Westminster- The Way You Look Tonight

[51Rog]

Simply superb.

[ooooohappy]

pazzesco..



[51Rog]

Astonishing choral work. Superb. I've lisened again and again.

[sarmadasco]

Lovely version. Loved the way you can see the guys all really getting into it and feeling the lyrics. A classic song sung in an unconventional way that still makes it sound classic. Bravo a tutti....Westminster!

[Tricheystudios]

And this is why Westminster's the best.

[vocalstiloligerizer]

we sang a different arrangement of this song. hohumm. >.<

i'm starting to love men's choir. :3

[TenorJOE]

1st westminster chorus vid to reach 100,000 views.....noooice......

[largefella]

I am loving the "breathe boys, breathe. " intro. Let's you know even this great chorus might get some jitters.

[Guthrief87]

Fantastic. Which arrangement was this?

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[jrbedford]

Still my favorite chorus contest ballad ever. Thank you, Westminster Chorus!

[jd7x7jd]

it's an overused word, but this really is awesome!

[jd7x7jd]

fantastic! :-)

[TheImperialdarkness]

This is premo Westminster. This should have scored a 97.0 (.)

[pinkinfazion]

i sooo love the song one of my favorites!

[katelovesmark]

the guy in the far upper right corner is one of my sister's best friends and he's awesome! :) i love this chorus so much :D

[katelovesmark]

i think it's him, anyway...

[svgbaritone]

Oh Yeah!

Makes me miss my barbershop days!

They are phenomenal!

[jockdr650]

The moves are how the singer makes a vital connection between his body-the instrument he uses to make the sound-and the emotions in his heart. It's part of the whole delivery mechanism. Does Yo-Yo Ma sit still while he plays Bach? I cannot imagine why they didn't win. W. sing the way god intended when he thought up the human voice.

[GutpileCharlie]

I'm an old barber shopper, and I too think that the hand gestures were just a bit over the top. Yes, you will use gestures in a quartet , but in a chorus setting, it is just unsettling.

Now that being said, the performance was OUT STANDING!

[judgejoe77]

Fantastic; takes the usual boredom out of formal, no move, Barber Shope choruses.. the sound is great and the motion adds to the interpretation.

[Mangi132]

thye would have come second coz they had too many hand gestures that just looked out of place.....the SOUND tho is awesome!!!!!

[FrodoFrog87]

I disagree. The movement was heart felt and fitted well the piece. For barbershop, it was incredible and this is what I want my chorus to do!

I think they got second because of the backflips and juggling in their uptune. They have amazing sound and such energy! That is their big drawcard!

[CarlViola]

Who got gold that year and how?

[neobass66]

Amaizing musical work!!

[evildarkhero]

OMG!!! Their movement creeps me out but all and all the songs good

[Th3seGuys]

Barbershop!

[dreygurl91]

I get goosebumps every time I hear them sing!

[meatloversunite]

Love the tag. That low resonance just can't be beat.

[ImUrSon2]

two words. Barbershop RULES!!!

ps - i love this!

[dixon497]

3:56 to 4:06 does it for me

[Franlululu]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!!

[zacluvr91]

they all look so funny when they sing!

[CareBear2157]

They sound great! WOW!!!

But for a second they looked like they were about to jump the conductor. lol

[grannylegs]

This beautiful song was sung to me on my 80th birthday on vacation with 17 immediate family. I shall never forget their carefully rehearsed chorus and dancing with my husband as Maurice sang the words. This was as good as it gets. Lucky me. Elaine

[ronjacobcal]

Lovely guys! Just lovely! Why don't you come and sing here in the Philippines? You so sound great!

[fluffygutss]

oh that ending is spine tingling! love it!

[kingofsng]

I'm in the back row! I rule!

[merobinson13]

Marg Rob exquisite

[thetubaman200]

this must be the most beautiful peice they have ever done, this is perfection here

[bloootube]

"Someday, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold, I will feel aglow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight ..."

In that magic moment when a man beholds the countenance of that special woman and she imprints upon his heart and mind forever, THIS is the song and THESE are the lyrics...

Thank you, Westminster. Jerome Kern wrote this song while listening to this performance in his soul.

