Platinum - 2000 International Quartet Final

[@gngrkid1928]

Tony just broke the record for gold medal wins. This video is from 2000. Here he is 24 years later still doing it. And brought his son into the fold along side him. Truly an amazing talent.

[@jesusthroughmary]

This performance made Joe Connelly the first person to win 3 golds and was Tony's 2nd, now Tony has 5.

[@joshhughes4962]

Total nerd out; Gary’s cutoff move at the end of the uptune might be the most epic thing ever

[@MTGlipp]

ahahaha I love Tony's face when he realises he's just sealed the deal on one of the best chords in barbershop history =P I don't think I've ever seen an uptune with that much energy

[@xradphotographer]

Platinum is one of the cleanest and most refined quartets there is. Smiling Through is an amazing ballad also.

[@gnobreeb]

The look on Tony's face on the ending chord says it all "I just nailed one of the best end notes, full voiced." Absolutely astounding!

[@squeezemyparticiple]

If you split Tony's talent into four equal parts, those four parts would still win gold.

[@jesusthroughmary]

Gary Lewis is going to win gold on all four parts someday

[@giacomopicchi4219]

Tony DeRosa full-voicing that last chord in Cuddle Up A Little Closer is just mind-blowing. Unbelievable.

[@mattdre88]

Never heard this song, and had no idea that they had the highest scoring uptune. They're volume control and tuning is beyond amazing, but one thing that really stuck out to me as a new barbershopper was the timing! Just wow.

[@amaranthhhhh]

Gary's actually my choir director at Solon Highschool! I feel extremely priveledged to have such a great guy working at our school. /)w(\

[@sammyblue4765]

You Lucky Luke, you.

[@music4sherry]

how fantastic to hear this against the 1999 performance. This is so nailed. Having heard it too many times i am still in shock. Perfectly together, awesome timing, such rythmic precision and swing and energy. I think this is the finest barbershop stuff out there. Joe even reals it in a bit, and when he doesnt there all seem to rise and smash more ff locked chords. WIPE ME DRY

[@goggerator16]

What this group has is something many quartets miss...........perfect blend. The tone of all four voices melds perfectly. Its like warm honey............absolutely exquisite. Each one of them could solo with equal merit. Together they are SPBSQA magic!

[@PetersenFamily20715]

So many "modern" quartets miss this. The Lead and the Bass are the most critical voices (except for special situations) and the other parts can throw the chord out of balance if they are too loud.

[@MitchellSamuelson]

Just to put them in one place... Smilin' Through arr. Ed Waesche and Lou Perry Cuddle Up a Little Closer arr. Clay Hine

[@pisslizard01]

Clay Hine-an absolute god

[@KatanaYurr]

Omg the overtone on the ending of cuddlin up close is mind blowing my quartet watches that to hope that happens

[@ben_13240]

3:03-3:58 is my favorite part and it gives me chills every time

[@jakethewoz]

That has got to be the best finish to a set in competitive barbershop history!

[@BarbershopHero]

I wanna straight up open mouth kiss you for posting all these videos......

[@PopperNazi]

That first number, Smilin' Through, just melts me away...

[@anonomousman1]

Got to love Clay Hine's arrangements

[@richwebb1172]

I love this. So, so much! My Wife is sick of me singing these two songs!

[@StevenMeeks]

You must be a Bari...

[@justie1220]

Kevin Miles, currently a singer with the Dapper Dan's of DisneyLand! I got to sing with him a couple years back, GREAT guy!

[@10Cnote]

These songs are so soothing these guys are great and I recognise two of the guys one is now with Max-Q and the other with Old School.

[@rogerdotlee]

I've wanted to hear some pre-Max Q Gary Lewis work. I didn't think it existed. Thank you. And that ballad tag was pure glory.

[@Deutschland1093]

That last post is awesome! I wish I could hit this high bass note with the chest voice.

[@JDLaurenceChasen]

favorite tag I've heard in international competition....or any competition for that matter

[@LCETKEPK239]

That tag was incredible! Love Tony!

[@jooshy5521]

One of the best tags ever in the second song.

[@Wiener-Doo]

Of course I love Greg Clancy on Tenor (all time favorite over Kipp & Tim) but Gary & Tony just blow me away with all of the parts they can cover and just how musically they always sing!

[@SuperJNG18]

Next time someone talks shit about baritones, show them Tony sending that last note in Cuddle Up Closer out of the solar system.

