Kevin Keller
has been singing barbershop since 1978. He is a certified Music Judge
and popular coach with quartets and choruses across the country. When
he finds time, he looks for songs that have not been done in the barbershop
style (or at least he hasn't heard them done before). So you may find
some different songs here that will offer some variety.
Unless it states otherwise, it is written for men. That doesn’t mean that a song can’t be transposed for women. Write Kevin for more information. Those marked N/A are currently not available, but if interested, ask anyway and get a date for release.
Song |
Comments |
Contest |
Pricing |
Tracks |
A Kiss to Build A Dream On |
Great bari or lead solo - slow swing done by Louis Armstrong |
No |
3 |
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| Africa (Men, Women) |
Yes, that barbershop standard made famous by Toto! As sung by The Riverblenders |
No |
2 |
E - Women |
| After I've Called You Sweetheart |
Standard barbershop ballad |
Yes |
3 |
|
| All I Do Is Dream of You (Men and WomenL) |
Three choruses with varying tempos from slow/sultry to rip-roaring. As Sung by Catchers Block. |
Yes |
2 |
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All I Need is the Girl |
Sondheim Number from Gypsy – uptune |
Yes |
3 |
|
All the Things You Are
(8 part SSAATTBB) |
Very challenging but beautiful |
No |
3 |
|
| Are You Havin’ Any Fun? (Men, WomenL) |
Swing tune inspired by the recent Tony Bennett Duet CD |
Yes |
2 |
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| At the Mississippi Cabaret (Men, Women) |
Driving Uptune from a 1914 song |
Yes |
1 |
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| Ava Maria (SATB) |
Bach/Gounod version that can be sung a capella or with piano accompaniment |
No |
1 |
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Be A Clown |
Uptune (sounds like Make 'em Laugh!) |
Yes |
3 |
|
| Believe (Men and Women) |
Ballad from "Polar Express" |
Yes |
2 |
|
Broken Hearted (SAI)
(Here Am I) (Women) |
Based on Cheers! version by John Muir. New verse for women. |
Yes |
2 |
|
Brother, My Brother |
Dramatic Ballad from the musical “The Civil War”. As sung by Sounds of Illinois chorus |
Yes |
2 |
G |
| Candy Man – Parody (The Government Can) |
The regular words or the parody words to “The Government Can” |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (Men and WomenL) |
That great Frankie Valli number, made popular by many singers |
No |
3 |
K -
Women Only |
Cartoon Medley |
Show Closer with fun cartoon songs as sung by Cheers! – a real crowd pleaser |
No |
2 |
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| Cell Block Tango (women) |
Hit from the show Chicago. As sung by Kansas City SAI |
No |
2 |
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| Chasin’ The Blues (Men, Women) |
A fun swing number from 1920 |
Yes |
1 |
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Cherish (Men, Women) |
Yes, the Association! As sung by Vermillion Valley Show Chorus |
No |
2 |
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| Chimney Medley |
Medley of two Mary Poppins songs - Chim Chiminee and Step in Time, as sung by West Towns Chorus |
Yes |
2 |
H |
Come Dance / Fly with Me Medley |
Inspired by Barry Manilow recording |
Yes |
2 |
B |
Come Dance With Me (Men and Women) |
Swing uptune - sung by Late Show |
Yes |
2 |
G? |
Come Fly with Me
(Men and Women) |
Swing uptune - sung and recorded by Realtime & OC Times |
Yes |
2 |
A - Both
B - Men
E - Men |
| Daydream (Men and WomenL) |
John Sebastian tune |
Yes |
2 |
|
Deep in My Heart, Dear |
Sigmund Romberg - demands lead voice range |
Yes |
3 |
|
| Die Lorelei - TTBB and TLBB |
A historic German folk song, arranged in TTBB and in barbershop (TLBB) |
No |
1 |
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| Don't Let That Moon Get Away (Men and Women) |
Nice Swing Tune |
Yes |
2 |
|
Don’t Look at Me That Way (Men and Women) |
Terrific Sarah Vaughan song |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Don’t Put a Tax on the Beautiful Girls |
Classic barbershop standard revamped. As sung by TNS |
Yes |
1 |
|
