Beirut - Scenic World (A CAPPELLA!?)

[shoegazerjoy]

yes man yes!

[cocopuff4567]

OMG BEIRUT <3

[kinkykane0607]

Stop trying to compare it to the original did it sound good? Yes. It's also hell of a lot more interesting than most covers of this song i've heard.

[BhavikaSicka1610]

Good try. But it's definitely not better than the original, and could have been done better :/

[TheAlbaTB]

Hola muy buena interpretacion, gran voz, gran cancion obvio, bien hecho chicos.!

[SilverScratch]

Well, they tried right?

It's not the real thing, but it's a hell of an impression.

[bluepalmtrees7]

A for Astonishing

[hullaballoo84]

There are ten performers on stage and there are only two monitors (the black sound boxes in front of them, in case anyone's that retarded) - of course they're occasionally out of tune.

This version is easily better than the original, if you forgive the certain inaccuracies because of the live performance. Zach Condron could record an A Cappella version and make it a hit single! Excellent stufff fron the Carleton Singing Knights.

[GinnyT06]

@hullaballoo84 definitely NOT better than the original. yes, we all realize that amateur performance is difficult. that being said, picking a song thats out of your range is never a good idea - amateur or professional. the fact that the highest note the background effects singer sings comes out twice as loud as the other notes he sings goes to show he doesnt have enough control over his voice to be comfortable singing them.

[12dhjohn]

those who dont think they did well dont realize how hard this must have been. I say great job, but tell the guy on the far left to stop moving like that he is almost ruining it.

[rareflorence]

this is INCREDIBLE! fuck the haters, zach would really like this

[bleachfreek]

In my personal opinion, it's too slow. But it is pretty awesome.

[Kinguss]

Great. Really well done, even if it is not perfect.

[ruyguerrero]

very good, it is not easy to do that, great ensamble of voices

[aprad]

the guy sounds like him

[anvilaniahhhhh]

gorgeous.

[reichl5]

awesome!

[Sonofapoop02]

good effort but a bit of work needs to be done on the tuning

[cankoklu]

Good idea and good effort but bad results.. sorry..

[unbiloontherun]

5 stars. great!

[myamyuu]

a little bit too high. dont u think?

but i like the singer :D

[a08877]

lol... why not ^^

[alextoob1]

WOW THIS SUCKS

[differently]

Ugh, they keep missing the high notes.

[hullaballoo84]

@differently try and perform on a school stage with crap monitors and nerves a-jangling and you'll understand why. Their version of Timbaland's Apologise is the same, but it's still fcuking great to listen to.

[differently]

@hullaballoo84 Oh yeah, you're right. My whole perspective has changed now and the high notes are perfectly in tune, thanks to your reply to my comment. *boggles*

[tenerider]

AAA!!!GREAT!!!

[visamariie]

absolutely, undeniably, the most beautiful cover of any song i have ever ever heard♥♥♥

[yeoman2k1]

your racist too

[ragnatoad]

hehe. I hear ya, mate.

[AlielMC]

i realy like to see it again, but with good sound and image. It's already so beautiful that i always come to see again. But I realy like to see the boy`s faces. Please, make it again and make a good filme, the world is seen you (i'm wrinting from northeast Brasil! - sorry for my english!)

[lucioluciolucio]

GREAT

[tsibele]

yes! beautiful rendition.

[barwelle]

This would be brilliant... if that fricken guy third from the right got his notes right. Not only is his high notes off, he's out of key for alot of it. Which sucks cuz he sings an important part.

On the other hand, trumpet man is glorious.

[keesurt]

from the point of view of those guys that is the trumpet guys:P btw make a video yourself where you do it your self

very nice Carleton Singing Knights

[mco130]

this basically made me want to go to carleton.

[NeedForDumpsters]

wow... no matter how many times i compare this and the original i keep feeling they're both beautiful.... wow

[slashNpage77]

wow, he does a good job imitating Zach, nice performance

[MadisonSkeet]

they ruined the song

[TheSunOfSatan]

Negative people like you ruin the song.

