~~July 1, 2015~~
Pentatonix (often abbreviated as PTX) is an American a cappella group consisting of five vocalists originating from Arlington, Texas.
Their work, which is mostly in the pop music style, consists of covers of existing songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with some original material. Their music is defined by their own arrangement style, a strong presence of low bass vocals, and a diverse range of vocal percussion.
Pentatonix formed in 2011 and came to prominence the same year by winning the third season of The Sing-Off on NBC, their victory earning them $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music. After being dropped from their label (Epic Records) after The Sing-Off, they formed their popular YouTube channel and distributed their music through Madison Gate Records, a small independent label owned by Sony Pictures that distributes movie soundtracks. They also made effective use of social media to interact with their fan base.
Having now eclipsed 8 million subscribers and more than 990 million cumulative views, the PTX official YouTube page is currently the 12th most subscribed-to music channel and the 39th most subscribed channel overall.
Two members, Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, also have their own comedic YouTube web show,Superfruit, with over 1.4 million subscribers and over 126 million views.Pentatonix’s music video tribute to Daft Punk recently surpassed 140 million views.
~~GALLERY~~
~~SOURCES~~
LYRICS
11th century-
Salve Regina
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae
1600s-
Canon in D – Pachelbel
La la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la, la la la la la la
1800s-
Symphony No. 5 – Beethoven
Pam pam pam pam
Pam pam pam pammmm!
1910s-
Danny Boy – Frederic Weatherly
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
1920s-
Old Man River – Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
Old man river, that old man river
1930s-
Minnie The Moocher – Cab Calloway
Hey-dee hey-dee hey
Hey-dee hey-dee hey
Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi
Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi
1940s-
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Andrew Sisters
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
He’s in the army now, a-blowin’ reveille
He’s the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
1950s-
I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
Because you’re mine,
I walk the line
La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
Para bailar La Bamba
Para bailar La Bamba
Una poca de gracia
1960s-
Stand By Me – Ben E King
When the night has come
And the land is dark
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Barbara Ann – Beach Boys
Ah, ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Ba ba ba ba barbara ann
Barbara ann ba ba
Ba barbara ann
I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your…
1970s-
ABC – Jackson 5
ABC
Easy as
one, two, three
Sing a simple melody
That’s how easy love can be!
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
(Oh mama mia, mama mia.) Mama mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!
1980s-
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Celebrate good times, come on
(Let’s celebrate)
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Don’t stop believin’ !
Thriller – Michael Jackson
‘Cause this is thriller
Thriller at night
1990s-
Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
Do do do do
Wap wap wap wap
U can’t touch this
Do do do do
Wap wap wap wap wap
… Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
Hit me baby one more time
Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you
I Want It That Way – The Backstreet Boys
I want it that way
2000s
Hey Ya! – Outkast
Heeeyyy… Yaaaaaaa.. (Don’t want to meet your daddy, OHH OH)
Drop it Like Its Hot – Snoop Dogg
Snooooooooooop..
Snooooooooooop..
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira
And I’m on tonight
You know my hips don’t lie
And I’m starting to…
Single Ladies – Beyoncé
O o o o o o, o o o o o oou
I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry
I kissed a girl and I liked it.
The taste of her cherry chapstick.
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah!
Mum-mum-mum-mum-mah!
GaGa-oo-la-la!
I Gotta Feelin – Black Eyed Peas
I gotta feeling that tonights gonna be a good night
That tonights gonna be a good night
That tonights gonna be a good good night
2010s-
Baby – Justin Bieber
Baby, baby, baby, ohh
Like baby, baby, baby noo
We Found Love – Rihanna
We found love in a hopeless place
Some Nights – Fun.
Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know!
Gangnam Style – Psy
Op op, oppa…
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Call me maybeeee!!!
~~Evolution of Music~~
Pentatonix
~~Published on Apr 15, 2013~~
Arrangement by Pentatonix and Ben Bram http://www.thebenbram.com/
Filmed by Ryan Parma (twitter: @RyanParma)
Mixed by Ed Boyer http://www.edboyeracappella.com/
Recorded and filmed at Endless Noise. http://www.endlessnoise.com
I’m a music lover.
At my current age, I’m familiar with these songs!
The talent this artists show has always impressed me and never cease to amaze me.
Keep in mind that these are young performers who, most likely, hadn’t heard some of these “old” songs until the arrangement was made. So many songs “mashed up” in 4:28 minutes.
I find it impressive and amazing. I hope you do too.
I included the list above so that those interested my follow the lyrics with the video.
Enjoy.
HortyRex©
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