| Down with Love (Men and Women) |
Arlen/Harburg song - title track of Down with Love. |
Yes |
2 |
|
Drifting
(Men and Women) |
Harry Connick Jr. Song, recorded by Gotcha! Lead or bari solo |
No |
2 |
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| Everybody Loves Somebody (Men) |
Dean Martin croon song |
Yes |
2 |
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Everybody's Crazy Over Dixie (Men and Women) |
Uptune |
Yes |
1 |
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| Everyone’s Wrong but Me (Men and WomenL) |
Great Ella Fitzgerald tune. As sung by Masterpiece |
Yes |
2 |
A |
| Feed The Birds (Men and WomenL) |
Ballad from Mary Poppins, as sung by West Towns Chorus |
Yes |
2 |
H |
| Fantastic, That’s You |
Nice swing tune |
Yes |
2 |
|
50's Rock and Roll Medley |
Medley of Rock Around the Clock, Jailhouse Rock, Shake/Rattle and Roll. As sung by Voices of America |
Yes |
2 |
A |
Get Happy |
Great Opener, as sung by Cheers! |
No |
2 |
A |
Get Happy/Hallelujah |
Great Opener |
No |
2 |
|
| Goodbye, My Lady Love |
A new treatment on an old classic |
Yes |
1 |
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Gotta Go! |
Contest Uptune |
Yes |
3 |
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Gotta Lot of Rhythm in my Soul (Men, Women) |
A superb Patsy Cline uptune |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Great Atomic Power (Men and WomenL) |
Gospel Piece |
No |
2 |
|
| Guilty (Men and WomenL) |
A beautiful slow swing tune |
Yes |
2 |
|
Happy Days Are Here Again |
Opener song with verse. As sung by Cheers! |
No |
2 |
|
Hello My Baby - Men and Women |
Driving uptune, as sung by Flipside/Redline |
Yes |
1 |
I-Men |
| Here's to Love |
Song from the movie "Down with Love" |
Yes |
2 |
|
How Deep Is The Ocean?
(Men, Women) |
Irving Berlin Classic. As sung by Cheers! |
Yes |
2 |
|
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Men and WomenL) |
Peppy Uptune; choice of verses. Write me for verses. As sung by Vocal Ease |
Yes |
2 |
|
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You |
The Elvis Classic – Bass Solo. As sung by Cheers! |
No |
2 |
|
| I Dig Rock and Roll Music (Men and Women) |
Mama's and Papa's Classic hit. |
No |
2 |
|
I Fall to Pieces (Men and WomenL) |
Great country & western ballad |
Yes |
2 |
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| I Know Why and So Do You (Men and WomenL) |
Gentle Swing tune |
Yes |
2 |
|
I'll Dream of You Again/And So to Sleep Again Medley |
First song is a Harry Connick Jr. song that fits the old 8 part standard, but in 4 parts |
No |
3 |
|
I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time/Yankee Boy |
Uptune treatment of a classic, plus original song as a bridge |
Yes |
1 |
|
| I Must Be Comin' Down With The Blues |
An original song by Kenny Hatton and Chilton Price. As sung by High Definition. |
Yes |
3 |
|
I Saw Three Ships |
Driving Christmas tune. As sung by AoH |
No |
1 |
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| I See Your Face Before Me (SATB and men) |
Beautiful, haunting ballad |
Men- Yes |
3 |
|
It Had To Be You
(Men, Women) |
Treatment of chorus is Big Band motivated. As sung by Cheers! |
Yes |
2 |
A -men |
It’s Time to Say So Long (Carol Burnett Theme) |
SAI chart. Written with optional 5th part, but a 4 part arr. As sung by Main Attraction |
No |
2 |
|
| I’m Stone in Love with You (men) |
Tenor Solo feature |
No |
2 |
|
I’ve Got a Crush on You (Men, Women) |
A great standard, as sung by Nexus and The Crush |
Yes |
2 |
|
| I Wish That I Could Hide Inside This Letter |
A fun little song, perfect for a C/B- level quartet or chorus |
Yes |
3 |
|
Just A Kid Named JoeL |
Similar to old Pekin arr., except higher 7th count |
Yes |
3 |
|
| Just in Time (SATB) |
Peppy uptune |
No |
3 |
|
| King of the Road (SATB) |
Roger Miller tune – tenor solo |
No |
3 |
|
Last Night When We Were Young |
SATB Arrangement, melody in S. TTBB also available with melody in first tenor. |
No |
3 |
|
| Let’s Fall in Love (Men and WomenL) |
Swing tune. As sung by Top Shelf |
Yes |
2 |
|
Let's Get Away From it All
(Men and Women) |
