if pop music was barbershop (FULL TRANSCRIPTION)

Pop Songs Medley (2015) performed by Main Street arranged by Clay Hine: • Main Street - Pop Song...
Note about the key: The drift upward in pitch but I wrote it in what I'm pretty sure is the original key it's supposed to be in. Hope that clears up any confusion!
Edit: 2nd measure should be a G# in the lead.
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[@ImMacke3000]

Barbershop has to be the most underrated music genre of all time, i genuinly dont see how you can NOT like it

[@buckhorncortez]

Yeah...everything today is somehow "underrated"...soon, I'll be hearing that the Grand Canyon is underrated as a hole in the ground...

[@ImMacke3000]

@@buckhorncortez using the term "underrated" is in fact, underrated

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

It’s not under-rated. It’s not rated at all.

[@22knightx]

Because most of today's singers only know "harmoniser" pedals and auto tune

[@kindaterriblegamer3605]

When I introduce my friends to barbershop, they always really enjoy it right until Vocal Spectrum holds the last chord for 20 seconds

[@seyeruoynepotsuj]

I LOVE that the modern song that they open with is heading on for a quarter of a century old already.

[@tactileslut]

and they second-to-end with one from about 40 years ago.

[@garynordeen4296]

which one was that@@tactileslut

[@laurag7295]

One needs to wait until the music is there to buy, not always fast, and then someone has to arrange it into barbershop!

[@JScaranoMusic]

Thriller was released 41 years ago, 32 years before All About That Bass.

[@kaiyotee2475]

Wait is that a coyote profile picture? We are siblings in spirit.

[@YoSpiff]

"All about that bass" actually sounded right as a barbershop quartet.

[@sherisouth5963]

Myron? Is that you?😂

[@kenetickups6146]

Better than the original

[@Acorn905]

I think Guess what fits the style pretty well too :D

[@ChristopherHauser-58]

Bass note should be the strongest

[@darrinrice367]

I've sung everything from hymns and classical to madrigal and modern music, and I can tell you categorically that this style is immensely technically difficult. It requires very strong vocal physiology, prefect pitch, a precise "ear" able to overcome acoustically variant venues... That these guys are able to make it look easy is testament to an extremely highly honed of skill and talent. SERIOUS PROPS.

[@alistairwall5470]

(And they didn't even win this year)

[@bragtime1052]

​@@alistairwall5470they won in 2017 and once you win, your quartet can't compete anymore (though individual members can compete in other quartets).

[@Dancestar1981]

They’re wonderful

[@alistairwall5470]

@@bragtime1052Yes, I am aware. I meant they didn’t win in the year of the video, which was 2015.

[@ginabalestracci140]

It doesn't require Perfect Pitch, but you need to listen like mad (the precise ear). My dad was heavily into competitive barbershop when I was a kid, so I've heard a LOT of it.

[@Deborita777]

I know a guy who has sung competitive barbershop. He's an amazing Tenor. Singing this level of barbershop is NOT easy. A lot of technique, skill, practice and talent on loan from God. It's a wonderful a fun musical art form.

[@DonMachado]

My dad had several quartets in the 50's and 60's and singing lead, went to international competition with two of them; The Statesmen placed 5th two years in a row, and The Wizards placed 9th. I loved being a barbershop family, we got to go and do so many things growing up.

[@Msfifisquarepantz]

It is fun. Harmony is a true gift from heaven

[@ellaluna5514]

God!!! 😂😂😂

[@KaylaMoont]

My elementary music teacher was, and as far as I know, still is in a barbershop shop quartet, and he got top ten in a worldwide contest once, he was my favorite teacher

[@ellaluna5514]

@@Michael-ho7iq 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@ppheard1254]

2:09 Oops I Did It Again - Brittney Spears 2:25 Bye, Bye, Bye! - NSYNC 3:00 So What - P!NK 3:39 Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars 6:14 Poker Face - Lady Gaga 6:25 Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 6:31 All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor 6:43 Gangnam Style - PSY 6:53 Thriller - Michael Jackson

[@1234cheerful]

Thanks!

