GQ - Pity Party

[@wallacefootrot6054]

They've really come along way since performing in that classroom.

[@tjtrolley719]

Shoot! They were awesome then too! I am excited to see what they bring to SAI in Phoenix! Can't wait to see them in person!

[@avbartholomew]

Yeah man, we really never WOULD believe what happened next!

[@drumbum3.142]

I'm.. with Tj and (visibly) fourteen others in his Sentiment.. Though I'm taking it (even) a bit further.. Thats.. Disrespectful and rather classless.👊 They've HAD It. Since they Started,. 👊👊👊 Just SOME FOLKS, Unfortunately. ... Dont Seem to .. a.) Recognize b.) realize and/or c.) Admit - the ... Euphoric Lockin Artistic Nuance that these Four Beauties Possess. - and have ALWAYS Possesed. -- the.. ... ONLY Other Feminine Singing Acapella Groups.. ...that have been able to pull this hat trick off, Immediately. Right out of the starting gates (from the start 👊👏👊) are Windsor and Lovenotes..

[@avbartholomew]

@@drumbum3.142 more ellipses

[@drumbum3.142]

@@tjtrolley719 Thank You. 👊👏👏👏 🍻🥂 😑😶🙄😶🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. Glad Someone ELSE Has Thankfully Articulated that. 😶😑🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️.

[@LemonSqueezyQuartet]

Like a million out of ten! ♥

[@StevenMeeks]

Took the words right outta my mouth

[@angushdh47]

That harmony is insanely clean

[@drumbum3.142]

Probably only in a room with.. three other (still performing) acapella groups (Womens, And Mens) of such (Continuously, and Competent) Freakishly Wonderful Beautiful Sound, Nuance, and Blend.👏🎨🎨🎨🎨👏👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Bowling_Dude]

they sound more tuned than most male quartets. this is insane. Maybe the best technical quartet ever.

[@SethBocknek]

3:23 absolutely outrageous

[@sachatten]

Such an amazing performance, by a great group of ladies! Congratulations on being our Society's very first female medalists!

[@matthewvonbargen9450]

Absolutely the highlight of the weekend. It was a teenage dream come true to see GQ compete on the BHS stage. They look so comfortable onstage wearing combat boots and skorts (with pockets) and are absolutely crushing it. Can’t wait to see where the future takes us.

[@timg271]

Out of all GQ performances I've watched online, I think this is their absolute best IMO and its tough to pick just one to be sure. As a complete side note and because I've seen a handful of times they've collaborated with a few male quartets, but the more I listen to a couple of their songs, I would almost kill to see them do some kind of arrangement together with Forefront that underscores and fuses both groups' excellence with snappy/jazzy style songs.

[@gaygorden8740]

What an impressive number. So proud of the four of you! As a woman who waited 43 years to be allowed to sing Barbershop with the men, I'm so relieved that the organization now includes anyone who wants to sing. Brava! 💈🎶🏅🎶🏅🎶🏅🎶🏅

[@12B4Christ]

lol too rich for words. Ever heard of Sweet Adelines by some random chance?

[@timsteryt]

@@12B4Christ When did men start singing with the Sweet Ads?

[@12B4Christ]

@@timsteryt What the heck are you really saying? She "waited 43 years to be "allowed" to sing BS with men"? Why is she so eager to sing with men? She could have been in a mixed qtet all this time for shows, but not competed. Why is her goal "singing with men" when Sweet Adalines has been around all this time? Oh and with some excellent talent. So what the heck is your question? I don't know ANY man who even entertains the idea of singing with the women in competition. You want Manhattan Transfer, go do a MT.... I love mixed groups, but the female itch to sing with or compete against men in competition has nothing to do with love of singing, now does it. No man itches to sing Sweet Adalines, never have. This is a one way fembot/femboi story.

[@timsteryt]

@@12B4Christ LOL - put some deep thought into this, huh. Let me break this down for you and explain it like you’re 5 (since I didn’t know my audience): - OP stated she waited 43 years to be allowed to “sing BBS with men”. - You condescendingly ask her “EvEr hEaR oF SwEeT AdElInEs?!?!!1” (paraphrased of course, emphasis my interpretation) - I then logically asked you when men started singing with Sweet Ads because the absolute crux of her statement was about singing with men. And your advice was to sing with Sweet Ads. “To sing with men” would have to be assumed since that was her statement. Unless you don’t know how conversation and the English language work, I guess. 🤷🏻 - You go total snowflake on me and vomit up some misogynistic word salad. Thanks for the entertainment. Fun times. Have a great day. Don’t forget to vote in November sweetie.

