Teary Eyed Tuesdays: When You Can’t Beat Them, Cover Them?

So Billy Bragg’s “A New England” got some much deserved praise last week, which makes me very happy. At the same time, however, I think I took off out the gate with this a little harsh. The emo fans out there are as fiercely protective of their music as I am of mine, and I should be a bit more respectful.

In that spirit, I offer a compromise, something for you kids not ready to give up your beloved emo tunes quite yet…. Ladies and gentlemen, Emocapella.

Based out of George Washington University in glorious Washington DC, the group was founded for the sole purpose of shunning the traditional a Capella songbook for punk and emo tunes. Now to be honest, I don’t particularly care for a Capella groups (with the exception, of course, of the Carmen Sandiego theme song), nor do I care for emo music (you think?), but the juxtaposition of the two—obnoxiously preppy college guys belting out incredibly depressing emo lyrics—is some of the funniest shit I’ve ever encountered. If nothing else, it'll make you laugh and realize how incredibly ludicrous such moping can really be.

Though I recommend all the group has to offer online (I’ve given serious thought to purchasing their album… c’mon, its ten bucks!), this one is truly the cream of the crop:

Emocapella- Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend [linked from their site]

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