boyz ii men - star spangled banner (from video: then ii now)

boyz ii men - star spangled banner (from video: then ii now)

[@g0nkdroid]

had this on vhs in 1996, nobody was into r&b except me so i'd get home from school and play this and just soak up all the knowledge bombs they were dropping. Every note every lyric they were such an inspiration to me - I was so shy but wanted to sing - entered a music comp that year, got 1st place

[@lutherjackson8802]

Me too..this all I knew when this came out..me and my group “7mile” got a record deal singing this for mariah Carey and boyz 2men

[@Gracie4012_]

it's crazy how perfect how their voices blend so beautifully together....they're the baddest GROUP vocally

[@russellmills2723]

At 1 minute, 26 seconds, that harmony was PERFECT!!!!

[@dbigesby]

I remember when this documentary first came out on video tape, I had to have it and I'm glad I got it. Boyz II Men are truly a timeless group, I can listen to their music forever and it will never get old to me. If you haven't seen this documentary, please watch it, it will truly inspire you!

[@darknluv]

blows ur mind right? oh my these guys mastered harmony---no one can duplicate--no one! um

[@sepatubutek]

i'm not even american, yet i love this version of the anthem.. Boyz II Men were trully blessed singers..

[@dough3e3]

2023 and still listening to this perfect harmony!

[@allleo5214]

Was so happy to have actually been in the room during filming! Blessed with such talent! #Capafamily

[@NewToneProducer]

their performance for #Kobe made me look for this!

[@DistinguishedGentleman77]

Listen, imma put it to youy all like this. For Boyz II Men to even be compared to Take 6 is an honor. But for these guys to sound the way they do with only 4 members, don't you think that Boyz II Men would have the upper hand? Not to impede the talent of Take 6 but HELLO 6 against 4 and NOW 3. Boyz II Men all day!!!

[@keepitreal1467]

Totally agree bro. 4 part harmonies a lot harder to sound full as a 6

[@darksideseem]

Only two Star Spangled Banners give me chills. This one and Whitney Houston's. They're so crazy good. Best R&B Group of all time, hands down.

[@Knizzle28]

Wanya is great, but Shawn is the beast of the group

[@vwilliams8196]

I love Shawn's voice.

[@nissmogt]

I love this rendition of Star Spangeled Banner. ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

[@Thepeakfiction]

The harmonies at 1:33 will take you there

[@yawotton]

Yes that step down was awesome, the bass held that together

[@QFloMusic215]

the best talent philly had

[@PersonMan1234]

Wow. In 2 minutes my impression of B2M went from 'They're a good a capella and pop group, but there are better' to 'They are good, decent human beings, who care about their music, and who don't just let money and success cloud their vision'. I guess i need to go listen to more of their stuff now.

[@Limitless200]

This is genius level stuff

[@DanielSkyHighMcClain]

NATE IS THAT GUY YA HEARD!!!! “… ohhh say does thaAAaAat staar spaangled, baaanner yeEet waaaaaaAAaAaaAAAaaaaaaave…”!!! And the way he finds those pockets to do those tasteful riffs is GENIUS!!!! Of course Shawn Wan and Mike are crazy too. But I think cats slept on Nate too much… he might actually like being the secret weapon tho.👑👑👑👑💯✊🏿

[@leggerotenor]

Take 6 and Boys II Men the reason music is right, where are the new young talent to bring this type of music again?

[@ramonsimmons9814]

The best to ever do it... B2M

[@kenshady007]

1:35-1:40 is amazing...Boys II Men's Harmony is amazing

[@Bl6ckWom6n]

OMG!!!!!!!! I got this video for christmas YEARS ago when I was a child and I screamed like a crazy person. I have no idea where it is now, my babies probably ruined it, but this was one of my fav parts on the cassette.

[@mario02g]

I have respected this video for about 10 years....still sounds as beautiful today, as the day I heard it from the original VHS

[@SxyGrl44]

JESUS. You guys are krazie talented!! ..I loved yall since the first day I heard you guys. Amazing...I will never forget you guys!!..I love yall!!

[@flipcracka]

damn you just made me feel old.. i been a fan since 91.. still my #1 favorites in music

[@marq1580]

Like are you serious!?! Anybody who denies these guys as the best male group in the past 30 years has GOT to be crazy. There is nor hasn't been a group since Boyz II Men came out in 91' that can even come CLOSE to touching their harmonies. This was just sick!

[@HgrGar]

Facts 🎯

[@randyjsing]

This recording was better then the one I heard that combined My Country Tis of Thee with it... They seemed to be in tune more...this was amazing...

[@olivermars8072]

Los mejores. Espectaculares.

[@Towerr72]

Still have this VHS!

[@gijose83]

their vocal arrangements are redonk

[@kostarz]

as great as nate, wanya and shawn are as a trio, the group's sound isn't complete without mike....

