UC Men's Octet - Nirvana Medley

[imagoldlion]

So. SOOOOO. funny and epic. :)

[ZackFairLuv77]

Part of me wants to run away screaming, but part of me wants to stay and watch because this is so amazing. It's like a freakin' train wreck.

[bachu6]

wow! just wow!

[Mikaydoo]

i kind of want to marry every single person in this group

[ragmahatta]

the guy who put this together is a combination of insane and genious at the same time! wow fantastic!!!!

[Knox1013]

flippin' fantastic. this had me clapping and laughing out loud.

(by the way, re the first lead singer - i reckon as well as jim carrey and jack black, he has more than a little touch of jimmy carr about him).

[musicgeek311]

lmfao i love this so much x3

[MrXboxaj]

@FingerSk8Rat And some will ferrel in there.

[sixfingerman68]

This wins. This wins fucking everything.

[dgteika]

he's got great face expressions, very artistic :)

[VacantPistol]

The "yeaaaahhh" in lithium had me lolling!!! sounds like the beach boys

[GirlGeorgeTVshow]

very funny jason

[RichyUK86]

is 2nd guy from the left the guy that did the arrangements?

[monkfan72]

@RichyUK86 he did this arrangement, and several others in this concert. Rick Wood (who sang Not Pretty Enough) did the original arrangement for I Like Big Butts.

[shedisek]

It's like these songs were specifically made to be parodied in a funny way by an a'capella group

[MasterofEtherium]

How come that guy always blows the harmonica for like one note before they start?

[Burning0Lilac]

@MasterofEtherium im pretty sure that it's to make sure everyone is in the same key, tuning their instruments :p

[monkfan72]

@MasterofEtherium The harmonica thing is called a pitch pipe. A cappella groups use them to provide a pitch reference.

[vicardin]

indeed

[SmellsLikeNothing]

The constant laughing was annoying, but it was great.

[ilonabologna8]

I love how they did this! Very clever! Great voices! Love the lead's facial expressions...

[ilonabologna8]

I love how they did this! Very clever! Great voices!

[mex55]

sweet~ xD

[DylanProductions5]

haha awesome :3

[camelont688]

lolol you guys are great!

[HandreyAlex]

people were keep laughing at the part that didn't even supposed to be funny... part like 3:11 was supposed to be funny.1:23 was supposed to be funny. 2:11 was supposed to be funny. I just don't get it what's so funny about time signature change or tenor sound... well can't blame them at all. at least they liked it... people can't get a good response like this with just a good music, isn't it...

[Qwinkly3]

Pretending someone had never heard of "Nirvana", what songs (and in what order) are in this medley I'd need to know to understand the parodies?

[monkfan72]

@Qwinkly3 All Apologies, Lithium and Smells Like Teen Spirit.

[Qwinkly3]

@monkfan72 Thanks! Now I won't seem like such an old idiot! The only reason I know any music my kids like at all is there seems to be almost no Generation Gap - like there's "supposed" to be! Kids are still liking bands like Led Zeppelin. I said to my kid, "Dude, you know they're all in diapers by now ! How cool can they be?" (All I got was the TER -- "Teenage Eye Roll")

[thefusomuso]

Kurt would have loved this. In every way. Its amazing.

[mevitorino]

This NEVER gets old!!

[katia4421]

1:26 motherfuckin' JACK BLACK!

[downer67]

this is great :DDDD!!!

[mongoosegoose1]

i have two words for perfection UC MENS OCTET!!!

From San Antonio Texas

[Myshingone]

You destroyed Nirvana!... And made something equaly awesome out of the ruble!

[tdstudd1996]

how could you not like this? its not possible

[Luv2Dnce4]

Why on earth doesn't this have more views???

[uknowispeaksense]

what Nirvana would have sounded like in the 1700's/

[SDMusicTeacher]

Anyway I can get the arrangement for this? I teach music at an urban public high school and my guys love this. email me at rhaus@sandi.net - any other good ideas that students would like rather than another boring TTBB arrangement of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight?" Thanks!

