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A – You’re Adorable

This tune is as sweet and light as they come. Show your audiences you are a clever speller, as well as being wise in the ways of love.

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

Brothers and sisters, are you ready to eliminate the negative? Then just latch on to this lively tune and help spread the word!

After Dark

Check out this lively reimagining of an old barbershop chestnut!

Learning tracks available from:
Kohl Kitzmiller
TTBB

Aging Superheroes Medley

Did you ever wish your quartet consisted of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and, well… Mighty Mouse? Your wish can be granted with this clever batch of parodies. This piece goes very well in a set with the parody version of When I Lost You.

Learning tracks available from:
Shawn Thomas
TTBB

Alarm Clock Blues

Do you hate to get up in the morning? Are you sometimes tempted to smash your alarm clock into a thousand tiny little bits? If so, this is the song for you—even in contest.

All Alone! (Von Tilzer)

This cute come-hither uptune is fine for both women and men. Hey, it is time for some billing and cooing in the parlor.

Animal Crackers

Do you share this secret vice? Are you just wild about this classic treat? Surely many of your audience members will be able to relate.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Waurick
TTBB

Anti-Marriage Medley

This medley has a, shall we say, certain point of view. A combination of 1912 songs “I Was Married Up in the Air” and “When You’re Married,” this piece takes a dim view of the institution of marriage and could serve as a light-hearted warning for men who are considering taking the plunge.

Anything Goes

No one else ever wrote lyrics quite like the great Cole Porter. Unfortunately, I messed up most of them in writing this parody for the comedy quartet Boardwalk. This piece sends up all sorts of recent trends in our barbershop world, so proceed with caution. . . .

Are You Havin’ Any Fun

Well, are you? This lively, cheery song is a reminder to us all to enjoy life. After all: “You ain’t gonna live forever. Before you’re old and gray, still O.K., have a little fun!”

Aussie Road Medley

Hit the road down under with three songs from the real land of Oz: “Waltzing Matilda” and “Along the Road to Gundagai,” along with the hauntingly beautiful “Never Never.”

Baby Song Medley

Here is a sweet, light combination of “Sing Me a Baby Song” and “Baby.” Have fun crooning to your sweetheart with this lovely medley.

Bare Necessities

From the animated musical “The Jungle Book,” this delightful tune will charm audiences and judges alike. Storm Front sang it until they decided to be unremittingly hilarious.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA
Tim Waurick
TTBB
Kohl Kitzmiller
TTBB

Beer Medley

There is lots of fun to be had with this foamy piece. The tunes included are, in order: “Fritz (Fritz, Bring Us Some Schlitz),” “Beer Barrel Polka,” “In Heaven There Is No Beer,” “Under the Anheuser Bush” and “The Night That She Cried in My Beer.” Wet enough for you?

Blackbird Parody

There are all sorts of goofy key changes and lyrics in this light-hearted spoof. Can be sung in contest. Hi-Fidelity was runner-up for the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America’s novelty song of the year award with this delightful number.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

Blue Skies

Written by Irving Berlin, this cheery tune was a last-minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical Betsy. The song was an immediate hit, with the audience on opening night demanding an astounding 24 encores from star Belle Baker! Would you settle for just one encore from your listeners?

Bourke Street on Saturday Night

Bourke Street is one of the main thoroughfares in Melbourne, Australia. It has traditionally been a downtown entertainment hub and is now also a popular tourist destination. Go out on the town with this contestable Aussie song.

Broadway on Opening Night

This uptune moves right along and is great for a Broadway show theme. Come to think of it, you could open any of your performancew with this lively number.

Bubble Wrap Medley

HotShots sang this unique conglomeration on the International stage, to the delight and disbelief of all. What could be more fun than popping bubble wrap? Well, popping bubble wrap to music!

Button Up Your Overcoat

As cute as they come, this tune is available in regular and senior-citizens’ versions. Chris Arnold has recorded learning tracks for both versions. Do give this happy tune a try.

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB

Calendar Girl

Neil Sedaka wrote and sang this most fun tune. Now it is available for your group to sing in contest, even!

Learning tracks available from:
Peter Nugent
TTBB

Can You Tame Wild Wimmen?

This version uses the composer’s original melody, so it is not as sung by the 139th St. Quartet. The punch line, especially, makes this piece big fun.

