the art of madness - Nathan Angelo

‘Love Sucks’ (glee club version) - performed by THUNK, an acappella group from Northwestern University

From the hit tv-show Glee to NBC’s acappella competition Sing Off, a revival of Glee Clubs is sweeping the nation! I think it’s too soon to say what the lasting effects of this movement will be on our culture & the influence it has on music - if any.* One thing I do know for sure, America likes loves can’t get enough of pop music! ‘Let’s take a great song, make it our own & give it a go.’ I can’t argue with that. Some of music’s most influential bands started as cover bands: the Rolling Stones & the Beatles.** So I’ll jump to a quick conclusion and assume that all the effects will be postive.***

A few years back, someone told me to check out a video on youtube of an acappella group covering one of my songs - Mary Poppins’ Birds. To be totally honest, I was as-giddy-as-a-school-boy for a few hours. I loved the idea that these folks had pulled apart my song line by line to find the rhythm & harmonies to shape a presentable acappella piece. When a friend pointed this particular performance out to me a few days ago, I thought it might be a nice treat to share with all of you - who have helped me spread my music all across this fabulous country.

For this ‘Tuesday Treat’, I present to you an acappella version of Love Sucks performed by a co-ed group THUNK from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). I have never been to Evanston, IL, but I’d love to share some music with this talented crew.**** From the looks of it, they had a theme for their performance. Also, they changed a few words throughout the song to fit the vibe of the ‘emo’ front man - and I call him ‘emo’ simply because the word ‘emo’ is written on the pink sheet of paper that serves as a kind of name tag. :)

One last thing: If you read this - ‘emo’ front man & THUNK: I love the attitude in this performance - go on with your bad selves!!!

*I mean…let’s get serious. Karaoke bars have been around since before the dawn of time, right? I can’t imagine a world without karaoke!

**Seriously, there’s no reason for me to name any more bands after these two ‘monsters’.

***Because, quite frankly…it’s just easier to jump to a conclusion.

****Perhaps, a COMPLIMENTARY show is in order as a ‘Thank-You’ for spreading my music around.