IU's Straight No Chaser - Africa

[@3volvedb3ing]

This gave me chills...amazing

[@ken1Moore]

I just found Straight No Chaser and I am loving the sound. A+++

[@BelleAmelie]

By far my favorite acapella group of all time

[@ag2c188]

Thanks Guys. Fantastic!!!.

[@mcjaxn829]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!! there's something about a men's ensemble... great job!

[@Potty8]

amazing!! awesome song...

[@sithgrl]

wow, I think I totally love you guys...past and present incarnations. :)

[@Carnage_AsadaTV]

speechless...these guys are amazing.

[@4b1g]

good job on a song i've always loved. reminds me of when I was a kid

[@ghostlat]

Extremely talented musicians. THIS is music.

[@NotJustLeon]

Great, I love it

[@Tassadar11]

Amazing, this is so smoothing.

[@rceckspurt13]

Happy Christmahaunaquanzaka! This song, and this group are absolutely amazing. I couldn't think of a group I'd rather sing in.

[@outxfromxunder]

i love the ending. merry chrismas, happy hanukah and kwanzaa or whatever you said. good job, guys. very nice.

[@CaptZephyr]

I'm a HUGE fan. I've downloaded everything (MP3s) of their's available. Amazon has a big selection of their stuff.

[@Jazzbeu55]

A great a cappella ensemble!

[@saskiapanter]

this is group is awsome, you think they will ever travel to the Netherlands? Our best vocal group singing songs like this stopped last year sniff sniff, it was called Montezuma's Revenge, they were awsome as well. I hope SNC will come over here soon. I will buy a ticket for sure, and Im sure loads of people with me.

[@violinplayer101]

By far my favorite collegiate acappella group!!

[@TheMetalLordNazgu]

dam that is just outstandingly amazingly phenominal!

[@silverrealm]

The thing with Vocal Jazz groups that change members year by year, is difficult to keep consistency. I still commend them for performing this song, it is so much fun! Congrats!

[@ChasedSky2]

I love this song

[@thedoc1234]

Excellent!

[@HunterMann]

Very cool! I sang in choirs all through high school. Out here in the big world, I notice that vocalists always seems to find each other, whether it's in the subway in NYC or on a street corner in Mexico City. It's such a cool thing! A'capella singing HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNPLUGGED, YO!

[@WFtootsie]

My choir is doing this next year because my director loves SNC and they inspired him to teach us this! :D

[@AGBluejays]

it may be a refernce to the SNC "12 Days" where they end up doing a christmas carol version of Africa

[@karmickoala]

If you haven't already, check out the 12 days video by SNC. They incorporate this song at the end and it's flawless. :)

[@RoyalToppperrrr]

Lovee ITT

[@collegesis911]

his name is holland!! i totally agree that he has an absolutely amazing voice!!

[@bethainy]

I think they're awesome.

[@OtisLikesCats]

wait, he IS? i never would have guessed that! astonishing!

[@phartnauker]

as great as these guys are the originals blow them out of the water. they managed to bring comedy into the most serious songs. they were truely professional

[@daveworx]

Can't big a better group to cover. TOTO!

[@mringer66]

i know its awesome!

[@megangalbreath283]

Proud of having them 'senting us Hoosiers

[@efingkangaroo]

My A Capella did this last year with women, and pride aside, this is great.

[@jewbowl225]

I used to hate a capella until I heard SNC's music :)

[@ZenTaurus7]

I just love it when people feel the need to write under every cover/remix how "the original is better". Guess what, different versions aren't always supposed to be better than the original. They're supposed to be interesting, different and a fresh take on a well known melody. Original song is great. These guys are great also. I like it.

[@Freya407]

You can still hear it on their Myspace page.

[@nadalfan1]

AGREED!

[@jacobsky18]

amazing, you cant really compare the original to this group obviously because they are different groups but its too bad that this group came second they just have alot to live up to i mean you guys are amazing but the original group is just WOW!!! they are on a completely new lvl of amazing, even better then most professional groups ive heard

[@Solstaro]

Hoorah

[@SkizZZyXX]

Probably the best accopella(sp?) group ever

[@zizzersoccer]

A shadow of the original guys.

[@welshman90]

@galadriel1320 well if you say clapping doesn`t belong to acapella, snipping doesn't aswell, after the start its just singing, thats the good part ;)

[@fizzplease6742]

I love SnC's Africa. Lead singer guy here is also very cute

[@shigei]

I'm with you- BYU singers doin' Eric Whitacre's a cappella work is.. well, close to godliness :)

[@QueenNoreen]

i agree

[@dmralte]

u'r rite, this is true. i dono why everyone feels like they hav to be such a hardcore critic, geez they did a good job! leav it at that!