[@lynndhering1218]

This was ear candy and comedy genius at the same time. I have to say thank you for random KZbin scrolling because this popped up and absolutely made my afternoon! I can't wait to hear more. ❤

[@jlidean3541]

The voice control along with the emotive performance is top, doing facial comedy and to sing at this level chefs kiss.

[@unseelie63]

I was random scrolling as well and HAD to check it out.Worth it!

[@brianaschmidt910]

Same

[@snsnplpl]

Then you will like 'Newfangled Four'

[@lynndhering1218]

@@snsnplpl I'll be sure to check them out. Thank you for the recommendation. :)

[@AathielVaDaath]

People don't understand how hard some of these harmonies are... Fantastic work, performers

[@kathleenking47]

The group, take 6, was 6 part harminies Of old spirituals

[@pickleballer1729]

These groups' harmony is always spectacular, and I love the fact that they can make fun of themselves.

[@alexrivera5747]

I like how, even at the time, most of these weren't really modern songs.

[@TrumpetMeta]

They keep saying "20 years from now" and there's a 32 year gap between the oldest and newest song they include lol

[@michaeltulus4582]

Tbf it kinda makes sense: in 15 years, people that's teen when the songs came out, will be parents of teenagers themselves (+ Thriller, but that song is ageless and there'll always be MJ fans whatever the age)

[@VincentLowe]

Seems like this was made about three or four years ago. The point is good. In the seventies, Happy Days was hot. In the 90s, the hit was That Seventies Show. That pattern recurs

[@SonofSethoitae]

Probably because this is from 2015

[@user-dm1tv6nl2e]

Believe that's by competition requirement

[@TheKingofRome1]

I love all these transcriptions they make for incredible teaching aids

[@ApproximatelyCee]

That was awesome! I worked at Walt Disney World for 3 years and because I worked on Main Street, I was blessed to be sung to many times by the Barber Shop Quartet. It was definitely one of the perks of working there.

[@karenkieffer3684]

My father loved and sang barbershop with his father and brothers. He would play his Buffalo Bills records, and we would sing along at home, which is how I learned to sing. Sadly he is gone now, but I found his old competition badge in his dresser drawer, and I kept it. Your performance was outstanding and brought a happy tear to my eye. Thank you!

[@fuzzipariah]

The Buffalo Bills were wonderful in The Music Man.

[@kathimorrical9912]

We sang barbershop in high school choir. As separate groups AND as a choir. Such fun. Close harmonies, done correctly still gives me chils

[@BonnieBuggie]

my family knows some of these guys! we made friends with some of the dapper dans at disney world years ago, and “main street” is one of the group names they use when performing outside of disney! they’re all such fantastic guys

[@robertmac7833]

When was this video recorded?

[@BonnieBuggie]

@@robertmac7833 2015!

[@frocat5163]

I was in high school choir with the bass. His dad was our choir teacher.

[@katherineroland6008]

@@robertmac7833This is from about 8 years ago.

[@MistahRankin]

The Dapper Dans (all of them) have been incredible. I think I met the baritone when I was there a while back (or there was a guy that looked like him). Barbershop's the bomb.

[@EBThisThat]

Their annunciation is incredible and their harmony is unreal ! Respect!

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Enunciation

[@miriamrobarts]

@@kathrynmolesa1641 Well, my dictionary includes this "formal or archaic" definition: "the announcement of something", so technically it also applies.

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

@@miriamrobarts 😅

[@miriamrobarts]

@@kathrynmolesa1641 Always enunciate any annunciations. 🙃😄

[@believingisseeing]

Youre deaf 😂

[@k012957]

The truly amazing thing to me is that Barbershop is the only style of a cappella music that is not pitch corrected. Even my favorites (Pentatonix and Home Free) have their releases pitch-corrected to death.

[@K.RobertRichardson]

Tell me that your experience with the canon of a cappella music is extremely limited without telling me it's extremely limited.

[@terunja7]

These gents are perfection! I used to sing with Sweet Adelines. I was quite young (late teens) and musically nerdy, but was welcomed whole-heartedly. Difficult stuff, and also beyond fun. When you hear the overtones ringing, you know you've nailed it!

[@iluvpugstoo]

There should be a 'Love' button. Outstanding vocals. These guys are awesome !

[@reallyfreakingoodvideogame468]

Well said!

[@TrumpetManinNC]

These guys just killed it. In every way. Lovely and so, so funny.

[@K.RobertRichardson]

In every way ... including "overkill."

[@mostguitarswins]

Classic, goofy barbershop routine; great singing with a killer tag at the end 👏👏👏👏

[@OrbiliusMagister]

The final chord had a SCREAMING D# overtone (major third over the tenor)! Wow!

[@jospenner9503]

That's B for Barbershop.

[@sherisouth5963]

I've known how to read music for many years, but I'm not familiar with barbershop lingo (in spite of the fact that I, a woman, once filled in singing in a men's quartet!). When you talk about overtones, are you talking about the high note you can "hear" even though no one is singing it?

[@OrbiliusMagister]

@@sherisouth5963 Exactly.

[@jillforeman7369]

Barbershop is the frosted 4- tier - and -a- topper -wedding -cake -of vocal music.

[@justforever96]

Also ironic that barbershop was once considered ultra modern pop music. Or the equivalent. It was the stuff that made the old time music seem stuffy and outdated. It was what people were singing. At least some of it.

[@ruthmarsh873]

It just popped up on my KZbin channel and I am so glad that it did! I sang barbershop harmony for 15 years and truly enjoyed it. Thanks for putting this on.!

[@DaveFromColorado]

"Wow" doesn't even begin to explain how excellent that was put together. My most sincere thank-you for singing, editing, and posting this video, and sharing it with everyone who has the pleasure of seeing and or hearing it.

[@FuckThis5134]

I really enjoyed being able to read along with the sheet music for this. That was cool. Very good video. :)

[@kathleenking47]

It sounds 1950s

[@cb2378]

Oh my word. I'm giving these guys a standing ovation here in my kitchen. Talented in voice, creativity, humor. 💕💕 Wow.

[@stirfryjedi]

This gives me so much hope in humanity.

[@RichardBennie-t4r]

I remember listening to buffalo bills with my dad..circa 1961. Still love it.❤

[@josepherhardt164]

Q: What's it like to be wife or partner of a barber shop quartet singer? There has to be a book here ... Edit: I can't imagine marrying a guy like this without having a DEEP sense of humor.

[@shmataboro8634]

@josepherdhart164....after we divorced my ex-husband changed jobs, move to the big city and joined a barbershop group. I always thought his timing was perfect.

[@josepherhardt164]

@@shmataboro8634 Did you ever see him perform?

[@susancunningham5847]

My son sings barbershop and his wife loves it. It's like a big family.

[@MaydayAggro]

My ex-wife sang barbershop, and then started using fake "competition weekends" to have an affair.

[@josepherhardt164]

@@MaydayAggro Faking a competition is quite a trick. Or did she say she was going to the competition and then just went elsewhere? And you don't go to a competition by yourself--you need the other three people. Anyway, it sounds like a bit of a shaky excuse or ploy.

[@allzeenamesaretaken]

That last note…. *chef’s kiss*

[@karilehman9882]

When you realize that most of those songs ARE already 20 years old 😑

[@thatelectropig8678]

That was most certainly the bomb yo

[@NightcoreNewbie]

Oh god. I just realized that we might get kpop songs in the future. It will definitely be interesting to see in 20 years.

[@wachamcaulid]

Would be interesting for a non-Korean speaking group to do (in a phonetic approach) 🤔

[@samuelleie]

We already did, they sang gangman style in this one haha

[@TurtleShroom3]

@@wachamcaulid Korean is not a tonal language, so I assume that they would do it like they do English.

