Complaints Choir of Chicago

The Complaints Choir invites people to complain as much as they want and to sing their complaints out loud together with fellow complainers. The first choir was organised in Birmingham followed by the Complaints Choir of Helsinki and Hamburg. The lyrics were written by the Choir, Music by Jeremy Jacobson. Project by Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen. Produced by Smog Veil Records/Frank Mauceri.
Project website:
http://www.complaintschoir.org/
Artists Website:
http://www.ykon.org/kochta-kalleinen
Jeremy Jacobson's website:
http://lonesomeorganist.com/

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Education

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• choir
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• chicago
• america
• us
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• humanities
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[penguinboi87]

I think its hilarious that there are kids in the choir and "they are still thinking about sex" LMAO!!!!!

[atomipommi]

if you look closer the kids dont sing this line but covering their ears instead.

[laurylchan]

As a fellow Chicagoan, I'm embarrassed that there are close-minded individuals like yourself in my area who fail to see the purpose or usefulness of channeling normally negative energy into a creative and positive expression of art.

You have neither the knowledge nor place to say that these people would prefer to complain rather than act. Yes, some of them might behave as such, but most likely not all.

And for the record, the choir started in Helsinki, it's not just an American thing. =P

[turnover7]

@rusalkarin

would you say that about blues? it's folk music, and it's all about complaining.

[scottstephenson]

The last 2.5 minutes of this could be the closing of "Chicagoland, The Musical"

[abbyskarbowski]

@rusalkarin ahem, as far as i know many of these complaints are sarcastic and make fun of people who complain without thinking of people who have it way worse. i'm not sure, i really hope that's how it is... but either way i take the complaints with a grain of salt haha.

[jubeeajwee]

Something is wrong... Yo tube is only counting my views on this video!

[krullie255]

I saw all the complains choirs; and this is the best when. This video has way to less viewers...

[ZuKahta]

More money for teachers, less for "professional" athletes.

[gianfrancescaonline]

the movie the other guys has a skit in it where the charactor sings his problems in a choir that is because it has been done in other countrys Traditional Folk Music and Songs where they sing their days problems that they face this has been going on for centurys i dont remember the country that started it

[GuyWinch]

Psychology Today has an article about this choir! The link is on the Psychology Today website in 'The Squeaky Wheel' blog or @GuyWinch on twitter "have you heard of complaint choirs?"

[rusalkarin]

The idea is generally not bad, but imagine this song in the Third World. THink out of the box! It is not only about having troubles with your neighbor chewing too loud.

[johnfinbarburke]

this is the best one