09. A Cappella Dreams

Switched On Pop

• Episode: 09. A Cappella Dreams
• Website: Switched On Pop
• Feed URL: http://www.switchedonpop.com/?feed=podcast
• Duration: 00:44:52
• Published: 2015-03-16 07:00

A cappella, Italian for in the style of the church, refers to music for unaccompanied voices. Just a decade ago it was nowhere near the radio dial. Now it’s everywhere: college campuses, Hollywood blockbusters, prime time reality television, and the Grammys. A cappella hasn’t been this big since Gregorian chant. Why has a cappella returned with such a vengeance? We try to find out why in this four part episode. Introduction The Tallis Scholars - Missa Brevis: Kyrie Middlesex A Cappella - Sound of Silence Pentatonix - Daft Punk Act 1: Undercover Barbershop, featuring journalist Kevin Roose Buffalo Bills Barbershop Quartet - The Only Girl In The World Dion & The Belmonts - I Wonder Why Barbershoptags.com - I Love to Sing 'Em The Barbershop Singers - My Wild Irish Rose Buffalo Bills - As Time Goes By Vocal Spectrum - When I See An Elephant Fly OC Times - Come Fly With Me Act 2: How To Become A Youtube Star In 3 Easy Steps, featuring musician Matthias Harris Halestorm - Bad Romance (Lady Gaga cover) Matthias Harris - Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye a cappella arrangement) The Stiff Dylands - Ultraviolet Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) Mike Tompkins - Teenage Dream & Just The Way You Are (Katy Perry a cappella arrangement) Matthias Harris - Boyfriend (Justin Bieber arrangement) Matthias Harris - Home Act 3: Sing On / Sing Off featuring Manjula Raman from Element Element - Royals (Lorde a cappella arrangement) Element - Raise Your Glass (Pink a cappella arrangement) Act 4: A New Golden Era Pentatonix - Daft Punk