Ringmasters - Smile

An awesome arrangement and performance of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" by the incredible talented Ringmasters.

[@DrossosMusic]

25 seconds on absolute perfect pitch. These guys are awesome

[@thestranger3833]

Sounds great, but the 5th is under in the baritone.

[@heny123456]

That is about 26 seconds post by Jacob! Incredible! (yes, i took the time)

[@harmonybade9163]

The whole time during Jacob's note, I was thinking "Forget smiling! Breathe, dude!" Lol I love Ringmasters. Sweethearts and very talented. Not to mention attractive.

[@NakedInSeattle]

The longest "hanger" I've ever heard!

[@nocluewhatimdoing4543]

Not only was Jacob's post crazy, but that overtone at the end was just...yeah...wow

[@gmoney6499]

Ian Blegen That'd be Rasmus singing!

[@nocluewhatimdoing4543]

Alex Ginglen I was talking about the G5 overtone. I doubt Rasmus would be singing that high in one of their arrangements.

[@tylerlee3885]

+Ian Blegen If you check out their Mill's Bros Medley at the 2014 AIC you'll see Rasmus hit a very high falsetto much like to this G5 overtone at the end because Jakob posts his normal tenor note. He doesn't do it often...Just to remind us how badass he is really. He has a tremendous voice

[@bojidaryovchev9995]

he held that note for 28 seconds dayum

[@rogerdotlee]

Un Freaking Believable. Gorgeous.

[@suzannebenz8928]

Brilliant singing!

[@MoominJude]

Stellar

[@Waikowhai1]

I like how the lead made posting look so effortless..

[@miriamjakal]

Wonderful as always!!! BRAVI!!!

[@tlrofithaca]

Awesome!

[@energetique30]

Bravo! You guys are amazing😱😍

[@kathyensink]

I've seen this numerous times and just now noticed nail polish on Ramsus and Emanuel. 🤷👍

[@jeff-co1zw]

Jesus that overtone is so loud! 2:00

[@noahkidd4674]

That boy is as red as the curtain behind him! LOL 40 seconds is so long!

[@scottmcnutt9650]

Very well done

[@ecuhus]

Um, BOSS.

[@gedinite69]

Who knew... the best lead in barbershop... is a tenor!

[@brentwarner9440]

Have they switched parts permanently

[@thisisnotaaron]

they switch on a song by song basis, rasmus still sings lead most of the time

[@mozartfan67]

everything I've seen from 2014 and on, jakob has been on lead

[@fred08830]

Worth watching twice ... I'm gonna'. :)

[@NikoPorter]

fred08830 - just twice?

[@anaselassal3322]

@@NikoPorter 4 years and he hasn't replied.. he is probably busy watching!

[@Kamelhaj]

Fantastic!!!!!

[@gregstickler3798]

That lead last note

[@keithpennington8259]

GOAT

[@maygonzalez4249]

i got to meet them at a barbershop festival xD!!!

[@myawhitten262]

insane like 9 measure note at the end mmh

[@randyjsing]

Man y'all stuck that. Lead was locked in. Last chord? Beast. I wanna punch something.

[@sandwichxiii]

Why not smile instead?

[@randyjsing]

Ok. I'll smile!

[@brucewatnem269]

My favorite song of all times is You and Me

[@micahblauer777]

Same reaction from me hahahahha

[@randyjsing]

@@micahblauer777 😂👍🏽

[@larrysteele570]

the best!

[@DrossosMusic]

Absolute perfection

[@garystuder4866]

X

[@jeffreygranger6913]

!!!

[@NessBlock]

Just now I realize they got green nail polish in some fingers

[@CDugan7]

Oh yeah! I never noticed that. I wonder why?

[@jephers29]

so it's not what's said, it's just HOW it was said?

[@QuiteLiterallyTom]

anyone know where I can buy or download sheet music for this?

[@StevenMeeks]

BHS Harmony Marketplace Tom Gentry arrangement

[@randyweir352]

Tom Gentry - (I know this is an old post)

[@RedTheCellist]

Anybody know where to get the music for this?

[@kevinkehres5429]

The Barbershop Harmony Society's Harmony Marketplace. The arrangement is by Tom Gentry.

[@CDugan7]

Kevin Kehres it's not David Harrington? Sounds like it

[@Derickbass]

Love Ringmasters! Love that they were true trailblazers in making our art form truly international. Love this song, but one quibble. The original Tom Gentry arrangement featured a simple, yet powerful tag that gives the audience "just enough". And allows that last chord to continue ringing through the house long after the voices have stopped. Ringmasters offer a somewhat over complicated tag that takes away from the original and almost heads downward over the peak. To the point the audience -- while appreciating the singing -- was given too much. But that's me, and artistic simplicity is my tendency.

[@gregmathews715]

Wonderful voices but where is the real feeling?

[@CDugan7]

Greg Mathews it's there if you don't look very hard....

[@herbmaryanna]

This had more off-key notes that almost any performance I have ever heard!

[@MoominJude]

Richard Kolb no it didn’t

[@ramondy5854]

lol. woooh!. 26 seconds beat that!

[@NessBlock]

The bass from Clutch in Mic Test Medley

[@herbmaryanna]

At 1:27 totally off-key!

[@patrickguyum]

I don't understand what you think is "totally off key" about that chord. Maybe you're calling out of tune, which it isn't. In technicality, sure its out of the key signature but barbershop and jazz cycles and modulates so much that you simply wouldn't be in the style if you stayed in the same key. That entire set of phrases is super crunchy harmonically, with a lot of modulating key shifts, but that's part of the arrangement whether or not you like this performance.