We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
I am mighty amused by this clip of a University of Oregon a capella group "On the Rocks" treating a group of typically beaten down NYC subway passengers to their version of the Rick Astley 80's classic "Never Gonna Give You Up." Note that one participant is wearing an MUFC t-shirt. A future project for your choral group, Bivalve Betsy?
posted by The Blue Devil @ 5:39 PM
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
4 Comments:
Awesome!! Takes some balls to do that. Is that the train wheels I hear squeaking in time to the music?
But, really, guys. Rick Astley?!
I am surprised NYC didn't boo!
Nice T-shirt!
It seemed to me that that background noise was some kind of electronic effect coming out of one of the participant's cellphones, which I'm sure is a violation of the a capella group of ethics.
As for the booing, I get the sense that that was a more normal than usual morning commute on the "D" train.
It seemed to me that the group butchered Rick Astley's song. There was definitely music coming from the cell phone which contradicts the definition of a capella. The highlight of the video was the MUFC t-shirt. The elderly lady trying to "escape" before she reached her destination was a classic scene.
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