Hello Mary Lou - A Cappella Barbershop Quartet

Hello Mary Lou - Barbershop quartet multitrack
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Arranged by David Wright:
www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/H...
Hello Mary Lou, a barbershop a cappella cover by:
► Dieter Verhofstadt - baritone (Belgium / Suriname):
winkel.stanzamuziek.be/
► Enrico Imbalzano - tenor (Italy):
/ enricator
► Sonny Vande Putte - lead (Belgium):
www.sonnyvandeputte.be
/ sgtsonny
► Julien Neel (France) - bass (France):
/ trudbol
/ trudbolmusic
----- ABOUT THE TUNE -----
"Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina and performed by Ricky Nelson in English and German in 1961. It reached #9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961, although the other side of the single, "Travelin' Man", hit #1. In the United Kingdom, where it was the unrivalled A-side, it hit #2, and it was a hit in much of Europe, particularly Norway, where it spent 14 weeks at #1. The song features an influential guitar solo by James Burton, often cited by later guitarists such as Brian May. The song is from his sixth album called Rick Is 21.
----- ABOUT THIS PROJECT -----
After 2 successful projects with Enrico ("Peg O My Heart" and "Blackbird"), as well as one with Sonny ("Hello My Baby"), I though it would be nice to try something all together. The upbeat melody and straightforward barbershop arrangement for "Hello Mary Lou" seemed like the perfect choice. Sonny broguht in his buddy Dieter and we got the project rolling early April. Sonny recorded his lead track first, then I recorded bass, then Dieter the baritone and Enrico finished with the teror track. The videos took but a few days to be shot and within 3 weeks the project was ready! I hope there will be many more, this was the PERFECT collab for me!
----- CREDITS -----
► Original song by Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina
► Barbershop arrangement by David Wright
► Audio & video editing by Julien Neel (trudbol)
----- LYRICS -----
Passed me by one summer day
Flashed those big brown eyes my way
And oh I wanted you forever more
Now I'm not one that gets around
Swear my feet stuck to the ground
And though I never did meet you before
(Chorus)
I said "Hello Mary Lou
Goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou
I'm so in love with you
I knew Mary Lou
We'd never part
So Hello Mary Lou
Goodbye heart"
Saw your lips, I heard your voice
believe me I just had no choice
Wild horses couldn't make me stay away
Thought about a moonlit night
Arms about good and tight
That's all I had to see for me to say

[@maryloustoddard2936]

my name is marylou thank you for playing a beautiful song awesome

[@mariosaldana4006]

Check out Mary Lou by The Creative Force, I think you will like it

[@maaluu2001]

It's my name too, but in portuguese

[@defrozendonut8715]

Hello Mary Lou

[@I_am_always_correct]

Hello Marylou

[@musicscores439]

Hello Marylou

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

My eardums just melted from the musical goodness pouring out of my computer's speakers right now.

[@Romanov3579]

It is brilliant

[@Sbaxter1989]

Even more so with earbuds 👌

[@JulienNeel]

No, I don't always sing bass in my collab projects. I've sung: - lead (Hello My Baby, Blackbird, I Got Rhythm, etc.), - tenor 1 (That's What Friends Are For, Am Brunnen vor dem Tore) - baritone (How Deep is Your Love) I'll be singing baritone again in an upcoming collab with Danny Fong, Andrew Kesler and Evan Sanders. Woops! The word it out! :p

[@XavierRivera128]

Barbershop music should make a comeback lol

[@JulienNeel]

It's actually quite popular. The Barbershop Harmony Society is the largest male singing organization in the world, so I read. :)

[@1001nancymcmillan]

Oh, that's good to hear!

[@puerlatinophilus3037]

It won't become any near mainstream because of the "decadent" society/music industry. (see "The TRUTH Why Modern Music Is Awful" by Thoughty2. Title is a bit clickbait, but it's worth it because he refers to scientific sources) But still: For those who get to know and experience it, it is not a very rare thing.

[@danperry74036]

Agreed barbershop quartets are a reminder of a bygone era where music was actually about something. Not this auto tune garbage they play on the radio now

[@MartyLJ57]

I get my voice out of storage, tuned up and ready to sing.

[@R77328]

2023, still loving this ! ❤ more collabs please !

[@coloraturaElise]

Love your international collaborations....spread the joy! Also, shout out to the baritone...the hardest to hear and sing!