[Carlpop1]

Not only do you have poor taste in music, you just attempted to bash a fellow Madisonian (Kirke) who is a devout Badger, Packer and Brewer Fan. Look's like some one just lost his You Tube privileges for three months!

[MadisonSkeet]

Umm the fact that you're from Wisconsin doesn't change the fact that this is the biggest butchering of the song possibly acheivable..

[mitsuorj]

mtoooo bom genial

[DeborAgostinho]

ADOREI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeborAgostinho]

ADOREI!!!!!!

[keesurt]

very, very good, well done

[pedsc]

Awesome, sensacional... muito bacana mesmo

[wallysx3]

GENIAL!

[taauss]

genius

[sidecarstella]

Love this!

[lucyluuuvslolipops]

third from the left is the one tht imitates the trumpet

[lucyluuuvslolipops]

trumpet man: i love you:P so good

[cosbine]

go go mothafuckin trumpet man!

[PelagioRandaggio]

Amazing, I love it!

[schuermurrman]

Trumpet man is pimp!!

[vpate2]

hahahaha

[idrkorc123]

who ever keeps singing that high note gets it wrong EVERY TIME

[Gouramani]

amazing!

[erucader]

whoever's singing the trumpet part has a hell of a voice

[fherreraera]

I'm glad, at least, some younger people are listening to good music out there.

How 'bout some Jens Lekman? A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill would be nice.

[vietnamgal]

Um..yeah! The song is by Beirut! These guys covered it!

[Al1994IK]

O.o

[DeRomerto]

Very Nice Guys ;)

[Gruntaloob]

Really, really good soloist... and harmony.

[Ralado311]

muito legal...parabéns!

[LETSJAMx]

this is fucking brilliant.

[daemonicslyr]

hahah his voice is perfect for this song. not for most of the other ones, but definitely beirut.

[Mamma123456]

great!

but the guy singing high sounds... funny =)

[3T3RNALL0RD]

I love Beirut's cover of Scenic World! The violin and Zach's harmonic style...simply amazing!

[LeCommontDemonz]

Er. Its by Beirut.

[doroteaful]

great voices! :D

[LeCommontDemonz]

Beutiful. Amazing voices, amazingly chosen for them to. Favorite-d : D

[vicccccccxD]

the lead singer has an amazing voice!

[TwilightFan2]

This is crazy. I thought it would be very bad, but its actually good.

[bawhite125]

I'm really impressed with this.

[kikekiss]

BOY SOME INSTRUMENTS!

[poppiin11]

Buy some english books

[midnightglass]

this is fantastic!

[HorrorshowDevochka]

Beirut sounding so lovely through the mouths of others! : )

[jedrusi]

nice one!

[sparkplugminuet]

oh my god. beirut a capella. YES YES. this makes me ridiculously happy.

[screengry]

Haha this sucks...

[omarabbasi]

Breathtaking ;)

[crustymunkster]

**tears of joy**

[emmad0123]

i wish my school a cappella group did music as good as this.

[Beeru]

I am surprise and delighted by how good it actually is.

Great song.

[sussussussus]

me too.

[Marooth]

This singing group has fantastic taste in music i will say.

also, they sound good.

[bbbeans]

..a scenic world where the sunsets are all breathtaking

[tgirl0412]

this is amazing!! i love it.

[jabbadababba]

jason mraz is a beast like it or not...

[jabbadababba]

you've got to be joking me with this comparing people to Zach Condon...That guy is a beast...If Jason Mraz and Zach Condon had a love child the vibration of his vocal chords would make water into jesus....

These guys were awesome...2 thumbs up

[nalbmalfoy]

plz don't put jason mraz in a sentence with zach condon... kthanksbye

[willboar69]

wow this is so great. for the people that keep comparing it to zach...its not zach just appreciate how good it is anyways.

