Tag Battle - Last Night Was the End of the World

[Jackman24601]

Love Nick's face at 1:05 :')

[Violadude96]

Awesome, can't wait to do one myself!

[CDugan7]

I wish Simon didn't look so displeased with the bass throughout the first tag...just sayin'

[MDMesser001]

This is SUCH a fun video to watch! (Well, provided you're a barbershopper.) Thanks for posting it!

[jayliminator]

basses should never be made to sing G natural above middle C in there "chest" voice. i sang along with the high tag in d major and my head damn near exploded. no more singing above D or E for me thanks

[NICKALEXPROD]

What fun! Hillarious! So glad you taped it. But face it, if Tim Waurick is in the group, no other group will sing it higher!!!!

Nick Alexander, Vocal Majority MC

[TRPDDB]

WHen I first sang in a barbershop quartet (in 1947), it was all about fun. Around 1982, I discovered it was becoming more of a business than a hobby, with extensive screenings as to who could sing in a competing chorus. Choruses got bigger and bigger and more and more professional and for me, the fun evaporated. I used to program woodshedding "contests" and everyone had a good time. It's wonderful to see that at least some of this is still around - with fantastic musicianship thrown in.

[MegaPyrokids]

4:46 *

You're welcome.

[MegaPyrokids]

4:47

You're welcome.

[Duffy103905]

This is actually amazing.

[flyinpianoman]

When you have Tim as your tenor, you can go as high as you want! Thanks for posting!

[COMALiteJ]

Hey! Who sent the time machine videocam ahead to the party scheduled for this Sunday, in honor of Harold Camping!?

[jstinemire]

I am soooo glad you had the presence of mind to tape this. I can't tell you how many all-night tag sings I have been part of...and they were never recorded! Thanks! I had a great time watching you guys have fun with it!

[kitzmiller100786]

@jstinemire HA I can't really take credit for having the camera. Someone else took it and gave me the footage to me later to split up :)

[1puppetmaster1]

Kyle you and your brother have amazing voices. And I loved the "attmpt" to do the 7 chords. That cracked me up

[jrbedford]

This is probably my new favorite video. Awesomely entertaining video documentary of a truly unique thing we barbershoppers do :)

BTW - all you aspiring tenors and leads out there - check out how relaxed Eric was the whole time he was singing, no matter how high the notes got. Very good stuff!

[babykeyz23]

BEST face ever. hands down.

[pauldkeiser]

Tag Wars against Simon & Tim = my worst nightmare. I pass out just thinking about it!

I'll just watch and try to retain what little dignity I have, thankyouverymuch!

PS. this is just AWESOME to watch!

[beardedboarder]

@crwv "eating wrong" good god lol I always seem to be finding new things to do "right" for vocal stuff but now eating too? haha how do you "eat right" Awesome stuff btw all the tag singing really makes me want to go to harmony u just for that if nothing else :P

[crwv]

@beardedboarder

do you *literally* inhale your food? that's what i mean.

[ChrisFrenchComedy]

My ears started bleeding on the high tag!! OY! Good stuff guys!!

[ashnlear]

there is NO such thing as a harmless tag...

[MBStargazer]

Great tenor voices on these pickup tags.

[mothraheisei]

i lik the second quartet better :]

[thisisthomasjordan]

i want to learn how to sing better, and start a quartet :D i'm sure my band mates would love that XD(i'm in a metal band)

[chuckuhs]

Just remember--Who filmed this....that's right ME BABY!! Of course, Kitz did a sweet job editing it though!!

[FineyLeee]

This video is epic! I'm still sad for screwing up that last chord of our half-step key change =P

[podari]

I have to revisit this video every once in a while; it's good for the soul. My favorite little tidbit this viewing: Dan Cook in the background observing Quartet 2's last attempt, eating ice cream and just shaking his head.

[cmstidham]

This is awesome! I wish Sweet Adeline's had a week of straight barbershop for younger members. Sounds AMAZING!

[w1nglesswarri0r]

Many an after glow sounded like this an more. Some started with one tag , and ended with another. One minute your singing bass and end the tag on the lead.I loved it ! ......More beer please.

