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Ok I'm sorry, but this is one of the worst things ever done! They are making fun of some of the greatest songs ever made! No matter how overdone a song is, it can always be arranged differently to make it your own and make it current again. There is a reason why these songs are popular, because people love them and can be heard probably anywhere in the world. This video makes me sad; what a tragedy. Wow.
This group come from BYU and they don't appreciate people swearing in comments related their videos. I'm just saying. Plus, they are even better in person rather than on some person's camera or camcorder! Didn't you people ever watch Bambi? If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Ya think it's easy to sing so consistently off-key? This kind of parody is an art form if done right, and they've pulled it off like true pros. Bravo performance!
@awabob yeah, when you know a song in the major scale and then transpose it to a minor scale progression, it messes with your head a bit. lol. But they did amazing and actually made it sound cool.
Intentionally or otherwise bad intonation doesn't make it funny. Actually I think it is counter intuitive. Having flawless tuning while letting the arrangement in minor tonalities would have made it even better. Oh well, good taste is a subjective thing.
In case you didn't notice... this... is... a... JOKE!
I'm sorry that your sense of humor (or lack thereof) gets in the way of your "subjective good taste." Just check out some of their other stuff, and hopefully your "good taste" will not cloud your vision and allow you to see that they have the talent to pull stuff like this off.
@514oeht I'm very aware of what VP's abilities are, or at least used to be in 2005. I have the CD, even though there is a lot of studio processing in it. You don't need to be patronizing because I get what the joke is supposed to be. I have enough degrees in music and vocal experience to know they could have done a lot better and would have thusly increased the comedic value of the act.
@pussywillows2284 Pretentious? Do you even know what the word means? I didn't bust my ass through music school in one of the best collegiate choral departments on the West Coast to be convinced by inexperienced and uneducated kids that this is a good or musical performance. The ensemble I work with who has recorded for a Hollywood composer could mop the floor here. I think the only pretentiousness here is on your part.
@praestant8 clearly you dont know the definition. by calling you out i was merely letting you know NO ONE CARES... it's the internet.. you could be a 12 year old pre-pubescent kid... it's music. some people will like it and some wont... so just chill out. while you're doing that, im going to practice some prokofiev symphonia concertante. because as it happens, i'm studying cello...
@pussywillows2284 You haven't called anything out other then demonstrating your own lunacy. Do I care if you don't care, HELL NO. It's my right and privilege to comment on videos. That's the point of this place. You go practice your Prokofiev and let us know when you win a competition. Perhaps then someone will take you seriously. Run along now...
@cougarkid16 So if you don't care why are you bothering to comment on something from 3 months ago? Don't you have better things to do like fill out college applications?
@tsofan2000 That was the point. :P It was supposed to be exaggerating the overdone 'covers' made of classic and well-known songs. Some great things shouldn't be messed with, and that's what they were trying to say here. :P
@xlmeay So what exactly is the difference between a "performance" and a "concert"? They are the SAME thing. As soon as you start to "perform" for an audience, you are "in concert".
@Qwinkly3 You are equivicating two different meanings of what a concert is, and as such is fallacious.
Vocal point, if you knew anything about them, is a performance group. The intend for the audience to get rowdy. They intend for there to be audience participation. They even bring audience members to join them on stage from time to time.
Vocal Point is not an arts concert, in which you are supposed to behave. They are a performance group, as many collegiate acapella groups are.
@xlmeay First, if you're trying to sway me with multisyllabic words, please spell them correctly. Then move along to rules of grammar, such as the inclusion of a subject in your attempt at a compound sentence. But really, read my first comment again. At no time did I say anything about the behavior of the audience at all! I know full well what type of group this is, as I am a degreed professional musician, both in voice & clarinet. I have also designed comedic stage shows for jugglers.
@xlmeay BTW, I don't believe “equivicating” (sic) was even the correct word choice at all, even if you could spell it correctly. To equivocate means “to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge”. (Dictionary dot com) I believe the word you were striving for was “equating”. But again, you have read SO much more into my comment than there was there. I was merely stated that a performance is a concert.
@xlmeay “VP, if u knew anything about them, is a performance group.” Duh! You are proving my point now. EVERY singing group is “a performance group”. Music only exists in 2 forms, “dead” on paper, & “in performance”, also known as “in concert”. Ur TRYING to make a description here, but ur leaving out the adjectives (grammar again). Ur trying to say that VP is a COMEDIC performance group & an INTERACTIVE group (w the audience). I agree. At no time did I EVER say otherwise. Check my 1st comment!
