Songs in the Key of Navigators

This Tuesday the FSU Navigators will have their final Nav Night of the spring semester. This will be a time to celebrate, to say farewell, but most of all to get a little crazy. Part of that craziness will have to do with the talent show, which has become an anticipated tradition in recent years. My favorite performances tend to be the musical numbers. Much to the chagrin of the performers, I’ve taken videos of many of these priceless productions and put them on the web. Behold, I bring you a sampling of my collection.

Spring 2009

Watch on YouTube: All The Navigators, Or, I’m Joining Nav Staff Today (The Medley)

Last year Bryan Zhang and Chris Futch sang a medley of nine reworded pop songs. They managed to work in a lot of inside jokes, some which Navs on any campus will find funny and others that only those at FSU will understand. These are two very talented and creative guys.

Watch on YouTube: What He Thinks She Thinks

We also were treated to a Jacob Breman original, “What He Thinks She Thinks.” The clever lyrics and simple strum patterns remind me of early Relient K songs.

Spring 2008

Watch on Revver: The Sound of the Lion Newsies

Thanks largely to Chris Futch, the FSU Navs have done quite a few five-minute musicals: a full-length musical production condensed into a performance that lasts five minutes. (Or, roughly five minutes, anyway. “Nav time” apparently still applies.) This musical was particularly ambitious. “The Sound of the Lion Newsies” combined elements from “The Sound of Music,” “The Lion King,” and “Newsies.” This video is the uncut performance.

Spring 2007

Watch on YouTube: “Pinky Toe” Live

In my opinion, “Pinky Toe” as performed by Brent Kanyok and Rob Hodges at the ’07 talent show remains the best of them all. Who would have thought Mike Wojcik’s pinky toe would become the object of such adoration?

Even More Videos

I’ve made a playlist of videos on YouTube featuring FSU Navs singing. Expect to see that playlist updated later this week with videos from this year’s talent show.