[Gridrummer]

loool that was great.

[sgtsonny]

I can't say how many times I have seen this video... it's just so funny and amazing at the same time :)

[Hemicudap87]

This is awesome on so many different levels.

[nwmusic06]

actually, barbershop has really changed over the past 100 years, and is rapidly changing still. so maybe you should do some research before you make an ass of yourself on youtube. and why do you put style in quotes? Do you think barbershop doesn't exist or something? or isn't unique?

[cmstidham]

@SatanJesusBandana666 by the way God is capitalized and no one said you had to listen, you chose to and negative comments aren't needed. You just don't enjoy quality music that's all.

[SatanJesusBandana666]

@cmstidham yea. that must be it.

[LaurieGreenSoprano]

I am an opera singer and I am always amazed at the ability of barbershop singers. Crazy! Love it.

[TheDeusexdave]

you just got fark'd

[COMALiteJ]

Hey, guys, guess what just showed up on the Music page of FARK•com!? :-)

[ahauge1]

This seriously, never gets old! I loooooove it!

[SirFone]

Kyle, this reminds me of that time where your Dad rushed over to us after we did a SCREAMING rendition of Drivin' Me Crazy, and quickly asked if anyone was hurt; when we replied 'no', he then said "Well you're hurting me so shut the #$% up!" LOL!

[graynjah]

It's about time someone made a documentary on the oh-so-common Tag Battle . . . thanks for this.

[sephiroth3782]

this is hilarious XD

[timmylead]

i think ive said this before, but i love how whenever shrie sings high he points upward :)

[brianisawesom]

lol your right. Thats funny.

[COMALiteJ]

Oh, man, to be that young again and be in Barbershop! WHY did I WAIT so LONG!?!?

[babykeyz23]

I haven't laughed that hard in awhile! =-) this is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!! ridiculous.

[brockjarrett789]

lol it wasn't a half step flat but it was flat

[sgtsonny]

haha that was hilarious!! Great stuff and two outstanding quartets!! What is it that Eric hold in his hand in every single video? the red cup.. it can't be a drink, looks more like ice cream to me, but that's just absurd :)

[kitzmiller100786]

Yes, Eric always eats his ice cream in a cup...nobody knows why...

[sgtsonny]

I understand why he would want to eat it in a cup, but why the hell would you wanna eat ice cream while you're singing :) We don't want to make them vocal cords cold, now do we ;) that puzzles me :)

[kitzmiller100786]

Normal logic would say this...but I admit I eat more ice cream during the week of Harmony U than I do the rest of the year...guilty as charged :-D

[sgtsonny]

Well, if Eric does, than why should everyone else ;). Anyway, great video man! Thanks for sharing, because this is pure gold. Two great quartets!

[crwv]

@sgtsonny

food and drink never touch the vocal folds (unless you're eating wrong...)

[sojimmie11]

This is indeed epic! I love it!

[Barbershop666]

Hahahahahaha. This was great.

I remember the Smile tag battles going on in the hilton last july. Epic shit. ;)

[carcins]

Lol Around 2:44 The Guys Face In The Background Is Halarious Lol

[vanish129]

oh, I just had a weird thought...

what If the F major one from team 1 teamed up with your team's 3rd-up A major ver... oooooh.

[QTenor]

Hah! Great stuff :)

[MrNordsjo]

Awesome! :D

[atteheikkinen]

I love it!

[kitzmiller100786]

I love how angry Simon is about us supposedly dropping a half step when we didn't...

[vanish129]

was that ice cream you were holding?? LOL

SICK!! Nice Bmajor!!

[FineyLeee]

I think you fixed it... That is, you didn't actually put the correct tag recording in there, but you switched it with another better one!

[kitzmiller100786]

No I didn't. It's fa rizzle.

[DanishCartoonist]

LMAO!!!! Kitz, you're my hero! Your blokes pwned them! Better yet, Saint Simon is still quite dirty about it, so you have really brightened my day! Hahahahaha

[nwmusic06]

lol that was great.