Fierce Tears by Kenton Chin

Kenton Chin was amazing with The Backbeats
— especially singing Katie Perry's "Firework —
but here we can hear him all by himself, singing the melody,
accompanied by harmonies sung by him
and rhythm provided by him,
on a song he wrote himself,
based on a poem by Dylan Thomas.

Somebody That I Used to Know

I know this is a personal preference,
but this is one more song where I prefer the a cappella version to the original.
And not just because I heard the remake first.

First, here's the original music video from Gotye.

And now here's the a cappella remake by Pentatonix.
Seriously reduced production values,
but I like the song so much better.

On The Rocks Friday Show - 6 April 2012

Here's another Friday concert from
the University of Oregon's On the Rocks.

I'm still jealous of the people
who get to enjoy them live,
but at least we have videos,
thanks to their YouTube channel.

Skyrim by Peter Hollens and Lindsey Stirling

The amazing Peter Hollens has a new cover,
recorded with Lindsey Stirling.