Can’t Buy Me Love

This classic from the Fab Four is not only lively and wise, it is contestable too (though SAI groups should check with a Music judge). But whether for contest or show, this song is a sure winner. “Everybody tells me so!” Tim Waurick’s tracks for women are purely great, and he now has them for men too.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Waurick
SSAA
Tim Waurick
TTBB
Donya Metzger
SSAA

Champion’s Knack

Written to the tune of “Ballin’ the Jack,” this parody pokes fun at the cliched stage-presence moves we barbershoppers are wont to make. Your audiences, especially barbershop ones, will love it.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/In My Brand New Automobile

A tongue-twister that really rips along, this medley is great fun to sing. By the way, the second song was written and arranged by Al Rehkop, who won gold at tenor with both the Auto Towners (1966) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement (1971).

Civil War Medley

This energetic collection of vintage songs captures the spirit of the early days of the war, when both sides figured they would be able to end matters in a few weeks and be home in time for plowing. Goes well in a contest package with Tell My Father or The Vacant Chair.

Clown Medley

There are more fun songs in this medley than you can shake a squirting flower at: “Make ‘Em Laugh,” “Be a Clown,” “That’s Entertainment” and “Send in the Clowns.” This barrel (or clown car?) of laughs is no longer exclusive to the MegaCity Chorus.

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB

Cotton Club Medley

Picture yourself at THE night club in 1930s Harlem. What might you hear? What would you see? They would be marvelous and exciting things, that is for sure. This medley is no longer exclusive to the Big Apple Chorus.

Learning tracks available from:
Peter Nugent
TTBB

Crinoline Days

A good, old-fashioned song about good, old-fashioned times, this tune provides you and your audiences with some light fun. The incomparable Irving Berlin penned this song back in 1922.

Dancing Frankie Medley

The Frankenstein monster can surely raise cane—well, when he is Able—but you should see him dance. If you have seen the film “Young Frankenstein,” you will be able to figure out what the main song in this monster medley is. This piece of lunacy goes well with the “Fabricating Frankie Medley.” No longer exclusive to the Big Apple Chorus.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB

Dentist Medley

How do sadists earn a living? Easy: They go into a certain field where causing pain is part of the game.

Dixie Kids Parade, The

As sung by the Scarborough Dukes, this is a happy, rollicking number. In its other incarnation, this song is available as “The Santa Claus Parade.”

Doo Wacka Doo

Ah, how much fun is it to sing a recently written tune about the songs and excitement of the Roaring ’20s? Big fun, that’s how much! This song will be exclusive to The Velvet Frogs until the fall of 2017, but you can start thinking right now about singing this delightful number.

Down By the O-Hi-O

A regional uptune about a girlfriend back home, this song is lots of innocent, old-fashioned fun.

Elvis Medley

Would you believe a contestable medley could be made of “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Burning Love” and “Viva Las Vegas”? You will have a blast singing this piece, one that is fit for a—well, the one and only—King.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB

Enter Sandman

A tough one to explain, this Metallica hit was goofed on by a lounge-lizardy singer who calls himself Richard Cheese. The arranger further degraded the piece, resulting in a delightful, even marginally contestable, abomination.

Fabricating Frankie Medley

No, we are not talking about Mr. Sinatra here. Rather, this is about a certain monster that was created by a mad scientist with a German-sounding name. Pair it with the “Dancing Frankie Medley.” No longer exclusive to the Big Apple Chorus.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB

Farmer and the Cowman, The

From the all-time great musical Oklahoma, this tune is rollicking fun. Somehow a song about folks who don’t see eye to eye trying to get along anyhow seems very fitting for the age we live in, so give this one a . . . ride.

Fishy Medley

Midwest Vocal Express earned an International medley with this crazy concoction. Ask anyone who was there: Their performance was all-time funny, delightful, memorable and totally marvellous.

Five Minutes More

Love needs just a little more sometimes. You are sure to enjoy this gentle tune. It is no longer exclusive to Fermata Nowhere, so get it while it’s warm and sweet!

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA
Anne Bureau
TTBB

Football Medley

“Mr. Touchdown USA” and “Football Hero” comprise this All-American medley. Show your spirit by adding this high-energy piece to your repertoire.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

Four Foot Two

If you have a short director or singer you would like to, um, honor, then this hilarious parody is for you.