[@JulienNeel]

I hope you enjoy this video & my other releases. :) If you feel like tipping the artist & helping me cover some of my production costs for upcoming projects, you can do it here: patreon.com/trudbol You can pledge whatever you want, as little as $1. It's a great way to help me make all this free music sustainable on the long run. Thanks so much!

[@BudFieldsPPTS]

That was just grand! Thank you for the effort, and the happiness!

[@JulienNeel]

Bud Fields Thanks Bud. I hope you can pledge a little something on Patreon and support my musical efforts. :)

[@JulienNeel]

***** I removed the song from iTunes, and put all my music on BandCamp: trudbol.bandcamp.com All the links are in the video descriptions. :)

[@katiezakrzewski2899]

You are so amazing!!!!!!! I've showed you to all my family and friends and facebook!!!! And you're pretty cute too ^.^ Anywho, absolutely awesome singing guys! There's nothing sweeter than a great melody and harmony, and you guys have nailed it!!! I look forward to listening to more!!!!!

[@iruni9999]

A Cappella Trudbol Hi! i'm starting a barbershop quartet at my school and want to do this song. just out of curiosity, what is the lowest bass note in this arrangement? thanks!

[@linuxlover55]

Every time I hear the last chord of a barbershop song, it definitely "locks and rings", and you guys just made my jaw reach the floor. Beautiful.

[@captaintyrant14]

Im A huge fan of death metal and 60's 70's and 80's rock but you guys are really good i love barber shop quartets and a cappella keep it up

[@MichaelOlm]

About 11 years ago, my 13-year-old self watched this video on repeat and repeat, not knowing in what fundamental way Barbershop would influence my music taste and even my life in one way or another, watching more and more Barbershop, slowly getting curious to try it out myself and then finding people to share that passion with, singing a trillion tags and even singing Hello Mary Lou which will always remind me where my journey had started. So THANK YOU for putting out all the videos! You are officially one of a few people who have led me to becoming a Barbershopper. By the way, is there any chance to sing tags with you on any Barbershop convention like the ones by BinG! Barbershop in Germany? I think many people would love to see you there

[@JulienNeel]

Hey! Thanks for your kind words, you made my day. I'd love to go to a barbershop convention at some point, yes. Feel free to email me (see my "About" page) when you go to an event. I've only been to one barbershop convention (Pittsburgh 2015) and seldom actually sing barbershop with others. Folks in France aren't too keen on the style, unfortunately.

[@MichaelOlm]

@@JulienNeel Really sad that there's not too much going on in France but outside the Barbershop bubble I kinda feel it here, as well. It's really hard sometimes to get people into that stuff although it's quite easy and fun to try it out. I've sent you a message via your website. Hope, it went through!

[@JulienNeel]

I can only speak for myself: I took a dozen vocal lessons with an opera teacher, it helped a lot in understanding vocal production and common bad habits. Yes, vocal lessons are totally worth your money, but take them with an opera singer, not with a vocal coach. Many - not all - have no idea what they're talking about. Go for a teacher who is able to explain the physics & biomechanics of sound production, don't take a teacher who uses fancy metaphors and images to explain: singing is a science.

[@vanilla_labelle]

oh my gosh, that ending was excellent.

[@natejack2292]

My four brain cells when I see my girlfriend

[@echt114]

@Nate Jack22: Are you and Mary Lou still together?

[@thatbirbfriend2180]

That many?

[@sweetsourorange]

That’s actually really cute and wholesome

[@JackieTheCatfox]

Wholesome as heck

[@JulienNeel]

Haha, thank you for your support, I appreciate it! And our song is on iTunes and Deezer (links in the video description). ;)

[@JulienNeel]

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoy it. Please consider getting the songs you enjoy on my BandCamp page (see links in the video description). It's music for you and support for the artists, everyone wins. :)

[@jackmandu]

I don’t know what it is about this song, but every time it pops up in my recommendations I have to listen to it. Must be the fantastic barbershop arrangement and wonderful singing.

[@anthonhysalomone2025]

These men are awesome! Thank you for sharing your music as it puts a song in my heart.

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

Well I'm not in love with any Marylou but I'm definitely in love with this. 😍 Brilliant!!!!

[@Guardmuscian2013]

I miss being in a barbershop quartet! Bass for life! This is one of my favorite pieces for barbershop quartet/chorus.

[@rascal0175]

Oh my gosh, real music. And so well dine. Thank you.

[@RED1111111111]

YOU REALLY HAVE A GREAT TALENT! PLEASE KEEP UP WITH WHAT YOUR DOING! IT IS RAISING MY HOPES FOR HUMANITY WITH ALL THE INSANE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ALL AROUND US! YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY!! GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY FOR DOING THESE!!