[@wachamcaulid]

@@TurtleShroom3 Late reply but yes exactly 👌

[@LoyaFrostwind]

They should throw in a “Stop. Hammertime” at the end.

[@stillnotstill]

The sheet music/lyrics increased my enjoyment!

[@raydunakin]

Wow, what talent these guys have!

[@grmmrc]

The bell chords for bye bye bye from bye bye blues gets me every time

[@JayRedding12_12]

I've always loved Barbershop Quartet style. The harmonizing is absolutely incredible.

[@garystein8610]

As one who used to sing barbershop (lead and baritone) I love the genre. You did such a great job with these arrangements, and your singing was perfect. Loved this video, and now following.

[@robertgallentine1095]

These guys are always incredible. My chorus teacher made sure all of us boys were able to compete for spots in any Barbershop Festival in the state, or close. I couldn't be more thankful for that. Mrs.Sanborn for the win!

[@teresapretelt9494]

Hey, someone else also commented about Mr. Sanborn @lindacaldwell6251

[@drewbinator1750]

They came to perform for us in Dubuque. They were so nice and fun, plus my school sang with them too! The "garbage part" does bring it all together!

[@LikeFreelySnowflakes]

thank you for this gem, haven't seen the original video in a long time and greatly appreciate the transcription to the masterpiece

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Loved the barbershop quartet in the Music Man.

[@josepherhardt164]

Hey, ya gotta know the territory!

[@patricialynn6327]

The Buffalo Bills

[@maryb9252]

I love this so much. My dad sang in a chorus when I was young, and I grew up with barbershop music. I remember going to his practices when I was around 4 years old. His barber was actually in the chorus, and he went to him up until the barber couldn’t cut hair anymore. I even had the barber’s quartet sing at my wedding. My dad passed away 3.5 years ago, and barbershop will always have a special place in my heart.

[@jeremyconnor8625]

Thank you for your hard work

[@jasonfieler]

No problem!

[@fridayhunt7075]

And not one, not two but four songs were also part of Weird Al’s polka medleys! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kadosho02]

I have no doubt Weird Al would join in a performance with them

[@Murrlin27]

Well it looks like I found the Rabbit Hole of youtube again

[@MBLexi]

Wow... Barbershops are definitely under-rated.

[@ReeceS6419]

Truly talented singers and it was awesome how they incorporated new pop songs in this set. Very entertaining!!

[@duncathan_salt]

I'm glad you're transcribing all the "classics" of barbershop KZbin! (There's a small irony in referring to these vids as classics in the context of this specific performance lol)

[@melodysimonson1510]

Amazing!! I love barbershop! I worked at a pizza parlor had tocal barbershoppers come in every Tuesdsy night after practice and they would sing while they had a few beers. It was great! These guys are amazing!!

[@jamesmonroe7903]

Two very amused thumbs up👍👍for this inventive and humorous take on today’s hits by these barbershop harmonizers!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟Keep on singing,fellas!!! Very,very well done!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟Superb beyond belief!!!

[@Gallop4Me]

Nothing like four guys perfectly harmonizing and funny, too. 😅😅

[@andrewgelos9778]

Just happened upon this, and it made me long for the days when I and my Grandpa sang with barbershop chorus out of Cincinnati. Absolutely brilliant. Love and respect.

[@stewartmorrison9453]

Great job guys. I love barbershop harmonies...especially when they get creative.

[@janellesart]

That was so clever and fun to watch! Awesome!

[@nikolawiesemann8294]

I love the idea and presentation, but the harmonies are just out of this world. Thank you.

[@mickidee6714]

Pretty amazing. My dad sang barbershop music for many years. My sister and I considered ourselves “barbershop brats” since we LIVED in it so much! Lol

[@lindacaldwell6251]

Our chorus teacher was Mr. Sanborn in Michigan and was my favorite class! Loved it dearly. These guys are great!

