The Bobs are a "new wave" a cappella group founded in San Francisco, Califo… Read Full Bio ↴The Bobs are a "new wave" a cappella group founded in San Francisco, California. The group is known for humorous original songs and avant-garde arrangement techniques. Instead of covering more traditional doo-wop songs, The Bobs started out with songs like "Helter Skelter" (The Beatles) and "Psycho Killer" (Talking Heads). Although two of their albums are dominated by covers, the overwhelming majority of their repertoire is original, with songs discussing diverse subjects like lunar cattle farming, sleepy bus drivers, bumper stickers, laundry, hurricane-related flooding, graffiti, Oliver North, shopping-mall security guards, celebrity autographs, synaesthesia, post office violence, heart transplants, Heaven's Gate, spontaneous human combustion, turtles, rebellious footwear, tattoos, nicknames for genitalia, and felines intent on ruling the world. They are currently based in Seattle.

The Bobs have broken with a cappella tradition several times by including instruments. The majority of the 1995 album Plugged is backed by toy drums. Plugged also made heavy use of studio equipment to make the voices sound more like guitars and bass guitars. Coaster includes a rock rhythm section on one song. But this original "band without instruments" usually uses just their mouths, hands, feet and "other body parts" to fill a room with a sound as big as an orchestra.

Members of the group are always credited with "Bob" as their middle name. The name is often described as an acronym for "Best of Breed," an award given out at dog shows.

The group has garnered a healthy cult following in the U.S. and Europe in the 24 years they've been touring and recording, and has won numerous songwriting and vocal performance honors.

Too Many Santas
The Bobs Lyrics

Oh one too many times you've left me
One too many times
You went off I let you forget me
One too many times
You've made me sad girl
One too many times
I took you in to love me baby
I took you in to stay
We were having such a fine time
Until you went away

Then you come back
Like everything's okay
I wonder who you run to baby
I wonder who you see
Are you seeking strange love
From someone I can't be
Can't be too good
Cause you run right back to me

Lyrics © MADEP MUSIC, O/B/O DistroKid

Written by: Robert Baker

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