[@derekeaton8173]

The Beta Sigma Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha (University of Idaho) does this exact version of this song. Definitely my favorite barbershop arrangement. Glad to hear that my ad libbing for the base part of the "solo" is almost spot on. Haha. Great rendition!

[@gianthummingbird]

Pitch perfect, absolutely brilliant, loved it! Thank you.

[@GraverOne]

Watching and listening this for 9 years now...and it is STILL awesome!

[@machoman2323]

I love this it is so amazing how these men hit the notes so perfect, these are REAL singers!!!!!!!

[@JulienNeel]

Thanks macho man. :)

[@ExMyHeartOut]

Dat bass doe #gingerpower

[@MarnixCoelmont]

:-D

[@eljordinio7647]

Best part

[@mahrinaful]

Yes we

[@pteancuraluca8593]

I watched 7 times and still going...can`t stop.. AWESOME!!! GREAT JOB GUYS

[@Dr_Do-Little]

I'm always mesmerized by the bass line. Great job.

[@chittycoco]

Thank you for this video ! It's GREAT, I'm speechless ! I'm in love !!!

[@acapellascience]

That was pure ear candy.

[@user-vw4bk4cn2d]

Yup, and I think my ear got diabetes due to excessive consumption of sweetness

[@gregstickler3798]

I was waiting for the tenor to take that top note at the end I think it adds another dimension to this song

[@Scratchy3713]

I`m the owner of a small company and my employees (9) now think that I´m crazy, when they hear your wonderful Music coming very loud from my Office every day. :-) Please keep up that graet, ouststanding work. You`ve brought warmth and light not only to my heart. Thank you so much. Neighbors regards from Alemagne.

[@JulienNeel]

Thank you! I'd love to, but as you may have guessed, putting together projects like this takes a lot of work and dedication, it's not a simple task, however easy to work with the collaborators are (and it's definitely the case here). We'll try to get more out there, for sure. ;) Please share our video with Facebook friends! Our single is on iTunes / Deezer too. ;)

[@trueDramar]

You guys are awesome. You really deserve much more views, this is just beautiful.

[@rijden-nu]

Keep coming back to this one. Man, you all complement each other so well!

[@sophiarosewilkinson5999]

Music for my heart and soul... So perfect.. Amazingly talented singers.. Love ya folks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@JulienNeel]

My range is what you hear in my videos. :) I'm probably a bari-bass, my range of comfort is G2 to F4. For these videos I push it a little, but I try to stick to these limits for bass / baritone and lead. The tenor tracks I usually sing in falsetto.

[@Barbakoa]

Why do you say bass-baritone? Is it easier for you to sing in your lower chest range?

[@sonyahannah]

I am a Patreon contributer -- hope to expand the minimal contribution, but my retirement budget is TIGHT -- and I'm totally entranced by this quartet. Although "Enricator" has submersed himself in his music and has little spare time, this ol' lady is pushing 70 -- but very young at heart! -- and would love to hear an arrangement of Bobby Hebb's "Sunny," since that's my nickname. . . and sounds like "Sonny," so TWO of us would be happy! Any chance????

[@mikefule330]

Excellent good humoured performance of an old classic song. Loved it.

[@MLFANTZZ]

I listen to this jewel every now and then. So perfect. Great arrangement, great singing. Soo good to hear. Thanks so much.

[@melodymary_lol4537]

My name is Marylou omg thank you so much ur such good singers also Hello

[@BreTheWriter13]

I continually have this song stuck in my head--specifically, this version. You four have AMAZING voices. Have you four done other collaborations?

[@enklave2581]

i recently set up a barbershop quartet with my school choir director (its a recognized ensemble so thats cool, lol) , and we are singing this song! im really excited to see what we are going to do next year.

[@obscurepopreferences]

Aw geez, the chills at the last chord. Bravo, Tenor!

[@SlenderGinger605]

Still rocking with this song in 2016! #trudbol4life

[@mysteriousmemethief]

2018

[@marylou1556]

J'adore.👌💘 et je m'appelle aussi Marylou. 😂

[@mariosaldana4006]

Marylou Guillemoteau check out Mary Lou by The Creative Force I think you will like it

[@jelleric]

For the last month I have listened to this song every morning to help me wake up. The energy is amazing, it really helps me start my day.

[@user-lb3tg2qx8b]

This is so good that Sonny's right ear even needed to express it!

