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I don't even care how lame it makes me, I like a capella music. This is awesome (click the "Hear the song" link to get an mp3). I also generally like college a capella music; alas, University of Idaho doesn't have one. Maybe I should spearhead getting one going on, that'd be pretty rad. Anyway, a capella music is great, and there should be an ad hoc SongFight a capella group, like Dreamy Mo and the Commoners or Frontalittle Squad or IRC All-Stars. Except a capella. It'd be great.
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Post by Caravan Ray »

I used to feel the same way until joined a big group of a'cappella singers in Sydney a few years ago. I got sick of it pretty quickly.

There's something very annoying about a large group of white middle-class Australian bank tellers and school teachers singing Negro sprituals and Bulgarian chicken-plucking songs. With hand actions.

I still like a'cappella though. But only in very small doses.
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Yes - like Puce below, I'd be keen to be part of it.

You can find my audition in the first few seconds of my Waiting Takes Time entry
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Post by Adam! »

Do we have to audition to be part of said supergroup? If so, here is mine. Although it is all vocals, I wouldn't call it a capella. More like a Bjork ripoff.

(Skip to 0:37 for the a capella segment)
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Post by Mogosagatai »

Ooh, can I join?

I have various "auditions" sprinkled throughout the archives.

Napoleon's Toes is probably the best showcase of singing. I mean, it's not a capella, but pretend there's no music.
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A capella is fun. We're doing the MacBeth "Toil Trouble" thingie as a song for singing class. It's very very fun to sing.

http://www.gwu.edu/~emocap/ There's some a capella for you emo folks.

I'd totally be up for a SF a capella group.
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i'd do it
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Post by Justincombustion »

I'd like to see the Gnome Barbershop Quartet do some more!
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Say no more. I'm in.
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Post by j$ »

I love A Capella, mainly for the remix possibilities. I wouldn't dream of forcing my naked voice on anyone, but if there's room for a croaky englishman in a choir, then count me in.

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Post by yth »

i think a cappella can be striking, if executed correctly. one wrong note from one voice can ruin everything.
i'd be interested in hearing the results of the endeavor.
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I'm IN. Great idea!
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Absolutement!!!
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Post by Poor June »

yea i do not really wish to be apart of this... cause i am not a singer...
but i would be very curious to hear what it'd sound like \m/... so if it gets made...
i wanna know...
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