Sufjan Stevens - For the Widows in Paradise (A Cappella)

The Rusty Pipes perform Sufjan Stevens's "For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti" at their 12th Annual Pipe-A-Thon on December 6, 2008.

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• for
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• widows
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• paradise
• sufjan
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• acappella

[lchialisa]

doesn't capture the same feelings

[another1shortdaymore]

sufjan is quite conducive to a cappella cuz there are so many freakin layers. nice.

[bplumser]

i think the lead should in a higher register.

[netforce0]

makes me think of egypt.... totally the opposite of what the song means

[KidsNeedToSwear]

I almost expected jazz hands, I mean you all have wonderful voices, but this was just a horrible rendition of the song. The song is extremely solemn an still, your movements and theatricality kinda ruined that.

[kiao1208]

amazing, but a tad too upbeat for my taste. sufjan's music is extremely soft and emotional, and i feel as though a lot of that was lost in this version.

nonetheless you all have amazing voices



[unitespeciale]

I quite agree with the other comments. You all sing perfectly and it's quite powerful too, but it lost a bit of the emotion of the original version .

[dunkelhaven]

you are good, but the arrangement is too jazzy. It takes away the stillness and introspectiveness of the original song.

[commentxxpolice]

It's not the same as when Sufjan Stevens sings it, but it's beautiful. I wish I could hear it in person-- the acoustics don't do the group justice.

[purlywhites]

Great, but the ladies overpower the guys sometimes.

[Stephie7932]

the last half was really beautiful

[ViccMuffin]

Ay [=

you came to my school oday haha i just remembered this song and i looked it up and found this, so just wanna say that you guys were really good [=