French Medley

Here are two clever WWI novelty numbers, as sung by the great 139th St. Quartet. The first is “When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais,” followed by—take a really deep breath now—”Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder, or a Private with a Chicken on Your Knee.” Hey, this was big-time stuff in 1918. . . . 

Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army

The great Irving Berlin composed this offbeat piece. Why in the world would a carefree civilian want to go back to the regimentation of the military? Irving tells you all about it in highly humorous fashion.

Learning tracks available from:
Shawn Thomas
TTBB
Jen Cooke
SSAA

Get Me to the Girl Medley

An ultra-cool combination of Get Me to the Church on Time and The Girl That I Marry, this medley is both hip and loving. No longer exclusive to Alchemy.

Girl from Kodak Town, The

This song is about a girl from—you guessed it—Rochester, N.Y. Your audiences will enjoy learning about her old-fashioned self.

Golf Medley

These parodies will ring true to anyone with even a passing familiarity with this obsession, er, sport. Goes great with I’ve Been Workin’ on My Golf Game. A bonus is that all of the songs are in public domain, thus making copyright dealings a breeze.

Learning tracks available from:
Peter Nugent
TTBB

Gonna Get a Girl

This uptune is about turning over a new leaf. Faint heart ne’er won fair maiden!

Good Enough for Now

Weird Al Yankovic penned and sang this highly, um, offbeat number. It probably sets a world’s record for backhanded compliments to one’s sweetie. Happily, this piece is contestable.

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB
Jen Cooke
SSAA
Shawn Thomas
TTBB

Goodbye Medley

An enormously funny and interesting conglomeration, the arrangement is even contestable. This winner has been recorded by SAI queens The BUZZ. The medley bashes the opposite sex, well, just a little bit.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA
Kim Kraut
SSAA

Grandma’s Feather Bed

This lively, happy, nostalgic John Denver song is great fun for either sex to sing. Now available in contest and show versions. James Estes has recorded learning tracks for the contest chart.

Learning tracks available from:
James Estes
TTBB

Grease Medley

Revisit Danny and Sandy in a monster medley that is great for either contest or shows. The Hot Air Buffoons no longer have exclusive rights to the piece. Of course, their take on “grease” had to do with—what else?—food!

Harmony Joe

A happy tune that just rolls along, this song can be sung in backbeat or downbeat fashion. The men’s version is published by the Society.

Harry Potter Parody #1

A young wizard (not Harry himself) is very unhappy with this first days at Hogwarts (previously known as Camp Granada). He changes his tune, though, upon discovering that he is a star at—you guessed it—Quidditch!

Have a Nice Day

Very funny for contest or shows, as sung by Shenanigans. Just how many things can go wrong today?

Learning tracks available from:
James Estes
TTBB

Hell Froze Over

This unique tune, written by Lynn Hauldren, the inimitable bari of Chordiac Arrest, chronicles some highly unlikely barbershop happenings. No longer exclusive to Rumors.

Hello, Mary Lou

The lively Ricky Nelson song works just fine for contest or show. Audiences purely love this one.

Here Comes Santa Claus

All four voice parts get a shot at the melody of this delightful holiday tune—yes, even the baritones! Written by the famous singing cowboy Gene Autry and the wonderfully named Oakley Haldeman, this song is sure to bring seasonal cheer to your audiences.

Hey, Look Me Over

Lasting just a minute, with appropriate lyrics and a big tag, this tune is just right for opening shows. So, hey . . . look it over and then go ahead and open your shows with this energetic, positive piece!

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB

Honey Bun/Honey Pie

The old meets the new in this fun, lively medley. That’s right, we are talking South Pacific and the Beatles—for contest, no less!

How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm?

Up and quite lively, this tune was very popular after WWI. The pace of life was picking up, and new (or newly widespread) inventions were changing everyday life. Automobiles, telephones, radios, victrolas, moving pictures—the world would never be the same.

Huckleberry Finn

An old-fashioned song about a carefree lad, this tune will take your audiences back in time to a slower, idealized era.

I Don’t Care

The young woman in question is clearly going to live life her way, no matter what. And her way includes making it big on Broadway. Popularized by Harmony Inc. queen quartet Taken 4 Granite, this tune is lively, saucy and just plain fun!

I Got Rhythm

From the musical Girl Crazy, this swingy tune is a sure crowd-pleaser. But you had better have the rhythm in your soul if you want to pull it off.

Learning tracks available from:
Shawn Thomas
TTBB

I Told Them All About You

The old Whippoorwill song has now been arranged with the correct melody and updated. Yo, it really rocks!

