Halloween is a scary time! And these songs are like scary zombies, you just can't kill them! They keep coming back out of the grave to eat your brain!

• Semi-Charmed Life - Invisible Men (Third Eye Blind)
• Hotel California - Penny Loafers (Eagles)
• She Blinded Me With Science - Toxic Audio (Thomas Dolby)
• Bring Me To Life - Mosaic Whispers (Evanescence)
• Fix You - Off The Beat (Coldplay)
• Big Yellow Taxi - Hyannis Sound (Joni Mitchell)
• In Your Eyes - In Sync (Peter Gabriel)
• Kiss From A Rose - InPulse (Seal)

Listen to Episode 39, and if you're still alive in the morning, let me know what you think in the comments below!

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Good communication is the key to so many things, no? We all know this, but a reminder every now and again is a good thing. You can communicate with me by sending me e-mail, posting a comment on any episode, by filling out the contact form on the left, or any other crazy method you like, so long as it is received. Today's show features song titles about reaching out and touching someone...

• Silence - Off The Beat (Delerium/Sarah McLachlan)
• Hear You Me - Penny Loafers (Jimmy Eat World)
• She Talks - The Coats
• Nynex Suite - Spur Of The Moment (Tommy Tutone/Yaz/No Doubt)
• When No-one Calls - Sock
• Call Me - Da Vinci's Notebook (Blondie)

In a few short weeks it will be Halloween, and the scariest a cappella I can think of is yet another cover that every group out there has already done. There's a lot of them out there, but I want you to communicate with me and tell me what some of the most overdone songs are in the a cappella world.

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This time around on the Acapodcast, I play some recent submissions and suggestions, and some old favorites. The underlying theme for this show is that of renewing my love affair with A Cappella music. I've been sepnding the past few weeks listening to my other loves, but I've come back, baby!

• Eric Gwin - Alive
• Spiralmouth - Even Though
• Brown Jabberwocks - 7 (Prince)
• M-Pact - Fantasy (Earth, Wind, and Fire)
• Wheaton College Gentlemen Callers - Only One (James Taylor)
• Eric Gwin - Next Time You Come Around

Hey, Voices Only 2007 is finally available! Go pick up a copy!

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It's been too long. I'm sorry, my friends. Times have been tough on me, with a lot of my life turning itself on its ear. I've celebrated a birthday, I'm going through the transition to a new job, and worst of all, I'm mourning the breakup with my own vocal group. That said, shame on me for making you all wait so long to get some Back To School a cappella goodness! Here's what's on the show this time:

• Northwestern Purple Haze - Proud (Heather Small)
• UCSB Naked Voices - Earth Song (Michael Jackson)
• UMD Faux Paz - Other Side Of The World (KT Tunstall)
• Marblehead Jewel Tones - In My Life (The Beatles)
• Ledyard Chamber Choir - We Are (Ysaye Barnwell)
• Northwestern Purple Haze - All These Things That I've Done (The Killers)

So yeah, ending a 3 year relationship with a group is a hard thing to swallow. Send me your favorite a cappella tracks, and remind me of what I fell in love with in the first place!

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Back on track and moving ahead with full steam, I have a tasty helping of hot a cappella here for you, from some well established groups and some up and coming artists. These groups all have one thing in common: they're soon to be performing at an a cappella festival. T Minus 5 and Navi Redd will be at A Cappellastock, in Ogden, Utah, and Vocal Chaos, ElmoThumm, and Almost Recess will be at AcappellaFest, in Schaumberg, Illinois. This just confirms my suspicions that the midwest is the new hotbed of a cappella music. Here's what's on show #35:

• T Minus 5 - American Woman (The Guess Who)
  
• Vocal Chaos - Good Things (BoDeans)
• Navi Redd - Klippies
• ElmoTHUMM - Shooting Star (Bad Company)
• Almost Recess - Maria
• T Minus 5 - One Voice

Congratulations to Matt Dunn for winning the episode #33 contest; Matt, be sure to e-mail me. To everyone, thanks for listening, and after a short vacation I'll be back in September with the back to school special!

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