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A cappella group performs original song "Dance Wit Me" live & reveals the inspiration behind it

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The Filharmonic

What's up guys? We are the Filharmonic, and we're so excited to share our original with you. This is called Dance With Me. Pick me up on my salary tonight. Won't you? Baby baby, won't you? Baby baby.

Young Hollywood

Hey, what's up guys? Nicole here in the Young Hollywood Studio hanging out with the Filharmonic. Hey! How are you guys? I'm good. Okay, I want to test myself on your names again, so here we go really quickly. Okay, I have Jules.

The Filharmonic

Yes.

Young Hollywood

I have Trey.

The Filharmonic

Yes.

Young Hollywood

I have VJ.

The Filharmonic

Yes.

Young Hollywood

I have Joe.

The Filharmonic

Uh-huh.

Young Hollywood

And I have Nico.

The Filharmonic

That's him.

Young Hollywood

Goodness, well, I was a little nervous to be honest with you guys. And you're Nicole. Good work. We did it. Nicely done. Nicely done. So, we just saw you guys perform and it was amazing. Dance with Me. The song that you performed. What was the inspiration behind that?

The Filharmonic

We wrote the song Dance With Me because, um, we kind of wanted everyone to just dance. So.

Young Hollywood

Okay. I mean that's a good title then. So basically.

The Filharmonic

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And just going back to our like Filipino-American heritage, you know. We love line dancing. Like anything catchy. Like we do this thing. Hey! Uh, you know, we put it in. Um, it's we just wanted to kind of write a song where people can do that and just have fun and kind of let go. So, that's kind of the inspiration.

The Filharmonic

Okay. Acappella groups don't like get to do originals very often. And so it's cool to like we want to just do like a like a party dance on that. Like it's acappella but also like like breaking out of that like acappella mold. You don't know what you got yourself into. Do you? Baby, baby, do you? Baby, baby, please tell me. You dance with me. I got some things to do for you. Baby, baby, for you. Baby, baby. Drop your body baby, don't stop. Shake it 'til you make it like a top pop. I've been craving something that no crazy thought. Crazy, crazy cool baby loving on you. And the music video. Crazy, crazy cool baby loving on you. Crazy, crazy cool baby loving on you. Loving on you. Loving on you. Crazy, crazy cool baby loving on you.

Young Hollywood

Like how was filming and all that? I saw you guys had a lot of dance moves in there. So.

The Filharmonic

We got a ton of people like dancing with us teaching people that that that line dance that you all will see. But.

Young Hollywood

Can you teach me some right now?

The Filharmonic

Oh, yeah, you want to do it? Okay. So, you just go. Hop, hop. Oh. Oh. Hop, hop. Hey! You guys are better at this than me, someone to make it up. Oh yeah, that's really good. Yeah, yeah. You can honestly do anything.

Young Hollywood

So how did you guys know that you had those talents?

The Filharmonic

For Filipinos, it's a requirement to sing karaoke at every single party.

Young Hollywood

Oh, really? I didn't know that.

The Filharmonic

So, we kind of just like we all we just Filipinos just sang.

Young Hollywood

So, what's your go-to karaoke song then? I have to ask. And I'm just kidding. I wasn't ready for that. That's awesome.

The Filharmonic

Dance with me. Baby, baby, won't you dance with me? I Hey, pretty baby, won't you come a little closer to me? Baby, baby, to me? Baby, baby. Cuz you got a little something that I'm really, really dying to see.

Young Hollywood

I get to know you guys a little bit better. I want to play a game of Who's Most Likely To? Who's most likely to post the most selfies?

The Filharmonic

VJ.

Young Hollywood

What? VJ. What's your go-to selfie face? Yeah. For the camera. There you go. Who's most likely to cry over a romantic movie?

The Filharmonic

Nico. Yeah. I have this weird thing like any movie on an airplane makes me want to cry. I don't know why.

Young Hollywood

I mean, it's the lack of oxygen up there.

The Filharmonic

I only cry on airplanes for some reason. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Who's most likely to laugh at the wrong moment?

The Filharmonic

VJ. No. Yeah, we have examples.

Young Hollywood

Thank you guys so much for coming in. This was great. I think we should go out and maybe do one of your little shimmy shimmy dance with me moves camera. Let's throw it, right? Thanks for coming in guys.

The Filharmonic

Thanks.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jules

    Member of The Filharmonic

  • Trey

    Member of The Filharmonic

  • VJ

    Member of The Filharmonic, most likely to post selfies and laugh at wrong moments

  • Joe

    Member of The Filharmonic

  • Nico

    Member of The Filharmonic, most likely to cry over romantic movies

  • Nicole

    Interviewer from Young Hollywood Studio

FAQ

What is the title of The Filharmonic's original song?+
The Filharmonic's original song performed in the video is titled "Dance With Me."
What inspired The Filharmonic's song "Dance With Me"?+
The Filharmonic was inspired by their Filipino-American heritage and love for line dancing to create a song that encourages everyone to dance and have fun.
Do a cappella groups often perform original songs?+
According to The Filharmonic, a cappella groups don't typically get to perform originals very often.
Is karaoke popular in Filipino culture?+
Yes, for Filipinos, singing karaoke is a requirement at every party.
Who in The Filharmonic is most likely to post selfies?+
VJ from The Filharmonic is identified as most likely to post the most selfies.
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