Different treatment than Society arr. |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Little Saint Nick - SATB and Men |
Beach Boys Christmas Tune |
No |
3 |
|
Lullaby for Baby Jesus |
Jesus Brazilian Christmas Carol for 6 parts (lead solo with 5 part harmony). As sung by AoH |
No |
1 |
|
Make Them Hear You |
Sung by Cheers! and Toronto Northern Lights - from the musical Ragtime |
Yes |
2 |
D |
Mean to Me (Men, Women) |
Swingy tune, as sung by NeXus |
Yes |
2 |
|
| More |
Bobby Darin Treatment |
No |
3 |
|
| More I Cannot Wish You (Men and WomenL) |
Ballad from Guys and Dolls. |
Yes |
2 |
|
Morning Side of the Mountain |
Ballad from the 1950’s. As sung by Wildcard |
Yes |
2 |
|
Music Man Medley |
Medley of songs from the Music Man, including Ice Cream, Wells Fargo Wagon, Pick-A-Little, and 76 Trombones. As sung by the West Towns Chorus. |
Yes |
2 |
|
Music of My Heart (N'Sync) |
Used as a swan song - some extended lead solo. As sung by By Popular Demand |
No |
2 |
|
My Diane (actually Diane) |
Beautiful verse sets up a beautiful melody. As sung by The Chase |
Yes |
2 |
|
My Life for a Song |
Swan Song. As sung by Cheers! |
No |
3 |
|
| My Old Montana Home |
Original Song by Starks and Fitzpatrick (ballad) |
Yes |
3 |
|
My Special Angel (You Are) |
Great 50's Ballad. As sung by Voices of America |
Yes |
2 |
A |
| (The) Nearness of You (SATB or TTBB) |
A beautiful vocal jazz treatment as sung by City Nights |
No |
2 |
|
O Come O Come Emmanuel (Veni, Veni) (Men, Women) |
As recorded by Gas House Gang and AoH |
No |
1 |
A - Men |
O Little Town of Bethlehem |
All three verses different textures. As sung by AoH |
No |
1 |
A |
| Oliver Medley (men) |
Medley of Where is Love, Consider Yourself, and Who Will Buy? As sung by Sounds of Illinois |
Yes |
2 |
Tim Beutel |
On My Own (Men, Women) |
Great piece from Les Mis - lead solo in verse. Sung by Saturday Evening Post and Toronto Northern Lights |
No |
2 |
D - Men |
Patapan
(Men, Women, SATB) |
As recorded by The Gas House Gang |
No |
1 |
|
| Perfidia (SATB or TTBB) |
Vocal jazz treatment as sung by City Nights |
No |
2 |
|
| Please Don't Forget Me |
Original Song by Norm Starks (ballad) |
Yes |
3 |
|
| Rainy Night In Rio |
Fun swing tune from the 50's. As sung by Dexter's Alibi |
Yes |
2 |
|
Red Hot Henry Brown |
A fun uptune along the lines of Hard Hearted Hannah |
Yes |
3 |
|
| Rhode Island is Famous for You |
Cute uptune |
Yes |
2 |
|
Ride, Red, Ride |
A new treatment of an old classic. As sung by Ignition! |
Yes |
2 |
|
Roll out of Bed with a Smile |
A new treatment of the Nighthawks classic |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Rudolph Montage (8 part men and women) |
The complete musical score of Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer. Written for men and women’s choruses combined |
No |
2 |
|
76 Trombones |
Contest Uptune. Sung by West Towns Chorus |
Yes |
2 |
B |
Sam, The Old Accordian Man |
Driving uptune, as sung by Flipside/Redline |
Yes |
2 |
|
Shadow of Your Smile (Men and Women) |
Beautiful ballad. As sung by Sterling |
Yes |
2 |
E - Men |
Sing It A Cappella
(Men, Women, SATBL) |
Arrangement based upon Glad chart. As sung by Here's the Deal and City Nights |
No |
3 |
|
Smile (Men, Women) |
The Charlie Chaplin tune made contestable, as sung by Flipside/Redline |
Yes |
2 |
|
Something Tells Me You're The Girl |
1914 Ballad. Harmonies similar to "Just a Little Street" |
Yes |
1 |
|
| Standing on the Corner (Men and Women) |
Driving uptune treatment of the classic song. As sung by San Diego Chorus |
Yes |
2 |
|
Star Spangled Banner
(SATB, Men) |
Inspired by Knudsen Bros. |
No |
1 |
|
| Stompin’ at the Savoy (men) |
Production number of the jazz standard. Chorus only with drums - multiparts. As sung by Ambassadors of Harmony |
No |
2 |
A |
| Supremes Medley - Women only |
The “supreme” Supremes medley (I Hear a Symphony, Where Did Our Love Go, Reflections, Baby Love, Stop in the Name of Love, You Can’t Hurry Love) |
No |
2 |
|
| Swinging on a Star (SATB or TTBB) |
Barbershop-like treatment as sung by City Nights |
No |
2 |
|
| S’Wonderful (SATB or TTBB) |
Vocal jazz treatment as sung by City Nights |