Ok, this had to have been difficult to arrange and keep in minor tune. I gotta give props to these guys. I've never had a chance to see them live (despite living in Pleasant Grove), but this just sounds hilarious. What a fantastic concept. Thanks for posting this.
I love this. And its super true. Many a cappella songs are over done and its so great that they can have fun with it and make fun of this, still sounding good. They are the most talented group I've seen perform.
I love the arrangement, but it takes real vocal and musical talent to sing consistently bad. The fact is, they sound really good but they are doing it all on purpose to make fun of a cappella music.
I think it needs to be written a few more times with new medleys, cuz let's face it, a cappella music is great, but there are still a ton of songs that are overdone.
Wow, to say that was a creative arrangement would be an understatement. My only complaint about it would be that there were 2 huge omissions from the medley. Two of THE MOST overdone a cappella songs, Africa, and And So It Goes. Aside from that, one of the most creative arrangements I've ever heard, and really funny as well.
nice nice - yeah, i believe I have sung 95% of those songs - haha - I think since they're easy, catchy, people love it- its gonna be sung for years to come! =) and yes, i have to agree, the laughing gets pretty annoying
someone is a genius. this arrangement rocks! seriously lining up the seemingly erroneous solos over tritones and half diminished chords.... brilliant.
I'm amazed at the talent level of these gentlemen... They were in Nauvoo a while back... I would've loved to have gone to the show, but I'm not Mormon and not allowed in the Temple. I've seen the Temple, however, and it's gorgeous.
Singing in tune is actually far easier than intentionally singing out of tune without sounding like some American Idol reject. That they can do also do it in harmony with each other takes real talent.
It is obvious they are doing this on purpose!! hello overdone acapella songs with a twist, almost all the songs are done changing the mayor tones for the minor ones, that is way hard to sing, when u are used to hear/sing them in mayor tones. I think they are way awesome! I more than just enjoy them, I think they're the best acapella group ever ;) Your #1 fan in Puerto Rico
While they occasionally do slip out of tune, I think what you're hearing is the intentional shifting between major and minor tonalities in the arrangement. Awesome.
I really wasn't annoyed when I wrote that (one doesn't get inflections with type). Sorry 'bout that.
Everyone is defensive a bit, I guess, but I just think someone can disagree without being wrong, and I was trying to express that... but apparently failing.
They might have been out of tune on purpose BECAUSE the songs are over done. it might have just a stylistic thing to just make fun of all of the songs that they sang. but i completely agree with you and am kinda of disappointted in the people who are giving you crap for speaking your mind. i think, it's your opinion and you should be able to say it outloud. or type it... or something
If you have the credentials stated, then you of all people should recognize that they are not out of tune, but rather singing each song in a minor key. The reason "for the longest time" sounds odd is because you are expecting the lovely major key sound of billy joel's recording. You should have recognized the dorian mode of "in the jungle" and realized it was on purpose. If you can't hear these things, I call BS on your credentials. Check out their other stuff, they don't EVER sing out of tune.
I agree that singing in minor was their intent. I do not agree, however that they were completely successful for the duration of this eight minute video.
But hey--no worries. Everyone messes up a bit, and they still did a pretty good job with a funny arrangement.
Apparently there has been some sort of misunderstanding. I love Vocal Point quite a lot, and I understand that they're amazing.
I'm only saying that in the VIDEO they sound out of tune, whereas at the actual CONCERT, they probably weren't. I've recorded them myself, and I know that the video isn't an exact representation.
But 'cmon, guys! Let me give a little criticism without being thumbed down! People are still entitled to their opinions, and I was very polite about the whole thing.
You guys are all crazy... how did you not notice it in the beginning??? They are certainly not out of tune. They are wonderfully in tune. They are instead singing all the songs in a minor key instead of in their intended major keys basically to make fun of it. it's amazing! shows great great talent.
Can't actually hear any of the talent, just WHOOOOOO IM SO DRUNK LET ME SCREAM AND WHOOOOOO WHILE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO LISTEN WHOOOOOO!
Lithuania1980 2 months ago
Lol I've literally sang every one of these songs before.
sanpaco13 4 months ago 2
Would be nice if we could hear them sing, instead of a constant cackle.
xxcrazy23xx 5 months ago 3
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Ok I'm sorry, but this is one of the worst things ever done! They are making fun of some of the greatest songs ever made! No matter how overdone a song is, it can always be arranged differently to make it your own and make it current again. There is a reason why these songs are popular, because people love them and can be heard probably anywhere in the world. This video makes me sad; what a tragedy. Wow.
Thumpalina100 5 months ago
@Thumpalina100 Nobody's forcing you to watch it. Go take your negative opinions somewhere they'll be appreciated.
