@@Lets_Heal_The_World Just type in miserere mei deus allegri there's a video when he was young and several others... I guess allot of people actually got caught by that joke
The dude on the left looks like he was kidnapped and forced to sing with these guys and didn't know anything about a balloon and thinking "These peoples are crazy!"
Klick on the channel, he's featured in a few of the older videos, for example a full recording of the piece they used in this one (Allegri's Miserere).
@@МарияИванова-ю1т I did a bit of digging and apparently his name is Patrick Dunachie (at least that's what some other comments say). He's still a singer, nowadays he's 1st countertenor of the king's choir.
"somebody in the chemistry department came up with a very simple solution. All we needed was a very large tank of helium." Man, that guy in the chemistry department was a genius.
this piece is called "Miserere Mei Deus" and it is almost impossible to hit that high note, and that is his vocal range because he would have to inhale the helium for longer.
As soon as he says “surgical solutions are surprisingly unpopular amongst the choral scholars” I knew there was some kind of memeage going on. Easily one of the best April fools pranks ever
If you read up on some history, you'd know historically some did actually castrate little boys so their voices don't get deep. They were called castrati and their voices had the power of a males volume but highness of a females pitch.
I actually thought that sounded really good with the helium. Cant get over how beautiful it is. I don't think the guy on the left was informed of what was happening.
Dude if you listen to the original song, miserere mei, deus. You’re literally gonna lose it. It’s one of my favorite songs because of how angelic it sounds.
@@metalchick2726 i have listened to it and yes it is beautiful. But there is something breathtaking about this one, maybe because of the contrast with how ridiculous it looks
His voice changes quite abit, towards to the Chipmunk-like sound after the gas sip(typical of helium intake), but looks like it is not 100 percent helium or anything near it but somewhere at 50 percent. The balloon behavior tells the same...
Well... I have mixed feelings. While it does to make those high notes easier to reach, the helium voice does NOT have the same deep, round timbre produced by a trained voice not influenced by chemicals. This aberration disrupts the even and smooth blend of trained young men's voices. So I would stay with the purity, round sound, and spirit of a young boy praising God.
Jency Petersen Normally i would say the same, but with some of these ultra-high notes, you can really tell that most singers have to strain themselves to get into that range. I feel like the helium would allow them to reach that high, while still maintaining that amazing consistent tone quality
To anyone who doesn’t know, the guy who used the balloon is Patrick Dunachie, who is currently the 1st countertenor in the King’s Singers! Please check them out if you haven’t heard of them!
@@charlesdekker281 I think the pun is based around the word “solution” which, in chemistry, means a mix of two substances (helium and I guess oxygen). But in this case it also means an idea that fixes the problem.
I applaud the other men for not losing their composure at that, because I would have busted out laughing. Especially the one inhaling the helium to make his voice higher. Would they ever do a full version of this song, with him using the helium? It’d be amazing.
3 types of comments: - Can’t believe that kid could hit that note naturally - April Fools or not this was angelic - That guy on the left is fearing for his life
When he went “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” I felt that. Edit: I was boutta ruin the joke by saying”imma edit so you don’t know why I got likes” but imma keep it here