[@bensmurthwaite]

Barbershop Gold! Highest scoring uptune ever! And here it is on tape!

[@b33p]

7:29 this is the bees knees.

[@ben_13240]

i’m probably so late to this. but I can’t fathom how amazing this is

[@briankeith2388]

That ending. Pur them on top. 😳

[@chrisring123]

One of the best, definitely!

[@davey6006]

wow.. heard smilin' through on Pandora

[@joetastic3594]

That bass pop at 7:04 is to die for

[@KendallHolsten]

Most beautiful Baritone line ever. like buttah.

[@mattdre88]

@BshopHero I couldn't agree more. He gets a few lines every onece in a while with Max Q and I always love it.

[@timothykeatley1664]

Joe Connelley for president 2016!

[@WeightlessAnchor]

@10Cnote two of them are in Max Q (Tony De rosa and Gary Lewis) and one of them is in Old School (Joe Connelly)

[@fernandodolz9247]

PEAK BARBERSHOP RIGHT HERE

[@go10899]

Kevin Miles looks so excited at the end of the uptune!

[@rogerdotlee]

I've wanted to hear some pre-Max Q Gary Lewis work. I didn't think it existed. Thank you.

[@dblochenspiel]

Cuddle up is incredible!!

[@FransKoevoet]

Great stuff !!! Fantastic !!

[@molybdnum]

I'll be honest here. I wasn't particularly excited by this performance... and then 7:50 happened. Clearly I have much to learn.

[@gtrsmurf]

Last chord. Omg amaze.

[@Wiener-Doo]

Yes!

[@thefootedroob]

Absolutely mind-blowing, but I can't help feeling slightly sea-sick when watching Cuddle Up A Little Closer...

[@nickluna5995]

i love the 4:20 chord.... every time i hear it i get chills.

[@Kylebbs314]

WOW. That's about as good as it gets.

[@Wiener-Doo]

WTG on the ending Gary!

[@jesusthroughmary]

These four now have 13 gold medals combined, and counting

[@89Bruin]

7:55 epic win

[@iAmHamlet50]

Aren't they the quartet with the highest score ever?

[@johncormick9865]

Wanna be a Pentatet? Sing a Low F# at the last chord of the first song at 4:45 ;) so amazing

[@XarionGod]

@hewb32 I'm not sure what your 93.3% is referring to, as Platinum scored a 93.9% when they won, not a 93.3% (this is also denoted in the video description). This record DOES still stand, as the second highest of all-time is Crossroads with a 93.7%. Keep the whole world singing. :)

[@thomasriedel1379]

Paul Franek Now it’s 1. After Hours 94.7 2. Platinum 93.9 3. Signature 93.8 4. Crossroads 93.7 unless I’m missing someone.

[@Nytrous1]

Wonder if Tony could try tenor in a quartet and see if he beats Gary to 3 different parts to win Gold

[@lcpowell]

yaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy

[@CRWV1987]

with Tony D on tenor, and (just to mess with people) Joe Connelly on bari pretty much anyone could sing bass and they'd pretty much just have to ask for the gold...

[@justie1220]

7:08 is why I love Tony DeRosa. :P

[@XarionGod]

@TheMjb25 And damn proud of it.

[@1stCZbarbershopper]

8:01 TONY, TONY, TONY!

[@2kiwis1aussie]

PSA: This quartet scored, in their final, the highest score ever in barbershop history, nearly 94%.

[@thomasriedel1379]

Nikau Wineera Not anymore, thanks to After Hours.

[@toonlink1347]

Congrats to them, they deserve it, but still, Cuddle up a little Closer is still the highest scored song yet. That Lucky Old Sun is tied with it.

[@Barberfrog]

In my opinion, Platinum kind of got the shaft due to score inflation. I love After Hours as much as the next guy, but Platinum truly deserves top filling.

[@mackindle12345]

I thought Lucky Old Sun scored one point less...? Might be my mistake - I know that Crossroads got penalised a couple of points for some reason (never found out why!)

[@bigz16150]

mackindle12345 I had read on here that it was because that the lyric “Lord” in ‘That Lucky Old Sun’ was a religious reference.

[@Wiener-Doo]

I like Gary on Tenor here!

[@wannacboi]

That was pretty awesome, wasn't it?

