References in Popular Culture
- "Lida Rose" is a song beloved to barbershoppers from Meredith Willson's musical comedy The Music Man. A barbershop quartet forms an integral part of the story, and was played by the Buffalo Bills onstage and in the screen adaptation.
- Popular American rock band, Phish, would often display barbershop styles during live shows, with songs such as "Hello! Ma Baby", "Carolina", "Memories", "Sweet Adeline", "Amazing Grace" and even a barbershop version of "Freebird".
- In the movie, The Haunted Mansion, a quartet of singing busts distracts Jim Evers and his children as they attempt to find the Mansion's mausoleum by the instructions of the spirit Madame Leota.
- A barbershop quartet appears in the Cyanide and Happiness videos.
- The Gregory Brothers include a brief, creditable parody of barbershop singing in Autotune the News 13.
- The animated series Doug featured barbershop background music, sometimes combined with instrument music.
- In the movie The Muppets, Beaker, Link Hogthrob, Sam the Eagle and Rowlf the Dog sing a barbershop quartet version of Smells Like Teen Spirit.
- The lyrics of the song "On Moonlight Bay" include the phrase "You could hear the voices ringing" (referring to ringing chords).
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