[@grandcarriage1]

Well, I now know what the flag of Suriname looks like. I had to do a bit of research on that. ;)

[@JulienNeel]

Thanks! ;) I don't think I'll sing Bohemian Rhapsody, it's just not for my voice and I doubt I could do anything that wouldn't sound bad next to Freddie's masterpiece. Sorry! ;)

[@anonymouskaos7175]

I just got to say I love classic music and you guys everyone of you are great loved it

[@K3flow1]

the best sound Ive ever heard... Please dont ever stop...

[@benwise6517]

Disney, sign these men! They’d be perfect Dapper Dans!

[@JulienNeel]

Oh I see, no problem. By the way: you never replied to my messages regarding learning tracks.

[@tobin47]

This is one of my fav songs.Its in my song list along with lp,ts and eminem.hats off to you guyz.!!!!!

[@darktrent182]

This song has always been a favorite of mine when I was little, and you four did a wonderful job. Thank you!

[@rikosborne1212]

I think I talked to Trudbol a few years ago about this, but, to this day, I cannot even hear the baritone part in barbershop. (Sorry, Dieter) It's like I have this awareness that barbershop would sound completely wrong without the baritone, but, it might just be that I'm getting old and my hearing is messed up, but I listen to one barbershop song after another, and I cannot specifically hear the baritone part. I'm starting to think that the baritone in barbershop is like me as a bass guitarist: you don't notice it until it's not there.

[@knotwilg3596]

Hi Rik, There are several reasons why my part is hard to hear (to some). First of all, the baritone is usually providing texture to the lead, while the tenor and bass are providing width to the vocal spectrum. The lead being slightly louder than the rest of the voices, in terms of post production (Sonny has a louder voice than me anyway) it is easy for the baritone to vanish. To make matters worse, or actually better, Sonny's voice and mine have similar tonality, at least in this arrangement and blend so well that they may, again, be heard as one voice. Now there are some parts where it's hard to miss my voice I believe and where you can get a glimpse of its texture and tonality: at 0:45 Enrico (tenor) and I start humming "n-dote n-dote", while Julien goes fast humming and Sonny keep singing lyrics. Enrico is obviously the higher one of us. Since he sings in a kind of falsetto, our voices are quite distinct and you should be able to pick my voice, the lower one. at 0:55 I join in with Julien's "dum doo be dum" while Enrico switches to lyrics. Obviously, in this case my voice is the higher one. Julien's voice has a kind of classical tone, by singing more in the back of his mouth, while I have a more mundane tone, singing to the front of my mouth, and this should again make it easy to distinghuish our voices. Hope this helps. Anything to make you hear me :))

[@mikado1555]

The baritone or alto part are background parts that fill in the chords. It is one of those things where unless are specifically listening for it, you won't really hear it but if it weren't there, you would notice that something is missing. The same could be said for the baritone instrument in a band.

[@worshipgeek]

Baritone is the most challenging part to sing, because it has to provide the correct support for the harmony, and because the range is so similar to the lead, who is singling the melody, it needs to be careful never to overpower. Baritone is the only “inner voice” part in barbershop. The lead is most prominent, singing the melody, but the tenor sings above the other parts, and the bass below. An interesting fact is that, because of this, barbershop arrangers generally create the bass and tenor harmony parts to be somewhat melodic, since they remain exposed, and then just give the notes that fill in the chords to the bari. So, not only is it the hardest to hear, it’s generally the hardest to sing. Your final assessment is correct. A great baritone is not appreciated until he’s not singing. Dieter is great.

[@bachelorsavenue]

My thinking is that really good acapella singers make the baratone disappear because the harmonies blend so well. ...just a thought.

[@lynnpabontheelitehero6579]

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[@lynnpabontheelitehero6579]

shane healand ?

[@lynnpabontheelitehero6579]

shane healand i do. I guess you dont?

[@lynnpabontheelitehero6579]

shane healand lol. I really hate soccer.

[@JulienNeel]

shane healand This is an intriguing comment thread.

[@mach030coronel]

Rap is one of the most artistic kinds of music out there now.. + rap collabs with all kinds of music, we love music. including barbershop.. I think rap is closer to the real barbershop then most top 40 music is..

[@ebrown4532]

This song has a special place in my heart. This version made it more special.

[@Stiller64]

Das. Ist spitzenmäßig. Ich habe sofort gute Laune. Chapeau!

[@frugalnanny]

my word alive that is awesome guys. I gave myself this for valentine's day . thank you !

