The King's Singers - Down To The River To Pray

From Byrd To The Beatles

[@Sylvanas590]

The highest tenor on the left is absolutely astounding. Wonderful.

[@CrimsonFountainofYou]

The purity of their voices and their control is absolutely amazing.

[@Wire_Mother]

I used to listen to the King's Singers when I was about 8 years old... Truly inspirational!

[@bertiersgurl246]

BABY CHRIS GABBITAS. Omg that is so adorable! And he's singing so high.

[@Hirome_Satou]

David's voice is simply beautiful. There's no other word for it.

[@Jackman24601]

Has anyone noticed how, in pretty much all of Philip's arrangements, he gives himself a solo every time? I mean, I love him, and the group, and his arrangements, I just felt it was worth mentioning...

[@mawithaxdd]

I love listening to males that can sing soprano and falsetto. It's so interesting to hear them go that high.

[@daintyWatch]

best version of this song I've ever heard ! Fabulous !

[@alaincastonguay8374]

I love that song, heard it for the first time from Alison Krause in "O brother where art thou'?", film made by Ethan & Joel Coen. This version is awesome!

[@VanSensei]

They have a phenomenal blend, oh my God...

[@TheStrappingLad]

2:00 gave me serious goosebumps. Awesome!

[@ralstonmonster1]

love this version :)

[@Robin06190]

very beautiful

[@Mariki6002]

Thank you Oetjepoef...

[@markapaden]

1 of my favorite songs!

[@lawqq]

i love the bass

[@NoliMeTangere1163]

Oh Lordy, men. You know I love you. I even sung with you, once. You gotta give us those American vowels. This piece doesn't want an iota of High Brit.

[@diggingdon]

Perfect !!

[@iggy1589]

dude on the right next to vanilla ice looked like mr bean!! lol i agree i could not stop laughing

[@belindedireds]

Meraviglioso.

[@Jackman24601]

Their blend is PHENOMINAL. If you listen really hard, you can hear him when it's just the trio at 0:54, but he's sandwiched inbetween Paul and David, so it's quite hard!

[@MrAgent7307]

the first tenor is so cute...

[@MrpositiveArt]

THEY ARE ALLLL CUTE BRO

[@danielvs7080]

nice!!!

[@Sabrefrix]

Dat bass!!!!!!!

[@Ravenfire385]

2:04. Oh my God, I just died and went to heaven.

[@ace2044]

Mr. Bean is my fav

[@Jackman24601]

Yes it is, it's a spiritual.

[@SuburbanWhiteBoy4lif]

That one bass looks like Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) it's kind of funny!

[@jeannettemoyen9278]

many southerners, your forefathers were Brits ....so you would have sounded like these talented fellows! xo

[@themrqwertymark]

@slmacd1 yea they sang it in Charleston right after Winnipeg. Great then too.

[@BCSchmerker]

Impressive harmonization of a spiritual traced to an anonymous writer in the collection _Slave Songs of the United States_, edited by William F. Allen, Lucy Garrison, and Charles P. Ware (New York, NY, USA: A. Simpson & Co., 1867).

[@santiryro19skibuni]

Dat counter tenor! :D

[@effinreffin]

One doppelganger you guys have missed is Paul Phoenix :: Robbie Keane (Irish soccer player). And although I've been watching/listening to this song for several years, today was the first time that I noticed the title is "Down TO the River..." while the lyrics are "Down IN the river..." Weird.

[@kabenck]

@schafernewman - That is why music is a universal language. While it's an "American" song, anyone can sing it. I'm a music major in college and everything I sing by Mozart, Bach, Haydn, etc. isn't "American." I'm singing about that culture's traditions, events, heartbreak, and joy. Folk music from other countries in enriching. I say kuddos to TKS for managing to perform it so well! :) But I understand your belief, too.

[@anthonywarnecke8260]

When men go into freezing cold water 0:53

[@paulbryson2771]

You should hear him in Hallelujah, he gets a good bit higher.

[@CharlesNewson]

British men singing a Negro spiritual, can this get any better!

[@Madhatter1781]

Do Robin and David sing in unison a lot? I find it really hard to pick out Robin's part, maybe they're just blending super perfectly, i dunno :)

[@joecook91]

@daintyWatch This version is very good, but you can't beat Alison Krauss' rendition. If you haven't listened to it I strongly recommend it.

[@indraputrawendi6001]

I thought the one who frequently gets a solo is paul?

[@joecook91]

@daintyWatch this version is good, but you cant beat Alison Krauss' version. If you haven't listened to it I strongly recommend it

[@samsf90]

Weird to hear a bunchof brits sing this, but they did a fantastic job

[@moldyorangepeel]

i just got rick rolled into watching this by some random person

[@jaber2005]

Mr Bean??

[@katerinavicikova519]

Except Paul :D

[@daintyWatch]

@joecook91 Alison Krauss' version ist really good, but I still like the Kings Singers' version a lot more :-)

[@awkwardbarry]

You should be grateful.

[@LU71flames]

@TheChange1961 not sure how that make isaiah a gospel really tho it is foreshadowing of the gospel in essance but the gospels by deffinition are the 1st four books of the new testiment which is what i was reffering to. ur making a slight assumption here that i implied that theres a "right" way of baptism i would say thats not the case and yes we are baptized by the holy spirit but this emersion baptism is simply a visual commitment almost like a pact in a way

[@moldyorangepeel]

frankly I'm pissed off

[@LU71flames]

@TheChange1961 isaiah 66:17 is not part of the gospels...prayer is to be said in private but is not wrong done in public as well on top of private prayers (which are neccessary) furthermore baptism is not prayer its a sign of commitment to christ. this song is a followers private prayer combined with their telling of their baptism. i suggest u should look further into what the gospel is with all due respect and btw very good referencing just make sure u arent prooftexting

[@LU71flames]

@TheChange1961 its a christian song about baptism....not a KKK song haha

[@TheConshuscriterion]

This song doesn't belong to any one race of people! This song belongs to God it's simply on loan to us!!

[@funkycow10]

It's too fast!!! Slow the song down ...

[@JackofSpadesMedia]

Did anyone else think the bass was a little flat at the start of the piece?

[@leerhode1021]

It can happen to any singer or group. Not a major crisis.

[@QuagZeldaFan]

the guy on the right looks kinda scary

[@schafernewman]

im not really sure how i feel about a bunch of brits singing this... doesn't seem quite as authentic. this is a very american song. not to hate or anything, just saying...

[@AngryRussian15]

NECROPOST.

[@Icyveins906]

I must say, the king's singers were a bit too proper for once. Normally they put a good amount of soul into this kind of stuff.

[@levissssss]

Not if they sing it so well....

[@breauna209]

Love the guys singing it! But I still hate the song... I had to sing it I choir last year I got the solo but for some reason I do not like this song at all

[@reallywow67]

ummm this song is not the inspired word of God it's not holy or nything just saying...

[@dinesjoe]

Not much emotion

[@Madhatter1781]

Only Chris has bad teeth -.-

[@owonubijobsunday4764]

Let's see yours

[@TheChange1961]

This must be a KKK super hymn, or what?

[@getdownto311]

Wtf are you talking about???

[@AngryRussian15]

ha. they have bad teeth.

[@owonubijobsunday4764]

Show me yours.

[@lexo30]

This song should really be sung by American women, not by a bunch of white English guys, but they do their best. (White English guys are absolutely brilliant at singing certain types of music, but not...um...this.)

[@Mariki6002]

Thank you Oetjepoef...