Their most recent national television appearance was performing the Star Spangled Banner for game six of the 2007 NBA Finals.
ACOUSTIX has shared the stage with many talented acts, including The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, LeAnn Rimes, The Dixie Chicks, The King’s Singers, Mitch Miller, Isaac Stern, Pete Fountain, Victor Borge, The Four Freshmen, The Gatlins, The Canadian Brass, The Dallas Wind Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
The foursome has made close to 1000 appearances in 47 states of the USA and six provinces of Canada. Bookings outside North America have taken the quartet to Japan, Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Traveling to well over 300 cities around the globe, from Carnegie Hall in New York, Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto to Muse Arc Hall in Tokyo, ACOUSTIX has performed in some of the greatest concert venues in the world.
ACOUSTIX predominantly a cappella repertoire showcases a wide variety of musical styles including Vocal Jazz, Gospel, Sacred, Doo-Wop, Contemporary Christian, Patriotic, Inspirational music and even a bit of Barbershop Harmony. From a standard like "Bye-Bye Blackbird" to "I Get Around" from the Beach Boys, to a collection of hits from Simon & Garfunkel, to John Philip Sousa’s “Stars & Stripes Forever,” ACOUSTIX sings a broad variety of musical selections that appeal to audiences of all ages.
The quartet has collaborated with some of the greatest vocal arrangers in the business, including Gene Puerling, Dr. Kirby Shaw and Mervyn Warren to name a few.
ACOUSTIX has produced five CD projects since 1991 and have appeared on 13 other audio and video releases. Their latest disc, “O Worship The King” continues their tradition of exploring different musical genres. Two of their releases, “Cool Yule” and “Jazz, Jazz, Jazz”, have garnered a combined three nominations for a CARA (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award) in three different categories. Cuts from their first two discs “Stars & Stripes” and “The New Science of Sound” have been included in AMERICAN AIRLINES “in-flight” audio programming.
Todd Wilson, Jason January, Rick Middaugh, and Joel T. Rutherford share a combined 100+ years of stage and studio vocal experience. Their emphasis on ENTERTAINMENT has helped create a loyal group of fans. Some of these folks have been known to fly or drive 1000+ miles to see ACOUSTIX perform “live.” More information about the quartet can be found on their web site at: www.acoustix.com
You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch
Acoustix Lyrics
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You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel
Mr. Grinch!
You're a bad banana
With a greasy black peel!
Your heart's an empty hole
Your brain is full of spiders
You've got garlic in your soul
Mr. Grinch!
I wouldn't touch you
With a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!
You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch!
You have termites in your smile
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile
Mr. Grinch!
Given the choice between the two of you
I'd take the seasick crocodile!
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch!
You're a nasty, wasty skunk!
Your heart is full of unwashed socks
Your soul is full of gunk
Mr. Grinch!
The three words that best describe you
Are as follows, and I quote
"Stink, stank, stunk!"
You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch!
You're the king of sinful sots!
Your heart's a dead tomato
Splotched with moldy, purple spots
Mr. Grinch!
Your soul is an apalling dump-heap
Overflowing with the most disgraceful
Assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable
Mangled-up in tangled-up knots!
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch!
With a nauseous super naus!
You're a crooked jerky jockey
And you drive a crooked hoss
Mr. Grinch!
You're a three-decker sauerkraut
And toadstool sandwich
With arsenic sauce!
The lyrics to the popular Christmas song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by Acoustix, speaks to the various ways in which the character of the Grinch is unpleasant and unlikable. The song uses metaphors and vivid imagery to paint a picture of just how terrible the Grinch is perceived to be by the singer. The lyrics start by calling out the Grinch for being a mean person, who is unpleasant to be around. The metaphorical comparison to a cuddly cactus and charming eel creates an image of someone who is unapproachable and difficult to deal with.
The song then goes on to describe the Grinch's insides as empty and dark, comparing his heart to an empty hole and his brain to spiders, which are both associated with fear and negativity. The third stanza focuses on the Grinch's physical appearance, with the imagery of termites in his smile and comparing him to a seasick crocodile, highlighting his lack of appeal. The song's fourth stanza speaks to the Grinch's stinky and foul nature, using words like "nasty" and "wasty skunk" to describe him.
The final stanza drives home just how awful the Grinch is, with descriptions of his heart being compared to a dead tomato and his soul being an appalling dump-heap. The final lines reference a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce, emphasizing just how disgusting he is. Overall, the lyrics paint the Grinch as a loathsome character and express a desire to stay away from him.
Line by Line Meaning
You're a mean one, Mr Grinch
You are a cruel and unkind individual, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
You are truly unpleasant and unlikable
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You have a prickly and difficult personality, much like a cactus
You're as charming as an eel
You are slippery and deceptive like an eel
You're a bad banana
You are a rotten individual, like a spoiled banana
With a greasy black peel!
Your appearance is unappealing and unsavory, like the greasy, black skin of a banana peel
Your heart's an empty hole
You lack empathy and compassion, and have a void where feelings should be
Your brain is full of spiders
Your thoughts are twisted and unpleasant, like spiders in the mind
You've got garlic in your soul
Your spirit is foul and corrupted, like the pungent odor of garlic
I wouldn't touch you
I greatly dislike you and want nothing to do with you
With a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!
I want to keep my distance from you as much as possible, using a long pole as a metaphor.
You have termites in your smile
Even when you seem friendly, there are harmful things lurking beneath the surface.
You have all the tender sweetness
You have no pleasing or attractive qualities
Of a seasick crocodile
You are sickening and unbearable, like being stuck with a seasick crocodile
Given the choice between the two of you
If I had to choose between you and another unpleasant thing
I'd take the seasick crocodile!
I would choose the crocodile over you, as it is a lesser of two evils
You're a nasty, wasty skunk!
You have a terrible smell and a nasty disposition, much like a skunk
Your heart is full of unwashed socks
Your heart is unpleasant and unclean, like a pile of unwashed socks
Your soul is full of gunk
Your soul is tainted with unpleasantness and filth
The three words that best describe you
When I think of you, the most accurate descriptors I can think of are
Are as follows, and I quote
These are the exact words that come to mind
"Stink, stank, stunk!"
You have a bad odor and a generally unpleasant personality and vibe
You're the king of sinful sots!
You are the worst kind of person, the ruler of wrongdoers
Your heart's a dead tomato
Your heart is without sustenance, and resembles a dead tomato
Splotched with moldy, purple spots
Your heart is contaminated and blemished, much like a rotted tomato
Your soul is an apalling dump-heap
Your soul is a terrible place, filled with unpleasantness and garbage
Overflowing with the most disgraceful
There is an excess of shameful and undesirable things inside of you
Assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable
The things inside of you are truly terrible and unacceptable
Mangled-up in tangled-up knots!
All of these things are hopelessly tangled up and impossible to sort out
You're a crooked jerky jockey
You are dishonest and unpleasant, much like a crooked horse rider
And you drive a crooked hoss
You are actively corrupting and damaging others, like a crooked horse rider
You're a three-decker sauerkraut
You are an unpleasant and unappetizing sandwich with sauerkraut
And toadstool sandwich
You are so unpleasant that even a sandwich made of poisonous mushrooms would be preferable
With arsenic sauce!
You are so terrible that even the accompaniments to your sandwich are deadly
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Albert Hague, Theodor S. Geisel
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