Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: Style

The fireworks came with the next number, though, which was prefaced with the description, "We decided a long time ago that if we made it to the finals we'd do a really cool medley." What followed was a blending of Dave Matthews Band's "So Much To Say," Radiohead's "Karma Police," The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Can't Stop," Guster's "Amsterdam," Incubus' "Drive," Staind's "Outside," The Beatles' "I Am The Walrus," Tenacious D's "Tribute," John Mayer's "Your Body is a Wonderland," Weezer's "Beverly Hills," Regina Spektor's "Fidelity" and closed out on Sublime's "Santeria," including the entire solo performed by Jonah, which they pulled off flawlessly.

Jon and Jocelyn came back on stage for an interim cover of Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away," and it was time for the last finalist, Brianna Finnegan. She began her set accompanied by Rachel Biron. Not to be outdone in the ironic covers department, they began with a medley of Backstreet Boys songs including "Quit Playing Games With My Heart," "As Long As You Love Me" and of course the iconic "I Want It That Way," complete with button-down oxfords for costume effect. Finnegan performed her next song solo, an original called "The Untouchable," which celebrated a release from physical self-consciousness and highlighted her considerable vocal talents. She needed them for her next tune, a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Natural Woman," which she nailed. She brought Biron back onto stage for another dress-up, this time in the guise of gangster's for an elaborately explicit cover of Dr. Dre's "Bitches Ain't Sh-" which took the ironic covering theme to its extreme. Pushing the envelope of comfortable subject matter, they then tackled Rilo Kiley's "15," about an incident of accidental statutory rape. Things were really starting to cool off when they covered Kansas' "Dust In The Wind" in memory of the character Blue in the film Old School, but they closed strongly with a cover of "Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners.

As tension for the results mounted, Jon Bailey came back onto stage and performed a cover of Tenacious D's "F--- Her Gently," followed by a joint Bailey-Emery cover of Death Cab For Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into The Dark," and it was finally time to hear the results.

The recipient of a $500 music shopping spree and the 2008 Project winner for excellence in acoustic jive was Sons of David, and deservedly s. They demonstrated musical versatility and tenacity in a talented pool. Congratulations are warranted to Sons of David and all other Project participants for enriching the cultural environment on campus.

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