#pat benetar

[my-bass-lies]

#pat benetar #classic rock #women in rock #my-bass-lies

[closertotheheart]

#pat benetar

[jules-has-notes]

The Sing-Off, s.4 ep.7 — Finale

And then there were three. But in the spirit of the holiday season, the show brought back all ten groups for one last hurrah. Most of this episode feels more like an old school variety show than a competition, but the individual performances from the three finalists are all excellent.

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Group opener

It can be easy in the modern world to discount the impact that art has on people's lives. But in times of difficulty, we often turn to music for comfort and inspiration. If this version of Michael Jackson's classic anthem doesn't stir something inside you, I don't know what else to say.

Details:

title: Man in the Mirror

original performer: Michael Jackson

written by: Glen Ballard & Siedah Garrett

arranged by: The Sing-Off arrangers

air date: 23 December 2013

My favorite bits:

the gradual layering and building of complexity throughout the arrangement

featuring a few more soloists than previous opening numbers

the eliminated groups entering the upper stage-side boxes and from the audience aisles just in time for the big key change

alternating Emoni's gorgeous riffs and Austin's high "woo"s over the full chorus

ending the season as it began, with everyone together, and a well deserved standing ovation

Trivia:

Austin from Home Free was sick in the final days of the competition, and ended up whistling his vocal parts during rehearsals to preserve his singing voice for filming.

VoicePlay recorded their own version of this song eight years later, which ended up being their send-off video for J.None.

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Order of performances

Nick Lachey & Jewel — "It Had To Be You"

AcoUstiKats — "Jingle Bell Rock" bumper

Ten & Shawn Stockman — "Joyful, Joyful" from Sister Act 2

Street Corner Renaissance — "White Christmas" bumper

The Filharmonic — "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" bumper

Pentatonix — "I Need Your Love" by Calvin Harris, feat. Ellie Goulding

Calle Sol — "Feliz Navidad" bumper

Home Free — "I Want Crazy" by Hunter Hayes

98 Degrees — "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Bing Crosby

Princeton Footnotes — "Deck the Halls" bumper

Vocal Rush & Ben Folds — "Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy" by David Bowie & Bing Crosby

Element — "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" bumper

VoicePlay — "Jingle Bells" bumper

Ten — "Love On Top" by Beyoncé

Home Free & Jewel — "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me In St. Louis

a cappella 101 tutorial

five eliminated groups with Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo — "We Belong"

Vocal Rush — "Roar" by Katy Perry

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VoicePlay performance

[h/t to voiceplay_randomnness on IG for archiving this clip]

Give these guys forty seconds and a chance to riff on a classic song, and they'll give you three different musical genres that will all have you grooving in your seat.

Details:

title: Jingle Bells (commercial bumper)

original song: traditional American carol, first published as "The One Horse Open Sleigh" (1857)

written by: James Lord Pierpont

arranged by: VoicePlay

air date: 23 December 2013

My favorite bits:

staying true to their name by playing with the beats and harmonies

their outfits — The wardrobe department clearly had so much fun dressing them for every episode, and this is no exception.

Trivia:

VoicePlay have never recorded a traditional version of this song, but they've done two mashups that include it – "Bollywood Jingle Bells" on their 2012 holiday album "Peppermint Winter", and "Mission: Jingle Bells" as a promotional tie-in for the home media release of "Mission Impossible: Fallout" in 2018.

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A Cappella 101 segment

Nick and the other judges may have poked fun at Ben for his vocabulary, but music does have a lot of specific technical terminology and jargon. (Props to Chris Rupp for actually offering one serious answer among the jokes.) A little wordplay never hurt anybody, though.

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Tour announcement

I couldn't find a clip from the broadcast episode, but this promo video seems pretty legitimate.

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Group performance

If there was one consistent theme for the whole season, it could be expressed by one line from this song: "We belong together." Dozens of talented singers coming together to create beautiful harmonies and rhythms are sure to brighten someone's day. This performance certainly puts a smile on my face.

Details:

title: We Belong

original performer: Pat Benetar

written by: David Eric Lowen & Dan Navarro

arranged by: The Sing-Off arrangers

air date: 23 December 2013

My favorite bits:

all five groups starting with traditional a cappella phonations that replicate instrumental sounds

building to a powerful backing chorus

the percussive stomping and clapping in the final section

everybody leaning in for hugs at the end

Trivia:

VoicePlay were a little starstruck performing with one of the biggest pop stars of their childhoods.