I Used to Call Her Baby

A most humorous tune, as sung by The New Tradition quartet. The men’s version of this arrangement is published by the BHS.

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB

I Wanna Be like You

From the classic animated film The Jungle Book, this song is great fun to, um, monkey around with.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Waurick
SSAA

I Wanna Hear a Barbershop Song

Written by Cleveland barbershopper Al Voigt, this song is just what you would imagine it to be: sweet, sincere and happy!

I Wanna Marry Harry/Mary

Written for a Cape Town quartet by a famous South African composer, this tune was humorously inspired by his son Harry, age four.

I’ll Never Say “Never Again” Again

A lively swing number, this contestable tune was a hit for SAI medalist ReMix for the women and BHS medalist SRO for the men. We can’t really be sure about love, can we? Please specify whether you would like to preview the original ReMix version (Kim’s tracks) or Mo Field’s revision (Donya’s tracks) with intro by Jay Giallombardo—or both!

Learning tracks available from:
Shawn Thomas
TTBB
Donya Metzger
SSAA
Kim Kraut
SSAA

I’m a Middle-Aged Man

Your audiences will howl at this novelty tune, composed by Joe Hunter and Tom and sung by Reveille. This may not be the best time of life for every man. Does he need to take Viagra? Depends…

I’m Beginning to Like It

This one is tough to explain. Think of a typical ’30s swing tune with modern lyrics like “hard-rock diet,” “in your face” and “MTV and AMC.” Way cool, and it is contestable too!

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

I’ve Been Workin’ on My Golf Game

Bet you can guess what song this parodies. Also bet you can guess how much success the poor duffer experiences after all his or her hard work. This tune goes great in a contest set with the “Golf Medley.”

Learning tracks available from:
Peter Nugent
TTBB

It’s Late

Remember the teenage angst of being out past your curfew—waaay past your curfew? Ricky Nelson sang about it back in 1958, but every word still applies today. And instead of feeling dread, your group, and your audiences, can have great fun with this tune. By the way, this song was arranged for the award-winning Cleveland Heights High School Men’s Barbershoppers.

It’s the Girl

Is it the moonlight that makes love happen? This jumpin’ tune tells you where it’s at. Metropolis had big fun with this one, as will you and your audiences.

Joint Is Jumpin’/Truckin’

A most lively dance number, this medley is great for contest. Of course, the potential for energetic choreography is limitless.

Knight School Medley

Two brave lads are almost ready to slay dragons, rescue fair damsels, drink mass quantities of mead, and the like. Will they make the grade or . . . ?

Knighthood Quest Medley

This nutty compilation contains So Long, Mother; Back in the Old Routine; Side by Side; I Love a Parade; Chattanooga Choo Choo; Bright Was the Night; and (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over. Crazy enough for you? Check out the medley below.

Knighthood Rhythm Medley

And its partner piece is composed of these tunes: I Got Rhythm, Soft Shoe Song, Tonight, By the Light of the Silvery Moon and The Hokey Pokey. All these, and you get to wear swell costumes as well!

Lazy River (Up a)

Fine for either contest or show, this cheerful song helped Marquis win gold at the 1995 International, in Miami Beach. Though a bit rangy, this piece pretty much sings itself.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB
Tim Waurick
TTBB
Kim Kraut
SSAA

Leader of the German Band

From way back in 1905, this tune is lots of old-fashioned fun. So come join Schmidt, Schmaltz, Heiny, Jake and Heinz in some crowd-pleasing antics. This song is published by the BHS.

Let It Rain, Let It Pour

This toe-tapping song of the sunny South is sure to put a smile on your audiences’ faces. Nothing bothers you, for you will be home “in Virginia in the morning.”

Let’s Do It Again

This uptune about the good old days helped the Grand Tradition win a medal back in the day. It can be sung in a driving way or as an easy-beat. Though it sounds pretty old, this happy piece was actually written in the 1950s.

Let’s Go to the Movies

Tickets: check! Popcorn: check! Candy: check! Drinks: check! Come on in and grab the best seat in the house. The lights have been dimmed, the commercials and trailers are done, and now it is time for the main feature. Roll ’em! And you will be able to roll ’em too—as soon as the Scioto Valley Chorus has ended its run.