[soundguytimo]

I was expecting to have a good laugh, but you guys impressed me. I love Beirut and you've done a great cover.

[vikucha]

I couldn't agree more. I thought it was going to be pathetic and very amusing, but they are really good, and they know waht the're doing. Great job!

[liquidfireUK]

Hey, nice job guys.

Thought this was going to be awful, but im very pleasantly surprised! :D

[dankhax]

this is great

[hhhodes]

i like it

[daemonicslyr]

good try and i really appreciate the effort, but maybe you guys shouldve tuned? or maybe gotten some higher ranges?

[POPHOPGOP]

this is so amazing noone should compare this to zach but its still pretty amazing

[dleduddet]

I LOVE this version... I mean the original song is amazing, but this is totally different and just as good in my opinion

[rinfofsex]

it's very good, but the singer try to sing like zach...change yiur voice!

[nicadeo]

oh i think they chose the one out of them that sounds the most like him

i think he sounded pretty good, he shouldn't have to change his voice just for a song

[Sam614Yo]

killed it.

[funtimeadventures]

impeccable

i want to join an a capella group just for this

[pumpurs84]

this is just too "good" and "accurate" if you know what i mean

[heyheyitsmj]

If I'd seen this before hearing the real version by Beirut, I'd think that it was amazing. But honestly, there's no comparison. Zach Condon can outshine anyone.

[MathematicKid]

I don't like it, sorry :( Zach's voice is simply incredible, not to compare...

[Raizza101]

what's the name of your school? where? what state? More press is needed for this kind of acapella and such great choice of songs.

[miumiu261191]

i love this vid

happy to see someone playing beirut music :)

[olimpia776]

I love this version!!!!!!!!

[OHHsoINDIE]

I love you guys. I fell in love with you guys when I saw your video of the performance of Ben Kweller's "Magic," but this is my favorite. I put on my application that I became interested in Carleton through your awesome YouTube videos. :)

[emmystar3]

<3 :D!

[disposition27]

This is beautiful.

[starlasatur9]

hahaha this is a fantastic zach condon impression. nice arrangement!!

[bgfilms]

the single greatest thing ive seen on youtube

[xanderthemanonthe]

lovely.

[allthesewires135]

Very hard song to pull off,

Good job guys.

[jorgliott]

Beautiful! Really talented.

[dankhax]

cool as hell

[xklousiv]

three thumbs up ! (I'm from tchernobyl)

[connorhall]

Ingenious idea :D

[amypearce7]

V. Cool.

[Lebowsky86]

waaaaaaaaaaao

[ChachiTelevision1979]

This is one of my all-time favorite Beirut songs.

[noTfAckiNmE]

i think its amazing.

and the guy on the right looks cute, haha.

[jonesmichael3]

hehe sounds like shit

[Lrrrrrrrr]

Agree! Good idea - but they are not so good

[detlenes]

true...you guys have a few picth/blending problems. but cookies for doing this Beirut song!!!

[Essenchill85]

thumbs up eyelashrut

i'm a fan of beirut aswell and this cover sounds great! it's one of my fav songs from beirut. congrats! ;)

[eyelashrut]

i'm a beirut fan myself, and you have to give these guys credit for how well they did. they sound great. and for all of you ignorant pricks who are making any ignorant comments about anything whatsoever, you apparently don't appreciate talent, effort, or music itself.

[backwardtotomorrow]

The original is so much better...

[bongomar]

Beautiful, you all did a great job with this song! Really enjoyed this!!

[bluerhubarb]

Wonderful.

[nado991]

incredible

[whenturtlesfly]

wooooot!

carleton shout out!

you rock, knights

[zepfan989]

if Carleton wasnt in Minnesota I'd go there.

[dkstojentin]

I think this has more thought and foresight than the original composition, seriously. I have been forced on many occasions to listen to the original version and it makes me want to kill people, which is unfortunate, since my job actually includes the option of serving people happily. I think this is the more stomachable version of music that is good for people to hear. I think, however, that listening to the original version is liable to drive folks to committing suicide or homicide. pick it

[toodrunktodream]

i completely disagree. completely.