[hurryupche]

may god have mercy upon your soule, but I wouldnt

[RunningFlavour]

can somebody please tell me, what he is saying at 2:11? I can't really figure it out... thx in advance. :)

[monkfan72]

@RunningFlavour My best guess, and I'm no Latin scholar, is: "Gloria sumptus smells like teen spiritus. "

[jiaigaara]

hilaious!

[metallybenj]

haha, this was utterly brilliant, I think I just died laughing

[fade2blackarp]

Oh my god! I'm gonna die laughing! This is awesome!

[TypicalInsomniac]

well done!

[DamnItNanet]

hm...amazing how Cobain's songs lend themselves well to show-tune like acapella...i half except them to do a dance number along with this

[monkfan72]

I found out that the soloist, Jason Mabie, is going to be doing a show (vocals/ guitar) in San Fransisco on September 4th. I'm not sure of all the details, but I'm sure if you're in SF or will be there on Sept. 4, and you contact him on facebook (maybe YouTube -gobears236) he'll let you know.

[fromtheashes248]

this is wrong on so many levels... and yet, so very very right

[NecronRon]

You my friends are heroes. Enough said.

[monkfan72]

Ben and Jordan harmonizing @ 2:54 is a beautiful thing.

[kayjo92]

2003 was the octet's best yet ever

[scarlotty123]

This made my day. You guys are wonderful!

[cms4393]

The VH1 series Behind the Music had video of Kurt Saying he loved music parodies. You guys paid yor respects well.

[owickedfox]

Now I know why Kurt suicided...

[goonyougoodthing]

OMG IT SOUNDS SO HAPPY SOUNDS LIKE A THEME SOMG

[vampyreaayin]

This always makes me smile.

[desilang]

I'm sorry but I thought it was bad form. The guy proclaims to be a fan of Nirvana? What the hell was he thinking? And the audience and their annoying laughs...I wonder where they preformed this. I was shocked and dismayed, shaking my head the whole time. Whatever man, go back to your country club, jack ass friends.

[monkfan72]

@desilang I disagree with everything you said, but thought you might like to know, that since they're from Berkeley, so they're much more likely to go back to their hippie communes than their country clubs.

[remyglessi]

the most awesome medley i've ever seen as a nirvana medley

[Sanisaninja]

one of the funniest things i've ever seen :D

[LolaofAr]

Funny as HELL!!!!!

[frankoramma]

Outstanding!!! Wonderful!!

[pity2605]

when he sings, he looks a bit like jim carrey

[holydigital]

I'm looking for fun youtubes for high school teaching resources, and the UC Men's OCtet never fails!!! This is the best find so far. I am literally laughing my head off right now.

[Gitaniia]

LOL 1:06 everyone is gay, and the Jack Black face xDDD

[mordby]

jajajjajaa... well i am realy big fan of nirvana but . this so damn funny ajjajaja

[jieunnn]

this is the freaking best.

[Centaur1201]

This is the greatest!

[daddylip08]

you guys added your own twist to all of theese songs that you did, i was in awe(because it was so good) and laughed through the rest because it was so funny...i hope you guys release more, maybe try for a bigger audience

[chilly149]

:)

I love nirvana, and choir.

this made my day.

way to go guys.

[gtr82]

Pretty damn funny.

[whpcream]

This is sick twisted morally wrong and TOTALLY AWESOME!

[PeterStorm81]

OMG I have tears in my eyes from laughing XD, this was so freaking awesome funny.

And they can sing sooooo good. Glad i bumped into this video :D

[savvyspirals]

OMG haha I bet Kurt would laugh his ASS off and then give them props. This was sick.

[kittenclaws]

I think Cobain would actually have gotten a kick out of this, he actually enjoyed parody :)

[tryanjohnson]

SooooOO Good. UC Berekeley is the greatest of all time!

[satindesire]

Kenny's expression from 2:22 is HILARIOUS!

[HyogaBH]

um dos meus videos preferidos no youtube.

Great Job guys. Venham ao brazil!

[monkfan72]

@dickinthesystem I don't know. But I bet if he saw them now, he'd be like "man, this is dope!"