[@terpsichorerk]

​@@12B4Christ are you a man by chance?

[@Zmeister02]

I can't stop listening to it over and over again! 😅

[@BarbershopHarmony]

Same.

[@ifmacfie]

Just stumbled across this randomly. These are Towson girls! Had the pleasure of playing music with a few of them. This makes my heart happy.

[@step4798]

I love all of these girls, they are so individual talents and also work so well together!

[@andyearnest449]

Ok, so all of them are fantastic. You can hear the work they all put in and it’s SO good, but man, the tenor is just outstanding with her blend, intonation and tone!! 🤯. So dang good.

[@james_g_walt]

Glad I went to this performance even though apparently I wasn't invited! :)

[@BarbershopHarmony]

We see what you did there, James.

[@james_g_walt]

Doesn't matter cause I wasn't invited.

[@robertruff7139]

Three thrilling sets which gave me chills and tears. I was so happy for these deserving, wonderful young ladies. Nice to see the earth is still on its access after women were allowed to compete in the BHS competitions.

[@SuperJNG18]

Whoever sings the bass part in a barbershop quartet already has BDE out the wazoo. When you sing the low part in an all-female quartet and absolutely steal the show when you get a solo, you redefine BDE. Congrats yet again, GQ! Can't wait to see you trade those bronze medals for gold ones next year!

[@nextleveljourney6612]

Your comment is incredibly Cringe and Try hard at same time… you’re trying so hard to seem witty - But you’re only seeming to be tacky w that acronym - esp When: lobbing an acronym about male genitalia onto a cis-female performance? Please learn to Make it make sense

[@nextleveljourney6612]

Making that acronym make sense: LEAD is supposed to be the Biggest Energy and Vibe Bass just anchors it Baritone makes it glow Tenor makes it shimmer But again - Lead is about Big Energy Not Bass

[@dalejarvis2126]

She has a C sharp that freezes me in my tracks whenever she sings it.

[@passonthering]

One of the great happinesses of my life is to be alive in the time of this brilliant foursome and to have witnessed them performing live so many times.

[@thekoopaguymk]

God this is such a good song, my favourite of theirs by far

[@BarbershopHarmony]

Timshel, Hot Knife, Almost There, Crabbuckit, Pity Party.... pick a favorite, really.

[@DanielRucci]

That opening chord!!! Wow!! Not to mention the rest of the performance - some incredible locks and really confident performance. Amazing!!

[@drumbum3.142]

Was Going to Posit this EXACT Same Thing myself, but was frankly hoping some else had (done so).👏 👏👏👏👊👏🎨 Quite Frankly One of the BEST; Classiest, Sexiest, Saviest, "I've Got This" Musical Openings; ANY Genre, (I've) EVER (Heard).🎨👏🎨🎨🎨👏🎨

[@jensvanhoof]

When I watched the documentary 'American Harmony' like ten years ago as a barbershop novice, there was this nerdy kid during the credits that cited all 75 past BHS champions. Some years later he is the ultimate badass barbershop arranger. Patrick Mcalexander, you sir are already a legend. And have such an awesome quartet perform it like the way they just did, that is just insane.

[@Dustin1047]

My favorite quartet for years! I’m SO glad they medaled on the BHS stage!!! History made!!!

[@sdrazzirg]

Please post their second song too! As a Mean Girls fan, I leapt out of my skin! It was so good.

[@tjtrolley719]

Waiting, I keep checking LOL!~

[@PetersenFamily20715]

I loved that second number, but I doubt we’ll see it any time soon. Their dig at the AIC was perfect, but may not have gone over well…

[@evanbell]

It's available, you just gotta know where to look ;)

[@tjtrolley719]

@@PetersenFamily20715 it's out there, I posted it above.....

[@PetersenFamily20715]

@@evanbell - and where's that?