[say12thebear]

you obviously don't have the ability to enjoy real music

any normal person would enjoy the original or at least tolerate it instead of exaggerating saying he would rather kill himself

i havent met a person who didnt like beirut

[DeadlyReverie]

I completely agree. Completely.

[joycenathalia]

Extremely beautiful!!!!!!

I love Beirut and loved this version!

[Lindyhops17]

one thing that bothered me throughout the whole song is that one of the notes of the main tune is flat, which is carried on for the whole 3 and a half minutes.

it's a shame because i thought the rest was excellent, just ruined by that one note.

[dkstojentin]

if you had to listen to the original at work you probably would never have expressed that opinion. If you listened to the original you'd realize that it was based on Rufus Wainright,and he is as bland and desolate as the desert wind. Listen to his father and shut the fuck up

!!!!

Loudon Wainwright the first was the originator of any of this and unless you are a choral director, you should probably order your PHO or your Pizza or your egg drop soup and SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lindyhops17]

what the hell are you talking about?

[missmissus]

this is his worst song

[BackForCrack]

Excellent. Arguably, this is better than the original.

[baberaham]

absolutely breathtaking

[bryanonfilm]

beautiful

[brokenarmor]

you just made my day again! this is my favorite song by them!

[jaybullen]

i love beirut yet i don't know this song

[Rockbandslidepostsch]

I am going to apply to this college just because of this video

[Rockbandslidepostsch]

amazingnngngngngngngngngnngngn­ggnngngnggnnggngngngngnngngngn­ggn

yeha let me aweomse

[hopelessdreamr]

zach condon imitation is pretty bang on.

[DezerayBrian]

beautiful work. you guys were breathtaking...

[manseman86]

wow.. breathtaking! =) excellent job guys!

[harperryan44]

So Awesome!!!

[lataliste]

amazing!!!!!!!! great job guys!!!

[melmes]

word!!

[STEREONOVA1]

excellent!

[CitizenJ]

wow, I think if all choir kids were this cool they would have a much better reputation! haha, this is awesome. I wish more high school programs would embrace doing new and unique material.

[lyricalesque]

I agree. I think my choir would be much more appreciated if our repertoire included something like this.

[ProphetOfTruth]

EXCELLENT JOB guys!... you really did a great job with this!

some people were laughing in the beginning, blown away in the end.. !... i only wish the video were longer to hear more of the crowds reaction!

[rhinethetauren]

Quite incredible, good song choice.

Gave me chills

[arich228]

i love your music choices! my roomate is in the a cappella group at UF and i keep leaning over to make an example out of the knights! :)

[goonieschick3]

okay... the fact that you did a cappella to Beirut is incredible.. if I'm not mistaken, I thought I saw a Vampire Weekend song. Seriously you guys have the best taste :) come sing at Washington University or SLU in st. louis..

[puzzmod]

I LOVE this song :)

great job guys

do all of you like beirut, or does one of you just arrange it and make them all sing it? :P

xxx

[crreosote]

HAHA he sounds SO MUCH like zach condon in the beginning.. impressive. zachs got a weird ass voice.

[AutumnNovocaine]

fantastic stuff! serious kudos xD

[thehotpinklady]

Uggggh, I LOVE this song.

[chasewiz]

Yay. You guys should do postcards from italy next.

[mmmitsie]

Exactly, or maybe Guyamas Sonoras or even Elephant Gun :D You guys rock!

[emrys831]

or maybe they could just not. because this sucks. and you could listen to Beirut...

[SaveAD]

you really did the song justice nice job! maybe my fav from you guys.

[OneGirlArmy3]

sooooooooooooooo good. great song, great performance.

[stebanobic]

I'f seen better from you guys...

the song is kinda lame...

still YOU ROCK