Learning tracks available from:
Jen Cooke
SSAA

Let’s Sing Again Medley

How is this for a great combination: Let’s Sing Again, I Feel a Song Comin’ On and It’s Time to Sing “Sweet Adeline” Again? This medley makes a great contest number for the ladies.

Margie

Everyone likes this popular standard. Love and marriage, anyone?

Mary Poppins Medley

It is always a jolly ‘oliday when you sing this delightful piece. It contains Jolly Holiday, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Step in Time and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. This medley pairs very well with the lovely ballad Feed the Birds.

Mein Bruder macht im Tonfilm die Geräusche

Partly in English and partly in German, this song is, well . . . what it is, is . . . different—and great fun! The English title is “My Brother Makes the Sound Effects for Movies.” The sounds included are a mix of vocal, electronic and mechanical effects. And the piece is contestable too. It could be redone for your group to be all in one language or the other.

Mexicali Rose

This C&W classic harmonizes just fine for barbershop and has multi-cultural appeal. A Spanish translation of the chorus is included. Sing both choruses to please a wide audience, even in contest.

Learning tracks available from:
BHS Charts with Tracks
TTBB
Tim Waurick
TTBB

Michigan Rag

This energetic uptune was arranged, and partially composed, for Michigan Jake. It was sung in a cartoon by the one and only Michigan J. Frog, for whom that gold-medal quartet is named. If your lead(s) can handle a disjunct melody—and words that are, in the words of great bass man Bill Myers, printed very close to the page—then this lively number is for you!

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB

Mischief Medley

For some solid barbershop fun, check out this combination of Freckles and Peck’s Bad Boy. Both lads are just that little bit wicked. Take your audiences back in time with these two tunes from circa 1920.

Moon Medley

This old-time medley contains “Bright Was the Night,” “Moonlight Bay” and “By the Light of the Silvery Moon.” How is that for some vintage classics?

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB

Music, Magic and Harmony

Written by barbershopper Anne Danforth, this lovely song celebrates our music and the friends we sing it with.

Music! Music! Music!

What could be more appropriate for us barbershoppers to sing about than music? Well, probably love. But how about a song that has both? And as far as the expression wine, women and song goes, hey, two out of three ain’t bad!

My Brother Makes the Sound Effects for Movies

Partly in English and partly in German, this song is, well . . . what it is, is . . . different—and great fun! The sounds included are a mix of vocal, electronic and mechanical effects. And it is contestable too. It could be redone for your group to be all in one language or the other. The German title is “Mein Bruder macht im Tonfilm die Geräusche.”

My Fraternity Pin

A novelty song about the travels of a token of love, this tune is large fun. The men’s version of this arrangement is published by the BHS.

My Wife Is on a Diet

This witty song is popular with high school boys for some reason. Go figure. Of course, grownups like this Cincinnati Kids’ song even more.

Learning tracks available from:
Chris Arnold
TTBB

New Old Songs Medley

This one is rather tough to describe. For one thing, it does not exist yet—at least not in a completed form. The gag is pairing the lyrics from songs by the Beatles, Rolling Stones and so on with the melodies of much older songs. Some examples of the latter are “Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland,” “After the Ball” and “I Got Rhythm.” The hope is to pleasantly scramble your audiences’ brain waves (maybe you own also). If you are interested in this weird concept, do give me a holler.

Nobody’s Sweetheart

Both the Interstate Rivals and the Alexandria Harmonizers won gold with this arrangement, which tells of a fast girl who ended up a lonely woman. The men’s version of this arrangement is published by the BHS.

Nowhere to Go but Up

From the movie Mary Poppins Returns, this delightful song will take you on a natural high. You won’t be flying a kite—you will soar over the town, maybe even heading to the moon. This arrangement is fine for contests using the BHS judging system but might be more suitable for shows in the Sweet Adelines world. 

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB

Oliver Medley

What do you call a medley of Consider Yourself; Food, Glorious Food; and Who Will Buy? Big fun, that’s what! This high-energy contest piece is no longer exclusive to the Brothers in Harmony.

Learning tracks available from:
Peter Nugent
TTBB

Orange Colored Sky

This tune is fun, lively and makes a great opener or closer. Short and to the point, It is available in both contest and show versions. Anne’s tracks go with the contest chart, and Drew’s and Jen’s with the show version. Really, though, either one is fine for competition these days.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA
Drew Wheaton
TTBB
Jen Cooke
SSAA

Paging Mister Sousa

No longer exclusive to the Spirit of Phoenix, this rousing tune grabs our barbershop audiences right from the start.

