The Newfangled Four - Hello My Baby... Through the Years

What would the barbershop classic "Hello My Baby" sound like if it were written/performed throughout the decades? The Newfangled Four provides a playful demonstration!
Inside Joke Alert: This is the first time for Newfangled Four to appear as mic testers for the International Quartet Finals, an honor given to the quartet placing 11th. The special guest featured is David Zimmerman, tenor of the outgoing champions Instant Classic, who have been teased all week with this particular knock knock joke. David gets them back, though, with his reply!

The Newfangled Four

2016 Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention - Quartet Finals - Mic Tester

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[cashwe]

"Who could it be?!"

*_Vector from Despicable Me comes out of nowhere_*

[chosenonetyler]

They look like they met in high school and achieved their dreams to sing together

[fabs]

"Maybe it's better if we had someone with more experience."
*Linus Tech Tips comes out with a killer rap*

[Syrius_Li]

"Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello darkness my old friend"

[kama_]

10:06 Are we just not gonna talk about how red-haired dude just held that note for 16 seconds flawlessly?? Like...whoa. I got lightheaded from watching that lol

[xavierbates]

I don't think anyone here, or even the NewFangled Four themselves know exactly HOW MANY young barbershoppers started the genre simply BECAUSE of this video, because of this arrangement. It showed how versatile the barbershop style is, how fun it can be, that it's not just 4 old guys in straw hats and vests (sorry you classics). Almost every teenage barbershop singer I've met, myself included, all started here. Massive respect to everyone in the style working to make it enjoyable for everyone regardless of age, background, or singing experience. You inspired a generation of singers, long live the NewFangled Four, rest in peace

[aylindavis]

But who could it be?


*Bill Nye has entered the chat*

[BronerTheStoner]

I went and watched the entire lord of the rings trilogy and still came back before the redhead finished that last note

[drewjones]

someone tell me how niche this is

there were so many inside jokes i didn't even know how to act

[ellefardella]

when john mulaney's in the room...
*"hello, mulaney"*

[RandomPerson-vhse]

I do not know why this was in my recommended.
But, I'm not disappointed.

[CSharpMajor]

Heard the news about NF4s reitrement from International yesterday.
It certainly wont be the same without the Fangled, but these guys are intelligent comedic, and amazing singers. Circumstances and mental health problems suck, but NF4 not in the world is one id never wanna live in. You guys rocked the stage for almost 10 years and left a trail of awesomeness, popularity, and even Rick Rolling in your path. Much love to those guys. BHS 4 LIFE

[jetfoolishroche]

what in the hell did I just find in 2019? This is nice

[themachine]

“Gee, we can’t rap! If only there was someone who could!”
*Whitest man on earth appears from the shadows*

[stefanm.]

You would think that Hello My Baby referring to a long-distance relationship over telephone would become quickly dated, but it's honestly even more relevant today than it was back in 1899. The fact that it's stuck around for over 130 years relatively unchanged is testament to that.

[jorgea]

I don't know why I wanted to hear "Hello My Baby" as a Gregorian chant.

[modulator]

I feel like Barbershop is the musical equivalent of the “pun”.

[Allardjeifly]

I love the fact that the very last section is basically them showing "we could do it normally and sound fantastic, but we just want to do our own thing".

[esmewayne]

I... feel down the internet rabbit hole.
I'm... supposed to be researching a paper on the globalization of food processes.
I... want to do this instead. I got 0 of the inside jokes but it was still fun to watch and I want to watch more. Like, now.
Edit: for thoes asking, yes I ended up doing the paper and I actually passed the class. I refound this video and this comment after falling down the same internet rabbit hole few months ago when I was supposed to be researching a paper on mortality bias in childhood bio archeology. Luckily I passed that course too.

[SirDavidPaladin]

HOLY CRAP! That ginger's got soul!