Video: Ben Folds -- The Luckiest (A Cappella)

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Television Ben Folds concerts have frequently involved the North Carolina musician splitting the crowd into various sections and asking them to sing along to his tunes. In the past couple of years, though, he's taken a much larger interest in the voices of strangers, immersing himself in the world of a cappella. "A cappella is wonderful because it's nothing else but people singing," Folds enthuses to Spinner. [...]

Ben Folds has always written very catchy pop songs with clever lyrics, but he's never reached the commercial success that he deserves. Sure, he's had a couple of minor hits, but why this guy is not selling millions upon millions of records is mind-boggling. He's never been an artist who is afraid to take chances and release anything he wants. This takes us to his latest effort.... University a capella . Folds traveled to college campuses all over the country and found the best a capella groups to record some of his best songs. He recorded them live in recital halls, rehearsal [...]