[@kristen9979]

This is one of my favorite GQ songs, along with many others!!

[@CSharpMajor]

1:19 is a friggin mood! And I feel slightly attacked 🤣 fair play and beautiful singing GQ. Was a pleasure to watch this live

[@mahoganyflagpole6877]

Such clean ring and impressive solo voices! It’s such a treat that these incredible singers are able to perform on the bhs international stage!

[@Alex-zs7rv]

Oh. My. GOD. That harmony is AWESOME!!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@Nounou1810]

Wow, what a song! The quartet is a powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with. My quartet competed with them in the under-25 competition in San Antonio back in 2008, and they won! However, I don't believe they competed as GQ, but they deserved the placing and more. They are incredibly talented, that's for sure!

[@SignatureStampsFan]

I can't wait for the day they get gold. They're so good.

[@drumbum3.142]

Apparently (and Unfortunately) the Judges (Still) Don't Think so .. 🙄😑🙄🙄🙄🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️ We Can Definitely Hope For A Miracle Though,.

[@lollipopjuggs]

Will that mean they can no longer compete

[@SignatureStampsFan]

@@lollipopjuggs Once you win the competition, your quartet is no longer allowed to compete and the quartet's name is retired from ever being used by any other quartet in the Society.

[@duskmallow]

Their energy is incredible in this! Very worthy of the medal, rooting for them to win soon

[@Chronojwl81]

These four ladies are amazing and deserved that medalist spot fo sho!!!!! Can’t wait to see them again at next year’s convention and any convention in between that they might grace the stage of!!!!

[@jessiejames2155]

That was so dam good...Ive got tears rolling down my face ...!!! And..my smile muscles hurt !

[@cj.embree]

Probably the best time they've performed that song!

[@brandongunnarson7483]

oh my god, this is some of the best barbershopping i've ever heard

[@joecicio16]

WoW .. Great Job Ladies . I am looking forward to more of this barbershopping

[@MrSlatsp1]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome.

[@dnclver350]

😍😍😍 incredible! Definitely teared up watching this performance! I need the videos of the rest now please!!!! ❤️🥰

[@BarbershopHarmony]

All remaining INTL2022 videos will be released the week of 10/10 in accordance to our contract with our broadcast partner, FloVoice.

[@dnclver350]

@@BarbershopHarmony 😮🤯 I'll be not so patiently waiting at the edge of my seat until then 😍😩 thanks for sharing these incredible sneak peaks! ❤️

[@ArianSadrayi]

That entire scat middle section is out of this world. So nice!

[@enfjftw]

This is so sick, I'm quite excited to see more of this new evolution of barbershop :D

[@jasonbullock37]

I love this song so much…I’m very happy I got to see them perform it live!

[@jorgen_ak]

3:21 so good

[@djhill624]

amazing in tune singing on a tremendously hard arr.

[@tremainenelms2165]

Awesome Vocals and Performance Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@DanPurdy1]

Great voices and harmony as always. So polished now.

[@jonathan12349111]

They are just so freaking good!

[@squeezemyparticiple]

YES!!!

[@ange4600]

SMOKIN"! Wowsers!

[@michellebilodeau3882]

Bravo ladies!😊

[@danwright32]

So freaking good. It’s about damn time they were allowed to compete the the BHS competition. Outstanding performance!

[@andreiter]

Can't wait for the day when we can compete in a SAI competition 😋

[@steveboone1498]

@@andreiter they will never allow it to happen, they are very sexist in that regard.

[@timsteryt]

@@andreiter Start lobbying if that’s what you really want to do. Things don’t just happen in a vacuum. Oh… you were being facetious. Way to poo-poo a freaking ridiculous performance and make it about you. 🤡

[@andreiter]

@@timsteryt who’s denying, it was fabulous. I’ve just been pondering the last couple years. Why in the world do we have five different singing societies?! Talk about a waste of money!! I have to admit, I was happy before whenever we had a male society, a female society(s), and a mixed Barbershop Society. Why fix it if it ain’t broken? 🤷‍♂️

[@timsteryt]

@@andreiter I think ever-dwindling membership numbers indicate it was broken though.

[@figmo397]

They've been at it for what seems like an eternity. I'm so glad they won!

