Needless to say, we all know how talented Kanye West is. As a mutli-platinum Hip-Hop producer, rapper, songwriter and an artist, he has proved himself more than adequate and confident to what he is doing. Each time his refreshing take-on of old stuff always rocks the world, from big band sparkling classic “Diamonds Are Forever” to the latest groovy remake of Daft Punk’s anchor piece “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”. Even Daft Punk themselves showed up on the stage of Grammy with him, what more can you say?
Nevertheless, what I am trying to get to here is not about Kanye West, it’s about THE SONG. Can you imagine to perform this dancy tune through A Cappella? Yes, people already did that before Kanye West made it into a synth rap mega hit. I was on my break of finishing my homework and accidentally found this on YouTube. Suddenly I had difficulty to figure out my preference between single mastermind or group power.
Although the quality is a bit diminished by the audience, you can still enjoy the coolness of it. These guys are The Carlton Singing Knights, an a cappella group from Carlton University in Minnesota. This video has been on YouTube since June 2006, and by the number of views you can tell how popular it has been. (I am apprently pretty late to discover it.)
Besides this video, the other thing you can definitely not miss is their MySpace. Check out their versions of “Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz, “Soul Meets Body” by Death Cab For Cutie, and oh-my-god Grizzly Bears’ “Knife”!! I so want to see their live now!!
Also I found another blog mentioned this video way early in late 2007. So not just me who thinks of it worth a shout. Check out Urban Monarch, an interesting modern-men-lifestyle collaborated blog, and read this one “Justice concert review”. Fun stuff!
To end my words, since we are already in the domain of beautiful human vocals, why not also try this marvelous version “Bohemian Rhapsody” done by UC Berkley Men’s Octet in 2003. Gosh! I miss my days in the choirs!
