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A children's choir - not our friends at the PS 22 Chorus - have done an exquisite rendition of Lily Allen's Chinese, a song off her new album that she wrote about her mother.

Check it out above!

    Posted: Jul 1, 2009 at 5:14 pm / Email this  »
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    72 comments to “Soooo Pretty!”



    1. 1

      love that song. lol @ the smoking kills shirt during 'i have a ciggarette'



    2. 2

      their rendition of 'i kissed a girl' really kicks ass too!



    3. 3

      SO PRETTY
      the little girl is amazing. FAVORITE



    4. 4

      wow



    5. 5

      That was absolutely beautiful, made me cry…



    6. 6

      why do they look like idiots in this video, it sounds nice an' all, but they smile waay too much, its kinda creepy.



    7. 7

      chills baby chills!!



    8. 8

      Lovely!
      .
      I got a Chinese for lunch!

    9. Kyden says – reply to this


      9

      Loved this song!!!



    10. 10

      That was so pretty. :D



    11. 11

      Wow - they are amazing. I loved being in choir when I was a teenager. We were good but not this good! Love it



    12. 12

      Here is some advice: don't watch this if your mom is dead, you will bawl



    13. 13

      So beautiful!



    14. 14

      Re: *Gigi* – Aw I'm so sorry! I can't imagine what thats like for you.



    15. 15

      Wow. That was so amazing.



    16. 16

      Oh sure, now you're nice ’bout Lily. What, no post today about Lady CaCa?



    17. 17

      Sensational! Made me cry. Loves it.



    18. 18

      aww, that song is so pretty!… i didn't think Lily Allen could write something like that (considering she's like trash). i love it!!



    19. 19

      i loveeee it sso ssoo much:)



    20. 20

      Sorry but that's creepy sounding.



    21. 21

      AWW That was beautiful! And it made me cry ;)



    22. 22

      OMG! What is this some kind of private school for privileged white kids? PS 22 Chorus is so much better because of what the program is about!



    23. 23

      absolutely gorgeous



    24. 24

      Re: walterwoman – Does look like they have all the equipment they need plus some magical editing to boot!
      Did sound pretty though.



    25. 25

      They sound wonderful, it's just a pity that who ever did the editing job of this video didn't line up the vid in places properly with the singing. It's a decently dubbed over video. They could have displayed their talent much better.



    26. 26

      what a great video! those kids are very gifted with such natural voices.



    27. 27

      PS 22 neats these little brits by a mile. anyone can sound good with a good recording studio and a little over production.



    28. 28

      Wow. just Wow. that was incredibly beautiful and touching. gonna go watch it again now…

    29. Av says – reply to this


      29

      Re: *Gigi* – -yep - i know what you mean-bawled my eyes out as my mum is dead and this song reminded me of all the things i cant do anymore-really gorgeous x



    30. 30

      Re: dgshorty –
      I am sure they "neat" your spelling as well!!



    31. 31

      that sounded really beautiful!



    32. 32

      *yawn* I could do some Chinese, yummy! Perez, dont think your not fruity piece of gay for the title on this one.



    33. 33

      Cried my eyes out. These kid choruses kill me every time.



    34. 34

      Would love to hear it LIVE.
      Autotune was used WAY too much in that. :( Bummer how overused that program is nowadays.



    35. 35

      lily is so talent not like you PIG



    36. 36

      That was unbelievably beautiful, it made me cry. Anyone who writes anything negative about these kids is pathetic.



    37. 37

      Just lovely.



    38. 38

      Re: walterwoman – u r a racist just because they r white they r in private cus the r not black kids or indian kids shame on you



    39. 39

      simply beautiful!!!



    40. 40

      wow sooo pretty. i never wanna loose my mom..



    41. 41

      Omg there amazing! love the original as well. Well done



    42. 42

      love it



    43. 43

      Scala & Kolacny Brothers rip off!!! Okay, they didn't sing this song, but the concept is obviously stolen!!!



