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1. This was the fourth album by a capella group the Bobs. It is a collection of cover songs, with five of the songs being repeated from their earlier albums (there is one Bobs original compostion included). This album is notable for being the only album where the Bobs had five members, instead of four/5(6).

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2. rows · The Bobs are a "new wave" a cappella group founded in San Francisco, California. The .

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3. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Sing The Songs Of on Discogs.

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4. Psycho Killer by The Bobs was written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth and was first released by Talking Heads in The Bobs released it on the album The Bobs Sing the Songs of in It was covered by Rab Noakes, Black Mighty Wax, Clint Crisher, Marion [GB] and other artists.

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5. "Psycho Killer" was the only song from the album to appear on the Billboard Hot chart, peaking at number It reached number 32 on the Triple J Hottest in , and peaked at number 11 on the Dutch singles chart in The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

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6. The bobs' first album is not that good either. There is a definite lack of maturity in the choice of songs, as most of them are boring and without any real interest. However, the "Psycho Killer" (last track) cover is flawless and shows how this great acapella group earns its keep - fantastic harmonics, great rhythm and awesome lead singer/5(8).

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7. Instead of singing more traditional doo-wop songs, The Bobs started out with original arrangements of their own songs and songs like "Helter Skelter" and "Psycho Killer". Although two of their albums are dominated by songs written by others, the overwhelming majority of their repertoire is original, with songs discussing a diverse array of.

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8. After winning me over with their ludicrous original a capella songs like “Fluffy's Master Plan For World Domination,” I have been garnering a deeper appreciation for not only the music of THE BOBS but for a cappella in general simply because when it is done as masterfully as done on SING THE SONGS OF. it is some magical stuff indeed.

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9. Sing the Songs Of, an Album by The Bobs. Released in (catalog no. HFLP ; Vinyl LP). Featured peformers: Ezio Guaitamacchi (project producer).

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