Peter Pan Medley

Have a look at this delightful combination of  “You Can Fly!,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” “Captain Hook’s Waltz” and “The Chase.” We have here a unique mix of humor and heart that the child in you will purely love. Sing it in contest along with the beautiful ballad Second Star to the Right, which comes from the animated film Peter Pan.

 

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Waurick
TTBB

Piano Medley

The three songs in this cheerful medley are “Mr. Piano Man,” Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano” and Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” Each song brings a different, interesting slant to the tale. So get yourself ready to enjoy some vocal ivory-tickling!

Pinocchio Medley

Five well-known barbershop songs are given new lyrics, and new life, in this fun romp. Wonder what could be paired with it in a high-concept contest set. “I Don’t Have a Wooden Heart,” “I’m Your Puppet,” “I’ve Got No Strings”—we could think of something!

Pirate Medley

This delightful magilla contains these tunes:
Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)
A Professional Pirate
Poor Pirates
On the Good Ship Lollipop
Pirates of the Caribbean Theme
So buckle your swashes and shiver your timbers (timbres?) and add this most entertaining piece to your repertoire!

Learning tracks available from:
Drew Wheaton
TTBB
Choral Tracks
TTBB

Plain

Be sure to include this parody in your next Amish package. You will be doing an Amish package, right?

Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone

The BHS 1965 gold-medal quartet, the Four Renegades, made this song popular in the barbershop world. The Renegades were all-time great champions, and this lively tune was one of the reasons why. Buzz Haeger’s arrangement was just fine, but here is a new slant on things, one that you and your audiences are sure to enjoy.

Popeye Medley

Olive Oyl, Swee’ Pea, Wimpy, Bluto and the Sailor Man himself are all featured in this parody melange. Suitable for contest, this medley would also make a great centerpiece for a fun show theme.

Pray for Sunshine

. . . but always be prepared for rain, cautions this lively uptune. It is great to be optimistic, but don’t be siimply foolish.

Pretty Baby

This fun meter parody is quite contestable.  The lovable quartet Shenanigans had a hit with it, and so could your quartet or chorus.

Learning tracks available from:
James Estes
TTBB

Prison Medley

Parodies on well-known songs tell of each quartet member’s upcoming stint in Alcatraz, Sing Sing, Marion and Leavenworth. No longer exclusive to Rumors, this piece will really, uh, capture your audiences’ attention.

Professional Pirate

A yo-ho-ho and a bottle of Captain Morgan’s, ye scurvy landlubbers! This clever song from the film Muppet Treasure Island will shiver your timbers for sure.

Razzapple Medley

This high-energy mix of Razzle Dazzle and  Applause is no longer exclusive to the Phoenicians. Start off your performances with a Broadway flair!

Redneck Kind of Guy

The wall-to-well redneck jokes will have your audience swallowing their chawin’ tobaccy. No longer exclusive to Overture.

Rocky Top

This tune is high-energy, recognizable and just plain fun. On top of that, the arrangement is fine for contest. So what are you waiting for? Have a sip of moonshine and give it a try!

Rose Medley

Three flowery songs for women comprise this medley: When You Wore a  Tulip; A Robin and a Rainbow and a Red, Red Rose; and Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses. Do give this fragrant medley a try. 

Royal Garden Blues

Contestable, substantial and lively, this tune was arranged for and sung by Power Play. See if your group too can make that “trombone moan” with this golden oldie.

Santa Claus Parade, The

Here is a fun march your group can sing all year round. It makes a wonderful costume piece and can be combined with an appropriate ballad—for example, Why Doesn’t Santa Claus Go Next Door or The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot—in a memorable contest set.

Sea Medley

Well, this medley is, um, hard to explain. The theme is a crew appealing to the captain for shore leave. And there are lots and lots of songs in it. For sure, it is funny. It would make a great contest piece for an ambitious group, or sing it on a show.

See Saw

This waltzy tune of childhood pleasures is sure to bring out the happy kid in everyone.

Seventy Six Percent

Does your quartet want to make the cut for International? If so, pleading with the judges might just help you pull it off. This piece is exclusive to Boardwalk right now, but maybe someday. . . .

Seventy Six Trombones

What could be more barbershop than strutting around the stage to this tune from The Music Man? Time for some energetic fun, for both your group and your audiences!