[@alistairwall5470]

They came 4th, Quorum won

[@piggynaut]

Yaaassss! Go GQ! Love, love the energy of this performance.

[@melissavanhousen9508]

Total fan-girling for GQ!!! 🤩😍🤩😍

[@stevea9604]

Lookin great...Sounding better and it is so good to know 🙂

[@StevenMeeks]

Masterclass of a performance! Too good, really!

[@joeplavin]

AWESOME! Making history here!

[@willhaney96]

Omg that baritone....

[@b_matthew1850]

love all the solos :D

[@mikedeputy6948]

What a treat! Well done ladies.

[@DHarpBarbershop7]

Wow! They're sound is so clean!!! 🤯

[@Jakeroo767]

Did the lead and bari switch parts loving this new lineup!

[@alistairwall5470]

They switch depending on the song, Katie G sang lead in their other final song

[@AmyBeeArtsy]

Originally as a quartet, they sang as these parts. A few years ago, for their new songs (or most of their new songs?), the baritone (in this song Katie G) and lead (in this song Ali) switched because IIRC the lead (Ali) had some vocal chord health issues. So depending on what they're singing, they'll switch. They're switched for the other song from their finals set, for example.

[@leonasigurdson7234]

Such a wonderful quartet ❤️

[@EzraPhoenix7]

YES! GQ bringing the heat for real for real!

[@fernandodolz9247]

that TAG DAMMNNN

[@betsywalits9869]

Most amazing performance EVA!!!!

[@Nytrous1]

Congratulations ladies!

[@danielyap4067]

For reference later on: the song is an arrangement of pity party by “Aubrey Logan”

[@stereodreamer23]

This happened only two hours from where I live, and somehow I missed it. At least I can see some of the performances on KZbin. Thank god for the Internet...

[@alistairwall5470]

You'll be able to watch them all at the start of October, hang tight

[@connerrock1164]

First female quartet medal! And from Maryland to boot!! Way to rep my soon to be college girls!!

[@iansansburn4619]

Wonderful performance! WOW 🤩

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

omg, wowza!!!!

[@vananddave5522]

Fantastic sound!

[@tunesquicklee]

what? you're telling me i could've seen them??? they were in my city? damn, maybe next time. well done, ladies!

[@CHDean]

Well-crafted song

[@dalejarvis2126]

On the last chord, Ali just disappears. Fits in so perfectly.

[@johnhenry2265]

You girls are the best

[@m.a.r.5890]

These gals are so good!

[@ManuSankaran2410]

GQ's one of the few quartets that can actually surpass the quality of their album recordings, while on stage. Gotta love barbershop!

[@noahsigs]

Go GQ!

[@FoodNerds]

Wow!

[@tims4887]

I need a crossover performance of this with Aubrey

[@jeffreyfrerichs1078]

GQ is a treasure!!!

[@gregstickler3798]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MSA03]

In the first competition to allow women and nonbinary treble voices to compete, GQ gets 4th place in the world, and I think that's simply an incredible achievement! Awesome job ladies

[@drumbum3.142]

Fourth Place is a Slap In the Face + Middle Finger to the Calibre of Talent that these Four Songbirds Possess.

[@nancyconway4026]

@@drumbum3.142 No, it's not. The caliber of this contest was outrageous. Some of us may feel they deserved a few more points, but they aren't the only group we might feel that way about. The were completely fabulous, as were all the top quartets.

[@drumbum3.142]

@@nancyconway4026 Such As ,? .. And Windsor And Lovenotes Don't Count*. (*If You'd Like I'll Gladly and Definitely Explain (Why) Further. At moment though. I'm intentionally taking musically and vocally small bites.)

[@MSA03]

@@drumbum3.142 you know, as much as I totally 100% agree with you, I wasn't looking for a debate. Go be negative somewhere else please :)

[@drumbum3.142]

@@MSA03 And it Would Also Help, Dear MSA03; to be REALISTIC, Please.🙂😁😊😎 .. Do ANY (And/Or All) of these Ladies Look (And/Or Sound) Bronze to You,? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️😬😬😬😬 (That Can be Rhetorical.) . ... .. But.. Let's Call Gold, Gold; Shall We ?.. :)

[@ctowen5222]

Congrats to GC for taking the high road in the finals...