[@okonh0wp]

I don't know, I think that's part of the fun and what makes someone really appreciate a capella music. I know I started loving listening to the genre when I saw the Sing Off and saw the judges pick apart the differences between good and truly great groups. I would think the critique motivates these guys to get better

[@jasminedud91]

we're singing this at our school

[@AaronRiesebeck]

they are amazing but the original SNC was the best it will ever be

[@cgcyclone1]

Falsetto is like a extremely high guy voice where he has to change from his orginal singing range to sing a higher note or phrase the falsetto starts at 1:03 and u will know what it is

[@HeatherWestcott]

try listening to their video 12 days it has a twist on africa at the end and is way better

[@yourebesttokeepyourdistanc3897]

Vegas, AGT, New York City, Branson all night long!

[@ENOFJA]

haha the name of the soloist is just the name of the netherlands.! Great great singers.

[@guardgirlerin]

This is HOT!

[@TheDAVlD]

[@crazygirl97]

agreed

[@gmutchleryt]

Sure there are some slips but that was I believe in the late 1990's years ago and early in their career. Singing A Capella is tough and these guys have aged and perfected their craft to a very high standard. If any of you can do better then as other posters have said, "Record your best shot and wait for the reviews!"

[@blueraven166]

to any1 who doesnt know this or notice it, this isnt the original group that has a cd; these are the "desendents" (new guys/the a cappella group @ the university) of the original. otherwise, they wuldnt b sounding like this

[@looneylass87]

whats the name of the guy who sings lead in this?he has a lovely voice

[@turdmcgurd]

the chorus part= god like

[@okonh0wp]

how many pieces can an acapella group memorize at one time? in your first semester of existence, how many pieces should your group have?

[@bafrank3poc]

@musicluv248 Well, maybe not me but UNC CleftHangers?

[@theknack101]

I have christmas down in africa

[@AppleshyJedi]

No, blueraven166's got it right. While this is the same band name and the same university, this is not the group that we all know and love that is on tour.

[@tomboy980980]

falalala falalala lala-christmas-lala-quanza-lala lol XD

[@SanRafaelSwell]

Got a link?

[@dweismuller]

after listeing to unc and snc versions of Africa many times... I still think SNC's version is more enjoyable. I think it might have to do with their sound. It's a much fuller sound, maybe because they all have their own mics??? I also think the SNC soloist has a better sound than UNC's. UNC might put on a better live performance though... I just discovered both groups recently.

[@bkkid100234]

who are the old ones

[@PollockQT]

I love the singer's style and voice, but I think it doesn't give the 80's rock touch that I love so much about the song, but still, I believe he made that song his and sang it his way, and that was works even better ^ ^ Also the other guy is funny, you know who I'm talking about lol

[@cidspimms]

All those complaining about pitch, rushing or singing flat, break out your camera; and record your version of "Africa", then post it, and the rest of us will judge you as you have judged SNC.

[@NS1.]

hmm, they are almost as good as Here Comes Treble!

[@babyjen29]

low notes were a bit of a struggle for the soloist... but getting more into his range... it was utterly PERFECT. love the solo voice, love the harmonies... :)

[@CixXxCuzzo]

why did yall slow it down?

[@georgebaggy]

ithacapella from ithaka college could rival SNC too

[@wes4heels]

clefs own. check out the version

[@DarthTwilight]

ive seen it. i liked it. but those were the guys in '98. and they were a lot better than these ones. the new ones have a hard time shifting keys and getting those harmonies

[@jasobres]

It might not be the same guys, but it certainly is the same group.

[@jacobsky18]

beautiful, but i still like the original group is better no necessarily because of pure vocal talent or sound but they put their SOULS into it, they didnt just sing it they SANG IT if you know what i mean but great job :)

[@georgebaggy]

the difference between you guys and the original is that they were more connected to the music. they just had better stage presence.

[@hyler42069]

lol soloist is the guy who didnt wanna sing at the mint chip , hes good , gj fellas

[@Brady2k10]

@NFLblitze1 twice actually, she dropped me and then dropped me again :(

[@bafrank3poc]

@CutieaySamaa345 lemmie tink aboot et!

[@dermeshersmidt]

watch the credits

[@flyingnotrunning]

pretty snazy

[@rebeldragon5]

The Tenor I's are BA. That is all I have to say.

[@sycomartin]

normal length pieces about 7

[@corb135]

The feedback from the speakers kills a lot of the sound =(

[@RasStromile]

The recorded version is much better, in fact nearly perfect..

[@Sarttimi]

obviously lol :P

[@Bullet9909]

seems a bit fast but still awsome

[@rbud79]

where's JD lol...............

[@zhenkai90]

the problem is that they only have better than average singers. and lack a few exceptional ones such as jerome back in the original group. its obvious when the tenors have to go and octave higher the spirit of the song is not there.

[@3pianists]

Straight No Chaser is a great group, and the soloist is great...but the sarcastic falsetto kills the song. Go Toto!

[@NYMets829]

LOl christmahannukwanzikah

[@benburtzos]

Not my favorite arrangement of this song, and expectations are always so high with Toto. Sometimes the blend is off, which just shouldn't happen when everyone has a mic. Overall, though, this is an exceptional live performance, and was well worth the watching.

[@17PianoAngelLily11]

there are 11...

[@xlmeay]

its a completely different group

[@MaereMaid]

Agreed. Of course I can't sing...