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I guess 'cause it's getting close to the Holidays, but I always start listening to a lot of Acapella and Close Harmony stuff at this time of year-from Jazz to Doo-wop, and Gospel to Pop, Classical, Rock and beyond...
I can't find all of them on youtube, but I did find a handful of my favorites...


Stevie Wonder with Take 6 - " Juntos eles cantam" / "O Thou That tellest good Tidings To Zion"




Take 6 with Michael Mcdonald - Tracks Of My Tears




The Real Group (from Sweden) - "Words"




The Nylons - Up The Ladder To The Roof






The Blenders - When It Snows




The Blenders -One Small Child/ We Three Kings





Committed - Something About Sunday Morning






Manhattan Transfer - A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square






Singers Unlimited - Killing Me Softly





The Hi Lo's (from The Nat King Cole Show)





The Mills Brothers - Up The Lazy River





Singers Unlimited - More I Cannot Wish You









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The Real Group - Commonly Unique







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Chanticleer - Ave Maria (Biebl)










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Manhattan Transfer was my first group like this and then I got into Take Six. The others I’m not so familiar with but I have to throw in New York Voices among my favorites but I don’t think they’ve done holiday music.

JackieBlue said:

I like The New York Voices, too! For me, it's not necessarily limited to Christmas music, I just listen to a lot of acapella/harmony group stuff around this time, for some reason.....

another example, and got nothing to do wit' christmas, :


Rockapella - Zombie Jamboree






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Rare Silk - "Girl Talk" (1980)








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Hmm, I like the Rare Silk song. I played a couple of their other clips.

coool thread, paligap!!

phewww, though it's not easy to find some of the stuff I'd like to... sure, I love tons of Take 6 or Manhattan Transfer records, and the Real Group is just luverly... so what to post? anyway here are three of my all time accapella faves


Real Group - I Sing





Take 6 - If We Ever





Naturally 7 - More Than Words







and while looking around I discovered this gem

Real Group - Count Basie Medley

and conicidentally I just had this CD spinning in my car on my way home from work tonight

and we shouldn't leave out the Four Frehsmen

have to add a bit of A-Capella in German


Wise Guys - Denglisch
be sure to watch the part starting around 4:50 they cover Michael Jacksons "Thriller"




and for the upcoming Holiday season...

Wise Guys - O Come All Ye faithfull

and then there was the legendary German vocal sextett Comedian Harmonists...

they started in 1927, but after the Nazis came into power it became difficult for them to continue with their "Non-Arian" music and since 3 of their members were Jewish... however, a couple of their songs are considerd genuine classics in Germany


Veronika der Lenz ist da





here's their take on "Stormy Weather"

Huey Lewis & The News

..mind if I add some Sweet Honey In The Rock.


I Remember, I Believe



Ella's Song



More Than A Paycheck




Sylvie

paligap said:

Wow this is quite a list!!!

One of Zappa's favorites, The Persuasions doing...



...Dream & Somewhere To Lay My Head




...The Swan Silvertones - Lord I've Tried




...Walk Around Heaven - The Mighty Clouds of Joy

(If I had more time i'd dig up some of the older gospel groups)



A few Pop tunes I like with cool rather close harmonies (the backgrounds anyway)...



...I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos




...Maxine - Donald Fagen




...In My Room - The Beach Boys




tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

My kinda thread! Singers Unlimited are superb harmonists! And kudos for bringing up Chanticleer. Don't know that I've ever seen them mentioned here. They're kinda dorky, but those voices?

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RipHer2Shreds said:

Oh, man, You have to see Chanticleer doing some Black Spirituals-I know that sounds unlikely, But check that out if you can, it's at the end of their Christmas with Chanticleer DVD (I wish there were some examples on youtube--dammit! )...man, they get into to it, too, them heads start shakin'... it just has to be seen....they also do a great version of Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here"....

BTW, Take 6 are big Singers Unlimited Fans --they were especially influenced by Gene Puerling, who was a founding member of both the Hi Lo's and The Singers Unlimited, and did the vocal arrangements for both. Take 6 tenor Mark Kibble said he was introduced to their music from an uncle in Washington DC, funny, 'cause that's my hometown and a local jazz DJ named Felix Grant used to spin their stuff....they were a staple in the family collection growing up.....Also BTW, the late Len Dresslar, who was the bass singer in Singers Unlimited, was also the voice of the Jolly Green Giant on TV ( "Ho, Ho, Ho" )....





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Bobby Mcferrin - Baby








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