Time for some comedy. The Molecular Shape of You is the latest video from A Capella Science. It is a parody of Ed Sheeran‘s 2017 song Shape of You, from his album ÷, that explains the structure of molecules, from the sub-atomic, including some quantum mechanics, mainly focusing on organic molecules, the building blocks
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Another performance that is too good to wait until next year despite being from a singer who has already been featured during the Christmas season. Colind Ceresc [(eavenly Carol] is a Romanian Carol that was written in 1938 by Romanian poet Radu Gyr. It tells the story of the birth of Christ and
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is a traditional Christmas Carol that was originally written in 1739 by Charles Wesley but has gone through several changes, including being set to a tune by Felix Mendelssohn. This version uses a much abridged version of the lyrics, the first section consists of only the first 2 lines
I don’t usually include 2 Christmas songs from the same performer (unless they are part of the 1 post) in the same year, but this is just too good to keep until next year. Carol of the Bells was originally a Ukrainian song, Shchedryk (The Generous One), based on a traditional chant, English
Blandul Pastor [The Gentle Shepherd] is a Romanian Orthodox Hymn that was written by Traian Dorz. It tells of the life of Jesus using the metaphor of a Gentle Shepherd tending to his flock, covering the ministry, the healing, and the Crucifixion. Daria here gives us a beautiful, a cappella rendition, showing us the
Kon’ [Horse] was originally released by Lyube on their 1994 album Zona Lyube [Lube Zone]. It is a song that is firmly in the Russian folk tradition and tells of taking a horse across the field at night, to ride at sunrise in an attempt to reach the horizon and catch the sun. This
Time for some comedy. This clip is a little different from the usual Sunday comedy clips as it is not a humourous song, it is a clip from the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks. Spicks and Specks was a music themed, comedy quiz show that ran on the ABC public network from
Black Betty was originally recorded in 1933 as part of the Folkways archive of folk songs, it was recorded at the Central State Farm (a State prison) in Sugar Land, Texas, USA from the singing of convict James Baker, the first professional recording was by Lead Belly in 1939, it has been covered by
We Will Rock You was originally recorded for the 1977 album News of the World, and released as a double A-side single with We Are the Champions. It is frequently used as an anthem at sporting competitions all around the world. You can buy We Will Rock You on iTunes. Brian May (5)
Mercedes Benz was originally recorded by Janis just 3 days before she died and was included in her posthumous album Pearl. It asks the Lord to buy her a number of modern consumer items, including a Mercedes-Benz car, and is considered to be a hippy rejection of consumerism. This is the original a cappella