No |
2 |
|
That Cat is High
(Men, Women) |
Manhattan Transfer inspired arr. |
No |
3 |
|
That International Rag |
Irving Berlin Rag, as sung by Alchemy |
Yes |
1 |
|
That's Life |
Ala Cheers!, based on Citations and Tulsa Tradition |
Yes |
2 |
|
The 23rd Psalm |
Great arr. for sacred occasions |
No |
2 |
|
The More I See You |
Beautiful Lead or Bari Solo – Nat King Cole hit |
No |
3 |
|
| Then (men) |
Brad Paisley hit – bari solo |
No |
2 |
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| This Nearly was Mine (men) |
Ballad from South Pacific. As sung by Up All Night |
Yes |
2 |
|
This Old House |
Demands gospel bass with low bottom (D or Bb tags available). As sung by Sterling |
No |
2 |
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| This Time the Dream’s on Me (SATB) |
Soprano solo |
No |
3 |
|
Through a Long and Sleepless Night |
Haunting melody - not very barbershop but singable |
No |
3 |
|
To Love and to be Loved |
Appropriate for weddings |
No |
3 |
|
Together, Wherever We Go (Men, Women) |
Uptune from Gypsy |
Yes |
2 |
G – Men,
J - Women |
Topsy Turvy Day |
From Hunchback of Notre Dame - driving opener |
No |
2 |
|
Unchained Melody |
Ballad Treatment |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Vaya Con Dios (Men, Women) |
As sung by The Four Bettys |
No |
2 |
|
| Voyage, The |
Appropriate for Anniversaries. |
No |
3 |
|
What Child is This/A Child of the Poor - Solo + Chorus (Men, Women) |
These two Christmas songs overlay on top of each other - lyrics are striking. As sung by AoH. |
No |
3 |
F - Women |
What Kind of Fool Am I?
(Men, Women) |
Contestable Arrangement / Power Ballad. As sung by Cheers!, Big Apple Chorus, Mega City Chorus and others |
Yes |
2 |
C - Men |
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross |
A standard where each verse raises key. As sung by Cheers! and Sterling |
No |
1 |
|
When She Loved Me (Men, Women) |
A tender ballad from Toy Story II. Sung by Storm Front. |
Yes |
2 |
|
When the Roll is Called Up Yonder (Men, Women) |
A rollicking arr. of this gospel tune with a killer tag. As sung by Cheers! and Sterling |
No |
1 |
|
When You Come Home |
Tenor or Lead Solo. A "Mom" song. |
No |
3 |
|
| Where Everybody Knows Your Name (men) |
Cheers! Theme song |
Yes |
2 |
|
Who Can I Turn To?
(Men, Women)
|
Ballad from “Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd”. As sung by the Big Apple Chorus |
Yes |
2 |
|
Why Haven’t I Heard From You? (Women) |
Reba McIntire Hit. As sung by Society Rhythm |
No |
2 |
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| Will the Sun Ever Shine Again (Men and Women L) |
Disney Song. As sung by Voices Unlimited |
Yes |
2 |
|
Willy Wonka Medley |
A fun and contestable medley of I’ve Got a Golden Ticket, Pure Imagination, Oompa Loompa, and Candy Man. As sung by The Alliance (they did make a few changes). |
Yes |
2 |
|
| Willy Wonka Medley |
A fun medley of Candy Man, Oompa Loompa, Cheer Up Charlie, and Pure Imagination. As sung by Sterling. |
No |
2 |
|
Wizard of Oz Medley |
Medley of Wizard of Oz songs telling the story of Dorothy in Oz. As sung by West Towns Chorus |
Yes |
2 |
A |
YMCA |
Yes, from the Village People! Lead solo with backup. |
No |
3 |
|
You and I |
Meredith Willson - beautiful lyrics and melody. |
Yes |
2 |
|
Your Cheatin' Heart |
Hank Williams brought to barbershop! As sung by Great Nashville Singout |
Yes |
2 |
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L - The arrangement exists but due to legal issues, this particular voicing needs to be legalized. In this case, the arranger fee will be waived in lieu of the legal fees.
There are a few of these arrangements that have learning tracks available. There may be differences in notes in some cases, so inquire from the source to find out.
Previews are available for several arrangements. I will send out 16-32 bars, depending on the song. My experience shows that generally a group will get a good feel if the song will work or not. If you need more, then we can work that out. For all #2’s, you can obtain preview copies through the Harmony Marketplace at the Barbershop Harmony Society.