[@celestematthews3266]

RIGHT they plus Wanya said they dont sell like they used to

[@unclesuave]

You can't compare 6 part harmony (Take 6) vs 4 part. Take 6s harmony structure is far more complex and difficult to pull off yet they are masters of doing so. Apples and oranges dude. Both are good but Take 6 does it for me in terms of "Holy shit, how'd they come up with those harmonies!" factor

[@adrianrene1]

ahh, man. epic voices right there!

[@boomnie]

love it!

[@hoodmanveli]

I swear I wish I was able to sing like them

[@blacraven]

flawless

[@MarcoPoloBeats]

I used to have this vhs. a must have for fans

[@kosstmoran]

Thank You!

[@rebharath]

amazing harmony!!!! and the leafs jersey @ 1:22 :)

[@goudikouassi5007]

vous êtes les meilleurs

[@katrinahouston1604]

im sorry but boyz to men sound way better then take 6. Boyz to men just got the voices especially wanya hes voice is untouchable.

[@jeffreyd700]

Katrina Smith sound better than Take 6? No way. Boyz ii Men is solid no doubt, but Take 6 is on another level with their harmonies

[@haveatomato]

damn they have good ears. awesome.

[@aliromero5840]

Para mí los mejores en ese himno

[@nono3779]

Heavenly

[@alandasjohnson2542]

PLEASE UPLOAD THE ENTIRE VHS

[@ugottheblues]

part of it can be excused because theres less people singing but like i know some stuff about music and all that and these guys have amazing voices but as far as the arrangement and the chords that are used and all the dissonance and just incredibly creative genius type stuff, take 6's version puts boyz ii men to shame. go watch take 6's version of the star spangled banner if you havent already. i feel like as far as the arrangement i couldve arranged the boyz ii men version. take 6 is amazing

[@4516008]

Where did they sing this? Was it in their hometown of Philadelphia? (I'm assuming their old high school)?

[@livingeternity]

as far as technical ability goes...the repertoire that take 6 does is infinitely harder. not to slag these arrangements by the boyz because they are great but the harmonies are quite simple. even comparable to barbershop harmony with a gospel voice. take 6 infuses dense chord voicings associated with jazz. ask any trained musician which is harder and 9 times out of 10 theyll say take 6

[@yawotton]

livingeternity I agree with the technical input you said... But you can't beat just simple flat foot harmony.. barbershop or not this was smooth... especially towards the end... All the minor chords take 6 was doing was impressive but naaaaaa... I like flat mostly Major chord harmony

[@paulbismuth10]

It's not comparable. 2 types of harmonies, one is jazzy and gospel the other is more barber shop/RnB. It's a question of taste. For me it's BIIM (i always fall for their magical blending harmonies) but i can listen to Take 6 everyday. Their rendition of the star spangled banner are both so original. 👌

[@Theonlysun]

Take 6 are mentors to boyz 2 men. I'm sure while you're viewing this with a tiny mind, the artist could care less.They both are very good, although neither wrote the song.

[@KOartisan]

fuck that shit gave me chills

[@oviedelta2602]

I compared this to that of take 6 and Boiz 2 men is far better.

[@tongarigine]

I am a huge boys 2 men fan and think that this is one of the best versions of the SSB but you have to check out Destiny's Child at Houston. It's pretty good also.

[@SJRogers0786]

1:49 Where was Michael going?

[@SuperGuitarman69]

@domino0328 Take 6.. I love Boyz to Men, but they don't have the "chills" moments that Take 6 does..

[@mrkeyz321]

THOSE R BRIAN McKNIGHT BROTHAS

[@pickzkickz]

WHO?! J/J, they're a very good harmonizing group as well. The only thing is that they never had the really huge hits nor the Babyfaces or Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis songwriters so they will rarely ever be mentioned in the same breath. Good group though.

[@flipcracka]

can't nobody put it down like b2m

[@morenaso1]

@serratos459 Theyre good really good. Listen to take 6 and see what you think

[@PellMJ]

Yeah, I don't know why you mentioned Noah, he wasn't a Jew.

[@divinedes]

I told you!!!

[@jmateen1]

@MrBOBBYOO6 you do know that NSYNC was just now gettin zits when these guys was performing. NO group harmonizes better than this group...closest group out is a group called brutha

[@TheStrawbeery]

@cherrysundae23 please don't put take 6 and boy 2men in the same sentence as matter of fact they have 2 different syles you can't say take 6 is better boyz 2men are legends

[@fredmarjdaeniellearcillas8752]

1:33

[@divinedes]

take 6 look it up

[@CyGrGuy]

Is it possible to listen to them singing here without the commentry?

[@laffy]

Wanyaa sings better than all of dem but he's not that educated in performin arts

[@rayfagan5995]

I wish people leave it alone and stfu about it mike left get over it

[@SJRogers0786]

1:49 Where was Michael going?