Shop Vac

A wildly creative commentary on lonely life in the suburbs, this song can be sung in contest. You need to experience this offbeat tune at least once in your life to believe it.

Soldier Medley

The songs included in this medley are Irving Berlin’s “Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning” and “This Is the Army, Mister Jones” and the George M. Cohan tune “Over There.” This lively compilation should stir up the martial energy just fine!

Someone Sorry Medley

This cheerfully snarky medley combines uptune “I Had Someone Else Before I Had You (And I’ll Have Someone After You’re Gone)” with “Who’s Sorry Now.” So if you are itching to thumb your nose at an ex, this may well be your cup of hemlock. Order directly from me—the arrangement, not the hemlock.

Spaceman Medley

Performed by Germany’s Erster Koelner Barbershop Chor, this unique medley allows for lots of costuming, action and just plain fun. Goes well as a contest set with the ballad parody If the Rest of the Worlds Don’t Want You.

Splish Splash

This rock and roll oldie celebrates party time—in a rather unusual way! The next time someone tells you you’re all wet, there will be no need to take offense. . . .

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

Standing/Leaning Medley

A charming mix of Standing on the Corner and Leaning on a Lamp-Post, this medley is about watching all the girls go by—or waiting for just that special one.

Steam Heat

From the 1954 Broadway musical The Pajama Game, this tune is hot. No, it’s hotter than hot! The Cleveland Heights High School Women Barbershoppers debuted this sultry song with great success at the Midwinter Convention, but is just fine for the grownups as well. The piece is probably not suitable for SAI contests, but it is great for shows. And don’t forget to wear your black derbies. . . .

Stumbling

Not everyone is a great dancer. And truth to tell, some people are just no good at all. But even if you fall into the latter category, things can still turn out well for you. Have at look at and a listen to this clever song from the 1920s.

Sugartime

What could be sweeter than singing this McGuire Sisters’ piece of confection? Your quartet or chorus will find out you definitely have not bitten off more than you can chew.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

Sunday Night in Sydney

Happy and romantic, this tune is sort of a Down Under version of A Foggy Day in London Town.

Sweet She (He) Ain’t

Ever wonder what would happen if your group reversed its standing position? A barbershop classic might well come out backward, to highly funny effect. This tune is a sure audience-grabber. It fits both men and women just fine.

Swinging on a Star

Great fun for singers and audiences alike, this lively tune is available in both contest and show versions. It is easily one of my most popular charts. Power Play sang it with much success, and it works just fine for any combination of voices. Kim’s tracks are for the contest version, but nowadays the slightly longer show version could be sung in competition just fine.

Learning tracks available from:
Kim Kraut
SSAA
Anne Bureau
TTBB
Chris Arnold
TTBB

Taboo (Tabu)

This is an offbeat, fun, potentially contestable list of forbidden things. The original was in German, but the piece is available in English as well.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

This is the classic fun version, the one where the notes and words somehow become one notch off. All’s well that ends well, though. Your audiences are sure to enjoy this comedic tune.

Taking a Chance on Love

No one doesn’t love this happy, swingy tune. Your contest and show audiences are sure to enjoy hearing you sing it. So take a chance and sing through it. What have you got to lose?

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

That Charlie Chaplin Walk

A cute tune about the great comedian, this song was arranged for 1985 quartet champ The New Tradition. Talk about built-in choreography. . . .

They Call It Dancing

Even back in 1921, the older folks thought the young ones’ dances were just too racy. In the middle of this Irving Berlin song is an eclectic mix of “Blame It on the Bossa Nova,” “La Bamba,” “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” and “Hernando’s Hideaway.” You too can put your dancing shoes on now that the Granite Statesmen have debuted this piece at International.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Waurick
TTBB

They Go Wild, Simply Wild over Me

This arrogantly fun uptune was debuted by our 1984 champs, The Rapscallions, and revived in most humorous fashion by popular medalist quartet Metropolis. More mature groups might want to sing this piece in Bb rather than C.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Waurick
TTBB

Those Old-Time Sing-Along Songs

I wrote and arranged the setting for this medley of sing-along standards: She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round The Mountain, I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad and My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. Your audiences will enjoy participating rather than simply listening.

Three Birds Medley

This parody of the “Three Girls Medley” is plenty of fun. Here are the three tunes included: “My Little Magpie,” “No, No, Nuthatch” and “Robin, My Breast Is Throbbin’.”So if you sing in a bird-brained group. . . .