[@MatthewBoutwell]

Kevin Miles is a god. I'm just sayin'.

[@Goggalor1990]

He was talking about Tony obviously.

[@strongbad635]

Clay Hine

[@Deutschland1093]

Tony suffocated! Look at 8:02 to him

[@seymourcake9121]

that bass is more like a baritone

[@lalalaitskyle]

thats the guy from old school!!! it is isnt it?

[@Deutschland1093]

Kevin miles ( Bass ) has a opera Bass voice

[@NikoPorter]

7:20 the transition here… inhuman.

[@MatthewBoutwell]

Wow, at 93.3?!! Does that record still stand?

[@mackindle12345]

their record score of a 93.92 average stood until 2018 - After Hours averaged 94.70 that year which I honestly don't see being broken for at least another decade, their entire set was utterly ridiculous

[@tenorbbs]

07:48

[@Kylebbs314]

DeRosa head bobble @ 8:01 lol

[@sheeshkbobs0]

He must've heard that overtone.

[@Jastro88]

@Jackman24601 Are you a Barbershop Harmony Society member? This arrangement is in the catalogue. (There's a handful of different arrangements of this song done by different arrangers, I believe this one was Ed Weasche.) If you're not a member I believe you can still order, call 1800 876 SING and ask for the Harmony Marketplace. They're really helpful and can tell you.

[@Revogeto]

very very nice

[@burgundy6933]

Holy SHIT

[@Jastro88]

@Jackman24601 Smilin' Through

[@DUDERMAN]

their singing is wonderful but the performance is borderline creepy on the ballad lol. makes me wonder how judging changes for presentation over the years

[@b33p]

Just like other things, boundaries get pushed I suppose.

[@XarionGod]

@TheMjb25 Thanks for the lulz!

[@HowdyDavis]

Just mail it in.

[@D0nnyB0y]

That High A at the end.... ;D;

[@ambiktahu93]

can't close my mouth...

[@Wiener-Doo]

Does Gary have perfect pitch?

[@koontakentaylor]

.....That'S.....BarberShop........

[@BarbershopHero]

Lol Gorman it's Dave.

[@jiggawhat67]

Why even try to compete against this? De Rosa for President.

[@matthewschneider123]

Your single-mindedness is what makes me sad. FRED makes me happy

[@blakedavies1287]

Does Gary lewis take the low baritone part at the end of the first song?

[@kbdmusicianmankey3587]

Yes!

[@taruheizu]

I disagree, that’s definitely Tony D singing his usual baritone butter. If you wear headphones you can hear the bari part on the right channel, so for sure Tony, not Gary!

[@titostacos128]

4:18

[@b33p]

Probably the quality bass.

[@matthewschneider123]

FRED is better, so much more humor, while still having beautiful harmonies and staying true to the Barbershop feel. This group is like an over-talented 4-person choir. GO WATCH FRED QUARTET!

[@melisseb123]

@Matthewschneider123 Do you even sing barbershop? Because if you don't you shouldn't be making these ridiculous comments. First of all the most important thing about singing barbershop is doing it properly then humor comes second! Also some quartets don't want to be a "comedy quartet" that is their choice! If you understand the craft of barbershop then you would understand how difficult it is to pull of a performance like that. Your opinion is off of movies so it is really not a educated opini

[@XarionGod]

@iAmHamlet50 Yes, 93.9%, as it says in the description. And, having watched this video, is there ANY doubt in your mind as to why? ;)

[@matthewschneider123]

If you re-read my comment I said FRED has humor while not sacrificing beautiful harmonies and losing the "barber-shop feel". watch any barbershop in any old movie, the originals had humor (or at least enjoyed performing together), these guys have one constant fake smile, its like they are trying too hard.Perfect tone/harmonies is admirable, but at what cost?

[@programkira]

meh, like dragonforce of barbershop quartets, just a bunch of extremely good players except in dragonforce they function, FRED is better. FRED sticks to the feel of a Barbershop Quartet that we all think of.

[@guibox3]

Then that is punishable by torture and THEN death, then!

[@bevster1]

Anyone else find the part when they sing "I wanna cuddle up a little bit close" a tad creepy? :D

[@Mmk6288]

This is beautiful, but if you ignore the lyrics, and listen to how the song goes. It sure sounds creepy. Especially if you just look at Oswald Cobblepot (The Penguin) there on the left. He makes some weird faces.