It’s that time of year again, when various groups and organizations help highlight the best of contemporary a cappella music. We’ve got competitions, in the form of the ICCAs and the Harmony Sweeps, which are already underway or starting in just a few months. We’ve got compilation albums like BOCA 2008, BOHSA 2008, Voices Only 2007, and more. And we’ve got awards and accolades like RARB’s best albums of 2007, and the CARA awards, the Grammys of A Cappella (Although I keep hoping to see an A Cappella category at the actual Grammys). To give you a sample of groups that have made it to the top recently, I present to you:
- The Faux Paz – It’s My Life (No Doubt)
- The Beelzebubs – Come Sail Away (Styx)
- Duwende – Electrify
- baSix – Star People (George Michael)
- Mosaic Whispers – Meaning (Gavin DeGraw)
- Jewel Tones – Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
You’ll find all of the above great music on Show #43 of The Acapodcast!
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#1 by Markus on February 22, 2008 - 4:00 pm
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What a faux pas at the beginning, It´s my life ist not written by No Doubt (they just covered the song.)
There´s no doubt its from Talk Talk, a UK-Band from the early eigthies, the song was written their lead singer Mark Hollis and Tim Freese-Greene.
#2 by Chad Bergeron on February 22, 2008 - 4:20 pm
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Markus,
I agree, the song was originally done by someone else, but the version here is a cover of the song as done by No Doubt. A cover of a cover, perhaps, but Faux Paz was attempting to do the song in the style No Doubt did it in.