Saturday, December 10, 2011

Daniel Ingram's "Sing Becoming Popular" Event

Over on his Twitter account, Daniel Ingram recently sent out a challenge to the music community that pits them against the "Becoming Popular" song from two weeks ago. All they had to do was record themselves singing.  As is the norm for the fandom, everyone jumped on it.

After the break, you will find a couple of the entries that people created. Now someone needs to splice them all together!







Mic the Microphone


Bejoty


Living Tombstone


Tesshissa


MiuMiu


Mando


MEMJ0123


Fuzzlekinz


91 comments:

GHXpert59 said...

I made one too! I put it up on soundcloud, though. :3
http://soundcloud.com/fiftyniner/becoming-popular

AJTheEngineer said...

Mic, Miu, Tombstone... so much awesome in one place.

Omar said...

awesome i saw Tombstone's before it got posted here

Daisymare said...

This was fun. I was happy to be the one to bring it to the attention of Mic the Microphone. I've never seen him get so excited so fast and go to work with such burning lust to impress.

MEMJ0123 said...

My heart just skipped a beat. YOU GUYS ARE ALL SO TALENTED. I swear, my heart has never been so full of love.

Jonathan said...

well,,, im not sure how to take this...

so ill do what i always, and eat some ice cream while looking at fanart

wackypony said...

I think I'll just avoid this like the plague. Though Tombstone's is pretty cool. I just didn't like the original hellspawn of a song at all.

Flutterfan said...

My vote is for MEMJ0123.

MandoPony said...

Woah! And there I am! Cool post, I gotta give these all a listen :D

Bejoty said...

Whoa, Mando, how come I hadn't heard of you sooner?!

Eric Cramer said...

I gotta represent Bejoty... I actually went to school with him, and I was pleasantly surprised when he made it onto my iPod.

Jelfes said...

Wow, so many singing bronies!

Nimbus Buster said...

I love the one from Bejoty, I saw this a couple days ago by chance and immediately asked for a download before he had the link up

Kaijyuu said...

This was undoubtedly a ploy to just get a bunch of men to sing about being a popular girl.

And damn did it turn out awesome. I'm cringing, laughing, and hella impressed at the same time.

What the hell guys. Why you so awesome.

Kaijyuu said...

@MandoPony
Cheater!

You changed the lyrics to use male pronouns!

How dare you.

Bombedrumbum said...

Is it still going on? T__T

Nimbus Buster said...

is it just me or does mic the microphone sound a bit like bo burnham in the intro... Just me? okay, maybe I'm just crazy haha

Bombedrumbum said...

Seriously, I wanna try this thing. Is the competition still up?

Bombedrumbum said...

@bejoty he's been featured here on EqD many times.......especially for the 80 million celebration......

Nimbus Buster said...

@Bombedrumbum it wasn't so much a competition as it was a challenge. Daniel Ingram tweeted it after the show aired last week.

here's the tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/BejotyGames/status/143558503179628544

Drakmire said...

Everyone put out some awesome work, but Bejoty hit it out of the park with his acoustic rendition.

DXLelouch said...

Memos voice is Rarity nuff said

DXLelouch said...

everyone be they male,female,dragonborn,orc,elf,cat creature(forgot skyrim race name)or alien like ponies

The Living Tombstone said...

I put the vote on Bejoty, loved the key change and the guitar playing, great job :)

Other versions were awesome too, Mic's rapping is staller as always! And Tesshissa's version pretty amusing, liked the video editing you applied there, hehe

RobochiVulture said...

I think Mic wins this one.

Bejoty said...

@Bombedrumbum
Yeaaaah, I've had to duck out on a lot of the music posts.. for quite a long while. There are just so many! I'm glad I finally got the introduction though. Such a voice!

And for the rest of you, ahhhhh you're too kind! Thanks~ ^^;

Bombedrumbum said...

@Bejoty so are you, lol

ftfc said...

My favorites go without saying. Mic and Mando, I Love You.

Bombedrumbum said...

NOW IF ONLY MAKKON COULD SING.......

Jon Fawkes said...

There's just so much talent in this community, it's great! I wish I could sing, I would have done this too.