[SodaPopElectric]

this was amazing

i love the song (reminds me of stuff richard cheese does. check out his version of teen spirit)

but i hated the laughing of the people..i dont find this funny so it irked me. i just saw it as a good humored great song ._.

[Typokeke]

Guessing it was more the gestures that made them laugh.

[sadams291]

teen spirit is so good!!!!

[LittleMissMoose]

SOOOO GOOD!!! And freakin' halarious. holy cow....

[RinRanThatWay]

acapella Nirvana never sounded so good

[Sukasdf]

EEEEEEVERYONE IS GAAAAAY!!!

god i havn't heard all apologies forever, this shit is so badass

[sandra9126]

awesome...you guys are amazing :D

[gobears236]

Actually, and this is an absolutely true story, I went home to Encino last year during winter break, and as I was waiting in line at the pharmacy at the Rite Aid on Ventura Blvd near White Oak, I noticed that the guy waiting right behind me was Dave Grohl!!!! I actually did introduce myself and said that I had co-arranged a comedic a cappella Nirvana medley on which at soloed at UC Berkeley, and he said that that was really cool. I doubt he's seen it, but that DID happen. Swear on my life :)

[00Cisca00]

gah.your lucky.

love that man..and love this piece.

great stuff.

[threeup2]

haha

[powerkidd]

excellent

[MrFlea28]

what excellent humor, each show is awesome!

[senseisleepyhead]

Possibly my favourite moment: the switch in the lead's facial expressions at 0:45 as the music suddenly picks up. Never fails to make me laugh, and I love this whole rendition!

[greencow423]

Every once in a while I watch this and remember why I love these guys so much. :)

[aec41594]

which songs are these?

i know the first was all apologies...

[djdemonic23]

All Apologies

Lithium

Smells Like Teen Spirit

[fearlesscp2]

the singer seems like Jim Carrey ! jhahahaaha

[sunidragon]

FRICKIN AWESOME YOU GUYS ROCK

[FightinAG2006]

bahaha, the beginning is like......a Michael Buble rewrite of Teen Spirit. Hilarious.

[mikeisntgod]

He reminds me of Rawrb from Psychostick.. The lead that is..

[LadyAliara]

If only the laughing wasn't so loud =(

[Thistledove]

I am sure Kurt Cobain is looking down and laughing his tail off!

[MCADJim]

I saw this a few days ago and I'm STILL laughing my ass off.

[armenianply]

AWESOME GUYS. VERY COOL.

[gruya93]

cool

[scurulla]

This is sheer genius. The recordings of this performance show how talented this group was. I know the octet continues on, but this particular combination was fantastic.

[Menamebephil]

This is like... the most awesome blasphemy ever.

[XxXcjf1297XxX]

@Menamebephil Blasphemy!

[bentricky]

@Menamebephil Blasphemy! Blas-phor-you! Blas-phor-everybody in the room!

[consect]

seriously kurt would have loved this.

[gobears236]

Before deciding to go ahead with arranging this song, I read Kurt Cobain's biography "Heavier than Heaven", and there are many, MANY, allusions to Kurt loving parodies. He hated musicians who took their music too seriously. He viewed them as pathetic snobs. Remember that this is the same Kurt Cobain who gave "Weird Al" Yankovic the ok to put out a parody of Smells Like Teen Spirit. I love Nirvana. They really are my favorite band. This was a tribute to them,and Jurt, wherever he is, knows it.

[stunt4203]

He also said he knew he had made it when Weird Al made a parody of "Teen Spirit"

[yunggun44]

are you doing anything musical now? cuz this is awesome

[gobears236]

@tryanjohnson I guess I don't particularly care if he would approve of this song either. We did, the audience did, and that's all that matters, and that's why we arranged and performed it. And yes, I agree BERKELEY ROCKS!! :)

[Saber0003]

@gobears236 Some of Kurts best songs are covers man, so yeah, he'd probably get a kick out of I think.

[Xerae]

@gobears236

THANK GOD SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS THIS.

And I read that Kurt Cobain and the entire band sat down to watch the debut of the Smells Like Nirvana, and laughed their asses off at it. Kurt was a badass and wasn't so insecure about himself that he thought his work was some sort of pristine example of the human race that should not be deflowered. He was too good for that.

