"Rolling in the Deep"
Across the country, and, indeed, around the world, there are numerous a cappella groups who have stumbled upon the very same songs to perform. In some cases it may just be a popular song of the moment. In others, it might be a unique album track that a number of music aficionados agree it might be neat to make their group’s own. Still yet, there are times when a song is just easy to arrange and is, therefore, subject to constant covering.
Whatever the case may be, in The Run Off, The A Cappella Blog brings together three to five different renderings of the same song, and, in the name of sharing different visions, and for the sake of friendly competition, puts them side by side for readers to vote for their favorites. Please feel free to post your rationale in the comments section. Winners will be announced three weeks after the polling begins.
For this edition of The Run Off, we take a look at Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” Special thanks goes out to ACB reader Justin Ku for suggesting the song and identifying these versions!
Syracuse University Main Squeeze(2011)
Salisbury University Squawkappella (2011)
University of California Santa Cruz Acquire A Cappella (2011)
The Fordham University Satin Dolls (2011)
University of Wisconsin Madison Tangled Up in Blue (2011)