I must say Bejoty, Tesshissa, Mando, and MEMJ0123 were my personal standouts, but everyone did wonderfully

Bombedrumbum said...

Derp.



Everyone can sing, just not everyone can sing as well as others. But then again, what judges a good voice?

Tesshissa said...

The Living Tombstone has watched my video. I can die happy now! *faints*

Bombedrumbum said...

@Tesshissa along with many other people :D

Wento said...

omc, crazy diffrence when Mic the microphone is singing normaly and rapping oO

Octavia said...

Some great entries in here. I don't think I could choose a favorite honestly. Though I did like Bejoy's, Mando's and Memjo's a lot.

I didn't even know about this event. If I had a better mic and had known I might have given it a shot too. Maybe while playing the violin or something, I dunno. lol

Bombedrumbum said...

@Tesshissa Everypony in this town, my dear, everypony in this town.....

Pyrobug said...

Gah! Um, uh....um, oh....I....Bejoty? No, Mic! Tomb's was really cool, too. And Miu's was really pretty. I can't....they're all...aaaah! *plays them all at once* I have created harmonoh god what have I done?

Bombedrumbum said...

@Pyrobug Chaos, that's what

DeRockProject said...

Goddamn, ya guys are all awesome!

Man, dunno if I should give this a try. More like if I even CAN.

GHXpert59 said...

What about mine? (>;_;)>

Tesshissa said...

@Mic The Microphone My heart is going so fast right now. Mic the microphone.....oh my goodness. This is the best thing that has ever happened to me, ever! I'm speechless.

Quirko Germont said...

i made it too. and tweeted to Ingram. http://soundcloud.com/mcqwert/cover-becoming-popular :U

Solar Phoenix said...

I've got the sneaking suspicion Ingram's trolling us. Of all the song in all the episodes so far or in the upcoming few weeks, why do you suppose he chose this one?
I'll bet he just wanted to get a bunch of guys to sing "I'm the belle of the ball" XD

Bibbo said...

DAMN! Mic the Microphone!

80PercentBrony said...

Mic the Mic gets my vote.

Got tough to choose for a bit, but then I re-listened to his and felt it just worked that much better.

Bejoty said...

@Solar Phoenix
Well, from a technical standpoint, it's the song that translates the best to a live cover. The pop style and simplistic chord progression make it easy to play on any instrument, and the melody fits nicely in a restricted register for singing.

Then again, I'm sure he got a kick out of us singing those lyrics. =D

Weim_Time said...

lovin Mic and Tombstone as usual...you guys are awesome.

MEMJ0123 has a great voice great job there too you were exellent hitting those notes so perfectly

derpidety said...

SHIT
IM LATE

god damnit, finished the recording last night, but didnt get to upload it...
well whatever...

*le sigh*

BronyMike said...

Fuckin' Twitter, I didn't even hear about this, I would've loved to actually have a reason behind a Bronymike Cover and to actually get it on EqD. If I knew about this I would've done it instead of something else this week. I haven't had time for singing much due to a ton of school shit. Augh.

B34r said...

Haha, Mando is the only one who says "boy" instead of "girl" x)

Mic The Microphone said...

@B34r
I AM PRETTIEST LITTLE GIRL ON MY BLOCK AND I AM DAMN PROUD OF THAT.

Twifight Sparkill said...

Bejoty is the John Mayer of bronies. That's a fact and a damn fine one!

Arkalidor said...

So much awesome *_*. First it's nice to have a face on all those names we've seen throughout the months. But it also shows how much of the musical spectrum the brony community has covered. You guys all rock!!!!!

I didn't really like the original song, but I'm gonna listen every single one of those!

Arkalidor said...

Oh, and ... you're ALL the type of pony everypont should know :3

Treekicker said...

I am proud to be a part of this awesomely talented fandom and I can't wait to hear the final cut with everypony together!

Hubb said...

Mandopony's cover was sick!

Rainbow Hyphen said...

Bejoty's is my favorite. <3 So much awesome! Love this song, only too happy to have covers of it to add to my pony music collection.

Stargazer said...

Oh, those were all awesome! Really loved them all and proud to be here.

@GHXpert59
Same goes for yours as well :). Was really well done I thought.

frith said...

I LOVE these!

@Bejoty Daniel Ingram stated that Becoming Popular is in E flat major (Chords: Ab(sus2) Cm7 Bb Eb, Ab(sus2) Cm7 Bb/D...), but what key did you sing it in? It's much easier for me to sing in the key you used.

Dan Guitar-Guy Gaertner said...

i'm afraid to make a cover because of my voice, also i have a cold

frith said...

MiuMiu, Bejoty, The Living Tombstone... Too much awesome! I can't pick one. Just when I thought I knew which I liked best, I listen again to another... You all rock.

Skylark Torch said...

MY review.
Mic- Dislike.
Bojoty- Very good.
Living Tombstone- Couldn't listen past 33 seconds.
Tesshissa- alright
Miu Miu- unfinished
Mando- Excellent. My favorite one here.
MEMJ0123- unfinished
Fuzzlekins- unfinished

MLP42 said...

MandoPony is Best Pony!

FluttershyWorshipper said...

mic is interesting...but i love the Memjo one best

Fuzzle said...

Oh look that's my video... o3o

I'll just go over here now.

MandoPony said...

Wow guys, I'm really flattered by the amazing remarks, thank you so much! It's funny, going back and listening to it again, I feel like I could have done a much better job. XD I had just woken up like 15 minutes before I sang it, and I quickly worked out the chords for the mandolin in that same time-span. But still, I'm glad for the positive response by everyone, including Mr. Ingram!

Of course EVERYPONY IS BEST PONY and also awesome for being musical and amazing. So there!! :D BRONIES ROCK. IT IS CANON.

Jimperator said...

Awesome job everypony, I enjoyed listening to them all. You guys rock, this fandom rocks. Don't stop improving!

miscellaneoussheepery said...

Wow! Great job all around! The next to last one (Memjo123) sounds a lot like Rarity. Very impressed by all you musically-gifted bronies =)

Josh Spicer said...

@Skylark Torch

Wow...that's pretty harsh bro.

Mind tellin me what you didn't like about the ones you didn't like or didn't finish?

Cause that's kinda unfair that didn't finish them compared to others.

Mic The Microphone said...

@Josh Spicer
It's just not his style of music, more than likely. Some people have a very narrow pallet when it comes to music, and as such when they hear something they're not accustomed to, they usually dislike it because it's just not what they're used to or it's just not their style of music.

In any case, he's entitled to his opinion and doesn't really need to explain. Everyone's got their own taste in media~

DeRockProject said...

I personally liked Living Tombstone's and Mic the Mic's best.

And yeah. Someone mix all of these. That just sounds awesome.

blabbytaco said...

Mic the microphone sings and podcasts good! :D

Bejoty said...

@MandoPony
What?! That's what your voice sounds like right after waking up?? You have amazing control, and I'd love to hear it again at full strength!

Lag-y said...

Brohoof to ALL the singers ! You guys make me proud to call my elf a brony (salute)

Lag-y said...

Lmao my elf !? myself# !?

Bejoty said...

@frith
I moved it down to G major, at first because I lost my capo last week, but I like the sound of it better with my voice now. I also took a few liberties with the chords to fit the picking idea I had, though the general idea is there.

DeRockProject said...

Alright. I'll see if I can give this a try. I'm a lazy fucktard and I need to do something.

Unknown said...

Bejoty was pretty awesome :3

solarsun said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bTiTwz1f4

My version :D It's my first cover and I don't have that great of a mic.

DeRockProject said...

Where ya guys getting that background--- nope, found it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1CvR9E_znM

DeRockProject said...

Crap, No! I have no idea what I'm doing!

4d4f5c2a-0f40-11e1-b2f5-000bcdcb8a73 said...

Those were pretty fun to watch. Some of them sounded a little out of rhythm with the song. But good singing, everypony!

I just find it amusing seeing guys singing the line "The girl on the go."

frith said...

@Bejoty G major, got it, thanks! I find it much easier to sing and add a little vibrato in that key. The Living Tombstone's version is a lot of fun to sing along with too. ^_^

Evdog said...
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Evdog said...

Not sure wether this would count or not

[URL]http://soundcloud.com/evan-mcardle/the-pony-that-i-used-to-know[/URL]

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