[sutter204]

im sure kurt would've thought this was funny as hell.

[marcero2]

very clever! Nice work...i highly enjoyed this.

[MCADJim]

I about fell out my chair laughing at this....that's a riot!

[SugarStar66]

I wish Nirvana songs were like this more often. I guess it's just because the radio stations here play them tooooo much. If they spliced them up like this, it would be a little more enjoyable. :)

[monkfan72]

Like a really classy remix.

[HeleneRT]

AMAZING!!!

[vastaddict]

idk what people are talking about when they say kurt would have hated this. He LOVED music, and boy is this music to my ears. props from a grunge fan

[chipchipdouglas]

Son demasiado grosos locooo... profecionales realmente....

[smubmub]

ahhhhhhh!!!!! i FRIGGIN LOVE IT! i am actually theeee biggest nirvana song but i also loooove acapella harmonies and this is amazing. blows my mind

[swim2win766]

This is absolutely hilarious, and well done too. Great job guys, this is true entertainment, tight vocals and a great sense of humor!

[BRADvsBR4D]

pretty shitty octet

[monkfan72]

@BRADvsBR4D I believe the phrase is "the shit".

[callisto1987]

I think Kurt would turn over in his grave, but I love it! It's awesome!

[JollyGreenGiant72]

PURE GENIUS!!!!!

[sashamacedonia]

great!!!!

[Emotrumpet87]

Lol, kinda copying Richard Cheese....

[hurley1881]

haha, i was thinking the same thing, it sounds alot like him

[rmls11]

can someone please tell which nirvana songs they are singing??thanks:)

[reallivetroll]

All Apologies, Lithium, Smells Like Teen Spirit

[Strifezilla]

all apologies

[copilul1]

I laughed my ass off =))

[brotherofthesouth]

Well, I was a big Nirvana fan, so i didnt care so much for the laughs... But tudos to you people, you seem to enjoy it!!

[doubledre31]

if curt could see this hed probly kill himself again........ jk good job guys lol x]

[fadigaziri]

absolutely fantabulous arrangement of Teen Spiritus!

[LovedeAcapella]

Jim Gaffigan, I tell you.

[Megish16]

That was awesome!! Great Tribute I was laughing the whole time!!!! Job well done!!

[52381a]

STANDING "O"

That was hilarious.

[EldervinOfAnvilmar]

lmao... i just did a tripple-take to make sure i was hearing things right...wow...wtf...lol this is great...in a....you know what? this is bull shit! haha

[gobears236]

hahaha that's pretty much EXACTLY the response we were going for :)

[ALCHOHOLIQUE]

mmmmm that's good blasphemy...

[SaMyVaiS]

just can't stop laughing! Curt must rolling in his coffin! lol

[guilloguillen]

that guy looks like a mix of jim carrey and will farrell

[Laylagirrl]

Oh my gosh, you're absolutely right!

[TheNSizzle]

And Jack Black.

[dabuu]

if its a octet... why are there only 7???

[ChaseSpace]

That was spectacular

[Hisokaa]

hahahahahaha génial

[Philly373]

smells like teen spirit is the funniest thing ive ever seen amazing job

[sings4love]

Oh this is too good!!! I love how you sing it Men's Quartet Style (i.e. barber shop quartet style).I laughed so hard!

[kaptainkarnage69]

Made of awesome!

[tnflightinstructor]

and all the other guys too of course. lol.

[tnflightinstructor]

Jason Mabie = tha shit.

[MattkNT]

wow! very nice..

[llikkill]

hahaha... The amen was a nice touch

[Bladestar7]

Why didnt these guys show up on Letterman or the tonight show? THEY ARE HILARIOUS!!

[kentquiambao]

could anyone tell me all the nirvana songs they sung here. tnx

[monkfan72]

All Apologies, Lithium and Teen Spirit.

[5BTW12]

All Apologize

smells like teen spirit

[swordarchertex]

What has more brains then Kurt Cobain?

The wall behind him :)