[@davidzivan3914]

o m g

[@bojidaryovchev9995]

anyone knows if they did "Who can I turn to", I listened to them rehearsing it on their Facebook page some time ago, it was one of the best ones I'd heard

[@MoominJude]

I heard that too,loved it

[@heirlincovitch]

Would love you to post the 2nd song in this set!

[@MoominJude]

They haven't posted much from the convention, unlike SAI who have uploaded everything !!

[@TeraFormPrime]

Could be the next year’s champs

[@BethanyLowe8773]

Awesome! I'm kind of impressed this is 'contestable' with all its melody-swapping and scat syllables?

[@MoominJude]

Things have certainly changed ,but had to I suppose

[@harleyludy6596]

Gashouse Gang, Instant Classic, and a lot of the classics did contestable pieces with scat and part swapping. That's been a thing for years.

[@treesarecool12345678]

If you can ring the snot out of it like this… yeah it’s contestable 😂

[@Doubletoeking711]

They should do “Made You Look” by Meghan Trainor. I think the song would be well suited for barbershop and they’d do a great job with it.

[@brittenfan77]

WHY AREN'T THEY ALWAYS THE WINNERS?!

[@MasonEubank]

Arranged by Patrick McAlexander

[@frak7190]

At least the Barbershop Harmony Society isn't afraid to let GQ win gold some day, unlike SAI which would have gladly kept GQ in 6th if it meant they could keep their best quartet ever generating views for them

[@meganhofkamp4648]

Huh? A fourth place finish brings you to the conclusion that they will “let” then win? They were the third place medalists at SAI last contest for goodness sake. The “oppressed GQ” narrative sure gets old. Yes they are incredible and exciting, but to say that they are the only quartet worthy of winning in Sweet Adelines means you don’t pay attention. I get it, you’re a fan, doesn’t mean they should win every year and when they don’t, it doesn’t make it a conspiracy.

[@frak7190]

@@meganhofkamp4648 I am an unapologetic GQ conspiracy theorist and will choose to die on this hill 👍

[@lindycindy2004]

Man, I so much agree with you!!!

[@lollipopjuggs]

Were they the highest scoring female group?

[@davidnations3623]

Yes. GQ finished in 4th place with a score of 88.5. The Ladies finished in 6th with 87.4.

[@tunesquicklee]

potentially dumb question: is this an original, or a cover of some older song? i've tried to look it up, but there doesn't seem to be an original. perhaps they are the original artists haha

[@marygracedonaldson8346]

I believe the original was written by an artist named Aubrey Logan, and this is a cover!

[@tunesquicklee]

@@marygracedonaldson8346 thanks very much!

[@andreiter]

Now, I want to see Vocal Spectrum compete in an SAI convention and win gold there! 🤩

[@playermoreiramano3052]

A

[@svengilson]

Question - I'm assuming this is an SAI arrangement, judging by the voicing. How does that fit in with the BHS music category?

[@djhill624]

music category isn't what it used to be...alot of non-lead solo-so what?...alot of non-bbshp chords-so what?

[@meganhofkamp4648]

This is a female voicing yes, but it’s very borderline contestable in SAI. The BHS has way more relaxed Music category rules.

[@olliew3223]

Pitching/voicing of an arrangement is entirely separate from it's suitability for the contest stage

[@svengilson]

​@@olliew3223​ Pitching, I agree makes little or no difference, but voicing? Just because you put a C7 in the right place, but the basses end up hanging onto that low, tenuous hard to tune 3rd doesn't necessarily make it as attractive as a tighter C7. I know SAI arrangements are modified (or completely arranged) with some say better voicing for singers at that pitch, but that changes the nature of the definition of suitability for the BHS music category. Just my 2 cents. :-)

[@olliew3223]

@@svengilson RE: GQ and MUS. In none of their songs was MUS their lowest score and in 2 of their 6 songs (including this one) it was their highest scoring category

[@HUMDUDE]

No doubt they sang it amazing but in my opinion that shouldn't be a contestable song.

[@MoominJude]

I don't like the song (the second verse just doesn't gel for me) ,but the singing is fantastic

[@rn2314]

this isnt the real pity party