[Ob-la-di ob-la-da] Desmond has a barrow in the market place Molly is the singer in a band Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Desmond takes a trolley to the jewellers stores Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?) Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (Sing) Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home With a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones Happy ever after In the market place Desmond lets the children lend a hand (Arm! Leg!) Molly stays at home and does her pretty face And in the evening she still sings it with the band Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home With a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones Yeah, happy ever after In the market place Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!) Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face And in the evening she's a singer with the band Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on And if you want some fun Take ob-la-di ob-la-da
Is it surely Bob Chilcott singing the melody? Because there are other recordings of different pieces featuring him singing the lead. And his voice, especially the high notes, sound much better there!
+fredz8 This recording is from 1989. The King's Singers have changed a lot since then. The esemble at this time was Countertenor: Jeremy Jackman and Alastair Hume, Tenor: Robert Chilcott, Baritone: Anthony Holt and Simon Carrington, Bass: Colin Masons.
Oh I see. Yea Bob's voice is not great but I don't think it's terrible. It just sounds like he doesn't have very good range. His high sounds stressed and he has no low. However, he's a King's Singers so I can't really talk
I didn't mean this song, I've sung a lot of his arrangements in my youth choir (O Danny Boy (not the one this guys do)) and his arrangements are nice, but he has such a grating voice, it's frustrates me.
