And so it goes (Billy Joel) - A capella multitrack

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This is my very first a capella multitrack which isnt Barbershop. Its a song by Billy Joel in a TTBB arrangement by Kirby Shaw. I heard the song for the first time last Saturday and it completely blew me away with its intensity. It is so sober, but it is charged with emotions. I tried to do the Billy Joel version justice, but I am but a mere mortal :). I see barbershop as a challange with boundaries I constantly need to push. I'm always looking for higher, longer, harder... so I just wanted to play it a little cooler with this one. This time it wasn't the arrangement that attracted me in the first place, but the lyrics did! That's why I placed subtitles in my video. Please read the lines as we go, and feel every word.

I hope you enjoy it.
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[megaera22]

This is beautiful!

[sgtsonny]

@megaera22 Thank you very much. I really appreciate it!

[MrDredhammer]

Very well done, if I had to say one thing though it isnt as expressive as it should be, its almost mechanical, its sounds exactly as it is written and the notes are impeccable, but it could really use the phrasing and emotion that this song deserves.

[sgtsonny]

@MrDredhammer You are absolutely right!! I sometimes feel sorry that this is (for some weird reason) my most popular video. Because it totally lacks emotion and dynamics. It's a shame, but there's no use in re-recording this :). Thanks for the post!

[americandropout]

Just as Leonard Cohen wrote the masterpiece that is Hallelujah but could not himself perform it to it's full potential, Billy Joel wrote And so it Goes with a good, but not stellar performance. The song was destined to be done A Capella. Numerous times better this way. And you did a fine job. Though far too much vocal editing/refining. The song is gentle and raw; it needs raw voices behind it. Tonal perfection is almost never desirable. The nuances can make beauty.

[sgtsonny]

@americandropout Thanks for the comment. I actually do desire tonal perfection, that's why I spend hours on even very short songs. But I totally respect your opnion on the matter. Thanks for the input.

[Mario10016]

I can't help but keep coming back to hear ur version, it moves me ,,,,

[HaleyTheGreatOne]

I almost fell asleep to your voice. <3 And that is a compliment by the way, it was definitely not boring, more like: I'm a baby being rocked to sleep after being given warm milk. Ya know :} I loved it

[sgtsonny]

@BacklightProductions Wow that's a great compliment. Thank you so very much for taking the time to listen to my recording. I'm still a huge fan of the original though :). I'm glad even and expert like you enjoyed it. Thanks

[sgtsonny]

@Beeglemon You are very welcome. Thank you for stopping by and listening :)

[Beeglemon]

beautifully done. thanks

[BacklightProductions]

I heard this arrangement twice today at a Vocal Jazz festival (done SSA and SATB, though still the Kirby Shaw version), and I heard probably fifteen groups perform it last year over the course of a couple of other festivals.

This might be the best I've ever heard. So powerful, such an incredible arrangement, I honestly like your version better than the original.