Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video) Reaction
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Recommend their cover of Sound Of Silence.
My favorite is whoever is singing right now... That's the only way I can describe it to anybody 😂
The audio panning on "little high, little low" is a direct quote from Queen. If you listen to Queen's original you'll hear the same panning on the same phrase.
Pentatonix loves Queen, and they love "Bohemian Rhapsody," so they always wanted to cover this song, but they feared that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were sure they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait - they were definitely ready.
In the early days of Pentatonix, after Epic reneged on the recording contract Pentatonix had "won" on _The Sing-Off,_ Pentatonix started posting to UA-cam; it was the only way they COULD publish their music. A lot of those early UA-cam videos show the five of them sitting on a couch, with the trio on the back of the couch and Avi and Kevin on the seat in front of them, just five very young people singing their hearts out, making their dream come true. Note that this is the configuration we see them in at the beginning and end of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is one reason the couch needs to move - it's taking Pentatonix (and us) on a trip down Memory Lane.
The more important reason the couch moves is that it's standing in for the car in _Wayne's World,_ where Wayne and Garth introduced a whole new generation to the genius of Queen by putting a tape of "Bohemian Rhapsody" into the car's tape player.
The couch was motorized, and not very well balanced. (Note that when they're sitting on it their feet don't quite reach the ground. The little curtain thing on the bottom was added to hide the motor.) It kept trying to tip over during the filming and actually managed to throw Kevin off at one point. There was a small platform attached to the back so that Kirstin could climb on the couch from behind - Scott, being a foot taller than Kirstin, didn't need it.
When Mitch lies down on the couch, singing "Too late, My time has come," they're referring to Freddie Mercury's death (the foreshadowing was, of course, unintentional on Freddie's part; there's no way he could have known, thank goodness). The other four are walking next to the couch to serve as his pall bearers.
Many people think the megaphone is distorting Mitch's voice to make him sound more like an electric guitar, but it actually has nothing to do with it. The megaphone wasn't turned on, and couldn't have distorted Mitch's voice even if it had been - it was just a megaphone. The electric guitar is all Mitch. Mitch happened to see the megaphone lying around on the set and thought it would make a cool prop, so it's been confusing people ever since.
During the "Bismillah" argument, note that Scott, whose range includes both bass and tenor registers, is actually singing along with both the high and low sides of the argument. Scott has said that this rapid switching is the hardest part of the song for him.
When the camera pans up to show us the starry night sky during Mitch's second guitar solo, it's meant as a tribute to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics.
The four shooting stars honor the four members of Queen.
When the camera pans back down to show Pentatonix lying on the couch together it's meant to recall the cover art for Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" album.
And when this official video was first released, Brian May posted a link to it on all his social media accounts with the comment: "Enjoy."
I think everybody has a personal favorite, whether they’ll admit it, or not. Since they have such different voices, I think it’s a matter of what is your favorite kind of voice. Kirstie, the pop queen, has a beautiful voice with an awesome vibrato, and can belt like nobody else can. Scott, the blonde has the grit and soul. If you love high, beautiful angel voices, then it’s all about Mitch, who is my personal favorite. Then there’s Avi whose lows vibrate down into your core. Matt, the bass who you heard in the previous videos doesn’t have the Low end that Avi has, no one does, but has a beautiful, smooth powerful voice. then there’s Kevin… the beatboxer… well, he’s just a freak of nature. I don’t think there’s anything that he can’t do. 🤗💋🥰
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Thanks for this! Mitch is definitely channelling his inner Freddie in this one. These days he's also wearing a Freddie moustache as well.
Some of their originals for you to check out: Coffee In Bed, Be My Eyes, Sing, Run To You, Happy Now, Love Me When I Don't, Love Again.
PENTATONIX - ....
New Rules X Are You That Somebody
Can't Hold Us
Coffee In Bed
La La Latch
Problem
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Pentatonix also did Radioactive Ft. Lindsey Sterling.
Thanks for this! I agree, they're all fantastic and that's what makes the band stand out from so many others (though my personal favourite will always be Mitch). I think you'd enjoy their Evolution Of Rihanna - the 'Evolution of' videos are live and one take, and they really showcase their arrangement skills.
Love Pentatonix ❤️ This was the first Pentatonix video I saw and I’ve been smitten ever since! Now I’m a true Pentaholic. Love love them❤️
Pentatonix Bohemian Rhapsody Insights:
So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. Also when Brian Mays heard it... he posted it on his web site with the word "ENJOY”. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on UA-cam, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing.
They all have incredibly beautiful voices and are absolutely magical together. Although they take the spotlight at different times depending on the song and it’s also important to note the background work do to support whoever is leading. I’ve been a Pentagolic for just over 7 years and I can honestly say I do not have a favourite among them. Never had! I just don’t see how I could.
Yeeeeees! Thank you for this!
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Did you do Kiss from a rose? It's new and awesome. Do the live version.