[@dustins382]

Bravo bravo bravo! Wonderful! What a performance! So creative. They took everything from modernity but made it at skillfully barbershop. Again bravo! One of the most enjoyable performances I've seen in quite a while.

[@ChildlessCatLady81]

Barbershop has always been beyond impressive to me and these four incredibly gifted and hilarious gentlemen were such a delight! I would listen to pop if they were the ones singing the songs. Absolute perfection. 👏👏👏👏

[@randomhippocat]

Okay this whole thing was super impressive, but wow that last by that he held for four bars

[@TAP7a]

Myron's happy little nod when the last chord locks always gets me

[@kathleenking47]

In the 1920s...it was old, until Four freshmen and others brought it back after big bands

[@dancarrington7100]

I love that people can still do this today. That was great!

[@douglasthroop4346]

Love it - including the printed music is a nice touch - thanks!

[@kennrothman205]

Have been a barbershop fan all my life. Sang in one group for a short time, but have been in choirs most of my life. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!

[@sinitheexcellent3654]

this is the first barbershop video I ever watched, so nice to see it again!

[@JoelERea]

This will be the good old 1ˢᵗ Barbershop video you ever saw, 20 years from now.

[@robinloperfido]

This was so much fun to watch. Great job, guys. Perfect humor and notes!

[@scottbatson8721]

That was absolutely fantastic. Thank y'all so very much! ♥️♥️♥️👍👍😁😁😁

[@SimCityEA1989]

8:05 I love it how the guy stood up and raised his fist. He got supercharged with passion and excitement by that long stretch note at the end. Love it!

[@RandomGuy48-t1b]

Man the practice and hours they put in for this, must be insane! Fantastic!

[@karieberry1070]

THAT WAS AWESOME!!! Love a good barbershop any day , any year - forever !! Timeless !!

[@JessiSpencer-i4z]

Main Street! These guys are awesome! My husband is a baritone in barbershop! This style of music is so underrated! It’s SO good!

[@LQOTW]

What a fabulous performance! Tight, tight, tight harmonies, excellent staging, and hilarious, to boot! It brings me back to my childhood when my dad sang with MN's SPEBQSA Northstar Chorus. The reigning champ of barbershop at the time was the Happiness Emporium. Such great memories. Thank you for sharing this most excellent performance.

[@OnlyWaterInTheForest]

I laughed so hard at the into to uptown funk 😂😂😂 This is fabulous 🤩😍

[@caleb_keys_music2]

8:16 over here balling. Man, how can you not love music….. old songs had me missing passed loved ones that knew some of these older songs

[@nthgth]

Very well done. Performers are great, but also, the arrangement. Whoever arranged it (created the barbershop adaptations we're seeing recited) knows how to make things sound good. It goes to show - knowing how to arrange it is more important than good songwriting! Or alternatively, it's the most important aspect _of_ songwriting. Even a dumb song can be arranged to sound good anyway.

[@victorpaini6391]

That last note is fantastic!

[@TheKjoy85]

I was first exposed to a capella as a little girl over 30 years ago. My mom bought Glad's The A Capella Project on cassette. We wore the cassette out. I know there is a difference between barbershop and other a capella groups, primarily singing style and arrangement, but the underlying skills and talents are very similar.

[@Dancestar1981]

I spent some time in an acapella Choir it was great unfortunately membership now out of my budget

[@csababekesi-marton2393]

The second chord is a V43 (B-e-g#-d'), just the same as the third on 'We'. You can hear Tony adjusting his g# up and down.

[@rupe53]

In a recent (rerun) of Emergency (TV show) the crew entered a barbershop singing contest and took a trophy for best comedy act!

[@susangrande8142]

WOW!!! THEY ARE. AWESOME!!! 🥳😃😍😘 So talented to sing like that! And that last chord--even through the lousy speakers of my earbuds--I could feel the meshing of their harmony! Beautiful!!! BRAVO, DUDES!!!!!👏👏

[@SackbutSteve]

It's so nice to watch another performance by this group. They are (were?) truly among the very best and SOOOO FUNNY as well. Extremely difficult close harmony requiring great ears, voices and concentration and many, many hours of work.