[@ElianaGaristo]

They are GREAT! tks for sharing.

[@canuck2360]

I find it great to see 4 talents from 4 countries come together like this. You guys probably have fun doing it too. Congrats.

[@genernator]

A delight to eye and ear! Guaranteed smile producer. Well done

[@Sleuth2786]

I have chills.....so good! Thank you for posting this!

[@godofsad]

without a doubt my favourite, spectacular

[@dragonwithamonocle]

It looks like you guys had a lot of fun making this. It really shows. I greatly enjoyed this, and continue to listen to it on repeat to this day. Thank you.

[@dragonwithamonocle]

Four years later, and I'm back again. I still love this song.

[@ttime275]

Hey Julien Thank you so much for the traks to this. Anyone who wants to learn this trust me these tracks will help you.

[@lolcheerio33]

I listen to this song almost daily! You each have fantastic voices! It gets me every time when Enrico tosses his heart away :)

[@gtech2053]

Absolutely fantastic!!!!

[@Mikebatch88]

Favorite thus far. Awesome job guys

[@tjbethel6104]

bought the track on iTunes and I'm officially using it as a learning track. i appreciate the quality and the skills you all put into this performance. hopefully my quartet will have a video to post of our little attempt at it. BRAVO JULIEN!

[@nathanielclark9434]

This is amazing now a days you don't really hear good music like this anymore or hear people that sing in barber shop quartets anymore.It really brings true music to everyone

[@vheilshorn]

My dad used to sing this song all the time. God I miss him. Thanks for the memories.

[@TeddyBarefoot]

I really enjoy this, A CAPPELLA is one of those things that I just really like, thank you.

[@ratkillerthe]

Lead's smile could light up the sky at night OMG!

[@knotwilg3596]

Sonny is indeed not only a fantastic singer but the camera's in love with him too, as you've pointed out so kindly.

[@lindadee2053]

A real pleasure to hear and see.

[@fpoasec]

Thank you for highlighting the dominant voice!!

[@vipergtsmre]

of all your vids, this is still my favorite!! Coney Island is a damn close 2nd👍

[@MarianneHopkins-lu5if]

Marianne Eloise here, wasn't named after the song but I've claimed it, lol, I always preferred the CCR version till I came across this, well done, top quality ❤

[@JulienNeel]

Thank you Marianne-Lou!

[@Americanbear1]

Thanks for posting this. It's one of the best barbershop groups I've heard in a long time! That you are from four different countries and are able to put this all together is awesome!

[@joshlawrence8091]

Man I really like this arrangement...also, the blend is really good. Outstanding job

[@FireKiller70]

Even my mother loved your version, she loves the Statler Brothers, you aced it!

[@craigregnier3220]

This absolutely shreds!!!

[@edoardo_1927]

It's fantastic...this is the real music...good job

[@JulienNeel]

Thank you Edoardo, plenty more a cappella on my channel. :) If you'd like to help me continue making these, you can put $1 in my tip jar on PAtreon:! patreon.com/trudbol :) Any and all earnings help me cover production costs (copyright fees, arranger fees, hardware, software) and the countless man hours that go into making these videos.

[@NickUncensored]

I love watching you sing. You're definitely the most expressive one in the video.

[@JakeIsNotGross]

Simply wonderful. Every video makes me want to try something like this more and more.

[@davidmckinney6577]

Absolutely terrific

[@thierryploum5923]

Absolutely delightful!

[@southard007]

I started following Sargent Sonny, and now this! Just too cool. You guys (and the other international quartets you've done) rock, seriously. Rock on!

[@rYiOkUn]

Aw you guys made me smile. Brings back memories of me and my dad. You just can't really find this kind of music around very often.

[@Chipchase780]

My hair follicles are positively tingling ! Excellent gentlemen !

[@stephaniecuellar3192]

The happiest thing I've seen all day. I'm heading over to check out the other content

[@garybritt1483]

I love the bass at the end

[@Yuethefox]

Awesome!!! awesome awesome AWESOME!!!!! One of the best versions I've heard for a while.

[@imperialreapercaptain6183]

So happy my fraternity is learning to sing this song and its this specific rendition. An easy way to learn the song.

[@JulienNeel]

You might also enjoy my audio learning tracks (= breakdown of each part) from my website: www.julienneel.com

[@rmitchem71]

Thank you! Brought a smile to my face!

[@Kesamn]

That was awesome! Well done!

[@mariehansell2572]

Just beautiful!!!