MisterClockTower 5 months ago
i'm all for comments but seriously? swearing?
Zaphryn777 5 months ago 4
So freaking amazing!
xlmeay 7 months ago
This is BEAST!!!! =D
laralovesmusic1 7 months ago
Brilliant!!!
ealbanoski 11 months ago
This group come from BYU and they don't appreciate people swearing in comments related their videos. I'm just saying. Plus, they are even better in person rather than on some person's camera or camcorder! Didn't you people ever watch Bambi? If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Prylli1 1 year ago 4
the audience is sooo annoying
punknsmasher 1 year ago
Ya think it's easy to sing so consistently off-key? This kind of parody is an art form if done right, and they've pulled it off like true pros. Bravo performance!
awabob 1 year ago
@awabob yeah, when you know a song in the major scale and then transpose it to a minor scale progression, it messes with your head a bit. lol. But they did amazing and actually made it sound cool.
mijamz 11 months ago
<3 Bass
aprast1 1 year ago
Intentionally or otherwise bad intonation doesn't make it funny. Actually I think it is counter intuitive. Having flawless tuning while letting the arrangement in minor tonalities would have made it even better. Oh well, good taste is a subjective thing.
praestant8 1 year ago
@praestant8
In case you didn't notice... this... is... a... JOKE!
I'm sorry that your sense of humor (or lack thereof) gets in the way of your "subjective good taste." Just check out some of their other stuff, and hopefully your "good taste" will not cloud your vision and allow you to see that they have the talent to pull stuff like this off.
514oeht 1 year ago
@514oeht I'm very aware of what VP's abilities are, or at least used to be in 2005. I have the CD, even though there is a lot of studio processing in it. You don't need to be patronizing because I get what the joke is supposed to be. I have enough degrees in music and vocal experience to know they could have done a lot better and would have thusly increased the comedic value of the act.
praestant8 1 year ago
@praestant8 SOMEONE'S PREEEEETENTIOUS!
pussywillows2284 1 year ago
@pussywillows2284 Pretentious? Do you even know what the word means? I didn't bust my ass through music school in one of the best collegiate choral departments on the West Coast to be convinced by inexperienced and uneducated kids that this is a good or musical performance. The ensemble I work with who has recorded for a Hollywood composer could mop the floor here. I think the only pretentiousness here is on your part.
praestant8 1 year ago
@praestant8 clearly you dont know the definition. by calling you out i was merely letting you know NO ONE CARES... it's the internet.. you could be a 12 year old pre-pubescent kid... it's music. some people will like it and some wont... so just chill out. while you're doing that, im going to practice some prokofiev symphonia concertante. because as it happens, i'm studying cello...
pussywillows2284 1 year ago
@pussywillows2284 You haven't called anything out other then demonstrating your own lunacy. Do I care if you don't care, HELL NO. It's my right and privilege to comment on videos. That's the point of this place. You go practice your Prokofiev and let us know when you win a competition. Perhaps then someone will take you seriously. Run along now...
praestant8 1 year ago
@praestant8 opinions are like buttholes. everyone has one, and nobody really cares about anyones elses. so chill man
cougarkid16 1 year ago
@cougarkid16 So if you don't care why are you bothering to comment on something from 3 months ago? Don't you have better things to do like fill out college applications?
praestant8 1 year ago
That bass is awesome.
TheSurrealBox 1 year ago 4
The lion must be dead.
the night must have been stormy
The longest time must have been too long (yep)
The night must have been too still
Too much Ice cream?
Too much leaning
The lollypop must have been bitter
The girl never been kissed (and probably never will be kissed)
Just say goodbye
tsofan2000 1 year ago
@tsofan2000 That was the point. :P It was supposed to be exaggerating the overdone 'covers' made of classic and well-known songs. Some great things shouldn't be messed with, and that's what they were trying to say here. :P
Classic1940s 5 months ago
grrrr to the screaming girl in the audience
wendys120 2 years ago 13
Damn, the laughing is extremely annoying.
kreternal 2 years ago 50
@kreternal What do you expect? It's a live performance that was really funny.
stringcheese0902 1 year ago
Unprofessional college kids shut up with your laughs
KnottPatriot 1 year ago
@KnottPatriot it was at a performance, not a concert. They are aloud to.
xlmeay 1 year ago
@xlmeay *allowed
xlmeay 1 year ago
@xlmeay So what exactly is the difference between a "performance" and a "concert"? They are the SAME thing. As soon as you start to "perform" for an audience, you are "in concert".
Qwinkly3 1 year ago
@Qwinkly3 You are equivicating two different meanings of what a concert is, and as such is fallacious.
