A capella singing.

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TheTecknician · 09/10/2023 19:52

Other than Only You (Yazoo) and When I'm Sixty Four, are there any other songs that readily lend themselves to an a capella arrangement ? I'm sure there must be lots but I can't think of any more, except The Longest Time by Billy Joel.

Thankyou.

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MendedDrum · 09/10/2023 19:54

Check out recordings by groups like the King's Singers, Gents of St John's, Swingle Singers for inspiration.

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TheTecknician · 09/10/2023 20:32

King's Singers and the Swingles. A real blast from the past! The Swingle Singers had a style all of their own. A blend of scat and a capella.

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Comefromaway · 16/10/2023 13:51

I once heard an a capella version of Smells Like Teen Spirit. It was really good.

TheHellionKittyBaxter · 16/10/2023 13:56

Watch the Pitch Perfect films. Maybe not the third because it crosses the line between harmlessly silly fun and ABSOLUTE NONSENSE CRAP. But the films do a great job pf showing pretty much ANYTHING can be acapella-d.

Whataretheodds · 16/10/2023 13:56

Swingles and King's Singers are both still going strong!

Also check out The Real Group and Pentatonix for inspiration.

But there are many a capella arrangements of popular songs. Which voice parts do you want it for? SATB?

EfficientlyDecluttering · 16/10/2023 13:57

Try Pentatonix and Peter Hollens

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