A Capella Wars

Pet_Sounds · 06-21-2015, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Interesting choices, Pet_Sounds!
I'm going for "And so it goes" as well, mainly because of its beautiful melody, which surely owes something to "Jerusalem".

"Jerusalem" is patriotic hymn that has been popular since 1916, when Sir Hubert Parry put music to the words of a poem that William Blake had written in 1810. The tune sounds very English, and the lyrics are pretty good; difficult to work out their exact intention, but it's somehow about the inspiring countryside and the Industrial Revolution:-

Click to see the context of the original, hand-written poem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton...m_in_Two_Books

Boyz2Men: 0
So it goes: 2

You're right, Lisna! After years of hearing the song, I only noticed its similarity to "Jerusalem" when I saw Billy Joel perform it live last year. (Burning Down and zombie kid were at the same show, funny enough.)

My vote also goes to the King's Singers, which makes it 4-0.

Lisnaholic · 06-21-2015, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

You're right, Lisna! After years of hearing the song, I only noticed its similarity to "Jerusalem" when I saw Billy Joel perform it live last year. (Burning Down and zombie kid were at the same show, funny enough.)
My vote also goes to the King's Singers, which makes it 4-0.

^ Wow! That's something! Did you meet them, by any chance? Did you even know them at the time?

Billy Joel performed "And so it goes" I presume, not "Jerusalem."

(Thanks for clearing up the mystery about who is singing the a capella "So it goes", btw.)

Pet_Sounds · 06-21-2015, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ Wow! That's something! Did you meet them, by any chance? Did you even know them at the time?

Billy Joel performed "And so it goes" I presume, not "Jerusalem."

I hadn't even been around here a month at the time.

And indeed, he performed "And So It Goes". In fact, he wrote it (but you probably knew that already).

Lisnaholic · 06-22-2015, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

I hadn't even been around here a month at the time.

And indeed, he performed "And So It Goes". In fact, he wrote it (but you probably knew that already).

That's a pity - It would've been so interesting if you'd met up, no?
I didn't know BJ wrote And so it goes - in fact, apart from Glass Houses, which I've played many times, and Uptown Girl, I don't know his songs at all really. Which of his albums do you think I should visit next?

Trollheart · 06-22-2015, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

That's a pity - It would've been so interesting if you'd met up, no?
I didn't know BJ wrote And so it goes - in fact, apart from Glass Houses, which I've played many times, and Uptown Girl, I don't know his songs at all really. Which of his albums do you think I should visit next?

The Stranger. He'd say The Stranger. Listen to that.

Pet_Sounds · 06-26-2015, 09:46 PM

^ Yes, I would definitely say The Stranger, followed by Turnstiles. Which reminds me, I'm anxious for some more Allman Bros. now that exams are over. I'll PM you in the next couple days, Lisna.

Lisnaholic · 07-02-2015, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

My vote also goes to the King's Singers, which makes it 4-0.

^ Nothing worse than acting in haste and then regreting it later, but this last vote was eleven days ago. Are we still waiting for some last-minute swing in favor of Boyztomen, or should we consider moving -cautiously- on to a new round?

**Frownland** · 08-04-2015, 12:26 PM

This round goes to And So It Goes. ribbons and Sartre are both on the list, but I haven't seen them around for a while, so I'll throw up my battle and if they come back in this thread I'll rearrange the list accordingly.

Sainkho Namtchylak - Night Birds

vs.

Mike Patton - A Leper With the Face of a Baby Girl

Lisnaholic · 08-05-2015, 08:06 PM

Both of these are so strange, they gave me quite a shock. I liked the background sounds on the Mike Patton, but not the vocal, which made me uneasy somehow.

After my initial surprise, I liked the Sainkho N much better as she does a good job of conveying the mysterious sounds of "night birds".

Night Birds: 1
Leper: 0

DwnWthVwls · 08-05-2015, 08:50 PM

Night Birds - 2
Leper - 0

I didn't like Night Birds at first but as it progressed she started make some really easy on the ears sounds that didn't even sound human. Patton was just too noisey for me.

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Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	^ Yes, I would definitely say The Stranger, followed by Turnstiles. Which reminds me, I'm anxious for some more Allman Bros. now that exams are over. I'll PM you in the next couple days, Lisna. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	This round goes to And So It Goes. ribbons and Sartre are both on the list, but I haven't seen them around for a while, so I'll throw up my battle and if they come back in this thread I'll rearrange the list accordingly. Sainkho Namtchylak - Night Birds vs. Mike Patton - A Leper With the Face of a Baby Girl __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Both of these are so strange, they gave me quite a shock. I liked the background sounds on the Mike Patton, but not the vocal, which made me uneasy somehow. After my initial surprise, I liked the Sainkho N much better as she does a good job of conveying the mysterious sounds of "night birds". Night Birds: 1 Leper: 0 __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953