To Morrow

Well, this is sure a unique song. Written way, way back in 1898, this novelty tune was covered by the Kingston Trio in the late 1950s. The fellow tells the agent wants to take a train to Morrow, well, today. Confusion ensues, which will lead to merriment for you and your audiences!

Tomorrow

A peppy Dixie uptune, this song is a solid choice for contest. Hey, you will be home . . . tomorrow.

Learning tracks available from:
Tim Brooks
TTBB

Too Marvelous for Words

This clever love song is just too marvelous not to sing. Hey, that is what international medalist State Line Grocery thought. How about you? Are you marvy enough?

Learning tracks available from:
Donya Metzger
SSAA

Tough Broads Medley

Here are three quite interesting songs about some, um, unique women. Would you believe Sob Sister Sadie, Hard Boiled Rose  and Dangerous Nan McGrew? For ordering from Sheet Music Plus, you will find the medley will be listed under only the latter song title due to copyright considerations.

Triplets

This quite humorous song, which I also wrote, was a hit for international medalist Riptide.

Twenties Dance Medley

Composed of three very lively tunes, this medley has great choreographic possibilities for a chorus. Hey, it’s time for you to do the Charleston, Varsity Drag and Black Bottom. 

Ukulele Lady

Here is some gentle, sweet, lighthearted fun for you and your audiences. Mm, can’t you just feel the warm breeze and taste the drink with the little umbrella in it.. . . . The highly entertaining quartet Boardwalk can.

VMbarrassment

Has your envy of the fabulous Vocal Majority ever caused you to want to poke a little fun at them? Now is your chance. This parody will spice up any barbershop performance.

Waltz Me Around Again, Willie

Here is some old-fashioned fun in 3/4 time. It is the happy tale of Madeline Mooney, “who’d rather be dancing than eat.”

Way You Look Tonight, The

And now for something completely different. This jazzy version of a song usually heard as a barbershop ballad is patterned after Frank Sinatra’s interpretation. If you have some swing in your soul, give this one a look and a listen.

Learning tracks available from:
Jen Cooke
SSAA
Jordan Litz
TTBB
Monica Funnell
SSAA

We’re on Our Way

Barbershopper Fred Tremper wrote this piece about Broadway stardom. Hey, perhaps this tune can send you on your way as well.

Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Swing

A Cab Calloway tune that really swings, this witty song has something for everyone. It is no longer exclusive to Sweden’s Dalton Bros., so do give it a shot.

What Do You Do with Your Arms?

A witty conundrum for us singers, this tune was arranged for the Cleveland Heights High School Men’s Barbershoppers. The funny, clever piece, with lots of built-in movement ideas, would be great for adult men too (and could be put into women’s voicing).

What Ever Happened to the Old Songs

Here is a new twist on an all-time favorite of us barbershoppers. Various popular oldies are referenced within this piece, and your audiences will enjoy recalling all of them.

When I Just Wear My Smile

Ready to thumb your nose at fashion snobbery? With its ever-so-mildly risqué lyrics, this Mama Cass tune is bound to be hit, whether on the contest stage or in a show.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA
Jen Cooke
SSAA

When I’m Sixty-Four

This Beatles’ song is always a kick, for singers and audience members alike. The men’s version of this arrangement is published by the BHS. Of course, you can vary the lyrics to reference any age that ends in a four.

Learning tracks available from:
BHS Charts with Tracks
TTBB
Anne Bureau
SSAA
Tim Waurick
TTBB

Where Is Your Heart At

This energetic song is a pure delight. Have a look and listen, for this offbeat piece might just be right for you! And if you figure out what the words mean, do let me know.

Who’s Sorry Now?

This tune is available in both the typical uptune version and a new cool/hot treatment. The latter is quite unique, so do yourself a favor and give it a try.

World War I Smile Medley

As sung by SAI’s San Diego Chorus, this a real production number. Songs included are “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” “Till We Meet Again” and “When You’re Smiling.” They also serve who sit and smile. . . .

You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun

The great Irving Berlin makes some of his best word plays in this delightful song. From the musical Annie Get Your Gun, this contestable tune is for women only.

Learning tracks available from:
Anne Bureau
SSAA

Your Tattoo

Love does not always last forever, but some things do. This humorous song is just fine for contest, so do give it a whirl.