Several of the competitors joked on social media during the broadcast about Neil Giraldo bringing an instrument into an explicitly a cappella show.

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And the winner is…

Congratulations, Home Free!

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With VoicePlay mostly being in the boxes or in the middle of big groups for this episode, we didn't get a great look at their full outfits, which is a shame. Luckily, they uploaded a bunch of backstage photos to their Facebook page.

VoicePlay's stalwart sound guy Paul and his mom were in the audience for the finale.

Vocal Rush's videographer shot some wandering videos of the post-finale party with competitors and crew members, as well as some friends and family. VoicePlay can be seen mostly in the background of the second video.

#VoicePlay #Honey Larochelle #The Sing-Off #season 4 #live performance #a cappella #music #video #Pat Benetar #long post

[skooodles]

#pat benetar

[mscryptix]

#music #pat benetar #SoundCloud

[dnacowboy]

In fairness, this song is one of the first that really taught me how to move across the set....

And doesn't that little 5' tall opera singer have a badass voice? :)

#Pat Benetar #All Fired Up #Youtube

[envymourn]

Fucking iconic tuneeeee 🥹💌💞

#spotify #music #omfgggg i grew up w. this song #& her #🥰🥰🥲🥲😍😍😍 #pat benetar

[kenpiercemedia]

Pink Announces "The Trustfall Tour" For Arenas This Fall

The Press Release: Today, critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter and global pop icon P!NK releases her highly anticipated ninth studio album, TRUSTFALL, out now via RCA Records. Featuring the hit singles “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” and “TRUSTFALL,” as well as her latest release, “When I Get There,” TRUSTFALL marks some of P!NK’s most vulnerable and exhilarating work yet. Featuring…

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#announcements #brandi carlile #concert tours #grouplove #kidcutup #neil giraldo #pat benetar #pink #summer carnival tour #tour announcements #tour dates #trustfall tour

[music-catalogue]

#pat benetar #spotify #music #music blog #pop music #music recommendation #good music #music tumblr #musicislife #music lovers #musicblr #80s music #80s synthpop #80s pop

[my-bass-lies]

#pat benetar #women in rock #classic rock #my-bass-lies

[closertotheheart]

#pat benetar

[youngestdaughtersyndrome]

you might be living well but i have the same sun and moon combo as joanna newsom clarence clemons jeremy strong and ice spice so whos really winning here

#also notable: alex turner pat benetar kate moss irina shayk orlando bloom and ralph fiennes .... learning things 👍 #hollyws

[ectonurites]

god i love when ya try something out unsure if it’ll work and then IT DOES

#this is work related abt recording the cabaret archival last night #we were unsure how well the camcorder would capture audio when plugged into the sound board #but the quality actually came out REALLY good #eden espinosa cover of pat benetar heartbreaker in high quality. im blessed

[youvebeenlivingfictional]

bleggggh okay trying to hype myself up for another interview

#Pat Benetar don't fail me now #it's just a phone interview like an exploratory one but still #mine #personal post #not fic

[divinesouldariax]

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Yc3qkv3HnK7Kcmw2QfHTY?si=3RQ2ew_tQsGfE9fr7d9JBg here i go!! This is my angel vax playlist :)

OUGH THANK YOU

(I see Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 on there, so I know u've got good taste :D <3)

#funnily enough another one of these songs (eat you alive by the oh hellos) is already on one of the playlists #for the characters whose playlists i'm trying to build out more #so again: i have a good feeling abt this one #ALSO we belong by pat benetar my BELOVED #it's a) just always been a song i like and b) has a lot of meaning to my family #it was the last dance song at my sister's wedding :`) #playlists

[getbacktoblogwarts]

Every time I’m having a normal conversation with my mom where she drops ~information about music~ is something that will never not give me psychic damage.

“Oh yeah, I’ve seen Joan Jett before. Your dad opened for her.”

“......and [friend] turned around to tell off these guys in the bar for blowing smoke in our direction and it was Janie Lane and Jerry Dixon from Warrant.”

“Yeah, [local musician she used to babysit for and is still friendly with] was at the Rock Hall induction over the weekend. He’s friends with Pat Benetar.”

#she slapped me in the face with the pat benetar one at 6am today #like ''oh yeah her husband is from here. did you not know that?'' #NO MOM I DIDN'T KNOW THAT #I DIDN'T KNOW FRANK WAS JUST FRIENDS WITH PAT BENETAR #i also learned within the past year that my father also opened up for the beach boys while on tour with eric carmen #i did not know the beach boys bit #shut up zac no one cares