    44. 44

      Gee private school money goes far, nice studio !



    45. 45

      the girl in 1:49 is such a good singer.



    46. 46

      Re: walterwoman –

      wtf?! just because they are white kids doesn't mean u should doesn't mean u should say stupid stuff to them like that. They were absolutely amazing, and you are just jealous that you can't sing like that yourself



    47. 47

      Re: SWEETPIECE! –

      They dont have their own recording studio in their school, I know for a fact that they went/rented a real recording studio. It's not theirs.



    48. 48

      Re: JellyBongo – I also know for a fact that this choir is not a school choir, they are an outside of school choir.



    49. 49

      Re: BLA_BLA – It's all good! They made some beautiful music which only benefits ALL!
      There is nothing more beautiful to me than children going for it and achieving greatness!
      Well done!



    50. 50

      Re: walterwoman – they aren't a school choir you racist dimbwit..maybe you should ask yourself why theyre all white when anyone can join…



    51. 51

      WOW!!!………i have some serious goose bumps. these kids are exquisite. it's nice to see good things on this site instead of your normal b.s.



    52. 52

      Lovely!

    53. ado says – reply to this


      53

      BRILLIANT!!! NOTHING BEATS TENORS AND CHOIRS!



    54. 54

      Re: walterwoman –
      Shut up bitch. You whore in case you haven't noticed it's not all white kids. god get over your massive ego and so called "intelligence." retard its an AMAZING choir and amazing song and the kids are brilliant. who's the girl at 1:13 in the blue top and white skirt? she looks familiar… also the short girl with the reddish hair at 1:23 looks like ashley tisdale…



    55. 55

      I got goosebumbs..that was absolutely stunning, magical perhaps.



    56. 56

      this is such a beautiful rendition. my little sister is in this. it's called "capital children's choir" and is a combination of children from the american school in london and local british children. this song was recorded at abbey road studios and was taken very seriously by all of the participants. the woman who runs this is american and has sung for the queen and many other notable figures. congratulations to everyone who worked so hard! stunning.

    57. Nikay says – reply to this


      57

      ooohh this is nice…i wish i could be a part of it…



    58. 58

      Re: livelaughlove. –

      The person who runs this is Rachel Santesso, she actually "discovered" Lily Allen when she was 20 and Lily was 11. She's from Canada originally, and sings and composes. The children in the choir are from about a dozen different schools around London, not American. I had the honour of working with her once!



    59. 59

      cute!! OOOO look at 3:18 ish you can see there's a girl in the front row with a Team Edward shirt on! And one has a Smoking Kills shirt.



    60. 60

      Very Pretty, but I personally love PS 22 because they just use a piano. Its more real.



    61. 61

      Love them!! Have been listening to this video all day. Love their harmonies. They are so out there and surprising…but they work! Love their version of Sweet Child of Mine too.



    62. 62

      two words: AMAZING! & TALENT!



    63. 63

      Better than the KidzBop crap and yours. HAHA.



    64. 64

      hm, too bad they used auto-tune. :(
      i'd like to hear it stripped down w/o all the mechanical recording mess.



    65. 65

      I thought these kids were fantastic! Its honestly disgusting that any of you would leave anything but good comments on this



    66. 66

      I don't know I think PS 22 is still a teeny bit better but I like this choir better cuz they don't sing in that funny affected way which PS 22 does.



    67. 67

      i'm jealous.



    68. 68

      That was really pretty. I keep crying now!



    69. 69

      I love how when they sing the part about having a cigarette to pass the time, the girl is wearing a shirt that says Smoking Kills



    70. 70

      this was the choir the Spice Girls used for the London tour dates for the song 'Mama' on their last tour- love 'em!!!



    71. 71

      the choir just posted a gift for us- a free download of this song on their website! It is on www.capitalchoir.com

      love love love this song…



    72. 72

      Beautifully done. Their director, Rachel Santesso, has to be commended for getting those kids to sing so well and with such pleasure. Kudos!