Perpetuum Jazzile

October 6, 2012 2:24 PM

This cover of Lady Gaga's "Telephone" (video) is performed by Slovenian vocal/a cappella group Perpetuum Jazzile.

More performances (these are all videos):
*Toto's "Africa" (previously on MeFi but that link is broken)
*Van Halen's "Jump"
*Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors"
*Toto's "Rosanna"
*Avsenik Medley ("...a jaw-dropping rendition of Slovenia's most renowned traditional folk music ensemble")
*Michael Jackson's "Will You Be There"/Ecce quomodo moritur iustus ("A unique combination of the Michael Jackson hit from the early 90's and Slovenian composer Iacobus Gallus Carniolus' renaissance masterpiece.")

*Perpetuum Jazzile in a Radenska commercial - "The Power of Water" ("The first TV ad you can see without watching!")

Perpetuum Jazzile on Wikipedia.
Current YouTube channel and former YouTube channel.

posted by flex (20 comments total)

Their version of Toto's Africa is awesome.
posted by Hazelsmrf at 2:51 PM on October 6, 2012 [5 favorites]

Oh god I just love them so much. SO MUCH.
posted by elizardbits at 3:10 PM on October 6, 2012 [1 favorite]

Yay, Perpetuum Jazzile FPP! They're great.
posted by capricorn at 3:12 PM on October 6, 2012

This is one of the greatest things I have EVER SEEN.
posted by nonmerci at 3:13 PM on October 6, 2012 [2 favorites]

Now I really want to hear them do dubstep remixes of everything ever.
posted by elizardbits at 3:21 PM on October 6, 2012 [3 favorites]

And then they all start doing this slow mo robot thing and I suddenly am in love. Love I tell you.
posted by jph at 3:35 PM on October 6, 2012

I LOVE THIS. I would totally go see them if they ever toured anywhere near me. Thank you SO MUCH for this post!
posted by sc114 at 3:53 PM on October 6, 2012

These guys are pretty cool, though I have to say that the little moves and dances and gestures they make during the performance are a little twee.
posted by clvrmnky at 4:20 PM on October 6, 2012

Thanks! Been having a rough couple days, and these cheer me up somehow.
posted by King Bee at 4:22 PM on October 6, 2012

a little twee.

oops you misspelled AWESOME
posted by elizardbits at 4:31 PM on October 6, 2012 [11 favorites]

this also is a good cover
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 4:47 PM on October 6, 2012

Dear Glee,

Feck off. Kthxbai.
posted by nosila at 5:20 PM on October 6, 2012

This was seven shades of awesome. They looked like they were having so much fun! Thanks for posting this flex.
posted by arcticseal at 5:34 PM on October 6, 2012

A great post to put a smile on my face. I saw the video of them performing Africa previously; however, it was nice to see some excellent renditions of other songs as well. I particularly enjoyed the Slovenia folk song.
posted by jamincan at 5:46 PM on October 6, 2012

That was terrific, thank you.
posted by smoke at 6:36 PM on October 6, 2012

Brilliant. Their version of Van Halen's "JUMP" was pure exhilaration!. Bravo!
posted by Seekerofsplendor at 10:36 PM on October 6, 2012

I need to show this to certain singing mefites of my acquaintance.
posted by immlass at 11:26 PM on October 6, 2012

Awesome, thanks!
posted by one4themoment at 4:24 AM on October 7, 2012

Their version of Africa is simultaneously TREMENDOUS and aggravating. Tremendous in the execution and aggravating because it just filled my mouth with bitter envy. Why, oh why do I not have a music group to perform with? So joyful and so much fun to listen but think how much more joyful and fun it would be to perform.

Thank you for posting. Now, I must go listen to the rest of their available music.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 7:03 AM on October 7, 2012

Wow... looks like everyone loved it. I thought it was terrible.
posted by EJXD2 at 8:48 PM on October 7, 2012