[@alistairwall5470]

Yeah I don’t think they’ve done loads since winning in 2017, although Tony has a new quartet with his son called 3 1/2 Men who are very good

[@davidslife989]

Thanks for taking me back to my youth! LOVE this!

[@susiesmessage9252]

My dad was a tenor in barbershop since he was 18. He has been gone for 14 years now but I still like barbershop

[@shawnfurl4854]

Gotta love Main Street!

[@plantpowered269]

Listening with my jaw dropped on the account of how professional they are! ❤❤❤

[@PamelaJean2013]

Thank you so much for including the score. Those are just super arrangements. Terrific singing and the tenor could have been on the Opera stage.

[@longschlongsilver7628]

Not even 10 years and people are looking back at these songs in nostalgia

[@williamjones7163]

I'm so unhip that I didn't recognize any of the new stuff until MJ's Thriller. Thanks Guys, you were great!

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

I did catch a little of 'NSYNC's "Bye, Bye, Bye" and the hat raising was reminiscent of their Mad Sq Gardens performance video. But that was it. I guess the rest were hip hop songs.

[@M_SC]

@@quentinquogamoddy1999no they were not

[@ZeHoSmusician]

@@quentinquogamoddy1999 , @williamjones7163 : 2:10 Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again 6:14 Lady Gaga - Poker Face 6:24 Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger 6:31 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (Pop / Hip Hop crossover) 6:42 Psy - Gangnam Style (first video on YT to get a billion views, back in 2012) 6:52 MJ - Thriller

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

@@M_SC I stand corrected. 🙂

[@quentinquogamoddy1999]

@@ZeHoSmusician Thanks. Songs I don't know and only 3 of the 6 artists I know, but don't much for their music. I'm more into jazz and blues.

[@nikan7704]

They picked fantastic songs!!😄 All my faves!

[@Merryballz]

This video brought a smile to my face, I feel great after watching it, such talent in these men! :)

[@josepherhardt164]

WAY BACK WHEN (1980's, early?) I participated in a chess tournament held in Fredericksburg, Va. Unbeknownst to me, there was also a barber shop quartet contest going on, at the same time, in the same hotel. All times of the day or night, you could go out into the hallways and hear quartets practicing their oeuvres. Yes, I did win a minor trophy. :)

[@katherinep7703]

These guys need to be at the Grammys or something. This is awesome.

[@AndRewUK24]

"It's been done"

[@valkasolidor6727]

Excellent. I noticed the "Barbershop Harmony Society" backdrop, a change that I was not aware of until now though I see that technically it's still the SPEBSQSA (admittedly not always a catchy title) 😅 Anyway, five decades ago I had the pleasure of belonging to a local chapter with my Dad for a few years, and it was a wonderful fellowship that I wish lots of young men could try. As Cervantes said "He who sings frightens away his ills."

[@pepamicro]

“Quien canta sus males espanta” how true!! ❤ this popular saying is even older than Cervantes, he took it for his Don Quixote… and it is still widely used in Spain and Latin American countries!! Sing and chase your worries away

[@valkasolidor6727]

@@pepamicro Thank you for sharing this 😃

[@FredSmith-s5t]

I sang with the Riverside Citrus Belters when the Sidewinders were there. Magical times!

[@bb3ca201]

I'm totally loving that you post the arrangement, so that musicians like me can follow it. Incredible talent...

[@georgeevans8947]

Brilliant performance and arrangement!!

[@terrancecampbell216]

I did 6 months with a barbershop chorus lots of training and hard work and fun. I was in my high schools production of music man I was the bass singer in the quartet that was the school board. I was in glee club and the other 3 were accapella choir. After the production we did a repeat performance and took 2nd place in the school talent show we got our training from one of the fathers who was a barbershoper.