Vocal point, if you knew anything about them, is a performance group. The intend for the audience to get rowdy. They intend for there to be audience participation. They even bring audience members to join them on stage from time to time.
Vocal Point is not an arts concert, in which you are supposed to behave. They are a performance group, as many collegiate acapella groups are.
xlmeay 1 year ago
@xlmeay First, if you're trying to sway me with multisyllabic words, please spell them correctly. Then move along to rules of grammar, such as the inclusion of a subject in your attempt at a compound sentence. But really, read my first comment again. At no time did I say anything about the behavior of the audience at all! I know full well what type of group this is, as I am a degreed professional musician, both in voice & clarinet. I have also designed comedic stage shows for jugglers.
Qwinkly3 1 year ago
@xlmeay BTW, I don't believe “equivicating” (sic) was even the correct word choice at all, even if you could spell it correctly. To equivocate means “to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge”. (Dictionary dot com) I believe the word you were striving for was “equating”. But again, you have read SO much more into my comment than there was there. I was merely stated that a performance is a concert.
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@xlmeay “VP, if u knew anything about them, is a performance group.” Duh! You are proving my point now. EVERY singing group is “a performance group”. Music only exists in 2 forms, “dead” on paper, & “in performance”, also known as “in concert”. Ur TRYING to make a description here, but ur leaving out the adjectives (grammar again). Ur trying to say that VP is a COMEDIC performance group & an INTERACTIVE group (w the audience). I agree. At no time did I EVER say otherwise. Check my 1st comment!
Qwinkly3 1 year ago
I love it!
Scotessa 2 years ago
Ok, this had to have been difficult to arrange and keep in minor tune. I gotta give props to these guys. I've never had a chance to see them live (despite living in Pleasant Grove), but this just sounds hilarious. What a fantastic concept. Thanks for posting this.
SuperSpitt81 2 years ago 3
GENIOUS!!! I actually like Stand by Me better in minor... haha
dabronx8018 2 years ago 3
love this. creative! i love the "kiss the girl" in minor! great :) and classic ending!
icecream4younme 2 years ago
I love this. And its super true. Many a cappella songs are over done and its so great that they can have fun with it and make fun of this, still sounding good. They are the most talented group I've seen perform.
KellisayRawr 2 years ago 4
they should try a lower note
luigiman241 2 years ago
I love the arrangement, but it takes real vocal and musical talent to sing consistently bad. The fact is, they sound really good but they are doing it all on purpose to make fun of a cappella music.
I think it needs to be written a few more times with new medleys, cuz let's face it, a cappella music is great, but there are still a ton of songs that are overdone.
feitocomfruta 2 years ago
Awesome, but I don't think Lean on me sounds good in a minor key.
dudechuck82 2 years ago 2
Her over obnoxious laugh makes me want to punch infants.
But when I could actually hear them, they were absolutely amazing. As usual.[:
o0heyyou0o 2 years ago 2
Wow, to say that was a creative arrangement would be an understatement. My only complaint about it would be that there were 2 huge omissions from the medley. Two of THE MOST overdone a cappella songs, Africa, and And So It Goes. Aside from that, one of the most creative arrangements I've ever heard, and really funny as well.
waitingforjune 2 years ago 4
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i dont see why theyre laughing...
stupid
MaddieMusic30 2 years ago
nice nice - yeah, i believe I have sung 95% of those songs - haha - I think since they're easy, catchy, people love it- its gonna be sung for years to come! =) and yes, i have to agree, the laughing gets pretty annoying
timesfive5 2 years ago
someone is a genius. this arrangement rocks! seriously lining up the seemingly erroneous solos over tritones and half diminished chords.... brilliant.
IrisBlackWinter 2 years ago 2
omg... amazing... but the laughing is soooo obnoxious...
DearestIncompetents 2 years ago
Very funny (and difficult to do)!
They´re AMAZING!
ProfMaximo 2 years ago 3
omg.... the switch to minor key is kinda freaky @_@
TsubasaNoFuyu 2 years ago 2
Totally agree!
iknowdaguy 2 years ago
Holy freaking cow! "I am agog, I am aghast . . ." I am AMUSED!!!! Well done, BYU boys!
grimmfervor 2 years ago 4
This is absolutely FANTASTIC and that BASS is AMAZING!!!!!
LtothatBoogie 2 years ago 2
and a n awesome tag. nice. honestly impressed.
IrisBlackWinter 2 years ago
I'm amazed at the talent level of these gentlemen... They were in Nauvoo a while back... I would've loved to have gone to the show, but I'm not Mormon and not allowed in the Temple. I've seen the Temple, however, and it's gorgeous.
