The Newfangled Four • The Bare Necessities Parody •arr. Patrick McAlexander •2023 Quartet Semifinals

Performed live at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Barbershop Harmony Society's 2023 International Convention.

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[TheNewfangledFour]

Fun Fact: we reached out to Patrick McAlexander to arrange this for us a few months before contest, and he asked us to send him a google doc with all of our real life insecurities, and he was able to construct this masterpiece for us based on that, the wonderful word-smith that he is.

[audigex]

Win or lose, they've probably bought more attention to barbershop than any other group - many of us wouldn't be watching without them

[melissadana]

I love how Jake's insecurities are being short and prematurely grey, while simultaneously being the best-looking, second-best looking (on a bad day), and fourth best-looking (on a REALLY bad day) member of the group.

[strongbongus]

“if you’re anything like us, and i know we are…” is such a perfect line.

[GrowWildOutdoors]

We all needed to mourn the loss of Ryan. It will always be bittersweet, but it's a testament to the success of this group in connecting with their audience.

Thank you to Marcus for stepping in and saving this quartet from the archives of YouTube yesteryear.

[MisterManTheBestMan]

That "trumpet boy won't let me" is masterful.

[TubaMaverick]

I ushered them backstage for this set. They're just as much fun off stage as they are on.

[IsaacBenevides]

This is the best instance of Jack-son missing the joke and saying 'Dang it!' to date

[evankeller]

can we take a second and appreciate this tag?! my word

[pabloflores]

My God, I know its a running gag but that banana reference caught me off guard lmao. Nice to see you again!

[ardendelspain]

Okay, but the smiles and absolute audience applause after Joey's part @ 6:03 🎉
Everybody was expecting a bit and the bit was actually NAILING IT

[michaelfuchs]

I think I have a new favorite Newfangled Four song

[xseros]

Joeys "Wheeee!" at 6:54 is my absolute favourite part of this song, and it saddens me that noone laughed. Cause I did. A lot.

[Turnpike_]

I nearly choked laughing so hard at the out of left field Bananaphone call back. Caught me so off guard.

[rapid]

I miss Ryan, but I dig Marcus. So glad these guys kept going!

[loftus]

I'm one of the (many) people that discovered modern barbershop and this channel via the NF4, they're my favourite quartet and led me to find and enjoy so many other performances from the last decade or so from various quartets. I love their unique style of humour and they always put a smile on my face!

I was gutted that Ryan left and to be honest watching a couple of the new performances over the last day or two felt a bit odd, like seeing a relative with a new partner.

That said, this is the performance to really set the stage for the new lineup for me. Having the acknowledgement of Ryan being gone and Marcus having his own style and input for the group really clicked in this one and the song was fantastically performed. The comedy was absolutely on point too, it felt like something familiar and yet something totally new at the same time. I'm so glad all of these get uploaded, i don't think i'll ever get bored of them!

Heres to the new newfangled four 👏

[LiinaTarvis]

hi I'm just leaving this list here as a little marker of all the little joys this video brought me
0:51 the fact that they didn't say "pandemic" but were accurate in the end anyway. pandemonium indeed
1:04 "no, he left, he didn't die!"
1:39 the immediate return
1:54 "if you're anything like us, and I know _we_ are"
2:17 i wonder if the judges feel a primal fear whenever NF4 makes eye contact with them, addresses them, even
3:27 -Blake- -Jason- Jake's verse sounds so lovely! Despite the joke at the end, hearing him drop lower and lower and lower gives me the tingles
3:55 it's been highlighted under several videos, but Joey is in peak form this year! he sounds so smooth. the delivery of "trumpet boy", in particular, is _so_ crisp!
4:19 Jake, Jake on a bad day, Marcus (ft Joey's sad "really?"), Jake on a REALLY bad day...
5:00 "I have MORE INSECURITIES"
5:17 the good old "im dead inside but i'll keep on trucking (:"
5:50 VERY POINTED, sheesh
6:04 once again, Joey is INCREDIBLE
6:55 Joey's perfect WEEE?! call him a courier the way he just keeps delivering
7:18 those dang tall Northern Europeans...
7:22 the prodigal son(ana) returns :')
7:50 the way that final chord

[abydosianchulac]

Okay, between this and "Joe Re Mi" it's clear Joey's voice is reaching its full maturity. Dang, he sounds amazing this year.

Seriously, this is the best they've sounded (0:59 good god). They've always been good, but they achieved a new level this year without losing their characteristic sound. Really fantastic work, guys!

[TheBigManCann]

Probably my favorite Newfangled Four song.

[PikachuCS]

Jake's cough when his "low bass notes e-ch" and then continuing the song on beat is impressive as hell lol