Medley by Fiddler's Green

It starts with the mandolin and the drums come in marching-band-style. The medley blends six songs in four (?) languages superbly.

Start's with Oh Susana and ends with the Hindi cousin of McFerrin's Don't Worry Be Happy: Sar Jo Tera Chakraye.

Arko Mukherjee is very charming singing डs instead of रs.



They had fun making the video:

Hat tip: Venkat

We Will Rock You

The only way to hear this one is very loudly. It begins a capella - just the beat and the clapping. And then Brian May (who also wrote the song) sneaks in the electric guitar. Can you catch it before it really kicks in? With this one you just have to get your air guitar out.

Bad teeth and red noses not withstanding, this one leaves me feeling like Oliver Twist.

Do You Remember

I love the contrasts in this one. It starts with big, deep drums and then the high note singing is such fantastic contrast.




You'll need to wait for 28 seconds for the music to start. The first 28 seconds are the silent bits from the video. I find the visuals distracting from the music. But if you prefer the video:

And if you like it, listen to the acoustic version accompanied by just one string of the guitar as she originally wrote it. Gives you a sense of the development of the song. Very cool stuff. I also like the rawness of this session - the one false note towards the beginning.

And this is the polished acoustic version: