'Evolution of Music' is new viral sensation, where YouTube stars Pentatonix race through five centuries of music.
Pentatonix have really outdone themselves this time. The winners of US a cappella talent show "The Sing-Off" are already pitch-perfect YouTube sensations thanks to their many creative cover-song videos, but their latest megaclip, which has received more than 3 million views, truly is a sing-off of epic proportions.
Working their vocal cords to the max on everything from "Symphony No. 5" to "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Danny Boy" to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Old Man River" to Bieber's "Baby," "Salve Regina" to Rihanna, PTX's five incredible singers deliver a crash-course sonic history lesson titled "Evolution of Music" that's as enjoyable as it is educational.
Here is the list of world hits Pentatonix stars perform: 11th century - Salve Regina, 1600s - Canon in D – Pachelbel, 1800s - Symphony No. 5 – Beethoven, 1910s - Danny Boy - Frederic Weatherly, 1920s - Old Man River - Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, 1930s - Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway, 1940s - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrew Sisters, 1950s- I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash, La Bamba - Ritchie Valens, 1960s - Stand By Me - Ben E King, Barbara Ann - Beach Boys, I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles, Respect - Aretha Franklin, 1970s - ABC - Jackson 5,
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen, 1980s - Celebration - Kool & The Gang, Don't Stop Believin' – Journey, Thriller - Michael Jackson, 1990s - Can't Touch This - MC Hammer, Baby One More Time - Britney Spears, Say My Name - Destiny's Child, I Want It That Way - The Backstreet Boys, 2000s - Hey Ya! – Outkast, Drop it Like Its Hot - Snoop Dogg, Crazy - Gnarls Barkley, Hips Don't Lie – Shakira, Single Ladies – Beyoncé, I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry, Bad Romance - Lady Gaga, I Gotta Feelin - Black Eyed Peas; 2010s - Baby - Justin Bieber,We Found Love – Rihanna, Some Nights – Fun, Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye, Gangnam Style – Psy, Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen.