SOP #09 - A Cappella Dreams

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

Artist: Bob Tozier
School: North Allegheny

Notes:
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.

Switched on Pop - A podcast about the making and meaning of popular music hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding. We break down pop songs to figure out what makes a hit and what is its place in culture. We help listeners find "a-ha" moments in the music. Switched on Pop will make you laugh, dance, and ask ridiculous questions like: does the falsetto in One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" essentially make them our modern day Castrati?