Tader77 3 years ago 4
The performance wouldn't have been in the temple...
mormongal88 2 years ago
ok, this is really funny haha
suspektz102 3 years ago 3
Yeah.
The first song is in the Dorian mode.
The rest are in Ionian, Aeolian modes, and in major and minor keys.
buckerooski 3 years ago 3
theyre not out of tune, just changing from a major to a minor key.
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turning stand by me into a tango was fucking genius
Raptinox 3 years ago 15
THIS IS GREAT! really overdone accapella. you are so right. I love the purposful minor tunes! =]
fettuciniandalfredo 3 years ago 2
Singing in tune is actually far easier than intentionally singing out of tune without sounding like some American Idol reject. That they can do also do it in harmony with each other takes real talent.
fwildly 3 years ago
It is obvious they are doing this on purpose!! hello overdone acapella songs with a twist, almost all the songs are done changing the mayor tones for the minor ones, that is way hard to sing, when u are used to hear/sing them in mayor tones. I think they are way awesome! I more than just enjoy them, I think they're the best acapella group ever ;) Your #1 fan in Puerto Rico
Att. Patricia Berríos
patriberr 3 years ago 4
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Hmmm... they ARE out of tune. I didn't notice until "for the longest time."
I still enjoyed it, though. Even though they were out of tune quite a bit.
carlotta4th 3 years ago
While they occasionally do slip out of tune, I think what you're hearing is the intentional shifting between major and minor tonalities in the arrangement. Awesome.
Yatlick 3 years ago 3
I've been in various choirs for about 9+ years, and played piano professionally for 12. Having done that, I've can recognize pitch *somewhat.*
If they AREN'T out of tune, they chose reeeeeeeeally bad keys for a few of the songs. It's most noticeable during "for the longest time."
And, again, I still enjoyed it. I'm just giving a bit of critique.
carlotta4th 3 years ago
Wow, defensive much?
Yatlick 3 years ago 2
I really wasn't annoyed when I wrote that (one doesn't get inflections with type). Sorry 'bout that.
Everyone is defensive a bit, I guess, but I just think someone can disagree without being wrong, and I was trying to express that... but apparently failing.
Drat.
carlotta4th 3 years ago
They might have been out of tune on purpose BECAUSE the songs are over done. it might have just a stylistic thing to just make fun of all of the songs that they sang. but i completely agree with you and am kinda of disappointted in the people who are giving you crap for speaking your mind. i think, it's your opinion and you should be able to say it outloud. or type it... or something
colorguarddrummajor 3 years ago
If you have the credentials stated, then you of all people should recognize that they are not out of tune, but rather singing each song in a minor key. The reason "for the longest time" sounds odd is because you are expecting the lovely major key sound of billy joel's recording. You should have recognized the dorian mode of "in the jungle" and realized it was on purpose. If you can't hear these things, I call BS on your credentials. Check out their other stuff, they don't EVER sing out of tune.
ddstix 2 years ago 3
I agree that singing in minor was their intent. I do not agree, however that they were completely successful for the duration of this eight minute video.
But hey--no worries. Everyone messes up a bit, and they still did a pretty good job with a funny arrangement.
No haters.
carlotta4th 2 years ago
Apparently there has been some sort of misunderstanding. I love Vocal Point quite a lot, and I understand that they're amazing.
I'm only saying that in the VIDEO they sound out of tune, whereas at the actual CONCERT, they probably weren't. I've recorded them myself, and I know that the video isn't an exact representation.
But 'cmon, guys! Let me give a little criticism without being thumbed down! People are still entitled to their opinions, and I was very polite about the whole thing.
Sheesh.
carlotta4th 2 years ago
They are not out of tune. All the songs have been arranged in Minor chords. read the description.....
KiriYukimura 2 years ago
You guys are all crazy... how did you not notice it in the beginning??? They are certainly not out of tune. They are wonderfully in tune. They are instead singing all the songs in a minor key instead of in their intended major keys basically to make fun of it. it's amazing! shows great great talent.
AndrewBoyd13 2 years ago 2
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man you guys butchered these songs
jhernandez16 3 years ago
Clever and awesome!
GLue02 3 years ago 2
Amazing . . . and ouch, so true! My college acappella group did all but two of these songs!
froyochica 3 years ago 2
The ending part is sooo true...you see these damn endings soooo many times...ADD a hook! pfft.
LuvHopeDream 3 years ago
thank you! I had a great laugh :)
MissDramatique 3 years ago
o yes!
REVACOSO 3 years ago