[strainyerpaint]

Clearly superior!!!! Oh My Gawd!!! This will hold up 10 or 20 years from now!!!! SUMUHMUHBITCH!!!! I'm wiping my eyes! Damn it! I WANT TO SING THIS!!!

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!. J.

[Callmegoddess1234]

Oh wow~ I'm supposed to be learning the women's version of this (which is pretty much exactly the same) and it's nice to hear how it sounds all together~

[carahatestrig]

Whoa. These people are excited to hear them some chorus music...understandably...these guys are AMAZING!

[redjaq1fan]

amazing such tight harmonies and all acapella

[quishee]

greaf

[jcirmsa]

so I see OC Times and The Crush, is there any other quartets in there?

[madmosse]

At the time competing quartets were: OC Times, Men-so Forte and Afternoon Delight

[jcirmsa]

oh, i looked through again. i thought that one of the leads was from The Crush, but it wasn't.

[madmosse]

He's there, singing bari. So is the baritone. At the time they were in another quartet called Entourage. MSF(tenor, bass) + Entourage(lead, bari) = The Crush.

[jcirmsa]

ah! okay.

[kyba23]

and somehow they ONLY got 2nd place. haha i wonder who the 1st place winner was...god?

[jcirmsa]

haha, if only. it was VM (Vocal Majority).

[barrychuckle1411]

Its quite haunting, but in a good way. All those male voices and women. Its great!

[bcccool1]

There aren't any women in male barbershop chorus or even in quartets.  The women sing under Sweet Adelines and NO MALES>

[yerboyfloyd]

You can hear everything from Queen to the Beach Boys and Four Freshman in their stylings. Very nice.

[arki1983]

日本の男声合唱と違って透明感があっていいなぁ。

[landmarkyok]

好きだなこういうパフォーマンス。

少しでも合唱かじった人間にとっては

たまらない。

生まれ変わったら、このメンバーの中で一緒に歌ってみたい。

[derlehrerUtube]

あなたが英語に書くことはよい。

[inlettecluat]

(As can you.)

[derlehrerUtube]

Ich haette auch auf Deutsch schreiben koennen, aber der Meinung bin ich, dass es nicht besonders hoeflich ist, eine Fremdsprache zu verwenden! Warum nicht Englisch?

[aa4285]

If you want a permanent copy of this song and others, go to the WESTMINSTER CHORUSweb site and order their CD. You will not be dispappointed. Maybe one day they will put out a DVD of their performances. One can hope.

[FlaviaR]

Okay, I will cop to being ignorant: are they supposed to be moving like that? (I don't care, personally, they were fabulous! - but I am curious.)

[mochaman15]

barbershop is very animated. the idea of the movement is to emphasize the emotion in the music. You will see this sort of movement in any barbershop performance be it chorus or quartet.

[FlaviaR]

I just remember seeing competitions when I was younger, & it wasn't like this. Thanks for answering.

[millerdogsinging]

Fantastic! Thanks for posting.

[amandabanana3]

are they the ones from the westminster in utah?!

[okunikabuki]

mos of the guys look very cute!! yummm

[HighwayCinema]

Lovely!

[maggot101ss]

I'm a member of the ambassadors of harmony and there are plenty things i see that the judges are looking for that this chorus didnt do. These guys are really good but if they had that prob i see fixed they would have won gold.

[lamarpook]

Oh, come on! Anyone can make an open ended comment like that without backing it up with some hard facts. What specifically are you talking about?

[naybaybay]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[Gman8990]

I dont know why these guys didnt get gold either... i thot they were better than Vocal Majority

[chikale]

i cried. absolutely awestuck

[CamMargera]

lol, well said jamie

[redvolvo77]

This was absolute magic. You guys had that entire audience in the palm of your hands. You took the gold that night, you'll just pick up your medals next year, ;)

[Jude42]

Absolute Magic! Love that barbershop style....

left me in tears....

Only time I have ever wished I was a man.

Judy (Melbourne Chorus of Sweet Adelines Australia)

[ambradfo]

Sinatra would be proud!!

[desjr7359]

Saw this on the Webcast, can't wait to get the DVD. Still don't know how they didn't win gold.