's Singers Magnificat", I found a link saying that they did a "Magnificat" setting by Orlandus Lassus, and it's on a CD (How excellent is Thy name: Sacred music of Lassus). Try that.

[vectra868]

Thank you so much for the information you have been kind enough to supply. Unfortunately I do not know the composer or arranger of "The Magnificat" as performed by the original King's Singers during this particular performance. You have, however, given me a point of reference from whence to start, and I thank you once again for your help.

[roaringopenfire]

Lovely song...I remember the original was done by a group called - I think - Airwave and was a minor Christmas hit in the late '70's. Anyone remember it?

[aintreegas]

I wrote a few monthes back that the band were called Airwaves, and yes it was a minor hit back in 1977, have the LP with me £4.79 it cost, Airwaves were three Americans Ray Martinez, John David & Dave Charles recorded @ Rockfeild Studios,Wales. I will get round to getting it on You Tube

[spekeldorf]

has anyone anywhere posted blackbird by the king's singers?!?!

[chatterbox1992]

My choir sang this last year for festival and for our school's graduation! this year we did their 'Simple Gifts'. I really enjoy singing their songs

[tkj1991]

I sang this in my chamber choir last year....i miss singing this and also 'and so it goes' by the king's singers

[nerdface92]

we sang this last year in center stage (show choir) for the senior convocation at my school. i loved it back then...way back in sept. 07...and i still love it. it reminds me of all the friends i had last year that arent at my school anymore...and i feel sad but happy too (is that weird?) i cant believe its almost time for this years seniors to graduate (im a junior)...ill miss them too

[samiman20]

this song makes me cry.

[mobrady93]

we sang this song in our choir last year and we absolutely loved it!!! but its not as good as the original :)

[Lockore]

This was awesome, thanks for posting it. I sang it back in high school so many years ago. While I wasn't nearly as good, this brought back all sorts of good memories. ^_^

[11darkflare]

So am I, now though.

[HanneVanBeveren]

This song is really beautiful!

I love to sing it with my choir and I enjoy listening it as well.

[KakashiNinjaLover93]

I love this song! We are singing it in our festival choir at my high school. I sing alto 2 so I get to sing alot of the melody.

[spiffyacey]

Ahh I remember them singing this at the National Youth Choirs gala concert last year - I was sat with training choir in the galleries, first class seats!

[OpusBarock]

Szkoda, że ta piękna pieśń chóralna nie doczekała się godnej ilustracji...Ta zbieranina luźnych obrazków jest porażająca...

[ChRiS201731]

by any chance can you put up horizon by the king singers?

[simbaumi]

I love the bass from 2:01 to 2:10!!!

Just perfect

[Tzemii]

I know, just bloddy brilliant!

[drawthecurtain]

I'm doing this for GE, sounds really cool! Thanks for posting!

[lcn325]

Great work! Check out the Christmas version on their cd Christmas. Happy Holidays!

[MrCEsquire]

I wish someone would post a vid with it. I don't want to have to buy the sing before hearing it through -.-

[hellosirz]

I'm going to bawl my eyes out when I sing this song with my ensemble choir at the end of the year :( So many people are leaving!!!

[raamonk]

respecting other people's opinion is hard.. if anyone caught onto what I was saying..

I've always been a fan of this song. very uplifting.

[Jojoseahorse]

Just beautiful, brings tears to my eyes. I remember the King's Singers on TV when I was a kid in the UK - is the original line up still together?

[andpearce]

nope... including the current members, there has been a total of 19 singers over the 40 years of their existance. they have a website...

[zugrundig]

What could be better than waking up and hearing this song. Makes you wanna go out and greet the birds and trees out of sheer joy and then realizing that you forgot to dress while the neighbors are greeting your little willy.....

[Highsparkvolume]

rofl. best comment ever

[raamonk]

to zugrundig:

hahahahahaha!

[Highsparkvolume]

WOO. Bass ftw!

[michaelwalsh1234]

Hell yeah!

[anonyMoses]

This song makes me think of Barack Obama.

This has long been one of my favorites by the Singers. I wish they would do more Geronimo Bassano and Nicholas Lanier though, as they are ancestors, and darned hard to come by these days.